diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b5d7c6..93d248b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     container_name: teldrive
     volumes:
-      - ./teldrive.db:/teldrive.db:rw
+      - ./session.db:/session.db:rw
       - ./config.toml:/config.toml
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     container_name: teldrive
     volumes:
-      - ./teldrive.db:/teldrive.db:rw
+      - ./session.db:/session.db:rw
       - ./config.toml:/config.toml
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ app-hash = "fwfwfwf"
 ***Only these values are mandatory however you can change or
 tweak your config see more in advanced configurations below***.
 ```sh
-touch teldrive.db
+touch session.db
 docker compose up -d
 ```
 - **Go to http://localhost:8080**
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ teldrive run --help
 | --tg-rate-limit                      | Enable rate limiting                              | No       | true                                                  |
 | --tg-rate-burst                      | Limiting burst                                    | No       | 5                                                     |
 | --tg-rate                            | Limiting rate                                     | No       | 100                                                   |
+| --tg-session-file                        | Bot Session File file.                                 | No       | $HOME/.teldrive/session.db                          |
 | --tg-bg-bots-limit                   | Start at most this no of bots in the background to prevent connection recreation on every request.Increase this if you are streaming or downloading large no of files simultaneously.                             | No       | 5                                                                                          
 | --tg-uploads-threads                 | Concurrent Uploads threads for uploading file                                  | No       | 16                                                    |
 | --tg-uploads-retention               | Uploads retention duration.Duration to keep failed uploaded chunks in db for resuming uploads.                       | No       | 360h (30 days)                                               |
diff --git a/docker-compose.postgres.yml b/docker-compose.postgres.yml
index 4ea1c03..3b673fe 100644
--- a/docker-compose.postgres.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.postgres.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     container_name: teldrive
     volumes:
-      - ./teldrive.db:/teldrive.db:rw
+      - ./session.db:/session.db:rw
       - ./config.toml:/config.toml
     env_file: teldrive.env
     ports:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f2f7ac9..9e9941c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
     container_name: teldrive
     volumes:
-      - ./teldrive.db:/teldrive.db:rw
+      - ./session.db:/session.db:rw
       - ./config.toml:/config.toml
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
diff --git a/goreleaser.dockerfile b/goreleaser.dockerfile
index 66fadfc..ad2e70a 100644
--- a/goreleaser.dockerfile
+++ b/goreleaser.dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 FROM scratch
 COPY teldrive /teldrive
 EXPOSE 8080
-ENTRYPOINT ["/teldrive","run"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT ["/teldrive","run","--tg-session-file","/session.db"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/kv/bolt.go b/internal/kv/bolt.go
index 91a8ed8..0ee688d 100644
--- a/internal/kv/bolt.go
+++ b/internal/kv/bolt.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package kv
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/divyam234/teldrive/internal/config"
 	"github.com/divyam234/teldrive/internal/utils"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 )
 
@@ -46,7 +48,17 @@ func NewBoltKV(cnf *config.Config) KV {
 
 	sessionFile := cnf.TG.SessionFile
 	if sessionFile == "" {
-		sessionFile = filepath.Join(utils.ExecutableDir(), "teldrive.db")
+		dir, err := homedir.Dir()
+		if err != nil {
+			dir = utils.ExecutableDir()
+		} else {
+			dir = filepath.Join(dir, ".teldrive")
+			err := os.Mkdir(dir, 0755)
+			if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
+				dir = utils.ExecutableDir()
+			}
+		}
+		sessionFile = filepath.Join(dir, "session.db")
 	}
 	boltDB, err := bbolt.Open(sessionFile, 0666, &bbolt.Options{
 		Timeout:    time.Second,