diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 448f3c9..94709c2 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Copy to .env next to docker-compose*.yml. Never commit .env.
-# Dev server:  /home/lars/docker/buyingagent-dev/.env
-# Prod server: /home/lars/docker/buyingagent/.env
+# Dev server:  ~/docker/buyingagent-dev/.env
+# Prod server: ~/docker/buyingagent/.env
 
 # ─── local / production (docker-compose.yml) ────────────────────────────────
 DB_NAME=buyingagent
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index 3a64348..98ac2f9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
           set -e
           echo "=== Deploying BuyingAgent to DEVELOPMENT ==="
           REPO="http://192.168.2.144:3000/Lars/BuyingAgent.git"
-          TARGET="/home/lars/docker/buyingagent-dev"
+          TARGET="$HOME/docker/buyingagent-dev"
           mkdir -p "$TARGET"
           cd "$TARGET"
           if [ ! -d .git ]; then
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
index f209ad1..9525a30 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
           set -e
           echo "=== Deploying BuyingAgent to PRODUCTION ==="
           REPO="http://192.168.2.144:3000/Lars/BuyingAgent.git"
-          TARGET="/home/lars/docker/buyingagent"
+          TARGET="$HOME/docker/buyingagent"
           mkdir -p "$TARGET"
           cd "$TARGET"
           if [ ! -d .git ]; then
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7d55b7..a8dd51b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Die Testdatenbank liegt auf tmpfs und leert kein normales Datenvolume.
 
 | Umgebung | Branch | Verzeichnis | API |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| Development | `develop` | `/home/lars/docker/buyingagent-dev` | `http://192.168.2.49:8095` |
-| Production | `main` | `/home/lars/docker/buyingagent` | `http://192.168.2.49:8006` |
+| Development | `develop` | `~/docker/buyingagent-dev` | `http://192.168.2.49:8095` |
+| Production | `main` | `~/docker/buyingagent` | `http://192.168.2.49:8006` |
 
 Repo: `http://192.168.2.144:3000/Lars/BuyingAgent.git`
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev-env.yml b/docker-compose.dev-env.yml
index 0e6c881..b34b823 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev-env.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev-env.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Server development stack: /home/lars/docker/buyingagent-dev
+# Server development stack: ~/docker/buyingagent-dev
 # No fixed container_name — Compose prefixes with the project name.
 
 services:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 64ee664..cee279f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Local skeleton and production stack.
 # Local default: 127.0.0.1:8000. Production on the Pi: 0.0.0.0:8006 via .env.
-# Host path on the server: /home/lars/docker/buyingagent
+# Host path on the server: ~/docker/buyingagent
 
 services:
   postgres:
diff --git a/docs/DEPLOYMENT.md b/docs/DEPLOYMENT.md
index 3f331a2..d033a97 100644
--- a/docs/DEPLOYMENT.md
+++ b/docs/DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ v0.1 hat keine Web-UI; öffentlich wird nur die API bereitgestellt.
 | | Production | Development |
 |---|------------|-------------|
 | **Git-Branch** | `main` | `develop` |
-| **Server-Verzeichnis** | `/home/lars/docker/buyingagent` | `/home/lars/docker/buyingagent-dev` |
+| **Server-Verzeichnis** | `~/docker/buyingagent` | `~/docker/buyingagent-dev` |
 | **API-Port** | 8006 | 8095 |
 | **PostgreSQL** | nur Compose-Netz, DB `buyingagent` | nur Compose-Netz, DB `buyingagent_dev` |
 | **Compose** | `docker-compose.yml` | `docker-compose.dev-env.yml` |
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Die Workflows legen das Verzeichnis an und klonen bei Bedarf selbst. Actions sin
 Nach dem ersten erfolgreichen Deploy `.env` prüfen und für Production ein eigenes `DB_PASSWORD` setzen. PostgreSQL übernimmt User/Passwort nur beim **ersten** Start des Volumes.
 
 ```bash
-mkdir -p /home/lars/docker/buyingagent /home/lars/docker/buyingagent-dev
+mkdir -p ~/docker/buyingagent ~/docker/buyingagent-dev
 ```
 
 Watchtower bleibt aus.
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ Watchtower bleibt aus.
 
 | Workflow | Trigger | Zweck |
 |----------|---------|--------|
-| `deploy-dev.yml` | Push `develop` | Deploy nach `/home/lars/docker/buyingagent-dev`, Health `localhost:8095` |
-| `deploy-prod.yml` | Push `main` | Deploy nach `/home/lars/docker/buyingagent`, Health `localhost:8006` |
+| `deploy-dev.yml` | Push `develop` | Deploy nach `~/docker/buyingagent-dev`, Health `localhost:8095` |
+| `deploy-prod.yml` | Push `main` | Deploy nach `~/docker/buyingagent`, Health `localhost:8006` |
 | `test.yml` | nach Dev-Deploy bzw. Push `develop` | nicht-schreibender Smoke gegen `/health/live` und `/health/ready` |
 
 ---
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ Watchtower bleibt aus.
 
 ```bash
 # Development
-cd /home/lars/docker/buyingagent-dev
+cd ~/docker/buyingagent-dev
 git fetch origin develop && git reset --hard origin/develop
 docker compose -f docker-compose.dev-env.yml build --no-cache api
 BUYING_AGENT_API_PORT=8095 docker compose -f docker-compose.dev-env.yml up -d --wait
 curl -sf http://localhost:8095/health/ready
 
 # Production
-cd /home/lars/docker/buyingagent
+cd ~/docker/buyingagent
 git fetch origin main && git reset --hard origin/main
 BUYING_AGENT_API_BIND=0.0.0.0 BUYING_AGENT_API_PORT=8006 docker compose build --no-cache api
 BUYING_AGENT_API_BIND=0.0.0.0 BUYING_AGENT_API_PORT=8006 docker compose up -d --wait