diff --git a/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
index 9ada19d..8ee8ff0 100644
--- a/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
     name: slurm
     state: present
 
+- name: "create docker volume for shared access between nodes"
+  docker_volume:
+    name: slurm-shared
+    state: present
+
 - set_fact:
     slurm_nodes: # default nodes: controller and submit machine
     - machine: ctl
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@
     default_mounts:
     - /container/volumes/slurm/:/etc/slurm/:rw
     - /container/volumes/munge/munge.key:/etc/munge/munge.key:rw
+    - slurm-shared:/shared/:rw
     slurm_nodes_all: | # add execute nodes
       {% for i in range(1, 4) -%}
         {% set _ = slurm_nodes.extend([