--- config.default.php	2019-10-15 12:14:27.909885285 -0500
+++ config.default.php.arch	2019-10-15 12:16:50.632608374 -0500
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 /* Make sure all paths are absolute by using __DIR__ where needed  */
 /*******************************************************************/
 
+// Define base dir as absolute path of Arch Linux install
+define('ARCH_BASE_DIR', '/usr/share/webapps/kanboard');
+
 // Data folder (must be writeable by the web server user and absolute)
-define('DATA_DIR', __DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'data');
+define('DATA_DIR', ARCH_BASE_DIR.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'data');
 
 // Enable/Disable debug
 define('DEBUG', false);
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@
 define('LOG_FILE', DATA_DIR.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'debug.log');
 
 // Plugins directory
-define('PLUGINS_DIR', __DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'plugins');
+define('PLUGINS_DIR', ARCH_BASE_DIR.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'plugins');
 
 // Plugins directory URL
 define('PLUGIN_API_URL', 'https://kanboard.org/plugins.json');