diff --git a/.cd/docker-compose.yml b/.cd/docker-compose.yml
index 292f031af..9e0b7a2d6 100644
--- a/.cd/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.cd/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - ./server/server_user.env
     volumes:
-      - /mnt/hf_cache:/mnt/hf_cache
+      # LOCAL_PATH specifies the absolute path on the host to be mounted as /mnt/hf_cache inside the container.
+      # Expected format: absolute path. Defaults to /mnt/hf_cache if not set.
+      - ${LOCAL_PATH:-/mnt/hf_cache}:/mnt/hf_cache
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
     cap_add: