diff --git a/ansible/inventories/group_vars/all/docker_vars.yaml b/ansible/inventories/group_vars/all/docker_vars.yaml
index 2dc0414..f004b70 100644
--- a/ansible/inventories/group_vars/all/docker_vars.yaml
+++ b/ansible/inventories/group_vars/all/docker_vars.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
 docker_users:
-  - "{{ ansible_user }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+  - "{{ ansible_user }}"
+
+docker_compose_projects_base_path: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/compose_projects"
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/roles/forgejo/tasks/forgejo_docker.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/roles/forgejo/tasks/forgejo_docker.yaml
index 40aad45..e65c53d 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/roles/forgejo/tasks/forgejo_docker.yaml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/roles/forgejo/tasks/forgejo_docker.yaml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 ---
 - name: Create docker compose directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/compose_projects/forgejo"
+    path: "{{ docker_compose_projects_base_path }}/forgejo"
     state: directory
     mode: '0755'
   register: compose_dir
 
 - name: Create data directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/forgejo/data"
+    path: "{{ compose_dir }}/data"
     state: directory
     mode: '0755'
   register: forgejo_data_dir
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 - name: Create DB data directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/forgejo/db"
+    path: "{{ compose_dir }}/db"
     state: directory
     mode: '0755'
   register: forgejo_db_dir
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/roles/newt_client/tasks/docker_newt.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/roles/newt_client/tasks/docker_newt.yaml
index a8b9cb2..94ef6db 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/roles/newt_client/tasks/docker_newt.yaml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/roles/newt_client/tasks/docker_newt.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Create docker compose directory
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/compose_projects/newt_compose"
+    path: "{{ docker_compose_projects_base_path }}/newt_compose"
     state: directory
     mode: '0755'
   register: compose_dir
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/roles/pangolin/defaults/main.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/roles/pangolin/defaults/main.yaml
index f47c6c0..008b82b 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/roles/pangolin/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/roles/pangolin/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ pangolin_version: "ee-latest"
 gerbil_version: "latest"
 traefik_version: "latest"
 
+
+pangolin_base_path: "{{ docker_compose_projects_base_path }}/pangolin"
+
+
 # Derived Variables
 pangolin_cors_origin: "{{ pangolin_dashboard_url }}"
 
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/roles/pangolin/tasks/docker_pangolin.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/roles/pangolin/tasks/docker_pangolin.yaml
index 62f0799..ed95b91 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/roles/pangolin/tasks/docker_pangolin.yaml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/roles/pangolin/tasks/docker_pangolin.yaml
@@ -1,38 +1,38 @@
 ---
 - name: Ensure Pangolin directory exists
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: /home/ubuntu/pangolin
+    path: "{{ pangolin_base_path }}"
     state: directory
 
 - name: Ensure Pangolin config directory exists
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: /home/ubuntu/pangolin/pangolin_config
+    path: "{{ pangolin_base_path }}/pangolin_config"
     state: directory
 
 - name: Template Pangolin config file
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: pangolin_config.yml.j2
-    dest: /home/ubuntu/pangolin/pangolin_config/config.yaml
+    dest: "{{ pangolin_base_path }}/pangolin_config/config.yaml"
 
 - name: Ensure Traefik config directory exists
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: /home/ubuntu/pangolin/config/traefik
+    path: "{{ pangolin_base_path }}/config/traefik"
     state: directory
 
 - name: Template Traefik config file
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: traefik_config.yml.j2
-    dest: /home/ubuntu/pangolin/config/traefik/traefik_config.yml
+    dest: "{{ pangolin_base_path }}/config/traefik/traefik_config.yml"
 
 - name: Template Traefik dynamic config file
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: dynamic_config.yml.j2
-    dest: /home/ubuntu/pangolin/config/traefik/dynamic_config.yml
+    dest: "{{ pangolin_base_path }}/config/traefik/dynamic_config.yml"
 
 - name: Template docker-compose.yml for Pangolin
   ansible.builtin.template:
     src: docker-compose.yml.j2
-    dest: /home/ubuntu/pangolin/docker-compose.yml
+    dest: "{{ pangolin_base_path }}/docker-compose.yml"
   register: pangolin_compose_template
 
 - name: Check if Pangolin container is running
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 - name: Start Pangolin and Gerbil with Docker Compose (force recreate if needed)
   ansible.builtin.shell: |
-    cd /home/ubuntu/pangolin
+    cd {{ pangolin_base_path }}
     docker compose up -d --force-recreate
   when: pangolin_compose_needs_up
   register: docker_compose_up
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 - name: Check Docker Compose service status
   ansible.builtin.shell: |
-    cd /home/ubuntu/pangolin
+    cd {{ pangolin_base_path }}
     docker compose ps
   register: docker_compose_status