diff --git a/cmd/btcctl/config.go b/cmd/btcctl/config.go
index f6ca8846..e9c4d342 100644
--- a/cmd/btcctl/config.go
+++ b/cmd/btcctl/config.go
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ type config struct {
 	SigNet         bool   `long:"signet" description:"Connect to signet"`
 	ShowVersion    bool   `short:"V" long:"version" description:"Display version information and exit"`
 	Wallet         bool   `long:"wallet" description:"Connect to wallet"`
+	GlobalHomeRoot  string `long:"globalhomeroot" description:"Global btcctl root directory"`
 }
 
 // normalizeAddress returns addr with the passed default port appended if
@@ -211,6 +212,29 @@ func loadConfig() (*config, []string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Check if global home root path  is set and reassigns the config, datadir,
+	// rpc & rpccert paths to the global root
+	if len(preCfg.GlobalHomeRoot) > 0 {
+		btcdHomeDir           = filepath.Join(preCfg.GlobalHomeRoot, "Btcd")
+		btcctlHomeDir         = filepath.Join(preCfg.GlobalHomeRoot, "Btcctl")
+		btcwalletHomeDir      = filepath.Join(preCfg.GlobalHomeRoot, "Btcwallet")
+
+		if _, err := os.Stat(btcctlHomeDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			perm := os.FileMode(0700)
+			err = os.Mkdir(btcctlHomeDir, perm)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error creating Btcctl directory: %v\n",
+						err)
+			}
+
+			// os.Create(filepath.Join(btcctlHomeDir, "btcctl.conf"))
+		}
+		
+		preCfg.ConfigFile  = filepath.Join(btcctlHomeDir, "btcctl.conf")
+		cfg.RPCCert = filepath.Join(btcdHomeDir, "rpc.cert")
+
+	}
+
 	// Show the version and exit if the version flag was specified.
 	appName := filepath.Base(os.Args[0])
 	appName = strings.TrimSuffix(appName, filepath.Ext(appName))
@@ -245,6 +269,7 @@ func loadConfig() (*config, []string, error) {
 	// Load additional config from file.
 	parser := flags.NewParser(&cfg, flags.Default)
 	err = flags.NewIniParser(parser).ParseFile(preCfg.ConfigFile)
+	
 	if err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(*os.PathError); !ok {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error parsing config file: %v\n",
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 8e88fd59..c522b37a 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ type config struct {
 	ExternalIPs          []string      `long:"externalip" description:"Add an ip to the list of local addresses we claim to listen on to peers"`
 	Generate             bool          `long:"generate" description:"Generate (mine) bitcoins using the CPU"`
 	FreeTxRelayLimit     float64       `long:"limitfreerelay" description:"Limit relay of transactions with no transaction fee to the given amount in thousands of bytes per minute"`
+	GlobalHomeRoot       string        `short:"g" long:"globalhomeroot" description:"Global root home directory"`
 	Listeners            []string      `long:"listen" description:"Add an interface/port to listen for connections (default all interfaces port: 8333, testnet: 18333)"`
 	LogDir               string        `long:"logdir" description:"Directory to log output."`
 	MaxOrphanTxs         int           `long:"maxorphantx" description:"Max number of orphan transactions to keep in memory"`
@@ -480,6 +481,26 @@ func loadConfig() (*config, []string, error) {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	// Check if global home root path  is set and reassigns the config, datadir,
+	// rpc & rpccert paths to the global root
+	if len(preCfg.GlobalHomeRoot) > 0 && preCfg.GlobalHomeRoot != defaultHomeDir{
+		defaultHomeDir = filepath.Join(preCfg.GlobalHomeRoot, "Btcd")
+		
+		if _, err := os.Stat(defaultHomeDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			perm := os.FileMode(0700)
+			err = os.Mkdir(defaultHomeDir, perm)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error creating Btcd directory: %v\n",
+						err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		preCfg.ConfigFile = filepath.Join(defaultHomeDir, defaultConfigFilename)
+		cfg.DataDir    = filepath.Join(defaultHomeDir, defaultDataDirname)
+		cfg.RPCKey     = filepath.Join(defaultHomeDir, "rpc.key")
+		cfg.RPCCert    = filepath.Join(defaultHomeDir, "rpc.cert")
+	}
+
 	// Load additional config from file.
 	var configFileError error
 	parser := newConfigParser(&cfg, &serviceOpts, flags.Default)
@@ -1186,6 +1207,7 @@ func createDefaultConfigFile(destinationPath string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	sampleConfigPath := filepath.Join(path, sampleConfigFilename)
 
 	// We generate a random user and password