--- a/hardware/OpenZWave.cpp
+++ b/hardware/OpenZWave.cpp
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ bool COpenZWave::OpenSerialConnector()
 
 	m_nodes.clear();
 	m_bNeedSave = false;
-	std::string ConfigPath = szStartupFolder + "Config/";
+	std::string ConfigPath = "/usr/share/domoticz/openzwave/";
 	std::string UserPath = ConfigPath;
 	if (szStartupFolder != szUserDataFolder)
 	{
--- a/main/EventSystem.cpp
+++ b/main/EventSystem.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 }
 
-extern std::string szUserDataFolder;
+extern std::string szScriptsFolder;
 extern http::server::CWebServerHelper m_webservers;
 
 static std::string m_printprefix;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void CEventSystem::StartEventSystem()
 	GetCurrentScenesGroups();
 	GetCurrentUserVariables();
 #ifdef ENABLE_PYTHON
-    Plugins::PythonEventsInitialize(szUserDataFolder);
+    Plugins::PythonEventsInitialize(szScriptsFolder);
 #endif
 
 	m_thread = boost::shared_ptr<boost::thread>(new boost::thread(boost::bind(&CEventSystem::Do_Work, this)));
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ void CEventSystem::LoadEvents()
 {
 	std::string dzv_Dir,s;
 #ifdef WIN32
-	dzv_Dir = szUserDataFolder + "scripts\\dzVents\\generated_scripts\\";
+	dzv_Dir = szScriptsFolder + "dzVents\\generated_scripts\\";
 #else
-	dzv_Dir = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/dzVents/generated_scripts/";
+	dzv_Dir = szScriptsFolder + "dzVents/generated_scripts/";
 #endif
 	boost::unique_lock<boost::shared_mutex> eventsMutexLock(m_eventsMutex);
 	_log.Log(LOG_STATUS, "EventSystem: reset all events...");
@@ -274,18 +274,18 @@ void CEventSystem::LoadEvents()
 void CEventSystem::Do_Work()
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
-	m_lua_Dir = szUserDataFolder + "scripts\\lua\\";
-	m_dzv_Dir = szUserDataFolder + "scripts\\dzVents\\runtime\\";
+	m_lua_Dir = szScriptsFolder + "lua\\";
+	m_dzv_Dir = szScriptsFolder + "dzVents\\runtime\\";
 #else
-	m_lua_Dir = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/lua/";
-	m_dzv_Dir = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/dzVents/runtime/";
+	m_lua_Dir = szScriptsFolder + "lua/";
+	m_dzv_Dir = szScriptsFolder + "dzVents/runtime/";
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_PYTHON
 #ifdef WIN32
-	m_python_Dir = szUserDataFolder + "scripts\\python\\";
+	m_python_Dir = szScriptsFolder + "python\\";
 #else
-	m_python_Dir = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/python/";
+	m_python_Dir = szScriptsFolder + "python/";
 #endif
 #endif
 	m_stoprequested = false;
@@ -1426,9 +1426,9 @@ void CEventSystem::EvaluateEvent(const s
 		{
 			std::string dzv_scripts;
 #ifdef WIN32
-			dzv_scripts = szUserDataFolder + "scripts\\dzVents\\scripts\\";
+			dzv_scripts = szScriptsFolder + "dzVents\\scripts\\";
 #else
-			dzv_scripts = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/dzVents/scripts/";
+			dzv_scripts = szScriptsFolder + "dzVents/scripts/";
 #endif
 			DirectoryListing(FileEntries, dzv_scripts, false, true);
 			for (itt = FileEntries.begin(); itt != FileEntries.end(); ++itt)
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ bool CEventSystem::parseBlocklyActions(c
 			}
 #if !defined WIN32
 			if (sPath.find("/") != 0)
-				sPath = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/" + sPath;
+				sPath = szScriptsFolder + sPath;
 #endif
 
 			m_sql.AddTaskItem(_tTaskItem::ExecuteScript(0.2f, sPath, sParam));
@@ -3508,11 +3508,11 @@ void CEventSystem::EvaluateLua(const std
 		{
 			std::stringstream lua_DirT;
 
-			lua_DirT << szUserDataFolder <<
+			lua_DirT << szScriptsFolder <<
 #ifdef WIN32
-			"scripts\\dzVents\\";
+			"dzVents\\";
 #else
-			"scripts/dzVents/";
+			"dzVents/";
 #endif
 
 			lua_pushstring(lua_state, "script_path");
@@ -4695,9 +4695,9 @@ namespace http {
 
 				std::stringstream template_file;
 #ifdef WIN32
-				template_file << szUserDataFolder << "scripts\\templates\\" << eventType << "." << interpreter;
+				template_file << szScriptsFolder << "templates\\" << eventType << "." << interpreter;
 #else
-				template_file << szUserDataFolder << "scripts/templates/" << eventType << "." << interpreter;
+				template_file << szScriptsFolder << "templates/" << eventType << "." << interpreter;
 #endif
 				std::ifstream file;
 				std::stringstream template_content;
--- a/main/LuaHandler.cpp
+++ b/main/LuaHandler.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "mainworker.h"
 #include "../hardware/hardwaretypes.h"
 
-extern std::string szUserDataFolder;
+extern std::string szScriptsFolder;
 
 int CLuaHandler::l_domoticz_updateDevice(lua_State* lua_state)
 {
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ bool CLuaHandler::executeLuaScript(const
 {
 	std::stringstream lua_DirT;
 #ifdef WIN32
-	lua_DirT << szUserDataFolder << "scripts\\lua_parsers\\";
+	lua_DirT << szScriptsFolder << "lua_parsers\\";
 #else
-	lua_DirT << szUserDataFolder << "scripts/lua_parsers/";
+	lua_DirT << szScriptsFolder << "lua_parsers/";
 #endif
 	std::string lua_Dir = lua_DirT.str();
 
--- a/main/SQLHelper.cpp
+++ b/main/SQLHelper.cpp
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ const char *sqlCreateMobileDevices =
 "[LastUpdate] DATETIME DEFAULT(datetime('now', 'localtime'))"
 ");";
 
+extern std::string szScriptsFolder;
 extern std::string szUserDataFolder;
 
 CSQLHelper::CSQLHelper(void)
@@ -3683,9 +3684,9 @@ uint64_t CSQLHelper::UpdateValueInt(cons
 				//Execute possible script
 				std::string scriptname;
 #ifdef WIN32
-				scriptname = szUserDataFolder + "scripts\\domoticz_main.bat";
+				scriptname = szScriptsFolder + "domoticz_main.bat";
 #else
-				scriptname = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/domoticz_main";
+				scriptname = szScriptsFolder + "domoticz_main";
 #endif
 				if (file_exist(scriptname.c_str()))
 				{
@@ -6641,7 +6642,7 @@ bool CSQLHelper::HandleOnOffAction(const
 			std::string scriptname = OnAction.substr(9);
 #if !defined WIN32
 			if (scriptname.find("/") != 0)
-				scriptname = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/" + scriptname;
+				scriptname = szScriptsFolder + scriptname;
 #endif
 			std::string scriptparams="";
 			//Add parameters
@@ -6675,7 +6676,7 @@ bool CSQLHelper::HandleOnOffAction(const
 		std::string scriptname = OffAction.substr(9);
 #if !defined WIN32
 		if (scriptname.find("/") != 0)
-			scriptname = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/" + scriptname;
+			scriptname = szScriptsFolder + scriptname;
 #endif
 		std::string scriptparams = "";
 		int pindex = scriptname.find(' ');
--- a/main/WebServer.cpp
+++ b/main/WebServer.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 
 #define round(a) ( int ) ( a + .5 )
 
+extern std::string szScriptsFolder;
 extern std::string szUserDataFolder;
 extern std::string szWWWFolder;
 
@@ -2987,9 +2988,9 @@ namespace http {
 			if (scriptname.find("..") != std::string::npos)
 				return;
 #ifdef WIN32
-			scriptname = szUserDataFolder + "scripts\\" + scriptname;
+			scriptname = szScriptsFolder + scriptname;
 #else
-			scriptname = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/" + scriptname;
+			scriptname = szScriptsFolder + scriptname;
 #endif
 			if (!file_exist(scriptname.c_str()))
 				return;
--- a/main/domoticz.cpp
+++ b/main/domoticz.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static const _facilities facilities[] =
 }; 
 std::string logfacname = "user";
 #endif
+std::string szScriptsFolder;
 std::string szStartupFolder;
 std::string szUserDataFolder;
 std::string szWWWFolder;
@@ -696,6 +697,19 @@ int main(int argc, char**argv)
 			szUserDataFolder = szroot;
 	}
 
+	szScriptsFolder=szStartupFolder;
+	if (cmdLine.HasSwitch("-scripts"))
+	{
+		if (cmdLine.GetArgumentCount("-scripts") != 1)
+		{
+			_log.Log(LOG_ERROR, "Please specify a path for scripts directory");
+			return 1;
+		}
+		std::string szroot = cmdLine.GetSafeArgument("-scripts", 0, "");
+		if (szroot.size() != 0)
+			szScriptsFolder = szroot;
+	}
+
 	if (cmdLine.HasSwitch("-startupdelay"))
 	{
 		if (cmdLine.GetArgumentCount("-startupdelay") != 1)
--- a/main/mainworker.cpp
+++ b/main/mainworker.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
 
 #define round(a) ( int ) ( a + .5 )
 
+extern std::string szScriptsFolder;
 extern std::string szStartupFolder;
 extern std::string szUserDataFolder;
 extern std::string szWWWFolder;
@@ -1473,8 +1474,8 @@ void MainWorker::Do_Work()
 			m_sql.GetPreferencesVar("ReleaseChannel", nValue);
 			bool bIsBetaChannel = (nValue != 0);
 
-			std::string scriptname = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/download_update.sh";
-			std::string strparm = szUserDataFolder;
+			std::string scriptname = szScriptsFolder + "download_update.sh";
+			std::string strparm = szScriptsFolder;
 			if (bIsBetaChannel)
 				strparm += " /beta";
 
--- a/notifications/NotificationHTTP.cpp
+++ b/notifications/NotificationHTTP.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "../main/SQLHelper.h"
 #include "../main/Logger.h"
 
-extern std::string szUserDataFolder;
+extern std::string szScriptsFolder;
 
 CNotificationHTTP::CNotificationHTTP() : CNotificationBase(std::string("http"), OPTIONS_NONE)
 {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ bool CNotificationHTTP::SendMessageImple
 		std::string scriptparams = "";
 #if !defined WIN32
 		if (scriptname.find("/") != 0)
-			scriptname = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/" + scriptname;
+			scriptname = szScriptsFolder + scriptname;
 #endif
 		//Add parameters
 		uPos = scriptname.find(" ");
--- a/push/GooglePubSubPush.cpp
+++ b/push/GooglePubSubPush.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern "C" {
 using namespace boost::python;
 #endif
 
-extern std::string szUserDataFolder;
+extern std::string szScriptsFolder;
 
 // this should be filled in by the preprocessor
 extern const char * Python_exe;
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ void CGooglePubSubPush::DoGooglePubSubPu
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_PYTHON_DECAP
 #ifdef WIN32
-				python_DirT << szUserDataFolder << "scripts\\python\\";
-				std::string filename = szUserDataFolder + "scripts\\python\\" + "googlepubsub.py";
+				python_DirT << szScriptsFolder << "python\\";
+				std::string filename = szScriptsFolder + "python\\" + "googlepubsub.py";
 #else
-				python_DirT << szUserDataFolder << "scripts/python/";
-				std::string filename = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/python/" + "googlepubsub.py";
+				python_DirT << szScriptsFolder << "python/";
+				std::string filename = szScriptsFolder + "python/" + "googlepubsub.py";
 #endif
 
 				wchar_t * argv[1];
--- a/hardware/EvohomeScript.cpp
+++ b/hardware/EvohomeScript.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-extern std::string szUserDataFolder;
+extern std::string szScriptsFolder;
 
 
 CEvohomeScript::CEvohomeScript(const int ID)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void CEvohomeScript::RunScript(const cha
 			std::string scriptname = OnAction.substr(9);
 #if !defined WIN32
 			if (scriptname.find("/") != 0)
-				scriptname = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/" + scriptname;
+				scriptname = szScriptsFolder + "scripts/" + scriptname;
 #endif
 			std::string scriptparams="";
 			//Add parameters
--- a/main/EventsPythonModule.cpp
+++ b/main/EventsPythonModule.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         
         int PythonEventsInitalized = 0;
 
-        bool PythonEventsInitialize(std::string szUserDataFolder) {
+        bool PythonEventsInitialize(std::string szScriptsFolder) {
             
             if (!Plugins::Py_LoadLibrary())
             {
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@
             
             std::string ssPath;
 #ifdef WIN32
-            ssPath  = szUserDataFolder + "scripts\\python\\;";
+            ssPath  = szScriptsFolder + "python\\;";
 #else
-            ssPath  = szUserDataFolder + "scripts/python/:";
+            ssPath  = szScriptsFolder + "python/:";
 #endif
             
             std::wstring sPath = std::wstring(ssPath.begin(), ssPath.end());