diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c626784..585487d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ riderModule.iml
 /ProjectLighthouse/logs/*
 /ProjectLighthouse/ProjectLighthouse.csproj.user
 .vs/
+lighthouse.config.json
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diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/MessageController.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/MessageController.cs
index 26ec9d3e..beab0d93 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/MessageController.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/MessageController.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using Kettu;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Helpers;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Logging;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types;
+using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Settings;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 
 namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Controllers
@@ -21,11 +22,7 @@ namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Controllers
         }
 
         [HttpGet("eula")]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> Eula()
-        {
-            User user = await this.database.UserFromRequest(this.Request);
-            return user == null ? this.StatusCode(403, "") : this.Ok(EulaHelper.PrivateInstanceNoticeOrBlank + "\n" + $"{EulaHelper.License}\n");
-        }
+        public IActionResult Eula() => this.Ok(ServerSettings.Instance.EulaText + "\n" + $"{EulaHelper.License}\n");
 
         [HttpGet("announce")]
         public async Task<IActionResult> Announce()
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Controllers
             User user = await this.database.UserFromRequest(this.Request);
             if (user == null) return this.StatusCode(403, "");
 
-            return this.Ok($"You are now logged in as user {user.Username} (id {user.UserId}).\n\n" + EulaHelper.PrivateInstanceNoticeOrBlank);
+            return this.Ok($"You are now logged in as user {user.Username} (id {user.UserId}).\n\n" + ServerSettings.Instance.EulaText);
         }
 
         [HttpGet("notification")]
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/EulaHelper.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/EulaHelper.cs
index bf59ff2c..03c91a38 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/EulaHelper.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Helpers/EulaHelper.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-
 namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Helpers
 {
     public static class EulaHelper
@@ -17,13 +15,5 @@ GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.";
-
-        public const string PrivateInstanceNotice = @"This server is a private testing instance. 
-Please do not make anything public for now, and keep in mind security isn't as tight as a full release would.";
-
-        [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "HeuristicUnreachableCode")]
-        public const string PrivateInstanceNoticeOrBlank = ShowPrivateInstanceNotice ? PrivateInstanceNotice : "";
-
-        public const bool ShowPrivateInstanceNotice = false;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Logging/LoggerLevels.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Logging/LoggerLevels.cs
index 2fb28109..3b169f6e 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Logging/LoggerLevels.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Logging/LoggerLevels.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Logging
         public override string Name => "Photos";
     }
 
+    public class LoggerLevelConfig : LoggerLevel
+    {
+        public static readonly LoggerLevelConfig Instance = new();
+        public override string Name => "Config";
+    }
+
     public class LoggerLevelAspNet : LoggerLevel
     {
 
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Program.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Program.cs
index be5bc197..8c2c4e6d 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Program.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Program.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse
             Logger.AddLogger(new LighthouseFileLogger());
 
             Logger.Log("Welcome to Project Lighthouse!", LoggerLevelStartup.Instance);
+
+            // This loads the config, see ServerSettings.cs for more information
+            Logger.Log("Loaded config file version " + ServerSettings.Instance.ConfigVersion, LoggerLevelStartup.Instance);
+
             Logger.Log("Determining if the database is available...", LoggerLevelStartup.Instance);
             bool dbConnected = ServerStatics.DbConnected;
             Logger.Log(dbConnected ? "Connected to the database." : "Database unavailable! Exiting.", LoggerLevelStartup.Instance);
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f8c1815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Settings/ServerSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Kettu;
+using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Logging;
+
+namespace LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Types.Settings
+{
+    [Serializable]
+    public class ServerSettings
+    {
+        static ServerSettings()
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(ConfigFileName))
+            {
+                string configFile = File.ReadAllText(ConfigFileName);
+
+                Instance = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<ServerSettings>(configFile) ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(ConfigFileName));
+
+                if (Instance.ConfigVersion >= CurrentConfigVersion) return;
+
+                Logger.Log($"Upgrading config file from version {Instance.ConfigVersion} to version {CurrentConfigVersion}", LoggerLevelConfig.Instance);
+                Instance.ConfigVersion = CurrentConfigVersion;
+                configFile = JsonSerializer.Serialize
+                (
+                    Instance,
+                    typeof(ServerSettings),
+                    new JsonSerializerOptions
+                    {
+                        WriteIndented = true,
+                    }
+                );
+
+                File.WriteAllText(ConfigFileName, configFile);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                string configFile = JsonSerializer.Serialize
+                (
+                    new ServerSettings(),
+                    typeof(ServerSettings),
+                    new JsonSerializerOptions
+                    {
+                        WriteIndented = true,
+                    }
+                );
+
+                File.WriteAllText(ConfigFileName, configFile);
+
+                Logger.Log
+                (
+                    "The configuration file was not found. " +
+                    "A blank configuration file has been created for you at " +
+                    $"{Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, ConfigFileName)}",
+                    LoggerLevelConfig.Instance
+                );
+
+                Environment.Exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+
+        #region Meta
+
+        [NotNull]
+        public static ServerSettings Instance;
+
+        public const int CurrentConfigVersion = 1;
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("ConfigVersionDoNotModifyOrYouWillBeSlapped")]
+        public int ConfigVersion { get; set; } = CurrentConfigVersion;
+
+        public const string ConfigFileName = "lighthouse.config.json";
+
+        #endregion Meta
+
+        public string InfluxOrg { get; set; } = "";
+        public string InfluxBucket { get; set; } = "";
+        public string InfluxToken { get; set; } = "";
+
+        public string EulaText { get; set; } = "";
+    }
+}
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