diff --git a/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/.gitignore b/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/.gitignore
index 1bafa6f..143fa7f 100644
--- a/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/.gitignore	
+++ b/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/.gitignore	
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # The example (profile.conf.example) is not ignored.
 *.conf
 
-# Output of build-templates.sh (normally /root/template-build, in case OUT_DIR is set inside the repo).
+# Output of build-templates.sh (default: template-build next to the script).
 template-build/
diff --git a/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/README.md b/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/README.md
index 6190574..f6a083f 100644
--- a/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/README.md	
+++ b/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/README.md	
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ are committed.
   `CLOUD_PASSWORD`) used by every template unless its profile sets them.
   It holds secrets.
 
+`OUT_DIR` is the generated output (profiles and payloads, root-only). It
+defaults to `template-build/` next to the script, which is git-ignored. Set
+`OUT_DIR` in `shared.conf` or the environment to put it elsewhere. Before
+this default it was `/root/template-build`.
+
 Each generated `OUT_DIR/<template>.conf` is, in order:
 
 1. The host defaults from `shared.conf` (`CI_SSH_KEY` becomes `SSH_KEY`).
diff --git a/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/build-templates.sh b/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/build-templates.sh
index 12b69d1..1c5576e 100755
--- a/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/build-templates.sh	
+++ b/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/build-templates.sh	
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ PUBLIC_SCRIPT_URLS=(
     "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modem7/public_scripts/master/Bash/Proxmox%20Scripts/create-ubuntu-cloud-template.sh"
 )
 ZSWAP_SCRIPT_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modem7/public_scripts/master/Bash/Server%20scripts/zram-to-zswap.sh"
-OUT_DIR="${OUT_DIR:-/root/template-build}"     # generated profiles + payloads (root-only)
+OUT_DIR="${OUT_DIR:-$SCRIPT_DIR/template-build}"     # generated profiles + payloads (root-only)
 
 # --- Host defaults: written into every profile, which can override them ---
 DISTRO_VER="resolute"
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ ENVIRONMENT
   PUBLIC_SCRIPT          Local copy of create-ubuntu-cloud-template.sh.
                          Default: /root/create-ubuntu-cloud-template.sh
   OUT_DIR                Where generated files go.
-                         Default: /root/template-build
+                         Default: template-build next to this script
   UPDATE_PUBLIC_SCRIPT   no = keep the local PUBLIC_SCRIPT. Default: yes
 
 OUTPUT
diff --git a/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/shared.conf.example b/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/shared.conf.example
index 082035e..ebc6e12 100644
--- a/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/shared.conf.example	
+++ b/Bash/Proxmox Scripts/Ubuntu Cloud Template/shared.conf.example	
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # --- Paths ---
 # PUBLIC_SCRIPT="/root/create-ubuntu-cloud-template.sh"   # downloaded if missing
-# OUT_DIR="/root/template-build"                          # generated files (root-only)
+# OUT_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/template-build"                    # generated files (root-only); default
 
 # --- Host defaults ---
 # Written into every profile first, so a profile can override any of them.