diff --git a/server/binaries/ffmpeg.ts b/server/binaries/ffmpeg.ts
index abb4de4f..cdcc0a02 100644
--- a/server/binaries/ffmpeg.ts
+++ b/server/binaries/ffmpeg.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { getConfig } from "../config";
 import { mkdirpAsync, rimrafAsync, statAsync } from "../utils/fs/async";
 import { formatMessage, handleError, logger } from "../utils/logger";
 import { generateTimestampsAtIntervals } from "../utils/misc";
+import { tempPath } from "server/utils/path";
 
 export async function takeScreenshot(
   inPath: string,
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export async function generatePreview(
 ): Promise<void> {
   logger.debug(`Creating 100 small previews for ${sceneId}.`);
 
-  const tmpFolder = resolve("tmp", "preview", sceneId);
+  const tmpFolder = resolve(tempPath, "preview", sceneId);
 
   const timestamps = generateTimestampsAtIntervals(PREVIEW_COUNT, durationSecs * 1000, {
     startPercentage: 2,
diff --git a/server/database/index.ts b/server/database/index.ts
index 80ff6432..c6feb11d 100755
--- a/server/database/index.ts
+++ b/server/database/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import Studio from "../types/studio";
 import SceneView from "../types/watch";
 import { mkdirpSync } from "../utils/fs/async";
 import { logger } from "../utils/logger";
-import { libraryPath } from "../utils/path";
+import { libraryPath, tempPath } from "../utils/path";
 import { Izzy } from "./internal";
 
 export function formatCollectionName(name: string) {
@@ -261,11 +261,11 @@ export async function loadStore<T extends { _id: string }>(
 }
 
 export async function loadStores(): Promise<void> {
-  if (!existsSync("tmp")) {
-    logger.info("Creating temporary directory 'tmp'");
-    mkdirpSync("tmp/");
+  if (!existsSync(tempPath)) {
+    logger.info(`Creating temporary directory '${tempPath}'`);
+    mkdirpSync(tempPath);
   } else {
-    logger.debug("Temporary directory 'tmp' already exists");
+    logger.debug(`Temporary directory '${tempPath}' already exists`);
   }
 
   const crossReferencePath = libraryPath("cross_references.db");
diff --git a/server/graphql/mutations/image.ts b/server/graphql/mutations/image.ts
index 6554f145..a7853eea 100644
--- a/server/graphql/mutations/image.ts
+++ b/server/graphql/mutations/image.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import Studio from "../../types/studio";
 import { mapAsync } from "../../utils/async";
 import { copyFileAsync, statAsync, unlinkAsync } from "../../utils/fs/async";
 import { logger } from "../../utils/logger";
-import { getFolderPartition, libraryPath } from "../../utils/path";
+import { getFolderPartition, libraryPath, tempPath } from "../../utils/path";
 import { getExtension, normalizeName } from "../../utils/string";
 import { Dictionary, isBoolean, isNumber, isString } from "../../utils/types";
 import { clearCaches } from "../datasources";
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default {
 
     const image = new Image(imageName);
 
-    const outPath = `tmp/${image._id}${ext}`;
+    const outPath = resolve(tempPath, `${image._id}${ext}`);
 
     logger.debug(`Getting file...`);
 
diff --git a/server/routes/scene.ts b/server/routes/scene.ts
index 601de160..fe8b8de5 100644
--- a/server/routes/scene.ts
+++ b/server/routes/scene.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import Scene from "../types/scene";
 import { mkdirpAsync, readFileAsync, rimrafAsync } from "../utils/fs/async";
 import { handleError, logger } from "../utils/logger";
 import { generateTimestampsAtIntervals } from "../utils/misc";
-import { getFolderPartition, libraryPath } from "../utils/path";
+import { getFolderPartition, libraryPath, tempPath } from "../utils/path";
 import { IMAGE_CACHE_CONTROL } from "./media";
 
 /* function streamTranscode(
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export async function attachScenePreviewGrid(scene: Scene): Promise<string | nul
     return null;
   }
 
-  const gridFolder = path.resolve("tmp", "grid");
+  const gridFolder = path.resolve(tempPath, "grid");
   const tmpFolder = path.resolve(gridFolder, "thumbs", randomUUID());
   await mkdirpAsync(tmpFolder);
 
diff --git a/server/utils/path.ts b/server/utils/path.ts
index 05619e93..64964de8 100644
--- a/server/utils/path.ts
+++ b/server/utils/path.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { getConfig } from "../config";
 import { mkdirpSync } from "./fs/async";
 
 const configFolder = process.env.PV_CONFIG_FOLDER || process.cwd();
+export const tempPath = process.env.CACHE_DIRECTORY ?? "tmp";
 
 export function libraryPath(str: string): string {
   return resolve(getConfig().persistence.libraryPath, "library", str);
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