diff --git a/ansible/entry.yml b/ansible/entry.yml
index 4a47c93..9b5b926 100644
--- a/ansible/entry.yml
+++ b/ansible/entry.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   vars:
     cezen_user: "cezen"
     cezen_home: "/opt/cezen"
+    cezen_login_home: "/home/cezen"
     python_version: "3.11"
     cuda_version: "12.4"
     skip_roles: ""   # comma-separated list of role names to skip (set by install.sh)
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index a76a0cb..b846504 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -31,25 +31,24 @@
 
 - name: Create cezen user
   user:
-    name: cezen
+    name: "{{ cezen_user }}"
     shell: /bin/bash
-    home: /opt/cezen
-    create_home: yes
     groups: sudo
     append: yes
+    state: present
 
 - name: Create cezen directories
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"
     state: directory
-    owner: cezen
-    group: cezen
+    owner: "{{ cezen_user }}"
+    group: "{{ cezen_user }}"
     mode: "0755"
   loop:
-    - /opt/cezen
-    - /opt/cezen/models
-    - /opt/cezen/data
-    - /opt/cezen/logs
+    - "{{ cezen_home }}"
+    - "{{ cezen_home }}/models"
+    - "{{ cezen_home }}/data"
+    - "{{ cezen_home }}/logs"
 
 - name: Download Miniconda
   get_url:
@@ -60,35 +59,35 @@
   delay: 10
 
 - name: Install Miniconda
-  become_user: cezen
-  command: bash /tmp/miniconda.sh -b -p /opt/cezen/miniconda
+  become_user: "{{ cezen_user }}"
+  command: bash /tmp/miniconda.sh -b -p {{ cezen_home }}/miniconda
   args:
-    creates: /opt/cezen/miniconda/bin/conda
+    creates: "{{ cezen_home }}/miniconda/bin/conda"
 
 - name: Add conda to cezen PATH
   lineinfile:
-    path: /opt/cezen/.bashrc
-    line: 'export PATH="/opt/cezen/miniconda/bin:$PATH"'
+    path: "{{ cezen_login_home }}/.bashrc"
+    line: 'export PATH="{{ cezen_home }}/miniconda/bin:$PATH"'
     create: yes
-    owner: cezen
+    owner: "{{ cezen_user }}"
 
 - name: Accept Anaconda Terms of Service (required since 2024)
-  become_user: cezen
+  become_user: "{{ cezen_user }}"
   shell: |
-    /opt/cezen/miniconda/bin/conda tos accept --override-channels --channel https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
-    /opt/cezen/miniconda/bin/conda tos accept --override-channels --channel https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
+    {{ cezen_home }}/miniconda/bin/conda tos accept --override-channels --channel https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
+    {{ cezen_home }}/miniconda/bin/conda tos accept --override-channels --channel https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
   changed_when: false
 
 - name: Create cezen conda environment (Python 3.11)
-  become_user: cezen
-  command: /opt/cezen/miniconda/bin/conda create -n cezen python=3.11 -y
+  become_user: "{{ cezen_user }}"
+  command: "{{ cezen_home }}/miniconda/bin/conda create -n cezen python=3.11 -y"
   args:
-    creates: /opt/cezen/miniconda/envs/cezen
+    creates: "{{ cezen_home }}/miniconda/envs/cezen"
 
 - name: Install LangChain + LlamaIndex + HuggingFace in conda env (5–10 min, please wait...)
-  become_user: cezen
+  become_user: "{{ cezen_user }}"
   shell: |
-    /opt/cezen/miniconda/bin/conda run -n cezen pip install \
+    {{ cezen_home }}/miniconda/bin/conda run -n cezen pip install \
       langchain langchain-community llama-index \
       transformers huggingface-hub \
       peft bitsandbytes accelerate \
diff --git a/ansible/roles/k3s/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/k3s/tasks/main.yml
index 42aa64e..fbdc10c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/k3s/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/k3s/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@
 
 - name: Set KUBECONFIG in cezen .bashrc
   lineinfile:
-    path: /opt/cezen/.bashrc
-    line: 'export KUBECONFIG=/opt/cezen/.kube/config'
+    path: "{{ cezen_login_home }}/.bashrc"
+    line: 'export KUBECONFIG={{ cezen_home }}/.kube/config'
     create: yes
-    owner: cezen
+    owner: "{{ cezen_user }}"
 
 - name: Install kubectl alias for cezen
   lineinfile:
-    path: /opt/cezen/.bashrc
+    path: "{{ cezen_login_home }}/.bashrc"
     line: "alias kubectl='k3s kubectl'"
     create: yes
-    owner: cezen
+    owner: "{{ cezen_user }}"
 
 - name: Verify K3s node is ready
   command: k3s kubectl get nodes