diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerConfig.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerConfig.kt
index 737b0a4a..c3f0ce01 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerConfig.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerConfig.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ class ServerConfig(getConfig: () -> Config, moduleName: String = MODULE_NAME) :
     var backupInterval: Int by overridableConfig
     var backupTTL: Int by overridableConfig
 
+    // local source
+    var localSourcePath: String by overridableConfig
+
     companion object {
         fun register(getConfig: () -> Config) = ServerConfig({ getConfig().getConfig(MODULE_NAME) })
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt
index b8c72136..2c97ae67 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ApplicationDirs(
     val extensionsRoot = "$dataRoot/extensions"
     val thumbnailsRoot = "$dataRoot/thumbnails"
     val mangaDownloadsRoot = serverConfig.downloadsPath.ifBlank { "$dataRoot/downloads" }
-    val localMangaRoot = "$dataRoot/local"
+    val localMangaRoot = serverConfig.localSourcePath.ifBlank { "$dataRoot/local" }
     val webUIRoot = "$dataRoot/webUI"
     val automatedBackupRoot = serverConfig.backupPath.ifBlank { "$dataRoot/backups" }
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/server-reference.conf b/server/src/main/resources/server-reference.conf
index b790bac7..18df8771 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/server-reference.conf
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/server-reference.conf
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ server.backupPath = ""
 server.backupTime = "00:00" # range: hour: 0-23, minute: 0-59 - default: "00:00" - time of day at which the automated backup should be triggered
 server.backupInterval = 1 # time in days - 0 to disable it - range: 1 <= n < ∞ - default: 1 day - interval in which the server will automatically create a backup
 server.backupTTL = 14 # time in days - 0 to disable it - range: 1 <= n < ∞ - default: 14 days - how long backup files will be kept before they will get deleted
+
+# local source
+server.localSourcePath = ""
diff --git a/server/src/test/resources/server-reference.conf b/server/src/test/resources/server-reference.conf
index 0e8040e8..01057e9a 100644
--- a/server/src/test/resources/server-reference.conf
+++ b/server/src/test/resources/server-reference.conf
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ server.backupPath = ""
 server.backupTime = "00:00"
 server.backupInterval = 1
 server.backupTTL = 14
+
+# local source
+server.localSourcePath = ""