diff --git a/playbook-authelia.yml b/playbook-authelia.yml
index 8667a87..992a02e 100644
--- a/playbook-authelia.yml
+++ b/playbook-authelia.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   vars:
     app_name: "authelia"
     app_user: "{{ app_name }}"
-    base_dir: "/home/{{ app_user }}"
+    base_dir: "{{ (application_dir, app_name) | path_join }}"
     config_dir: "{{ (base_dir, 'config') | path_join }}"
 
   tasks:
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         group: "{{ app_user }}"
         mode: "0700"
       loop:
+        - "{{ base_dir }}"
         - "{{ config_dir }}"
 
     - name: "Copy users file"
diff --git a/playbook-caddyproxy.yml b/playbook-caddyproxy.yml
index c55ed2b..ddd6b3c 100644
--- a/playbook-caddyproxy.yml
+++ b/playbook-caddyproxy.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   vars:
     app_name: "caddyproxy"
     app_user: "{{ app_name }}"
-    base_dir: "/home/{{ app_user }}"
+    base_dir: "{{ (application_dir, app_name) | path_join }}"
 
     data_dir: "{{ (base_dir, 'data') | path_join }}"
     config_dir: "{{ (base_dir, 'config') | path_join }}"
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         group: "{{ app_user }}"
         mode: "0770"
       loop:
+        - "{{ base_dir }}"
         - "{{ data_dir }}"
         - "{{ config_dir }}"
         - "{{ caddy_file_dir }}"
diff --git a/playbook-dozzle.yml b/playbook-dozzle.yml
index 7d96079..87cf8a4 100644
--- a/playbook-dozzle.yml
+++ b/playbook-dozzle.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   vars:
     app_name: "dozzle"
     app_user: "{{ app_name }}"
-    base_dir: "/home/{{ app_user }}"
+    base_dir: "{{ (application_dir, app_name) | path_join }}"
 
   tasks:
     - name: "Create user and environment"
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
         owner_name: "{{ app_user }}"
         owner_extra_groups: ["docker"]
 
+    - name: "Create internal application directories"
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ item }}"
+        state: "directory"
+        owner: "{{ app_user }}"
+        group: "{{ app_user }}"
+        mode: "0770"
+      loop:
+        - "{{ base_dir }}"
+
     - name: "Copy docker compose file"
       ansible.builtin.template:
         src: "./files/{{ app_name }}/docker-compose.yml.j2"
diff --git a/playbook-netdata.yml b/playbook-netdata.yml
index 8554c9d..4b7ae5e 100644
--- a/playbook-netdata.yml
+++ b/playbook-netdata.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   vars:
     app_name: "netdata"
     app_user: "{{ app_name }}"
-    base_dir: "/home/{{ app_user }}"
+    base_dir: "{{ (application_dir, app_name) | path_join }}"
     config_dir: "{{ (base_dir, 'config') | path_join }}"
     config_go_d_dir: "{{ (config_dir, 'go.d') | path_join }}"
     data_dir: "{{ (base_dir, 'data') | path_join }}"
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
         group: "{{ app_user }}"
         mode: "0770"
       loop:
+        - "{{ base_dir }}"
+        - "{{ data_dir }}"
         - "{{ config_dir }}"
         - "{{ config_go_d_dir }}"
-        - "{{ data_dir }}"
 
     - name: "Copy netdata config file"
       ansible.builtin.template:
diff --git a/playbook-rssbridge.yml b/playbook-rssbridge.yml
index 37afd52..5510afc 100644
--- a/playbook-rssbridge.yml
+++ b/playbook-rssbridge.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   vars:
     app_name: "rssbridge"
     app_user: "{{ app_name }}"
-    base_dir: "/home/{{ app_user }}"
+    base_dir: "{{ (application_dir, app_name) | path_join }}"
 
   tasks:
     - name: "Create user and environment"
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
         owner_name: "{{ app_user }}"
         owner_extra_groups: ["docker"]
 
+    - name: "Create internal application directories"
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ item }}"
+        state: "directory"
+        owner: "{{ app_user }}"
+        group: "{{ app_user }}"
+        mode: "0770"
+      loop:
+        - "{{ base_dir }}"
+
     - name: "Copy docker compose file"
       ansible.builtin.template:
         src: "./files/{{ app_name }}/docker-compose.yml.j2"