diff --git a/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/FourKitHost.cs b/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/FourKitHost.cs
index 51f1b128..15f49637 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/FourKitHost.cs
+++ b/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/FourKitHost.cs
@@ -25,9 +25,15 @@ public static partial class FourKitHost
             // host exe's directory instead so end users see a top-level plugins/.
             string hostExePath = Environment.ProcessPath ?? AppContext.BaseDirectory;
             string serverRoot = Path.GetDirectoryName(hostExePath) ?? AppContext.BaseDirectory;
+
+            // Redirect AppContext.BaseDirectory to the server root so that
+            // plugins using AppContext.BaseDirectory get the exe directory
+            // instead of the runtime/ subfolder.
+            AppContext.SetData("APP_CONTEXT_BASE_DIRECTORY", serverRoot + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
+
             string pluginsDir = Path.Combine(serverRoot, "plugins");
             s_loader = new PluginLoader();
-            s_loader.LoadPlugins(pluginsDir);
+            s_loader.LoadPlugins(pluginsDir, serverRoot);
             s_loader.EnableAll();
 
             ServerLog.Info("fourkit", "Plugin system ready.");
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/Plugin/ServerPlugin.cs b/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/Plugin/ServerPlugin.cs
index a4fd94f2..c3358039 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/Plugin/ServerPlugin.cs
+++ b/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/Plugin/ServerPlugin.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ public abstract class ServerPlugin
     /// </summary>
     public virtual string author { get; } = "Unknown";
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The server's root directory (where the server executable lives).
+    /// Use this instead of <c>AppContext.BaseDirectory</c> which points
+    /// to the .NET runtime subfolder. Set automatically before
+    /// <see cref="onEnable"/> is called.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string serverDirectory { get; internal set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A per-plugin data directory (<c>plugins/&lt;PluginName&gt;/</c>).
+    /// Created automatically if it does not exist. Use this for config
+    /// files, logs, databases, or any plugin-specific storage.
+    /// Set automatically before <see cref="onEnable"/> is called.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string dataDirectory { get; internal set; } = string.Empty;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Called when this plugin is enabled
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/PluginLoader.cs b/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/PluginLoader.cs
index baecfcd0..9dd89af9 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/PluginLoader.cs
+++ b/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/PluginLoader.cs
@@ -10,11 +10,16 @@ internal sealed class PluginLoader
         BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly;
 
     private readonly List<ServerPlugin> _plugins = new();
+    private string _serverRoot = string.Empty;
+    private string _pluginsDirectory = string.Empty;
 
     public IReadOnlyList<ServerPlugin> Plugins => _plugins.AsReadOnly();
 
-    public void LoadPlugins(string pluginsDirectory)
+    public void LoadPlugins(string pluginsDirectory, string serverRoot)
     {
+        _serverRoot = serverRoot;
+        _pluginsDirectory = pluginsDirectory;
+
         if (!Directory.Exists(pluginsDirectory))
         {
             ServerLog.Info("fourkit", $"Creating plugins directory: {pluginsDirectory}");
@@ -136,8 +141,15 @@ internal sealed class PluginLoader
     {
         try
         {
-            InvokePluginMethod(plugin, "onEnable", "OnEnable");
             string pName = GetPluginString(plugin, "name", "getName", "GetName", plugin.GetType().Name);
+
+            plugin.serverDirectory = _serverRoot;
+            string dataDir = Path.Combine(_pluginsDirectory, pName);
+            if (!Directory.Exists(dataDir))
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(dataDir);
+            plugin.dataDirectory = dataDir;
+
+            InvokePluginMethod(plugin, "onEnable", "OnEnable");
             ServerLog.Info("fourkit", $"Enabled: {pName}");
 
             FourKit.FireEvent(new PluginEnableEvent(plugin));