diff --git a/acestep/ui/components.py b/acestep/ui/components.py
index 4b84985..b260e99 100644
--- a/acestep/ui/components.py
+++ b/acestep/ui/components.py
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ def create_text2music_ui(
 ):
 
     with gr.Row(equal_height=True):
-        curr_file_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        output_file_dir = os.path.join(curr_file_dir, "..", "..", "outputs")
+        # Get base output directory from environment variable, defaulting to CWD-relative 'outputs'.
+        # This default (./outputs) is suitable for non-Docker local development.
+        # For Docker, the ACE_OUTPUT_DIR environment variable should be set (e.g., to /app/outputs).
+        _output_base_dir = os.environ.get("ACE_OUTPUT_DIR", "./outputs")
+        output_file_dir = os.path.join(_output_base_dir, "text2music")
         if not os.path.isdir(output_file_dir):
             os.makedirs(output_file_dir, exist_ok=True)
         json_files = [f for f in os.listdir(output_file_dir) if f.endswith('.json')]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index ece967f..abb28f4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "7865:7865"
     volumes:
-      - ace-step-checkpoints:/app/checkpoints
-      - ace-step-outputs:/app/outputs
-      - ace-step-logs:/app/exps/logs
+      - ./checkpoints:/app/checkpoints
+      - ./outputs:/app/outputs
+      - ./logs:/app/logs
+    environment:
+      - ACE_OUTPUT_DIR=/app/outputs
     # command: python app.py --server_name 0.0.0.0 --port 7865 --share False --bf16 True --torch_compile True --device-id 0
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:7865/"]
@@ -29,11 +31,3 @@ services:
             - driver: nvidia
               count: all
               capabilities: ["compute", "utility", "graphics", "video"]
-
-volumes:
-  ace-step-checkpoints:
-    name: ace-step-checkpoints
-  ace-step-outputs:
-    name: ace-step-outputs
-  ace-step-logs:
-    name: ace-step-logs