diff --git a/configs/backup/backup_engine b/configs/backup/backup_engine
index d8f0484..ab8457f 100644
--- a/configs/backup/backup_engine
+++ b/configs/backup/backup_engine
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Backup Engine - **ADVANCED** Engine-level knobs most users won't need to touch
 # ================================================================================
 CFG_BACKUP_ENGINE=restic                                       # Default Backup Engine - Fallback engine for new locations (each location can override) [restic:Restic|borg:BorgBackup|kopia:Kopia]
-CFG_BACKUP_DEFAULT_PATH=/docker/backups                        # Default Backup Location - Base directory for locations set to Automatic path mode; each location lives in its own numbered subfolder (<path>/<id>)
+CFG_BACKUP_DEFAULT_PATH=                                        # Default Backup Location - Base directory for locations set to Automatic path mode; each location lives in its own numbered subfolder (<path>/<id>). Empty = the LibrePortal backups root (own mount-able).
 CFG_BACKUP_STRATEGY=auto                                       # Backup Strategy - How containers are quiesced before snapshotting [auto:Automatic — live where safe, stop otherwise (recommended)|stop-snapshot-start:Stop → snapshot → start (always safe)|pause-snapshot-unpause:Pause → snapshot → unpause (less downtime)|live:Live — snapshot while running (force)]
 CFG_BACKUP_VERIFY_AFTER=true                                   # Verify After Backup - Run integrity check after each backup
 CFG_BACKUP_VERIFY_DATA_PERCENT=5                               # Verify Data Sample % - Percentage of repo data to checksum-verify weekly
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/backend/routes/service-routes.js b/containers/libreportal/backend/routes/service-routes.js
index b51c683..eed0a9a 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/backend/routes/service-routes.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/backend/routes/service-routes.js
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ const router = express.Router();
 
 const TASKS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'frontend', 'data', 'tasks');
 const FIFO_PATH = path.join(TASKS_DIR, '.queue.fifo');
-const CONTAINERS_DIR = '/docker/containers';
+// Host live-app-data root. Provided by the compose env (LP_CONTAINERS_DIR, filled
+// from the host's containers root at generation — see scripts/source/paths.sh).
+// Falls back to the legacy /docker path so a container that hasn't been recreated
+// since the split-layout change keeps working until it is.
+const CONTAINERS_DIR = process.env.LP_CONTAINERS_DIR || '/docker/containers';
 const APPS_SERVICES_JSON = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'frontend', 'data', 'apps', 'generated', 'apps-services.json');
 
 // =====================================================================
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/docker-compose.yml b/containers/libreportal/docker-compose.yml
index c5e4f2a..a16cbd2 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/containers/libreportal/docker-compose.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       FRONTEND_PATH: /data/frontend
       LIBREPORTAL_CONFIG_PATH: /app/libreportal.config
+      LP_CONTAINERS_DIR: CONTAINERS_DIR_DATA #LIBREPORTAL|CONTAINERS_DIR_TAG|CONTAINERS_DIR_DATA
       TZ: TIMEZONE_DATA #LIBREPORTAL|TIMEZONE_TAG|TIMEZONE_DATA
     labels:
       libreportal.category: "CATEGORY_DATA" #LIBREPORTAL|CATEGORY_TAG|CATEGORY_DATA
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 98b577b..4e3bd0d 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -110,22 +110,47 @@ lp_lib_dir="/usr/local/lib/libreportal"
 command_script="$lp_lib_dir/libreportal"
 command_symlink="/usr/local/bin/libreportal"
 
-# Directories
-docker_dir="/docker"
-containers_dir="$docker_dir/containers/"
-ssl_dir="$docker_dir/ssl/"
-ssh_dir="$docker_dir/ssh/"
-wireguard_dir="$docker_dir/wireguard/"
-logs_dir="$docker_dir/logs/"
-configs_dir="$docker_dir/configs/"
-backup_dir="$docker_dir/backups"
-restore_dir="$docker_dir/restore"
-migrate_dir="$docker_dir/migrate"
-# Install Scripts
-script_dir="$docker_dir/install"
-install_configs_dir="$script_dir/configs/"
-install_containers_dir="$script_dir/containers/"
-install_scripts_dir="$script_dir/scripts/"
+# Directories — three independently-relocatable roots (see scripts/source/paths.sh
+# for the canonical description). Defaults below; overridden by --system-dir /
+# --containers-dir / --backups-dir (parsed in the flag loop) via the LP_*_DIR
+# vars. init.sh derives inline (kept in sync with paths.sh) because the bare
+# /root/init.sh reinstall copy has no scripts/ alongside to source.
+#   LP_SYSTEM_DIR     — manager-owned control plane (configs/logs/install/db/…)
+#   LP_CONTAINERS_DIR — container-user-owned live app data
+#   LP_BACKUPS_DIR    — container-user-owned backup repos (own mount-able)
+libreportalDerivePaths() {
+    # Transitional compat: an existing install (legacy single /docker tree,
+    # identified by its config marker) keeps using /docker until a deliberate
+    # reinstall — so deploying new code never strands a running box.
+    if [[ -z "${LP_SYSTEM_DIR:-}" ]]; then
+        if [[ ! -e /libreportal-system && -f /docker/configs/general/general_docker_install ]]; then
+            LP_SYSTEM_DIR=/docker
+            : "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:=/docker/containers}"
+            : "${LP_BACKUPS_DIR:=/docker/backups}"
+        else
+            LP_SYSTEM_DIR=/libreportal-system
+        fi
+    fi
+    : "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:=/libreportal-containers}"
+    : "${LP_BACKUPS_DIR:=/libreportal-backups}"
+
+    docker_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR"
+    system_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR"
+    configs_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/configs/"
+    logs_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/logs/"
+    ssl_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/ssl/"
+    ssh_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/ssh/"
+    wireguard_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/wireguard/"
+    migrate_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/migrate"
+    restore_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/restore"
+    script_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/install"
+    install_configs_dir="$script_dir/configs/"
+    install_containers_dir="$script_dir/containers/"
+    install_scripts_dir="$script_dir/scripts/"
+    containers_dir="$LP_CONTAINERS_DIR/"
+    backup_dir="$LP_BACKUPS_DIR"
+}
+libreportalDerivePaths
 
 # Parse flags
 init_shift_count=0
diff --git a/scripts/backup/locations/location_migrate.sh b/scripts/backup/locations/location_migrate.sh
index 1895217..d9f355b 100644
--- a/scripts/backup/locations/location_migrate.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup/locations/location_migrate.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ backupLocationsMigrate()
         runFileOp chown "$owner":"$owner" "$loc_dir"
         runFileOp chmod 0700 "$loc_dir"
 
-        local old_pass="/docker/configs/security/restic/loc_${idx}.pass"
+        local old_pass="${configs_dir}security/restic/loc_${idx}.pass"
         local pass_value=""
         if [[ -f "$old_pass" ]]; then
             pass_value=$(runFileOp cat "$old_pass" | tr -d '\n\r')
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ backupLocationsMigrate()
             replacePlainPasswords "$cfg_file"
         fi
 
-        local old_kopia="/docker/configs/security/restic/kopia/loc_${idx}.config"
+        local old_kopia="${configs_dir}security/restic/kopia/loc_${idx}.config"
         local new_kopia
         new_kopia=$(backupLocationKopiaConfig "$idx")
         if [[ -f "$old_kopia" ]]; then
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ backupLocationsMigrate()
             isNotice "Moved kopia state for location $idx → $new_kopia"
         fi
 
-        local old_ssh="/docker/configs/security/restic/ssh/loc_${idx}.key"
+        local old_ssh="${configs_dir}security/restic/ssh/loc_${idx}.key"
         local new_ssh
         new_ssh=$(backupLocationSshKey "$idx")
         if [[ -f "$old_ssh" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/backup/locations/location_paths.sh b/scripts/backup/locations/location_paths.sh
index 948c31b..422e882 100644
--- a/scripts/backup/locations/location_paths.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup/locations/location_paths.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ backupLocationResolvedPath()
     if [[ "$mode" == "auto" ]]; then
         # Base dir is the configurable Default Backup Location (Backup Engine
         # config); each location gets its own numbered subfolder.
-        local base="${CFG_BACKUP_DEFAULT_PATH:-$docker_dir/backups}"
+        local base="${CFG_BACKUP_DEFAULT_PATH:-${backup_dir:-$docker_dir/backups}}"
         echo "${base%/}/${idx}"
     else
         resticLocationField "$idx" PATH
diff --git a/scripts/config/tags/manager/tags_manager_update.sh b/scripts/config/tags/manager/tags_manager_update.sh
index aa047ab..5c72ab8 100755
--- a/scripts/config/tags/manager/tags_manager_update.sh
+++ b/scripts/config/tags/manager/tags_manager_update.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ tagsManagerUpdateUniversalTag()
     # manager-owned configs/ + install templates use runInstallOp. The read
     # (awk above) needs no escalation — config/compose files are world-readable.
     local op="runInstallOp"
-    [[ "$file_path" == "$containers_dir"* || "$file_path" == /docker/containers/* ]] && op="runFileOp"
+    [[ "$file_path" == "$containers_dir"* || "$file_path" == "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:-/libreportal-containers}"/* ]] && op="runFileOp"
     $op sed -i "/#LIBREPORTAL|${tag_name}|/s|${esc_placeholder}|${esc_new}|g" "$file_path"
 }
diff --git a/scripts/config/tags/processors/tags_processor_standard_replacements.sh b/scripts/config/tags/processors/tags_processor_standard_replacements.sh
index 3a9977f..dfa3be4 100755
--- a/scripts/config/tags/processors/tags_processor_standard_replacements.sh
+++ b/scripts/config/tags/processors/tags_processor_standard_replacements.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ tagsProcessorStandardReplacements()
     tagsManagerUpdateUniversalTag "$full_file_path" "DOMAINSUBNAME_TAG" "$host_setup"
     tagsManagerUpdateUniversalTag "$full_file_path" "TIMEZONE_TAG" "$CFG_TIMEZONE"
     tagsManagerUpdateUniversalTag "$full_file_path" "DOCKER_NETWORK_TAG" "$CFG_NETWORK_NAME"
-    
+    # Host live-app-data root, passed into the WebUI container (only the
+    # libreportal compose carries this tag; "only update tags that exist").
+    tagsManagerUpdateUniversalTag "$full_file_path" "CONTAINERS_DIR_TAG" "${containers_dir%/}"
+
     isSuccessful "Standard LibrePortal tag replacements applied using universal tag manager"
 }
diff --git a/scripts/crontab/crontab_clean.sh b/scripts/crontab/crontab_clean.sh
index 2e47fac..bb1e726 100755
--- a/scripts/crontab/crontab_clean.sh
+++ b/scripts/crontab/crontab_clean.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 crontabClean() 
 {
     # Remove old backup log entries
-    data_to_remove=" >> /docker/logs/backup.log 2>&1"
+    data_to_remove=" >> ${logs_dir}${backup_log_file} 2>&1"
     
     if crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$data_to_remove"; then
         crontab -l 2>/dev/null | sed "s|$data_to_remove||g" | crontab -
diff --git a/scripts/crontab/task/crontab_check_processor.sh b/scripts/crontab/task/crontab_check_processor.sh
index ea0c082..48a310b 100755
--- a/scripts/crontab/task/crontab_check_processor.sh
+++ b/scripts/crontab/task/crontab_check_processor.sh
@@ -16,13 +16,18 @@ if [[ "$script_check_processor_flag" == "start_script" ]]; then
 # them every privileged op is "command not found". Same bootstrap as
 # crontab_task_processor.sh. These files are pure function/var defs, safe to
 # source.
-LP_SCRIPTS="${install_scripts_dir:-/docker/install/scripts/}"
-LP_DOCKER_CFG="/docker/configs/general/general_docker_install"
+# Self-locate the scripts dir, then load the relocatable path roots (sets
+# docker_dir/containers_dir/configs_dir/…). Same bootstrap as the task processor.
+LP_SELF_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" 2>/dev/null && pwd)"
+LP_SCRIPTS="${install_scripts_dir:-$(cd "$LP_SELF_DIR/../.." 2>/dev/null && pwd)/}"
+[[ -f "${LP_SCRIPTS}source/paths.sh" ]] && source "${LP_SCRIPTS}source/paths.sh"
+LP_SCRIPTS="${install_scripts_dir:-$LP_SCRIPTS}"
+LP_DOCKER_CFG="${configs_dir:-/libreportal-system/configs/}general/general_docker_install"
 [[ -f "$LP_DOCKER_CFG" ]] && \
   eval "$(grep -E '^CFG_DOCKER_INSTALL_(TYPE|USER)=' "$LP_DOCKER_CFG" | sed 's/[[:space:]]*#.*//')"
 : "${sudo_user_name:=libreportal}"
-: "${containers_dir:=/docker/containers/}"
-: "${docker_dir:=/docker}"
+: "${containers_dir:=/libreportal-containers/}"
+: "${docker_dir:=/libreportal-system}"
 for _lp_f in docker/command/run_privileged.sh \
              docker/command/docker_run_install.sh \
              checks/requirements/check_install_type.sh; do
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ command -v resolveDockerInstallUser >/dev/null 2>&1 && resolveDockerInstallUser
 # Essential configuration (keeping your original structure)
 TASK_DIR=""
 if [[ "$TASK_DIR" == "" ]]; then
-  TASK_DIR="/docker/containers/libreportal/frontend/data/tasks"
+  TASK_DIR="${containers_dir:-/libreportal-containers/}libreportal/frontend/data/tasks"
 fi
 LOCK_FILE="$TASK_DIR/task_processor.lock"
 
diff --git a/scripts/crontab/task/crontab_task_processor.sh b/scripts/crontab/task/crontab_task_processor.sh
index b3baeb2..b970308 100755
--- a/scripts/crontab/task/crontab_task_processor.sh
+++ b/scripts/crontab/task/crontab_task_processor.sh
@@ -32,13 +32,19 @@ script_task_processor_flag="$1"
 # docker-install-owned task dir fails ("command not found") and tasks loop
 # forever. Load them here — these files are pure function/var defs, safe to
 # source, no side effects.
-LP_SCRIPTS="${install_scripts_dir:-/docker/install/scripts/}"
-LP_DOCKER_CFG="/docker/configs/general/general_docker_install"
+# Self-locate the scripts dir (where systemd launched us) so we can load the
+# relocatable path roots — paths.sh sets docker_dir/containers_dir/configs_dir/…
+# (the data + backup roots can't be derived from our own location).
+LP_SELF_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" 2>/dev/null && pwd)"
+LP_SCRIPTS="${install_scripts_dir:-$(cd "$LP_SELF_DIR/../.." 2>/dev/null && pwd)/}"
+[[ -f "${LP_SCRIPTS}source/paths.sh" ]] && source "${LP_SCRIPTS}source/paths.sh"
+LP_SCRIPTS="${install_scripts_dir:-$LP_SCRIPTS}"
+LP_DOCKER_CFG="${configs_dir:-/libreportal-system/configs/}general/general_docker_install"
 [[ -f "$LP_DOCKER_CFG" ]] && \
   eval "$(grep -E '^CFG_DOCKER_INSTALL_(TYPE|USER)=' "$LP_DOCKER_CFG" | sed 's/[[:space:]]*#.*//')"
 : "${sudo_user_name:=libreportal}"
-: "${containers_dir:=/docker/containers/}"
-: "${docker_dir:=/docker}"
+: "${containers_dir:=/libreportal-containers/}"
+: "${docker_dir:=/libreportal-system}"
 for _lp_f in docker/command/run_privileged.sh \
              docker/command/docker_run_install.sh \
              checks/requirements/check_install_type.sh; do
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ command -v resolveDockerInstallUser >/dev/null 2>&1 && resolveDockerInstallUser
 #  PATHS & CONSTANTS
 # ============================================================================
 
-TASK_DIR="${TASK_DIR:-/docker/containers/libreportal/frontend/data/tasks}"
+TASK_DIR="${TASK_DIR:-${containers_dir:-/libreportal-containers/}libreportal/frontend/data/tasks}"
 LOCK_FILE="$TASK_DIR/.processor.lock"
 FIFO="$TASK_DIR/.queue.fifo"
 LOG_FILE="$TASK_DIR/task_processor.log"
diff --git a/scripts/docker/command/run_privileged.sh b/scripts/docker/command/run_privileged.sh
index b8408f7..9f364b2 100644
--- a/scripts/docker/command/run_privileged.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker/command/run_privileged.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ _runRootHelper() {
     if [[ -x "$helper" ]]; then
         sudo "$helper" "$@"
     elif [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then
-        bash "${script_dir:-/docker/install}/scripts/system/$name" "$@"
+        bash "${script_dir:-/libreportal-system/install}/scripts/system/$name" "$@"
     else
         sudo "$helper" "$@"
     fi
diff --git a/scripts/function/file/copy_file.sh b/scripts/function/file/copy_file.sh
index ab2ef33..4443836 100755
--- a/scripts/function/file/copy_file.sh
+++ b/scripts/function/file/copy_file.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ copyFile()
     # the manager-owned control plane (configs/logs/etc.) is runInstallOp.
     # Mirrors createTouch's path-based ownership; $user_name is now advisory.
     local op="runInstallOp"
-    [[ "$save_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$save_dir" == /docker/containers/* ]] && op="runFileOp"
+    [[ "$save_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$save_dir" == "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:-/libreportal-containers}"/* ]] && op="runFileOp"
 
     if [ "$silent_flag" == "loud" ]; then
         local result=$($op cp $flags_full "$file" "$save_dir")
diff --git a/scripts/function/file/copy_files.sh b/scripts/function/file/copy_files.sh
index d2be18b..aaeea82 100755
--- a/scripts/function/file/copy_files.sh
+++ b/scripts/function/file/copy_files.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ copyFiles()
 
     # Write as the destination's owner (see copyFile).
     local op="runInstallOp"
-    [[ "$save_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$save_dir" == /docker/containers/* ]] && op="runFileOp"
+    [[ "$save_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$save_dir" == "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:-/libreportal-containers}"/* ]] && op="runFileOp"
 
     local files=($($op find "$source" -type f))
     if [ ${#files[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/function/file/create_touch.sh b/scripts/function/file/create_touch.sh
index 45f32d0..62cdda0 100755
--- a/scripts/function/file/create_touch.sh
+++ b/scripts/function/file/create_touch.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ createTouch()
     local file_dir=$(dirname "$clean_file")
 
     local op="runInstallOp"
-    if [[ "$clean_file" == "$containers_dir"* || "$clean_file" == /docker/containers/* ]]; then
+    if [[ "$clean_file" == "$containers_dir"* || "$clean_file" == "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:-/libreportal-containers}"/* ]]; then
         op="runFileOp"
     fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/function/file/move_file.sh b/scripts/function/file/move_file.sh
index 6c54ce0..d55ff48 100755
--- a/scripts/function/file/move_file.sh
+++ b/scripts/function/file/move_file.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ moveFile()
     if [ -e "$file" ]; then
         # Move as the destination's owner — no root, no chown (see copyFile).
         local op="runInstallOp"
-        [[ "$save_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$save_dir" == /docker/containers/* ]] && op="runFileOp"
+        [[ "$save_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$save_dir" == "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:-/libreportal-containers}"/* ]] && op="runFileOp"
         local result=$($op mv "$file" "$save_dir")
         checkSuccess "Moving $file_name to $save_dir"
     else
diff --git a/scripts/function/folder/copy_folder.sh b/scripts/function/folder/copy_folder.sh
index 0683bef..ddece96 100755
--- a/scripts/function/folder/copy_folder.sh
+++ b/scripts/function/folder/copy_folder.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ copyFolder()
     local user_name="$3"   # advisory — the destination path determines the owner
 
     # Write as the destination's owner — no root, no chown (see copyFile).
-    if [[ "$save_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$save_dir" == /docker/containers/* ]]; then
-        if [[ "$folder" == "$containers_dir"* || "$folder" == /docker/containers/* ]]; then
+    if [[ "$save_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$save_dir" == "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:-/libreportal-containers}"/* ]]; then
+        if [[ "$folder" == "$containers_dir"* || "$folder" == "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:-/libreportal-containers}"/* ]]; then
             # container -> container: same owner (dockerinstall), a plain cp works.
             local result=$(runFileOp cp -rf "$folder" "$save_dir")
         else
diff --git a/scripts/function/folder/copy_folders.sh b/scripts/function/folder/copy_folders.sh
index 7e1fb42..c29f304 100755
--- a/scripts/function/folder/copy_folders.sh
+++ b/scripts/function/folder/copy_folders.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ copyFolders()
 
     # Write as the destination's owner — no root, no chown (see copyFile).
     local op="runInstallOp"
-    [[ "$save_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$save_dir" == /docker/containers/* ]] && op="runFileOp"
+    [[ "$save_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$save_dir" == "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:-/libreportal-containers}"/* ]] && op="runFileOp"
 
     local subdirs=($(find "$source" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d))
     if [ ${#subdirs[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/function/folder/create_folder.sh b/scripts/function/folder/create_folder.sh
index 079fb88..746e2a2 100755
--- a/scripts/function/folder/create_folder.sh
+++ b/scripts/function/folder/create_folder.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ createFolders()
         # AS that user via runFileOp — creating it as the right owner avoids a
         # chown-to-another-user the unprivileged runtime can't do. Mirrors
         # createTouch; the $user_name hint is advisory for these paths.
-        if [[ "$clean_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$clean_dir" == /docker/containers/* ]]; then
+        if [[ "$clean_dir" == "$containers_dir"* || "$clean_dir" == "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:-/libreportal-containers}"/* ]]; then
             if [ ! -d "$dir_path" ]; then
                 local result=$(runFileOp mkdir -p "$dir_path")
                 [ "$silent_flag" == "loud" ] && checkSuccess "Creating $folder_name directory"
diff --git a/scripts/function/run/reinstall_libreportal.sh b/scripts/function/run/reinstall_libreportal.sh
index f2a15be..5eb0894 100755
--- a/scripts/function/run/reinstall_libreportal.sh
+++ b/scripts/function/run/reinstall_libreportal.sh
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@ runReinstall()
         AUTH_HTTP_REPO_URL="http://${CFG_GIT_USER}:${CFG_GIT_KEY}@${CLEAN_GIT_URL}.git"
 
         # Try HTTPS first
-        if runAsManager git clone -q "$AUTH_HTTPS_REPO_URL" "/docker/install" 2>/dev/null; then
-            runSystem cp -f /docker/install/init.sh /root/
-            echo "SUCCESS: Git repository cloned via HTTPS into /docker/install."
+        if runAsManager git clone -q "$AUTH_HTTPS_REPO_URL" "$script_dir" 2>/dev/null; then
+            runSystem cp -f "$script_dir/init.sh" /root/
+            echo "SUCCESS: Git repository cloned via HTTPS into $script_dir."
             echo ""
             echo "SUCCESS: Reinstallation complete, you can now run the "libreportal run" command."
             echo ""
         else
             # If HTTPS fails, try HTTP
-            if runAsManager git clone -q "$AUTH_HTTP_REPO_URL" "/docker/install" 2>/dev/null; then
-                runSystem cp -f /docker/install/init.sh /root/
-                echo "SUCCESS: Git repository cloned via HTTP into /docker/install."
+            if runAsManager git clone -q "$AUTH_HTTP_REPO_URL" "$script_dir" 2>/dev/null; then
+                runSystem cp -f "$script_dir/init.sh" /root/
+                echo "SUCCESS: Git repository cloned via HTTP into $script_dir."
                 echo ""
                 echo "SUCCESS: Reinstallation complete, you can now run the "libreportal run" command."
                 echo ""
diff --git a/scripts/headscale/local/headscale_generate_auth.sh b/scripts/headscale/local/headscale_generate_auth.sh
index d0ce8ef..aca66cb 100755
--- a/scripts/headscale/local/headscale_generate_auth.sh
+++ b/scripts/headscale/local/headscale_generate_auth.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 setupHeadscaleGenerateAuthKey()
 {
     headscale_preauthkey=""
-    local temp_key_file="/docker/key.txt"
+    local temp_key_file="${docker_dir:-/libreportal-system}/key.txt"
 
     local CFG_INSTALL_NAME=$(echo "$CFG_INSTALL_NAME" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
     dockerCommandRun "docker exec headscale headscale preauthkeys create -e 1h -u $CFG_INSTALL_NAME" > "$temp_key_file" 2>&1
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_crowdsec.sh b/scripts/install/install_crowdsec.sh
index 88b72e0..fff6124 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_crowdsec.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_crowdsec.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # mount set takes effect.
 crowdsecToggleLibrePortalLogMounts() {
     local mode="$1"
-    local compose="/docker/containers/libreportal/docker-compose.yml"
+    local compose="${containers_dir}libreportal/docker-compose.yml"
     [[ -f "$compose" ]] || return 0
 
     case "$mode" in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ crowdsecToggleLibrePortalLogMounts() {
 
     if runFileOp docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^libreportal-service$'; then
         isNotice "Recreating libreportal so log mount toggle takes effect..."
-        ( cd /docker/containers/libreportal && runAsManager docker compose up -d >/dev/null 2>&1 ) || true
+        ( cd "${containers_dir}libreportal" && runAsManager docker compose up -d >/dev/null 2>&1 ) || true
     fi
 }
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ installCrowdsecHost()
         #      (use the rotate Tools action for that); this is a visibility
         #      surface, not the auth source of truth.
         local key_file="/etc/crowdsec/traefik_bouncer.key"
-        local cfg_file="/docker/configs/security/security_crowdsec"
+        local cfg_file="${configs_dir}security/security_crowdsec"
 
         if ! runSystem cscli bouncers list -o raw 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^traefik-bouncer'; then
             local bouncer_key
diff --git a/scripts/install/install_restic.sh b/scripts/install/install_restic.sh
index 497645b..afed02d 100644
--- a/scripts/install/install_restic.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/install_restic.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ installResticHost()
 
 installResticMigrateLegacyPasswords()
 {
-    local pass_dir="/docker/configs/security/restic"
+    local pass_dir="${configs_dir}security/restic"
     [[ ! -d "$pass_dir" ]] && return 0
 
     declare -A legacy_map=(
diff --git a/scripts/source/files/generate_arrays.sh b/scripts/source/files/generate_arrays.sh
index 0ed4cee..11136d9 100755
--- a/scripts/source/files/generate_arrays.sh
+++ b/scripts/source/files/generate_arrays.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ EOF
                     "source/files/app_files.sh"|"source/files/cli_files.sh"| \
                     "source/loading/check_files.sh"|"source/loading/initilize_files.sh"| \
                     "source/loading/scan_files.sh"|"source/load_sources.sh"| \
+                    "source/paths.sh"| \
                     "source/files/generate_arrays.sh")
                         continue
                         ;;
diff --git a/scripts/source/paths.sh b/scripts/source/paths.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae6b2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/source/paths.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# LibrePortal path roots — single source of truth for the (relocatable) layout.
+#
+# Three independently-placeable roots, each owned by exactly one principal:
+#   LP_SYSTEM_DIR      control plane — manager (libreportal) owned, 750
+#                        configs/ logs/ install/ database.db ssl/ ssh/ migrate/ restore/
+#   LP_CONTAINERS_DIR  live app data — container user (dockerinstall) owned (rootless)
+#   LP_BACKUPS_DIR     restic/kopia repos — container user owned (separable / own mount)
+#
+# The roots come from the environment when set (the install bakes them into the
+# task-processor systemd unit, and the CLI/app inherit them from init.sh), else
+# they default to /libreportal-*. A custom location is chosen at INSTALL time and
+# baked by root — never read at runtime from a manager-writable config.
+#
+# SECURITY: the root-owned helpers under /usr/local/lib/libreportal/ do NOT source
+# this file. They get the paths baked in at install (sed placeholders), so the
+# manager cannot redirect a root `chown`/`chmod` by editing config. This file is
+# only for the manager-run code (app, CLI, task processor), which runs without
+# extra privilege.
+#
+# Mirror copy: init.sh derives the same vars inline (it is self-contained for the
+# bare /root/init.sh reinstall case, where scripts/ isn't alongside). Keep the two
+# derivations in sync.
+
+# --- Resolve the three roots ------------------------------------------------
+# Transitional compat: an EXISTING install (the legacy single /docker tree,
+# identified by its config marker) keeps using /docker until a deliberate
+# reinstall to the split layout — so deploying new code never strands a running
+# box. Fresh installs (no marker) get the /libreportal-* split.
+if [[ -z "${LP_SYSTEM_DIR:-}" ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -e /libreportal-system && -f /docker/configs/general/general_docker_install ]]; then
+        LP_SYSTEM_DIR=/docker
+        : "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:=/docker/containers}"
+        : "${LP_BACKUPS_DIR:=/docker/backups}"
+    else
+        LP_SYSTEM_DIR=/libreportal-system
+    fi
+fi
+: "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:=/libreportal-containers}"
+: "${LP_BACKUPS_DIR:=/libreportal-backups}"
+
+# --- Derived: system tree (manager-owned). docker_dir is the legacy name. ---
+docker_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR"
+system_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR"
+configs_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/configs/"
+logs_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/logs/"
+ssl_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/ssl/"
+ssh_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/ssh/"
+wireguard_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/wireguard/"
+migrate_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/migrate"
+restore_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/restore"
+script_dir="$LP_SYSTEM_DIR/install"
+install_configs_dir="$script_dir/configs/"
+install_containers_dir="$script_dir/containers/"
+install_scripts_dir="$script_dir/scripts/"
+
+# --- Derived: data tree (container-user-owned) — the root IS the dir ---------
+containers_dir="$LP_CONTAINERS_DIR/"
+
+# --- Derived: backups tree (container-user-owned; own mount-able) -----------
+backup_dir="$LP_BACKUPS_DIR"
diff --git a/scripts/webui/data/utils/webui_atomic_write.sh b/scripts/webui/data/utils/webui_atomic_write.sh
index a408811..a070a56 100755
--- a/scripts/webui/data/utils/webui_atomic_write.sh
+++ b/scripts/webui/data/utils/webui_atomic_write.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ atomicWriteWebUI() {
     # can write the dockerinstall-owned WebUI/app files. Temp + rename share the
     # target's directory, so the mv stays atomic (same filesystem, same owner).
     local op="runInstallOp" wop="runInstallWrite"
-    if [[ "$target_file" == "$containers_dir"* || "$target_file" == /docker/containers/* ]]; then
+    if [[ "$target_file" == "$containers_dir"* || "$target_file" == "${LP_CONTAINERS_DIR:-/libreportal-containers}"/* ]]; then
         op="runFileOp"; wop="runFileWrite"
     fi
 
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index def88ba..53365e0 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ showRunHelp()
 
 initLibrePortal()
 {
+    # Load the relocatable path roots up front (sets logs_dir/docker_dir/…) — the
+    # install-log below needs logs_dir before load_sources runs. cwd is the install
+    # dir, so the relative path resolves.
+    [[ -f "scripts/source/paths.sh" ]] && source "scripts/source/paths.sh"
+
     # For the full application loading
     if [[ "$initial_command1" == "run" ]]; then
         if [[ -z "$initial_command2" ]]; then
@@ -46,8 +51,8 @@ initLibrePortal()
         # Capture the install run to a log so credentials/URLs can be recovered
         # after we clear the screen at the end.
         if [[ "$initial_command2" == "install" ]]; then
-            install_log_path="/docker/logs/install-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).log"
-            sudo mkdir -p /docker/logs 2>/dev/null
+            install_log_path="${logs_dir:-/libreportal-system/logs/}install-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).log"
+            sudo mkdir -p "${logs_dir:-/libreportal-system/logs/}" 2>/dev/null
             sudo touch "$install_log_path" 2>/dev/null
             # Own it by whoever runs the install (the manager under Model A) so the
             # tee below — which runs as that user, not root — can append. A