diff --git a/roles/reproducer/README.md b/roles/reproducer/README.md
index 5dbf8fba86..ca2857e938 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/README.md
+++ b/roles/reproducer/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ None
 
 ## Parameters
 
-* `cifmw_reproducer_user`: (String) User used for reproducer role. Defaults to `zuul`
 * `cifmw_reproducer_basedir`: (String) Base directory. Defaults to `cifmw_basedir`, which defaults to `~/ci-framework-data`.
+* `cifmw_reproducer_controller_user`: (String) User on controller-0. Defaults to `ansible_ssh_user` from controller-0's `hostvars` if available, otherwise defaults to `zuul`.
+* `cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir`: (String) Controller-0 user's home dir. Defaults to `/home/{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}`
+* `cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir`: (String) Path to the `ci-framework-data` dir on controller-0. Defaults to `"{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/ci-framework-data"`
 * `cifmw_reproducer_compute_repos`: (List[mapping]) List of yum repository that must be deployed on the compute nodes during their creation. Defaults to `[]`.
 * `cifmw_reproducer_compute_set_repositories`: (Bool) Deploy repositories (rhos-release) on Compute nodes. Defaults to `true`.
 * `cifmw_reproducer_play_extravars`: (List[string]) List of extra-vars you want to pass down to the EDPM deployment playbooks. Defaults to `[]`.
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/reproducer/defaults/main.yml
index a005e9d93f..e1ec06b9fb 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 # All variables intended for modification should be placed in this file.
 # All variables within this role should have a prefix of "cifmw_reproducer"
-cifmw_reproducer_user: "{{ ansible_user | default('zuul') }}"
+cifmw_reproducer_controller_user: "{{ hostvars['controller-0']['ansible_ssh_user'] }}"
+cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir: "/home/{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/ci-framework-data"
 cifmw_reproducer_basedir: "{{ cifmw_basedir | default( ansible_user_dir ~ '/ci-framework-data') }}"
 cifmw_reproducer_src_dir: "{{ cifmw_ci_src_dir | default( ansible_user_dir ~ '/src') }}"
 cifmw_reproducer_kubecfg: "{{ cifmw_libvirt_manager_configuration.vms.crc.image_local_dir }}/kubeconfig"
@@ -40,13 +42,6 @@ cifmw_reproducer_supported_hypervisor_os:
     minimum_version: 9
   RedHat:
     minimum_version: 9.3
-cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir: >-
-  {{
-    (
-      '/home/zuul',
-      'ci-framework-data',
-      ) | path_join
-  }}
 
 # Allow to disable validations - user toggle this at their
 # own risks!
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/ci_job.yml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/ci_job.yml
index 397ef10b7b..1495cb589e 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/ci_job.yml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/ci_job.yml
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@
       block:
         - name: Ensure directory exists
           ansible.builtin.file:
-            path: "/home/zuul/{{ job_id }}-params"
+            path: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/{{ job_id }}-params"
             mode: "0755"
             state: directory
-            owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
-            group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
+            owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+            group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
 
         - name: Copy environment files to controller node
           tags:
             - bootstrap
           ansible.builtin.copy:
             src: "{{ _reproducer_basedir }}/parameters/"
-            dest: "/home/zuul/{{ job_id }}-params"
+            dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/{{ job_id }}-params"
             mode: "0644"
 
         - name: Inject reproducer dedicated parameter file
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
             - bootstrap
           ansible.builtin.template:
             src: "reproducer_params.yml.j2"
-            dest: "/home/zuul/{{ job_id }}-params/reproducer_params.yml"
+            dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/{{ job_id }}-params/reproducer_params.yml"
             mode: "0644"
 
         - name: Generate CI job playbook
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
           tags:
             - bootstrap
           ansible.builtin.copy:
-            dest: /home/zuul/zuul-network-data.yml
+            dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/zuul-network-data.yml"
             content: "{{ {'job_network': ci_job_networking} | to_nice_yaml}}"
             mode: "0644"
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
                 items2dict
               }}
           ansible.builtin.copy:
-            dest: "/home/zuul/ci-framework-data/artifacts/parameters/zuul-params.yml"
+            dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/artifacts/parameters/zuul-params.yml"
             content: "{{ {'zuul': zuul_params_filtered} | to_nice_yaml }}"
             mode: "0644"
 
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@
         - always
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: rotate_log.yml
       loop:
-        - "/home/zuul/ansible.log"
-        - "/home/zuul/ansible-pre-ci.log"
-        - "/home/zuul/ansible-{{ job_id }}.log"
-        - "/home/zuul/ansible-content-provider-bootstrap.log"
+        - "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/ansible.log"
+        - "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/ansible-pre-ci.log"
+        - "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/ansible-{{ job_id }}.log"
+        - "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/ansible-content-provider-bootstrap.log"
 
     - name: Generate and run scripts
       vars:
-        _home: "/home/zuul"
+        _home: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}"
         run_directory: "{{ _cifmw_reproducer_framework_location }}"
       block:
         - name: Generate pre-ci-play script
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_architecture.yml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_architecture.yml
index 3eb0e70d03..abb06b50f5 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_architecture.yml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_architecture.yml
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
       vars:
         run_directory: "{{ _cifmw_reproducer_framework_location }}"
         exports:
-          ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/ci-framework-data/logs/ansible-deploy-architecture.log"
+          ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/logs/ansible-deploy-architecture.log"
         default_extravars:
           - "@~/ci-framework-data/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
           - "@~/ci-framework-data/parameters/openshift-environment.yml"
         extravars: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_play_extravars }}"
         playbook: "deploy-edpm.yml"
       ansible.builtin.template:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/deploy-architecture.sh"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/deploy-architecture.sh"
         src: "script.sh.j2"
         mode: "0755"
-        owner: "zuul"
-        group: "zuul"
+        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
 
     - name: Rotate some logs
       tags:
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_cleanup.yaml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_cleanup.yaml
index b14294c834..6c2463e5b1 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_cleanup.yaml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_cleanup.yaml
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
         extravars: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_play_extravars }}"
         playbook: "clean_openstack_deployment.yaml"
       ansible.builtin.template:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/cleanup-architecture.sh"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/cleanup-architecture.sh"
         src: "script.sh.j2"
         mode: "0755"
-        owner: "zuul"
-        group: "zuul"
+        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
 
     - name: Rotate some logs
       tags:
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_controller.yml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_controller.yml
index d1d1404108..54d6f2aa43 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_controller.yml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_controller.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: Set facts related to the reproducer
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    _ctl_reproducer_basedir: >-
-      {{
-        (
-         '/home/zuul',
-         'ci-framework-data',
-         ) | path_join
-      }}
-
 # The dynamic inventory sets the ansible_ssh_user to zuul once we get the proper
 # ssh configuration accesses set.
 - name: Configure controller-0
@@ -25,14 +15,10 @@
     cifmw_sushy_emulator_install_type: podman
     cifmw_sushy_emulator_hypervisor_address: >-
       {{ inventory_hostname }}.utility
-    cifmw_sushy_emulator_basedir: "{{ _ctl_reproducer_basedir }}"
+    cifmw_sushy_emulator_basedir: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}"
     cifmw_sushy_emulator_connection_name: "sushy.utility"
-    cifmw_sushy_emulator_sshkey_path: >-
-      {{
-        [_ctl_reproducer_basedir, '../.ssh/sushy_emulator-key'] |
-        path_join
-      }}
-    cifmw_podman_user_linger: "zuul"
+    cifmw_sushy_emulator_sshkey_path: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.ssh/sushy_emulator-key"
+    cifmw_podman_user_linger: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
     cifmw_sushy_emulator_libvirt_user: >-
       {{
         hostvars[cifmw_sushy_emulator_hypervisor_target].ansible_user_id |
@@ -41,7 +27,7 @@
   block:
     - name: Ensure directories exist
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "{{ _ctl_reproducer_basedir }}/{{ item }}"
+        path: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/{{ item }}"
         state: directory
         mode: "0755"
       loop:
@@ -118,14 +104,14 @@
         - bootstrap
       ansible.builtin.shell:
         cmd: >-
-          cat /home/zuul/reproducer-inventory/* >
-          {{  _ctl_reproducer_basedir }}/artifacts/zuul_inventory.yml
+          cat {{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/reproducer-inventory/* >
+          {{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/artifacts/zuul_inventory.yml
 
     # You want to use the "name" parameter of the ansible.builtin.include_vars
     # call, such as:
     # - name: Load mac mapping
     #   ansible.builtin.include_vars:
-    #     file: "{{ _ctl_reproducer_basedir }}/parameters/interfaces-info.yml"
+    #     file: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/interfaces-info.yml"
     #     name: my_fancy_name
     # Then you'll be able to access the mapping content via `my_fancy_name`.
     - name: Push the MAC mapping data
@@ -135,7 +121,7 @@
         - cifmw_libvirt_manager_mac_map is defined
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         mode: "0644"
-        dest: "{{ _ctl_reproducer_basedir }}/parameters/interfaces-info.yml"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/interfaces-info.yml"
         content: "{{ cifmw_libvirt_manager_mac_map | to_nice_yaml }}"
 
     - name: Inject other Hypervisor SSH keys
@@ -149,7 +135,7 @@
             default(hostvars[host]['inventory_hostname'])
           }}
       ansible.builtin.copy:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/.ssh/ssh_{{ _ssh_host }}"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.ssh/ssh_{{ _ssh_host }}"
         content: "{{ _ssh_key }}"
         mode: "0600"
       loop: "{{ hostvars.keys() }}"
@@ -175,7 +161,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
         create: true
         mode: "0600"
-        path: "/home/zuul/.ssh/config"
+        path: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.ssh/config"
         marker: "## {mark} {{ _ssh_host }}"
         block: |-
           Host {{ _ssh_host }} {{ hostvars[host]['inventory_hostname'] }}
@@ -210,7 +196,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
         create: true
         mode: "0600"
-        path: "/home/zuul/.ssh/config"
+        path: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.ssh/config"
         marker: "## {mark} {{ host }}"
         block: |-
           Host {{ host }} {{ _hostname }} {{ _hostname }}.utility {{ hostvars[host].ansible_host }}
@@ -232,10 +218,10 @@
 
     - name: Create kube directory
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "/home/zuul/.kube"
+        path: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.kube"
         state: directory
-        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
-        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
+        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
         mode: "0750"
 
     - name: Inject kubeconfig content
@@ -243,15 +229,15 @@
         - _devscripts_kubeconfig.content is defined or
           _crc_kubeconfig.content is defined
       ansible.builtin.copy:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/.kube/config"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.kube/config"
         content: >-
           {{
             (_use_ocp | bool) |
             ternary(_devscripts_kubeconfig.content, _crc_kubeconfig.content) |
             b64decode
           }}
-        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
-        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
+        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
         mode: "0640"
 
     - name: Inject kubeadmin-password if exists
@@ -259,25 +245,25 @@
         - _devscripts_kubeadm.content is defined or
           _crc_kubeadm.content is defined
       ansible.builtin.copy:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/.kube/kubeadmin-password"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.kube/kubeadmin-password"
         content: >-
           {{
             (_devscripts_kubeadm.content is defined) |
             ternary(_devscripts_kubeadm.content, _crc_kubeadm.content) |
             b64decode
           }}
-        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
-        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
+        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
         mode: "0600"
 
     - name: Inject devscripts private key if set
       when:
         - _devscript_privkey.content is defined
       ansible.builtin.copy:
-        dest: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.ssh/devscripts_key"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.ssh/devscripts_key"
         content: "{{ _devscript_privkey.content | b64decode }}"
-        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
-        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
+        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
         mode: "0400"
 
     - name: Ensure /etc/ci/env is created
@@ -289,8 +275,8 @@
 
     - name: Manage secrets on controller-0
       vars:
-        cifmw_manage_secrets_basedir: "/home/zuul/ci-framework-data"
-        cifmw_manage_secrets_owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
+        cifmw_manage_secrets_basedir: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}"
+        cifmw_manage_secrets_owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
       block:
         - name: Initialize secret manager
           ansible.builtin.import_role:
@@ -362,7 +348,7 @@
       delegate_to: localhost
       ansible.posix.synchronize:
         src: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_src_dir }}/"
-        dest: "zuul@{{ item }}:{{ cifmw_reproducer_src_dir }}"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}@{{ item }}:{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/src"
         archive: true
         recursive: true
       loop: "{{ groups['controllers'] }}"
@@ -371,11 +357,10 @@
         - cifmw_reproducer_src_dir_stat.stat.exists
         - cifmw_reproducer_src_dir_stat.stat.isdir
 
-    - name: Check if local common-requirements.txt exists
-      delegate_to: localhost
+    - name: Check if common-requirements.txt exists on controller-0
       ansible.builtin.stat:
-        path: "{{ cifmw_project_dir_absolute }}/common-requirements.txt"
-      register: _local_common_requirements_check
+        path: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/src/github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/ci-framework/common-requirements.txt"
+      register: _controller_common_requirements_check
       run_once: true
       ignore_errors: true
 
@@ -384,10 +369,10 @@
       async: 600  # 10 minutes should be more than enough
       poll: 0
       ansible.builtin.pip:
-        requirements: "{{ have_local | ternary(local, remote) }}"
+        requirements: "{{ have_controller_reqs | ternary(controller_reqs, remote) }}"
       vars:
-        have_local: "{{ _local_common_requirements_check.stat is defined and _local_common_requirements_check.stat.exists }}"
-        local: "{{ cifmw_project_dir_absolute }}/common-requirements.txt"
+        have_controller_reqs: "{{ _controller_common_requirements_check.stat is defined and _controller_common_requirements_check.stat.exists }}"
+        controller_reqs: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/src/github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/ci-framework/common-requirements.txt"
         remote: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openstack-k8s-operators/ci-framework/main/common-requirements.txt
 
     - name: Inject most of the cifmw_ parameters passed to the reproducer run
@@ -417,19 +402,19 @@
           }}
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         mode: "0644"
-        dest: "/home/zuul/ci-framework-data/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
         content: "{{ _filtered_vars | to_nice_yaml }}"
 
     - name: Create reproducer-variables.yml symlink to old location
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/reproducer-variables.yml"
-        src: "/home/zuul/ci-framework-data/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/reproducer-variables.yml"
+        src: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
         state: link
 
     - name: Inject local environment parameters
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         mode: "0644"
-        dest: "/home/zuul/ci-framework-data/parameters/openshift-environment.yml"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/openshift-environment.yml"
         content: |-
           {% raw %}
           ---
@@ -450,14 +435,14 @@
 
     - name: Create openshift-environment.yml symlink to old location
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/openshift-environment.yml"
-        src: "/home/zuul/ci-framework-data/parameters/openshift-environment.yml"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/openshift-environment.yml"
+        src: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/openshift-environment.yml"
         state: link
 
     - name: Get interfaces-info content
       register: _nic_info
       ansible.builtin.slurp:
-        src: "{{ _ctl_reproducer_basedir }}/parameters/interfaces-info.yml"
+        src: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/interfaces-info.yml"
 
     # We detected OCP cluster may have some downtime even after it's supposed
     # to be started.
@@ -484,7 +469,7 @@
           {{ _nic_info.content | b64decode | from_yaml }}
         cifmw_networking_mapper_network_name: >-
           {{ _cifmw_libvirt_manager_layout.vms.controller.nets.1 }}
-        cifmw_networking_mapper_basedir: "/home/zuul/ci-framework-data"
+        cifmw_networking_mapper_basedir: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}"
       ansible.builtin.import_role:
         name: networking_mapper
 
@@ -494,11 +479,11 @@
       block:
         - name: Inject CRC ssh key
           ansible.builtin.copy:
-            dest: "/home/zuul/.ssh/crc_key"
+            dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.ssh/crc_key"
             content: "{{ crc_priv_key['content'] | b64decode }}"
             mode: "0400"
-            owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
-            group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_user }}"
+            owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+            group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
 
     - name: Ensure we have all dependencies installed
       ansible.builtin.async_status:
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_post_deployment.yml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_post_deployment.yml
index a8a6a27c3c..79bd23453e 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_post_deployment.yml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/configure_post_deployment.yml
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
       vars:
         run_directory: "{{ _cifmw_reproducer_framework_location }}"
         exports:
-          ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/ansible-post-deployment.log"
+          ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/ansible-post-deployment.log"
         default_extravars:
-          - "@{{ ansible_user_dir }}/ci-framework-data/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
-          - "@{{ ansible_user_dir }}/ci-framework-data/parameters/openshift-environment.yml"
+          - "@{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
+          - "@{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/openshift-environment.yml"
         extravars: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_play_extravars }}"
         playbook: "post-deployment.yml"
       ansible.builtin.template:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/post_deployment.sh"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/post_deployment.sh"
         src: "script.sh.j2"
         mode: "0755"
-        owner: "zuul"
-        group: "zuul"
+        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
 
     - name: Rotate some logs
       tags:
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/libvirt_layout.yml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/libvirt_layout.yml
index 56da59c775..be682d42d2 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/libvirt_layout.yml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/libvirt_layout.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.command:  # noqa: command-instead-of-module
         cmd: >-
           rsync -r {{ cifmw_reproducer_basedir }}/reproducer-inventory/
-          zuul@controller-0:reproducer-inventory
+          {{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}@controller-0:reproducer-inventory
 
 - name: Run post tasks in OCP cluster case
   when:
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/main.yml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/main.yml
index 4f1b81479b..deebf619d0 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -32,34 +32,6 @@
       tags:
         - bootstrap_layout
 
-- name: Discover and expose CI Framework path on remote node
-  tags:
-    - always
-  vars:
-    default_path: >-
-      {{
-        cifmw_reproducer_default_repositories |
-        selectattr('src', 'match', '^.*/ci[_\-]framework$') |
-        map(attribute='dest') | first
-      }}
-    custom_path: >-
-      {{
-        cifmw_reproducer_repositories |
-        selectattr('src', 'match', '^.*/ci-framework$') |
-        map(attribute='dest')
-      }}
-    _path: >-
-      {{
-        (custom_path | length > 0) |
-        ternary(custom_path | first, default_path)
-      }}
-  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    _cifmw_reproducer_framework_location: >-
-      {{
-        (_path is match('.*/ci-framework/?$')) |
-        ternary(_path, [_path, 'ci-framework'] | path_join)
-      }}
-
 - name: Build final libvirt layout
   tags:
     - bootstrap_env
@@ -252,6 +224,34 @@
       }}
   failed_when: false
 
+- name: Discover and expose CI Framework path on remote node
+  tags:
+    - always
+  vars:
+    default_path: >-
+      {{
+        cifmw_reproducer_default_repositories |
+        selectattr('src', 'match', '^.*/ci[_\-]framework$') |
+        map(attribute='dest') | first
+      }}
+    custom_path: >-
+      {{
+        cifmw_reproducer_repositories |
+        selectattr('src', 'match', '^.*/ci-framework$') |
+        map(attribute='dest')
+      }}
+    _path: >-
+      {{
+        (custom_path | length > 0) |
+        ternary(custom_path | first, default_path)
+      }}
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    _cifmw_reproducer_framework_location: >-
+      {{
+        (_path is match('.*/ci-framework/?$')) |
+        ternary(_path, [_path, 'ci-framework'] | path_join)
+      }}
+
 - name: Run only on hypervisor with controller-0
   when:
     - (
@@ -281,13 +281,15 @@
             - always
           ansible.builtin.include_tasks: rotate_log.yml
           loop:
-            - "/home/zuul/ansible-bootstrap.log"
+            - "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/ansible-bootstrap.log"
 
         - name: Bootstrap environment on controller-0
           vars:
             # NOTE: need to overwrite parent vars:
             # ./roles/reproducer/molecule/crc_layout/converge.yml
-            cifmw_basedir: "{{ ansible_user_dir ~ '/ci-framework-data' }}"
+            cifmw_basedir: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}"
+            ansible_user_dir: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}"
+            ansible_user_id: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
           no_log: "{{ cifmw_nolog | default(true) | bool }}"
           ansible.builtin.import_role:
             name: cifmw_setup
@@ -300,7 +302,8 @@
             _devsetup_path: >-
               {{
                 (
-                  cifmw_installyamls_repos,
+                  cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir,
+                  'src/github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/install_yamls',
                   'devsetup'
                 ) | ansible.builtin.path_join
               }}
@@ -310,13 +313,13 @@
             cmd: >-
               ansible-playbook -i ~/ci-framework-data/artifacts/zuul_inventory.yml
               download_tools.yaml --tags kustomize,kubectl
-            creates: "/home/zuul/bin/kubectl"
+            creates: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/bin/kubectl"
 
         - name: Configure CRC network if needed
           when:
             - _use_crc | bool
           vars:
-            cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: "/home/zuul/.kube/config"
+            cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.kube/config"
           ansible.builtin.include_role:
             name: openshift_setup
             tasks_from: patch_network_operator.yml
@@ -396,8 +399,8 @@
         extravars: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_play_extravars }}"
         playbook: "deploy-edpm.yml"
       ansible.builtin.template:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/deploy-edpm.sh"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/deploy-edpm.sh"
         src: "script.sh.j2"
         mode: "0755"
-        owner: "zuul"
-        group: "zuul"
+        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/push_code.yml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/push_code.yml
index 985b9e655e..c32ef15f6a 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/push_code.yml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/push_code.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
 
 - name: Push random code into the proper location
   vars:
-    repo_base_dir: '/home/zuul/src'
     _cifmw_reproducer_all_repositories: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_repositories | default([]) }}"
   block:
     - name: Expand cifmw_reproducer_repositories to pull code from ansible controller to controller-0
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@
         _user_sources: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_repositories | default([]) | map(attribute='src') }}"
         _repo_entry:
           src: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ repo.value.src_dir | regex_replace('/$', '') }}/"
-          dest: "/home/zuul/{{ repo.value.src_dir }}"
+          dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/{{ repo.value.src_dir }}"
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         _cifmw_reproducer_all_repositories: "{{ _cifmw_reproducer_all_repositories  + [_repo_entry] }}"
       loop: "{{ _zuul['projects'] | dict2items }}"
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@
         - item.src is abs or item.src is not match('.*:.*')
       ansible.posix.synchronize:
         src: "{{ item.src }}"
-        dest: "zuul@controller-0:{{ item.dest }}"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}@controller-0:{{ item.dest }}"
         archive: true
         recursive: true
         delete: true
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/tasks/reuse_main.yaml b/roles/reproducer/tasks/reuse_main.yaml
index a0c4d92a51..db5630a924 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/tasks/reuse_main.yaml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/tasks/reuse_main.yaml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
             - always
           ansible.builtin.include_tasks: rotate_log.yml
           loop:
-            - "/home/zuul/ansible-bootstrap.log"
+            - "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/ansible-bootstrap.log"
 
         - name: Bootstrap environment on controller-0
           environment:
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
               -e @~/ci-framework-data/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml
               -e @scenarios/reproducers/networking-definition.yml
               playbooks/01-bootstrap.yml
-            creates: "/home/zuul/ansible-bootstrap.log"
+            creates: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/ansible-bootstrap.log"
 
         - name: Install dev tools from install_yamls on controller-0
           environment:
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@
             _devsetup_path: >-
               {{
                 (
-                  cifmw_installyamls_repos,
+                  cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir,
+                  'src/github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/install_yamls',
                   'devsetup'
                 ) | ansible.builtin.path_join
               }}
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@
             cmd: >-
               ansible-playbook -i ~/ci-framework-data/artifacts/zuul_inventory.yml
               download_tools.yaml --tags kustomize,kubectl
-            creates: "/home/zuul/bin/kubectl"
+            creates: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/bin/kubectl"
 
 # Run from the hypervisor
 - name: Ensure OCP cluster is stable
@@ -201,19 +202,9 @@
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
         file: configure_post_deployment.yml
 
-    - name: Set facts related to the reproducer
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        _ctl_reproducer_basedir: >-
-          {{
-            (
-            '/home/zuul',
-            'ci-framework-data',
-            ) | path_join
-          }}
-
     - name: Ensure directories exist
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: "{{ _ctl_reproducer_basedir }}/{{ item }}"
+        path: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/{{ item }}"
         state: directory
         mode: "0755"
       loop:
@@ -247,18 +238,18 @@
           }}
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         mode: "0644"
-        dest: "/home/zuul/ci-framework-data/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
         content: "{{ _filtered_vars | to_nice_yaml }}"
 
     - name: Create reproducer-variables.yml symlink to old location
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/reproducer-variables.yml"
-        src: "/home/zuul/ci-framework-data/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/reproducer-variables.yml"
+        src: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_basedir }}/parameters/reproducer-variables.yml"
         state: link
 
     - name: Slurp kubeadmin password
       ansible.builtin.slurp:
-        src: /home/zuul/.kube/kubeadmin-password
+        src: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.kube/kubeadmin-password"
       register: _kubeadmin_password
 
     - name: Prepare ci-like EDPM deploy
@@ -276,8 +267,8 @@
         extravars: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_play_extravars }}"
         playbook: "deploy-edpm.yml"
       ansible.builtin.template:
-        dest: "/home/zuul/deploy-edpm.sh"
+        dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/deploy-edpm.sh"
         src: "script.sh.j2"
         mode: "0755"
-        owner: "zuul"
-        group: "zuul"
+        owner: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
+        group: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user }}"
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/templates/reproducer_params.yml.j2 b/roles/reproducer/templates/reproducer_params.yml.j2
index 8862925691..d5f9882937 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/templates/reproducer_params.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/reproducer/templates/reproducer_params.yml.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # Generated by CI Framework reproducer
-cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: /home/zuul/.kube/config
+cifmw_openshift_kubeconfig: {{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/.kube/config
 cifmw_openshift_login_password: 12345678
 {% if cifmw_reproducer_params | length > 0 -%}
 {{ cifmw_reproducer_params | to_nice_yaml }}
diff --git a/roles/reproducer/vars/main.yml b/roles/reproducer/vars/main.yml
index 64ebcbfe97..85cb23d566 100644
--- a/roles/reproducer/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/reproducer/vars/main.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # Default repositories we always want to have
 cifmw_reproducer_default_repositories:
   - src: "https://github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/ci-framework"
-    dest: "{{ cifmw_project_dir_absolute }}"
+    dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/src/github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/ci-framework"
   - src: "https://github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/install_yamls"
-    dest: "{{ cifmw_installyamls_repos }}"
+    dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/src/github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/install_yamls"
   - src: "https://github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/architecture"
-    dest: "/home/zuul/src/github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/architecture"
+    dest: "{{ cifmw_reproducer_controller_user_dir }}/src/github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/architecture"
 
 # one place to rule them all
 cifmw_reproducer_nm_dnsmasq: "/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/zz-dnsmasq.conf"