diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 5382c23c7..0f4dcd449 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -190,3 +190,10 @@ SEARXNG_INSTANCE=http://localhost:8080
 # These overlays only expose the GPU devices. The slim Odysseus image
 # still needs CUDA/ROCm userspace via Cookbook -> Dependencies (vLLM,
 # llama-cpp-python, etc.) before models can actually serve on GPU.
+
+# ============================================================
+# Storage Paths (Docker Compose)
+# ============================================================
+
+# APP_DATA_DIR=./data
+# APP_LOGS_DIR=./logs
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5ce3e75a..8eb85229b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ Key settings:
 | `SEARXNG_SECRET` | generated on first Docker boot | Optional SearXNG cookie/CSRF secret. Leave blank unless you need to pin it. |
 | `APP_BIND` | `127.0.0.1` | Docker Compose host bind address for the web UI. Use `0.0.0.0` only for intentional LAN/reverse-proxy access. |
 | `APP_PORT` | `7000` | Docker Compose host port for the web UI. |
+| `APP_DATA_DIR` | `./data` | Docker Compose host directory for application data volumes. |
+| `APP_LOGS_DIR` | `./logs` | Docker Compose host directory for application logs. |
 | `AUTH_ENABLED` | `true` | Enable/disable login |
 | `LOCALHOST_BYPASS` | `false` | Development-only auth bypass for loopback requests. Keep false for shared/network deployments. |
 | `ALLOWED_ORIGINS` | `http://localhost,http://127.0.0.1` | Comma-separated exact permitted origins for cross-origin browser/API clients. |
diff --git a/docker-compose.gpu-amd.yml b/docker-compose.gpu-amd.yml
index b95dde1bf..c823e0698 100644
--- a/docker-compose.gpu-amd.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.gpu-amd.yml
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "${APP_BIND:-127.0.0.1}:${APP_PORT:-7000}:7000"
     volumes:
-      - ./data:/app/data:z
-      - ./logs:/app/logs:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}:/app/data:z
+      - ${APP_LOGS_DIR:-./logs}:/app/logs:z
       # Cookbook remote-server SSH identity. Odysseus can generate a key here;
       # add the shown public key to each remote server's authorized_keys.
-      - ./data/ssh:/app/.ssh:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}/ssh:/app/.ssh:z
       # Cookbook local model cache. Inside Docker, "Local" means the Odysseus
       # container, so persist its HuggingFace cache under ./data/huggingface.
-      - ./data/huggingface:/app/.cache/huggingface:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}/huggingface:/app/.cache/huggingface:z
       # Cookbook-installed Python CLIs/packages (vLLM, llama-cpp-python, etc.)
       # land under /app/.local for the odysseus user. Persist them so a
       # container recreate does not silently remove installed serve engines.
-      - ./data/local:/app/.local:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}/local:/app/.local:z
     extra_hosts:
       # Lets the container reach local services on the Docker host, including
       # Ollama at http://host.docker.internal:11434.
diff --git a/docker-compose.gpu-nvidia.yml b/docker-compose.gpu-nvidia.yml
index fa50896ba..7766dd0ed 100644
--- a/docker-compose.gpu-nvidia.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.gpu-nvidia.yml
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "${APP_BIND:-127.0.0.1}:${APP_PORT:-7000}:7000"
     volumes:
-      - ./data:/app/data:z
-      - ./logs:/app/logs:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}:/app/data:z
+      - ${APP_LOGS_DIR:-./logs}:/app/logs:z
       # Cookbook remote-server SSH identity. Odysseus can generate a key here;
       # add the shown public key to each remote server's authorized_keys.
-      - ./data/ssh:/app/.ssh:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}/ssh:/app/.ssh:z
       # Cookbook local model cache. Inside Docker, "Local" means the Odysseus
       # container, so persist its HuggingFace cache under ./data/huggingface.
-      - ./data/huggingface:/app/.cache/huggingface:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}/huggingface:/app/.cache/huggingface:z
       # Cookbook-installed Python CLIs/packages (vLLM, llama-cpp-python, etc.)
       # land under /app/.local for the odysseus user. Persist them so a
       # container recreate does not silently remove installed serve engines.
-      - ./data/local:/app/.local:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}/local:/app/.local:z
     extra_hosts:
       # Lets the container reach local services on the Docker host, including
       # Ollama at http://host.docker.internal:11434.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9841b1dca..0b350c2e1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "${APP_BIND:-127.0.0.1}:${APP_PORT:-7000}:7000"
     volumes:
-      - ./data:/app/data:z
-      - ./logs:/app/logs:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}:/app/data:z
+      - ${APP_LOGS_DIR:-./logs}:/app/logs:z
       # Cookbook remote-server SSH identity. Odysseus can generate a key here;
       # add the shown public key to each remote server's authorized_keys.
-      - ./data/ssh:/app/.ssh:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}/ssh:/app/.ssh:z
       # Cookbook local model cache. Inside Docker, "Local" means the Odysseus
       # container, so persist its HuggingFace cache under ./data/huggingface.
-      - ./data/huggingface:/app/.cache/huggingface:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}/huggingface:/app/.cache/huggingface:z
       # Cookbook-installed Python CLIs/packages (vLLM, llama-cpp-python, etc.)
       # land under /app/.local for the odysseus user. Persist them so a
       # container recreate does not silently remove installed serve engines.
-      - ./data/local:/app/.local:z
+      - ${APP_DATA_DIR:-./data}/local:/app/.local:z
     extra_hosts:
       # Lets the container reach local services on the Docker host, including
       # Ollama at http://host.docker.internal:11434.