diff --git a/drizzle.config.ts b/drizzle.config.ts
index bb1c4171..4ca638ee 100644
--- a/drizzle.config.ts
+++ b/drizzle.config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import 'dotenv/config';
 import { defineConfig } from 'drizzle-kit';
-import { configDir, projectDir } from './src/backend/common/index.js';
+import { configDir } from './src/backend/common/index.js';
 import * as path from 'path';
+import { projectRootDir } from './src/core/Atomic.ts';
 
 export default defineConfig({
-  schema: path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/schema'),
-  out: path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations'),
+  schema: path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/schema'),
+  out: path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations'),
   dialect: 'sqlite',
   dbCredentials: {
     url: path.resolve(configDir, 'ms.db'),
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d7bb04ec..e76dd202 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
         "discord.js": "^14.26.0",
         "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
         "drizzle-orm": "^1.0.0-rc.2-c5a84d1",
+        "env-paths": "^4.0.0",
         "express": "^5.2.1",
         "express-session": "^1.19.0",
         "fast-equals": "^6.0.0",
@@ -10176,6 +10177,21 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/fb55/entities?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/env-paths": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/env-paths/-/env-paths-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pxP8eL2SwwaTRi/KHYwLYXinDs7gL3jxFcBYmEdYfZmZXbaVDvdppd0XBU8qVz03rDfKZMXg1omHCbsJjZrMsw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "is-safe-filename": "^0.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/error-ex": {
       "version": "1.3.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/error-ex/-/error-ex-1.3.4.tgz",
@@ -13025,6 +13041,18 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-hvpoI6korhJMnej285dSg6nu1+e6uxs7zG3BYAm5byqDsgJNWwxzM6z6iZiAgQR4TJ30JmBTOwqZUw3WlyH3AQ==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/is-safe-filename": {
+      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-safe-filename/-/is-safe-filename-0.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4SrR7AdnY11LHfDKTZY1u6Ga3RuxZdl3YKWWShO5iyuG5h8QS4GD2tOb04peBJ5I7pXbR+CGBNEhTcwK+FzN3g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/is-stream": {
       "version": "4.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-stream/-/is-stream-4.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d7c37635..16b75814 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     "discord.js": "^14.26.0",
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "drizzle-orm": "^1.0.0-rc.2-c5a84d1",
+    "env-paths": "^4.0.0",
     "express": "^5.2.1",
     "express-session": "^1.19.0",
     "fast-equals": "^6.0.0",
diff --git a/src/backend/common/database/appMigrator.ts b/src/backend/common/database/appMigrator.ts
index 3dd233be..8809cfbb 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/database/appMigrator.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/database/appMigrator.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import type {DbConcrete} from "./drizzle/drizzleUtils.ts";
 import { loggerNoop } from "../MaybeLogger.ts";
 import * as path from 'path';
 import { childLogger, type Logger } from "@foxxmd/logging";
-import { projectDir } from "../index.ts";
 import { Migrator } from 'sqlite-up';
 import type {MigrationStatus} from "../infrastructure/Atomic.ts";
+import { projectRootDir } from "../../../core/Atomic.ts";
 
 export interface MigrateBaseContext {
     db: DbConcrete
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const migrationsTable = '__app_migrations';
 export const getAppMigrationStatus = async (db: DbConcrete, opts: {logger?: Logger, migrationsAppFolder?: string} = {}): Promise<MigrationStatus> => {
     const {
     logger: parentLogger = loggerNoop,
-    migrationsAppFolder = path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/appMigrations')
+    migrationsAppFolder = path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/appMigrations')
     } = opts;
     const logger = childLogger(parentLogger, 'App Migrations');
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const getAppMigrationStatus = async (db: DbConcrete, opts: {logger?: Logg
 export const migrateApp = async (db: DbConcrete, opts: {logger?: Logger, migrationsAppFolder?: string} = {}): Promise<string[]> => {
     const {
     logger: parentLogger = loggerNoop,
-    migrationsAppFolder = path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/appMigrations')
+    migrationsAppFolder = path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/appMigrations')
     } = opts;
     const logger = childLogger(parentLogger, ['App', 'Migrations']);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/common/database/drizzle/drizzleUtils.ts b/src/backend/common/database/drizzle/drizzleUtils.ts
index 86986342..46252f22 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/database/drizzle/drizzleUtils.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/database/drizzle/drizzleUtils.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ import { backupDb, getDbBackupPath, MEMORY_DB_NAME } from '../Database.ts';
 import { fileExists, fileOrDirectoryIsWriteable } from '../../../utils/FSUtils.ts';
 import { childLogger, type Logger, type LogLevel } from '@foxxmd/logging';
 import { loggerNoop } from '../../MaybeLogger.ts';
-import { projectDir } from '../../index.ts';
 import { relations } from './schema/schema.ts';
 import { addToContext, executeQuery } from './logContext.ts';
 import { migrateApp, getAppMigrationStatus } from '../appMigrator.ts';
 import type {MigrationStatus} from '../../infrastructure/Atomic.ts';
+import { projectRootDir } from '../../../../core/Atomic.ts';
 
 export async function getDbMigrationStatus(dbVal: string | DbConcrete, opts: {logger?: Logger, migrationsFolder?: string} = {}): Promise<MigrationStatus> {
   const {
     logger: parentLogger = loggerNoop,
-    migrationsFolder = path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations')
+    migrationsFolder = path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations')
   } = opts;
   const logger = childLogger(parentLogger, 'Migrations');
   
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const migrateDb = async (db: DbConcrete, opts: {logger?: Logger, migratio
 
   try {
     logger.info('Starting migrations...');
-    await executeQuery('migrations', async () => migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: migrationsFolder ?? path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations') }), logger, process.env.LOG_MIGRATION === 'true' ? true : 'error');
+    await executeQuery('migrations', async () => migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: migrationsFolder ?? path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations') }), logger, process.env.LOG_MIGRATION === 'true' ? true : 'error');
     logger.info('Migrations complete');
   } catch (e) {
     throw new Error('Failed to migrate database', { cause: e });
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const migrateDbSync = (db: ReturnType<typeof drizzle>, opts: {logger?: Lo
 
   try {
     logger.info('Starting migrations...');
-    migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: migrationsFolder ?? path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations') });
+    migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: migrationsFolder ?? path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations') });
     logger.info('Migrations complete');
   } catch (e) {
     throw new Error('Failed to migrate database', { cause: e });
diff --git a/src/backend/common/index.ts b/src/backend/common/index.ts
index 234de76d..3124a3c0 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/index.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
-//import {fileURLToPath} from "url";
 
 //const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 //const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
 export const projectDir = process.cwd(); //path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../');
 export const configDir: string = process.env.CONFIG_DIR || path.resolve(projectDir, `./config`);
+export const getPathFromCWD = (...relativePaths: string[]) => path.resolve(process.cwd(), ...relativePaths);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backend/server/index.ts b/src/backend/server/index.ts
index 74e8b106..052eea45 100644
--- a/src/backend/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/backend/server/index.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ import passport from 'passport';
 import path from "path";
 import qs from 'qs';
 import ViteExpress from "vite-express";
-import { projectDir } from "../common/index.ts";
 import { getRoot } from "../ioc.ts";
 import { parseBool } from "../utils.ts";
 import { getAddress } from "../utils/NetworkUtils.ts";
 import { setupApi } from "./api.ts";
 import type ScrobbleSources from '../sources/ScrobbleSources.ts';
 import type ScrobbleClients from '../scrobblers/ScrobbleClients.ts';
-import { qsOptions } from '../../core/Atomic.ts';
+import { projectRootDir, qsOptions } from '../../core/Atomic.ts';
 
 const app = express();
 const router = Router();
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ export const initServer = async (parentLogger: Logger, appLoggerStream: PassThro
             }
         }
 
-        app.use('/docs', express.static(path.resolve(projectDir, `./docsite/build`)));
+        app.use('/docs', express.static(path.resolve(projectRootDir, `./docsite/build`)));
 
         if(process.env.USE_HASH_ROUTER === undefined) {
             process.env.USE_HASH_ROUTER = root.get('isSubPath').toString();
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/config/config.test.ts b/src/backend/tests/config/config.test.ts
index 16a9f720..f7e71940 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/config/config.test.ts
+++ b/src/backend/tests/config/config.test.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,18 @@ import asPromised from 'chai-as-promised';
 import withLocalTmpDir from 'with-local-tmp-dir';
 import {constants, copyFile, access} from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from "path";
-import {projectDir} from '../../common/index.ts';
 import ScrobbleClients from '../../scrobblers/ScrobbleClients.ts';
 import ScrobbleSources from '../../sources/ScrobbleSources.ts';
 import EventEmitter from "events";
 import {loggerTest} from '@foxxmd/logging';
-import { clientTypes } from "../../../core/Atomic.ts";
+import { clientTypes, projectRootDir } from "../../../core/Atomic.ts";
 import { sourceTypes } from "../../../core/Atomic.ts";
 import { Notifiers } from '../../notifier/Notifiers.ts';
 import { difference } from '../../utils.ts';
 
 chai.use(asPromised);
 
-const samplePath = (name: string) => path.resolve(projectDir, 'config', `${name}.json.example`);
+const samplePath = (name: string) => path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'config', `${name}.json.example`);
 
 describe('Sample Configs', function () {
 
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/database/drizzle.test.ts b/src/backend/tests/database/drizzle.test.ts
index a6a50009..dab36e0a 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/database/drizzle.test.ts
+++ b/src/backend/tests/database/drizzle.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { getDbPath } from '../../common/database/Database.ts';
 import { x } from 'tinyexec';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
-import { projectDir } from '../../common/index.ts';
 import { fixtureCreateComponent, fixtureCreateInput, fixtureCreatePlay } from '../utils/databaseFixtures.ts';
 import { DrizzlePlayRepository, type RepositoryCreatePlayOpts } from '../../common/database/drizzle/repositories/PlayRepository.ts';
 import { generatePlayWithLifecycle, generateRandomObj } from '../../../core/tests/utils/fixtures.ts';
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import { transientDb } from '../utils/TransientTestUtils.ts';
 import { getRoot } from '../../ioc.ts';
 import { after } from 'mocha';
 import { migrateApp } from '../../common/database/appMigrator.ts';
+import { projectRootDir } from '../../../core/Atomic.ts';
 
 // would be great to push migrations directly from schema but doesn't seem supported in newest beta
 // https://github.com/drizzle-team/drizzle-orm/discussions/4373
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Migrations', function () {
 
     it('Detects pending migrations', async function () {
 
-        const allFiles = await fs.readdir(path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations'));
+        const allFiles = await fs.readdir(path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations'));
         const migrationFiles = allFiles
             .sort();
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('Migrations', function () {
             // copy first migration
             await fs.mkdir('migrations');
             try {
-                await fs.cp(path.resolve(projectDir, `src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations/${migrationFiles[0]}`), path.resolve('./migrations/', migrationFiles[0]), { recursive: true });
+                await fs.cp(path.resolve(projectRootDir, `src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations/${migrationFiles[0]}`), path.resolve('./migrations/', migrationFiles[0]), { recursive: true });
                 const mf = path.resolve('./migrations');
                 const db = await getDb(':memory:');
                 await migrateDb(db, { migrationsFolder: mf });
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe('Migrations', function () {
                     `${mf}`,
                     '--custom',
                     '--schema',
-                    path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/schema'),
+                    path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/schema'),
                     '--dialect',
                     'sqlite'
                 ], {throwOnError: true});
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('Migrations', function () {
 
     it('Detects no pending migrations correctly', async function () {
 
-        const allFiles = await fs.readdir(path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations'));
+        const allFiles = await fs.readdir(path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations'));
         const migrationFiles = allFiles
             .sort();
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe('Migrations', function () {
             // copy first migration
             await fs.mkdir('migrations');
             try {
-                await fs.cp(path.resolve(projectDir, `src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations/${migrationFiles[0]}`), path.resolve('./migrations/', migrationFiles[0]), { recursive: true });
+                await fs.cp(path.resolve(projectRootDir, `src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations/${migrationFiles[0]}`), path.resolve('./migrations/', migrationFiles[0]), { recursive: true });
                 const mf = path.resolve('./migrations');
                 const db = await getDb(':memory:');
                 await migrateDb(db, { migrationsFolder: mf });
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('Migrations', function () {
 
     it('Backs up database when migrations are pending', async function () {
 
-        const allFiles = await fs.readdir(path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations'));
+        const allFiles = await fs.readdir(path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations'));
         const migrationFiles = allFiles
             .sort();
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Migrations', function () {
             // copy first migration
             await fs.mkdir('migrations');
             try {
-                await fs.cp(path.resolve(projectDir, `src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations/${migrationFiles[0]}`), path.resolve('./migrations/', migrationFiles[0]), { recursive: true });
+                await fs.cp(path.resolve(projectRootDir, `src/backend/common/database/drizzle/migrations/${migrationFiles[0]}`), path.resolve('./migrations/', migrationFiles[0]), { recursive: true });
                 const mf = path.resolve('./migrations');
                 const [db, _] = await getMigratedDb(dbPath, {migrationsFolder: mf});
                 await migrateDb(db, { migrationsFolder: mf });
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ describe('Migrations', function () {
                     `${mf}`,
                     '--custom',
                     '--schema',
-                    path.resolve(projectDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/schema'),
+                    path.resolve(projectRootDir, 'src/backend/common/database/drizzle/schema'),
                     '--dialect',
                     'sqlite'
                 ], {throwOnError: true});
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ describe('App Migrations', function() {
         ]
         await repo.createPlays(playData);
 
-        await migrateApp(db, {migrationsAppFolder: path.resolve(projectDir, `src/backend/tests/database/testAppMigrations`)});
+        await migrateApp(db, {migrationsAppFolder: path.resolve(projectRootDir, `src/backend/tests/database/testAppMigrations`)});
 
         const plays = await repo.findPlays({});
 
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/musicbrainz/musicbrainz.test.ts b/src/backend/tests/musicbrainz/musicbrainz.test.ts
index 2aeb5b5c..b2ecfa34 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/musicbrainz/musicbrainz.test.ts
+++ b/src/backend/tests/musicbrainz/musicbrainz.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { initMemoryCache } from "../../common/Cache.ts";
 import { Cacheable } from "cacheable";
 import MusicbrainzTransformer, { DEFAULT_SEARCHTYPE_ORDER, type MusicbrainzTransformerDataStage } from "../../common/transforms/MusicbrainzTransformer.ts";
 import { DEFAULT_MISSING_TYPES, type PlayObject } from "../../../core/Atomic.ts";
-import { projectDir } from '../../common/index.ts';
+import { getPathFromCWD } from '../../common/index.ts';
 import path from 'path';
 import type {MusicbrainzApiConfigData} from '../../common/infrastructure/Atomic.ts';
 import { MockNetworkError, withRequestInterception } from '../utils/networking.ts';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { artistNamesToCredits, artistNameToCredit } from '../../../core/StringUt
 
 chai.use(asPromised);
 
-const envPath = path.join(projectDir, '.env');
+const envPath = path.join(getPathFromCWD(), '.env');
 dotenv.config({ path: envPath });
 
 const memorycache = () => new Cacheable({ primary: initMemoryCache({ ttl: '1ms' }) });
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/sonos/sonos.test.ts b/src/backend/tests/sonos/sonos.test.ts
index 879f99dc..a752f41c 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/sonos/sonos.test.ts
+++ b/src/backend/tests/sonos/sonos.test.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import type {SonosData} from "../../common/infrastructure/config/source/sonos.ts
 import { SonosSource } from "../../sources/SonosSource.ts";
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import path from 'path';
-import { projectDir } from "../../common/index.ts";
+import { getPathFromCWD } from "../../common/index.ts";
 
-const envPath = path.join(projectDir, '.env');
+const envPath = path.join(getPathFromCWD(), '.env');
 dotenv.config({ path: envPath });
 
 const createSource = async (data: SonosData): Promise<SonosSource> => {
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/SchemaAppStaticUtils.ts b/src/backend/utils/SchemaAppStaticUtils.ts
index 21c2ce68..f06d4dbb 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/SchemaAppStaticUtils.ts
+++ b/src/backend/utils/SchemaAppStaticUtils.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { resolve } from "path";
-import { projectDir } from "../common/index.ts";
 import {getTypeSchemaFromConfigGenerator} from "./SchemaUtils.ts";
 import { clientInterfaces } from '../common/infrastructure/config/client/clients.ts';
 import { sourceInterfaces } from '../common/infrastructure/config/source/sources.ts';
+import { projectRootDir } from "../../core/Atomic.ts";
 
 for(const inter of sourceInterfaces) {
     const schema = getTypeSchemaFromConfigGenerator(inter);
-    writeFileSync(resolve(projectDir, `src/backend/common/schema/${inter}.json`), JSON.stringify(schema));
+    writeFileSync(resolve(projectRootDir, `src/backend/common/schema/${inter}.json`), JSON.stringify(schema));
 }
 
 for(const inter of clientInterfaces) {
     const schema = getTypeSchemaFromConfigGenerator(inter);
-    writeFileSync(resolve(projectDir, `src/backend/common/schema/${inter}.json`), JSON.stringify(schema));
+    writeFileSync(resolve(projectRootDir, `src/backend/common/schema/${inter}.json`), JSON.stringify(schema));
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/SchemaCompiledUtils.ts b/src/backend/utils/SchemaCompiledUtils.ts
index c82ea156..7f8dac41 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/SchemaCompiledUtils.ts
+++ b/src/backend/utils/SchemaCompiledUtils.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { readFileSync, accessSync } from "node:fs";
 import { constants } from "fs";
 import { resolve } from "path";
-import { projectDir } from "../common/index.ts";
 import { MaybeLogger } from '../common/MaybeLogger.ts';
+import { projectRootDir } from "../../core/Atomic.ts";
 
 export const getSchemaForType = (type: string, logger: MaybeLogger = new MaybeLogger()): any => {
-    const path = resolve(projectDir, `src/backend/common/schema/${type}.json`);
+    const path = resolve(projectRootDir, `src/backend/common/schema/${type}.json`);
     try {
         accessSync(path, constants.R_OK);
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/SchemaDocsStaticUtils.ts b/src/backend/utils/SchemaDocsStaticUtils.ts
index 88928bd6..ee8777bb 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/SchemaDocsStaticUtils.ts
+++ b/src/backend/utils/SchemaDocsStaticUtils.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 import { writeFileSync, mkdirSync } from "node:fs";
 import { resolve } from "path";
-import { projectDir } from "../common/index.ts";
 import {getTypeSchemaFromConfigGenerator} from "./SchemaUtils.ts";
 import { atomicClientInterfaces } from '../common/infrastructure/config/client/clients.ts';
 import { atomicSourceInterfaces } from '../common/infrastructure/config/source/sources.ts';
+import { projectRootDir } from "../../core/Atomic.ts";
 
-mkdirSync(resolve(projectDir, 'docsite/static/schemas'), {recursive: true});
+mkdirSync(resolve(projectRootDir, 'docsite/static/schemas'), {recursive: true});
 
 const aio = getTypeSchemaFromConfigGenerator('AIOConfig');
-writeFileSync(resolve(projectDir, 'docsite/static/schemas/aio.json'), JSON.stringify(aio));
+writeFileSync(resolve(projectRootDir, 'docsite/static/schemas/aio.json'), JSON.stringify(aio));
 
 for(const inter of atomicSourceInterfaces) {
     const schema = getTypeSchemaFromConfigGenerator(`${inter}s`);
-    writeFileSync(resolve(projectDir, `docsite/static/schemas/${inter}.json`), JSON.stringify(schema));
+    writeFileSync(resolve(projectRootDir, `docsite/static/schemas/${inter}.json`), JSON.stringify(schema));
 }
 
 for(const inter of atomicClientInterfaces) {
     const schema = getTypeSchemaFromConfigGenerator(`${inter}s`);
-    writeFileSync(resolve(projectDir, `docsite/static/schemas/${inter}.json`), JSON.stringify(schema));
+    writeFileSync(resolve(projectRootDir, `docsite/static/schemas/${inter}.json`), JSON.stringify(schema));
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/SchemaUtils.ts b/src/backend/utils/SchemaUtils.ts
index 54f03582..38f4d3ef 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/SchemaUtils.ts
+++ b/src/backend/utils/SchemaUtils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { resolve } from "path";
-import { projectDir } from "../common/index.ts";
 import type { LiteralType} from "ts-json-schema-generator";
 import {
     type Definition as TSJDefinition,
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ import {
     SchemaGenerator, LiteralTypeFormatter
 } from "ts-json-schema-generator";
 import { MaybeLogger } from '../common/MaybeLogger.ts';
+import { projectRootDir } from "../../core/Atomic.ts";
 
 // https://github.com/vega/ts-json-schema-generator/issues/1899#issuecomment-2407674526
 // https://github.com/vega/ts-json-schema-generator?tab=readme-ov-file#custom-formatting
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ const tsjConfig: TSJCompletedConfig = {
     markdownDescription: true,
     minify: false,
     topRef: false,
-    path: resolve(projectDir, "src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/aioConfig.ts"),
-    tsconfig: resolve(projectDir, "src/backend/tsconfig.json"),
+    path: resolve(projectRootDir, "src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/aioConfig.ts"),
+    tsconfig: resolve(projectRootDir, "src/backend/tsconfig.json"),
 };
 
 const formatter = createFormatter(tsjConfig, (fmt, circularReferenceTypeFormatter) => {
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/ValidationUtils.ts b/src/backend/utils/ValidationUtils.ts
index 5697ed53..6243bcf6 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/ValidationUtils.ts
+++ b/src/backend/utils/ValidationUtils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type * as AjvNS from "ajv";
 import Ajv from "ajv";
 import f from "ajv-formats"
 import { resolve } from "path";
-import { projectDir } from "../common/index.ts";
+import { projectRootDir } from "../../core/Atomic.ts";
 
 const ajvInstances: Record<string, AjvNS.Ajv> = {};
 
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ const getSchemaFunc = async () => {
         return schemaFetchFunc;
     }
     const useCompiled = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' || process.env.COMPILED_VALIDATION === 'true';
-    const schemaFuncPath = resolve(projectDir, useCompiled ? compiledPath : dynamicPath);
+    const schemaFuncPath = resolve(projectRootDir, useCompiled ? compiledPath : dynamicPath);
     try {
-        const module = await import(resolve(projectDir, schemaFuncPath))
+        const module = await import(resolve(projectRootDir, schemaFuncPath))
         schemaFetchFunc = module.getSchemaForType;
     } catch (e) {
         throw new Error(`Could not load module from path: ${schemaFuncPath}`, {cause: e});
diff --git a/src/core/Atomic.ts b/src/core/Atomic.ts
index c897ba91..46bf11b1 100644
--- a/src/core/Atomic.ts
+++ b/src/core/Atomic.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import type {ErrorObject} from "serialize-error";
 import type { FlowControlTerm, TransformHook } from "./Transform.ts";
 import type {Changeset} from "json-diff-ts";
 import type {IParseBaseOptions} from 'qs'; 
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+export const projectRootDir = path.resolve(__filename, '../../../');
 
 export type ComponentTypeClient = 'client';
 export const COMPONENT_TYPE_CLIENT: ComponentTypeClient = 'client';