diff --git a/core/.prettierrc b/core/.prettierrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4207953b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/.prettierrc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "semi": false,
+  "singleQuote": true,
+  "quoteProps": "consistent",
+  "trailingComma": "es5",
+  "endOfLine": "auto"
+}
diff --git a/core/src/api/index.ts b/core/src/api/index.ts
index 3cf70a105..a3d0361e7 100644
--- a/core/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/api/index.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ export enum AppRoute {
   openExternalUrl = 'openExternalUrl',
   openAppDirectory = 'openAppDirectory',
   openFileExplore = 'openFileExplorer',
+  selectDirectory = 'selectDirectory',
+  getAppConfigurations = 'getAppConfigurations',
+  updateAppConfiguration = 'updateAppConfiguration',
   relaunch = 'relaunch',
   joinPath = 'joinPath',
   baseName = 'baseName',
   startServer = 'startServer',
   stopServer = 'stopServer',
-  log = 'log'
+  log = 'log',
+  logServer = 'logServer',
 }
 
 export enum AppEvent {
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ export enum FileSystemRoute {
 }
 export enum FileManagerRoute {
   syncFile = 'syncFile',
-  getUserSpace = 'getUserSpace',
+  getJanDataFolderPath = 'getJanDataFolderPath',
   getResourcePath = 'getResourcePath',
   fileStat = 'fileStat',
 }
diff --git a/core/src/core.ts b/core/src/core.ts
index 7a2c84278..aa545e10e 100644
--- a/core/src/core.ts
+++ b/core/src/core.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ const abortDownload: (fileName: string) => Promise<any> = (fileName) =>
   global.core.api?.abortDownload(fileName)
 
 /**
- * Gets the user space path.
- * @returns {Promise<any>} A Promise that resolves with the user space path.
+ * Gets Jan's data folder path.
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<string>} A Promise that resolves with Jan's data folder path.
  */
-const getUserSpace = (): Promise<string> => global.core.api?.getUserSpace()
+const getJanDataFolderPath = (): Promise<string> => global.core.api?.getJanDataFolderPath()
 
 /**
  * Opens the file explorer at a specific path.
@@ -103,12 +104,12 @@ export {
   executeOnMain,
   downloadFile,
   abortDownload,
-  getUserSpace,
+  getJanDataFolderPath,
   openFileExplorer,
   getResourcePath,
   joinPath,
   openExternalUrl,
   baseName,
   log,
-  FileStat
+  FileStat,
 }
diff --git a/core/src/node/api/common/builder.ts b/core/src/node/api/common/builder.ts
index eccdcc7ca..953daa7da 100644
--- a/core/src/node/api/common/builder.ts
+++ b/core/src/node/api/common/builder.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 import { JanApiRouteConfiguration, RouteConfiguration } from './configuration'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { ContentType, MessageStatus, Model, ThreadMessage } from './../../../index'
-
-const os = require('os')
-
-const path = join(os.homedir(), 'jan')
+import { getJanDataFolderPath } from '../../utils'
 
 export const getBuilder = async (configuration: RouteConfiguration) => {
-  const directoryPath = join(path, configuration.dirName)
+  const directoryPath = join(getJanDataFolderPath(), configuration.dirName)
   try {
     if (!fs.existsSync(directoryPath)) {
       console.debug('model folder not found')
@@ -72,7 +69,7 @@ export const deleteBuilder = async (configuration: RouteConfiguration, id: strin
     }
   }
 
-  const directoryPath = join(path, configuration.dirName)
+  const directoryPath = join(getJanDataFolderPath(), configuration.dirName)
   try {
     const data = await retrieveBuilder(configuration, id)
     if (!data) {
@@ -94,7 +91,7 @@ export const deleteBuilder = async (configuration: RouteConfiguration, id: strin
 }
 
 export const getMessages = async (threadId: string): Promise<ThreadMessage[]> => {
-  const threadDirPath = join(path, 'threads', threadId)
+  const threadDirPath = join(getJanDataFolderPath(), 'threads', threadId)
   const messageFile = 'messages.jsonl'
   try {
     const files: string[] = fs.readdirSync(threadDirPath)
@@ -155,7 +152,7 @@ export const createThread = async (thread: any) => {
       created: Date.now(),
       updated: Date.now(),
     }
-    const threadDirPath = join(path, 'threads', updatedThread.id)
+    const threadDirPath = join(getJanDataFolderPath(), 'threads', updatedThread.id)
     const threadJsonPath = join(threadDirPath, threadMetadataFileName)
 
     if (!fs.existsSync(threadDirPath)) {
@@ -189,7 +186,7 @@ export const updateThread = async (threadId: string, thread: any) => {
     updated: Date.now(),
   }
   try {
-    const threadDirPath = join(path, 'threads', updatedThread.id)
+    const threadDirPath = join(getJanDataFolderPath(), 'threads', updatedThread.id)
     const threadJsonPath = join(threadDirPath, threadMetadataFileName)
 
     await fs.writeFileSync(threadJsonPath, JSON.stringify(updatedThread, null, 2))
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ export const createMessage = async (threadId: string, message: any) => {
       ],
     }
 
-    const threadDirPath = join(path, 'threads', threadId)
+    const threadDirPath = join(getJanDataFolderPath(), 'threads', threadId)
     const threadMessagePath = join(threadDirPath, threadMessagesFileName)
 
     if (!fs.existsSync(threadDirPath)) {
@@ -246,9 +243,12 @@ export const createMessage = async (threadId: string, message: any) => {
   }
 }
 
-export const downloadModel = async (modelId: string, network?: { proxy?: string, ignoreSSL?: boolean }) => {
-  const strictSSL = !network?.ignoreSSL;
-  const proxy = network?.proxy?.startsWith('http') ? network.proxy : undefined;
+export const downloadModel = async (
+  modelId: string,
+  network?: { proxy?: string; ignoreSSL?: boolean }
+) => {
+  const strictSSL = !network?.ignoreSSL
+  const proxy = network?.proxy?.startsWith('http') ? network.proxy : undefined
   const model = await retrieveBuilder(JanApiRouteConfiguration.models, modelId)
   if (!model || model.object !== 'model') {
     return {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export const downloadModel = async (modelId: string, network?: { proxy?: string,
     }
   }
 
-  const directoryPath = join(path, 'models', modelId)
+  const directoryPath = join(getJanDataFolderPath(), 'models', modelId)
   if (!fs.existsSync(directoryPath)) {
     fs.mkdirSync(directoryPath)
   }
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export const downloadModel = async (modelId: string, network?: { proxy?: string,
   const modelBinaryPath = join(directoryPath, modelId)
 
   const request = require('request')
-  const rq = request({url: model.source_url, strictSSL, proxy })
+  const rq = request({ url: model.source_url, strictSSL, proxy })
   const progress = require('request-progress')
   progress(rq, {})
     .on('progress', function (state: any) {
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ export const chatCompletions = async (request: any, reply: any) => {
   reply.raw.writeHead(200, {
     'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
     'Cache-Control': 'no-cache',
-    Connection: 'keep-alive',
+    'Connection': 'keep-alive',
   })
 
   const headers: Record<string, any> = {
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ const getEngineConfiguration = async (engineId: string) => {
   if (engineId !== 'openai') {
     return undefined
   }
-  const directoryPath = join(path, 'engines')
+  const directoryPath = join(getJanDataFolderPath(), 'engines')
   const filePath = join(directoryPath, `${engineId}.json`)
   const data = await fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf-8')
   return JSON.parse(data)
diff --git a/core/src/node/api/routes/download.ts b/core/src/node/api/routes/download.ts
index f78a9acc9..b4e11f957 100644
--- a/core/src/node/api/routes/download.ts
+++ b/core/src/node/api/routes/download.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { DownloadRoute } from "../../../api";
-import { join } from "path";
-import { userSpacePath } from "../../extension/manager";
-import { DownloadManager } from "../../download";
-import { HttpServer } from "../HttpServer";
-import { createWriteStream } from "fs";
+import { DownloadRoute } from '../../../api'
+import { join } from 'path'
+import { DownloadManager } from '../../download'
+import { HttpServer } from '../HttpServer'
+import { createWriteStream } from 'fs'
+import { getJanDataFolderPath } from '../../utils'
 import { normalizeFilePath } from "../../path";
 
 export const downloadRouter = async (app: HttpServer) => {
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const downloadRouter = async (app: HttpServer) => {
     const body = JSON.parse(req.body as any);
     const normalizedArgs = body.map((arg: any) => {
       if (typeof arg === "string") {
-        return join(userSpacePath, normalizeFilePath(arg));
+        return join(getJanDataFolderPath(), normalizeFilePath(arg));
       }
       return arg;
     });
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const downloadRouter = async (app: HttpServer) => {
     const body = JSON.parse(req.body as any);
     const normalizedArgs = body.map((arg: any) => {
       if (typeof arg === "string") {
-        return join(userSpacePath, normalizeFilePath(arg));
+        return join(getJanDataFolderPath(), normalizeFilePath(arg));
       }
       return arg;
     });
diff --git a/core/src/node/api/routes/extension.ts b/core/src/node/api/routes/extension.ts
index a3a3a2e19..02bc54eb3 100644
--- a/core/src/node/api/routes/extension.ts
+++ b/core/src/node/api/routes/extension.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 import { join, extname } from 'path'
 import { ExtensionRoute } from '../../../api/index'
-import { userSpacePath } from '../../extension/manager'
 import { ModuleManager } from '../../module'
 import { getActiveExtensions, installExtensions } from '../../extension/store'
 import { HttpServer } from '../HttpServer'
 
 import { readdirSync } from 'fs'
+import { getJanExtensionsPath } from '../../utils'
 
 export const extensionRouter = async (app: HttpServer) => {
   // TODO: Share code between node projects
-  app.post(`/${ExtensionRoute.getActiveExtensions}`, async (req, res) => {
+  app.post(`/${ExtensionRoute.getActiveExtensions}`, async (_req, res) => {
     const activeExtensions = await getActiveExtensions()
     res.status(200).send(activeExtensions)
   })
 
-  app.post(`/${ExtensionRoute.baseExtensions}`, async (req, res) => {
+  app.post(`/${ExtensionRoute.baseExtensions}`, async (_req, res) => {
     const baseExtensionPath = join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'pre-install')
     const extensions = readdirSync(baseExtensionPath)
       .filter((file) => extname(file) === '.tgz')
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const extensionRouter = async (app: HttpServer) => {
     res.status(200).send(extensions)
   })
 
-  app.post(`/${ExtensionRoute.installExtension}`, async (req, res) => {
+  app.post(`/${ExtensionRoute.installExtension}`, async (req) => {
     const extensions = req.body as any
     const installed = await installExtensions(JSON.parse(extensions)[0])
     return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(installed))
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const extensionRouter = async (app: HttpServer) => {
   app.post(`/${ExtensionRoute.invokeExtensionFunc}`, async (req, res) => {
     const args = JSON.parse(req.body as any)
     console.debug(args)
-    const module = await import(join(userSpacePath, 'extensions', args[0]))
+    const module = await import(join(getJanExtensionsPath(), args[0]))
 
     ModuleManager.instance.setModule(args[0], module)
     const method = args[1]
diff --git a/core/src/node/api/routes/fileManager.ts b/core/src/node/api/routes/fileManager.ts
index 04ab1913b..159c23a0c 100644
--- a/core/src/node/api/routes/fileManager.ts
+++ b/core/src/node/api/routes/fileManager.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { HttpServer } from '../../index'
 export const fsRouter = async (app: HttpServer) => {
   app.post(`/app/${FileManagerRoute.syncFile}`, async (request: any, reply: any) => {})
 
-  app.post(`/app/${FileManagerRoute.getUserSpace}`, async (request: any, reply: any) => {})
+  app.post(`/app/${FileManagerRoute.getJanDataFolderPath}`, async (request: any, reply: any) => {})
 
   app.post(`/app/${FileManagerRoute.getResourcePath}`, async (request: any, reply: any) => {})
 
diff --git a/core/src/node/api/routes/fs.ts b/core/src/node/api/routes/fs.ts
index 9c34498b6..5f511af27 100644
--- a/core/src/node/api/routes/fs.ts
+++ b/core/src/node/api/routes/fs.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { FileSystemRoute } from '../../../api'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { HttpServer } from '../HttpServer'
-import { userSpacePath } from '../../extension/manager'
+import { getJanDataFolderPath } from '../../utils'
 
 export const fsRouter = async (app: HttpServer) => {
   const moduleName = 'fs'
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const fsRouter = async (app: HttpServer) => {
           return mdl[route](
             ...body.map((arg: any) =>
               typeof arg === 'string' && arg.includes('file:/')
-                ? join(userSpacePath, arg.replace('file:/', ''))
+                ? join(getJanDataFolderPath(), arg.replace('file:/', ''))
                 : arg,
             ),
           )
diff --git a/core/src/node/extension/extension.ts b/core/src/node/extension/extension.ts
index 070703688..aeb0277c0 100644
--- a/core/src/node/extension/extension.ts
+++ b/core/src/node/extension/extension.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default class Extension {
       const pacote = await import('pacote')
       await pacote.extract(
         this.specifier,
-        join(ExtensionManager.instance.extensionsPath ?? '', this.name ?? ''),
+        join(ExtensionManager.instance.getExtensionsPath() ?? '', this.name ?? ''),
         this.installOptions,
       )
 
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ export default class Extension {
    * @returns the latest available version if a new version is available or false if not.
    */
   async isUpdateAvailable() {
-      return import('pacote').then((pacote) => {
-        if (this.origin) {
-        return pacote.manifest(this.origin).then((mnf) => { 
+    return import('pacote').then((pacote) => {
+      if (this.origin) {
+        return pacote.manifest(this.origin).then((mnf) => {
           return mnf.version !== this.version ? mnf.version : false
         })
       }
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ export default class Extension {
    * Remove extension and refresh renderers.
    * @returns {Promise}
    */
-  async uninstall() {
-    const extPath = resolve(ExtensionManager.instance.extensionsPath ?? '', this.name ?? '')
+  async uninstall(): Promise<void> {
+    const path = ExtensionManager.instance.getExtensionsPath()
+    const extPath = resolve(path ?? '', this.name ?? '')
     await rmdirSync(extPath, { recursive: true })
 
     this.emitUpdate()
diff --git a/core/src/node/extension/index.ts b/core/src/node/extension/index.ts
index e685fc0ae..ed8544773 100644
--- a/core/src/node/extension/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/node/extension/index.ts
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ async function registerExtensionProtocol() {
   let electron: any = undefined
 
   try {
-    const moduleName = "electron"
+    const moduleName = 'electron'
     electron = await import(moduleName)
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('Electron is not available')
   }
-  
+  const extensionPath = ExtensionManager.instance.getExtensionsPath()
   if (electron) {
     return electron.protocol.registerFileProtocol('extension', (request: any, callback: any) => {
       const entry = request.url.substr('extension://'.length - 1)
 
-      const url = normalize(ExtensionManager.instance.extensionsPath + entry)
+      const url = normalize(extensionPath + entry)
       callback({ path: url })
     })
   }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ function loadExtension(ext: any) {
  * @returns {extensionManager} A set of functions used to manage the extension lifecycle.
  */
 export function getStore() {
-  if (!ExtensionManager.instance.extensionsPath) {
+  if (!ExtensionManager.instance.getExtensionsFile()) {
     throw new Error(
       'The extension path has not yet been set up. Please run useExtensions before accessing the store',
     )
@@ -133,4 +133,4 @@ export function getStore() {
     getActiveExtensions,
     removeExtension,
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/core/src/node/extension/manager.ts b/core/src/node/extension/manager.ts
index abfe916c0..c66d7b163 100644
--- a/core/src/node/extension/manager.ts
+++ b/core/src/node/extension/manager.ts
@@ -1,44 +1,45 @@
-import { join, resolve } from "path";
+import { join, resolve } from 'path'
+
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs'
 
-import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
-import { homedir } from "os"
 /**
  * Manages extension installation and migration.
  */
 
-export const userSpacePath = join(homedir(), "jan");
-
 export class ExtensionManager {
-  public static instance: ExtensionManager = new ExtensionManager();
+  public static instance: ExtensionManager = new ExtensionManager()
 
-  extensionsPath: string | undefined = join(userSpacePath, "extensions");
+  private extensionsPath: string | undefined
 
   constructor() {
     if (ExtensionManager.instance) {
-      return ExtensionManager.instance;
+      return ExtensionManager.instance
     }
   }
 
+  getExtensionsPath(): string | undefined {
+    return this.extensionsPath
+  }
+
   setExtensionsPath(extPath: string) {
     // Create folder if it does not exist
-    let extDir;
+    let extDir
     try {
-      extDir = resolve(extPath);
-      if (extDir.length < 2) throw new Error();
+      extDir = resolve(extPath)
+      if (extDir.length < 2) throw new Error()
 
-      if (!existsSync(extDir)) mkdirSync(extDir);
+      if (!existsSync(extDir)) mkdirSync(extDir)
 
-      const extensionsJson = join(extDir, "extensions.json");
-      if (!existsSync(extensionsJson))
-        writeFileSync(extensionsJson, "{}");
+      const extensionsJson = join(extDir, 'extensions.json')
+      if (!existsSync(extensionsJson)) writeFileSync(extensionsJson, '{}')
 
-      this.extensionsPath = extDir;
+      this.extensionsPath = extDir
     } catch (error) {
-      throw new Error("Invalid path provided to the extensions folder");
+      throw new Error('Invalid path provided to the extensions folder')
     }
   }
 
   getExtensionsFile() {
-    return join(this.extensionsPath ?? "", "extensions.json");
+    return join(this.extensionsPath ?? '', 'extensions.json')
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/node/index.ts b/core/src/node/index.ts
index ff50fa0fc..10385ecfc 100644
--- a/core/src/node/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/node/index.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ export * from './download'
 export * from './module'
 export * from './api'
 export * from './log'
+export * from './utils'
 export * from './path'
diff --git a/core/src/node/log.ts b/core/src/node/log.ts
index 6c9712b6a..8a5155d8d 100644
--- a/core/src/node/log.ts
+++ b/core/src/node/log.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,35 @@
 import fs from 'fs'
 import util from 'util'
-import path from 'path'
-import os from 'os'
+import { getAppLogPath, getServerLogPath } from './utils'
 
-export const logDir = path.join(os.homedir(), 'jan', 'logs')
-
-export const log = function (message: string, fileName: string = 'app.log') {
-  if (!fs.existsSync(logDir)) {
-    fs.mkdirSync(logDir, { recursive: true })
-  }
+export const log = function (message: string) {
+  const appLogPath = getAppLogPath()
   if (!message.startsWith('[')) {
     message = `[APP]::${message}`
   }
 
   message = `${new Date().toISOString()} ${message}`
 
-  if (fs.existsSync(logDir)) {
-    var log_file = fs.createWriteStream(path.join(logDir, fileName), {
+  if (fs.existsSync(appLogPath)) {
+    var log_file = fs.createWriteStream(appLogPath, {
+      flags: 'a',
+    })
+    log_file.write(util.format(message) + '\n')
+    log_file.close()
+    console.debug(message)
+  }
+}
+
+export const logServer = function (message: string) {
+  const serverLogPath = getServerLogPath()
+  if (!message.startsWith('[')) {
+    message = `[SERVER]::${message}`
+  }
+
+  message = `${new Date().toISOString()} ${message}`
+
+  if (fs.existsSync(serverLogPath)) {
+    var log_file = fs.createWriteStream(serverLogPath, {
       flags: 'a',
     })
     log_file.write(util.format(message) + '\n')
diff --git a/core/src/node/utils/index.ts b/core/src/node/utils/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00db04c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/node/utils/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { AppConfiguration } from "../../types";
+import { join } from "path";
+import fs from "fs";
+import os from "os";
+
+// TODO: move this to core
+const configurationFileName = "settings.json";
+
+// TODO: do no specify app name in framework module
+const defaultJanDataFolder = join(os.homedir(), "jan");
+const defaultAppConfig: AppConfiguration = {
+  data_folder: defaultJanDataFolder,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Getting App Configurations.
+ *
+ * @returns {AppConfiguration} The app configurations.
+ */
+export const getAppConfigurations = (): AppConfiguration => {
+  // Retrieve Application Support folder path
+  // Fallback to user home directory if not found
+  const configurationFile = getConfigurationFilePath();
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(configurationFile)) {
+    // create default app config if we don't have one
+    console.debug(`App config not found, creating default config at ${configurationFile}`);
+    fs.writeFileSync(configurationFile, JSON.stringify(defaultAppConfig));
+    return defaultAppConfig;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const appConfigurations: AppConfiguration = JSON.parse(
+      fs.readFileSync(configurationFile, "utf-8"),
+    );
+    return appConfigurations;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Failed to read app config, return default config instead! Err: ${err}`);
+    return defaultAppConfig;
+  }
+};
+
+const getConfigurationFilePath = () =>
+  join(
+    global.core?.appPath() || process.env[process.platform == "win32" ? "USERPROFILE" : "HOME"],
+    configurationFileName,
+  );
+
+export const updateAppConfiguration = (configuration: AppConfiguration): Promise<void> => {
+  const configurationFile = getConfigurationFilePath();
+  console.debug("updateAppConfiguration, configurationFile: ", configurationFile);
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(configurationFile, JSON.stringify(configuration));
+  return Promise.resolve();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Utility function to get server log path
+ *
+ * @returns {string} The log path.
+ */
+export const getServerLogPath = (): string => {
+  const appConfigurations = getAppConfigurations();
+  const logFolderPath = join(appConfigurations.data_folder, "logs");
+  if (!fs.existsSync(logFolderPath)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(logFolderPath, { recursive: true });
+  }
+  return join(logFolderPath, "server.log");
+};
+
+/**
+ * Utility function to get app log path
+ *
+ * @returns {string} The log path.
+ */
+export const getAppLogPath = (): string => {
+  const appConfigurations = getAppConfigurations();
+  const logFolderPath = join(appConfigurations.data_folder, "logs");
+  if (!fs.existsSync(logFolderPath)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(logFolderPath, { recursive: true });
+  }
+  return join(logFolderPath, "app.log");
+};
+
+/**
+ * Utility function to get data folder path
+ *
+ * @returns {string} The data folder path.
+ */
+export const getJanDataFolderPath = (): string => {
+  const appConfigurations = getAppConfigurations();
+  return appConfigurations.data_folder;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Utility function to get extension path
+ *
+ * @returns {string} The extensions path.
+ */
+export const getJanExtensionsPath = (): string => {
+  const appConfigurations = getAppConfigurations();
+  return join(appConfigurations.data_folder, "extensions");
+};
diff --git a/core/src/types/config/appConfigEntity.ts b/core/src/types/config/appConfigEntity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81ea0b30f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/types/config/appConfigEntity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export type AppConfiguration = {
+  data_folder: string
+}
diff --git a/core/src/types/config/index.ts b/core/src/types/config/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fa3645aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/types/config/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './appConfigEntity'
diff --git a/core/src/types/index.ts b/core/src/types/index.ts
index 5fb4448f9..3bdcb5421 100644
--- a/core/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/core/src/types/index.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ export * from './message'
 export * from './inference'
 export * from './monitoring'
 export * from './file'
+export * from './config'
diff --git a/electron/.eslintrc.js b/electron/.eslintrc.js
index 25a98348f..d252ec42b 100644
--- a/electron/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/electron/.eslintrc.js
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ module.exports = {
       { name: 'Link', linkAttribute: 'to' },
     ],
   },
-  ignorePatterns: ['build', 'renderer', 'node_modules'],
+  ignorePatterns: ['build', 'renderer', 'node_modules', '@global'],
 }
diff --git a/electron/@global/index.ts b/electron/@global/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2d55fc1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electron/@global/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export {}
+
+declare global {
+  namespace NodeJS {
+    interface Global {
+      core: any
+    }
+  }
+  var core: any | undefined
+}
diff --git a/electron/handlers/app.ts b/electron/handlers/app.ts
index 82ac634f0..bdb70047a 100644
--- a/electron/handlers/app.ts
+++ b/electron/handlers/app.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-import { app, ipcMain, shell } from 'electron'
+import { app, ipcMain, dialog, shell } from 'electron'
 import { join, basename } from 'path'
 import { WindowManager } from './../managers/window'
-import { getResourcePath, userSpacePath } from './../utils/path'
-import { AppRoute } from '@janhq/core'
-import { ModuleManager, init, log } from '@janhq/core/node'
+import { getResourcePath } from './../utils/path'
+import { AppRoute, AppConfiguration } from '@janhq/core'
 import { ServerConfig, startServer, stopServer } from '@janhq/server'
+import {
+  ModuleManager,
+  getJanDataFolderPath,
+  getJanExtensionsPath,
+  init,
+  log,
+  logServer,
+  getAppConfigurations,
+  updateAppConfiguration,
+} from '@janhq/core/node'
 
 export function handleAppIPCs() {
   /**
@@ -13,7 +22,7 @@ export function handleAppIPCs() {
    * @param _event - The IPC event object.
    */
   ipcMain.handle(AppRoute.openAppDirectory, async (_event) => {
-    shell.openPath(userSpacePath)
+    shell.openPath(getJanDataFolderPath())
   })
 
   /**
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@ export function handleAppIPCs() {
    * @param _event - The IPC event object.
    * @param url - The URL to reload.
    */
-  ipcMain.handle(AppRoute.relaunch, async (_event, url) => {
+  ipcMain.handle(AppRoute.relaunch, async (_event) => {
     ModuleManager.instance.clearImportedModules()
 
     if (app.isPackaged) {
@@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ export function handleAppIPCs() {
     } else {
       for (const modulePath in ModuleManager.instance.requiredModules) {
         delete require.cache[
-          require.resolve(join(userSpacePath, 'extensions', modulePath))
+          require.resolve(join(getJanExtensionsPath(), modulePath))
         ]
       }
       init({
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ export function handleAppIPCs() {
           return true
         },
         // Path to install extension to
-        extensionsPath: join(userSpacePath, 'extensions'),
+        extensionsPath: getJanExtensionsPath(),
       })
       WindowManager.instance.currentWindow?.reload()
     }
@@ -103,7 +112,41 @@ export function handleAppIPCs() {
   /**
    * Log message to log file.
    */
-  ipcMain.handle(AppRoute.log, async (_event, message, fileName) =>
-    log(message, fileName)
+  ipcMain.handle(AppRoute.log, async (_event, message) => log(message))
+
+  /**
+   * Log message to log file.
+   */
+  ipcMain.handle(AppRoute.logServer, async (_event, message) =>
+    logServer(message)
+  )
+
+  ipcMain.handle(AppRoute.selectDirectory, async () => {
+    const mainWindow = WindowManager.instance.currentWindow
+    if (!mainWindow) {
+      console.error('No main window found')
+      return
+    }
+    const { canceled, filePaths } = await dialog.showOpenDialog(mainWindow, {
+      title: 'Select a folder',
+      buttonLabel: 'Select Folder',
+      properties: ['openDirectory', 'createDirectory'],
+    })
+    if (canceled) {
+      return
+    } else {
+      return filePaths[0]
+    }
+  })
+
+  ipcMain.handle(AppRoute.getAppConfigurations, async () =>
+    getAppConfigurations()
+  )
+
+  ipcMain.handle(
+    AppRoute.updateAppConfiguration,
+    async (_event, appConfiguration: AppConfiguration) => {
+      await updateAppConfiguration(appConfiguration)
+    }
   )
 }
diff --git a/electron/handlers/download.ts b/electron/handlers/download.ts
index 4174593ad..f63e56f6b 100644
--- a/electron/handlers/download.ts
+++ b/electron/handlers/download.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { app, ipcMain } from 'electron'
-import { resolve, join } from 'path'
+import { ipcMain } from 'electron'
+import { resolve } from 'path'
 import { WindowManager } from './../managers/window'
 import request from 'request'
 import { createWriteStream, renameSync } from 'fs'
 import { DownloadEvent, DownloadRoute } from '@janhq/core'
 const progress = require('request-progress')
-import { DownloadManager, normalizeFilePath } from '@janhq/core/node'
+import { DownloadManager, getJanDataFolderPath, normalizeFilePath } from '@janhq/core/node'
 
 export function handleDownloaderIPCs() {
   /**
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ export function handleDownloaderIPCs() {
       const proxy = network?.proxy?.startsWith('http')
         ? network.proxy
         : undefined
-      const userDataPath = join(app.getPath('home'), 'jan')
+
       if (typeof fileName === 'string') {
         fileName = normalizeFilePath(fileName)
       }
-      const destination = resolve(userDataPath, fileName)
+      const destination = resolve(getJanDataFolderPath(), fileName)
       const rq = request({ url, strictSSL, proxy })
 
       // Put request to download manager instance
diff --git a/electron/handlers/extension.ts b/electron/handlers/extension.ts
index ad8b59a99..763c4cdec 100644
--- a/electron/handlers/extension.ts
+++ b/electron/handlers/extension.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import {
   getExtension,
   removeExtension,
   getActiveExtensions,
-  ModuleManager
+  ModuleManager,
+  getJanExtensionsPath,
 } from '@janhq/core/node'
 
-import { getResourcePath, userSpacePath } from './../utils/path'
+import { getResourcePath } from './../utils/path'
 import { ExtensionRoute } from '@janhq/core'
 
 export function handleExtensionIPCs() {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export function handleExtensionIPCs() {
     ExtensionRoute.invokeExtensionFunc,
     async (_event, modulePath, method, ...args) => {
       const module = require(
-        /* webpackIgnore: true */ join(userSpacePath, 'extensions', modulePath)
+        /* webpackIgnore: true */ join(getJanExtensionsPath(), modulePath)
       )
       ModuleManager.instance.setModule(modulePath, module)
 
diff --git a/electron/handlers/fileManager.ts b/electron/handlers/fileManager.ts
index 01043dd26..f41286934 100644
--- a/electron/handlers/fileManager.ts
+++ b/electron/handlers/fileManager.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ import { ipcMain } from 'electron'
 // @ts-ignore
 import reflect from '@alumna/reflect'
 
-import { FileManagerRoute } from '@janhq/core'
-import { userSpacePath, getResourcePath } from './../utils/path'
+import { FileManagerRoute, FileStat } from '@janhq/core'
+import { getResourcePath } from './../utils/path'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import { join } from 'path'
-import { FileStat } from '@janhq/core'
-import { normalizeFilePath } from '@janhq/core/node'
+import { getJanDataFolderPath, normalizeFilePath } from '@janhq/core/node'
 
 /**
  * Handles file system extensions operations.
@@ -28,10 +27,10 @@ export function handleFileMangerIPCs() {
     }
   )
 
-  // Handles the 'getUserSpace' IPC event. This event is triggered to get the user space path.
+  // Handles the 'getJanDataFolderPath' IPC event. This event is triggered to get the user space path.
   ipcMain.handle(
-    FileManagerRoute.getUserSpace,
-    (): Promise<string> => Promise.resolve(userSpacePath)
+    FileManagerRoute.getJanDataFolderPath,
+    (): Promise<string> => Promise.resolve(getJanDataFolderPath())
   )
 
   // Handles the 'getResourcePath' IPC event. This event is triggered to get the resource path.
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ export function handleFileMangerIPCs() {
     async (_event, path: string): Promise<FileStat | undefined> => {
       const normalizedPath = normalizeFilePath(path)
 
-      const fullPath = join(userSpacePath, normalizedPath)
+      const fullPath = join(getJanDataFolderPath(), normalizedPath)
       const isExist = fs.existsSync(fullPath)
       if (!isExist) return undefined
 
diff --git a/electron/handlers/fs.ts b/electron/handlers/fs.ts
index 2da81c381..408a5fd10 100644
--- a/electron/handlers/fs.ts
+++ b/electron/handlers/fs.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { ipcMain } from 'electron'
 
 import { FileSystemRoute } from '@janhq/core'
-import { userSpacePath } from '../utils/path'
 import { join } from 'path'
-import { normalizeFilePath } from '@janhq/core/node'
+import { getJanDataFolderPath, normalizeFilePath } from '@janhq/core/node'
+
 /**
  * Handles file system operations.
  */
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function handleFsIPCs() {
           ...args.map((arg) =>
             typeof arg === 'string' &&
             (arg.includes(`file:/`) || arg.includes(`file:\\`))
-              ? join(userSpacePath, normalizeFilePath(arg))
+              ? join(getJanDataFolderPath(), normalizeFilePath(arg))
               : arg
           )
         )
diff --git a/electron/main.ts b/electron/main.ts
index d15a54484..fb7066cd0 100644
--- a/electron/main.ts
+++ b/electron/main.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { app, BrowserWindow } from 'electron'
 import { join } from 'path'
-import { setupMenu } from './utils/menu'
-import { createUserSpace } from './utils/path'
 /**
  * Managers
  **/
@@ -21,12 +19,16 @@ import { handleFsIPCs } from './handlers/fs'
 /**
  * Utils
  **/
+import { setupMenu } from './utils/menu'
+import { createUserSpace } from './utils/path'
 import { migrateExtensions } from './utils/migration'
 import { cleanUpAndQuit } from './utils/clean'
 import { setupExtensions } from './utils/extension'
+import { setupCore } from './utils/setup'
 
 app
   .whenReady()
+  .then(setupCore)
   .then(createUserSpace)
   .then(migrateExtensions)
   .then(setupExtensions)
@@ -94,9 +96,8 @@ function handleIPCs() {
 }
 
 /*
-** Suppress Node error messages
-*/
+ ** Suppress Node error messages
+ */
 process.on('uncaughtException', function (err) {
-  // TODO: Write error to log file in #1447
   log(`Error: ${err}`)
 })
diff --git a/electron/utils/extension.ts b/electron/utils/extension.ts
index 20bb50b46..e055411a6 100644
--- a/electron/utils/extension.ts
+++ b/electron/utils/extension.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-import { init, userSpacePath } from '@janhq/core/node'
-import path from 'path'
+import { getJanExtensionsPath, init } from '@janhq/core/node'
 
-export const setupExtensions = () => {
+export const setupExtensions = async () => {
   init({
     // Function to check from the main process that user wants to install a extension
     confirmInstall: async (_extensions: string[]) => {
       return true
     },
     // Path to install extension to
-    extensionsPath: path.join(userSpacePath, 'extensions'),
+    extensionsPath: getJanExtensionsPath(),
   })
 }
diff --git a/electron/utils/migration.ts b/electron/utils/migration.ts
index cf66270c6..399b362f4 100644
--- a/electron/utils/migration.ts
+++ b/electron/utils/migration.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { app } from 'electron'
-import { join } from 'path'
 
 import { rmdir } from 'fs'
 import Store from 'electron-store'
-import { userSpacePath } from './path'
+import { getJanExtensionsPath } from '@janhq/core/node'
+
 /**
  * Migrates the extensions by deleting the `extensions` directory in the user data path.
  * If the `migrated_version` key in the `Store` object does not match the current app version,
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ export function migrateExtensions() {
     const store = new Store()
     if (store.get('migrated_version') !== app.getVersion()) {
       console.debug('start migration:', store.get('migrated_version'))
-      const fullPath = join(userSpacePath, 'extensions')
 
-      rmdir(fullPath, { recursive: true }, function (err) {
+      rmdir(getJanExtensionsPath(), { recursive: true }, function (err) {
         if (err) console.error(err)
         store.set('migrated_version', app.getVersion())
         console.debug('migrate extensions done')
diff --git a/electron/utils/path.ts b/electron/utils/path.ts
index 8f3092561..4e47cc312 100644
--- a/electron/utils/path.ts
+++ b/electron/utils/path.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { app } from 'electron'
 import { mkdir } from 'fs-extra'
+import { existsSync } from 'fs'
+import { getJanDataFolderPath } from '@janhq/core/node'
 
 export async function createUserSpace(): Promise<void> {
-  return mkdir(userSpacePath).catch(() => {})
+  const janDataFolderPath = getJanDataFolderPath()
+  if (!existsSync(janDataFolderPath)) {
+    try {
+      await mkdir(janDataFolderPath)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(
+        `Unable to create Jan data folder at ${janDataFolderPath}: ${err}`
+      )
+    }
+  }
 }
 
-export const userSpacePath = join(app.getPath('home'), 'jan')
-
 export function getResourcePath() {
   let appPath = join(app.getAppPath(), '..', 'app.asar.unpacked')
 
diff --git a/electron/utils/setup.ts b/electron/utils/setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..887c3c2b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electron/utils/setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { app } from 'electron'
+
+export const setupCore = async () => {
+    // Setup core api for main process
+    global.core = {
+        // Define appPath function for app to retrieve app path globaly
+        appPath: () => app.getPath('userData')
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/inference-nitro-extension/src/node/index.ts b/extensions/inference-nitro-extension/src/node/index.ts
index 765b2240f..3aef77afd 100644
--- a/extensions/inference-nitro-extension/src/node/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/inference-nitro-extension/src/node/index.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ import { ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams, spawn } from "child_process";
 import tcpPortUsed from "tcp-port-used";
 import fetchRT from "fetch-retry";
 import osUtils from "os-utils";
-import { log } from "@janhq/core/node";
+import { log, getJanDataFolderPath } from "@janhq/core/node";
 import { getNitroProcessInfo, updateNvidiaInfo } from "./nvidia";
 import { Model, InferenceEngine, ModelSettingParams } from "@janhq/core";
 import { executableNitroFile } from "./execute";
-import { homedir } from "os";
 // Polyfill fetch with retry
 const fetchRetry = fetchRT(fetch);
 
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ async function runModel(
   }
 
   currentModelFile = wrapper.modelFullPath;
-  const janRoot = path.join(homedir(), "jan");
+  const janRoot = await getJanDataFolderPath();
   if (!currentModelFile.includes(janRoot)) {
     currentModelFile = path.join(janRoot, currentModelFile);
   }
diff --git a/extensions/inference-nitro-extension/src/node/nvidia.ts b/extensions/inference-nitro-extension/src/node/nvidia.ts
index ddd5719e1..13e43290b 100644
--- a/extensions/inference-nitro-extension/src/node/nvidia.ts
+++ b/extensions/inference-nitro-extension/src/node/nvidia.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { writeFileSync, existsSync, readFileSync } from "fs";
 import { exec } from "child_process";
 import path from "path";
-import { homedir } from "os";
+import { getJanDataFolderPath } from "@janhq/core/node";
 
 /**
  * Default GPU settings
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ const DEFALT_SETTINGS = {
  * Path to the settings file
  **/
 export const NVIDIA_INFO_FILE = path.join(
-  homedir(),
-  "jan",
+  getJanDataFolderPath(),
   "settings",
   "settings.json"
 );
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ let nitroProcessInfo: NitroProcessInfo | undefined = undefined;
  * Nitro process info
  */
 export interface NitroProcessInfo {
-  isRunning: boolean
+  isRunning: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/extensions/model-extension/src/index.ts b/extensions/model-extension/src/index.ts
index 1328e83df..d80482985 100644
--- a/extensions/model-extension/src/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/model-extension/src/index.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import {
   downloadFile,
   abortDownload,
   getResourcePath,
-  getUserSpace,
   InferenceEngine,
   joinPath,
   ModelExtension,
   Model,
+  getJanDataFolderPath,
 } from '@janhq/core'
 
 /**
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ export default class JanModelExtension extends ModelExtension {
 
   private async copyModelsToHomeDir() {
     try {
-      
       // Check for migration conditions
       if (
         localStorage.getItem(`${EXTENSION_NAME}-version`) === VERSION &&
@@ -53,8 +52,8 @@ export default class JanModelExtension extends ModelExtension {
       const resourePath = await getResourcePath()
       const srcPath = await joinPath([resourePath, 'models'])
 
-      const userSpace = await getUserSpace()
-      const destPath = await joinPath([userSpace, 'models'])
+      const janDataFolderPath = await getJanDataFolderPath()
+      const destPath = await joinPath([janDataFolderPath, 'models'])
 
       await fs.syncFile(srcPath, destPath)
 
diff --git a/extensions/monitoring-extension/src/module.ts b/extensions/monitoring-extension/src/module.ts
index 310e7359c..86b553d52 100644
--- a/extensions/monitoring-extension/src/module.ts
+++ b/extensions/monitoring-extension/src/module.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
-const os = require("os");
 const nodeOsUtils = require("node-os-utils");
 
 const getResourcesInfo = () =>
   new Promise((resolve) => {
-    nodeOsUtils.mem.used()
-      .then(ramUsedInfo => {
-        const totalMemory = ramUsedInfo.totalMemMb * 1024 * 1024;
-        const usedMemory = ramUsedInfo.usedMemMb * 1024 * 1024;
-        const response = {
-          mem: {
-            totalMemory,
-            usedMemory,
-          },
-        };
-        resolve(response);
-      })
+    nodeOsUtils.mem.used().then((ramUsedInfo) => {
+      const totalMemory = ramUsedInfo.totalMemMb * 1024 * 1024;
+      const usedMemory = ramUsedInfo.usedMemMb * 1024 * 1024;
+      const response = {
+        mem: {
+          totalMemory,
+          usedMemory,
+        },
+      };
+      resolve(response);
+    });
   });
 
 const getCurrentLoad = () =>
   new Promise((resolve) => {
-    nodeOsUtils.cpu.usage().then(cpuPercentage =>{
+    nodeOsUtils.cpu.usage().then((cpuPercentage) => {
       const response = {
         cpu: {
           usage: cpuPercentage,
diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index 11676e2af..4195e0ad4 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import fastify from "fastify";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
-import { log, v1Router } from "@janhq/core/node";
-import path from "path";
-
-import os from "os";
+import {
+  getServerLogPath,
+  v1Router,
+  logServer,
+  getJanExtensionsPath,
+} from "@janhq/core/node";
+import { join } from "path";
 
 // Load environment variables
 dotenv.config();
@@ -11,7 +14,6 @@ dotenv.config();
 // Define default settings
 const JAN_API_HOST = process.env.JAN_API_HOST || "127.0.0.1";
 const JAN_API_PORT = Number.parseInt(process.env.JAN_API_PORT || "1337");
-const serverLogPath = path.join(os.homedir(), "jan", "logs", "server.log");
 
 // Initialize server settings
 let server: any | undefined = undefined;
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ export interface ServerConfig {
 
 /**
  * Function to start the server
-* @param configs - Server configurations
+ * @param configs - Server configurations
  */
 export const startServer = async (configs?: ServerConfig) => {
   // Update server settings
@@ -48,12 +50,12 @@ export const startServer = async (configs?: ServerConfig) => {
   hostSetting = configs?.host ?? JAN_API_HOST;
   portSetting = configs?.port ?? JAN_API_PORT;
   corsEnbaled = configs?.isCorsEnabled ?? true;
+  const serverLogPath = getServerLogPath();
 
   // Start the server
   try {
     // Log server start
-    if (isVerbose)
-      log(`[API]::Debug: Starting JAN API server...`, "server.log");
+    if (isVerbose) logServer(`Debug: Starting JAN API server...`);
 
     // Initialize Fastify server with logging
     server = fastify({
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ export const startServer = async (configs?: ServerConfig) => {
     // Register Swagger UI
     await server.register(require("@fastify/swagger-ui"), {
       routePrefix: "/",
-      baseDir: configs?.baseDir ?? path.join(__dirname, "../..", "./docs/openapi"),
+      baseDir: configs?.baseDir ?? join(__dirname, "../..", "./docs/openapi"),
       uiConfig: {
         docExpansion: "full",
         deepLinking: false,
@@ -92,9 +94,7 @@ export const startServer = async (configs?: ServerConfig) => {
     await server.register(
       (childContext: any, _: any, done: any) => {
         childContext.register(require("@fastify/static"), {
-          root:
-            process.env.EXTENSION_ROOT ||
-            path.join(require("os").homedir(), "jan", "extensions"),
+          root: getJanExtensionsPath(),
           wildcard: false,
         });
 
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ export const startServer = async (configs?: ServerConfig) => {
       .then(() => {
         // Log server listening
         if (isVerbose)
-          log(
-            `[API]::Debug: JAN API listening at: http://${JAN_API_HOST}:${JAN_API_PORT}`
+          logServer(
+            `Debug: JAN API listening at: http://${JAN_API_HOST}:${JAN_API_PORT}`
           );
       });
   } catch (e) {
     // Log any errors
-    if (isVerbose) log(`[API]::Error: ${e}`);
+    if (isVerbose) logServer(`Error: ${e}`);
   }
 };
 
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ export const startServer = async (configs?: ServerConfig) => {
 export const stopServer = async () => {
   try {
     // Log server stop
-    if (isVerbose) log(`[API]::Debug: Server stopped`, "server.log");
+    if (isVerbose) logServer(`Debug: Server stopped`);
     // Stop the server
     await server.close();
   } catch (e) {
     // Log any errors
-    if (isVerbose) log(`[API]::Error: ${e}`);
+    if (isVerbose) logServer(`Error: ${e}`);
   }
 };
diff --git a/web/hooks/useGetSystemResources.ts b/web/hooks/useGetSystemResources.ts
index af08653a9..8dffa8eb4 100644
--- a/web/hooks/useGetSystemResources.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/useGetSystemResources.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
-import { ExtensionTypeEnum } from '@janhq/core'
-import { MonitoringExtension } from '@janhq/core'
+import { ExtensionTypeEnum, MonitoringExtension } from '@janhq/core'
 
 import { useSetAtom } from 'jotai'
 
diff --git a/web/hooks/usePath.ts b/web/hooks/usePath.ts
index 31a99708f..db6284f93 100644
--- a/web/hooks/usePath.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/usePath.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getUserSpace, openFileExplorer, joinPath } from '@janhq/core'
+import { openFileExplorer, joinPath, getJanDataFolderPath } from '@janhq/core'
 import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai'
 
 import { selectedModelAtom } from '@/containers/DropdownListSidebar'
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const usePath = () => {
       return
     }
 
-    const userSpace = await getUserSpace()
+    const userSpace = await getJanDataFolderPath()
     let filePath = undefined
     const assistantId = activeThread.assistants[0]?.assistant_id
     switch (type) {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const usePath = () => {
       return
     }
 
-    const userSpace = await getUserSpace()
+    const userSpace = await getJanDataFolderPath()
     let filePath = undefined
     const assistantId = activeThread.assistants[0]?.assistant_id
     switch (type) {
diff --git a/web/hooks/useServerLog.ts b/web/hooks/useServerLog.ts
index 724dac266..b263534b6 100644
--- a/web/hooks/useServerLog.ts
+++ b/web/hooks/useServerLog.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { fs, joinPath, openFileExplorer, getUserSpace } from '@janhq/core'
+import {
+  fs,
+  joinPath,
+  openFileExplorer,
+  getJanDataFolderPath,
+} from '@janhq/core'
 
 export const useServerLog = () => {
   const getServerLog = async () => {
@@ -12,8 +17,8 @@ export const useServerLog = () => {
     return logs
   }
   const openServerLog = async () => {
-    const userSpace = await getUserSpace()
-    const fullPath = await joinPath([userSpace, 'logs', 'server.log'])
+    const janDataFolderPath = await getJanDataFolderPath()
+    const fullPath = await joinPath([janDataFolderPath, 'logs', 'server.log'])
     return openFileExplorer(fullPath)
   }
 
diff --git a/web/screens/Settings/Advanced/index.tsx b/web/screens/Settings/Advanced/index.tsx
index 0782614d5..43fd5a7e4 100644
--- a/web/screens/Settings/Advanced/index.tsx
+++ b/web/screens/Settings/Advanced/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   ChangeEvent,
 } from 'react'
 
-import { fs } from '@janhq/core'
+import { fs, AppConfiguration } from '@janhq/core'
 import { Switch, Button, Input } from '@janhq/uikit'
 
 import ShortcutModal from '@/containers/ShortcutModal'
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ const Advanced = () => {
     [setPartialProxy, setProxy]
   )
 
+  // TODO: remove me later.
+  const [currentPath, setCurrentPath] = useState('')
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    window.core?.api
+      ?.getAppConfigurations()
+      ?.then((appConfig: AppConfiguration) => {
+        setCurrentPath(appConfig.data_folder)
+      })
+  }, [])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     readSettings().then((settings) => {
       setGpuEnabled(settings.run_mode === 'gpu')
@@ -62,6 +73,35 @@ const Advanced = () => {
     })
   }
 
+  const onJanVaultDirectoryClick = async () => {
+    const destFolder = await window.core?.api?.selectDirectory()
+    if (destFolder) {
+      console.debug(`Destination folder selected: ${destFolder}`)
+
+      try {
+        const appConfiguration: AppConfiguration =
+          await window.core?.api?.getAppConfigurations()
+        const currentJanDataFolder = appConfiguration.data_folder
+        if (currentJanDataFolder === destFolder) {
+          console.debug(
+            `Destination folder is the same as current folder. Ignore..`
+          )
+          return
+        }
+        appConfiguration.data_folder = destFolder
+
+        await fs.syncFile(currentJanDataFolder, destFolder)
+        await window.core?.api?.updateAppConfiguration(appConfiguration)
+        console.debug(
+          `File sync finished from ${currentJanDataFolder} to ${destFolder}`
+        )
+        await window.core?.api?.relaunch()
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error(`Error: ${e}`)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="block w-full">
       {/* CPU / GPU switching */}
@@ -192,6 +232,31 @@ const Advanced = () => {
           Clear
         </Button>
       </div>
+      {experimentalFeature && (
+        <div className="flex w-full items-start justify-between border-b border-border py-4 first:pt-0 last:border-none">
+          <div className="w-4/5 flex-shrink-0 space-y-1.5">
+            <div className="flex gap-x-2">
+              <h6 className="text-sm font-semibold capitalize">
+                Jan Data Folder
+              </h6>
+            </div>
+            <p className="whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed">
+              Where messages, model configurations, and other user data is
+              placed.
+            </p>
+            <p className="whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed text-gray-500">
+              {`${currentPath}`}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+          <Button
+            size="sm"
+            themes="secondary"
+            onClick={onJanVaultDirectoryClick}
+          >
+            Select
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      )}
       <div className="flex w-full items-start justify-between border-b border-border py-4 first:pt-0 last:border-none">
         <div className="w-4/5 flex-shrink-0 space-y-1.5">
           <div className="flex gap-x-2">