diff --git a/binr/r2pm/d/www-t b/binr/r2pm/d/www-t
index 059c236407..fd7448ffdc 100644
--- a/binr/r2pm/d/www-t
+++ b/binr/r2pm/d/www-t
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ R2PM_DESC "[r2-www] The tiled WebUI of /t"
 R2PM_INSTALL() {
 	cd www/t || exit 1
 	make || exit 1
-	WWWROOT=`r2 -qce' http.root' - 2> /dev/null`
+	WWWROOT="${R2PM_WWWROOT}"
+	echo "WWWROOT IS ${WWWROOT}"
+	mkdir -p ${WWWROOT} || exit 1
+	echo mkdir -p ${WWWROOT} || exit 1
 	if [ -n "${WWWROOT}" ]; then
 		rm -rf "${WWWROOT}/t"/*
-		mkdir -p "${WWWROOT}/t"
+		mkdir -p "${WWWROOT}/t" || exit 1
 		echo "Installing /t..."
-		tar xzvf dist.tar.gz -C "${WWWROOT}/t"
+		tar xzvf dist.tar.gz -C "${WWWROOT}/t" || exit 1
 	else
 		echo "Cannot find WWWROOT"
 		exit 1
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ R2PM_INSTALL() {
 }
 
 R2PM_UNINSTALL() {
-	WWWROOT=`r2 -qce' http.root' - 2>/dev/null`
+	WWWROOT="${R2PM_WWWROOT}"
 	if [ -n "${WWWROOT}" ]; then
 		rm -rf "{WWWROOT}/t"
 	else
diff --git a/binr/r2pm/r2pm b/binr/r2pm/r2pm
index ee2b338a15..97e9f5e256 100755
--- a/binr/r2pm/r2pm
+++ b/binr/r2pm/r2pm
@@ -14,8 +14,18 @@ export GLOBAL=0
 export R2VERSION="`r2 -qv`"
 export PREFIX="`r2 -hh | grep PREFIX | awk '{print $2}' 2> /dev/null`"
 export LIBEXT="`r2 -hh | grep LIBEXT | awk '{print $2}' 2> /dev/null`"
-export R2HOMEDIR="`r2 -hh | grep RHOMEDIR | awk '{print $2}' 2> /dev/null`"
+export R2HOMEDIR="`r2 -hh | grep '^ RHOMEDIR' | awk '{print $2}' 2> /dev/null`"
+# prefix
 export R2PM_SYSPREFIX="${PREFIX}"
+export R2PM_HOMEPREFIX="${R2HOMEDIR}/prefix"
+export R2PM_PREFIX="${R2PM_HOMEPREFIX}"
+# www
+export R2PM_SYSWWWROOT="`r2 -cq -qe http.root --`"
+export R2PM_HOMEWWWROOT="${R2HOMEDIR}/www"
+export R2PM_WWWROOT="${R2PM_HOMEWWWROOT}"
+echo $R2PM_WWWROOT
+# pkgconfig
+export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${R2PM_HOMEPREFIX}/lib/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"
 
 # Global Vars
 TRAVIS_TYPE=XX
@@ -23,9 +33,6 @@ TRAVIS_JOB=86948888
 [ -z "${R2PM_PLUGDIR}" ] && R2PM_PLUGDIR="${R2HOMEDIR}"
 IS_SYSPKG=0
 R2PM_USRDIR="${HOME}/.config/radare2/r2pm"
-export R2PM_HOMEPREFIX="${R2PM_USRDIR}/prefix"
-R2PM_PREFIX="${R2PM_HOMEPREFIX}"
-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${R2PM_HOMEPREFIX}/lib/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"
 
 # TODO. support system plugin installs R2PM_PLUGDIR="${R2PM_PREFIX}/lib/radare2/last"
 
diff --git a/binr/radare2/radare2.c b/binr/radare2/radare2.c
index 5b271419e3..2c27ed8ec3 100644
--- a/binr/radare2/radare2.c
+++ b/binr/radare2/radare2.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ static int main_help(int line) {
 		" -v, -V       show radare2 version (-V show lib versions)\n"
 		" -w           open file in write mode\n"
 		" -z, -zz      do not load strings or load them even in raw\n");
-	if (line == 2)
+	if (line == 2) {
+		char *homedir = r_str_home (R2_HOMEDIR);
 		printf (
 		"Scripts:\n"
 		" system   "R2_PREFIX"/share/radare2/radare2rc\n"
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ static int main_help(int line) {
 		" user     ~/.config/radare2/plugins\n"
 		" LIBR_PLUGINS "R2_PREFIX"/lib/radare2/"R2_VERSION"\n"
 		"Environment:\n"
-		" RHOMEDIR     ~/.config/radare2\n" // TODO: rename to RHOME R2HOME?
+		" RHOMEDIR     %s\n" // TODO: rename to RHOME R2HOME?
 		" RCFILE       ~/.radare2rc (user preferences, batch script)\n" // TOO GENERIC
 		" MAGICPATH    "R_MAGIC_PATH"\n"
 		" R_DEBUG      if defined, show error messages and crash signal\n"
@@ -178,7 +179,9 @@ static int main_help(int line) {
 		" INCDIR       "R2_INCDIR"\n"
 		" LIBDIR       "R2_LIBDIR"\n"
 		" LIBEXT       "R_LIB_EXT"\n"
-		);
+		, homedir);
+		free (homedir);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libr/core/config.c b/libr/core/config.c
index 977f353607..e9898ec972 100644
--- a/libr/core/config.c
+++ b/libr/core/config.c
@@ -1712,6 +1712,7 @@ R_API int r_core_config_init(RCore *core) {
 #endif
 	SETI("http.maxsize", 0, "Maximum file size for upload");
 	SETPREF("http.bind", "localhost", "Server address");
+	SETPREF("http.homeroot", "~/.config/radare2/www", "http home root directory");
 #if __ANDROID__
 	SETPREF("http.root", "/data/data/org.radare2.installer/www", "http root directory");
 #elif __WINDOWS__
diff --git a/libr/core/rtr.c b/libr/core/rtr.c
index 1b4230da7b..d3ffdf6a85 100644
--- a/libr/core/rtr.c
+++ b/libr/core/rtr.c
@@ -363,12 +363,16 @@ static int r_core_rtr_http_run (RCore *core, int launch, const char *path) {
 	int iport, timeout = r_config_get_i (core->config, "http.timeout");
 	const char *host = r_config_get (core->config, "http.bind");
 	const char *root = r_config_get (core->config, "http.root");
+	const char *homeroot = r_config_get (core->config, "http.homeroot");
 	const char *port = r_config_get (core->config, "http.port");
 	const char *allow = r_config_get (core->config, "http.allow");
 	const char *httpui = r_config_get (core->config, "http.ui");
 
 	if (!r_file_is_directory (root)) {
-		eprintf ("Cannot find http.root '%s'\n", root);
+		if (!r_file_is_directory (homeroot)) {
+			eprintf ("Cannot find http.root (%s) or http.homeroot (%s)\n", root, homeroot);
+			return false;
+		}
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -651,7 +655,19 @@ static int r_core_rtr_http_run (RCore *core, int launch, const char *path) {
 				free (refstr);
 			} else {
 				const char *root = r_config_get (core->config, "http.root");
-				char *path = r_file_root (root, rs->path);
+				const char *homeroot = r_config_get (core->config, "http.homeroot");
+				char *path;
+				if (homeroot && *homeroot) {
+					char *homepath = r_file_abspath (homeroot);
+					path = r_file_root (homepath, rs->path);
+					free (homepath);
+					if (!r_file_exists (path)) {
+						free (path);
+						path = r_file_root (root, rs->path);
+					}
+				} else {
+					path = r_file_root (root, rs->path);
+				}
 				// FD IS OK HERE
 				if (rs->path [strlen (rs->path)-1] == '/') {
 					path = r_str_concat (path, "index.html");
diff --git a/libr/util/file.c b/libr/util/file.c
index cf0164ca69..579137f913 100644
--- a/libr/util/file.c
+++ b/libr/util/file.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ R_API char *r_file_abspath(const char *file) {
 	}
 	cwd = r_sys_getdir ();
 	if (!strncmp (file, "~/", 2) || !strncmp (file, "~\\", 2)) {
-		ret = r_str_home (file+2);
+		ret = r_str_home (file + 2);
 	} else {
 #if __UNIX__ || __CYGWIN__
 		if (cwd && *file != '/')