diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 9380f15..64570cf 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "port": 80,
   "pubport": 80,
   "page404": "404.html",
-  "timestamp": 1693637517717,
+  "timestamp": 1693652201916,
   "blacklist": [],
   "nonStandardCodes": [],
   "enableCompression": true,
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@
   "enableETag": true,
   "disableUnusedWorkerTermination": false,
   "rewriteDirtyURLs": true,
-  "errorPages": []
+  "errorPages": [],
 }
diff --git a/svr.js b/svr.js
index 0c2d718..ccd166a 100644
--- a/svr.js
+++ b/svr.js
@@ -1053,6 +1053,7 @@ var nonStandardCodesRaw = [];
 var disableUnusedWorkerTermination = false;
 var rewriteDirtyURLs = false;
 var errorPages = [];
+var useWebRootServerSideScript = true;
 
 //Get properties from config.json
 if (configJSON.blacklist != undefined) rawBlackList = configJSON.blacklist;
@@ -1080,6 +1081,7 @@ if (configJSON.disableToHTTPSRedirect != undefined) disableToHTTPSRedirect = con
 if (configJSON.disableUnusedWorkerTermination != undefined) disableUnusedWorkerTermination = configJSON.disableUnusedWorkerTermination;
 if (configJSON.rewriteDirtyURLs != undefined) rewriteDirtyURLs = configJSON.rewriteDirtyURLs;
 if (configJSON.errorPages != undefined) errorPages = configJSON.errorPages;
+if (configJSON.useWebRootServerSideScript != undefined) useWebRootServerSideScript = configJSON.useWebRootServerSideScript;
 if (configJSON.wwwroot != undefined) {
   var wwwroot = configJSON.wwwroot;
   if (cluster.isPrimary || cluster.isPrimary === undefined) process.chdir(wwwroot);
@@ -1466,14 +1468,18 @@ if (!disableMods) {
     }
   });
 
+  // Determine path of server-side script file
+  var SSJSPath = "./serverSideScript.js";
+  if (!useWebRootServerSideScript) SSJSPath = __dirname + "/serverSideScript.js";
+
   // Check if a custom server side script file exists
-  if (fs.existsSync("./serverSideScript.js") && fs.statSync("./serverSideScript.js").isFile()) {
+  if (fs.existsSync(SSJSPath) && fs.statSync(SSJSPath).isFile()) {
     try {
       // Prepend necessary modules and variables to the custom server side script
       var modhead = "var readline = require('readline');\r\nvar os = require('os');\r\nvar http = require('http');\r\nvar url = require('url');\r\nvar fs = require('fs');\r\nvar path = require('path');\r\n" + (hexstrbase64 === undefined ? "" : "var hexstrbase64 = require('../hexstrbase64/index.js');\r\n") + (crypto.__disabled__ === undefined ? "var crypto = require('crypto');\r\nvar https = require('https');\r\n" : "") + "var stream = require('stream');\r\nvar customvar1;\r\nvar customvar2;\r\nvar customvar3;\r\nvar customvar4;\r\n\r\nfunction Mod() {}\r\nMod.prototype.callback = function callback(req, res, serverconsole, responseEnd, href, ext, uobject, search, defaultpage, users, page404, head, foot, fd, elseCallback, configJSON, callServerError, getCustomHeaders, origHref, redirect, parsePostData) {\r\nreturn function () {\r\nvar disableEndElseCallbackExecute = false;\r\nfunction filterHeaders(e){var r={};return Object.keys(e).forEach((function(t){null!==e[t]&&void 0!==e[t]&&(\"object\"==typeof e[t]?r[t]=JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(e[t])):r[t]=e[t])})),r}\r\nfunction checkHostname(e){if(void 0===e||\"*\"==e)return!0;if(req.headers.host&&0==e.indexOf(\"*.\")&&\"*.\"!=e){var r=e.substr(2);if(req.headers.host==r||req.headers.host.indexOf(\".\"+r)==req.headers.host.length-r.length-1)return!0}else if(req.headers.host&&req.headers.host==e)return!0;return!1}\r\nfunction checkHref(e){return href==e||\"win32\"==os.platform()&&href.toLowerCase()==e.toLowerCase()}\r\n";
       var modfoot = "\r\nif(!disableEndElseCallbackExecute) {\r\ntry{\r\nelseCallback();\r\n} catch(err) {\r\n}\r\n}\r\n}\r\n}\r\nmodule.exports = Mod;";
       // Write the modified server side script to the temp folder
-      fs.writeFileSync(__dirname + "/temp/" + tempServerSideScriptName, modhead + fs.readFileSync("./serverSideScript.js") + modfoot);
+      fs.writeFileSync(__dirname + "/temp/" + tempServerSideScriptName, modhead + fs.readFileSync(SSJSPath) + modfoot);
 
       // Initialize variables for server side script loading
       var aMod = undefined;
@@ -1712,7 +1718,11 @@ if (secure) {
 }
 forbiddenPaths.svrjs = getInitializePath("./" + ((__dirname[__dirname.length - 1] != "/") ? __filename.replace(__dirname + "/", "") : __filename.replace(__dirname, "")));
 forbiddenPaths.serverSideScripts = [];
-forbiddenPaths.serverSideScripts.push("/serverSideScript.js");
+if (useWebRootServerSideScript) {
+  forbiddenPaths.serverSideScripts.push("/serverSideScript.js");
+} else {
+  forbiddenPaths.serverSideScripts.push(getInitializePath("./serverSideScript.js"));
+}
 forbiddenPaths.serverSideScripts.push(getInitializePath("./temp/serverSideScript.js"));
 forbiddenPaths.serverSideScriptDirectories = [];
 forbiddenPaths.serverSideScriptDirectories.push(getInitializePath("./temp/modloader"));
@@ -3482,7 +3492,7 @@ if (!cluster.isPrimary) {
             medCallback(false);
             return;
           }
-  
+          
           if(list[_i].scode != errorCode || !matchHostname(list[_i].host)) {
             getErrorFileName(list, callback, _i+1);
             return;
@@ -5801,7 +5811,8 @@ function saveConfig() {
       if (configJSONobj.disableUnusedWorkerTermination === undefined) configJSONobj.disableUnusedWorkerTermination = false;
       if (configJSONobj.rewriteDirtyURLs === undefined) configJSONobj.rewriteDirtyURLs = false;
       if (configJSONobj.errorPages === undefined) configJSONobj.errorPages = [];
-      
+      if (configJSONobj.useWebRootServerSideScript === undefined) configJSONobj.useWebRootServerSideScript = true;
+
       var configString = JSON.stringify(configJSONobj, null, 2);
       fs.writeFileSync(__dirname + "/config.json", configString);
       break;
diff --git a/views.txt b/views.txt
index 597975b..dce6588 100644
--- a/views.txt
+++ b/views.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-35
\ No newline at end of file
+36
\ No newline at end of file