diff --git a/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/connection.rs b/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/connection.rs
index 1a6cd474..6cf5161f 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/connection.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/connection.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::device_manager::Device;
 use crate::error::Error;
 
 impl DeviceConnection {
-    pub(crate) fn new(device: Device) -> Result<DeviceConnection, Error> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(device: Device, ssh_dir: Option<&Path>) -> Result<DeviceConnection, Error> {
         let kex = vec![
             "curve25519-sha256",
             "curve25519-sha256@libssh.org",
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ impl DeviceConnection {
 
         if let Some(private_key) = &device.private_key {
             let passphrase = device.valid_passphrase();
-            let priv_key_content = private_key.content()?;
+            let priv_key_content = private_key.content(ssh_dir)?;
             let priv_key = SshKey::from_privkey_base64(&priv_key_content, passphrase.as_deref())?;
 
             if session.userauth_publickey(None, &priv_key)? != AuthStatus::Success {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/mod.rs
index d8ff282d..fb067bda 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::device_manager::Device;
 use crate::error::Error;
 use libssh_rs::Session;
 use r2d2::{Pool, PooledConnection};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -37,4 +38,5 @@ pub struct DeviceConnectionPool {
 
 pub struct DeviceConnectionManager {
     device: Device,
+    ssh_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/pool.rs b/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/pool.rs
index 91521695..e4695911 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/pool.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/conn_pool/pool.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::device_manager::Device;
 use crate::error::Error;
 
 impl DeviceConnectionPool {
-    pub fn new(device: Device) -> DeviceConnectionPool {
+    pub fn new(device: Device, ssh_dir: Option<PathBuf>) -> DeviceConnectionPool {
         let last_error = Arc::<Mutex<Option<Error>>>::default();
         let inner = Pool::<DeviceConnectionManager>::builder()
             .min_idle(Some(0))
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ impl DeviceConnectionPool {
             .error_handler(Box::new(DeviceConnectionErrorHandler {
                 last_error: last_error.clone(),
             }))
-            .build_unchecked(DeviceConnectionManager { device });
+            .build_unchecked(DeviceConnectionManager { device, ssh_dir });
         return DeviceConnectionPool { inner, last_error };
     }
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ impl ManageConnection for DeviceConnectionManager {
     type Error = Error;
 
     fn connect(&self) -> Result<Self::Connection, Self::Error> {
-        return DeviceConnection::new(self.device.clone());
+        return DeviceConnection::new(self.device.clone(), self.ssh_dir.as_deref());
     }
 
     fn is_valid(&self, _: &mut Self::Connection) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/device_manager/io.rs b/src-tauri/src/device_manager/io.rs
index 5e90b99e..cafe3634 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/device_manager/io.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/device_manager/io.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+use std::{env, fs};
 use std::fs::{create_dir_all, File};
 use std::io::{BufReader, BufWriter, ErrorKind};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::{env, fs};
 
 use serde_json::Value;
-use tauri::api::path::home_dir;
 
 use crate::device_manager::Device;
 use crate::error::Error;
@@ -62,18 +61,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn write(devices: Vec<Device>) -> Result<(), Error> {
     .expect("critical failure in app::io::write task");
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn ssh_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    return home_dir().map(|d| d.join(".ssh"));
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn ensure_ssh_dir() -> Result<PathBuf, Error> {
-    let dir = ssh_dir().ok_or_else(|| Error::bad_config())?;
-    if !dir.exists() {
-        create_dir_all(dir.clone())?;
-    }
-    return Ok(dir);
-}
-
 #[cfg(target_family = "windows")]
 fn devices_file_path() -> Result<PathBuf, Error> {
     let home = env::var("APPDATA")
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/device_manager/manager.rs b/src-tauri/src/device_manager/manager.rs
index e2dcd0ca..f49fb547 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/device_manager/manager.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/device_manager/manager.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 use std::fs;
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::fs::create_dir_all;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use libssh_rs::SshKey;
 use tokio::fs::{remove_file, File};
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 
-use crate::device_manager::io::{ensure_ssh_dir, read, ssh_dir, write};
+use crate::device_manager::io::{read, write};
 use crate::device_manager::{Device, DeviceManager, PrivateKey};
 use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::ssh_dir::{GetSshDir, SetSshDir};
 
 impl DeviceManager {
     pub async fn list(&self) -> Result<Vec<Device>, Error> {
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ impl DeviceManager {
                     let path = Path::new(name);
                     if path.is_absolute() {
                         let name = String::from(
-                            pathdiff::diff_paths(path, ensure_ssh_dir()?)
+                            pathdiff::diff_paths(path, self.ensure_ssh_dir()?)
                                 .ok_or(Error::NotFound)?
                                 .to_string_lossy(),
                         );
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ impl DeviceManager {
                 }
                 PrivateKey::Data { data } => {
                     let name = key.name(device.valid_passphrase())?;
-                    let key_path = ensure_ssh_dir()?.join(&name);
+                    let key_path = self.ensure_ssh_dir()?.join(&name);
                     let mut file = File::create(key_path).await?;
                     file.write(data.as_bytes()).await?;
                     device.private_key = Some(PrivateKey::Path { name });
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ impl DeviceManager {
                     if !name.starts_with("webos_") {
                         continue;
                     }
-                    let key_path = ensure_ssh_dir()?.join(name);
+                    let key_path = self.ensure_ssh_dir()?.join(name);
                     remove_file(key_path).await?;
                 }
             }
@@ -114,8 +116,7 @@ impl DeviceManager {
         let ssh_key_path = if name_path.is_absolute() {
             name_path.to_path_buf()
         } else {
-            let ssh_dir = ssh_dir().ok_or_else(|| Error::bad_config())?;
-            fs::canonicalize(ssh_dir.join(name))?
+            fs::canonicalize(self.ensure_ssh_dir()?)?
         };
         return match SshKey::from_privkey_file(ssh_key_path.to_str().unwrap(), Some(passphrase)) {
             Ok(_) => Ok(()),
@@ -127,3 +128,14 @@ impl DeviceManager {
         };
     }
 }
+impl GetSshDir for DeviceManager {
+    fn get_ssh_dir(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        return self.ssh_dir.lock().unwrap().clone();
+    }
+}
+
+impl SetSshDir for DeviceManager {
+    fn set_ssh_dir(&self, dir: PathBuf) {
+        *self.ssh_dir.lock().unwrap() = Some(dir);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/device_manager/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/device_manager/mod.rs
index d4667f8f..d4ac41a8 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/device_manager/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/device_manager/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -13,18 +14,12 @@ pub struct DeviceSessionToken {
     pub id: Option<String>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct DeviceManager {
+    ssh_dir: Mutex<Option<PathBuf>>,
     devices: Mutex<Vec<Device>>,
 }
 
-impl Default for DeviceManager {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        return DeviceManager {
-            devices: Mutex::new(Vec::new()),
-        };
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 pub enum PrivateKey {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/device_manager/privkey.rs b/src-tauri/src/device_manager/privkey.rs
index 51e50318..0b078881 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/device_manager/privkey.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/device_manager/privkey.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-use libssh_rs::{PublicKeyHashType, SshKey};
 use std::io::Read;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use libssh_rs::{PublicKeyHashType, SshKey};
 
-use crate::device_manager::io::ssh_dir;
 use crate::device_manager::PrivateKey;
 use crate::error::Error;
 
 impl PrivateKey {
-    pub fn content(&self) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    pub fn content(&self, ssh_dir: Option<&Path>) -> Result<String, Error> {
         return match self {
             PrivateKey::Path { name } => {
                 let mut secret_file =
-                    std::fs::File::open(ssh_dir().ok_or(Error::bad_config())?.join(name))?;
+                    std::fs::File::open(ssh_dir.ok_or(Error::bad_config())?.join(name))?;
                 let mut secret = String::new();
                 secret_file.read_to_string(&mut secret)?;
                 Ok(secret)
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 89eaeea0..6141c924 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 extern crate core;
 
-use log::LevelFilter;
-use tauri::Manager;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
+use log::LevelFilter;
 use native_dialog::{MessageDialog, MessageType};
+use tauri::api::path::home_dir;
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager, RunEvent, Runtime};
 
 use crate::device_manager::DeviceManager;
 use crate::session_manager::SessionManager;
 use crate::shell_manager::ShellManager;
 use crate::spawn_manager::SpawnManager;
+use crate::ssh_dir::{GetSshDir, SetSshDir};
 
 mod conn_pool;
 mod device_manager;
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ mod remote_files;
 mod session_manager;
 mod shell_manager;
 mod spawn_manager;
+mod ssh_dir;
 
 //#[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
 pub fn run() {
@@ -50,7 +54,20 @@ pub fn run() {
             let spawns = wnd.state::<SpawnManager>();
             spawns.clear();
         })
-        .run(tauri::generate_context!());
+        .build(tauri::generate_context!())
+        .and_then(|app| {
+            app.run(|app, event| match event {
+                RunEvent::Ready => {
+                    if let Some(ssh_dir) = app.get_ssh_dir() {
+                        app.state::<DeviceManager>().set_ssh_dir(ssh_dir.clone());
+                        app.state::<SessionManager>().set_ssh_dir(ssh_dir.clone());
+                        app.state::<ShellManager>().set_ssh_dir(ssh_dir.clone());
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            });
+            return Ok(());
+        });
     if let Err(e) = result {
         #[cfg(windows)]
         if let tauri::Error::Runtime(ref e) = e {
@@ -72,3 +89,11 @@ pub fn run() {
             .expect("Unexpected error occurred while processing unexpected error :(");
     }
 }
+
+impl<R: Runtime> GetSshDir for AppHandle<R> {
+    fn get_ssh_dir(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        return home_dir()
+            .or_else(|| self.path_resolver().app_data_dir())
+            .map(|d| d.join(".ssh"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/plugins/device.rs b/src-tauri/src/plugins/device.rs
index 553d9f82..66e38a84 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/plugins/device.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/plugins/device.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-use tauri::State;
 use tauri::{
     plugin::{Builder, TauriPlugin},
     Runtime,
 };
+use tauri::{AppHandle, State};
 
 use crate::device_manager::{Device, DeviceManager};
 use crate::error::Error;
+use crate::ssh_dir::GetSshDir;
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn list(manager: State<'_, DeviceManager>) -> Result<Vec<Device>, Error> {
@@ -57,11 +58,11 @@ async fn localkey_verify(
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
-async fn privkey_read(device: Device) -> Result<String, Error> {
+async fn privkey_read<R: Runtime>(app: AppHandle<R>, device: Device) -> Result<String, Error> {
     return Ok(device
         .private_key
         .ok_or_else(|| Error::bad_config())?
-        .content()?);
+        .content(app.get_ssh_dir().as_deref())?);
 }
 
 /// Initializes the plugin.
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/session_manager/manager.rs b/src-tauri/src/session_manager/manager.rs
index 5ac42d71..09230459 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/session_manager/manager.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/session_manager/manager.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex};
 
 use crate::conn_pool::{DeviceConnectionPool, ManagedDeviceConnection};
 use crate::device_manager::Device;
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::session_manager::{Proc, SessionManager};
+use crate::ssh_dir::{GetSshDir, SetSshDir};
 
 impl SessionManager {
     pub fn session(&self, device: Device) -> Result<ManagedDeviceConnection, Error> {
@@ -36,14 +38,14 @@ impl SessionManager {
             command: String::from(command),
             callback: Mutex::default(),
             ready: Arc::new((Mutex::default(), Condvar::new())),
-            sender:Mutex::default(),
+            sender: Mutex::default(),
             interrupted: Mutex::new(false),
         };
     }
 
     fn pool(&self, device: Device) -> DeviceConnectionPool {
         if device.new {
-            return DeviceConnectionPool::new(device);
+            return DeviceConnectionPool::new(device, self.get_ssh_dir());
         }
         if let Some(p) = self
             .pools
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ impl SessionManager {
             return p.clone();
         }
         let key = device.name.clone();
-        let pool = DeviceConnectionPool::new(device);
+        let pool = DeviceConnectionPool::new(device, self.get_ssh_dir());
         self.pools
             .lock()
             .expect("Failed to lock SessionManager::pools")
@@ -62,3 +64,15 @@ impl SessionManager {
         return pool;
     }
 }
+
+impl GetSshDir for SessionManager {
+    fn get_ssh_dir(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        return self.ssh_dir.lock().unwrap().clone();
+    }
+}
+
+impl SetSshDir for SessionManager {
+    fn set_ssh_dir(&self, dir: PathBuf) {
+        *self.ssh_dir.lock().unwrap() = Some(dir);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/session_manager/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/session_manager/mod.rs
index c09f6335..17e24206 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/session_manager/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/session_manager/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Condvar, Mutex};
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ mod proc;
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct SessionManager {
+    ssh_dir: Mutex<Option<PathBuf>>,
     pools: Mutex<HashMap<String, DeviceConnectionPool>>,
 }
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/manager.rs b/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/manager.rs
index 3bbc4fd6..5dcdbbf2 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/manager.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/manager.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::device_manager::Device;
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::shell_manager::{Shell, ShellInfo, ShellManager, ShellToken};
+use crate::ssh_dir::{GetSshDir, SetSshDir};
 
 impl ShellManager {
     pub fn open(&self, device: Device, rows: u16, cols: u16, dumb: bool) -> Arc<Shell> {
-        let shell = Arc::new(Shell::new(device, !dumb, rows, cols, self.shells.clone()));
+        let shell = Arc::new(Shell::new(
+            device,
+            self.get_ssh_dir().as_deref(),
+            !dumb,
+            rows,
+            cols,
+            self.shells.clone(),
+        ));
         self.shells
             .lock()
             .unwrap()
@@ -39,3 +48,15 @@ impl ShellManager {
         return list;
     }
 }
+
+impl GetSshDir for ShellManager {
+    fn get_ssh_dir(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        return self.ssh_dir.lock().unwrap().clone();
+    }
+}
+
+impl SetSshDir for ShellManager {
+    fn set_ssh_dir(&self, dir: PathBuf) {
+        *self.ssh_dir.lock().unwrap() = Some(dir);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/mod.rs
index a22f37b4..658fd2c4 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::time::Instant;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ use vt100::Parser;
 use crate::device_manager::Device;
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::shell_manager::shell::ShellsMap;
+use crate::ssh_dir::GetSshDir;
 
 pub(crate) mod manager;
 pub(crate) mod shell;
@@ -17,12 +19,14 @@ pub(crate) mod token;
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct ShellManager {
     pub(crate) shells: Arc<Mutex<ShellsMap>>,
+    ssh_dir: Mutex<Option<PathBuf>>,
 }
 
 pub struct Shell {
     pub token: ShellToken,
     created_at: Instant,
     device: Device,
+    ssh_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub(crate) has_pty: Mutex<Option<bool>>,
     pub(crate) closed: Mutex<Option<ShellState>>,
     pub(crate) sender: Mutex<Option<Sender<ShellMessage>>>,
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/shell.rs b/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/shell.rs
index 1151bb3b..59eda126 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/shell.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/shell_manager/shell.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
 use std::io::Write;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::thread::JoinHandle;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ impl Shell {
 
     pub(crate) fn new(
         device: Device,
+        ssh_dir: Option<&Path>,
         wants_pty: bool,
         rows: u16,
         cols: u16,
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ impl Shell {
             token: ShellToken::new(),
             created_at: Instant::now(),
             device,
+            ssh_dir: ssh_dir.map(|p| p.to_path_buf()),
             has_pty: Mutex::new(if !wants_pty { Some(false) } else { None }),
             closed: Mutex::default(),
             sender: Mutex::default(),
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ impl Shell {
 
     fn worker(&self) -> Result<i32, Error> {
         let (sender, receiver) = channel::<ShellMessage>();
-        let connection = DeviceConnection::new(self.device.clone())?;
+        let connection = DeviceConnection::new(self.device.clone(), self.ssh_dir.as_deref())?;
         let channel = connection.new_channel()?;
         channel.open_session()?;
         let (rows, cols) = self.parser.lock().unwrap().screen().size();
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/ssh_dir/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/ssh_dir/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..893f7aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/ssh_dir/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use crate::error::Error;
+use std::fs::create_dir_all;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+pub trait GetSshDir {
+    fn get_ssh_dir(&self) -> Option<PathBuf>;
+
+    fn ensure_ssh_dir(&self) -> Result<PathBuf, Error> {
+        let Some(dir) = self.get_ssh_dir() else {
+            return Err(Error::bad_config());
+        };
+        if !dir.exists() {
+            create_dir_all(&dir)?;
+        }
+        return Ok(dir);
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait SetSshDir {
+    fn set_ssh_dir(&self, dir: PathBuf);
+}