diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7e0089e..5394996 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ GITEA_BACKUP_ADMIN_TOKEN=         # API token for backup instance — do not fil
 # Use manage_runner.sh to add/remove runners at any time
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RUNNER_DEFAULT_IMAGE=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest  # Default container image for docker runners
-RUNNER_DEFAULT_CAPACITY=1         # Default max concurrent jobs per runner (positive integer)
-RUNNER_DEFAULT_DATA_PATH=/mnt/nvme/gitea-runner  # Default data path for remote (docker) runners
-LOCAL_RUNNER_DATA_PATH=~/gitea-runner  # Data path for native macOS runner
+RUNNER_DATA_BASE_PATH=/mnt/nvme/gitea-runner  # Base directory on remote hosts for runner data (host path, not container path)
+LOCAL_RUNNER_DATA_BASE_PATH=~/gitea-runner  # Base directory on macOS for native runner data
 LOCAL_REGISTRY=                   # Local registry prefix (e.g. registry.local:5000), empty = Docker Hub
 # AUTO-POPULATED by phase1 scripts — do not fill manually:
 GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN=  # Retrieved from Gitea admin panel via API