diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dc84c8d..9febf80 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,3 +40,6 @@ yarn-error.log*
 **/*.log
 package-lock.json
 **/*.bun
+
+/data
+/*.JPG
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ea2a528..862798b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import ExifReader from "exifreader"
 import { exists, mkdir } from "fs/promises"
 
 // --- Configuration ---
-const FOLDER_PHOTOS = "./photos"
-const FILE_METADATA = "./metadata.json"
+const FOLDER_BASE = "./data"
+const FOLDER_PHOTOS = `${FOLDER_BASE}/photos`
+const FILE_METADATA = `${FOLDER_BASE}/metadata.json`
 
 // --- Types ---
 // Interface for our metadata entries
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ async function getExifData(file: File): Promise<any> {
 // Load secrets and ensure directories exist before starting
 const INSTANT_KEY = process.env.INSTANT_KEY
 if (!INSTANT_KEY) throw new Error("INSTANT_KEY is not defined")
-if (!await exists(FOLDER_PHOTOS)) await mkdir(FOLDER_PHOTOS)
+if (!await exists(FOLDER_PHOTOS)) await mkdir(FOLDER_PHOTOS, { recursive: true })
 
 console.log("Server starting with valid 'secrets.json'.")