diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index baba758eae..6e3d46cc35 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ func NewMainApp(version, versionExtra string) *cli.App {
 
 func innerNewMainApp(version, versionExtra string, subCmdsStandaloneArgs, subCmdWithConfigArgs []*cli.Command) *cli.App {
 	app := cli.NewApp()
-	app.Name = "Gitea"
-	app.HelpName = "gitea"
-	app.Usage = "A painless self-hosted Git service"
-	app.Description = `Gitea program contains "web" and other subcommands. If no subcommand is given, it starts the web server by default. Use "web" subcommand for more web server arguments, use other subcommands for other purposes.`
+	app.HelpName = "forgejo"
+	app.Name = "Forgejo"
+	app.Usage = "Beyond coding. We forge."
+	app.Description = `By default, forgejo will start serving using the web-server with no argument, which can alternatively be run by running the subcommand "web".`
 	app.Version = version + versionExtra
 	app.EnableBashCompletion = true
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 700b75d748..56f97caf27 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -40,7 +40,16 @@ func init() {
 	setting.AppStartTime = time.Now().UTC()
 }
 
+func forgejoEnv() {
+	for _, k := range []string{"CUSTOM", "WORK_DIR"} {
+		if v, ok := os.LookupEnv("FORGEJO_" + k); ok {
+			os.Setenv("GITEA_"+k, v)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func main() {
+	forgejoEnv()
 	cli.OsExiter = func(code int) {
 		log.GetManager().Close()
 		os.Exit(code)
diff --git a/modules/setting/path.go b/modules/setting/path.go
index 0fdc305aa1..85d0e06302 100644
--- a/modules/setting/path.go
+++ b/modules/setting/path.go
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ func InitWorkPathAndCfgProvider(getEnvFn func(name string) string, args ArgWorkP
 			}
 		}
 
+		envWorkPath = getEnvFn("FORGEJO_WORK_DIR")
+		if envWorkPath != "" {
+			tmpWorkPath.Set(envWorkPath)
+			if !filepath.IsAbs(tmpWorkPath.Value) {
+				log.Fatal("FORGEJO_WORK_DIR (work path) must be absolute path")
+			}
+		}
+
 		envCustomPath := getEnvFn("GITEA_CUSTOM")
 		if envCustomPath != "" {
 			tmpCustomPath.Set(envCustomPath)
@@ -136,6 +144,14 @@ func InitWorkPathAndCfgProvider(getEnvFn func(name string) string, args ArgWorkP
 				log.Fatal("GITEA_CUSTOM (custom path) must be absolute path")
 			}
 		}
+
+		envCustomPath = getEnvFn("FORGEJO_CUSTOM")
+		if envCustomPath != "" {
+			tmpCustomPath.Set(envCustomPath)
+			if !filepath.IsAbs(tmpCustomPath.Value) {
+				log.Fatal("FORGEJO_CUSTOM (custom path) must be absolute path")
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	readFromArgs := func() {
@@ -180,7 +196,7 @@ func InitWorkPathAndCfgProvider(getEnvFn func(name string) string, args ArgWorkP
 			log.Fatal("WORK_PATH in %q must be absolute path", configWorkPath)
 		}
 		configWorkPath = filepath.Clean(configWorkPath)
-		if tmpWorkPath.Value != "" && (getEnvFn("GITEA_WORK_DIR") != "" || args.WorkPath != "") {
+		if tmpWorkPath.Value != "" && (getEnvFn("GITEA_WORK_DIR") != "" || getEnvFn("FORGEJO_WORK_DIR") != "" || args.WorkPath != "") {
 			fi1, err1 := os.Stat(tmpWorkPath.Value)
 			fi2, err2 := os.Stat(configWorkPath)
 			if err1 != nil || err2 != nil || !os.SameFile(fi1, fi2) {
diff --git a/modules/setting/path_test.go b/modules/setting/path_test.go
index fc6a2116dc..4508bae50f 100644
--- a/modules/setting/path_test.go
+++ b/modules/setting/path_test.go
@@ -60,6 +60,22 @@ func TestInitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirXxx, "custom/conf/app.ini"), CustomConf)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("WorkDir(env)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testInit(dirFoo, "", "")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{"FORGEJO_WORK_DIR": dirBar}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirBar, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirBar, "custom"), CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirBar, "custom/conf/app.ini"), CustomConf)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("WorkDir(env,arg)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testInit(dirFoo, "", "")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{"FORGEJO_WORK_DIR": dirBar}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{WorkPath: dirXxx})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirXxx, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirXxx, "custom"), CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirXxx, "custom/conf/app.ini"), CustomConf)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("CustomPath(env)", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testInit(dirFoo, "", "")
 		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{"GITEA_CUSTOM": fp(dirBar, "custom1")}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{})
@@ -76,6 +92,22 @@ func TestInitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirFoo, "custom2/conf/app.ini"), CustomConf)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("CustomPath(env)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testInit(dirFoo, "", "")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{"FORGEJO_CUSTOM": fp(dirBar, "custom1")}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirFoo, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirBar, "custom1"), CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirBar, "custom1/conf/app.ini"), CustomConf)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("CustomPath(env,arg)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testInit(dirFoo, "", "")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{"FORGEJO_CUSTOM": fp(dirBar, "custom1")}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{CustomPath: "custom2"})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirFoo, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirFoo, "custom2"), CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirFoo, "custom2/conf/app.ini"), CustomConf)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("CustomConf", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testInit(dirFoo, "", "")
 		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{CustomConf: "app1.ini"})
@@ -115,6 +147,32 @@ func TestInitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, AppWorkPathMismatch)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("CustomConfOverrideWorkPath", func(t *testing.T) {
+		iniWorkPath := fp(tmpDir, "app-workpath.ini")
+		_ = os.WriteFile(iniWorkPath, []byte("WORK_PATH="+dirXxx), 0o644)
+
+		testInit(dirFoo, "", "")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{CustomConf: iniWorkPath})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirXxx, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirXxx, "custom"), CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, iniWorkPath, CustomConf)
+		assert.False(t, AppWorkPathMismatch)
+
+		testInit(dirFoo, "", "")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{"FORGEJO_WORK_DIR": dirBar}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{CustomConf: iniWorkPath})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirXxx, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirXxx, "custom"), CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, iniWorkPath, CustomConf)
+		assert.True(t, AppWorkPathMismatch)
+
+		testInit(dirFoo, "", "")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{WorkPath: dirBar, CustomConf: iniWorkPath})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirXxx, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirXxx, "custom"), CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, iniWorkPath, CustomConf)
+		assert.True(t, AppWorkPathMismatch)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("Builtin", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testInit(dirFoo, dirBar, dirXxx)
 		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{})
@@ -148,4 +206,38 @@ func TestInitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirXxx, "custom1"), CustomPath)
 		assert.Equal(t, iniWorkPath, CustomConf)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Builtin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testInit(dirFoo, dirBar, dirXxx)
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirFoo, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, dirBar, CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, dirXxx, CustomConf)
+
+		testInit(dirFoo, "custom1", "cfg.ini")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirFoo, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirFoo, "custom1"), CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirFoo, "custom1/cfg.ini"), CustomConf)
+
+		testInit(dirFoo, "custom1", "cfg.ini")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{"FORGEJO_WORK_DIR": dirYyy}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirYyy, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirYyy, "custom1"), CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirYyy, "custom1/cfg.ini"), CustomConf)
+
+		testInit(dirFoo, "custom1", "cfg.ini")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{"FORGEJO_CUSTOM": dirYyy}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirFoo, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, dirYyy, CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirYyy, "cfg.ini"), CustomConf)
+
+		iniWorkPath := fp(tmpDir, "app-workpath.ini")
+		_ = os.WriteFile(iniWorkPath, []byte("WORK_PATH="+dirXxx), 0o644)
+		testInit(dirFoo, "custom1", "cfg.ini")
+		InitWorkPathAndCommonConfig(envVars{}.Getenv, ArgWorkPathAndCustomConf{CustomConf: iniWorkPath})
+		assert.Equal(t, dirXxx, AppWorkPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, fp(dirXxx, "custom1"), CustomPath)
+		assert.Equal(t, iniWorkPath, CustomConf)
+	})
 }