diff --git a/src/core/Tile.js b/src/core/Tile.js
index b62a712..a16c742 100644
--- a/src/core/Tile.js
+++ b/src/core/Tile.js
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ function addIndexedSubtiletoTile(
  */
 function tileFileName(canvasTileFolder, cell) {
   const [z, x, y] = cell;
-  const filename = path.resolve(`${canvasTileFolder}/${z}/${x}/${y}.webp`);
+  const filename = path.resolve(canvasTileFolder, z, x, `${y}.webp`);
   try {
     const mtime = new Date(fs.statSync(filename).mtime).getTime();
     if (Date.now() - mtime < 120000) {
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ async function createEmptyTile(
     // eslint-disable-next-line prefer-destructuring
     tileRGBBuffer[i++] = palette.rgb[2];
   }
-  const filename = path.resolve(`${canvasTileFolder}/emptytile.webp`);
+  const filename = path.resolve(canvasTileFolder, 'emptytile.webp');
   try {
     await sharp(tileRGBBuffer, {
       raw: {
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ export async function createTexture(
     deleteSubtilefromTile(TILE_SIZE, palette, amount, element, textureBuffer);
   });
 
-  const filename = path.resolve(`${canvasTileFolder}/texture.webp`);
+  const filename = path.resolve(canvasTileFolder, 'texture.webp');
   try {
     await sharp(textureBuffer, {
       raw: {
@@ -616,21 +616,19 @@ export async function initializeTiles(
   await createEmptyTile(canvasTileFolder, palette);
   // base zoomlevel
   let zoom = maxTiledZoom - 1;
-  let zoomDir = `${canvasTileFolder}/${zoom}`;
+  let zoomDir = path.resolve(canvasTileFolder, zoom);
   console.log(`Tiling: Checking zoomlevel ${zoomDir}`);
   if (!fs.existsSync(zoomDir)) fs.mkdirSync(zoomDir);
   let cnt = 0;
   let cnts = 0;
   const maxBase = TILE_ZOOM_LEVEL ** zoom;
   for (let cx = 0; cx < maxBase; cx += 1) {
-    const tileDir = `${canvasTileFolder}/${zoom}/${cx}`;
+    const tileDir = path.resolve(canvasTileFolder, zoom, cx);
     if (!fs.existsSync(tileDir)) {
       fs.mkdirSync(tileDir);
     }
     for (let cy = 0; cy < maxBase; cy += 1) {
-      const filename = path.resolve(
-        `${canvasTileFolder}/${zoom}/${cx}/${cy}.webp`,
-      );
+      const filename = path.resolve(canvasTileFolder, zoom, cx, `${cy}.webp`);
       if (force || !fs.existsSync(filename)) {
         const ret = await createZoomTileFromChunk(
           canvasId,
@@ -651,18 +649,18 @@ export async function initializeTiles(
   for (zoom = maxTiledZoom - 2; zoom >= 0; zoom -= 1) {
     cnt = 0;
     cnts = 0;
-    zoomDir = `${canvasTileFolder}/${zoom}`;
+    zoomDir = path.resolve(canvasTileFolder, zoom);
     console.log(`Tiling: Checking zoomlevel ${zoomDir}`);
     if (!fs.existsSync(zoomDir)) fs.mkdirSync(zoomDir);
     const maxZ = TILE_ZOOM_LEVEL ** zoom;
     for (let cx = 0; cx < maxZ; cx += 1) {
-      const tileDir = `${canvasTileFolder}/${zoom}/${cx}`;
+      const tileDir = path.resolve(canvasTileFolder, zoom, cx);
       if (!fs.existsSync(tileDir)) {
         fs.mkdirSync(tileDir);
       }
       for (let cy = 0; cy < maxZ; cy += 1) {
         const filename = path.resolve(
-          `${canvasTileFolder}/${zoom}/${cx}/${cy}.webp`,
+          canvasTileFolder, zoom, cx, `${cy}.webp`,
         );
         if (force || !fs.existsSync(filename)) {
           const ret = await createZoomedTile(
diff --git a/src/core/captchaserver.js b/src/core/captchaserver.js
index af31b5c..4627dd4 100644
--- a/src/core/captchaserver.js
+++ b/src/core/captchaserver.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const MAX_WAIT = 30 * 1000;
 /*
  * worker thread
  */
-const worker = new Worker(path.resolve('./workers/captchaloader.js'));
+const worker = new Worker(path.resolve('workers', 'captchaloader.js'));
 
 /*
  * queue of captcha-generation tasks
diff --git a/src/core/config.js b/src/core/config.js
index 885f75e..5d22fbb 100644
--- a/src/core/config.js
+++ b/src/core/config.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const MAIL_ADDRESS = process.env.MAIL_ADDRESS
   || 'donotreply@pixelplanet.fun';
 
 const TILE_FOLDER_REL = process.env.TILE_FOLDER || 'tiles';
-export const TILE_FOLDER = path.join(__dirname, `./${TILE_FOLDER_REL}`);
+export const TILE_FOLDER = path.resolve(TILE_FOLDER_REL);
 
 export const USE_XREALIP = !!process.env.USE_XREALIP;
 
diff --git a/src/core/tileserver.js b/src/core/tileserver.js
index fe2e69a..037d041 100644
--- a/src/core/tileserver.js
+++ b/src/core/tileserver.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const CanvasUpdaters = {};
 /*
  * worker thread
  */
-const worker = new Worker(path.resolve('./workers/tilewriter.js'));
+const worker = new Worker(path.resolve('workers', 'tilewriter.js'));
 
 /*
  * queue of tasks that is worked on in FIFO
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class CanvasUpdater {
     this.TileLoadingQueues = [];
     this.id = id;
     this.canvas = canvases[id];
-    this.canvasTileFolder = `${TILE_FOLDER}/${id}`;
+    this.canvasTileFolder = path.resolve(TILE_FOLDER, id);
     this.firstZoomtileWidth = this.canvas.size / TILE_SIZE / TILE_ZOOM_LEVEL;
     this.maxTiledZoom = getMaxTiledZoom(this.canvas.size);
   }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ socketEvents.on('chunkUpdate', (canvasId, chunk) => {
  * starting update loops for canvases
  */
 export default function startAllCanvasLoops() {
-  if (!fs.existsSync(`${TILE_FOLDER}`)) fs.mkdirSync(`${TILE_FOLDER}`);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(TILE_FOLDER)) fs.mkdirSync(TILE_FOLDER);
   const ids = Object.keys(canvases);
   for (let i = 0; i < ids.length; i += 1) {
     const id = parseInt(ids[i], 10);
diff --git a/src/data/redis/client.js b/src/data/redis/client.js
index 74ed8bc..dabed11 100644
--- a/src/data/redis/client.js
+++ b/src/data/redis/client.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { REDIS_URL, SHARD_NAME } from '../../core/config';
 const scripts = {
   placePxl: defineScript({
     NUMBER_OF_KEYS: 9,
-    SCRIPT: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('./workers/lua/placePixel.lua')),
+    SCRIPT: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('workers', 'lua', 'placePixel.lua')),
     transformArguments(...args) {
       return args.map((a) => ((typeof a === 'string') ? a : a.toString()));
     },
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const scripts = {
   }),
   allowedChat: defineScript({
     NUMBER_OF_KEYS: 3,
-    SCRIPT: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('./workers/lua/allowedChat.lua')),
+    SCRIPT: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('workers', 'lua', 'allowedChat.lua')),
     transformArguments(...args) {
       return args.map((a) => ((typeof a === 'string') ? a : a.toString()));
     },
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const scripts = {
   }),
   getUserRanks: defineScript({
     NUMBER_OF_KEYS: 2,
-    SCRIPT: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('./workers/lua/getUserRanks.lua')),
+    SCRIPT: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('workers', 'lua', 'getUserRanks.lua')),
     transformArguments(...args) {
       return args.map((a) => ((typeof a === 'string') ? a : a.toString()));
     },
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const scripts = {
   }),
   zmRankRev: defineScript({
     NUMBER_OF_KEYS: 1,
-    SCRIPT: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('./workers/lua/zmRankRev.lua')),
+    SCRIPT: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('workers', 'lua', 'zmRankRev.lua')),
     transformArguments(key, uids) {
       return [
         key,