diff --git a/server/app/settings.py b/server/app/settings.py
index 53b0e8f..ce533f4 100644
--- a/server/app/settings.py
+++ b/server/app/settings.py
@@ -1,2 +1,17 @@
+import os
+
+# paths
 CONFIG_FOLDER = "alice"
-LAST_FM_API_KEY = "762db7a44a9e6fb5585661f5f2bdf23a"
+HOME_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~") + "/"
+APP_DIR = os.path.join(HOME_DIR, CONFIG_FOLDER)
+THUMBS_PATH = os.path.join(APP_DIR, "images", "thumbnails")
+
+# URL
+IMG_BASE_URI = "http://127.0.0.1:8900/images/"
+IMG_ARTIST_URI = IMG_BASE_URI + "artists/"
+IMG_THUMB_URI = IMG_BASE_URI + "thumbnails/"
+
+# defaults
+DEFAULT_ARTIST_IMG = IMG_ARTIST_URI + "0.webp"
+
+LAST_FM_API_KEY = "762db7a44a9e6fb5585661f5f2bdf23a"
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