diff --git a/oxalis-commons/src/main/java/network/oxalis/commons/filesystem/detector/RelativePropertyHomeDetector.java b/oxalis-commons/src/main/java/network/oxalis/commons/filesystem/detector/RelativePropertyHomeDetector.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2018 Norwegian Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Difi)
+ *
+ * Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.1 or – as soon they
+ * will be approved by the European Commission - subsequent
+ * versions of the EUPL (the "Licence");
+ *
+ * You may not use this work except in compliance with the Licence.
+ *
+ * You may obtain a copy of the Licence at:
+ *
+ * https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/eupl/og_page/eupl
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in
+ * writing, software distributed under the Licence is
+ * distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+ * express or implied.
+ * See the Licence for the specific language governing
+ * permissions and limitations under the Licence.
+ */
+
+package network.oxalis.commons.filesystem.detector;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import network.oxalis.api.filesystem.HomeDetector;
+import network.oxalis.api.util.Sort;
+import org.kohsuke.MetaInfServices;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * @author ERST
+ */
+@Slf4j
+@Sort(2500)
+@MetaInfServices
+public class RelativePropertyHomeDetector implements HomeDetector {
+
+    protected static final String VARIABLE = "RELATIVE_OXALIS_HOME";
+
+    @Override
+    public File detect() {
+        String value = System.getProperty(VARIABLE);
+        if (value == null || value.isEmpty())
+            return null;
+
+        if(value.startsWith("/")){
+            value = value.substring(1);
+        }
+
+        String catalinaBase = System.getProperty("catalina.base");
+
+        log.info("Using Oxalis folder specified as Java System Property '-D {}' with value '{}/{}'.",
+                VARIABLE, catalinaBase, value);
+        return new File(catalinaBase, value);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/oxalis-commons/src/test/java/network/oxalis/commons/filesystem/detector/RelativePropertyHomeDetectorTest.java b/oxalis-commons/src/test/java/network/oxalis/commons/filesystem/detector/RelativePropertyHomeDetectorTest.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2018 Norwegian Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Difi)
+ *
+ * Licensed under the EUPL, Version 1.1 or – as soon they
+ * will be approved by the European Commission - subsequent
+ * versions of the EUPL (the "Licence");
+ *
+ * You may not use this work except in compliance with the Licence.
+ *
+ * You may obtain a copy of the Licence at:
+ *
+ * https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/eupl/og_page/eupl
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in
+ * writing, software distributed under the Licence is
+ * distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
+ * express or implied.
+ * See the Licence for the specific language governing
+ * permissions and limitations under the Licence.
+ */
+
+package network.oxalis.commons.filesystem.detector;
+
+import network.oxalis.api.filesystem.HomeDetector;
+import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeTest;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertNull;
+
+/**
+ * @author ERST
+ */
+public class RelativePropertyHomeDetectorTest {
+
+    private HomeDetector homeDetector = new RelativePropertyHomeDetector();
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public void setup(){
+        System.setProperty("catalina.base", "/catalina");
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public void cleanup(){
+        System.clearProperty("catalina.base");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFromJavaSystemProperty() {
+        String path = new File("/catalina/some/system/path2").getAbsolutePath();
+        String backup = System.getProperty(RelativePropertyHomeDetector.VARIABLE);
+
+        try {
+            System.clearProperty(RelativePropertyHomeDetector.VARIABLE);
+            File oxalis_home = homeDetector.detect();
+            assertNull(oxalis_home);
+
+            System.setProperty(RelativePropertyHomeDetector.VARIABLE, "");
+            oxalis_home = homeDetector.detect();
+            assertNull(oxalis_home);
+
+            System.setProperty(RelativePropertyHomeDetector.VARIABLE, "some/system/path2");
+            oxalis_home = homeDetector.detect();
+            assertEquals(oxalis_home.getAbsolutePath(), path);
+
+            System.setProperty(RelativePropertyHomeDetector.VARIABLE, "/some/system/path2");
+            oxalis_home = homeDetector.detect();
+            assertEquals(oxalis_home.getAbsolutePath(), path);
+        } finally {
+            if (backup == null) backup = ""; // prevent null pointer exception
+            System.setProperty(RelativePropertyHomeDetector.VARIABLE, backup);
+        }
+    }
+}