diff --git a/DEPLOY.md b/DEPLOY.md
index 16a1cfb..de7bf56 100644
--- a/DEPLOY.md
+++ b/DEPLOY.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ shared Oliver Agency dev box alongside `hp-prod-tracker`.
 Run the deploy script from the repo root on the server:
 
 ```bash
-cd /srv/dow-prod-tracker          # or wherever you cloned it
+cd /opt/dow-prod-tracker          # or wherever you cloned it
 ./deploy.sh
 ```
 
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ DOW_ADMIN_PASSWORD=                            # leave blank → seed prints a r
 ## First-time setup on a fresh server
 
 ```bash
-# 1. Clone
-sudo mkdir -p /srv && sudo chown $USER:$USER /srv
-cd /srv
+# 1. Clone — /opt is standard for third-party apps on Debian/Ubuntu
+sudo mkdir -p /opt && sudo chown $USER:$USER /opt
+cd /opt
 git clone git@bitbucket.org:zlalani/dow-prod-tracker.git
 cd dow-prod-tracker
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ docker compose -p dow-prod-tracker exec app npm run db:seed
 ## Updating an existing deployment
 
 ```bash
-cd /srv/dow-prod-tracker
+cd /opt/dow-prod-tracker
 ./deploy.sh                                     # pulls, rebuilds, restarts
 ```
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ automatically.
 If a deploy goes wrong:
 
 ```bash
-cd /srv/dow-prod-tracker
+cd /opt/dow-prod-tracker
 git log --oneline -5                           # find previous good commit
 git checkout <previous-commit>
 ./deploy.sh --skip-pull                        # rebuild from that commit