diff --git a/app/AppKernel.php b/app/AppKernel.php
index 347197e..902b558 100644
--- a/app/AppKernel.php
+++ b/app/AppKernel.php
@@ -69,19 +69,24 @@ class AppKernel extends Kernel
         return __DIR__;
     }
 
+    public function getProjectDir()
+    {
+        return getenv('WALLABAG_DATA') ?: dirname(__DIR__);
+    }
+
     public function getCacheDir()
     {
-        return dirname(__DIR__) . '/var/cache/' . $this->getEnvironment();
+        return $this->getProjectDir() . '/var/cache/' . $this->getEnvironment();
     }
 
     public function getLogDir()
     {
-        return dirname(__DIR__) . '/var/logs';
+        return $this->getProjectDir() . '/var/logs';
     }
 
     public function registerContainerConfiguration(LoaderInterface $loader)
     {
-        $loader->load($this->getRootDir() . '/config/config_' . $this->getEnvironment() . '.yml');
+        $loader->load($this->getProjectDir() . '/app/config/config_' . $this->getEnvironment() . '.yml');
 
         $loader->load(function ($container) {
             if ($container->getParameter('use_webpack_dev_server')) {