diff --git a/src/server/config.rs b/src/server/config.rs
index c6d8248..cc31583 100644
--- a/src/server/config.rs
+++ b/src/server/config.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
 /// Enable secure cookies by default only in release mode
@@ -141,12 +143,18 @@ impl KeyValStoreConfig {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ServerConfig {
+    pub public_path: PathBuf,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 /// Top-level application configuration
 pub struct Config {
     pub auth: AuthConfig,
     pub database: DatabaseConfig,
     pub key_val_store: KeyValStoreConfig,
+    pub server: ServerConfig,
 }
 
 /// Parse configuration from the expected files and environment variables
@@ -159,6 +167,7 @@ pub fn load_config() -> Result<Config, config::ConfigError> {
         .set_default("server.port", 8080)?
         .set_default("auth.open_signup", false)?
         .set_default("auth.cookies_secure", DEFAULT_COOKIES_SECURE)?
+        .set_default("server.public_path", default_public_dir())?
         .add_source(File::with_name(&format!("/etc/{pkg_name}/config")).required(false))
         .add_source(File::with_name(&format!("/etc/{pkg_name}")).required(false))
         .add_source(File::with_name("config").required(false))
@@ -166,3 +175,19 @@ pub fn load_config() -> Result<Config, config::ConfigError> {
         .build()?
         .try_deserialize()
 }
+
+/// Provide a sane default for the public path, using the same sources as Dioxus does internally.
+/// Checks the `DIOXUS_PUBLIC_PATH` environment variable, then tries relative to the path of this
+/// executable
+fn default_public_dir() -> Option<String> {
+    std::env::var("DIOXUS_PUBLIC_PATH").ok().or_else(|| {
+        std::env::current_exe().ok().and_then(|path| {
+            path.parent()
+                .expect("current executable path must have a parent")
+                .join("public")
+                .into_os_string()
+                .into_string()
+                .ok()
+        })
+    })
+}