diff --git a/config.example.yml b/config.example.yml
index d9346c0..0a3cd95 100644
--- a/config.example.yml
+++ b/config.example.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ server:
     letsencrypt:
       enabled: false # if the certificate should be requested from letsencrypt
       accepttos: false # if you accept the tos from letsencrypt
-      cache: data/certs # the directory of the cache from letsencrypt
+      cache: /var/lib/gotify/certs # the directory of the cache from letsencrypt
       hosts: # the hosts for which letsencrypt should request certificates
 #      - mydomain.tld
 #      - myotherdomain.tld
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ server:
 
 database: # for database see (configure database section)
   dialect: sqlite3
-  connection: data/gotify.db
+  connection: /var/lib/gotify/gotify.db
 
 defaultuser: # on database creation, gotify creates an admin user
   name: admin # the username of the default user
   pass: admin # the password of the default user
 passstrength: 10 # the bcrypt password strength (higher = better but also slower)
-uploadedimagesdir: data/images # the directory for storing uploaded images
-pluginsdir: data/plugins # the directory where plugin resides
+uploadedimagesdir: /var/lib/gotify/images # the directory for storing uploaded images
+pluginsdir: /var/lib/gotify/plugins # the directory where plugin resides
 registration: false # enable registrations