diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index e4c00771..d763bc32 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE="Mail for the Mesh"
 ZERONET_ID_REPO="https://github.com/HelloZeroNet/ZeroID"
 ZERONET_ID_COMMIT='ccf14fdc96fa9cdb2ddd8a7ab283a8e17a4f234b'
 
+MESH_INSTALL_DIR=/var/lib
+
 # https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs
 IPFS_GO_REPO="https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs"
 IPFS_COMMIT='20b06a4cbce8884f5b194da6e98cb11f2c77f166'
@@ -2769,7 +2771,7 @@ function install_zeronet_blog {
 		return
 	fi
 
-	set_repo_commit /opt/zeronet/ZeroBlog "ZeroNet Blog commit" "$ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT" $ZERONET_BLOG_REPO
+	set_repo_commit $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroBlog "ZeroNet Blog commit" "$ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT" $ZERONET_BLOG_REPO
 
 	if grep -Fxq "install_zeronet_blog" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
 		return
@@ -2790,9 +2792,9 @@ function install_zeronet_blog {
 
 	ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TITLE="${MY_USERNAME}'s Blog"
 
-	cd /opt/zeronet
-	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> /opt/zeronet/blog.txt
-	if [ ! -f /opt/zeronet/blog.txt ]; then
+	cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
+	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/blog.txt
+	if [ ! -f $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/blog.txt ]; then
 		echo $'Unable to create blog'
 		exit 479
 	fi
@@ -2815,17 +2817,17 @@ function install_zeronet_blog {
 		exit 1639
 	fi
 
-	if [ ! -d "/opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS" ]; then
-		echo $"Unable to find site directory: /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS"
+	if [ ! -d "$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS" ]; then
+		echo $"Unable to find site directory: $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS"
 		exit 7638
 	fi
 
 	git_clone $ZERONET_BLOG_REPO ZeroBlog
-	if [ ! -d /opt/zeronet/ZeroBlog ]; then
+	if [ ! -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroBlog ]; then
 		echo $'ZeroBlog repo could not be cloned'
 		exit 6739
 	fi
-	cd /opt/zeronet/ZeroBlog
+	cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroBlog
 	git checkout $ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT
 	if ! grep -q "ZeroNet Blog commit" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
 		echo "ZeroNet Blog commit:$ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT" >> $COMPLETION_FILE
@@ -2835,17 +2837,17 @@ function install_zeronet_blog {
 
 	echo $"ZeroNet Blog address:     $ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS"
 	echo $"ZeroNet Blog private key: $ZERONET_BLOG_PRIVATE_KEY"
-	cp -r /opt/zeronet/ZeroBlog/* /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS
+	cp -r $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroBlog/* $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS
 
-	if [ ! -d /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data ]; then
-		mkdir /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data
+	if [ ! -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data ]; then
+		mkdir $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data
 	fi
-	cp /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data-default/data.json /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data
-	sed -i "s/MyZeroBlog/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data/data.json
-	sed -i "s/My ZeroBlog./$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TAGLINE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data/data.json
-	sed -i "s/ZeroBlog Demo/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s|<h3 class=\"description\">.*|<h3 class=\"description\">$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TAGLINE</h3>|g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s/Blogging platform Demo/Blogging platform/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/content.json
+	cp $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data-default/data.json $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data
+	sed -i "s/MyZeroBlog/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data/data.json
+	sed -i "s/My ZeroBlog./$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TAGLINE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data/data.json
+	sed -i "s/ZeroBlog Demo/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s|<h3 class=\"description\">.*|<h3 class=\"description\">$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TAGLINE</h3>|g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s/Blogging platform Demo/Blogging platform/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/content.json
 	python zeronet.py siteSign $ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS $ZERONET_BLOG_PRIVATE_KEY
 
 	# Add an avahi service
@@ -2881,7 +2883,7 @@ function install_zeronet_mail {
 		return
 	fi
 
-	set_repo_commit /opt/zeronet/ZeroMail "ZeroNet Mail commit" "$ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT" $ZERONET_MAIL_REPO
+	set_repo_commit $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail "ZeroNet Mail commit" "$ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT" $ZERONET_MAIL_REPO
 
 	if grep -Fxq "install_zeronet_mail" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
 		return
@@ -2902,9 +2904,9 @@ function install_zeronet_mail {
 
 	ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE="${MY_USERNAME}'s Mail"
 
-	cd /opt/zeronet
-	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> /opt/zeronet/mail.txt
-	if [ ! -f /opt/zeronet/mail.txt ]; then
+	cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
+	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/mail.txt
+	if [ ! -f $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/mail.txt ]; then
 		echo $'Unable to create mail'
 		exit 479
 	fi
@@ -2927,17 +2929,17 @@ function install_zeronet_mail {
 		exit 1639
 	fi
 
-	if [ ! -d "/opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS" ]; then
-		echo $"Unable to find site directory: /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS"
+	if [ ! -d "$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS" ]; then
+		echo $"Unable to find site directory: $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS"
 		exit 7638
 	fi
 
 	git_clone $ZERONET_MAIL_REPO ZeroMail
-	if [ ! -d /opt/zeronet/ZeroMail ]; then
+	if [ ! -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail ]; then
 		echo $'ZeroMail repo could not be cloned'
 		exit 6739
 	fi
-	cd /opt/zeronet/ZeroMail
+	cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail
 	git checkout $ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT
 	if ! grep -q "ZeroNet Mail commit" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
 		echo "ZeroNet Mail commit:$ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT" >> $COMPLETION_FILE
@@ -2947,17 +2949,17 @@ function install_zeronet_mail {
 
 	echo $"ZeroNet Mail address:     $ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS"
 	echo $"ZeroNet Mail private key: $ZERONET_MAIL_PRIVATE_KEY"
-	cp -r /opt/zeronet/ZeroMail/* /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS
+	cp -r $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail/* $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS
 
-	if [ ! -d /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data ]; then
-		mkdir /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
+	if [ ! -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data ]; then
+		mkdir $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
 	fi
-	cp /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data-default/data.json /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
-	sed -i "s/MyZeroMail/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
-	sed -i "s/My ZeroMail./$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
-	sed -i "s/ZeroMail Demo/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s|<h3 class=\"description\">.*|<h3 class=\"description\">$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE</h3>|g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s/Mailging platform Demo/Mailging platform/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/content.json
+	cp $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data-default/data.json $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
+	sed -i "s/MyZeroMail/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
+	sed -i "s/My ZeroMail./$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
+	sed -i "s/ZeroMail Demo/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s|<h3 class=\"description\">.*|<h3 class=\"description\">$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE</h3>|g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s/Mailging platform Demo/Mailging platform/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/content.json
 	python zeronet.py siteSign $ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS $ZERONET_MAIL_PRIVATE_KEY
 
 	# Add an avahi service
@@ -2994,7 +2996,7 @@ function install_zeronet_forum {
 	fi
 
 	# update to the next commit
-	set_repo_commit /opt/zeronet/ZeroTalk "ZeroNet Forum commit" "$ZERONET_FORUM_COMMIT" $ZERONET_FORUM_REPO
+	set_repo_commit $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroTalk "ZeroNet Forum commit" "$ZERONET_FORUM_COMMIT" $ZERONET_FORUM_REPO
 
 	if grep -Fxq "install_zeronet_forum" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
 		return
@@ -3015,9 +3017,9 @@ function install_zeronet_forum {
 
 	ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE=$"${MY_USERNAME}'s Forum"
 
-	cd /opt/zeronet
-	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> /opt/zeronet/forum.txt
-	if [ ! -f /opt/zeronet/forum.txt ]; then
+	cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
+	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/forum.txt
+	if [ ! -f $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/forum.txt ]; then
 		echo $'Unable to create forum'
 		exit 479
 	fi
@@ -3040,13 +3042,13 @@ function install_zeronet_forum {
 		exit 87356
 	fi
 
-	if [ ! -d "/opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS" ]; then
-		echo $"Unable to find site directory: /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS"
+	if [ ! -d "$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS" ]; then
+		echo $"Unable to find site directory: $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS"
 		exit 7638
 	fi
 
 	git_clone $ZERONET_FORUM_REPO ZeroTalk
-	if [ ! -d /opt/zeronet/ZeroTalk ]; then
+	if [ ! -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroTalk ]; then
 		echo $'ZeroTalk repo could not be cloned'
 		exit 6739
 	fi
@@ -3059,12 +3061,12 @@ function install_zeronet_forum {
 
 	echo $"Forum address:     $ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS"
 	echo $"Forum private key: $ZERONET_FORUM_PRIVATE_KEY"
-	cp -r /opt/zeronet/ZeroTalk/* /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS
-	sed -i "s/ZeroBoard/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s/ZeroTalk/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s|Demo for dynamic, decentralized content publishing.|$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TAGLINE|g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i 's/Messaging Board Demo/Messaging Board/g' /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/content.json
-	sed -i "s/ZeroBoard/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/content.json
+	cp -r $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroTalk/* $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS
+	sed -i "s/ZeroBoard/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s/ZeroTalk/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s|Demo for dynamic, decentralized content publishing.|$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TAGLINE|g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i 's/Messaging Board Demo/Messaging Board/g' $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/content.json
+	sed -i "s/ZeroBoard/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/content.json
 	python zeronet.py siteSign $ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS $ZERONET_FORUM_PRIVATE_KEY --inner_path data/users/content.json
 
 	# Add an avahi service
@@ -3101,7 +3103,7 @@ function install_zeronet {
 	fi
 
 	# update to the next commit
-	set_repo_commit /opt/zeronet "ZeroNet commit" "$ZERONET_COMMIT" $ZERONET_REPO
+	set_repo_commit $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet "ZeroNet commit" "$ZERONET_COMMIT" $ZERONET_REPO
 
 	if grep -Fxq "install_zeronet" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
 		return
diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 0909acca..58e58c2c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ MESH_DESKTOP_BACKGROUND_IMAGE=/usr/local/share/${PROJECT_NAME}_mesh_background.p
 # The browser application to use
 BROWSER=iceweasel
 
+MESH_INSTALL_DIR=/var/lib
+
 enable_eatmydata_override() {
 	chroot $rootdir apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y eatmydata
 	if [ -x $rootdir/usr/bin/eatmydata ] && \
@@ -922,25 +924,25 @@ function mesh_zeronet {
 	chroot "$rootdir" apt-get -y install python-pip bittornado
 	chroot "$rootdir" pip install msgpack-python --upgrade
 
-	chroot "$rootdir" useradd -d /opt/zeronet/ -s /bin/false zeronet
-	git clone $ZERONET_REPO $rootdir/opt/zeronet
-	if [ ! -d $rootdir/opt/zeronet ]; then
+	chroot "$rootdir" useradd -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ -s /bin/false zeronet
+	git clone $ZERONET_REPO $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
+	if [ ! -d $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet ]; then
 		echo 'WARNING: Unable to clone zeronet'
 		return
 	fi
-	cd $rootdir/opt/zeronet
+	cd $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
 	git checkout $ZERONET_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_COMMIT
 	if ! grep -q "ZeroNet commit" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
 		echo "ZeroNet commit:$ZERONET_COMMIT" >> $rootdir$COMPLETION_FILE
 	else
 		sed -i "s/ZeroNet commit.*/ZeroNet commit:$ZERONET_COMMIT/g" $COMPLETION_FILE
 	fi
-	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R zeronet:zeronet /opt/zeronet
+	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R zeronet:zeronet $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
 
 	# Hack to ensure that the file access port is opened
 	# This is because zeronet normally relies on an internet site
 	# to do this, but on a purely local mesh the internet isn't available
-	sed -i 's|fileserver_port = 0|fileserver_port = config.fileserver_port\n            sys.modules["main"].file_server.port_opened = True|g' $rootdir/opt/zeronet/src/Site/Site.py
+	sed -i 's|fileserver_port = 0|fileserver_port = config.fileserver_port\n            sys.modules["main"].file_server.port_opened = True|g' $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/src/Site/Site.py
 
 	ZERONET_DAEMON=$rootdir/etc/systemd/system/zeronet.service
 	echo '[Unit]' > $ZERONET_DAEMON
@@ -951,8 +953,8 @@ function mesh_zeronet {
 	echo 'Type=simple' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
 	echo 'User=zeronet' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
 	echo 'Group=zeronet' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
-	echo 'WorkingDirectory=/opt/zeronet' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
-	echo 'ExecStart=/usr/bin/python zeronet.py --ip_external replace.local --trackers_file /opt/zeronet/bootstrap' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
+	echo "WorkingDirectory=$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet" >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
+	echo "ExecStart=/usr/bin/python zeronet.py --ip_external replace.local --trackers_file $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/bootstrap" >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
 	echo '' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
 	echo 'TimeoutSec=300' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
 	echo '' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
@@ -968,19 +970,19 @@ function mesh_zeronet {
 	echo 'Type=simple' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo 'User=tracker' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo 'Group=tracker' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
-	echo 'WorkingDirectory=/opt/tracker' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
-	echo "ExecStart=/usr/bin/bttrack --port $TRACKER_PORT --dfile /opt/tracker/dstate --logfile /opt/tracker/tracker.log --nat_check 0 --scrape_allowed full --ipv6_enabled 0" >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
+	echo "WorkingDirectory=$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker" >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
+	echo "ExecStart=/usr/bin/bttrack --port $TRACKER_PORT --dfile $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker/dstate --logfile $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker/tracker.log --nat_check 0 --scrape_allowed full --ipv6_enabled 0" >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo '' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo 'TimeoutSec=300' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo '' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo '[Install]' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo 'WantedBy=multi-user.target' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 
-	chroot "$rootdir" useradd -d /opt/tracker/ -s /bin/false tracker
-	if [ ! -d $rootdir/opt/tracker ]; then
-		mkdir $rootdir/opt/tracker
+	chroot "$rootdir" useradd -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker/ -s /bin/false tracker
+	if [ ! -d $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker ]; then
+		mkdir $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker
 	fi
-	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R tracker:tracker /opt/tracker
+	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R tracker:tracker $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker
 
 	# publish regularly
 	echo "* *     * * *   root    zeronetavahi > /dev/null" >> $rootdir/etc/crontab
@@ -998,14 +1000,14 @@ function mesh_zeronet_blog {
 		ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} | grep "ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT=" | head -n 1 | awk -F "'" '{print $2}')
 	fi
 
-	git clone $ZERONET_BLOG_REPO $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroBlog
-	if [ ! -d $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroBlog ]; then
+	git clone $ZERONET_BLOG_REPO $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroBlog
+	if [ ! -d $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroBlog ]; then
 		echo $'ZeroBlog repo could not be cloned'
 		exit 6739
 	fi
-	cd $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroBlog
+	cd $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroBlog
 	git checkout $ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT
-	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R zeronet:zeronet /opt/zeronet
+	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R zeronet:zeronet $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
 }
 
 function mesh_zeronet_mail {
@@ -1017,14 +1019,14 @@ function mesh_zeronet_mail {
 		ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} | grep "ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT=" | head -n 1 | awk -F "'" '{print $2}')
 	fi
 
-	git clone $ZERONET_MAIL_REPO $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroMail
-	if [ ! -d $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroMail ]; then
+	git clone $ZERONET_MAIL_REPO $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail
+	if [ ! -d $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail ]; then
 		echo $'ZeroMail repo could not be cloned'
 		exit 78493
 	fi
-	cd $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroMail
+	cd $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail
 	git checkout $ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT
-	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R zeronet:zeronet /opt/zeronet
+	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R zeronet:zeronet $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
 }
 
 function mesh_zeronet_forum {
@@ -1036,14 +1038,14 @@ function mesh_zeronet_forum {
 		ZERONET_FORUM_COMMIT=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} | grep "ZERONET_FORUM_COMMIT=" | head -n 1 | awk -F "'" '{print $2}')
 	fi
 
-	git clone $ZERONET_FORUM_REPO $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroTalk
-	if [ ! -d $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroTalk ]; then
+	git clone $ZERONET_FORUM_REPO $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroTalk
+	if [ ! -d $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroTalk ]; then
 		echo $'ZeroTalk repo could not be cloned'
 		exit 78252
 	fi
-	cd $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroTalk
+	cd $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroTalk
 	git checkout $ZERONET_FORUM_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_FORUM_COMMIT
-	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R zeronet:zeronet /opt/zeronet
+	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R zeronet:zeronet $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
 }
 
 function mesh_zeronet_id {
@@ -1055,14 +1057,14 @@ function mesh_zeronet_id {
 		ZERONET_ID_COMMIT=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} | grep "ZERONET_ID_COMMIT=" | head -n 1 | awk -F "'" '{print $2}')
 	fi
 
-	git clone $ZERONET_ID_REPO $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroID
-	if [ ! -d $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroID ]; then
+	git clone $ZERONET_ID_REPO $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroID
+	if [ ! -d $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroID ]; then
 		echo $'ZeroID repo could not be cloned'
 		exit 37936
 	fi
-	cd $rootdir/opt/zeronet/ZeroID
+	cd $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroID
 	git checkout $ZERONET_ID_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_ID_COMMIT
-	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R zeronet:zeronet /opt/zeronet
+	chroot "$rootdir" chown -R zeronet:zeronet $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
 }
 
 function mesh_web_server {
diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-mesh b/src/freedombone-image-mesh
index a06a0869..ecc76658 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-mesh
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-mesh
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ TOX_NODES=
 #  '144.76.60.215,2a01:4f8:191:64d6::1,33445,04119E835DF3E78BACF0F84235B300546AF8B936F035185E2A8E9E0A67C8924F,sonOfRa,DE'
 #)
 
+MESH_INSTALL_DIR=/var/lib
+
 function set_hostname {
 	DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME="$1"
 
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ function regenerate_ssh_host_keys {
 }
 
 function configure_zeronet {
-	sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=/usr/bin/python zeronet.py --ip_external P${PEER_ID}.local --trackers_file /opt/zeronet/bootstrap|g" /etc/systemd/system/zeronet.service
+	sed -i "s|ExecStart=.*|ExecStart=/usr/bin/python zeronet.py --ip_external P${PEER_ID}.local --trackers_file $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/bootstrap|g" /etc/systemd/system/zeronet.service
 	echo $"zeronet daemon updated to P${PEER_ID}.local" >> $INSTALL_LOG
 }
 
@@ -89,9 +91,9 @@ function configure_zeronet_blog {
 	echo $'Updating ZeroNet Blog' >> $INSTALL_LOG
 	ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TITLE="${MY_USERNAME}'s Blog"
 
-	cd /opt/zeronet
-	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> /opt/zeronet/blog.txt
-	if [ ! -f /opt/zeronet/blog.txt ]; then
+	cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
+	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/blog.txt
+	if [ ! -f $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/blog.txt ]; then
 		echo $'Unable to create ZeroNet blog' >> $INSTALL_LOG
 		exit 7386
 	fi
@@ -114,24 +116,24 @@ function configure_zeronet_blog {
 		exit 1639
 	fi
 
-	if [ ! -d "/opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS" ]; then
-		echo $"Unable to find site directory: /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS" >> $INSTALL_LOG
+	if [ ! -d "$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS" ]; then
+		echo $"Unable to find site directory: $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS" >> $INSTALL_LOG
 		exit 7638
 	fi
 
 	echo $"ZeroNet Blog address:     $ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS" >> $INSTALL_LOG
 	echo $"ZeroNet Blog private key: $ZERONET_BLOG_PRIVATE_KEY" >> $INSTALL_LOG
-	cp -r /opt/zeronet/ZeroBlog/* /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS
+	cp -r $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroBlog/* $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS
 
-	if [ ! -d /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data ]; then
-		mkdir /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data
+	if [ ! -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data ]; then
+		mkdir $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data
 	fi
-	cp /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data-default/data.json /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data
-	sed -i "s/MyZeroBlog/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data/data.json
-	sed -i "s/My ZeroBlog./$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TAGLINE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data/data.json
-	sed -i "s/ZeroBlog Demo/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s|<h3 class=\"description\">.*|<h3 class=\"description\">$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TAGLINE</h3>|g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s/Blogging platform Demo/Blogging platform/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/content.json
+	cp $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data-default/data.json $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data
+	sed -i "s/MyZeroBlog/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data/data.json
+	sed -i "s/My ZeroBlog./$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TAGLINE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/data/data.json
+	sed -i "s/ZeroBlog Demo/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s|<h3 class=\"description\">.*|<h3 class=\"description\">$ZERONET_DEFAULT_BLOG_TAGLINE</h3>|g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s/Blogging platform Demo/Blogging platform/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS/content.json
 	python zeronet.py siteSign $ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS $ZERONET_BLOG_PRIVATE_KEY
 
 	# update the avahi service
@@ -163,9 +165,9 @@ function configure_zeronet_mail {
 	echo $'Updating ZeroNet Mail' >> $INSTALL_LOG
 	ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE="${MY_USERNAME}'s Mail"
 
-	cd /opt/zeronet
-	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> /opt/zeronet/mail.txt
-	if [ ! -f /opt/zeronet/mail.txt ]; then
+	cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
+	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/mail.txt
+	if [ ! -f $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/mail.txt ]; then
 		echo $'Unable to create ZeroNet mail' >> $INSTALL_LOG
 		exit 72574
 	fi
@@ -188,24 +190,24 @@ function configure_zeronet_mail {
 		exit 1639
 	fi
 
-	if [ ! -d "/opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS" ]; then
-		echo $"Unable to find site directory: /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS" >> $INSTALL_LOG
+	if [ ! -d "$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS" ]; then
+		echo $"Unable to find site directory: $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS" >> $INSTALL_LOG
 		exit 7638
 	fi
 
 	echo $"ZeroNet Mail address:     $ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS" >> $INSTALL_LOG
 	echo $"ZeroNet Mail private key: $ZERONET_MAIL_PRIVATE_KEY" >> $INSTALL_LOG
-	cp -r /opt/zeronet/ZeroMail/* /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS
+	cp -r $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail/* $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS
 
-	if [ ! -d /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data ]; then
-		mkdir /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
+	if [ ! -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data ]; then
+		mkdir $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
 	fi
-	cp /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data-default/data.json /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
-	sed -i "s/MyZeroMail/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
-	sed -i "s/My ZeroMail./$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
-	sed -i "s/ZeroMail Demo/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s|<h3 class=\"description\">.*|<h3 class=\"description\">$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE</h3>|g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s/Mailging platform Demo/Mailging platform/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/content.json
+	cp $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data-default/data.json $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
+	sed -i "s/MyZeroMail/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
+	sed -i "s/My ZeroMail./$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
+	sed -i "s/ZeroMail Demo/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s|<h3 class=\"description\">.*|<h3 class=\"description\">$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE</h3>|g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s/Mailging platform Demo/Mailging platform/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/content.json
 	python zeronet.py siteSign $ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS $ZERONET_MAIL_PRIVATE_KEY
 
 	# Add an avahi service
@@ -237,9 +239,9 @@ function configure_zeronet_forum {
 	echo $'Updating ZeroNet Forum' >> $INSTALL_LOG
 	ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE="${MY_USERNAME}'s Forum"
 
-	cd /opt/zeronet
-	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> /opt/zeronet/forum.txt
-	if [ ! -f /opt/zeronet/forum.txt ]; then
+	cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
+	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/forum.txt
+	if [ ! -f $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/forum.txt ]; then
 		echo $'Unable to create ZeroNet forum' >> $INSTALL_LOG
 		exit 47962
 	fi
@@ -262,19 +264,19 @@ function configure_zeronet_forum {
 		exit 87356
 	fi
 
-	if [ ! -d "/opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS" ]; then
-		echo $"Unable to find site directory: /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS" >> $INSTALL_LOG
+	if [ ! -d "$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS" ]; then
+		echo $"Unable to find site directory: $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS" >> $INSTALL_LOG
 		exit 7638
 	fi
 
 	echo $"Forum address:     $ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS"
 	echo $"Forum private key: $ZERONET_FORUM_PRIVATE_KEY"
-	cp -r /opt/zeronet/ZeroTalk/* /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS
-	sed -i "s/ZeroBoard/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s/ZeroTalk/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i "s|Demo for dynamic, decentralized content publishing.|$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TAGLINE|g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
-	sed -i 's/Messaging Board Demo/Messaging Board/g' /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/content.json
-	sed -i "s/ZeroBoard/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/content.json
+	cp -r $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroTalk/* $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS
+	sed -i "s/ZeroBoard/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s/ZeroTalk/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i "s|Demo for dynamic, decentralized content publishing.|$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TAGLINE|g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/index.html
+	sed -i 's/Messaging Board Demo/Messaging Board/g' $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/content.json
+	sed -i "s/ZeroBoard/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_FORUM_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS/content.json
 	python zeronet.py siteSign $ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS $ZERONET_FORUM_PRIVATE_KEY --inner_path data/users/content.json
 
 	# Add an avahi service
@@ -305,9 +307,9 @@ function configure_zeronet_forum {
 function configure_zeronet_id {
 	echo $'Updating ZeroID' >> $INSTALL_LOG
 
-	cd /opt/zeronet
-	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> /opt/zeronet/zeroid.txt
-	if [ ! -f /opt/zeronet/zeroid.txt ]; then
+	cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
+	python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/zeroid.txt
+	if [ ! -f $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/zeroid.txt ]; then
 		echo $'Unable to create ZeroID' >> $INSTALL_LOG
 		exit 47962
 	fi
@@ -330,16 +332,16 @@ function configure_zeronet_id {
 		exit 87356
 	fi
 
-	if [ ! -d "/opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_ID_ADDRESS" ]; then
-		echo $"Unable to find site directory: /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_ID_ADDRESS" >> $INSTALL_LOG
+	if [ ! -d "$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_ID_ADDRESS" ]; then
+		echo $"Unable to find site directory: $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_ID_ADDRESS" >> $INSTALL_LOG
 		exit 378434
 	fi
 
 	echo $"ZeroID address:     $ZERONET_ID_ADDRESS"
 	echo $"ZeroID private key: $ZERONET_ID_PRIVATE_KEY"
-	cp -r /opt/zeronet/ZeroID/* /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_ID_ADDRESS
+	cp -r $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroID/* $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_ID_ADDRESS
 	# TODO
-	sed -i "s///g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_ID_ADDRESS/content.json
+	sed -i "s///g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_ID_ADDRESS/content.json
 	python zeronet.py siteSign $ZERONET_ID_ADDRESS $ZERONET_ID_PRIVATE_KEY --inner_path data/users/content.json
 
 	# Add an avahi service
diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-install b/src/freedombone-mesh-install
index 5486b793..95b9e51f 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-install
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-install
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ ZERONET_PORT=
 # Directory where source code is downloaded and compiled
 INSTALL_DIR=$HOME/build
 
+MESH_INSTALL_DIR=/var/lib
+
 function show_help {
 	echo ''
 	echo $"${PROJECT_NAME}-mesh-install -f [function] -r [rootdir]"
@@ -682,25 +684,25 @@ function mesh_zeronet {
 	$CHROOT_PREFIX pip install msgpack-python --upgrade
 	$CHROOT_PREFIX pip install gevent --upgrade
 
-	$CHROOT_PREFIX useradd -d /opt/zeronet/ -s /bin/false zeronet
-	git_clone $ZERONET_REPO $rootdir/opt/zeronet
-	if [ ! -d $rootdir/opt/zeronet ]; then
+	$CHROOT_PREFIX useradd -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ -s /bin/false zeronet
+	git_clone $ZERONET_REPO $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
+	if [ ! -d $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet ]; then
 		echo 'WARNING: Unable to clone zeronet'
 		return
 	fi
-	cd $rootdir/opt/zeronet
+	cd $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
 	git checkout $ZERONET_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_COMMIT
 	if ! grep -q "ZeroNet commit" $COMPLETION_FILE; then
 		echo "ZeroNet commit:$ZERONET_COMMIT" >> $rootdir$COMPLETION_FILE
 	else
 		sed -i "s/ZeroNet commit.*/ZeroNet commit:$ZERONET_COMMIT/g" $COMPLETION_FILE
 	fi
-	chown -R zeronet:zeronet $rootdir/opt/zeronet
+	chown -R zeronet:zeronet $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
 
 	# Hack to ensure that the file access port is opened
 	# This is because zeronet normally relies on an internet site
 	# to do this, but on a purely local mesh the internet isn't available
-	sed -i 's|fileserver_port = 0|fileserver_port = config.fileserver_port\n            sys.modules["main"].file_server.port_opened = True|g' $rootdir/opt/zeronet/src/Site/Site.py
+	sed -i 's|fileserver_port = 0|fileserver_port = config.fileserver_port\n            sys.modules["main"].file_server.port_opened = True|g' $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/src/Site/Site.py
 
 	ZERPNET_DAEMON=$rootdir/etc/systemd/system/zeronet.service
 	echo '[Unit]' > $ZERONET_DAEMON
@@ -711,8 +713,8 @@ function mesh_zeronet {
 	echo 'Type=simple' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
 	echo 'User=zeronet' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
 	echo 'Group=zeronet' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
-	echo 'WorkingDirectory=/opt/zeronet' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
-	echo 'ExecStart=/usr/bin/python zeronet.py --ip_external replace.local --trackers_file /opt/zeronet/bootstrap' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
+	echo "WorkingDirectory=$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet" >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
+	echo "ExecStart=/usr/bin/python zeronet.py --ip_external replace.local --trackers_file $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/bootstrap" >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
 	echo '' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
 	echo 'TimeoutSec=300' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
 	echo '' >> $ZERONET_DAEMON
@@ -728,19 +730,19 @@ function mesh_zeronet {
 	echo 'Type=simple' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo 'User=tracker' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo 'Group=tracker' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
-	echo 'WorkingDirectory=/opt/tracker' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
-	echo "ExecStart=/usr/bin/bttrack --port $TRACKER_PORT --dfile /opt/tracker/dstate --logfile /opt/tracker/tracker.log --nat_check 0 --scrape_allowed full --ipv6_enabled 0" >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
+	echo "WorkingDirectory=$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker" >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
+	echo "ExecStart=/usr/bin/bttrack --port $TRACKER_PORT --dfile $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker/dstate --logfile $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker/tracker.log --nat_check 0 --scrape_allowed full --ipv6_enabled 0" >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo '' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo 'TimeoutSec=300' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo '' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo '[Install]' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 	echo 'WantedBy=multi-user.target' >> $TRACKER_DAEMON
 
-	$CHROOT_PREFIX useradd -d /opt/tracker/ -s /bin/false tracker
-	if [ ! -d $rootdir/opt/tracker ]; then
-		mkdir $rootdir/opt/tracker
+	$CHROOT_PREFIX useradd -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker/ -s /bin/false tracker
+	if [ ! -d $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker ]; then
+		mkdir $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker
 	fi
-	chown -R tracker:tracker $rootdir/opt/tracker
+	chown -R tracker:tracker $rootdir$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/tracker
 
 	# publish regularly
 	echo "* *     * * *   root    zeronetavahi > /dev/null" >> $rootdir/etc/crontab
diff --git a/src/freedombone-meshweb b/src/freedombone-meshweb
index c7653e37..6be093d1 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-meshweb
+++ b/src/freedombone-meshweb
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE=$"Mail for the Mesh"
 
 IPFS_PORT=4001
 
+MESH_INSTALL_DIR=/var/lib
+
 function install_ipfs {
   if [ ! -f /home/$MY_USERNAME/go/bin/ipfs ]; then
       if [ ! -d /usr/local/go ]; then
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ function install_zeronet_blog {
         echo $'ZeroBlog repo could not be cloned'
         exit 6739
     fi
-    cd /opt/zeronet/ZeroBlog
+    cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroBlog
     git checkout $ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_BLOG_COMMIT
 
     echo $"Blog address:     $ZERONET_BLOG_ADDRESS"
@@ -243,9 +245,9 @@ function install_zeronet_mail {
 
   ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE=$"${MY_USERNAME}'s Mail"
 
-  cd /opt/zeronet
-  python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> /opt/zeronet/mail.txt
-  if [ ! -f /opt/zeronet/mail.txt ]; then
+  cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
+  python zeronet.py --batch siteCreate 2> $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/mail.txt
+  if [ ! -f $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/mail.txt ]; then
       echo 'Unable to create mail'
       exit 479
   fi
@@ -268,32 +270,32 @@ function install_zeronet_mail {
       exit 1639
   fi
 
-  if [ ! -d "/opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS" ]; then
-      echo $"Unable to find site directory: /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS"
+  if [ ! -d "$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS" ]; then
+      echo $"Unable to find site directory: $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS"
       exit 7638
   fi
 
   git clone $ZERONET_MAIL_REPO ZeroMail
-  if [ ! -d /opt/zeronet/ZeroMail ]; then
+  if [ ! -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail ]; then
       echo $'ZeroMail repo could not be cloned'
       exit 6739
   fi
-  cd /opt/zeronet/ZeroMail
+  cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail
   git checkout $ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_MAIL_COMMIT
 
   echo $"ZeroNet Mail address:     $ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS"
   echo $"ZeroNet Mail private key: $ZERONET_MAIL_PRIVATE_KEY"
-  cp -r /opt/zeronet/ZeroMail/* /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS
+  cp -r $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroMail/* $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS
 
-  if [ ! -d /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data ]; then
-      mkdir /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
+  if [ ! -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data ]; then
+      mkdir $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
   fi
-  cp /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data-default/data.json /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
-  sed -i "s/MyZeroMail/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
-  sed -i "s/My ZeroMail./$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
-  sed -i "s/ZeroMail Demo/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
-  sed -i "s|<h3 class=\"description\">.*|<h3 class=\"description\">$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE</h3>|g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
-  sed -i "s/Mailging platform Demo/Mailging platform/g" /opt/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/content.json
+  cp $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data-default/data.json $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data
+  sed -i "s/MyZeroMail/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
+  sed -i "s/My ZeroMail./$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/data/data.json
+  sed -i "s/ZeroMail Demo/$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TITLE/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
+  sed -i "s|<h3 class=\"description\">.*|<h3 class=\"description\">$ZERONET_DEFAULT_MAIL_TAGLINE</h3>|g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/index.html
+  sed -i "s/Mailging platform Demo/Mailging platform/g" $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/data/$ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS/content.json
   python zeronet.py siteSign $ZERONET_MAIL_ADDRESS $ZERONET_MAIL_PRIVATE_KEY
 
   # Add an avahi service
@@ -375,7 +377,7 @@ function install_zeronet_forum {
         echo $'ZeroTalk repo could not be cloned'
         exit 6739
     fi
-    cd /opt/zeronet/ZeroTalk
+    cd $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet/ZeroTalk
     git checkout $ZERONET_FORUM_COMMIT -b $ZERONET_FORUM_COMMIT
 
     echo $"Forum address:     $ZERONET_FORUM_ADDRESS"
@@ -483,8 +485,8 @@ if [[ $SERVER_INSTALLATION == "no" ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-if [ -d /opt/zeronet ]; then
-    ZERONET_DIR=/opt/zeronet
+if [ -d $MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet ]; then
+    ZERONET_DIR=$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
 fi
 
 if [[ $SERVER_INSTALLATION == "no" ]]; then
diff --git a/src/zeronetavahi b/src/zeronetavahi
index 53682681..c75f1781 100755
--- a/src/zeronetavahi
+++ b/src/zeronetavahi
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ PROJECT_NAME='freedombone'
 export TEXTDOMAIN=$PROJECT_NAME-zeronetavahi
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR="/usr/share/locale"
 
+MESH_INSTALL_DIR=/var/lib
 WEB_PAGE_TITLE=$"${PROJECT_NAME} Mesh"
 TRACKER_PORT=6969
-ZERONET_INSTALL=/opt/zeronet
+ZERONET_INSTALL=$MESH_INSTALL_DIR/zeronet
 ZERONET_USER_HOME=/home/zeronet
 MY_USERNAME=$USER