diff --git a/docs/src/content/docs/guides/self-hosting-registries.mdx b/docs/src/content/docs/guides/self-hosting-registries.mdx
index 7c92a06..c856d4d 100644
--- a/docs/src/content/docs/guides/self-hosting-registries.mdx
+++ b/docs/src/content/docs/guides/self-hosting-registries.mdx
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ for this purpose.
   index repository.\
   Example: `pesde@localhost`
 
+- **DATA_DIR**: The directory where the registry stores miscellaneous data.
+  This value can use `{CWD}` to refer to the current working directory.\
+  Default: `{CWD}/data`
+
 - **ADDRESS**: The address to bind the server to.\
   Default: `127.0.0.1`
 
diff --git a/registry/.env.example b/registry/.env.example
index f4600d1..8c9c0e2 100644
--- a/registry/.env.example
+++ b/registry/.env.example
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 INDEX_REPO_URL =      # url of the index repository
 
-GIT_USERNAME=           # username of a Git account with push access to the index repository
-GIT_PASSWORD=           # password of the account (PAT for GitHub)
+GIT_USERNAME=         # username of a Git account with push access to the index repository
+GIT_PASSWORD=         # password of the account (PAT for GitHub)
 
 COMMITTER_GIT_NAME=   # name of the committer used for index updates
 COMMITTER_GIT_EMAIL=  # email of the committer used for index updates
 
+DATA_DIR=             # directory where miscellaneous data is stored
+
 # AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION
 # Set the variables of the authentication you want to use in order to enable it
 
diff --git a/registry/src/main.rs b/registry/src/main.rs
index faca878..8ce2f67 100644
--- a/registry/src/main.rs
+++ b/registry/src/main.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ async fn run() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let port: u16 = benv!(parse "PORT" => "8080");
 
     let cwd = current_dir().unwrap();
-    let data_dir = cwd.join("data");
+    let data_dir = PathBuf::from(benv!("DATA_DIR" => "{CWD}/data").replace("{CWD}", cwd.to_str().unwrap()));
     fs_err::create_dir_all(&data_dir).unwrap();
 
     let project = Project::new(