diff --git a/nuxt.config.js b/nuxt.config.js
index a7dc5e49..30860a2b 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/nuxt.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-const conf = require('config')
-
 module.exports = {
   telemetry: false,
   modern: (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') && 'client',
@@ -15,8 +13,6 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   dev: (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'),
 
-  server: conf.server,
-
   /*
    ** Customize the progress-bar color
    */
diff --git a/server/api/controller/event.js b/server/api/controller/event.js
index 828aa526..c7c567ab 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/event.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/event.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const crypto = require('crypto')
 const path = require('path')
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('../../config')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const { Op } = require('sequelize')
 const intersection = require('lodash/intersection')
diff --git a/server/api/controller/settings.js b/server/api/controller/settings.js
index 2307b138..758816d4 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/settings.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/settings.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-const Setting = require('../models/setting')
-const config = require('config')
-const consola = require('consola')
+const config = require('../../config')
 const path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const pkg = require('../../../package.json')
@@ -11,9 +9,11 @@ const sharp = require('sharp')
 const log = require('../../log')
 
 const defaultSettings = {
+  title: 'Gancio',
+  description: 'A shared agenda for local communities',
   instance_timezone: 'Europe/Rome',
   instance_locale: 'en',
-  instance_name: config.title.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g, ''),
+  instance_name: 'gancio', // config.title.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g, ''),
   instance_place: '',
   allow_registration: true,
   allow_anon_event: true,
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ const settingsController = {
   secretSettings: {},
 
   async load () {
+    if (config.firstrun) {
+      settingsController.settings = defaultSettings
+      return
+    }
+    const Setting = require('../models/setting')
     if (!settingsController.settings.initialized) {
       // initialize instance settings from db
       // note that this is done only once when the server starts
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ const settingsController = {
       if (config.user_locale && fs.existsSync(path.resolve(config.user_locale))) {
         const user_locale = fs.readdirSync(path.resolve(config.user_locale))
         user_locale.forEach(async f => {
-          consola.info(`Loading user locale ${f}`)
+          log.info(`Loading user locale ${f}`)
           const locale = path.basename(f, '.js')
           settingsController.user_locale[locale] =
             (await require(path.resolve(config.user_locale, f))).default
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ const settingsController = {
   },
 
   async set (key, value, is_secret = false) {
+    const Setting = require('../models/setting')
     log.info(`SET ${key} ${is_secret ? '*****' : value}`)
     try {
       const [setting, created] = await Setting.findOrCreate({
@@ -135,14 +141,7 @@ const settingsController = {
 
   getAllRequest (req, res) {
     // get public settings and public configuration
-    const settings = {
-      ...settingsController.settings,
-      baseurl: config.baseurl,
-      title: config.title,
-      description: config.description,
-      version: pkg.version
-    }
-    res.json(settings)
+    res.json({ ...settingsController.settings, version: pkg.version })
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/server/api/controller/user.js b/server/api/controller/user.js
index dd5d3107..995f0bcf 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/user.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/user.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const crypto = require('crypto')
 const { Op } = require('sequelize')
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('../../config')
 const mail = require('../mail')
 const User = require('../models/user')
 const settingsController = require('./settings')
diff --git a/server/api/mail.js b/server/api/mail.js
index 105e68ca..6d281477 100644
--- a/server/api/mail.js
+++ b/server/api/mail.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 const Email = require('email-templates')
 const path = require('path')
 const moment = require('dayjs')
-const config = require('config')
-const settingsController = require('./controller/settings')
+const config = require('../config')
+const settings = require('./controller/settings').settings
 const log = require('../log')
 const { Task, TaskManager } = require('../taskManager')
 const locales = require('../../locales')
 
 const mail = {
-  send (addresses, template, locals, locale = settingsController.settings.instance_locale) {
+  send (addresses, template, locals, locale = settings.instance_locale) {
     log.debug('Enqueue new email ', template, locale)
     const task = new Task({
       name: 'MAIL',
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const mail = {
         }
       },
       message: {
-        from: `📅 ${config.title} <${config.admin_email}>`
+        from: `📅 ${settings.title} <${settings.admin_email}>`
       },
       send: true,
       i18n: {
@@ -39,23 +39,23 @@ const mail = {
         objectNotation: true,
         syncFiles: false,
         updateFiles: false,
-        defaultLocale: settingsController.settings.instance_locale || 'en',
+        defaultLocale: settings.instance_locale || 'en',
         locale,
         locales: Object.keys(locales)
       },
-      transport: config.smtp
+      transport: settings.smtp
     })
 
     const msg = {
       template,
       message: {
         to: addresses,
-        bcc: config.admin_email
+        bcc: settings.admin_email
       },
       locals: {
         ...locals,
         locale,
-        config: { title: config.title, baseurl: config.baseurl, description: config.description, admin_email: config.admin_email },
+        config: { title: settings.title, baseurl: settings.baseurl, description: settings.description, admin_email: settings.admin_email },
         datetime: datetime => moment.unix(datetime).locale(locale).format('ddd, D MMMM HH:mm')
       }
     }
diff --git a/server/api/storage.js b/server/api/storage.js
index e44f7d8f..adeb2733 100644
--- a/server/api/storage.js
+++ b/server/api/storage.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const crypto = require('crypto')
 const mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
 const sharp = require('sharp')
 const log = require('../log')
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('../config')
 
 try {
   mkdirp.sync(config.upload_path + '/thumb')
diff --git a/server/cli.js b/server/cli.js
index 2dee2057..bdbf0a4d 100755
--- a/server/cli.js
+++ b/server/cli.js
@@ -1,328 +1,58 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production'
 
-const fs = require('fs')
-const consola = require('consola')
-const Sequelize = require('sequelize')
-const inquirer = require('inquirer')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
-const firstrun = require('./firstrun')
 const path = require('path')
-const mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
-const url = require('url')
 
 const cwd = process.cwd()
 const data_path = process.env.GANCIO_DATA || path.resolve('./')
 
 // needed by nuxt
-process.chdir(path.resolve(__dirname, '..'))
+// process.chdir(path.resolve(__dirname, '..'))
 
-function notEmpty (value) {
-  return value.length > 0
-}
-
-async function setupQuestionnaire (is_docker, db) {
-  const questions = []
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'title',
-    message: 'Name of your instance',
-    default: 'Gancio',
-    validate: notEmpty
-  })
-
-  questions.push({
-    message:
-      'Specify a baseurl for this gancio installation! (eg. http://gancio.cisti.org)',
-    name: 'baseurl',
-    default: 'http://localhost:13120',
-    validate: value => {
-      if (!value) {
-        return false
-      }
-      return /^https?:\/\//.test(value)
-    }
-  })
-
-  if (!is_docker) {
-    questions.push({
-      name: 'server.host',
-      message: 'address to listen to',
-      default: 'localhost',
-      validate: notEmpty
-    })
-
-    questions.push({
-      name: 'server.port',
-      message: 'port to listen to',
-      default: 13120
-    })
-
-    questions.push({
-      name: 'db.dialect',
-      message: 'DB dialect',
-      type: 'list',
-      choices: ['sqlite', 'postgres']
-    })
-
-    questions.push({
-      name: 'db.storage',
-      message: 'sqlite db path',
-      default: path.resolve(data_path, 'db.sqlite'),
-      filter: p => path.resolve(cwd, p),
-      when: answers => answers.db.dialect === 'sqlite',
-      validate: db_path =>
-        db_path.length > 0 && fs.existsSync(path.dirname(db_path))
-    })
-
-    questions.push({
-      name: 'db.host',
-      message: 'Postgres host',
-      default: 'localhost',
-      when: answers => answers.db.dialect === 'postgres',
-      validate: notEmpty
-    })
-
-    questions.push({
-      name: 'db.database',
-      message: 'DB name',
-      default: 'gancio',
-      when: answers => answers.db.dialect === 'postgres',
-      validate: notEmpty
-    })
-
-    questions.push({
-      name: 'db.username',
-      message: 'DB user',
-      default: 'gancio',
-      when: answers => answers.db.dialect === 'postgres',
-      validate: notEmpty
-    })
-
-    questions.push({
-      name: 'db.password',
-      type: 'password',
-      message: 'DB password',
-      default: 'gancio',
-      when: answers => answers.db.dialect === 'postgres',
-      validate: (password, options) => {
-        try {
-          const db = new Sequelize({
-            ...options.db,
-            dialect: 'postgres',
-            password,
-            logging: false
-          })
-          return db.authenticate().then(() => {
-            db.close()
-            return true
-          })
-        } catch (e) {
-          consola.error(e)
-          return false
-        }
-      }
-    })
-
-    questions.push({
-      name: 'upload_path',
-      message: 'Where gancio has to store media?',
-      default: './uploads',
-      filter: p => path.resolve(cwd, p),
-      validate: p => {
-        const exists = fs.existsSync(p)
-        if (!exists) {
-          consola.warn(`"${p}" does not exists, trying to create it`)
-          try {
-            mkdirp.sync(p)
-            consola.info(`${p} succesfully created`)
-          } catch (e) {
-            console.error(String(e))
-            return false
-          }
-        }
-        return true
-      }
-    })
-
-    questions.push({
-      name: 'log_path',
-      message: 'Log path',
-      default: path.resolve(data_path, 'logs')
-    })
-  }
-
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'admin.email',
-    message: 'Admin email',
-    default: options => {
-      const baseurl = new url.URL(options.baseurl)
-      return (
-        options.title.replace(' ', '').toLowerCase() + '@' + baseurl.hostname
-      )
-    },
-    validate: notEmpty
-  })
-
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'admin.password',
-    message: 'Admin password',
-    type: 'password',
-    validate: notEmpty
-  })
-
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'smtp_type',
-    message: 'How should we send the emails ?',
-    type: 'list',
-    choices: ['SMTP', 'sendmail', 'None (choose later)']
-  })
-
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'smtp.path',
-    message: 'Where sendmail binary is ?',
-    default: '/usr/sbin/sendmail',
-    when: answers => answers.smtp_type === 'sendmail',
-    validate: sendmail_path => sendmail_path.length > 0 && fs.existsSync(path.resolve(sendmail_path))
-  })
-
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'smtp.host',
-    message: 'SMTP Host',
-    default: 'localhost',
-    validate: notEmpty,
-    when: answers => answers.smtp_type === 'SMTP'
-  })
-
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'smtp.secure',
-    message: 'Does SMTP server support TLS?',
-    when: answers => answers.smtp_type === 'SMTP' && !['localhost', '127.0.0.1'].includes(answers.smtp.host),
-    default: true,
-    type: 'confirm'
-  })
-
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'smtp.port',
-    message: 'SMTP Port',
-    default: answers => ['localhost', '127.0.0.1'].includes(answers.smtp.host) ? 25 : (answers.smtp.secure ? 465 : 587),
-    when: answers => answers.smtp_type === 'SMTP'
-  })
-
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'smtp_need_auth',
-    message: 'is SMTP authentication needed?',
-    type: 'confirm',
-    default: answers => !['localhost', '127.0.0.1'].includes(answers.smtp.host),
-    when: answers => answers.smtp_type === 'SMTP'
-  })
-
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'smtp.auth.user',
-    message: 'SMTP User',
-    validate: notEmpty,
-    default: answers => answers.admin.email,
-    when: answers => answers.smtp_type === 'SMTP' && answers.smtp_need_auth
-  })
-
-  questions.push({
-    name: 'smtp.auth.pass',
-    message: 'SMTP Password',
-    type: 'password',
-    validate: notEmpty,
-    when: answers => answers.smtp_type === 'SMTP' && answers.smtp_need_auth
-  })
-
-  const answers = await inquirer.prompt(questions)
-  if (is_docker) {
-    answers.server = { host: '0.0.0.0', port: 13120 }
-    answers.upload_path = path.resolve(data_path, 'uploads')
-    answers.log_level = 'debug'
-    answers.log_path = path.resolve(data_path, 'logs')
-    if (db === 'sqlite') {
-      answers.db = { dialect: db, storage: path.resolve(data_path, 'db.sqlite') }
-    } else {
-      answers.db = {
-        dialect: db,
-        host: 'db',
-        database: 'gancio',
-        username: 'gancio',
-        password: 'gancio'
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return answers
-}
-
-async function run_migrations (db_conf) {
-  const Umzug = require('umzug')
-  const Sequelize = require('sequelize')
-  try {
-    const db = new Sequelize(db_conf)
-    const umzug = new Umzug({
-      storage: 'sequelize',
-      storageOptions: { sequelize: db },
-      logging: consola.info,
-      migrations: {
-        wrap: fun => {
-          return () =>
-            fun(db.queryInterface, Sequelize).catch(e => {
-              consola.error(e)
-              return false
-            })
-        },
-        path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'migrations')
-      }
-    })
-    await umzug.up()
-    return db.close()
-  } catch (e) {
-    consola.warn(` ⚠️ Cannot connect to db, check your configuration => ${e}`)
-    process.exit(-1)
-  }
-}
+// async function run_migrations (db_conf) {
+//   const Umzug = require('umzug')
+//   const Sequelize = require('sequelize')
+//   try {
+//     const db = new Sequelize(db_conf)
+//     const umzug = new Umzug({
+//       storage: 'sequelize',
+//       storageOptions: { sequelize: db },
+//       logging: consola.info,
+//       migrations: {
+//         wrap: fun => {
+//           return () =>
+//             fun(db.queryInterface, Sequelize).catch(e => {
+//               consola.error(e)
+//               return false
+//             })
+//         },
+//         path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'migrations')
+//       }
+//     })
+//     await umzug.up()
+//     return db.close()
+//   } catch (e) {
+//     consola.warn(` ⚠️ Cannot connect to db, check your configuration => ${e}`)
+//     process.exit(-1)
+//   }
+// }
 
 async function start (options) {
-  // is first run?
-  if (firstrun.check(options.config)) {
-    if (options.docker) {
-      consola.error(
-        '⚠ ️ Something goes wrong, did you run "docker-compose run --rm gancio gancio setup --docker --db=<YOUR_DB_DIALECT>"'
-      )
-      process.exit(-1)
-    }
-    consola.error(` ⚠ Configuration file "${options.config}" not found! Use "--config <CONFIG_FILE.json>" to specify another path.
-If this is your first run use 'gancio setup --config <CONFIG_FILE.json>' `)
+  try {
+    const config = require('./config')
+    config.load()
+    console.info(`Logging to ${path.resolve(`${config.log_path}/gancio.log`)} [level: ${config.log_level}]`)
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error(e)
     process.exit(-1)
   }
-  const config = require('config')
-  await run_migrations(config.db)
-  consola.info(`Logging to ${path.resolve(`${config.log_path}/gancio.log`)} [level: ${config.log_level}]`)
 
   require('./index')
 }
 
-async function setup (options) {
-  consola.info('You\'re going to setup gancio on this machine.')
-  const config = await setupQuestionnaire(options.docker, options.db)
-  await run_migrations(config.db)
-  const ret = await firstrun.setup(config, options.config)
-  if (!ret) {
-    process.exit(-1)
-  }
-  if (options.docker) {
-    consola.info('You can edit ./data/config.json to modify your configuration.')
-    consola.info('Start the server with "docker-compose up"')
-  } else {
-    consola.info(
-      `You can edit '${options.config}' to modify your configuration. `
-    )
-    consola.info(`Start the server with "gancio --config ${options.config}"`)
-  }
-  process.exit(0)
-}
-
-consola.info(`📅 ${pkg.name} - v${pkg.version} - ${pkg.description} (nodejs: ${process.version})`)
+// async function setup (options)
+console.info(`📅 ${pkg.name} - v${pkg.version} - ${pkg.description} (nodejs: ${process.version})`)
 
 require('yargs')
   .usage('Usage $0 <command> [options]')
@@ -346,7 +76,6 @@ require('yargs')
     return absolute_config_path
   })
   .command(['start', 'run', '$0'], 'Start gancio', {}, start)
-  .command('setup', 'Setup a new instance', {}, setup)
   .help('h')
   .alias('h', 'help')
   .epilog('Made with ❤ by underscore hacklab - https://gancio.org')
diff --git a/server/config.js b/server/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a84d887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
+const log = require('./log')
+
+let config = {
+  firstrun: true,
+  // title: "Gancio",
+  // description: "A shared agenda for local communities",
+  baseurl: "http://localhost:13120",
+  server: {
+    host: '127.0.0.1',
+    port: 13120
+  },
+  log_level: 'debug',
+  log_path: './logs',
+  db: {},
+  upload_path: './uploads',
+  // smtp: {
+  //   auth: {
+  //     user: '',
+  //     pass: ''
+  //   },
+  //   secure: true,
+  //   host: ''
+  // },
+  // admin_email: '',
+
+  // 
+  write (config_path= process.env.config_path || './config.json') {
+    log.error(path.resolve(config_path))
+    return fs.writeFileSync(config_path, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2))
+  },
+
+  load () {
+    // load configuration from file
+    console.error(process.env.NODE_ENV)
+    const config_path = process.env.config_path || './config.json'
+    log.info(`Reading configuration from: ${config_path}`)
+    if (fs.existsSync(config_path)) {
+      const configContent = fs.readFileSync(config_path)
+      config = Object.assign(config, JSON.parse(configContent))
+      config.firstrun = false
+    } else {
+      config.firstrun = true
+      log.error('configuration file does not exists! we cannot be here!')
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+config.load()
+
+module.exports = config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/dbconfig.js b/server/dbconfig.js
index 69ec6c05..77b63199 100644
--- a/server/dbconfig.js
+++ b/server/dbconfig.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // needed by sequelize
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('./config')
 module.exports = config.db
diff --git a/server/federation/ego.js b/server/federation/ego.js
index 2e87252c..7c31182f 100644
--- a/server/federation/ego.js
+++ b/server/federation/ego.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const Event = require('../api/models/event')
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('../config')
 const log = require('../log')
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/server/federation/follows.js b/server/federation/follows.js
index c60aa761..45f7321e 100644
--- a/server/federation/follows.js
+++ b/server/federation/follows.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('../config')
 const Helpers = require('./helpers')
 const crypto = require('crypto')
 const log = require('../log')
diff --git a/server/federation/helpers.js b/server/federation/helpers.js
index 8267465f..431f525a 100644
--- a/server/federation/helpers.js
+++ b/server/federation/helpers.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const axios = require('axios')
 // const request = require('request')
 const crypto = require('crypto')
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('../config')
 const httpSignature = require('http-signature')
 const APUser = require('../api/models/ap_user')
 const Instance = require('../api/models/instance')
diff --git a/server/federation/nodeinfo.js b/server/federation/nodeinfo.js
index 21363147..08321968 100644
--- a/server/federation/nodeinfo.js
+++ b/server/federation/nodeinfo.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const express = require('express')
 const router = express.Router()
 const cors = require('cors')
 const settingsController = require('../api/controller/settings')
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('../config')
 const version = require('../../package.json').version
 
 router.use(cors())
diff --git a/server/federation/users.js b/server/federation/users.js
index 9079af50..d5d26341 100644
--- a/server/federation/users.js
+++ b/server/federation/users.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const Place = require('../api/models/place')
 const APUser = require('../api/models/ap_user')
 const Tag = require('../api/models/tag')
 
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('../config')
 const log = require('../log')
 const utc = require('dayjs/plugin/utc')
 const dayjs = require('dayjs')
diff --git a/server/firstrun.js b/server/firstrun.js
index d793b502..a0bd6533 100644
--- a/server/firstrun.js
+++ b/server/firstrun.js
@@ -1,61 +1,62 @@
-// check config.js existance
-const fs = require('fs')
-const consola = require('consola')
+// // check config.js existance
+// const fs = require('fs')
 
-module.exports = {
-  check (config_path) {
-    return !fs.existsSync(config_path)
-  },
+// module.exports = {
+//   check (config_path) {
+//     const ret = !fs.existsSync(config_path)
+//     log.warn(`check firstrun: ${ret} - ${config_path}`)
+//     return ret
+//   },
 
-  async setup (config, config_path) {
-    // generate a random salt
-    // consola.info('Generate random salt')
-    // config.secret = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15) + Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15)
+//   async setup (config, config_path) {
+//     // generate a random salt
+//     // consola.info('Generate random salt')
+//     // config.secret = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15) + Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15)
 
-    // do not save admin's password in config file
-    const admin = { email: config.admin.email, password: config.admin.password }
-    delete config.admin
+//     // do not save admin's password in config file
+//     const admin = { email: config.admin.email, password: config.admin.password }
+//     delete config.admin
 
-    if (config.smtp_type === 'sendmail') {
-      config.smtp = {
-        sendmail: true,
-        newline: 'unix',
-        path: config.smtp.path
-      }
-    }
-    delete config.smtp_type
-    delete config.smtp_need_auth
-    config.admin_email = admin.email
-    config.db.logging = false
-    config.log_level = 'debug'
-    consola.info(`Save configuration to ${config_path}`)
-    try {
-      fs.writeFileSync(config_path, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2))
-    } catch (e) {
-      consola.warn(` ⚠️ ${e}. You can specify configuration path using '--config'`)
-    }
+//     if (config.smtp_type === 'sendmail') {
+//       config.smtp = {
+//         sendmail: true,
+//         newline: 'unix',
+//         path: config.smtp.path
+//       }
+//     }
+//     delete config.smtp_type
+//     delete config.smtp_need_auth
+//     config.admin_email = admin.email
+//     config.db.logging = false
+//     config.log_level = 'debug'
+//     console.info(`Save configuration to ${config_path}`)
+//     try {
+//       fs.writeFileSync(config_path, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2))
+//     } catch (e) {
+//       console.warn(` ⚠️ ${e}. You can specify configuration path using '--config'`)
+//     }
 
-    // sync db
-    const db = require('./api/models/index')
-    const User = require('./api/models/user')
-    const users = await User.findAll()
-    if (users.length) {
-      consola.warn(' ⚠   Non empty db! Please move your current db elsewhere than retry.')
-      return false
-    }
+//     // sync db
+//     const db = require('./api/models/index')
+//     const User = require('./api/models/user')
+//     const users = await User.findAll()
+//     if (users.length) {
+//       console.warn(' ⚠   Non empty db! Please move your current db elsewhere than retry.')
+//       return false
+//     }
 
-    // create admin user
-    consola.info(`Create admin with email: ${admin.email}`)
-    await User.create({
-      email: admin.email,
-      password: admin.password,
-      is_admin: true,
-      is_active: true
-    })
+//     // create admin user
+//     console.info(`Create admin with email: ${admin.email}`)
+//     await User.create({
+//       email: admin.email,
+//       password: admin.password,
+//       is_admin: true,
+//       is_active: true
+//     })
 
-    // close db connection
-    await db.close()
+//     // close db connection
+//     await db.close()
 
-    return true
-  }
-}
+//     return true
+//   }
+// }
diff --git a/server/helpers.js b/server/helpers.js
index ddafa517..1e518cd3 100644
--- a/server/helpers.js
+++ b/server/helpers.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const dayjs = require('dayjs')
 const timezone = require('dayjs/plugin/timezone')
 dayjs.extend(timezone)
 
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('./config')
 const log = require('./log')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
 const fs = require('fs')
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ module.exports = {
     req.settings = settingsController.settings
     req.secretSettings = settingsController.secretSettings
 
-    req.settings.baseurl = config.baseurl
+    req.settings.baseurl = config.baseurl || req.protocol + '://' + req.headers.host
+    req.settings.hostname = new URL.URL(req.settings.baseurl).hostname
     req.settings.title = req.settings.title || config.title
     req.settings.description = req.settings.description || config.description
     req.settings.version = pkg.version
@@ -187,4 +188,6 @@ module.exports = {
     log.debug(cursor)
     return cursor
   }
+
+  
 }
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 0a8330a5..7d0979f8 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const { Nuxt, Builder } = require('nuxt')
 
 // Import and Set Nuxt.js options
 const nuxtConfig = require('../nuxt.config.js')
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('./config')
 const log = require('./log')
 
 async function main () {
@@ -29,14 +29,17 @@ async function main () {
     return
   }
 
-  const { TaskManager } = require('./taskManager')
-  TaskManager.start()
+  let TaskManager
+  if (!config.firstrun) {
+    TaskManager = require('./taskManager').TaskManager
+    TaskManager.start()
+  }
   const msg = `Listen on ${config.server.host}:${config.server.port} , visit me here => ${config.baseurl}`
   log.info(msg)
 
   // close connections/port/unix socket
   function shutdown () {
-    TaskManager.stop()
+    if (TaskManager) { TaskManager.stop() }
     nuxt.close(async () => {
       log.info('Closing DB')
       const sequelize = require('./api/models')
diff --git a/server/log.js b/server/log.js
index b4aaf0be..d29ea588 100644
--- a/server/log.js
+++ b/server/log.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const { createLogger, transports, format } = require('winston')
 const DailyRotateFile = require('winston-daily-rotate-file')
-// const dayjs = require('dayjs')
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('./config')
 
 const gancioFormat = format.printf(info => {
   if (info.stack) {
diff --git a/server/notifier.js b/server/notifier.js
index 5a8b55b4..8e1ceea7 100644
--- a/server/notifier.js
+++ b/server/notifier.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const mail = require('./api/mail')
-const config = require('config')
+const config = require('./config')
 const log = require('./log')
 const fediverseHelpers = require('./federation/helpers')