--- a/custom/conf/app.ini.sample
+++ b/custom/conf/app.ini.sample
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RUN_USER = git
 RUN_MODE = dev
 
 [repository]
-ROOT =
+ROOT = /var/lib/gitea/repos
 SCRIPT_TYPE = bash
 ; Default ANSI charset
 ANSI_CHARSET =