diff --git a/include/dap_defines.h b/include/dap_defines.h
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+#pragma once
+#define DAP_APP_NAME NODE_NETNAME "-node"
+
+//#ifdef _WIN32
+//  #define SYSTEM_PREFIX "%USERPROFILE%/opt/"DAP_APP_NAME
+//#else
+  #define SYSTEM_PREFIX "/opt/"DAP_APP_NAME
+//  #define SYSTEM_PREFIX "opt/"DAP_APP_NAME
+//#endif
+
+#define LOCAL_PREFIX "~/."DAP_APP_NAME
+
+#define SYSTEM_CONFIGS_DIR SYSTEM_PREFIX"/etc"
+#define LOCAL_CONFIGS_DIR LOCAL_PREFIX"/etc"
+#define SYSTEM_LOGS_DIR SYSTEM_PREFIX"/var/log"
+
+#define SYSTEM_CONFIG_GLOBAL_FILENAME SYSTEM_PREFIX"/etc/"DAP_APP_NAME".cfg"
+#define LOCAL_CONFIG_GLOBAL LOCAL_PREFIX"/etc/"DAP_APP_NAME".cfg"
+
+#define SYSTEM_PID_FILE_PATH SYSTEM_PREFIX"/run/"DAP_APP_NAME".pid"
+#define LOCAL_PID_FILE_PATH SYSTEM_PREFIX"/run/"DAP_APP_NAME".pid"