diff --git a/LiteCharms.Features/Extensions/Api.cs b/LiteCharms.Features/Extensions/Api.cs
index 96fb0ba..28d2875 100644
--- a/LiteCharms.Features/Extensions/Api.cs
+++ b/LiteCharms.Features/Extensions/Api.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 using LiteCharms.Features.Api;
 using LiteCharms.Features.Api.Configuration;
 using LiteCharms.Features.Api.Sdk;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace LiteCharms.Features.Extensions;
 
@@ -51,13 +53,20 @@ public static class Api
         return services;
     }
 
-    public static IServiceCollection AddLiteCharmsWebSecurity(this IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration)
+    public static IServiceCollection AddLiteCharmsWebSecurity(this IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration, IWebHostEnvironment environment)
     {
-        var keysFolder = Path.Combine("/app/shared-keys");
+        string keysFolderPath;
+
+        if (OperatingSystem.IsLinux()) 
+            keysFolderPath = "/app/shared-keys";
+        else
+            keysFolderPath = Path.Combine(environment.ContentRootPath, "obj", "DeveloperDataProtectionKeys");
+
+        if (!Directory.Exists(keysFolderPath)) Directory.CreateDirectory(keysFolderPath);
 
         services.AddDataProtection()
-            .PersistKeysToFileSystem(new DirectoryInfo(keysFolder))
-            .SetApplicationName("MidrandBooks");
+            .PersistKeysToFileSystem(new DirectoryInfo(keysFolderPath))
+            .SetApplicationName("MidrandBookshop");
 
         var configSection = configuration.GetSection(nameof(LiteCharmsSettings));