diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 38759b8a4b8f7..38a27509f7441 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -388,8 +388,17 @@ INTERNAL_TOKEN=
 ;; Enables OAuth2 provider
 ENABLE = true
 ;;
+;; Algorithm used to sign OAuth2 tokens. Valid values: HS256, HS384, HS512, RS256, RS384, RS512, ES256, ES384, ES512
+;JWT_SIGNING_ALGORITHM = RS256
+;;
+;; Private key file path used to sign OAuth2 tokens. The path is relative to APP_DATA_PATH.
+;; This setting is only needed if JWT_SIGNING_ALGORITHM is set to RS256, RS384, RS512, ES256, ES384 or ES512.
+;; The file must contain a RSA or ECDSA private key in the PKCS8 format. If no key exists a 4096 bit key will be created for you.
+;JWT_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE = jwt/private.pem
+;;
 ;; OAuth2 authentication secret for access and refresh tokens, change this yourself to a unique string. CLI generate option is helpful in this case. https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/command-line/#generate
-JWT_SECRET =
+;; This setting is only needed if JWT_SIGNING_ALGORITHM is set to HS256, HS384 or HS512.
+;JWT_SECRET =
 ;;
 ;; Lifetime of an OAuth2 access token in seconds
 ;ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRATION_TIME = 3600
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index 35deeac02e22e..a33407d15a73d 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ NB: You must have `DISABLE_ROUTER_LOG` set to `false` for this option to take ef
 - `INVALIDATE_REFRESH_TOKENS`: **false**: Check if refresh token has already been used
 - `JWT_SIGNING_ALGORITHM`: **RS256**: Algorithm used to sign OAuth2 tokens. Valid values: \[`HS256`, `HS384`, `HS512`, `RS256`, `RS384`, `RS512`, `ES256`, `ES384`, `ES512`\]
 - `JWT_SECRET`: **\<empty\>**: OAuth2 authentication secret for access and refresh tokens, change this to a unique string. This setting is only needed if `JWT_SIGNING_ALGORITHM` is set to `HS256`, `HS384` or `HS512`.
-- `JWT_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE`: **jwt/private.pem**: Private key file path used to sign OAuth2 tokens. The path is relative to `CUSTOM_PATH`. This setting is only needed if `JWT_SIGNING_ALGORITHM` is set to `RS256`, `RS384`, `RS512`, `ES256`, `ES384` or `ES512`. The file must contain a RSA or ECDSA private key in the PKCS8 format.
+- `JWT_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE`: **jwt/private.pem**: Private key file path used to sign OAuth2 tokens. The path is relative to `APP_DATA_PATH`. This setting is only needed if `JWT_SIGNING_ALGORITHM` is set to `RS256`, `RS384`, `RS512`, `ES256`, `ES384` or `ES512`. The file must contain a RSA or ECDSA private key in the PKCS8 format. If no key exists a 4096 bit key will be created for you.
 - `MAX_TOKEN_LENGTH`: **32767**: Maximum length of token/cookie to accept from OAuth2 provider
 
 ## i18n (`i18n`)
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index f648179155594..020101430d30d 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ func NewContext() {
 	}
 
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(OAuth2.JWTSigningPrivateKeyFile) {
-		OAuth2.JWTSigningPrivateKeyFile = filepath.Join(CustomPath, OAuth2.JWTSigningPrivateKeyFile)
+		OAuth2.JWTSigningPrivateKeyFile = filepath.Join(AppDataPath, OAuth2.JWTSigningPrivateKeyFile)
 	}
 
 	sec = Cfg.Section("admin")