diff --git a/contrib/dopostingstats.sh b/contrib/dopostingstats.sh
index 61ffd53..88e315c 100755
--- a/contrib/dopostingstats.sh
+++ b/contrib/dopostingstats.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# installation path is /srv/newsstats/, please adjust accordingly
+# installation path is /opt/newsstats/, please adjust accordingly
 
 # get month
 MONTH=$1
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ if ! [[ $1 =~ [0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2} ]]; then
 fi
 
 # post stats
-/srv/newsstats/bin/groupstats.pl --nocomments --sums --format dump --month $MONTH | /srv/newsstats/bin/postingstats.pl --month $MONTH | /srv/newsstats/contrib/tinews.pl -X -Y
-/srv/newsstats/bin/hoststats.pl --nocomments --sums --format dump --month $MONTH | /srv/newsstats/bin/postingstats.pl -t server --month $MONTH | /srv/newsstats/contrib/tinews.pl -X -Y
-/srv/newsstats/bin/clientstats.pl --nocomments --sums --versions --format dump --month $MONTH | /srv/newsstats/bin/postingstats.pl -t client --month $MONTH | /srv/newsstats/contrib/tinews.pl -X -Y
+/opt/newsstats/bin/groupstats.pl --nocomments --sums --format dump --month $MONTH | /opt/newsstats/bin/postingstats.pl --month $MONTH | /opt/newsstats/contrib/tinews.pl -X -Y
+/opt/newsstats/bin/hoststats.pl --nocomments --sums --format dump --month $MONTH | /opt/newsstats/bin/postingstats.pl -t server --month $MONTH | /opt/newsstats/contrib/tinews.pl -X -Y
+/opt/newsstats/bin/clientstats.pl --nocomments --sums --versions --format dump --month $MONTH | /opt/newsstats/bin/postingstats.pl -t client --month $MONTH | /opt/newsstats/contrib/tinews.pl -X -Y
diff --git a/contrib/yearstats.sh b/contrib/yearstats.sh
index 3cc2ab4..394c96d 100755
--- a/contrib/yearstats.sh
+++ b/contrib/yearstats.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# installation path is /srv/newsstats/, please adjust accordingly
+# installation path is /opt/newsstats/, please adjust accordingly
 # $1: newsgroup
 echo "Stats for $1"
-cd /srv/newsstats/
+cd /opt/newsstats/
 for year in {2012..2022}
 do
  echo -n "${year}: "
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 4cc0ba9..8e4c2d9 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NewsStats 0.5.0 (unreleased)
-
+  * Change install path from /srv/ to /opt/.
 
 NewsStats 0.4.0 (2025-06-02)
   * Reformat $Conf{TLH} for GroupStats only.
diff --git a/doc/INSTALL b/doc/INSTALL
index 3588c21..3818e71 100644
--- a/doc/INSTALL
+++ b/doc/INSTALL
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
    * Download the current version of NewsStats from
      <https://th-h.de/net/software/newsstats/>.
 
-   * Untar it into a directory of your choice, i.e. /srv/newsstats:
+   * Untar it into a directory of your choice, i.e. /opt/newsstats:
 
      $ cd /srv
      $ tar -xzf newsstats-n.n.n.tar.gz