diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
index d97ea97..ace7e68 100644
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 	#[channels.spam]
 		# If ircchannel isn't specified, it corresponds to '#' followed by the map key.
 		#ircchannel = '#spam'
+		# If path isn't specified, it corresponds to the map key.
+		#path = 'spam'
 		# auth can be either 'user:pass' for basic authentication or false to disable auth
 		#auth = false
 		# Whether this channel should still be actively logged. Set this to false to stop logging the channel but keep serving the previous logs.
diff --git a/irclog.py b/irclog.py
index 954d969..702a05b 100644
--- a/irclog.py
+++ b/irclog.py
@@ -140,12 +140,13 @@ class Config(dict):
 				raise InvalidConfig('Invalid web port')
 		if 'channels' in obj:
 			seenChannels = {}
+			seenPaths = {}
 			for key, channel in obj['channels'].items():
 				if not isinstance(key, str) or not key:
 					raise InvalidConfig(f'Invalid channel key {key!r}')
 				if not isinstance(channel, collections.abc.Mapping):
 					raise InvalidConfig(f'Invalid channel for {key!r}')
-				if any(x not in ('ircchannel', 'auth', 'active') for x in channel):
+				if any(x not in ('ircchannel', 'path', 'auth', 'active') for x in channel):
 					raise InvalidConfig(f'Unknown key(s) found in channel {key!r}')
 
 				if 'ircchannel' not in channel:
@@ -162,6 +163,18 @@ class Config(dict):
 					raise InvalidConfig(f'Invalid channel {key!r} IRC channel: collides with channel {seenWebPaths[channel["ircchannel"]]!r}')
 				seenChannels[channel['ircchannel']] = key
 
+				if 'path' not in channel:
+					channel['path'] = key
+				if not isinstance(channel['path'], str):
+					raise InvalidConfig(f'Invalid channel {key!r} path: not a string')
+				if '/' in channel['path'] or '\\' in channel['path']: #TODO Anything else?
+					raise InvalidConfig(f'Invalid channel {key!r} path: contains forward or backward slashes')
+				if channel['path'] == 'general':
+					raise InvalidConfig(f'Invalid channel {key!r} path: cannot be "general"')
+				if channel['path'] in seenPaths:
+					raise InvalidConfig(f'Invalid channel {key!r} path: collides with channel {seenPaths[channel["path"]]!r}')
+				seenPaths[channel['path']] = key
+
 				if 'auth' in channel:
 					if channel['auth'] is not False and not isinstance(channel['auth'], str):
 						raise InvalidConfig(f'Invalid channel {key!r} auth: must be false or a string')
@@ -582,6 +595,7 @@ class Storage:
 	def __init__(self, messageQueue, config):
 		self.messageQueue = messageQueue
 		self.config = config
+		self.paths = {} # channel -> path from channels config
 		self.files = {} # channel|None -> (filename, fileobj); None = general raw log
 
 	def update_config(self, config):
@@ -589,6 +603,7 @@ class Storage:
 		channelsNew = {channel['ircchannel'] for channel in config['channels'].values()}
 		channelsRemoved = channelsOld - channelsNew
 		self.config = config
+		self.paths = {channel['ircchannel']: channel['path'] for channel in self.config['channels'].values()}
 
 		for channel in channelsRemoved:
 			if channel in self.files:
@@ -601,7 +616,7 @@ class Storage:
 			return
 		if channel in self.files:
 			self.files[channel][1].close()
-		dn = channel if channel is not None else 'general'
+		dn = self.paths[channel] if channel is not None else 'general'
 		mode = 'a' if channel is not None else 'ab'
 		os.makedirs(os.path.join(self.config['storage']['path'], dn), exist_ok = True)
 		self.files[channel] = (fn, open(os.path.join(self.config['storage']['path'], dn, fn), mode))