diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 9849b38..82da27b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   # commit tagged ? yes->prod : no->dev 
   AGEBD_ENV: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' && 'prod' || 'dev' }}
-  UV_CACHE_DIR: /home/svcusr-sls2hla/.cache/uv
+  UV_CACHE_DIR: /var/cache/uv
   UV_LINK_MODE: hardlink
 
+# TODO: put this somewhere 
+# uv cache prune --max-bytes 12G
+
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: hla-dev
diff --git a/docs/developer/cicd_runner.md b/docs/developer/cicd_runner.md
index b39d18d..ed081b4 100644
--- a/docs/developer/cicd_runner.md
+++ b/docs/developer/cicd_runner.md
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ SocketMode=0660
 SocketGroup=podman
 ```
 
+Created uv cache dir, for `UV_CACHE_DIR`:
+
+```
+sudo mkdir -m 777 /var/cache/uv
+```
+
+TODO: this may not be necessary anymore:
 Change the location of the working directory (uv .venvs are built here, take up lots of space)
 
 ```