diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 8ac1d4c..1bfb42e 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-use std::env;
+use std::{env, path::PathBuf};
 
 use secrecy::SecretString;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 pub struct Config {
     pub server_secret: SecretString,
+    pub state_dir: PathBuf,
 }
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ impl Config {
     pub fn new() -> Result<Self, ConfigError> {
         dotenvy::dotenv().map_err(|err| ConfigError::Unknown(err.into()))?;
         let server_secret = env::var("SERVER_SECRET").map(SecretString::from).map_err(|_| ConfigError::MissingServerSecret)?;
-        Ok(Self{server_secret})
+        let state_dir = env::var("RUKOSYNC_STATE_DIR").map_or_else(|_| PathBuf::from("/tmp/"), PathBuf::from);
+        Ok(Self{server_secret, state_dir})
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 182d55e..dd759b0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::path::Path;
-
 use axum::{Json, Router, response::{IntoResponse as _, Response}, routing};
 use rukosync::{api::{syncs, users}, app::AppState, config::Config, };
 use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
@@ -18,9 +16,10 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .init();
     let config = Config::new()?;
 
-    let app_state = AppState::new(Path::new("/tmp/kosync.db"), &config).await?;
+    let db_path = config.state_dir.join("kosync.db");
+    tracing::info!("Database at {:?}", db_path);
+    let app_state = AppState::new(&db_path, &config).await?;
 
-    tracing::info!("Hello");
 
     let app = Router::new()
         .route("/healthcheck", routing::get(healthcheck))