diff --git a/API/Classes/Base/Config.py b/API/Classes/Base/Config.py
index bbbe41ab..ca30abf4 100644
--- a/API/Classes/Base/Config.py
+++ b/API/Classes/Base/Config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import os
+import shutil
 #from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import platform
 
@@ -27,6 +28,26 @@
 EXTRACT_FOLDER = Path("")
 SOLVERs_FOLDER = Path('WebAPP', 'SOLVERs')
 
+# --- Solver path resolution ---
+# Priority: 1) env var override  2) OS-specific default
+_glpk_env = os.environ.get("MUIO_GLPK_PATH")
+_cbc_env = os.environ.get("MUIO_CBC_PATH")
+
+if _glpk_env:
+    GLPK_PATH = Path(_glpk_env)
+elif SYSTEM == "Windows":
+    GLPK_PATH = Path(SOLVERs_FOLDER, 'GLPK')
+else:
+    _glpk_bin = shutil.which("glpsol")
+    GLPK_PATH = Path(_glpk_bin).parent if _glpk_bin else None
+
+if _cbc_env:
+    CBC_PATH = Path(_cbc_env)
+elif SYSTEM == "Windows":
+    CBC_PATH = Path(SOLVERs_FOLDER, 'COIN-OR')
+else:
+    _cbc_bin = shutil.which("cbc")
+    CBC_PATH = Path(_cbc_bin).parent if _cbc_bin else None
 
 #absolute paths
 # OSEMOSYS_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.getcwd())
diff --git a/API/Classes/Case/OsemosysClass.py b/API/Classes/Case/OsemosysClass.py
index 7ec40e0f..db43cddb 100644
--- a/API/Classes/Case/OsemosysClass.py
+++ b/API/Classes/Case/OsemosysClass.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from pathlib import Path
-import platform
 from Classes.Base import Config
 from Classes.Base.FileClass import File
 
@@ -45,20 +44,17 @@ def __init__(self, case):
         self.osemosysFile = Path(Config.SOLVERs_FOLDER,'model.v.5.4.txt') 
         self.osemosysFileOriginal = Path(Config.SOLVERs_FOLDER,'osemosys.txt')
         
-        if platform.system() == 'Windows':
-            #self.glpkFolder = Path(Config.SOLVERs_FOLDER, 'GLPK','glpk-4.65', 'w64')
-            # self.cbcFolder = Path(Config.SOLVERs_FOLDER,'COIN-OR', 'Cbc-2.7.5-win64-intel11.1', 'bin')
-            self.glpkFolder = Path(Config.SOLVERs_FOLDER, 'GLPK')
-            self.cbcFolder = Path(Config.SOLVERs_FOLDER,'COIN-OR')
-        
-            #self.cbcFolder = Path(Config.SOLVERs_FOLDER,'COIN-OR', 'Cbc-2.10-win64-msvc16-md', 'bin')
-
-            #Cbc-master-win64-msvc16-mt
-            #self.cbcFolder = Path(Config.SOLVERs_FOLDER,'COIN-OR', 'Cbc-master-win64-msvc16-md', 'bin')
-
-        else:
-            self.glpkFolder = Path(Config.SOLVERs_FOLDER, 'GLPK','glpk-4.65', 'w64')
-            self.cbcFolder = Path(Config.SOLVERs_FOLDER,'COIN-OR', 'Cbc-2.10-osx10.15-x86_64-gcc9', 'bin')
+        self.glpkFolder = Config.GLPK_PATH
+        self.cbcFolder = Config.CBC_PATH
+
+        if not self.glpkFolder:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "GLPK solver not found. Install glpk or set MUIO_GLPK_PATH."
+            )
+        if not self.cbcFolder:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "CBC solver not found. Install cbc or set MUIO_CBC_PATH."
+            )
 
         self.resultsPath = Path(Config.DATA_STORAGE,case,'res')
         self.viewFolderPath = Path(Config.DATA_STORAGE,case,'view')
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f1a065dd..31bf88b0 100644
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