diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b2f07d7..9ae5512 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 .vscode/
 .coverage.html
+
+# Packaging
+packaging/unix/usr/share/icons/
+packaging/unix/usr/share/pixmaps/
+deb/
diff --git a/config/nginx.go b/config/nginx.go
index 90984ca..165dd32 100644
--- a/config/nginx.go
+++ b/config/nginx.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (c *Config) InitNginx() error {
 			"\n!!! Please add the following include directive to http section of your nginx.conf file located at %s like this:\n",
 			filepath.Join(c.nginxConfigDir, "..", "nginx.conf"),
 		)
-		fmt.Printf("\nhttp {\n\t...\n\n\t%s\n}\n", "include /usr/share/spinup/config/nginx/*.conf;")
+		fmt.Printf("\nhttp {\n\t...\n\n\t%s\n}\n", "include /etc/spinup/config/nginx/**/*.conf;")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/packaging/DEBIAN/postinst b/packaging/DEBIAN/postinst
index 3eecd92..034fffb 100755
--- a/packaging/DEBIAN/postinst
+++ b/packaging/DEBIAN/postinst
@@ -20,14 +20,17 @@ fi
 #####################
 
 # Create the spinup directory if it doesn't exist
-mkdir -p /usr/share/spinup
+mkdir -p /etc/spinup
+
+# Create the config directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p /etc/spinup/config
 
 # Remove the old symlink if it exists and create a new one
 rm -f /usr/bin/spinup
-ln -s /usr/share/spinup/bin/spinup /usr/bin/spinup
+ln -s /etc/spinup/bin/spinup /usr/bin/spinup
 
 # Set the correct permissions on the spinup directory
-chown -R root:root /usr/share/spinup
+chown -R root:root /etc/spinup
 
 ###############
 ### Dnsmasq ###
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ mkdir -p /etc/dnsmasq.d
 # Check if the spinup.conf already exists in the dnsmasq.d directory
 if [ ! -f /etc/dnsmasq.d/spinup.conf ]; then
     # Link the dnsmasq configuration file for spinup to the dnsmasq.d directory if it doesn't exist
-    ln -s /usr/share/spinup/config/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.d/spinup.conf
+    ln -s /etc/spinup/config/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.d/spinup.conf
 fi
 
 #############
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ fi
 #############
 
 USER_SPINUP_NGINX_DIR="$USER_HOME/.config/spinup/nginx"
-SPINUP_NGINX_DIR="/usr/share/spinup/config/nginx"
+SPINUP_NGINX_DIR="/etc/spinup/config/nginx"
 
 # Create the user's spinup nginx directory if it doesn't exist
 mkdir -p $USER_SPINUP_NGINX_DIR
diff --git a/packaging/DEBIAN/postrm b/packaging/DEBIAN/postrm
index f06b002..1a2273a 100755
--- a/packaging/DEBIAN/postrm
+++ b/packaging/DEBIAN/postrm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 rm -f /usr/bin/spinup
 
 # Remove the spinup directory
-rm -rf /usr/share/spinup
+rm -rf /etc/spinup
 
 # Remove the link to the dnsmasq configuration file
 rm -f /etc/dnsmasq.d/spinup.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ rm -f /etc/dnsmasq.d/spinup.conf
 systemctl restart dnsmasq
 
 # Remove include directive in the nginx configuration file
-sed -i '/include \/usr\/share\/spinup\/config\/nginx\/\*.conf;/d' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+sed -i '/include \/etc\/spinup\/config\/nginx\/\*.conf;/d' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 
 # Restart the nginx service
 systemctl restart nginx
diff --git a/packaging/rpmbuild/SPECS/spinup.spec b/packaging/rpmbuild/SPECS/spinup.spec
index 263371f..6369fc0 100644
--- a/packaging/rpmbuild/SPECS/spinup.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpmbuild/SPECS/spinup.spec
@@ -15,24 +15,24 @@ Quickly spin up your multi command projects.
 %setup -q
 
 %install
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}/usr/share/spinup/bin
-cp %{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/%{name} %{buildroot}/usr/share/spinup/bin
-cp %{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/postinst %{buildroot}/usr/share/spinup/bin/postinst
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/etc/spinup/bin
+cp %{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/%{name} %{buildroot}/etc/spinup/bin
+cp %{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/postinst %{buildroot}/etc/spinup/bin/postinst
 cp -r %{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/etc %{buildroot}
 cp -r %{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}/usr %{buildroot}
 
 %post
-sh /usr/share/spinup/bin/postinst
+sh /etc/spinup/bin/postinst
 
 %clean
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 %files
-/usr/share/spinup/bin/%{name}
-/usr/share/spinup/bin/postinst
+/etc/spinup/bin/%{name}
+/etc/spinup/bin/postinst
+/etc/spinup/config/dnsmasq.conf
 /etc/sudoers.d/spinup
 /usr/share/applications/spinup-app.desktop
-/usr/share/spinup/config/dnsmasq.conf
 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/1024x1024/apps/spinup.png
 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/spinup.png
 /usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128@2x/apps/spinup.png
diff --git a/packaging/unix/usr/share/spinup/config/dnsmasq.conf b/packaging/unix/etc/spinup/config/dnsmasq.conf
similarity index 67%
rename from packaging/unix/usr/share/spinup/config/dnsmasq.conf
rename to packaging/unix/etc/spinup/config/dnsmasq.conf
index b26c113..c751058 100644
--- a/packaging/unix/usr/share/spinup/config/dnsmasq.conf
+++ b/packaging/unix/etc/spinup/config/dnsmasq.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# Spinup configuration file for dnsmasq
+#########################################
+# Spinup configuration file for dnsmasq #
+#########################################
 
 # Require requests to have an actual domain unless specified in /etc/hosts
 domain-needed
diff --git a/packaging/unix/usr/share/applications/spinup-app.desktop b/packaging/unix/usr/share/applications/spinup-app.desktop
index f0fd645..69d05d5 100644
--- a/packaging/unix/usr/share/applications/spinup-app.desktop
+++ b/packaging/unix/usr/share/applications/spinup-app.desktop
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Name=Spinup
 Comment=Quickly spin up your multi command projects.
 GenericName=Development Environment
-Exec=/usr/share/spinup/bin/spinup
+Exec=/usr/bin/spinup
 Icon=spinup
 Type=Application
 StartupNotify=false
diff --git a/scripts/release/package-deb.sh b/scripts/release/package-deb.sh
index c45fa74..8ae2ed5 100755
--- a/scripts/release/package-deb.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/package-deb.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ SPINUP_VERSION=$(cat ./common/.version | sed 's/^v//')
 for os_version in "" "-ubuntu24.04"; do
     # Create the directory structure for the .deb package
     mkdir -p deb/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version}/DEBIAN
-    mkdir -p deb/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version}/usr/share/spinup/bin
+    mkdir -p deb/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version}/etc/spinup/bin
 
     # Copy the necessary files to the .deb package directory
-    cp build/bin/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version} deb/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version}/usr/share/spinup/bin/spinup
+    cp build/bin/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version} deb/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version}/etc/spinup/bin/spinup
     cp packaging/DEBIAN/* deb/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version}/DEBIAN
     cp -r packaging/unix/usr deb/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version}
+    cp -r packaging/unix/etc deb/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version}
 
     # Update the control file with the current version number
     echo -e "\nVersion: $SPINUP_VERSION" >> deb/spinup-${SPINUP_VERSION}${os_version}/DEBIAN/control
diff --git a/scripts/release/package-macos-zip.sh b/scripts/release/package-macos-zip.sh
index 3690b1a..56f6465 100755
--- a/scripts/release/package-macos-zip.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/package-macos-zip.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ mkdir -p "$MAC_OS_DIR$SPINUP_SHARE_DIR"
 
 # Copy the contents of the build/unix directory to the MacOS directory
 cp -r "./packaging/unix/etc/." $MAC_OS_DIR/etc
-cp -r "./packaging/unix/usr/share/spinup/." $MAC_OS_DIR$SPINUP_SHARE_DIR
+cp -r "./packaging/unix/etc/spinup/." $MAC_OS_DIR$SPINUP_SHARE_DIR
 
 # Copy the binary file to the MacOS directory
 mkdir -p "$MAC_OS_DIR$SPINUP_SHARE_DIR/bin"