diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4838446..fd23f2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ Role Variables
 
 | Variable                        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Default                           |
 | ---------------------------     | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                              | ------------------                |
-| cryptpad_install_user           | The user who is going to manage/run the Docker Compose services                                                                                                                                              | {{ ansible_user }}                |
-| cryptpad_install_path           | The location where the service should be deployed                                                                                                                                                            | /home/{{ cryptpad_install_user }} |
+| docker_user                     | The user who is going to manage/run the Docker Compose services                                                                                                                                              | deploy                            |
 | cryptpad_virtual_host           | The virtual host that is e.g. used by Traefik, usually part of the public url                                                                                                                                | localhost                         |
 | cryptpad_safe_virtual_host      | See above, and: this additonal domain is used together with `cryptpad_virtual_host` for additional security and must not be the same! More docs are in the `config.js` template                              |                                   |
 | cryptpad_http_unsafe_origin_url | The URL of the public entrypoint URL, e.g. `https://pad.example.tld`                                                                                                                                         | https:// + $cryptpad_virtual_host |
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index dcb67b3..9050ece 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for jotbe.cryptpad-docker
-cryptpad_install_user: '{{ ansible_user }}' # This user must be present on the host
-cryptpad_install_path: '/home/{{ cryptpad_install_user }}'
 cryptpad_http_address: 127.0.0.1
 cryptpad_http_unsafe_origin_url: https://{{ cryptpad_virtual_host }}
 cryptpad_http_safe_origin_url: https://{{ cryptpad_safe_virtual_host }}
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index fa41e6d..d0d15d9 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@
 # tasks file for jotbe.cryptpad-docker
 - name: Ensure Docker Compose project directory exists
   file:
-    path: "{{ cryptpad_install_path }}/cryptpad"
+    path: /home/{{ docker_user }}/cryptpad
     state: directory
-    owner: '{{ cryptpad_install_user }}'
-    group: '{{ cryptpad_install_user }}'
+    owner: '{{ docker_user }}'
+    group: '{{ docker_user }}'
 
 - name: Provide docker-compose.yml
   template:
     src: templates/docker-compose.cryptpad.yml.j2
-    dest: "{{ cryptpad_install_path }}/cryptpad/docker-compose.yml"
-    owner: "{{ cryptpad_install_user }}"
-    group: "{{ cryptpad_install_user }}"
+    dest: /home/{{ docker_user }}/cryptpad/docker-compose.yml
+    owner: "{{ docker_user }}"
+    group: "{{ docker_user }}"
     mode: '0644'
 
 - name: Output docker-compose.yml
-  shell: cat {{ cryptpad_install_path }}/cryptpad/docker-compose.yml
+  shell: cat /home/{{ docker_user }}/cryptpad/docker-compose.yml
   register: output
 
 - debug:
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 - name: Provide env vars
   copy:
-    dest: "{{ cryptpad_install_path }}/cryptpad/.env"
-    owner: "{{ cryptpad_install_user }}"
-    group: "{{ cryptpad_install_user }}"
+    dest: /home/{{ docker_user }}/cryptpad/.env
+    owner: "{{ docker_user }}"
+    group: "{{ docker_user }}"
     mode: '0640'
     content: |
       VERSION=v3.24.0
@@ -36,28 +36,28 @@
 
 - name: Ensure cryptpad config directory exists
   file:
-    path: "{{ cryptpad_install_path }}/cryptpad/data/config"
+    path: /home/{{ docker_user }}/cryptpad/data/config
     state: directory
-    owner: '{{ cryptpad_install_user }}'
-    group: '{{ cryptpad_install_user }}'
+    owner: '{{ docker_user }}'
+    group: '{{ docker_user }}'
 
 - name: Provide cryptpad config
   template:
     src: templates/config.js.j2
-    dest: "{{ cryptpad_install_path }}/cryptpad/data/config/config.js"
-    owner: "{{ cryptpad_install_user }}"
-    group: "{{ cryptpad_install_user }}"
+    dest: /home/{{ docker_user }}/cryptpad/data/config/config.js
+    owner: "{{ docker_user }}"
+    group: "{{ docker_user }}"
     mode: '0644'
 
 - name: "docker-compose: Teardown existing cryptpad service"
   docker_compose:
-    project_src: "{{ cryptpad_install_path }}/cryptpad/"
+    project_src: "/home/{{ docker_user }}/cryptpad/"
     state: absent
   tags: ['never', 'teardown']
 
 - name: "docker-compose: Start cryptpad service"
   docker_compose:
-    project_src: "{{ cryptpad_install_path }}/cryptpad/"
+    project_src: "/home/{{ docker_user }}/cryptpad/"
     pull: yes
   register: output
   tags: service_start