diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index a853935e..b31eb381 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ const configManager = require("./lib/manager/configManager.js");
 var config = require('./config');
 var global = {};
 
-if (!fs.existsSync("./instances/")) {
-	fs.mkdirSync("instances");
+if (!fs.existsSync(config.instanceDirectory)) {
+	fs.mkdirSync(config.instanceDirectory);
 }
 if (!fs.existsSync("./sharedPlugins/")) {
 	fs.mkdirSync("sharedPlugins");
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if (!fs.existsSync("./sharedMods/")) {
 	fs.mkdirSync("sharedMods");
 }
 const instance = process.argv[3];
-const instancedirectory = './instances/' + instance;
+const instancedirectory = config.instanceDirectory + '/' + instance;
 const command = process.argv[2];
 
 // Set the process title, shows up as the title of the CMD window on windows
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ if (!command || command == "help" || command == "--help") {
 	console.error("node client.js manage");
 	process.exit(1);
 } else if (command == "list") {
-	let instanceNames = fileOps.getDirectoriesSync("./instances/");
+	let instanceNames = fileOps.getDirectoriesSync(config.instanceDirectory);
 	instanceNames.unshift("Name:");
 	let longestInstanceName = 0;
 	// determine longest instance name
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ if (!command || command == "help" || command == "--help") {
 		if(instance.includes("Name:")){
 			factorioPort = "Port:"
 		} else {
-			factorioPort = require("./instances/"+instance+"/config").factorioPort;
+			factorioPort = require(config.instanceDirectory+"/"+instance+"/config").factorioPort;
 		}
 		factorioPorts.push(factorioPort);
 	});
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ if (!command || command == "help" || command == "--help") {
 	if (!process.argv[3]) {
 		console.error("Usage: node client.js delete [instance]");
 		process.exit(1);
-	} else if (typeof process.argv[3] == "string" && fs.existsSync("./instances/" + process.argv[3]) && process.argv[3] != "/" && process.argv[3] != "") {
-		fileOps.deleteFolderRecursiveSync("./instances/" + process.argv[3]);
+	} else if (typeof process.argv[3] == "string" && fs.existsSync(config.instanceDirectory+"/" + process.argv[3]) && process.argv[3] != "/" && process.argv[3] != "") {
+		fileOps.deleteFolderRecursiveSync(config.instanceDirectory+"/" + process.argv[3]);
 		console.log("Deleted instance " + process.argv[3]);
 		process.exit(0);
 	} else {
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ if (!command || command == "help" || command == "--help") {
 	// fs.symlinkSync('../../../sharedMods', instancedirectory + "/mods", 'junction') // This is broken because it can only take a file as first argument, not a folder
 	fs.writeFileSync(instancedirectory + "/config.ini", "[path]\r\n\
 read-data=__PATH__executable__/../../data\r\n\
-write-data=__PATH__executable__/../../../instances/" + instance + "\r\n\
+write-data=__PATH__executable__/../../../"+config.instanceDirectory+"/" + instance + "\r\n\
 	");
 	
 	// this line is probably not needed anymore but Im not gonna remove it
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ function instanceManagement() {
 							}
 						});
 						var form = req.form();
-						form.append('file', fs.createReadStream("./instances/"+instance+"/mods/"+mod));
+						form.append('file', fs.createReadStream(config.instanceDirectory+"/"+instance+"/mods/"+mod));
 					} else {
 						console.log("Not sending mod: " + mod + " to master because config.uploadModsToMaster is not enabled")
 					}
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ function hashMods(instanceName, callback) {
 	}
 	let hashedMods = [];
 	/*let mods = fs.readdirSync("./sharedMods/")*/
-	let instanceMods = fs.readdirSync("./instances/"+instanceName+"/mods/");
+	let instanceMods = fs.readdirSync(config.instanceDirectory+"/"+instanceName+"/mods/");
 	if(instanceMods.length == 0){
 		callback({}); // there are no mods installed, return an empty object
 	}
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ function hashMods(instanceName, callback) {
 		}
 	}
 	for(let i=0; i<instanceMods.length; i++){
-		let path = "./instances/"+instanceName+"/mods/"+instanceMods[i];
+		let path = config.instanceDirectory+"/"+instanceName+"/mods/"+instanceMods[i];
 		let name = instanceMods[i];
 		let options = {
 			files:path,
diff --git a/config.json.dist b/config.json.dist
index bd7ed42c..1811e692 100644
--- a/config.json.dist
+++ b/config.json.dist
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"__comment": "Where factorio folder. Should be in the same folder as this config file.",
 	"factorioDirectory": "factorio",
+	"instanceDirectory": "instances",
 	
 	"__comment1": "IP players should connect to to join your servers, should be portforwarded and stuff",
 	"publicIP": "localhost",
diff --git a/lib/getInstances.js b/lib/getInstances.js
index 6aeb540f..da61d237 100644
--- a/lib/getInstances.js
+++ b/lib/getInstances.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 const fileOps = require("_app/fileOps");
+const config = require("./../config");
 
 module.exports = {
 	sync: function(){
 		let instances;
 		try {
-			instances = fileOps.getDirectoriesSync("./instances/");
+			instances = fileOps.getDirectoriesSync(config.instanceDirectory);
 		} catch (e) {
 			// there are no instances created yet, probably missing the folder
 			instances = [];
diff --git a/lib/manager/modManager.js b/lib/manager/modManager.js
index 022fd013..943838dc 100644
--- a/lib/manager/modManager.js
+++ b/lib/manager/modManager.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ modManager.listMods("shared");
 module.exports.listMods = function(instance){
 	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 		if(instance && instances.includes(instance)){
-			factorioAPI.init(false, 'instances/'+instance+'/instanceMods', 'instances/'+instance+'/saves', config.factorio_version);
+			factorioAPI.init(false, config.instanceDirectory+'/'+instance+'/instanceMods', config.instanceDirectory+'/'+instance+'/saves', config.factorio_version);
 			factorioAPI.authenticate({
 				username: config.username,
 				token: config.token,
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module.exports.addMod = function(term, instance){
 		if(instance == "shared"){ // modDirectory has to end in /
 			var modDirectory = "sharedMods/";
 		} else {
-			var modDirectory = "instances/"+instance+"/instanceMods/";
+		var modDirectory = config.instanceDirectory+"/"+instance+"/instanceMods/";
 		}
 		if(term && term.length > 0){
 			if(term.includes("mods.factorio.com/mods/")){ // https://mods.factorio.com/mods/Danielv123/ChooChoo
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ module.exports.removeMod = function removeMod(term, instance, force = false){
 		if(instance == "shared"){ // modDirectory has to end in /
 			var modDirectory = "sharedMods/";
 		} else {
-			var modDirectory = "instances/"+instance+"/instanceMods/";
+		var modDirectory = config.instanceDirectory+"/"+instance+"/instanceMods/";
 		}
 		if(term && typeof term == "string" && term.length > 0){
 			let mods = fs.readdirSync(modDirectory);