whole new conf/setup method

server/config.js

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+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