diff --git a/framework/core/src/Extension/ExtensionManager.php b/framework/core/src/Extension/ExtensionManager.php
index dcdde941a..3796ca05f 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Extension/ExtensionManager.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Extension/ExtensionManager.php
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ class ExtensionManager
      */
     public function getExtensions()
     {
-        if (is_null($this->extensions) && $this->filesystem->exists(public_path('vendor/composer/installed.json'))) {
+        if (is_null($this->extensions) && $this->filesystem->exists($this->app->basePath().'/vendor/composer/installed.json')) {
             $extensions = new Collection();
 
             // Load all packages installed by composer.
-            $installed = json_decode($this->filesystem->get(public_path('vendor/composer/installed.json')), true);
+            $installed = json_decode($this->filesystem->get($this->app->basePath().'/vendor/composer/installed.json'), true);
 
             foreach ($installed as $package) {
                 if (Arr::get($package, 'type') != 'flarum-extension' || empty(Arr::get($package, 'name'))) {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class ExtensionManager
         if ($extension->hasAssets()) {
             $this->filesystem->copyDirectory(
                 $extension->getPath().'/assets',
-                $this->app->basePath().'/assets/extensions/'.$extension->getId()
+                $this->app->publicPath().'/assets/extensions/'.$extension->getId()
             );
         }
     }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class ExtensionManager
      */
     protected function unpublishAssets(Extension $extension)
     {
-        $this->filesystem->deleteDirectory($this->app->basePath().'/assets/extensions/'.$extension);
+        $this->filesystem->deleteDirectory($this->app->publicPath().'/assets/extensions/'.$extension);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class ExtensionManager
      */
     public function getAsset(Extension $extension, $path)
     {
-        return $this->app->basePath().'/assets/extensions/'.$extension->getId().$path;
+        return $this->app->publicPath().'/assets/extensions/'.$extension->getId().$path;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -318,6 +318,6 @@ class ExtensionManager
      */
     protected function getExtensionsDir()
     {
-        return public_path('vendor');
+        return $this->app->basePath().'/vendor';
     }
 }
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Foundation/AbstractServer.php b/framework/core/src/Foundation/AbstractServer.php
index a37d4ec28..66ef7e4bf 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Foundation/AbstractServer.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Foundation/AbstractServer.php
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ abstract class AbstractServer
     /**
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $path;
+    protected $basePath;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $publicPath;
 
     /**
      * @var array
@@ -35,15 +40,20 @@ abstract class AbstractServer
     /**
      * @param string $path
      */
-    public function __construct($path = null)
+    public function __construct($basePath = null, $publicPath = null)
     {
-        if ($path === null) {
-            $path = getcwd();
+        if ($basePath === null) {
+            $basePath = getcwd();
         }
 
-        $this->path = $path;
+        if ($publicPath === null) {
+            $publicPath = $basePath;
+        }
 
-        if (file_exists($file = $this->path.'/config.php')) {
+        $this->basePath = $basePath;
+        $this->publicPath = $publicPath;
+
+        if (file_exists($file = $this->basePath.'/config.php')) {
             $this->config = include $file;
         }
 
@@ -53,17 +63,33 @@ abstract class AbstractServer
     /**
      * @return string
      */
-    public function getPath()
+    public function getBasePath()
     {
-        return $this->path;
+        return $this->basePath;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param string $path
+     * @return string
      */
-    public function setPath($path)
+    public function getPublicPath()
     {
-        $this->path = $path;
+        return $this->publicPath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $base_path
+     */
+    public function setBasePath($basePath)
+    {
+        $this->basePath = $basePath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $public_path
+     */
+    public function setPublicPath($publicPath)
+    {
+        $this->publicPath = $publicPath;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -89,7 +115,7 @@ abstract class AbstractServer
     {
         date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
 
-        $app = new Application($this->path);
+        $app = new Application($this->basePath, $this->publicPath);
 
         $app->instance('env', 'production');
         $app->instance('flarum.config', $this->config);
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Foundation/Application.php b/framework/core/src/Foundation/Application.php
index 697eec1eb..797ada8eb 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Foundation/Application.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Foundation/Application.php
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract
      */
     protected $basePath;
 
+    /**
+     * The public path for the Flarum installation.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $publicPath;
+
     /**
      * Indicates if the application has "booted".
      *
@@ -87,7 +94,7 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract
      *
      * @param string|null $basePath
      */
-    public function __construct($basePath = null)
+    public function __construct($basePath = null, $publicPath = null)
     {
         $this->registerBaseBindings();
 
@@ -98,6 +105,10 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract
         if ($basePath) {
             $this->setBasePath($basePath);
         }
+
+        if ($publicPath) {
+            $this->setPublicPath($publicPath);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -203,6 +214,7 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract
      * Set the base path for the application.
      *
      * @param string $basePath
+     * @param string $publicPath
      * @return $this
      */
     public function setBasePath($basePath)
@@ -214,6 +226,22 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the public path for the application.
+     *
+     * @param string $basePath
+     * @param string $publicPath
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setPublicPath($publicPath)
+    {
+        $this->publicPath = rtrim($publicPath, '\/');
+
+        $this->bindPathsInContainer();
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Bind all of the application paths in the container.
      *
@@ -243,7 +271,7 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract
      */
     public function publicPath()
     {
-        return $this->basePath;
+        return $this->publicPath;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php
index 49bb72a34..4e7b1c16a 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/Install/Console/InstallCommand.php
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class InstallCommand extends AbstractCommand
     {
         $this->filesystem->copyDirectory(
             __DIR__.'/../../../assets',
-            $this->application->basePath().'/assets'
+            $this->application->publicPath().'/assets'
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/framework/core/src/helpers.php b/framework/core/src/helpers.php
index 488ef8644..11ba467f4 100644
--- a/framework/core/src/helpers.php
+++ b/framework/core/src/helpers.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if (! function_exists('public_path')) {
      */
     function public_path($path = '')
     {
-        return app()->make('path.public').($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
+        return app()->publicPath().($path ? DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.$path : $path);
     }
 }