diff --git a/.idea/discord.xml b/.idea/discord.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30bab2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/discord.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="DiscordProjectSettings">
+    <option name="show" value="ASK" />
+    <option name="description" value="" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26d7415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/stremio-desktop-v5.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/stremio-desktop-v5.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/deploy_windows.js b/build/deploy_windows.js
index b991e35..02b9984 100644
--- a/build/deploy_windows.js
+++ b/build/deploy_windows.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const VCPKG_CMAKE = 'C:/bin/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake';
             fs.mkdirSync(BUILD_DIR, { recursive: true });
         }
 
-        console.log('\n=== Running CMake in cmake-build-release ===');
+        console.log(`\n=== Running CMake in cmake-build-${debugBuild ? "Debug" : "Release"} ===`);
         process.chdir(BUILD_DIR);
         execSync(
             `cmake -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${debugBuild ? "Debug" : "Release"} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${VCPKG_CMAKE} -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=${VCPKG_TRIPLET} ..`,
diff --git a/src/node/server.cpp b/src/node/server.cpp
index 12ada12..f178897 100644
--- a/src/node/server.cpp
+++ b/src/node/server.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "server.h"
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <shlobj.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
 #include <atomic>
@@ -27,13 +28,27 @@ bool StartNodeServer()
     std::wstring exeDir   = GetExeDirectory();
     std::wstring exePath = exeDir + L"\\stremio-runtime.exe";
     std::wstring scriptPath = exeDir + L"\\server.js";
-    if(!FileExists(exePath)){
-        AppendToCrashLog(L"[NODE]: Missing stremio-runtime.exe");
-        return false;
-    }
-    if(!FileExists(scriptPath)){
-        AppendToCrashLog(L"[NODE]: Missing server.js");
-        return false;
+
+    if (!FileExists(exePath) || !FileExists(scriptPath)) {
+        // Check alternative path in %localappdata%
+        wchar_t localAppData[MAX_PATH];
+        if (SUCCEEDED(SHGetFolderPathW(nullptr, CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA, nullptr, 0, localAppData))) {
+            std::wstring altDir = std::wstring(localAppData) + L"\\Programs\\StremioService";
+            std::wstring altExePath = altDir + L"\\stremio-runtime.exe";
+            std::wstring altScriptPath = altDir + L"\\server.js";
+
+            if (FileExists(altExePath) && FileExists(altScriptPath)) {
+                exePath = altExePath;
+                scriptPath = altScriptPath;
+                exeDir = altDir;
+            } else {
+                AppendToCrashLog(L"[NODE]: Missing stremio-runtime.exe and server.js in both exeDir and localappdata.");
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            AppendToCrashLog(L"[NODE]: Failed to retrieve local app data path.");
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     if (!g_serverJob) {