diff --git a/.env b/.env
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-# This is the pudl_in / pudl_out directory that should have the data, sqlite,
-# and parquet subdirectories in it:
-PUDL_DATA=./pudl_data
-
-# A directory for notebooks (or other files) you want to have access to
-# inside the container:
-USER_DATA=./user_data
diff --git a/.pudl.yml b/.pudl.yml
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-pudl_in: /home/jovyan/shared
-pudl_out: /home/jovyan/shared