diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6251041..630d42f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
+      - name: Prep environment to test compiled-in paths
+        run: |
+          mkdir /tmp/cheats-dir
+          touch /tmp/config-file
+
+      - name: Run cargo test (with compiled-in paths)
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        continue-on-error: false
+        env:
+          NAVI_PATH: /tmp/cheats-dir
+          NAVI_CONFIG: /tmp/config-file
+        with:
+          command: test
+
       - name: Run cargo test
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         continue-on-error: false
diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index b40f3f7..88032fb 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ make install
 # make BIN_DIR=/usr/local/bin install
 ```
 
+##### Compile time environment variables
+
+**navi** supports environment variables at compile time that modify the behavior of the binary at runtime:
+
+- `NAVI_PATH` (directory path value): If the `cheats` directory in the user's directory does not exist, **navi** uses this path (if it exists), as a fallback location to look for cheat files. Use case: system-wide installed, shared used cheatsheets folder.
+- `NAVI_CONFIG` (file path value): If the `config.yaml` file in the user's directory does not exist, **navi** uses this path (if it exists), as a fallback location to look for a configuration file. Use case: system-wide installed, shared used configuration file.
+
 #### Other package managers
 
 You can find **navi** for more package managers by clicking on the image below: 
diff --git a/src/filesystem.rs b/src/filesystem.rs
index de669d8..85b8c62 100644
--- a/src/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/filesystem.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use directories_next::BaseDirs;
 use regex::Regex;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf, MAIN_SEPARATOR};
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 pub fn all_cheat_files(path: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
@@ -26,12 +26,35 @@ fn paths_from_path_param(env_var: &str) -> impl Iterator<Item = &str> {
     env_var.split(':').filter(|folder| folder != &"")
 }
 
+fn compiled_default_path(path: Option<&str>) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    match path {
+        Some(path) => {
+            let path = if path.contains(MAIN_SEPARATOR) {
+                path.split(MAIN_SEPARATOR).next().unwrap()
+            } else {
+                path
+            };
+            let path = Path::new(path);
+            if path.exists() {
+                Some(path.to_path_buf())
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        }
+        None => None,
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn default_cheat_pathbuf() -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let base_dirs = BaseDirs::new().ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Unable to get base dirs"))?;
-
     let mut pathbuf = PathBuf::from(base_dirs.data_dir());
     pathbuf.push("navi");
     pathbuf.push("cheats");
+    if !pathbuf.exists() {
+        if let Some(path) = compiled_default_path(option_env!("NAVI_PATH")) {
+            pathbuf = path;
+        }
+    }
     Ok(pathbuf)
 }
 
@@ -41,6 +64,11 @@ pub fn default_config_pathbuf() -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let mut pathbuf = PathBuf::from(base_dirs.config_dir());
     pathbuf.push("navi");
     pathbuf.push("config.yaml");
+    if !pathbuf.exists() {
+        if let Some(path) = compiled_default_path(option_env!("NAVI_CONFIG")) {
+            pathbuf = path;
+        }
+    }
     Ok(pathbuf)
 }
 
@@ -247,4 +275,38 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(found, expected)
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_default_config_pathbuf() {
+        let base_dirs = BaseDirs::new()
+            .ok_or(anyhow!("bad"))
+            .expect("could not determine base directories");
+        let mut expect = base_dirs.config_dir().to_path_buf();
+        expect.push("navi");
+        expect.push("config.yaml");
+        let expect = match option_env!("NAVI_CONFIG") {
+            Some(path) => path.to_string(),
+            None => expect.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        };
+        let config = default_config_pathbuf().expect("could not find default config path");
+
+        assert_eq!(expect, config.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_default_cheat_pathbuf() {
+        let base_dirs = BaseDirs::new()
+            .ok_or(anyhow!("bad"))
+            .expect("could not determine base directories");
+        let mut expect = base_dirs.data_dir().to_path_buf();
+        expect.push("navi");
+        expect.push("cheats");
+        let expect = match option_env!("NAVI_PATH") {
+            Some(path) => path.to_string(),
+            None => expect.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        };
+        let cheats = default_cheat_pathbuf().expect("could not find default config path");
+
+        assert_eq!(expect, cheats.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+    }
 }