diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d7bcdaf..a5d62289 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ endif()
 string(REGEX REPLACE "^v" "" RAILCONTROL_VERSION "${RAILCONTROL_VERSION}")
 
 project(railcontrol VERSION ${RAILCONTROL_VERSION})
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 STRING(TIMESTAMP COMPILE_TIMESTAMP "%s" UTC)
 
@@ -393,14 +394,28 @@ add_custom_target(rebuild_version ALL COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch "${STAMP
 set_source_files_properties("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/Version.cpp" PROPERTIES OBJECT_DEPENDS "${STAMP_FILE}")
 add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} rebuild_version)
 
+# Option to install right into the source tree for development purposes
+# Usage:
+# $ cmake -B <build dir> -DINSTALL_IN_PLACE=1
+# $ cmake --build <build dir> ...
+# $ cmake --install <build dir>
+#
+# Default: Install to directories as defined by the GNUInstallDir module
+option(INSTALL_IN_PLACE "Install into the source tree (For testing and development)" OFF)
+
+if(INSTALL_IN_PLACE)
+	set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX .)
+	set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR .)
+	set(CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR .)
+	set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR doc)
+	target_compile_definitions(railcontrol PRIVATE HTML_DATA_PATH=\"./html\")
+else()
+	target_compile_definitions(railcontrol PRIVATE HTML_DATA_PATH=\"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/railcontrol/html\")
+	install(DIRECTORY html DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/railcontrol)
+endif()
 
-set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR ".")
-set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR "doc")
-set(DATADIR ".")
-
-install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME})
-install(FILES railcontrol.conf.dist DESTINATION ${DATADIR})
-install(DIRECTORY html DESTINATION ${DATADIR})
+install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+install(FILES railcontrol.conf.dist TYPE SYSCONF RENAME railcontrol.conf)
 
 include(CPack)
 
diff --git a/COMPILING-de.md b/COMPILING-de.md
index b9962cd5..c1735f9d 100644
--- a/COMPILING-de.md
+++ b/COMPILING-de.md
@@ -93,6 +93,39 @@ Ein Update kann folgendermassen durchgeführt werden:
 git pull
 make
 ```
+## Kompilieren mit cmake
+
+cmake Unterstützung befindet sich noch in Entwicklung. Falls das Bauen mit cmake
+nicht klappt, benutze GNU Make.
+
+Konfiguriere das Bauen außerhalb der Quelltextverzeichnisse
+
+```
+cmake -B build
+```
+
+Kompilieren RailControl mittels
+
+```
+cmake --build build
+```
+
+Installiere RailControl (als root) mittels
+
+```
+cmake --install build
+```
+
+### cmake Entwickler-Modus
+
+Um RailControl zu entwickeln, "installiere" RailControl in die Git Arbeitskopie.
+Das Ergebnis ist ähnlich zum Bauen mit GNU Make.
+
+```
+cmake -B build -DINSTALL_IN_PLACE=1
+cmake --build build
+cmake --install build
+```
 
 # Kompilieren unter Mac OS X
 
diff --git a/COMPILING-en.md b/COMPILING-en.md
index 256827b5..14b42005 100644
--- a/COMPILING-en.md
+++ b/COMPILING-en.md
@@ -98,6 +98,40 @@ git pull
 make
 ```
 
+## Compile with cmake
+
+cmake support is work in progress. In case the cmake build fails on your system,
+please build with GNU Make.
+
+Configure the out-of-tree build directory
+
+```
+cmake -B build
+```
+
+Compile RailControl with
+
+```
+cmake --build build
+```
+
+Install RailControl (as root) with
+
+```
+cmake --install build
+```
+
+### cmake develper mode
+
+To develop RailControl, "install" RailControl in the checked out working copy.
+This is similar to building RailControl with GNU Make.
+
+```
+cmake -B build -DINSTALL_IN_PLACE=1
+cmake --build build
+cmake --install build
+```
+
 # Compile under Mac OS X
 
 The required developer tools can be installed in a terminal with:
diff --git a/COMPILING-es.md b/COMPILING-es.md
index e0adaa12..a3439361 100644
--- a/COMPILING-es.md
+++ b/COMPILING-es.md
@@ -94,6 +94,40 @@ git pull
 make
 ```
 
+## TODO TRANSLATE Compile with cmake
+
+cmake support is work in progress. In case the cmake build fails on your system,
+please build with GNU Make.
+
+Configure the out-of-tree build directory
+
+```
+cmake -B build
+```
+
+Compile RailControl with
+
+```
+cmake --build build
+```
+
+Install RailControl (as root) with
+
+```
+cmake --install build
+```
+
+### cmake develper mode
+
+To develop RailControl, "install" RailControl in the checked out working copy.
+This is similar to building RailControl with GNU Make.
+
+```
+cmake -B build -DINSTALL_IN_PLACE=1
+cmake --build build
+cmake --install build
+```
+
 # Compilar sobre Mac OS X
 
 Se puede instalar las heremientas requerido con:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f4a8164d..3f0a0ffb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ endif
 
 CFLAGSSQLITE=-g -O2 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS4 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_JSON1 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE -DHAVE_USLEEP
 CFLAGSZLIB=-g -O2 -Wno-implicit-function-declaration
-CXXFLAGS=-I. -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -Wno-missing-braces -std=c++11 -D_GNU_SOURCE
+CXXFLAGS=-I. -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -Wno-missing-braces -std=c++11 -D_GNU_SOURCE -DHTML_DATA_PATH=\"./html\"
 CXXFLAGSAMALGAMATION=-I. -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -Wno-missing-braces -std=c++11
 LDFLAGS=-g
 LIBS=-lpthread -ldl
diff --git a/Server/Web/WebClient.cpp b/Server/Web/WebClient.cpp
index 20a3e380..b99622f6 100644
--- a/Server/Web/WebClient.cpp
+++ b/Server/Web/WebClient.cpp
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ namespace Server { namespace Web
 		char workingDir[128];
 		if (getcwd(workingDir, sizeof(workingDir)))
 		{
-			ss << workingDir << "/html" << virtualFile;
+			ss << HTML_DATA_PATH << virtualFile;
 		}
 		string sFile = ss.str();
 		const char* realFile = sFile.c_str();