diff --git a/src/anbox/audio/server.cpp b/src/anbox/audio/server.cpp
index 79cd2e35abaab937e5c9d0f33a56b21ad2c1ea3f..ee8e731dd6337df0b075975b72a1515e78784943 100644
--- a/src/anbox/audio/server.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/audio/server.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace anbox {
 namespace audio {
 Server::Server(const std::shared_ptr<Runtime>& rt, const std::shared_ptr<platform::Policy> &platform_policy) :
   platform_policy_(platform_policy),
-  socket_file_(utils::string_format("%s/anbox_audio", config::socket_path())),
+  socket_file_(utils::string_format("%s/anbox_audio", SystemConfiguration::instance().socket_dir())),
   connector_(std::make_shared<network::PublishedSocketConnector>(
              socket_file_, rt,
              std::make_shared<network::DelegateConnectionCreator<boost::asio::local::stream_protocol>>(std::bind(&Server::create_connection_for, this, _1)))),
diff --git a/src/anbox/cmds/run.cpp b/src/anbox/cmds/run.cpp
index aa03481f5fdba2dbc80f8a12bd8131ac0e2c1a77..870cd50223bd606be8f7ef8b3b87edd662cdc406 100644
--- a/src/anbox/cmds/run.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/cmds/run.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ anbox::cmds::Run::Run(const BusFactory &bus_factory)
     });
 
     utils::ensure_paths({
-        config::socket_path(), config::host_input_device_path(),
+        SystemConfiguration::instance().socket_dir(),
+        SystemConfiguration::instance().input_device_dir(),
     });
 
     auto rt = Runtime::create();
@@ -128,15 +129,17 @@ anbox::cmds::Run::Run(const BusFactory &bus_factory)
 
     auto audio_server = std::make_shared<audio::Server>(rt, policy);
 
+    const auto socket_path = SystemConfiguration::instance().socket_dir();
+
     // The qemu pipe is used as a very fast communication channel between guest
     // and host for things like the GLES emulation/translation, the RIL or ADB.
     auto qemu_pipe_connector =
         std::make_shared<network::PublishedSocketConnector>(
-            utils::string_format("%s/qemu_pipe", config::socket_path()), rt,
+            utils::string_format("%s/qemu_pipe", socket_path), rt,
             std::make_shared<qemu::PipeConnectionCreator>(gl_server->renderer(), rt));
 
     auto bridge_connector = std::make_shared<network::PublishedSocketConnector>(
-        utils::string_format("%s/anbox_bridge", config::socket_path()), rt,
+        utils::string_format("%s/anbox_bridge", socket_path), rt,
         std::make_shared<rpc::ConnectionCreator>(
             rt, [&](const std::shared_ptr<network::MessageSender> &sender) {
               auto pending_calls = std::make_shared<rpc::PendingCallCache>();
@@ -161,20 +164,18 @@ anbox::cmds::Run::Run(const BusFactory &bus_factory)
         {qemu_pipe_connector->socket_file(), "/dev/qemu_pipe"},
         {bridge_connector->socket_file(), "/dev/anbox_bridge"},
         {audio_server->socket_file(), "/dev/anbox_audio"},
-        {config::host_input_device_path(), "/dev/input"},
+        {SystemConfiguration::instance().input_device_dir(), "/dev/input"},
         {"/dev/binder", "/dev/binder"},
         {"/dev/ashmem", "/dev/ashmem"},
         {"/dev/fuse", "/dev/fuse"},
     };
 
-    dispatcher->dispatch(
-        [&]() { container.start_container(container_configuration); });
+    dispatcher->dispatch([&]() { container.start_container(container_configuration); });
 
     auto bus = bus_factory_();
     bus->install_executor(core::dbus::asio::make_executor(bus, rt->service()));
 
-    auto skeleton =
-        anbox::dbus::skeleton::Service::create_for_bus(bus, android_api_stub);
+    auto skeleton = anbox::dbus::skeleton::Service::create_for_bus(bus, android_api_stub);
 
     rt->start();
     trap->run();
diff --git a/src/anbox/config.cpp b/src/anbox/config.cpp
index c9db3c2bfaae93ac12069b4d37287a7aed6ddc68..25d0b9bbc7a75136b16b37cce1d52d6cc44b865b 100644
--- a/src/anbox/config.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/config.cpp
@@ -15,93 +15,58 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <cstring>
 
 #include "anbox/config.h"
 #include "anbox/utils.h"
 
-#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
-
-namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
-
-namespace anbox {
-namespace config {
-std::string in_snap_dir(const std::string &path) {
-  return utils::prefix_dir_from_env(path, "SNAP");
-}
 
-std::string in_snap_data_dir(const std::string &path) {
-  return utils::prefix_dir_from_env(path, "SNAP_COMMON");
-}
+#include <cstring>
 
-std::string in_snap_user_data_dir(const std::string &path) {
-  return utils::prefix_dir_from_env(path, "SNAP_USER_COMMON");
-}
+namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 
-std::string home_dir() {
+namespace {
+static std::string runtime_dir() {
   static std::string path;
   if (path.empty()) {
-    path = utils::get_env_value("HOME", "");
+    path = anbox::utils::get_env_value("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", "");
     if (path.empty())
-      BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(std::runtime_error("No home directory specified"));
+      BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(std::runtime_error("No runtime directory specified"));
   }
   return path;
 }
-
-std::string runtime_dir() {
-  static std::string path;
-  if (path.empty()) {
-    path = utils::get_env_value("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", "");
-    if (path.empty())
-      BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(
-          std::runtime_error("No runtime directory specified"));
-  }
-  return path;
 }
 
-std::string state_dir() {
-  static std::string path = "/var/lib";
-  return path;
+void anbox::SystemConfiguration::set_data_path(const std::string &path) {
+  data_path = path;
 }
 
-std::string log_path() {
-  static std::string path =
-      in_snap_data_dir(utils::string_format("%s/anbox/", state_dir()));
-  return path;
+std::string anbox::SystemConfiguration::rootfs_dir() const {
+  return (data_path / "rootfs").string();
 }
 
-std::string socket_path() {
-  static std::string path =
-      utils::string_format("%s/anbox/sockets", runtime_dir());
-  return path;
+std::string anbox::SystemConfiguration::log_dir() const {
+  return (data_path / "logs").string();
 }
 
-std::string data_path() {
-  static std::string path = utils::string_format("%s/.anbox/data", home_dir());
-  return path;
+std::string anbox::SystemConfiguration::container_config_dir() const {
+  return (data_path / "containers").string();
 }
 
-std::string rootfs_path() {
-  static std::string path =
-      in_snap_data_dir(utils::string_format("%s/anbox/rootfs", state_dir()));
-  return path;
+std::string anbox::SystemConfiguration::container_socket_path() const {
+  return "/run/anbox-container.socket";
 }
 
-std::string container_config_path() {
-  static std::string path = in_snap_data_dir(
-      utils::string_format("%s/anbox/containers", state_dir()));
-  return path;
+std::string anbox::SystemConfiguration::socket_dir() const {
+  static std::string dir = anbox::utils::string_format("%s/anbox/sockets", runtime_dir());
+  return dir;
 }
 
-std::string container_socket_path() {
-  std::string path = "/run/anbox-container.socket";
-  return path;
+std::string anbox::SystemConfiguration::input_device_dir() const {
+  static std::string dir = anbox::utils::string_format("%s/anbox/input", runtime_dir());
+  return dir;
 }
 
-std::string host_input_device_path() {
-  static std::string path =
-      utils::string_format("%s/anbox/input-devices", runtime_dir());
-  return path;
+anbox::SystemConfiguration& anbox::SystemConfiguration::instance() {
+  static SystemConfiguration config;
+  return config;
 }
-}  // namespace config
-}  // namespace anbox
diff --git a/src/anbox/config.h b/src/anbox/config.h
index 21514d1a385d81030dea5d234b20dd738cb025c7..51eadd50c6c8271b76c9e5d3c5518b2025822b13 100644
--- a/src/anbox/config.h
+++ b/src/anbox/config.h
@@ -19,20 +19,32 @@
 #define ANBOX_CONFIG_H_
 
 #include <string>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
 namespace anbox {
-namespace config {
-std::string in_snap_dir(const std::string &path);
-std::string in_snap_data_dir(const std::string &path);
-std::string in_snap_user_data_dir(const std::string &path);
-std::string data_path();
-std::string rootfs_path();
-std::string log_path();
-std::string socket_path();
-std::string container_config_path();
-std::string container_socket_path();
-std::string host_input_device_path();
-}  // namespace config
+class SystemConfiguration {
+ public:
+  static SystemConfiguration& instance();
+
+  virtual ~SystemConfiguration() = default;
+
+  void set_data_path(const std::string &path);
+
+  std::string rootfs_dir() const;
+  std::string log_dir() const;
+  std::string socket_dir() const;
+  std::string container_config_dir() const;
+  std::string container_socket_path() const;
+  std::string input_device_dir() const;
+
+ protected:
+  SystemConfiguration() = default;
+
+  boost::filesystem::path data_path = "/var/lib/anbox";
+
+};
 }  // namespace anbox
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/anbox/container/client.cpp b/src/anbox/container/client.cpp
index bde7aad37fea0960a3e260bfd5b1c92ef71608b4..f2c3a40e36302e7d76ac34a0c23216034bfa8c5b 100644
--- a/src/anbox/container/client.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/container/client.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace anbox {
 namespace container {
 Client::Client(const std::shared_ptr<Runtime> &rt)
     : messenger_(std::make_shared<network::LocalSocketMessenger>(
-          config::container_socket_path(), rt)),
+          SystemConfiguration::instance().container_socket_path(), rt)),
       pending_calls_(std::make_shared<rpc::PendingCallCache>()),
       rpc_channel_(std::make_shared<rpc::Channel>(pending_calls_, messenger_)),
       management_api_(std::make_shared<ManagementApiStub>(rpc_channel_)),
diff --git a/src/anbox/container/lxc_container.cpp b/src/anbox/container/lxc_container.cpp
index 1032d43c690dd20a13fe0d14ce43d9d6bb0c7633..e8e532ef4f0932e03c8488d018ad47777d1e23ef 100644
--- a/src/anbox/container/lxc_container.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/container/lxc_container.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ namespace container {
 LxcContainer::LxcContainer(const network::Credentials &creds)
     : state_(State::inactive), container_(nullptr), creds_(creds) {
   utils::ensure_paths({
-      config::container_config_path(), config::log_path(),
+      SystemConfiguration::instance().container_config_dir(),
+      SystemConfiguration::instance().log_dir(),
   });
 }
 
@@ -78,28 +79,23 @@ void LxcContainer::setup_id_maps() {
 
 void LxcContainer::start(const Configuration &configuration) {
   if (getuid() != 0)
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(
-        std::runtime_error("You have to start the container as root"));
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(std::runtime_error("You have to start the container as root"));
 
   if (container_ && container_->is_running(container_)) {
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(
-        std::runtime_error("Container already started, stopping it now"));
+    WARNING("Container already started, stopping it now");
     container_->stop(container_);
   }
 
   if (!container_) {
-    DEBUG("Containers are stored in %s", config::container_config_path());
+    const auto container_config_dir = SystemConfiguration::instance().container_config_dir();
+    DEBUG("Containers are stored in %s", container_config_dir);
 
     // Remove container config to be be able to rewrite it
-    ::unlink(utils::string_format("%s/default/config",
-                                  config::container_config_path())
-                 .c_str());
+    ::unlink(utils::string_format("%s/default/config", container_config_dir).c_str());
 
-    container_ =
-        lxc_container_new("default", config::container_config_path().c_str());
+    container_ = lxc_container_new("default", container_config_dir.c_str());
     if (!container_)
-      BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(
-          std::runtime_error("Failed to create LXC container instance"));
+      BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(std::runtime_error("Failed to create LXC container instance"));
 
     // If container is still running (for example after a crash) we stop it here
     // to ensure
@@ -128,13 +124,13 @@ void LxcContainer::start(const Configuration &configuration) {
   set_config_item("lxc.init_cmd", "/anbox-init.sh");
   set_config_item("lxc.rootfs.backend", "dir");
 
-  DEBUG("Using rootfs path %s", config::rootfs_path());
-  set_config_item("lxc.rootfs", config::rootfs_path());
+  const auto rootfs_path = SystemConfiguration::instance().rootfs_dir();
+  DEBUG("Using rootfs path %s", rootfs_path);
+  set_config_item("lxc.rootfs", rootfs_path);
 
   set_config_item("lxc.loglevel", "0");
-  set_config_item(
-      "lxc.logfile",
-      utils::string_format("%s/container.log", config::log_path()).c_str());
+  const auto log_path = SystemConfiguration::instance().log_dir();
+  set_config_item("lxc.logfile", utils::string_format("%s/container.log", log_path).c_str());
 
   if (fs::exists("/sys/class/net/anboxbr0")) {
     set_config_item("lxc.network.type", "veth");
@@ -178,7 +174,7 @@ void LxcContainer::start(const Configuration &configuration) {
     // when running in confined environments like snap's.
     if (!utils::string_starts_with(target_path, "/"))
       target_path = std::string("/") + target_path;
-    target_path = config::rootfs_path() + target_path;
+    target_path = rootfs_path + target_path;
 
     set_config_item(
         "lxc.mount.entry",
@@ -213,8 +209,7 @@ void LxcContainer::stop() {
 void LxcContainer::set_config_item(const std::string &key,
                                    const std::string &value) {
   if (!container_->set_config_item(container_, key.c_str(), value.c_str()))
-    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(
-        std::runtime_error("Failed to configure LXC container"));
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(std::runtime_error("Failed to configure LXC container"));
 }
 
 Container::State LxcContainer::state() { return state_; }
diff --git a/src/anbox/container/service.cpp b/src/anbox/container/service.cpp
index 86ca5abe6d021b648815bf887f4ed4edda3a8347..22e8e151956286c8d45ceb379b33c5d026b38cb0 100644
--- a/src/anbox/container/service.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/container/service.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<Service> Service::create(const std::shared_ptr<Runtime> &rt) {
       [sp](std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::local::stream_protocol::socket> const
                &socket) { sp->new_client(socket); });
 
-  sp->connector_ = std::make_shared<network::PublishedSocketConnector>(
-      config::container_socket_path(), rt, delegate_connector);
+  const auto container_socket_path = SystemConfiguration::instance().container_socket_path();
+  sp->connector_ = std::make_shared<network::PublishedSocketConnector>(container_socket_path, rt, delegate_connector);
 
   // Make sure others can connect to our socket
-  ::chmod(config::container_socket_path().c_str(),
-          S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH);
+  ::chmod(container_socket_path.c_str(), S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH);
 
   DEBUG("Everything setup. Waiting for incoming connections.");
 
diff --git a/src/anbox/input/manager.cpp b/src/anbox/input/manager.cpp
index 8ce84f2dfaa26cbc6792890941773d179c267ea5..0e5a56d83eabc8ade9996aa3293fc5cd02a52275 100644
--- a/src/anbox/input/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/anbox/input/manager.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 namespace anbox {
 namespace input {
 Manager::Manager(const std::shared_ptr<Runtime> &runtime) : runtime_(runtime) {
-  utils::ensure_paths({config::host_input_device_path()});
+  utils::ensure_paths({SystemConfiguration::instance().input_device_dir()});
 }
 
 Manager::~Manager() {}
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ std::uint32_t Manager::next_id() {
 }
 
 std::string Manager::build_device_path(const std::uint32_t &id) {
-  return (boost::format("%1%/event%2%") % config::host_input_device_path() % id)
-      .str();
+  return (boost::format("%1%/event%2%") % SystemConfiguration::instance().input_device_dir() % id).str();
 }
 
 }  // namespace input