diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0573c605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+MONGO_URL=mongodb://localhost/fosscord
+PORT=3001
+PRODUCTION=TRUE
+THREADS=# automatically use all available cores, only available if production = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client_test/index.html b/client_test/index.html
index 915a3378..328b137b 100644
--- a/client_test/index.html
+++ b/client_test/index.html
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 				MEDIA_PROXY_ENDPOINT: "https://media.discordapp.net",
 				WIDGET_ENDPOINT: "//discord.com/widget",
 				INVITE_HOST: "discord.gg",
+
 				GUILD_TEMPLATE_HOST: "discord.new",
 				GIFT_CODE_HOST: "discord.gift",
 				RELEASE_CHANNEL: "stable",
@@ -32,10 +33,8 @@
 				MIGRATION_SOURCE_ORIGIN: "https://discordapp.com",
 				MIGRATION_DESTINATION_ORIGIN: "https://discord.com",
 				HTML_TIMESTAMP: Date.now(),
-				ALGOLIA_KEY: "aca0d7082e4e63af5ba5917d5e96bed0",
+				ALGOLIA_KEY: "aca0d7082e4e63af5ba5917d5e96bed0"
 			};
-		</script>
-		<script>
 			localStorage.setItem(
 				"DeveloperOptionsStore",
 				`{"trace":false,"canary":false,"logGatewayEvents":true,"logOverlayEvents":false,"logAnalyticsEvents":false,"sourceMapsEnabled":false,"axeEnabled":false}`
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c3419ea0..f41cdba1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1740,18 +1740,6 @@
 				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/epoberezkin"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/0x/node_modules/debug": {
-			"version": "4.3.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-doEwdvm4PCeK4K3RQN2ZC2BYUBaxwLARCqZmMjtF8a51J2Rb0xpVloFRnCODwqjpwnAoao4pelN8l3RJdv3gRQ==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"dependencies": {
-				"ms": "2.1.2"
-			},
-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=6.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/0x/node_modules/json-schema-traverse": {
 			"version": "0.4.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-schema-traverse/-/json-schema-traverse-0.4.1.tgz",
@@ -13719,15 +13707,6 @@
 						"uri-js": "^4.2.2"
 					}
 				},
-				"debug": {
-					"version": "4.3.1",
-					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.1.tgz",
-					"integrity": "sha512-doEwdvm4PCeK4K3RQN2ZC2BYUBaxwLARCqZmMjtF8a51J2Rb0xpVloFRnCODwqjpwnAoao4pelN8l3RJdv3gRQ==",
-					"dev": true,
-					"requires": {
-						"ms": "2.1.2"
-					}
-				},
 				"json-schema-traverse": {
 					"version": "0.4.1",
 					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-schema-traverse/-/json-schema-traverse-0.4.1.tgz",
@@ -13830,7 +13809,9 @@
 			"version": "2.1.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv-formats/-/ajv-formats-2.1.0.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-USH2jBb+C/hIpwD2iRjp0pe0k+MvzG0mlSn/FIdCgQhUb9ALPRjt2KIQdfZDS9r0ZIeUAg7gOu9KL0PFqGqr5Q==",
-			"requires": {}
+			"requires": {
+				"ajv": "^8.0.0"
+			}
 		},
 		"ansi-escapes": {
 			"version": "4.3.2",
diff --git a/src/Server.ts b/src/Server.ts
index ca1d1c1c..9c3ea9d6 100644
--- a/src/Server.ts
+++ b/src/Server.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ import fs from "fs/promises";
 import { Connection } from "mongoose";
 import { Server, ServerOptions } from "lambert-server";
 import { Authentication, CORS, GlobalRateLimit } from "./middlewares/";
-import * as Config from "./util/Config";
-import { db } from "@fosscord/server-util";
+import { Config, db } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import i18next from "i18next";
 import i18nextMiddleware, { I18next } from "i18next-http-middleware";
 import i18nextBackend from "i18next-node-fs-backend";
 import { ErrorHandler } from "./middlewares/ErrorHandler";
 import { BodyParser } from "./middlewares/BodyParser";
-import { Router } from "express";
+import express, { Router } from "express";
 import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import mongoose from "mongoose";
+import path from "path";
 
 // this will return the new updated document for findOneAndUpdate
 mongoose.set("returnOriginal", false); // https://mongoosejs.com/docs/api/model.html#model_Model.findOneAndUpdate
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ export class FosscordServer extends Server {
 		await (db as Promise<Connection>);
 		await this.setupSchema();
 		console.log("[DB] connected");
-		//await Promise.all([Config.init()]);
+		await Config.init();
 
 		this.app.use(GlobalRateLimit);
 		this.app.use(Authentication);
 		this.app.use(CORS);
 		this.app.use(BodyParser({ inflate: true }));
-		const languages = await fs.readdir(__dirname + "/../locales/");
-		const namespaces = await fs.readdir(__dirname + "/../locales/en/");
+		const languages = await fs.readdir(path.join(__dirname, "..", "locales"));
+		const namespaces = await fs.readdir(path.join(__dirname, "..", "locales", "en"));
 		const ns = namespaces.filter((x) => x.endsWith(".json")).map((x) => x.slice(0, x.length - 5));
 
 		await i18next
@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@ export class FosscordServer extends Server {
 		// @ts-ignore
 		this.app = prefix;
 
-		this.routes = await this.registerRoutes(__dirname + "/routes/");
+		this.routes = await this.registerRoutes(path.join(__dirname, "routes"));
 		app.use("/api/v8", prefix);
 		this.app = app;
 		this.app.use(ErrorHandler);
-		const indexHTML = await fs.readFile(__dirname + "/../client_test/index.html");
+		const indexHTML = await fs.readFile(path.join(__dirname, "..", "client_test", "index.html"));
+
+		this.app.use("/assets", express.static(path.join(__dirname, "..", "assets")));
 
 		this.app.get("/assets/:file", async (req, res) => {
 			delete req.headers.host;
diff --git a/src/middlewares/Authentication.ts b/src/middlewares/Authentication.ts
index 050c427f..630a45ff 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/Authentication.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/Authentication.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
-import { checkToken } from "@fosscord/server-util";
-import * as Config from "../util/Config"
+import { checkToken, Config } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 
 export const NO_AUTHORIZATION_ROUTES = [
 	"/api/v8/auth/login",
 	"/api/v8/auth/register",
 	"/api/v8/webhooks/",
 	"/api/v8/gateway",
-	"/api/v8/experiments",
+	"/api/v8/experiments"
 ];
 
 declare global {
@@ -25,11 +24,9 @@ export async function Authentication(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunc
 	if (req.url.startsWith("/api/v8/invites") && req.method === "GET") return next();
 	if (NO_AUTHORIZATION_ROUTES.some((x) => req.url.startsWith(x))) return next();
 	if (!req.headers.authorization) return next(new HTTPError("Missing Authorization Header", 401));
-	// TODO: check if user is banned/token expired
 
 	try {
-
-		const { jwtSecret } = Config.apiConfig.getAll().security;
+		const { jwtSecret } = Config.get().security;
 
 		const decoded: any = await checkToken(req.headers.authorization, jwtSecret);
 
diff --git a/src/middlewares/CORS.ts b/src/middlewares/CORS.ts
index e6cc5544..88e90a4b 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/CORS.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/CORS.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export function CORS(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
 		"Content-security-policy",
 		"default-src *  data: blob: filesystem: about: ws: wss: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; script-src * data: blob: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; connect-src * data: blob: 'unsafe-inline'; img-src * data: blob: 'unsafe-inline'; frame-src * data: blob: ; style-src * data: blob: 'unsafe-inline'; font-src * data: blob: 'unsafe-inline';"
 	);
-	res.set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", req.header("Access-Control-Request-Headers"));
+	res.set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", req.header("Access-Control-Request-Headers") || "*");
 
 	next();
 }
diff --git a/src/middlewares/GlobalRateLimit.ts b/src/middlewares/GlobalRateLimit.ts
index 38098981..7260d1a2 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/GlobalRateLimit.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/GlobalRateLimit.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
-import * as Config from '../util/Config'
-import crypto from "crypto";
+import { Config } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 
 // TODO: use mongodb ttl index
 // TODO: increment count on serverside
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ export async function GlobalRateLimit(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFun
 }
 
 export function getIpAdress(req: Request): string {
-	const { forwadedFor } = Config.apiConfig.getAll().security;
+	const { forwadedFor } = Config.get().security;
 	const ip = forwadedFor ? <string>req.headers[forwadedFor] : req.ip;
 	return ip.replaceAll(".", "_").replaceAll(":", "_");
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/auth/login.ts b/src/routes/auth/login.ts
index 1938b794..2c4084ea 100644
--- a/src/routes/auth/login.ts
+++ b/src/routes/auth/login.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
 import { check, FieldErrors, Length } from "../../util/instanceOf";
 import bcrypt from "bcrypt";
 import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
-import { UserModel } from "@fosscord/server-util";
-import * as Config from "../../util/Config";
+import { Config, UserModel } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import { adjustEmail } from "./register";
 
 const router: Router = Router();
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ router.post(
 		$undelete: Boolean,
 		$captcha_key: String,
 		$login_source: String,
-		$gift_code_sku_id: String,
+		$gift_code_sku_id: String
 	}),
 	async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 		const { login, password, captcha_key } = req.body;
@@ -25,9 +24,9 @@ router.post(
 		const query: any[] = [{ phone: login }];
 		if (email) query.push({ email });
 
-		// TODO: Rewrite this to have the proper config syntax on the new method 
- 
-		const config = Config.apiConfig.getAll();
+		// TODO: Rewrite this to have the proper config syntax on the new method
+
+		const config = Config.get();
 
 		if (config.login.requireCaptcha && config.security.captcha.enabled) {
 			if (!captcha_key) {
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ router.post(
 				return res.status(400).json({
 					captcha_key: ["captcha-required"],
 					captcha_sitekey: sitekey,
-					captcha_service: service,
+					captcha_service: service
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -71,9 +70,9 @@ export async function generateToken(id: string) {
 	return new Promise((res, rej) => {
 		jwt.sign(
 			{ id: id, iat },
-			Config.apiConfig.getAll().security.jwtSecret,
+			Config.get().security.jwtSecret,
 			{
-				algorithm,
+				algorithm
 			},
 			(err, token) => {
 				if (err) return rej(err);
diff --git a/src/routes/auth/register.ts b/src/routes/auth/register.ts
index 98fa768c..b2531829 100644
--- a/src/routes/auth/register.ts
+++ b/src/routes/auth/register.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
-import * as Config from "../../util/Config";
-import { trimSpecial, User, Snowflake, UserModel } from "@fosscord/server-util";
+import { trimSpecial, User, Snowflake, UserModel, Config } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import bcrypt from "bcrypt";
 import { check, Email, EMAIL_REGEX, FieldErrors, Length } from "../../util/instanceOf";
 import "missing-native-js-functions";
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ router.post(
 		$invite: String,
 		$date_of_birth: Date, // "2000-04-03"
 		$gift_code_sku_id: String,
-		$captcha_key: String,
+		$captcha_key: String
 	}),
 	async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 		const {
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ router.post(
 			invite,
 			date_of_birth,
 			gift_code_sku_id, // ? what is this
-			captcha_key,
+			captcha_key
 		} = req.body;
 		// TODO: automatically join invite
 		// TODO: gift_code_sku_id?
@@ -52,26 +51,26 @@ router.post(
 		let discriminator = "";
 
 		// get register Config
-		const { register, security } = Config.apiConfig.getAll();
+		const { register, security } = Config.get();
 
 		// check if registration is allowed
 		if (!register.allowNewRegistration) {
 			throw FieldErrors({
-				email: { code: "REGISTRATION_DISABLED", message: req.t("auth:register.REGISTRATION_DISABLED") },
+				email: { code: "REGISTRATION_DISABLED", message: req.t("auth:register.REGISTRATION_DISABLED") }
 			});
 		}
 
 		// check if the user agreed to the Terms of Service
 		if (!consent) {
 			throw FieldErrors({
-				consent: { code: "CONSENT_REQUIRED", message: req.t("auth:register.CONSENT_REQUIRED") },
+				consent: { code: "CONSENT_REQUIRED", message: req.t("auth:register.CONSENT_REQUIRED") }
 			});
 		}
 
 		// require invite to register -> e.g. for organizations to send invites to their employees
 		if (register.requireInvite && !invite) {
 			throw FieldErrors({
-				email: { code: "INVITE_ONLY", message: req.t("auth:register.INVITE_ONLY") },
+				email: { code: "INVITE_ONLY", message: req.t("auth:register.INVITE_ONLY") }
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -86,19 +85,19 @@ router.post(
 				throw FieldErrors({
 					email: {
 						code: "EMAIL_ALREADY_REGISTERED",
-						message: req.t("auth.register.EMAIL_ALREADY_REGISTERED"),
-					},
+						message: req.t("auth.register.EMAIL_ALREADY_REGISTERED")
+					}
 				});
 			}
 		} else if (register.email.necessary) {
 			throw FieldErrors({
-				email: { code: "BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED", message: req.t("common:field.BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED") },
+				email: { code: "BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED", message: req.t("common:field.BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED") }
 			});
 		}
 
 		if (register.dateOfBirth.necessary && !date_of_birth) {
 			throw FieldErrors({
-				date_of_birth: { code: "BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED", message: req.t("common:field.BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED") },
+				date_of_birth: { code: "BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED", message: req.t("common:field.BASE_TYPE_REQUIRED") }
 			});
 		} else if (register.dateOfBirth.minimum) {
 			const minimum = new Date();
@@ -109,8 +108,8 @@ router.post(
 				throw FieldErrors({
 					date_of_birth: {
 						code: "DATE_OF_BIRTH_UNDERAGE",
-						message: req.t("auth:register.DATE_OF_BIRTH_UNDERAGE", { years: register.dateOfBirth.minimum }),
-					},
+						message: req.t("auth:register.DATE_OF_BIRTH_UNDERAGE", { years: register.dateOfBirth.minimum })
+					}
 				});
 			}
 		}
@@ -123,8 +122,8 @@ router.post(
 				throw FieldErrors({
 					email: {
 						code: "EMAIL_ALREADY_REGISTERED",
-						message: req.t("auth:register.EMAIL_ALREADY_REGISTERED"),
-					},
+						message: req.t("auth:register.EMAIL_ALREADY_REGISTERED")
+					}
 				});
 			}
 		}
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ router.post(
 				return res.status(400).json({
 					captcha_key: ["captcha-required"],
 					captcha_sitekey: sitekey,
-					captcha_service: service,
+					captcha_service: service
 				});
 			}
 
@@ -160,8 +159,8 @@ router.post(
 			throw FieldErrors({
 				username: {
 					code: "USERNAME_TOO_MANY_USERS",
-					message: req.t("auth:register.USERNAME_TOO_MANY_USERS"),
-				},
+					message: req.t("auth:register.USERNAME_TOO_MANY_USERS")
+				}
 			});
 		}
 
@@ -184,14 +183,16 @@ router.post(
 			phone: null,
 			mfa_enabled: false,
 			verified: false,
+			disabled: false,
+			deleted: false,
 			presence: {
 				activities: [],
 				client_status: {
 					desktop: undefined,
 					mobile: undefined,
-					web: undefined,
+					web: undefined
 				},
-				status: "offline",
+				status: "offline"
 			},
 			email: adjusted_email,
 			nsfw_allowed: true, // TODO: depending on age
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ router.post(
 				valid_tokens_since: new Date(),
 				relationships: [],
 				connected_accounts: [],
-				fingerprints: [],
+				fingerprints: []
 			},
 			user_settings: {
 				afk_timeout: 300,
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ router.post(
 					emoji_id: null,
 					emoji_name: null,
 					expires_at: null,
-					text: null,
+					text: null
 				},
 				default_guilds_restricted: false,
 				detect_platform_accounts: true,
@@ -241,9 +242,9 @@ router.post(
 				status: "offline",
 				stream_notifications_enabled: true,
 				theme: "dark",
-				timezone_offset: 0,
+				timezone_offset: 0
 				// timezone_offset: // TODO: timezone from request
-			},
+			}
 		};
 
 		// insert user into database
diff --git a/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/bulk-delete.ts b/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/bulk-delete.ts
index 8a11475e..24724d34 100644
--- a/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/bulk-delete.ts
+++ b/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/bulk-delete.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Router } from "express";
-import { ChannelModel, getPermission, MessageDeleteBulkEvent, MessageModel } from "@fosscord/server-util";
+import { ChannelModel, Config, getPermission, MessageDeleteBulkEvent, MessageModel } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
-import * as Config from "../../../../util/Config";
 import { emitEvent } from "../../../../util/Event";
 import { check } from "../../../../util/instanceOf";
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ router.post("/", check({ messages: [String] }), async (req, res) => {
 	const permission = await getPermission(req.user_id, channel?.guild_id, channel_id, { channel });
 	permission.hasThrow("MANAGE_MESSAGES");
 
-	const { maxBulkDelete } =  Config.apiConfig.getAll().limits.message;
+	const { maxBulkDelete } = Config.get().limits.message;
 
 	const { messages } = req.body as { messages: string[] };
 	if (messages.length < 2) throw new HTTPError("You must at least specify 2 messages to bulk delete");
diff --git a/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/pins.ts b/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/pins.ts
index ccb909b8..43c504d8 100644
--- a/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/pins.ts
+++ b/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/pins.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-import { ChannelModel, ChannelPinsUpdateEvent, getPermission, MessageModel, MessageUpdateEvent, toObject } from "@fosscord/server-util";
+import {
+	ChannelModel,
+	ChannelPinsUpdateEvent,
+	Config,
+	getPermission,
+	MessageModel,
+	MessageUpdateEvent,
+	toObject
+} from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import { Router, Request, Response } from "express";
-import * as Config from "../../../util/Config";
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
 import { emitEvent } from "../../../util/Event";
 
@@ -18,7 +25,7 @@ router.put("/:message_id", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	if (channel.guild_id) permission.hasThrow("MANAGE_MESSAGES");
 
 	const pinned_count = await MessageModel.count({ channel_id, pinned: true }).exec();
-	const { maxPins } = Config.apiConfig.getAll().limits.channel;
+	const { maxPins } = Config.get().limits.channel;
 	if (pinned_count >= maxPins) throw new HTTPError("Max pin count reached: " + maxPins);
 
 	await MessageModel.updateOne({ id: message_id }, { pinned: true }).exec();
diff --git a/src/routes/gateway.ts b/src/routes/gateway.ts
index 04ab1248..d823354c 100644
--- a/src/routes/gateway.ts
+++ b/src/routes/gateway.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+import { Config } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import { Router } from "express";
-import * as Config from "../util/Config"
 
 const router = Router();
 
 router.get("/", (req, res) => {
-	const { gateway } = Config.apiConfig.getAll();
-	res.send({ url: gateway || "ws://localhost:3002" });
+	const { endpoint } = Config.get().gateway;
+	res.send({ url: endpoint || "ws://localhost:3002" });
 });
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/src/routes/guilds/index.ts b/src/routes/guilds/index.ts
index 8860bcdf..17ade355 100644
--- a/src/routes/guilds/index.ts
+++ b/src/routes/guilds/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { Router, Request, Response } from "express";
-import { RoleModel, GuildModel, Snowflake, Guild, RoleDocument } from "@fosscord/server-util";
+import { RoleModel, GuildModel, Snowflake, Guild, RoleDocument, Config } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
 import { check } from "./../../util/instanceOf";
 import { GuildCreateSchema } from "../../schema/Guild";
-import * as Config from "../../util/Config";
 import { getPublicUser } from "../../util/User";
 import { addMember } from "../../util/Member";
 import { createChannel } from "../../util/Channel";
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ const router: Router = Router();
 router.post("/", check(GuildCreateSchema), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const body = req.body as GuildCreateSchema;
 
-	const { maxGuilds } = Config.apiConfig.getAll().limits.user;
+	const { maxGuilds } = Config.get().limits.user;
 	const user = await getPublicUser(req.user_id, { guilds: true });
 
 	if (user.guilds.length >= maxGuilds) {
diff --git a/src/routes/guilds/templates/index.ts b/src/routes/guilds/templates/index.ts
index a7af8295..f23d4fbe 100644
--- a/src/routes/guilds/templates/index.ts
+++ b/src/routes/guilds/templates/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
 const router: Router = Router();
-import { TemplateModel, GuildModel, toObject, UserModel, RoleModel, Snowflake, Guild } from "@fosscord/server-util";
+import { TemplateModel, GuildModel, toObject, UserModel, RoleModel, Snowflake, Guild, Config } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
 import { GuildTemplateCreateSchema } from "../../../schema/Guild";
 import { getPublicUser } from "../../../util/User";
 import { check } from "../../../util/instanceOf";
-import * as Config from "../../../util/Config";
 import { addMember } from "../../../util/Member";
 
 router.get("/:code", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ router.post("/:code", check(GuildTemplateCreateSchema), async (req: Request, res
 	const { code } = req.params;
 	const body = req.body as GuildTemplateCreateSchema;
 
-	const { maxGuilds } =  Config.apiConfig.getAll().limits.user;
+	const { maxGuilds } = Config.get().limits.user;
 	const user = await getPublicUser(req.user_id, { guilds: true });
 
 	if (user.guilds.length >= maxGuilds) {
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ router.post("/:code", check(GuildTemplateCreateSchema), async (req: Request, res
 		...body,
 		...template.serialized_source_guild,
 		id: guild_id,
-		owner_id: req.user_id,
+		owner_id: req.user_id
 	};
 
 	const [guild_doc, role] = await Promise.all([
@@ -52,8 +51,8 @@ router.post("/:code", check(GuildTemplateCreateSchema), async (req: Request, res
 			name: "@everyone",
 			permissions: 2251804225n,
 			position: 0,
-			tags: null,
-		}).save(),
+			tags: null
+		}).save()
 	]);
 
 	await addMember(req.user_id, guild_id, { guild: guild_doc });
diff --git a/src/start.ts b/src/start.ts
index 8d5c33ce..1f069c51 100644
--- a/src/start.ts
+++ b/src/start.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ config();
 import { FosscordServer } from "./Server";
 import cluster from "cluster";
 import os from "os";
-const cores = os.cpus().length;
+const cores = Number(process.env.threads) || os.cpus().length;
 
 if (cluster.isMaster && process.env.production == "true") {
 	console.log(`Primary ${process.pid} is running`);
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ if (cluster.isMaster && process.env.production == "true") {
 		cluster.fork();
 	});
 } else {
-	var port = Number(process.env.PORT);
-	if (isNaN(port)) port = 3001;
+	var port = Number(process.env.PORT) || 3001;
 
 	const server = new FosscordServer({ port });
 	server.start().catch(console.error);
diff --git a/src/util/Config.ts b/src/util/Config.ts
index 89f35901..e2e0d312 100644
--- a/src/util/Config.ts
+++ b/src/util/Config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import Ajv, { JSONSchemaType } from "ajv"
+// @ts-nocheck
+import Ajv, { JSONSchemaType } from "ajv";
 import { getConfigPathForFile } from "@fosscord/server-util/dist/util/Config";
-import {Config} from "@fosscord/server-util"
+import { Config } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 
 export interface RateLimitOptions {
 	count: number;
@@ -95,11 +96,10 @@ export interface DefaultOptions {
 	};
 }
 
-
 const schema: JSONSchemaType<DefaultOptions> & {
 	definitions: {
-		rateLimitOptions: JSONSchemaType<RateLimitOptions>
-	}
+		rateLimitOptions: JSONSchemaType<RateLimitOptions>;
+	};
 } = {
 	type: "object",
 	definitions: {
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ const schema: JSONSchemaType<DefaultOptions> & {
 			type: "object",
 			properties: {
 				count: { type: "number" },
-				timespan: { type: "number" },
+				timespan: { type: "number" }
 			},
-			required: ["count", "timespan"],
-		},
+			required: ["count", "timespan"]
+		}
 	},
 	properties: {
 		gateway: {
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ const schema: JSONSchemaType<DefaultOptions> & {
 								auth: {
 									type: "object",
 									properties: {
-										login: { $ref: '#/definitions/rateLimitOptions' },
-										register: { $ref: '#/definitions/rateLimitOptions' }
+										login: { $ref: "#/definitions/rateLimitOptions" },
+										register: { $ref: "#/definitions/rateLimitOptions" }
 									},
 									nullable: true,
 									required: [],
@@ -348,18 +348,25 @@ const schema: JSONSchemaType<DefaultOptions> & {
 					additionalProperties: false
 				}
 			},
-			required: ["allowMultipleAccounts", "allowNewRegistration", "dateOfBirth", "email", "password", "requireCaptcha", "requireInvite"],
+			required: [
+				"allowMultipleAccounts",
+				"allowNewRegistration",
+				"dateOfBirth",
+				"email",
+				"password",
+				"requireCaptcha",
+				"requireInvite"
+			],
 			additionalProperties: false
-		},
+		}
 	},
 	required: ["gateway", "general", "limits", "login", "permissions", "register", "security"],
 	additionalProperties: false
-}
-
+};
 
 const ajv = new Ajv();
 const validator = ajv.compile(schema);
 
 const configPath = getConfigPathForFile("fosscord", "api", ".json");
 
-export const apiConfig = new Config<DefaultOptions>({path: configPath, schemaValidator: validator, schema: schema});
\ No newline at end of file
+export const apiConfig = new Config<DefaultOptions>({ path: configPath, schemaValidator: validator, schema: schema });
diff --git a/src/util/Member.ts b/src/util/Member.ts
index d03a8f12..7b06720b 100644
--- a/src/util/Member.ts
+++ b/src/util/Member.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import {
 	RoleModel,
 	toObject,
 	UserModel,
-	GuildDocument
+	GuildDocument,
+	Config
 } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 
 import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
-import * as Config from "./Config";
 import { emitEvent } from "./Event";
 import { getPublicUser } from "./User";
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export async function isMember(user_id: string, guild_id: string) {
 export async function addMember(user_id: string, guild_id: string, cache?: { guild?: GuildDocument }) {
 	const user = await getPublicUser(user_id, { guilds: true });
 
-	const { maxGuilds } = Config.apiConfig.getAll().limits.user;
+	const { maxGuilds } = Config.get().limits.user;
 	if (user.guilds.length >= maxGuilds) {
 		throw new HTTPError(`You are at the ${maxGuilds} server limit.`, 403);
 	}
diff --git a/src/util/passwordStrength.ts b/src/util/passwordStrength.ts
index 7196f797..cc503843 100644
--- a/src/util/passwordStrength.ts
+++ b/src/util/passwordStrength.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { Config } from "@fosscord/server-util";
 import "missing-native-js-functions";
-import * as Config from "./Config";
 
 const reNUMBER = /[0-9]/g;
 const reUPPERCASELETTER = /[A-Z]/g;
@@ -17,13 +17,7 @@ const blocklist: string[] = []; // TODO: update ones passwordblocklist is stored
  * Returns: 0 > pw > 1
  */
 export function check(password: string): number {
-	const {
-		minLength,
-		minNumbers,
-		minUpperCase,
-		minSymbols,
-		blockInsecureCommonPasswords,
-	} = Config.apiConfig.getAll().register.password;
+	const { minLength, minNumbers, minUpperCase, minSymbols } = Config.get().register.password;
 	var strength = 0;
 
 	// checks for total password len
@@ -51,10 +45,5 @@ export function check(password: string): number {
 		strength = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (blockInsecureCommonPasswords) {
-		if (blocklist.includes(password)) {
-			strength = 0;
-		}
-	}
 	return strength;
 }