diff --git a/.copier-template/.docker/docker.common.env.jinja b/.copier-template/.docker/docker.common.env.jinja
index 7fcbdb7..cdc0954 100644
--- a/.copier-template/.docker/docker.common.env.jinja
+++ b/.copier-template/.docker/docker.common.env.jinja
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ APP_DIRNAME=${`{{ docker_name_prefix }}`_DIRNAME:-"`{{ app_dirname }}`"} # The d
 APP_SRC_DIR=${APP_INSTALL_ROOT}/${APP_DIRNAME}
 APP_VIRTUAL_ENV=${APP_INSTALL_ROOT}/.venvs/${APP_DIRNAME}
 APP_WORKSPACE_ROOT=${APP_INSTALL_ROOT}/workspace
+APP_HF_HOME="${APP_INSTALL_ROOT}/.cache/huggingface"    # HuggingFace models cache directory
 
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 # Host machine environment variables                                                  #
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ APP_WORKSPACE_ROOT=${APP_INSTALL_ROOT}/workspace
 SYSTEM_HOSTNAME=${SYSTEM_HOSTNAME:-"$(hostname)"}               # The hostname of the System. If not set, the system's hostname will be used.
 WORKSPACE_ROOT=${WORKSPACE_ROOT:-"/home/${USERNAME}/workspace"} # The workspace directory on the host machine
 GIT_COMMIT_GPGSIGN=${GIT_COMMIT_GPGSIGN:-"false"}               # Whether to GPG-sign Git commits
+SSH_PUB_KEY=${SSH_PUB_KEY:-""}
+HF_HOME=${HF_HOME:-"${HOME}/.cache/huggingface"}
 
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 # Please do not make any changes below this line if you don't know what you are doing #