diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e320f8e..de8f590 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/error311/multi-file-upload-editor/refs/heads/master/resources/main-screen.png" alt="main screen">
 
 **Changes 3/3/2025:**
+
   folder management added
+
   some refactoring
- 
+
+  config added USERS_FILE
 
 # Multi File Upload & Edit
 
diff --git a/addUser.php b/addUser.php
index e1ed3ec..1b2ee90 100644
--- a/addUser.php
+++ b/addUser.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'config.php';
 session_start();
 header('Content-Type: application/json');
 
-$usersFile = USERS_FILE;
+$usersFile = UPLOAD_DIR . USERS_FILE;
 
 // Determine if we are in setup mode:
 // - Query parameter setup=1 is passed
diff --git a/auth.php b/auth.php
index c17190d..6b819b7 100644
--- a/auth.php
+++ b/auth.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'config.php';
 session_start();
 header('Content-Type: application/json');
 
-$usersFile = USERS_FILE;
+$usersFile = UPLOAD_DIR . USERS_FILE;
 
 // Function to authenticate user
 function authenticate($username, $password) {
diff --git a/checkAuth.php b/checkAuth.php
index 01af5a8..586903a 100644
--- a/checkAuth.php
+++ b/checkAuth.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ session_start();
 header('Content-Type: application/json');
 
 // Check if users.txt is empty or doesn't exist
-$usersFile = USERS_FILE;
+$usersFile = UPLOAD_DIR . USERS_FILE;
 if (!file_exists($usersFile) || trim(file_get_contents($usersFile)) === '') {
     // Return JSON indicating setup mode
     echo json_encode(["setup" => true]);
diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 282a9d7..e5a1ea1 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ define('BASE_URL', 'http://yourwebsite/uploads/');
 define('TIMEZONE', 'America/New_York');
 define('DATE_TIME_FORMAT', 'm/d/y  h:iA');
 define('TOTAL_UPLOAD_SIZE', '5G');
-define('USERS_FILE', '/var/www/uploads/users.txt');
+define('USERS_FILE', 'users.txt');
 date_default_timezone_set(TIMEZONE);
 ?>
diff --git a/getUsers.php b/getUsers.php
index 3f32913..7d78a81 100644
--- a/getUsers.php
+++ b/getUsers.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if (!isset($_SESSION['authenticated']) || $_SESSION['authenticated'] !== true ||
     echo json_encode(["error" => "Unauthorized"]);
     exit;
 }
-$usersFile = USERS_FILE;
+$usersFile = UPLOAD_DIR . USERS_FILE;
 $users = [];
 if (file_exists($usersFile)) {
     $lines = file($usersFile, FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
diff --git a/removeUser.php b/removeUser.php
index 60245b8..4d13f12 100644
--- a/removeUser.php
+++ b/removeUser.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'config.php';
 session_start();
 header('Content-Type: application/json');
 
-$usersFile = USERS_FILE;
+$usersFile = UPLOAD_DIR . USERS_FILE;
 
 // Only allow admins to remove users
 if (