diff --git a/src/commands/tiles.ts b/src/commands/tiles.ts
index d55f905..d7431d5 100644
--- a/src/commands/tiles.ts
+++ b/src/commands/tiles.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import path from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import sharp from 'sharp'
 import { commandLogger } from '../utilities/logger'
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
+import { getPublicPath } from '../utilities/utilities'
 
 export default class TilesCommand {
   constructor(private readonly io: Server) {}
 
   public async execute(): Promise<void> {
     // Get all tiles
-    const tilesDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'tiles')
+    const tilesDir = getPublicPath('tiles')
     const tiles = fs.readdirSync(tilesDir).filter((file) => file.endsWith('.png'))
 
     // Create output directory if it doesn't exist
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ export default class TilesCommand {
 
     for (const tile of tiles) {
       // Check if tile is already 66x34
-      const metadata = await sharp(path.join(tilesDir, tile)).metadata()
+      const metadata = await sharp(getPublicPath('tiles', tile)).metadata()
       if (metadata.width === 66 && metadata.height === 34) {
         commandLogger.info(`Tile ${tile} already processed`)
         continue
       }
 
-      const inputPath = path.join(tilesDir, tile)
-      const outputPath = path.join(tilesDir, tile)
+      const inputPath = getPublicPath('tiles', tile)
+      const outputPath = getPublicPath('tiles', tile)
 
       try {
         await sharp(inputPath)
diff --git a/src/managers/commandManager.ts b/src/managers/commandManager.ts
index 1699197..e56d194 100644
--- a/src/managers/commandManager.ts
+++ b/src/managers/commandManager.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { commandLogger } from '../utilities/logger'
-import config from '../utilities/config'
+import { getAppPath } from '../utilities/utilities'
 
 class CommandManager {
   private commands: Map<string, any> = new Map()
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ class CommandManager {
     this.rl.on('close', () => {
       this.rlClosed = true
     })
-
-    console.log(process.cwd())
   }
 
   public async boot(io: Server) {
@@ -63,34 +61,34 @@ class CommandManager {
   }
 
   private async loadCommands() {
-    const commandsDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'commands');
-    commandLogger.info(`Loading commands from: ${commandsDir}`);
+    const directory = getAppPath('commands')
+    commandLogger.info(`Loading commands from: ${directory}`)
 
     try {
-      const files = await fs.promises.readdir(commandsDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+      const files = await fs.promises.readdir(directory, { withFileTypes: true })
 
       for (const file of files) {
         if (!file.isFile() || (!file.name.endsWith('.ts') && !file.name.endsWith('.js'))) {
-          continue;
+          continue
         }
 
-        const fullPath = path.join(commandsDir, file.name);
-        const commandName = path.basename(file.name, path.extname(file.name));
+        const fullPath = getAppPath('commands', file.name)
+        const commandName = path.basename(file.name, path.extname(file.name))
 
         try {
-          const module = await import(fullPath);
+          const module = await import(fullPath)
           if (typeof module.default !== 'function') {
-            commandLogger.warn(`Unrecognized export in ${file.name}`);
-            continue;
+            commandLogger.warn(`Unrecognized export in ${file.name}`)
+            continue
           }
 
-          this.registerCommand(commandName, module.default);
+          this.registerCommand(commandName, module.default)
         } catch (error) {
-          commandLogger.error(`Error loading command ${file.name}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+          commandLogger.error(`Error loading command ${file.name}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`)
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      commandLogger.error(`Failed to read commands directory: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+      commandLogger.error(`Failed to read commands directory: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/managers/queueManager.ts b/src/managers/queueManager.ts
index a44bb4a..9856619 100644
--- a/src/managers/queueManager.ts
+++ b/src/managers/queueManager.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Server as SocketServer } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../utilities/types'
 import { queueLogger } from '../utilities/logger'
 import fs from 'fs'
-import path from 'path'
+import { getAppPath } from '../utilities/utilities'
 
 class QueueManager {
   private connection!: IORedis
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ class QueueManager {
     const { jobName, params, socketId } = job.data
 
     try {
-      const jobsDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'jobs')
+      const jobsDir = getAppPath('jobs')
       const extension = config.ENV === 'development' ? '.ts' : '.js'
-      const jobPath = path.join(jobsDir, `${jobName}${extension}`)
+      const jobPath = getAppPath('jobs', `${jobName}${extension}`)
 
       if (!fs.existsSync(jobPath)) {
         queueLogger.warn(`Job file not found: ${jobPath}`)
diff --git a/src/models/loadedZone.ts b/src/models/loadedZone.ts
index 574462d..a28dd8c 100644
--- a/src/models/loadedZone.ts
+++ b/src/models/loadedZone.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { Zone } from '@prisma/client'
 import zoneRepository from '../repositories/zoneRepository'
-import characterManager from '../managers/characterManager'
-import { ExtendedCharacter } from '../utilities/types'
 
 class LoadedZone {
   private readonly zone: Zone
diff --git a/src/repositories/spriteRepository.ts b/src/repositories/spriteRepository.ts
index f773e85..e72ea0a 100644
--- a/src/repositories/spriteRepository.ts
+++ b/src/repositories/spriteRepository.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import prisma from '../utilities/prisma' // Import the global Prisma instance
-import { Sprite, SpriteAction } from '@prisma/client'
+import { SpriteAction } from '@prisma/client'
 
 class SpriteRepository {
   async getById(id: string) {
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 000d2c2..959bc7e 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import fs from 'fs'
-import path from 'path'
 import express, { Application } from 'express'
 import config from './utilities/config'
 import { createServer as httpServer, Server as HTTPServer } from 'http'
@@ -9,13 +8,13 @@ import { Server as SocketServer } from 'socket.io'
 import { Authentication } from './middleware/authentication'
 import { TSocket } from './utilities/types'
 import prisma from './utilities/prisma'
-import { Dirent } from 'node:fs'
 import { appLogger, watchLogs } from './utilities/logger'
 import ZoneManager from './managers/zoneManager'
 import UserManager from './managers/userManager'
 import CommandManager from './managers/commandManager'
 import CharacterManager from './managers/characterManager'
 import QueueManager from './managers/queueManager'
+import { getAppPath } from './utilities/utilities'
 
 export class Server {
   private readonly app: Application
@@ -86,46 +85,46 @@ export class Server {
    * @private
    */
   private async handleConnection(socket: TSocket) {
-    const eventsPath = path.join(__dirname, 'socketEvents')
     try {
-      await this.loadEventHandlers(eventsPath, socket)
+      await this.loadEventHandlers('socketEvents', '', socket)
     } catch (error: any) {
       appLogger.error(`Failed to load event handlers: ${error.message}`)
     }
   }
 
-  private async loadEventHandlers(dir: string, socket: TSocket) {
+  private async loadEventHandlers(baseDir: string, subDir: string, socket: TSocket) {
     try {
-      const files = await fs.promises.readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+      const fullDir = getAppPath(baseDir, subDir)
+      const files = await fs.promises.readdir(fullDir, { withFileTypes: true })
 
       for (const file of files) {
-        const fullPath = path.join(dir, file.name);
+        const filePath = getAppPath(baseDir, subDir, file.name)
 
         if (file.isDirectory()) {
-          await this.loadEventHandlers(fullPath, socket);
-          continue;
+          await this.loadEventHandlers(baseDir, `${subDir}/${file.name}`, socket)
+          continue
         }
 
         if (!file.isFile() || (!file.name.endsWith('.ts') && !file.name.endsWith('.js'))) {
-          continue;
+          continue
         }
 
         try {
-          const module = await import(fullPath);
+          const module = await import(filePath)
           if (typeof module.default !== 'function') {
-            appLogger.warn(`Unrecognized export in ${file.name}`);
-            continue;
+            appLogger.warn(`Unrecognized export in ${file.name}`)
+            continue
           }
 
-          const EventClass = module.default;
-          const eventInstance = new EventClass(this.io, socket);
-          eventInstance.listen();
+          const EventClass = module.default
+          const eventInstance = new EventClass(this.io, socket)
+          eventInstance.listen()
         } catch (error) {
-          appLogger.error(`Error loading event handler ${file.name}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+          appLogger.error(`Error loading event handler ${file.name}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`)
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      appLogger.error(`Error reading directory ${dir}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+      appLogger.error(`Error reading directory: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/services/assetService.ts b/src/services/assetService.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fab2229..0000000
--- a/src/services/assetService.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-class AssetService {}
-
-export default AssetService
diff --git a/src/services/character/characterService.ts b/src/services/character/characterService.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b62016c..0000000
--- a/src/services/character/characterService.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { Character } from '@prisma/client'
-
-class CharacterService {}
-
-export default CharacterService
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/character/connect.ts b/src/socketEvents/character/connect.ts
index a14a92b..4a2e142 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/character/connect.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/character/connect.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
-import { TSocket, ExtendedCharacter } from '../../utilities/types'
+import { TSocket } from '../../utilities/types'
 import CharacterRepository from '../../repositories/characterRepository'
-import CharacterManager from '../../managers/characterManager'
 
 type SocketResponseT = {
   character_id: number
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/list.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/list.ts
index febceb2..7ecea2d 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/list.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/list.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
 import { Object } from '@prisma/client'
 import ObjectRepository from '../../../../repositories/objectRepository'
-import CharacterManager from '../../../../managers/characterManager'
 import characterRepository from '../../../../repositories/characterRepository'
 
 interface IPayload {}
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/remove.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/remove.ts
index c27d034..b94ce60 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/remove.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/remove.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+import fs from 'fs'
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
-import path from 'path'
-import fs from 'fs'
 import prisma from '../../../../utilities/prisma'
-import CharacterManager from '../../../../managers/characterManager'
 import characterRepository from '../../../../repositories/characterRepository'
+import { getPublicPath } from '../../../../utilities/utilities'
 
 interface IPayload {
   object: string
@@ -36,10 +35,10 @@ export default class ObjectRemoveEvent {
       })
 
       // get root path
-      const public_folder = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'objects')
+      const public_folder = getPublicPath('objects')
 
       // remove the tile from the disk
-      const finalFilePath = path.join(public_folder, data.object + '.png')
+      const finalFilePath = getPublicPath('objects', data.object + '.png')
       fs.unlink(finalFilePath, (err) => {
         if (err) {
           console.log(err)
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/update.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/update.ts
index 634b42f..e9cfae9 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/update.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/update.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
 import prisma from '../../../../utilities/prisma'
-import CharacterManager from '../../../../managers/characterManager'
 import characterRepository from '../../../../repositories/characterRepository'
 
 type Payload = {
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/upload.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/upload.ts
index 22ab62c..a7bfb0e 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/upload.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/object/upload.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
 import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
-import path from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs/promises'
 import prisma from '../../../../utilities/prisma'
 import sharp from 'sharp'
 import characterRepository from '../../../../repositories/characterRepository'
 import { gameMasterLogger } from '../../../../utilities/logger'
+import { getPublicPath } from '../../../../utilities/utilities'
 
 interface IObjectData {
   [key: string]: Buffer
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default class ObjectUploadEvent {
       if (character.role !== 'gm') {
         return callback(false)
       }
-      const public_folder = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'objects')
+      const public_folder = getPublicPath('objects')
 
       // Ensure the folder exists
       await fs.mkdir(public_folder, { recursive: true })
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default class ObjectUploadEvent {
 
         const uuid = object.id
         const filename = `${uuid}.png`
-        const finalFilePath = path.join(public_folder, filename)
+        const finalFilePath = getPublicPath('objects', filename)
         await writeFile(finalFilePath, objectData)
 
         gameMasterLogger.info('gm:object:upload', `Object ${key} uploaded with id ${uuid}`)
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/create.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/create.ts
index f8c1e49..b9b3bf0 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/create.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/create.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
-import path from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs/promises'
 import prisma from '../../../../utilities/prisma'
-import CharacterManager from '../../../../managers/characterManager'
 import characterRepository from '../../../../repositories/characterRepository'
+import { getPublicPath } from '../../../../utilities/utilities'
 
 export default class SpriteCreateEvent {
   constructor(
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ export default class SpriteCreateEvent {
         return callback(false)
       }
 
-      const public_folder = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'sprites')
+      const public_folder = getPublicPath('sprites')
 
       // Ensure the folder exists
       await fs.mkdir(public_folder, { recursive: true })
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ export default class SpriteCreateEvent {
       const uuid = sprite.id
 
       // Create folder with uuid
-      const sprite_folder = path.join(public_folder, uuid)
+      const sprite_folder = getPublicPath('sprites', uuid)
       await fs.mkdir(sprite_folder, { recursive: true })
 
       callback(true)
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/delete.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/delete.ts
index 15f572c..024336b 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/delete.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/delete.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
 import fs from 'fs'
-import path from 'path'
 import prisma from '../../../../utilities/prisma'
 import CharacterManager from '../../../../managers/characterManager'
 import { gameMasterLogger } from '../../../../utilities/logger'
+import { getPublicPath } from '../../../../utilities/utilities'
 
 type Payload = {
   id: string
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default class GMSpriteDeleteEvent {
     private readonly io: Server,
     private readonly socket: TSocket
   ) {
-    this.public_folder = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'sprites')
+    this.public_folder = getPublicPath('sprites')
   }
 
   public listen(): void {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default class GMSpriteDeleteEvent {
   }
 
   private async deleteSpriteFolder(spriteId: string): Promise<void> {
-    const finalFilePath = path.join(this.public_folder, spriteId)
+    const finalFilePath = getPublicPath('sprites', spriteId)
 
     if (fs.existsSync(finalFilePath)) {
       await fs.promises.rmdir(finalFilePath, { recursive: true })
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/list.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/list.ts
index 7c1ecac..6cf423c 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/list.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/list.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
 import { Sprite } from '@prisma/client'
 import SpriteRepository from '../../../../repositories/spriteRepository'
-import CharacterManager from '../../../../managers/characterManager'
 import characterRepository from '../../../../repositories/characterRepository'
 
 interface IPayload {}
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/update.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/update.ts
index 339666f..d23734a 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/update.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/sprite/update.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
 import prisma from '../../../../utilities/prisma'
 import type { Prisma, SpriteAction } from '@prisma/client'
-import path from 'path'
 import { writeFile, mkdir } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import sharp from 'sharp'
 import CharacterManager from '../../../../managers/characterManager'
+import { getPublicPath } from '../../../../utilities/utilities'
 
 type SpriteActionInput = Omit<SpriteAction, 'id' | 'spriteId' | 'frameWidth' | 'frameHeight'> & {
   sprites: string[]
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default class SpriteUpdateEvent {
     }
 
     async function saveSpritesToDisk(id: string, processedActions: ProcessedSpriteAction[]) {
-      const publicFolder = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'sprites', id)
+      const publicFolder = getPublicPath('sprites', id)
       await mkdir(publicFolder, { recursive: true })
 
       await Promise.all(
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export default class SpriteUpdateEvent {
             .png()
             .toBuffer()
 
-          const filename = path.join(publicFolder, `${action}.png`)
+          const filename = getPublicPath('sprites', id, `${action}.png`)
           await writeFile(filename, combinedImage)
         })
       )
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/delete.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/delete.ts
index 0fca22b..f2be8de 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/delete.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/delete.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import path from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs/promises'
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
 import prisma from '../../../../utilities/prisma'
 import characterRepository from '../../../../repositories/characterRepository'
 import { gameMasterLogger } from '../../../../utilities/logger'
+import { getPublicPath } from '../../../../utilities/utilities'
 
 type Payload = {
   id: string
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default class GMTileDeleteEvent {
     private readonly io: Server,
     private readonly socket: TSocket
   ) {
-    this.public_folder = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'tiles')
+    this.public_folder = getPublicPath('tiles')
   }
 
   public listen(): void {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default class GMTileDeleteEvent {
   }
 
   private async deleteTileFile(tileId: string): Promise<void> {
-    const finalFilePath = path.join(this.public_folder, `${tileId}.png`)
+    const finalFilePath = getPublicPath('tiles', `${tileId}.png`)
     try {
       await fs.unlink(finalFilePath)
     } catch (error: any) {
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/list.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/list.ts
index 9000d58..9e6856f 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/list.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/list.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
 import { Tile } from '@prisma/client'
 import TileRepository from '../../../../repositories/tileRepository'
-import CharacterManager from '../../../../managers/characterManager'
 import characterRepository from '../../../../repositories/characterRepository'
 
 interface IPayload {}
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/update.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/update.ts
index 81058f8..372e2ab 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/update.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/update.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
 import prisma from '../../../../utilities/prisma'
-import CharacterManager from '../../../../managers/characterManager'
 import characterRepository from '../../../../repositories/characterRepository'
 
 type Payload = {
diff --git a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/upload.ts b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/upload.ts
index 69f1f40..8c680f0 100644
--- a/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/upload.ts
+++ b/src/socketEvents/gameMaster/assetManager/tile/upload.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { Server } from 'socket.io'
 import { TSocket } from '../../../../utilities/types'
 import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
-import path from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs/promises'
 import prisma from '../../../../utilities/prisma'
 import characterRepository from '../../../../repositories/characterRepository'
 import { gameMasterLogger } from '../../../../utilities/logger'
+import { getPublicPath } from '../../../../utilities/utilities'
 
 interface ITileData {
   [key: string]: Buffer
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default class TileUploadEvent {
         return
       }
 
-      const public_folder = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'tiles')
+      const public_folder = getPublicPath('tiles')
 
       // Ensure the folder exists
       await fs.mkdir(public_folder, { recursive: true })
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default class TileUploadEvent {
         })
         const uuid = tile.id
         const filename = `${uuid}.png`
-        const finalFilePath = path.join(public_folder, filename)
+        const finalFilePath = getPublicPath('tiles', filename)
         await writeFile(finalFilePath, tileData)
       })
 
diff --git a/src/utilities/http.ts b/src/utilities/http.ts
index d90c38c..e0f6433 100644
--- a/src/utilities/http.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/http.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 import zoneRepository from '../repositories/zoneRepository'
 import zoneManager from '../managers/zoneManager'
 import { httpLogger } from './logger'
+import { getPublicPath } from './utilities'
 
 async function addHttpRoutes(app: Application) {
   /**
@@ -117,9 +118,9 @@ async function addHttpRoutes(app: Application) {
 
     let assetPath
     if (assetType === 'sprites' && spriteId) {
-      assetPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', assetType, spriteId, fileName)
+      assetPath = getPublicPath(assetType, spriteId, fileName)
     } else {
-      assetPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', assetType, fileName)
+      assetPath = getPublicPath(assetType, fileName)
     }
 
     if (!fs.existsSync(assetPath)) {
diff --git a/src/utilities/logger.ts b/src/utilities/logger.ts
index 7ac4eaf..24140be 100644
--- a/src/utilities/logger.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/logger.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import pino from 'pino'
 import fs from 'fs'
-import path from 'path'
+import { getRootPath } from './utilities'
 
 // Array of log types
 const LOG_TYPES = ['http', 'game', 'gameMaster', 'app', 'queue', 'command'] as const
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const loggers = Object.fromEntries(LOG_TYPES.map((type) => [type, createLogger(t
 
 const watchLogs = () => {
   LOG_TYPES.forEach((type) => {
-    const logFile = path.join(__dirname, '../../logs', `${type}.log`)
+    const logFile = getRootPath('logs', `${type}.log`)
 
     fs.watchFile(logFile, (curr, prev) => {
       if (curr.size > prev.size) {
diff --git a/src/utilities/utilities.ts b/src/utilities/utilities.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..416816b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utilities/utilities.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import config from './config'
+import path from 'path'
+
+export function getRootPath(folder: string, ...additionalSegments: string[]) {
+  return path.join(process.cwd(), folder, ...additionalSegments)
+}
+
+export function getAppPath(folder: string, ...additionalSegments: string[]) {
+  const baseDir = config.ENV === 'development' ? 'src' : 'dist'
+  return path.join(process.cwd(), baseDir, folder, ...additionalSegments)
+}
+
+export function getPublicPath(folder: string, ...additionalSegments: string[]) {
+  return path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', folder, ...additionalSegments)
+}