diff --git a/activitypub/controllers/nodeinfo.go b/activitypub/controllers/nodeinfo.go
index aeb9832dd..32e9f38d6 100644
--- a/activitypub/controllers/nodeinfo.go
+++ b/activitypub/controllers/nodeinfo.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/crypto"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/persistence"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/requests"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func NodeInfoV2Controller(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	localPostCount, _ := persistence.GetLocalPostCount()
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 
 	res := response{
 		Version: "2.0",
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func NodeInfoV2Controller(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		},
 		Software: software{
 			Name:    "owncast",
-			Version: config.VersionNumber,
+			Version: c.VersionNumber,
 		},
 		Usage: usage{
 			Users: users{
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ func XNodeInfo2Controller(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	localPostCount, _ := persistence.GetLocalPostCount()
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 
 	res := &response{
 		Organization: Organization{
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ func XNodeInfo2Controller(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		},
 		Server: Server{
 			BaseURL:  serverURL,
-			Version:  config.VersionNumber,
+			Version:  c.VersionNumber,
 			Name:     "owncast",
 			Software: "owncast",
 		},
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ func XNodeInfo2Controller(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			Outbound: []string{"activitypub"},
 		},
 		Protocols: []string{"activitypub"},
-		Version:   config.VersionNumber,
+		Version:   c.VersionNumber,
 		Usage: Usage{
 			Users: Users{
 				ActiveWeek:     1,
@@ -251,13 +253,14 @@ func InstanceV1Controller(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	thumbnail.Path = "/logo/external"
 	localPostCount, _ := persistence.GetLocalPostCount()
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 
 	res := response{
 		URI:              serverURL,
 		Title:            data.GetServerName(),
 		ShortDescription: data.GetServerSummary(),
 		Description:      data.GetServerSummary(),
-		Version:          config.GetReleaseString(),
+		Version:          c.GetReleaseString(),
 		Stats: Stats{
 			UserCount:   1,
 			StatusCount: int(localPostCount),
diff --git a/activitypub/crypto/sign.go b/activitypub/crypto/sign.go
index 48550976e..cc1cc481c 100644
--- a/activitypub/crypto/sign.go
+++ b/activitypub/crypto/sign.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-fed/httpsig"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ func CreateSignedRequest(payload []byte, url *url.URL, fromActorIRI *url.URL) (*
 
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url.String(), bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
 
-	ua := fmt.Sprintf("%s; https://owncast.online", config.GetReleaseString())
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	ua := fmt.Sprintf("%s; https://owncast.online", c.GetReleaseString())
+
 	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", ua)
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/activity+json")
 
diff --git a/activitypub/outbox/outbox.go b/activitypub/outbox/outbox.go
index e035dd297..a123eda1c 100644
--- a/activitypub/outbox/outbox.go
+++ b/activitypub/outbox/outbox.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/workerpool"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/teris-io/shortid"
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ func SendLive() error {
 	if err == nil {
 		var imageToAttach string
 		var mediaType string
-		previewGif := filepath.Join(config.TempDir, "preview.gif")
-		thumbnailJpg := filepath.Join(config.TempDir, "thumbnail.jpg")
+		c := config.GetConfig()
+		previewGif := filepath.Join(c.TempDir, "preview.gif")
+		thumbnailJpg := filepath.Join(c.TempDir, "thumbnail.jpg")
 		uniquenessString := shortid.MustGenerate()
 		if utils.DoesFileExists(previewGif) {
 			imageToAttach = "preview.gif"
diff --git a/activitypub/requests/http.go b/activitypub/requests/http.go
index 1c879cb7b..c23c0eeac 100644
--- a/activitypub/requests/http.go
+++ b/activitypub/requests/http.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-fed/activity/streams"
 	"github.com/go-fed/activity/streams/vocab"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/crypto"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ func CreateSignedRequest(payload []byte, url *url.URL, fromActorIRI *url.URL) (*
 	log.Debugln("Sending", string(payload), "to", url)
 
 	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url.String(), bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
-
-	ua := fmt.Sprintf("%s; https://owncast.online", config.GetReleaseString())
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	ua := fmt.Sprintf("%s; https://owncast.online", c.GetReleaseString())
 	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", ua)
 	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/activity+json")
 
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d4f590382..000000000
--- a/config/config.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-package config
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// These are runtime-set values used for configuration.
-
-// DatabaseFilePath is the path to the file ot be used as the global database for this run of the application.
-var DatabaseFilePath = "data/owncast.db"
-
-// LogDirectory is the path to various log files.
-var LogDirectory = "./data/logs"
-
-// TempDir is where we store temporary files.
-var TempDir = "./data/tmp"
-
-// EnableDebugFeatures will print additional data to help in debugging.
-var EnableDebugFeatures = false
-
-// VersionNumber is the current version string.
-var VersionNumber = StaticVersionNumber
-
-// WebServerPort is the port for Owncast's webserver that is used for this execution of the service.
-var WebServerPort = 8080
-
-// WebServerIP is the IP address to bind the web server to. All interfaces by default.
-var WebServerIP = "0.0.0.0"
-
-// InternalHLSListenerPort is the port for HLS writes that is used for this execution of the service.
-var InternalHLSListenerPort = "8927"
-
-// GitCommit is an optional commit this build was made from.
-var GitCommit = ""
-
-// BuildPlatform is the optional platform this release was built for.
-var BuildPlatform = "dev"
-
-// EnableAutoUpdate will explicitly enable in-place auto-updates via the admin.
-var EnableAutoUpdate = false
-
-// A temporary stream key that can be set via the command line.
-var TemporaryStreamKey = ""
-
-// GetCommit will return an identifier used for identifying the point in time this build took place.
-func GetCommit() string {
-	if GitCommit == "" {
-		GitCommit = time.Now().Format("20060102")
-	}
-
-	return GitCommit
-}
-
-// DefaultForbiddenUsernames are a list of usernames forbidden from being used in chat.
-var DefaultForbiddenUsernames = []string{
-	"owncast", "operator", "admin", "system",
-}
-
-// MaxSocketPayloadSize is the maximum payload we will allow to to be received via the chat socket.
-const MaxSocketPayloadSize = 2048
-
-// GetReleaseString gets the version string.
-func GetReleaseString() string {
-	versionNumber := VersionNumber
-	buildPlatform := BuildPlatform
-	gitCommit := GetCommit()
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Owncast v%s-%s (%s)", versionNumber, buildPlatform, gitCommit)
-}
diff --git a/config/configUtils.go b/config/configUtils.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d912156be..000000000
--- a/config/configUtils.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-package config
diff --git a/config/updaterConfig_enabled.go b/config/updaterConfig_enabled.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ede95638..000000000
--- a/config/updaterConfig_enabled.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-//go:build enable_updates
-// +build enable_updates
-
-package config
-
-func init() {
-	EnableAutoUpdate = true
-}
diff --git a/config/verifyInstall.go b/config/verifyInstall.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 96b38bf69..000000000
--- a/config/verifyInstall.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-package config
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"strings"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
-	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
-)
-
-// VerifyFFMpegPath verifies that the path exists, is a file, and is executable.
-func VerifyFFMpegPath(path string) error {
-	stat, err := os.Stat(path)
-
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return errors.New("ffmpeg path does not exist")
-	}
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error while verifying the ffmpeg path: %s", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	if stat.IsDir() {
-		return errors.New("ffmpeg path can not be a folder")
-	}
-
-	mode := stat.Mode()
-	// source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/60128480
-	if mode&0o111 == 0 {
-		return errors.New("ffmpeg path is not executable")
-	}
-
-	cmd := exec.Command(path)
-	out, _ := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-
-	response := string(out)
-	if response == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to determine the version of your ffmpeg installation at %s you may experience issues with video", path)
-	}
-
-	responseComponents := strings.Split(response, " ")
-	if len(responseComponents) < 3 {
-		log.Debugf("unable to determine the version of your ffmpeg installation at %s you may experience issues with video", path)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	fullVersionString := responseComponents[2]
-
-	versionString := "v" + strings.Split(fullVersionString, "-")[0]
-
-	// Some builds of ffmpeg have weird build numbers that we can't parse
-	if !semver.IsValid(versionString) {
-		log.Debugf("unable to determine if ffmpeg version %s is recent enough. if you experience issues with video you may want to look into updating", fullVersionString)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if semver.Compare(versionString, FfmpegSuggestedVersion) == -1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("your %s version of ffmpeg at %s may be older than the suggested version of %s you may experience issues with video", versionString, path, FfmpegSuggestedVersion)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/core/chat/chat.go b/core/chat/chat.go
index 03d32c6ec..6f90239ad 100644
--- a/core/chat/chat.go
+++ b/core/chat/chat.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"sort"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/chat/events"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ func Start(getStatusFunc func() models.Status) error {
 	go _server.Run()
 
 	log.Traceln("Chat server started with max connection count of", _server.maxSocketConnectionLimit)
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 
 	chatMessagesSentCounter = promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Name: "total_chat_message_count",
 		Help: "The number of chat messages incremented over time.",
 		ConstLabels: map[string]string{
-			"version": config.VersionNumber,
+			"version": c.VersionNumber,
 			"host":    data.GetServerURL(),
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/core/chat/chatclient.go b/core/chat/chatclient.go
index fd398116e..8825d75cb 100644
--- a/core/chat/chatclient.go
+++ b/core/chat/chatclient.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/chat/events"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/geoip"
 )
 
diff --git a/core/chat/events.go b/core/chat/events.go
index d7482a639..fa59f434c 100644
--- a/core/chat/events.go
+++ b/core/chat/events.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/chat/events"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/webhooks"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/storage"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
diff --git a/core/chat/server.go b/core/chat/server.go
index 626c5ca79..1979cc8cb 100644
--- a/core/chat/server.go
+++ b/core/chat/server.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/chat/events"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/geoip"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/webhooks"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/storage"
diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index f1dea2a4c..c490ee3fc 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/chat"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/auth"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/notifications"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/webhooks"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/yp"
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ func transitionToOfflineVideoStreamContent() {
 
 	// Copy the logo to be the thumbnail
 	logo := data.GetLogoPath()
-	dst := filepath.Join(config.TempDir, "thumbnail.jpg")
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	dst := filepath.Join(c.TempDir, "thumbnail.jpg")
 	if err = utils.Copy(filepath.Join("data", logo), dst); err != nil {
 		log.Warnln(err)
 	}
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ func resetDirectories() {
 	log.Trace("Resetting file directories to a clean slate.")
 
 	// Wipe hls data directory
-	utils.CleanupDirectory(config.HLSStoragePath)
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	utils.CleanupDirectory(c.HLSStoragePath)
 
 	// Remove the previous thumbnail
 	logo := data.GetLogoPath()
diff --git a/core/data/config.go b/core/data/config.go
index 47cc860af..d9ceaf58f 100644
--- a/core/data/config.go
+++ b/core/data/config.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/static"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@ func GetVideoCodec() string {
 
 // VerifySettings will perform a sanity check for specific settings values.
 func VerifySettings() error {
-	if len(GetStreamKeys()) == 0 && config.TemporaryStreamKey == "" {
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	if len(GetStreamKeys()) == 0 && c.TemporaryStreamKey == "" {
 		log.Errorln("No stream key set. Streaming is disabled. Please set one via the admin or command line arguments")
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/data/data.go b/core/data/data.go
index 9fc1dc74c..901ec3ba4 100644
--- a/core/data/data.go
+++ b/core/data/data.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ func SetupPersistence(file string) error {
 
 	dbBackupTicker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Hour)
 	go func() {
-		backupFile := filepath.Join(config.BackupDirectory, "owncastdb.bak")
+		c := config.GetConfig()
+		backupFile := filepath.Join(c.BackupDirectory, "owncastdb.bak")
 		for range dbBackupTicker.C {
 			utils.Backup(_db, backupFile)
 		}
diff --git a/core/data/defaults.go b/core/data/defaults.go
index 5a8415765..848c17375 100644
--- a/core/data/defaults.go
+++ b/core/data/defaults.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package data
 
 import (
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 )
 
 // HasPopulatedDefaults will determine if the defaults have been inserted into the database.
diff --git a/core/data/emoji.go b/core/data/emoji.go
index 86ea61d50..8862d00f2 100644
--- a/core/data/emoji.go
+++ b/core/data/emoji.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/static"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ func SetupEmojiDirectory() (err error) {
 		isDir bool
 	}
 
-	if utils.DoesFileExists(config.CustomEmojiPath) {
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
+	if utils.DoesFileExists(c.CustomEmojiPath) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err = os.MkdirAll(config.CustomEmojiPath, 0o750); err != nil {
+	if err = os.MkdirAll(c.CustomEmojiPath, 0o750); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create custom emoji directory: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ func SetupEmojiDirectory() (err error) {
 
 	// Now copy all built-in emojis to the custom emoji directory
 	for _, path := range files {
-		emojiPath := filepath.Join(config.CustomEmojiPath, path.path)
+		emojiPath := filepath.Join(c.CustomEmojiPath, path.path)
 
 		if path.isDir {
 			if err := os.Mkdir(emojiPath, 0o700); err != nil {
diff --git a/core/data/migrations.go b/core/data/migrations.go
index 156e1c5fd..f14d890c8 100644
--- a/core/data/migrations.go
+++ b/core/data/migrations.go
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/teris-io/shortid"
 )
 
 func migrateDatabaseSchema(db *sql.DB, from, to int) error {
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
 	log.Printf("Migrating database from version %d to %d", from, to)
-	dbBackupFile := filepath.Join(config.BackupDirectory, fmt.Sprintf("owncast-v%d.bak", from))
+	dbBackupFile := filepath.Join(c.BackupDirectory, fmt.Sprintf("owncast-v%d.bak", from))
 	utils.Backup(db, dbBackupFile)
 	for v := from; v < to; v++ {
 		log.Tracef("Migration step from %d to %d\n", v, v+1)
diff --git a/core/data/persistence.go b/core/data/persistence.go
index a765f0b72..1aefa42a0 100644
--- a/core/data/persistence.go
+++ b/core/data/persistence.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 	// sqlite requires a blank import.
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/db"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
diff --git a/core/offlineState.go b/core/offlineState.go
index e1257c37f..19e7d874e 100644
--- a/core/offlineState.go
+++ b/core/offlineState.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/grafov/m3u8"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/static"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ func appendOfflineToVariantPlaylist(index int, playlistFilePath string) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 	tmpFileName := fmt.Sprintf("tmp-stream-%d.m3u8", index)
-	atomicWriteTmpPlaylistFile, err := os.CreateTemp(config.TempDir, tmpFileName)
+	atomicWriteTmpPlaylistFile, err := os.CreateTemp(c.TempDir, tmpFileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorln("error creating tmp playlist file to write to", playlistFilePath, err)
 		return
@@ -49,8 +50,9 @@ func appendOfflineToVariantPlaylist(index int, playlistFilePath string) {
 }
 
 func makeVariantIndexOffline(index int, offlineFilePath string, offlineFilename string) {
-	playlistFilePath := fmt.Sprintf(filepath.Join(config.HLSStoragePath, "%d/stream.m3u8"), index)
-	segmentFilePath := fmt.Sprintf(filepath.Join(config.HLSStoragePath, "%d/%s"), index, offlineFilename)
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	playlistFilePath := fmt.Sprintf(filepath.Join(c.HLSStoragePath, "%d/stream.m3u8"), index)
+	segmentFilePath := fmt.Sprintf(filepath.Join(c.HLSStoragePath, "%d/%s"), index, offlineFilename)
 
 	if err := utils.Copy(offlineFilePath, segmentFilePath); err != nil {
 		log.Warnln(err)
@@ -94,7 +96,8 @@ func createEmptyOfflinePlaylist(playlistFilePath string, offlineFilename string)
 
 func saveOfflineClipToDisk(offlineFilename string) (string, error) {
 	offlineFileData := static.GetOfflineSegment()
-	offlineTmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp(config.TempDir, offlineFilename)
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	offlineTmpFile, err := os.CreateTemp(c.TempDir, offlineFilename)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorln("unable to create temp file for offline video segment", err)
 	}
diff --git a/core/status.go b/core/status.go
index e0408b828..e2622f744 100644
--- a/core/status.go
+++ b/core/status.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package core
 
 import (
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 )
 
 // GetStatus gets the status of the system.
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ func GetStatus() models.Status {
 		viewerCount = len(_stats.Viewers)
 	}
 
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
 	return models.Status{
 		Online:                IsStreamConnected(),
 		ViewerCount:           viewerCount,
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ func GetStatus() models.Status {
 		SessionMaxViewerCount: _stats.SessionMaxViewerCount,
 		LastDisconnectTime:    _stats.LastDisconnectTime,
 		LastConnectTime:       _stats.LastConnectTime,
-		VersionNumber:         config.VersionNumber,
+		VersionNumber:         c.VersionNumber,
 		StreamTitle:           data.GetStreamTitle(),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/streamState.go b/core/streamState.go
index 2b39109bb..05e0b36b9 100644
--- a/core/streamState.go
+++ b/core/streamState.go
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/chat"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/notifications"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/webhooks"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ func setStreamAsConnected(rtmpOut *io.PipeReader) {
 		go _yp.Start()
 	}
 
-	segmentPath := config.HLSStoragePath
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	segmentPath := c.HLSStoragePath
 
 	if err := setupStorage(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("failed to setup the storage", err)
diff --git a/logging/paths.go b/logging/paths.go
index 31d05e902..a3b747648 100644
--- a/logging/paths.go
+++ b/logging/paths.go
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ package logging
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 )
 
 // GetTranscoderLogFilePath returns the logging path for the transcoder log output.
 func GetTranscoderLogFilePath() string {
-	return filepath.Join(config.LogDirectory, "transcoder.log")
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	return filepath.Join(c.LogDirectory, "transcoder.log")
 }
 
 func getLogFilePath() string {
-	return filepath.Join(config.LogDirectory, "owncast.log")
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	return filepath.Join(c.LogDirectory, "owncast.log")
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1e3da864e..cbf3967a2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
+	configservice "github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/metrics"
+
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 )
 
@@ -28,12 +29,15 @@ var (
 	webServerPortOverride = flag.String("webserverport", "", "Force the web server to listen on a specific port")
 	webServerIPOverride   = flag.String("webserverip", "", "Force web server to listen on this IP address")
 	rtmpPortOverride      = flag.Int("rtmpport", 0, "Set listen port for the RTMP server")
+	config                *configservice.Config
 )
 
 // nolint:cyclop
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	config = configservice.NewConfig()
+
 	if *logDirectory != "" {
 		config.LogDirectory = *logDirectory
 	}
diff --git a/services/config/config.go b/services/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c58a17483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// These are runtime-set values used for configuration.
+
+type Config struct {
+	// DatabaseFilePath is the path to the file ot be used as the global database for this run of the application.
+	DatabaseFilePath string
+	// LogDirectory is the path to various log files.
+	LogDirectory string
+	// TempDir is where we store temporary files.
+	TempDir string
+	// EnableDebugFeatures will print additional data to help in debugging.
+	EnableDebugFeatures bool
+	// VersionNumber is the current version string.
+	VersionNumber string
+	// WebServerPort is the port for Owncast's webserver that is used for this execution of the service.
+	WebServerPort int
+	// WebServerIP is the IP address to bind the web server to. All interfaces by default.
+	WebServerIP string
+	// InternalHLSListenerPort is the port for HLS writes that is used for this execution of the service.
+	InternalHLSListenerPort string
+	// GitCommit is an optional commit this build was made from.
+	GitCommit string
+	// BuildPlatform is the optional platform this release was built for.
+	BuildPlatform string
+	// EnableAutoUpdate will explicitly enable in-place auto-updates via the admin.
+	EnableAutoUpdate bool
+	// A temporary stream key that can be set via the command line.
+	TemporaryStreamKey string
+	// BackupDirectory is the directory we write backup files to.
+	BackupDirectory string
+	// HLSStoragePath is the directory HLS video is written to.
+	HLSStoragePath string
+	// CustomEmojiPath is the emoji directory.
+	CustomEmojiPath string
+	// PublicFilesPath is the optional directory for hosting public files.
+	PublicFilesPath string
+}
+
+// NewFediAuth creates a new FediAuth instance.
+func NewConfig() *Config {
+	// Default config values.
+	c := &Config{
+		DatabaseFilePath:        "data/owncast.db",
+		LogDirectory:            "./data/logs",
+		TempDir:                 "./data/tmp",
+		EnableDebugFeatures:     false,
+		VersionNumber:           StaticVersionNumber,
+		WebServerPort:           8080,
+		WebServerIP:             "0.0.0.0",
+		InternalHLSListenerPort: "8927",
+		GitCommit:               "",
+		BuildPlatform:           "dev",
+		EnableAutoUpdate:        false,
+		TemporaryStreamKey:      "",
+		BackupDirectory:         filepath.Join(DataDirectory, "backup"),
+		HLSStoragePath:          filepath.Join(DataDirectory, "hls"),
+		CustomEmojiPath:         filepath.Join(DataDirectory, "emoji"),
+		PublicFilesPath:         filepath.Join(DataDirectory, "public"),
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
+var temporaryGlobalInstance *Config
+
+// GetConfig returns the temporary global instance.
+// Remove this after dependency injection is implemented.
+func GetConfig() *Config {
+	if temporaryGlobalInstance == nil {
+		temporaryGlobalInstance = NewConfig()
+	}
+
+	return temporaryGlobalInstance
+}
+
+// GetCommit will return an identifier used for identifying the point in time this build took place.
+func (c *Config) GetCommit() string {
+	if c.GitCommit == "" {
+		c.GitCommit = time.Now().Format("20060102")
+	}
+
+	return c.GitCommit
+}
+
+// DefaultForbiddenUsernames are a list of usernames forbidden from being used in chat.
+var DefaultForbiddenUsernames = []string{
+	"owncast", "operator", "admin", "system",
+}
+
+// MaxSocketPayloadSize is the maximum payload we will allow to to be received via the chat socket.
+const MaxSocketPayloadSize = 2048
+
+// GetReleaseString gets the version string.
+func (c *Config) GetReleaseString() string {
+	versionNumber := c.VersionNumber
+	buildPlatform := c.BuildPlatform
+	gitCommit := c.GetCommit()
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Owncast v%s-%s (%s)", versionNumber, buildPlatform, gitCommit)
+}
diff --git a/config/constants.go b/services/config/constants.go
similarity index 60%
rename from config/constants.go
rename to services/config/constants.go
index 36fa69109..efb3373e2 100644
--- a/config/constants.go
+++ b/services/config/constants.go
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package config
 
-import "path/filepath"
-
 const (
 	// StaticVersionNumber is the version of Owncast that is used when it's not overwritten via build-time settings.
 	StaticVersionNumber = "0.1.3" // Shown when you build from develop
@@ -17,17 +15,3 @@ const (
 	// MaxChatDisplayNameLength is the maximum length of a chat display name.
 	MaxChatDisplayNameLength = 30
 )
-
-var (
-	// BackupDirectory is the directory we write backup files to.
-	BackupDirectory = filepath.Join(DataDirectory, "backup")
-
-	// HLSStoragePath is the directory HLS video is written to.
-	HLSStoragePath = filepath.Join(DataDirectory, "hls")
-
-	// CustomEmojiPath is the emoji directory.
-	CustomEmojiPath = filepath.Join(DataDirectory, "emoji")
-
-	// PublicFilesPath is the optional directory for hosting public files.
-	PublicFilesPath = filepath.Join(DataDirectory, "public")
-)
diff --git a/config/defaults.go b/services/config/defaults.go
similarity index 100%
rename from config/defaults.go
rename to services/config/defaults.go
diff --git a/services/metrics/metrics.go b/services/metrics/metrics.go
index 2453e2300..084656cec 100644
--- a/services/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/services/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 )
 
 // How often we poll for updates.
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ func Start(getStatus func() models.Status) {
 	if host == "" {
 		host = "unknown"
 	}
+
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
 	labels = map[string]string{
-		"version": config.VersionNumber,
+		"version": c.VersionNumber,
 		"host":    host,
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/notifications/notifications.go b/services/notifications/notifications.go
index b473f6490..cccacf674 100644
--- a/services/notifications/notifications.go
+++ b/services/notifications/notifications.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package notifications
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/notifications/browser"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/notifications/discord"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
diff --git a/services/yp/yp.go b/services/yp/yp.go
index 055dd1ec8..e3d2ca665 100644
--- a/services/yp/yp.go
+++ b/services/yp/yp.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
diff --git a/storage/userRepository.go b/storage/userRepository.go
index 8270b4682..6c07d5bb3 100644
--- a/storage/userRepository.go
+++ b/storage/userRepository.go
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/db"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/teris-io/shortid"
diff --git a/video/rtmp/rtmp.go b/video/rtmp/rtmp.go
index b9a4f96dd..e3e189d87 100644
--- a/video/rtmp/rtmp.go
+++ b/video/rtmp/rtmp.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/nareix/joy5/format/rtmp"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 )
 
 var _hasInboundRTMPConnection = false
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ func HandleConn(c *rtmp.Conn, nc net.Conn) {
 	accessGranted := false
 	validStreamingKeys := data.GetStreamKeys()
 
+	configservice := config.GetConfig()
+
 	// If a stream key override was specified then use that instead.
-	if config.TemporaryStreamKey != "" {
-		validStreamingKeys = []models.StreamKey{{Key: config.TemporaryStreamKey}}
+	if configservice.TemporaryStreamKey != "" {
+		validStreamingKeys = []models.StreamKey{{Key: configservice.TemporaryStreamKey}}
 	}
 
 	for _, key := range validStreamingKeys {
diff --git a/video/storageproviders/local.go b/video/storageproviders/local.go
index 65bcaa907..0429aeb14 100644
--- a/video/storageproviders/local.go
+++ b/video/storageproviders/local.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 )
 
 // LocalStorage represents an instance of the local storage provider for HLS video.
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ func (s *LocalStorage) Cleanup() error {
 	// Determine how many files we should keep on disk
 	maxNumber := data.GetStreamLatencyLevel().SegmentCount
 	buffer := 10
-	baseDirectory := config.HLSStoragePath
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	baseDirectory := c.HLSStoragePath
 
 	files, err := getAllFilesRecursive(baseDirectory)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/video/storageproviders/rewriteLocalPlaylist.go b/video/storageproviders/rewriteLocalPlaylist.go
index 1edf13428..6afbf07d3 100644
--- a/video/storageproviders/rewriteLocalPlaylist.go
+++ b/video/storageproviders/rewriteLocalPlaylist.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/grafov/m3u8"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	playlist "github.com/owncast/owncast/video/playlists"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ func rewritePlaylistLocations(localFilePath, remoteServingEndpoint, pathPrefix s
 		}
 		item.URI = remoteServingEndpoint + filepath.Join(finalPath, item.URI)
 	}
-
-	publicPath := filepath.Join(config.HLSStoragePath, filepath.Base(localFilePath))
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	publicPath := filepath.Join(c.HLSStoragePath, filepath.Base(localFilePath))
 
 	newPlaylist := p.String()
 
diff --git a/video/storageproviders/s3Storage.go b/video/storageproviders/s3Storage.go
index b5f8b330f..9647c7131 100644
--- a/video/storageproviders/s3Storage.go
+++ b/video/storageproviders/s3Storage.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/s3"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/s3/s3manager"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 )
 
 // S3Storage is the s3 implementation of a storage provider.
@@ -158,8 +158,10 @@ func (s *S3Storage) Save(filePath string, retryCount int) (string, error) {
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
 	// Convert the local path to the variant/file path by stripping the local storage location.
-	normalizedPath := strings.TrimPrefix(filePath, config.HLSStoragePath)
+	normalizedPath := strings.TrimPrefix(filePath, c.HLSStoragePath)
 	// Build the remote path by adding the "hls" path prefix.
 	remotePath := strings.Join([]string{"hls", normalizedPath}, "")
 
diff --git a/video/transcoder/fileWriterReceiverService.go b/video/transcoder/fileWriterReceiverService.go
index 08c1427cf..74fa96ca7 100644
--- a/video/transcoder/fileWriterReceiverService.go
+++ b/video/transcoder/fileWriterReceiverService.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ func (s *FileWriterReceiverService) SetupFileWriterReceiverService(callbacks Fil
 		log.Fatalln("Unable to start internal video writing service", err)
 	}
 
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 	listenerPort := strings.Split(listener.Addr().String(), ":")[1]
-	config.InternalHLSListenerPort = listenerPort
+	c.InternalHLSListenerPort = listenerPort
 	log.Traceln("Transcoder response service listening on: " + listenerPort)
 	go func() {
 		//nolint: gosec
@@ -59,8 +60,9 @@ func (s *FileWriterReceiverService) uploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 		return
 	}
 
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 	path := r.URL.Path
-	writePath := filepath.Join(config.HLSStoragePath, path)
+	writePath := filepath.Join(c.HLSStoragePath, path)
 	f, err := os.Create(writePath) //nolint: gosec
 	if err != nil {
 		returnError(err, w)
diff --git a/video/transcoder/thumbnailGenerator.go b/video/transcoder/thumbnailGenerator.go
index 311e98b96..642eee720 100644
--- a/video/transcoder/thumbnailGenerator.go
+++ b/video/transcoder/thumbnailGenerator.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 )
 
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ func StartThumbnailGenerator(chunkPath string, variantIndex int, isVideoPassthro
 }
 
 func fireThumbnailGenerator(segmentPath string, variantIndex int) error {
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
 	// JPG takes less time to encode than PNG
-	outputFile := path.Join(config.TempDir, "thumbnail.jpg")
-	previewGifFile := path.Join(config.TempDir, "preview.gif")
+	outputFile := path.Join(c.TempDir, "thumbnail.jpg")
+	previewGifFile := path.Join(c.TempDir, "preview.gif")
 
 	framePath := path.Join(segmentPath, strconv.Itoa(variantIndex))
 	files, err := os.ReadDir(framePath)
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ func fireThumbnailGenerator(segmentPath string, variantIndex int) error {
 
 	mostRecentFile := path.Join(framePath, names[0])
 	ffmpegPath := utils.ValidatedFfmpegPath(data.GetFfMpegPath())
-	outputFileTemp := path.Join(config.TempDir, "tempthumbnail.jpg")
+	outputFileTemp := path.Join(c.TempDir, "tempthumbnail.jpg")
 
 	thumbnailCmdFlags := []string{
 		ffmpegPath,
@@ -120,8 +122,9 @@ func fireThumbnailGenerator(segmentPath string, variantIndex int) error {
 }
 
 func makeAnimatedGifPreview(sourceFile string, outputFile string) {
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 	ffmpegPath := utils.ValidatedFfmpegPath(data.GetFfMpegPath())
-	outputFileTemp := path.Join(config.TempDir, "temppreview.gif")
+	outputFileTemp := path.Join(c.TempDir, "temppreview.gif")
 
 	// Filter is pulled from https://engineering.giphy.com/how-to-make-gifs-with-ffmpeg/
 	animatedGifFlags := []string{
diff --git a/video/transcoder/transcoder.go b/video/transcoder/transcoder.go
index ff1bbaa72..713e6d423 100644
--- a/video/transcoder/transcoder.go
+++ b/video/transcoder/transcoder.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/teris-io/shortid"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/logging"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 )
 
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ func (t *Transcoder) Start(shouldLog bool) {
 	}
 	createVariantDirectories()
 
-	if config.EnableDebugFeatures {
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
+	if c.EnableDebugFeatures {
 		log.Println(command)
 	}
 
@@ -274,16 +276,17 @@ func getVariantFromConfigQuality(quality models.StreamOutputVariant, index int)
 // NewTranscoder will return a new Transcoder, populated by the config.
 func NewTranscoder() *Transcoder {
 	ffmpegPath := utils.ValidatedFfmpegPath(data.GetFfMpegPath())
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 
 	transcoder := new(Transcoder)
 	transcoder.ffmpegPath = ffmpegPath
-	transcoder.internalListenerPort = config.InternalHLSListenerPort
+	transcoder.internalListenerPort = c.InternalHLSListenerPort
 
 	transcoder.currentStreamOutputSettings = data.GetStreamOutputVariants()
 	transcoder.currentLatencyLevel = data.GetStreamLatencyLevel()
 	transcoder.codec = getCodec(data.GetVideoCodec())
-	transcoder.segmentOutputPath = config.HLSStoragePath
-	transcoder.playlistOutputPath = config.HLSStoragePath
+	transcoder.segmentOutputPath = c.HLSStoragePath
+	transcoder.playlistOutputPath = c.HLSStoragePath
 
 	transcoder.input = "pipe:0" // stdin
 
diff --git a/video/transcoder/utils.go b/video/transcoder/utils.go
index 18c9c8a2d..7dc53ec9c 100644
--- a/video/transcoder/utils.go
+++ b/video/transcoder/utils.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -97,17 +97,19 @@ func handleTranscoderMessage(message string) {
 }
 
 func createVariantDirectories() {
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
 	// Create private hls data dirs
-	utils.CleanupDirectory(config.HLSStoragePath)
+	utils.CleanupDirectory(c.HLSStoragePath)
 
 	if len(data.GetStreamOutputVariants()) != 0 {
 		for index := range data.GetStreamOutputVariants() {
-			if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Join(config.HLSStoragePath, strconv.Itoa(index)), 0o750); err != nil {
+			if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Join(c.HLSStoragePath, strconv.Itoa(index)), 0o750); err != nil {
 				log.Fatalln(err)
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		dir := path.Join(config.HLSStoragePath, strconv.Itoa(0))
+		dir := path.Join(c.HLSStoragePath, strconv.Itoa(0))
 		log.Traceln("Creating", dir)
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o750); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln(err)
diff --git a/webserver/handlers/adminApiEmojiConfig.go b/webserver/handlers/adminApiEmojiConfig.go
index 086a489b0..21fea849b 100644
--- a/webserver/handlers/adminApiEmojiConfig.go
+++ b/webserver/handlers/adminApiEmojiConfig.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/requests"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/responses"
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ func (h *Handlers) UploadCustomEmoji(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// Prevent path traversal attacks
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 	emojiFileName := filepath.Base(emoji.Name)
-	targetPath := filepath.Join(config.CustomEmojiPath, emojiFileName)
+	targetPath := filepath.Join(c.CustomEmojiPath, emojiFileName)
 
-	err = os.MkdirAll(config.CustomEmojiPath, 0o700)
+	err = os.MkdirAll(c.CustomEmojiPath, 0o700)
 	if err != nil {
 		responses.WriteSimpleResponse(w, false, err.Error())
 		return
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ func (h *Handlers) DeleteCustomEmoji(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// var emojiFileName = filepath.Base(emoji.Name)
-	targetPath := filepath.Join(config.CustomEmojiPath, emoji.Name)
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	targetPath := filepath.Join(c.CustomEmojiPath, emoji.Name)
 
 	if err := os.Remove(targetPath); err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
diff --git a/webserver/handlers/adminApiExternalAPIUsers.go b/webserver/handlers/adminApiExternalAPIUsers.go
index 09e0a26af..8fef13bfb 100644
--- a/webserver/handlers/adminApiExternalAPIUsers.go
+++ b/webserver/handlers/adminApiExternalAPIUsers.go
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/user"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/storage"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/responses"
 )
diff --git a/webserver/handlers/adminApiServerConfig.go b/webserver/handlers/adminApiServerConfig.go
index 9b8a9fea2..8d5c7c34d 100644
--- a/webserver/handlers/adminApiServerConfig.go
+++ b/webserver/handlers/adminApiServerConfig.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/video/transcoder"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/middleware"
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func (h *Handlers) GetServerConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ffmpeg := utils.ValidatedFfmpegPath(data.GetFfMpegPath())
 	usernameBlocklist := data.GetForbiddenUsernameList()
 	usernameSuggestions := data.GetSuggestedUsernamesList()
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 
 	videoQualityVariants := make([]models.StreamOutputVariant, 0)
 	for _, variant := range data.GetStreamOutputVariants() {
@@ -52,9 +53,9 @@ func (h *Handlers) GetServerConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		FFmpegPath:              ffmpeg,
 		AdminPassword:           data.GetAdminPassword(),
 		StreamKeys:              data.GetStreamKeys(),
-		StreamKeyOverridden:     config.TemporaryStreamKey != "",
-		WebServerPort:           config.WebServerPort,
-		WebServerIP:             config.WebServerIP,
+		StreamKeyOverridden:     c.TemporaryStreamKey != "",
+		WebServerPort:           c.WebServerPort,
+		WebServerIP:             c.WebServerIP,
 		RTMPServerPort:          data.GetRTMPPortNumber(),
 		ChatDisabled:            data.GetChatDisabled(),
 		ChatJoinMessagesEnabled: data.GetChatJoinPartMessagesEnabled(),
diff --git a/webserver/handlers/adminApiSoftwareUpdate.go b/webserver/handlers/adminApiSoftwareUpdate.go
index 217887f53..d39c25d6d 100644
--- a/webserver/handlers/adminApiSoftwareUpdate.go
+++ b/webserver/handlers/adminApiSoftwareUpdate.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/responses"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ func (h *Handlers) AutoUpdateOptions(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		CanRestart:     false,
 	}
 
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
 	// Nothing is supported when running under "dev" or the feature is
 	// explicitly disabled.
-	if config.BuildPlatform == "dev" || !config.EnableAutoUpdate {
+	if c.BuildPlatform == "dev" || !c.EnableAutoUpdate {
 		responses.WriteResponse(w, updateOptions)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/webserver/handlers/chat.go b/webserver/handlers/chat.go
index 69c16aec8..b533e2010 100644
--- a/webserver/handlers/chat.go
+++ b/webserver/handlers/chat.go
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/chat"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/user"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/storage"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/middleware"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/responses"
diff --git a/webserver/handlers/config.go b/webserver/handlers/config.go
index cfabe0bbe..ef5692c88 100644
--- a/webserver/handlers/config.go
+++ b/webserver/handlers/config.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/middleware"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/responses"
@@ -118,13 +118,15 @@ func getConfigResponse() webConfigResponse {
 		IndieAuthEnabled: data.GetServerURL() != "",
 	}
 
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
 	return webConfigResponse{
 		Name:                 data.GetServerName(),
 		Summary:              serverSummary,
 		OfflineMessage:       offlineMessage,
 		Logo:                 "/logo",
 		Tags:                 data.GetServerMetadataTags(),
-		Version:              config.GetReleaseString(),
+		Version:              c.GetReleaseString(),
 		NSFW:                 data.GetNSFW(),
 		SocketHostOverride:   data.GetWebsocketOverrideHost(),
 		ExtraPageContent:     pageContent,
diff --git a/webserver/handlers/emoji.go b/webserver/handlers/emoji.go
index 302f988a9..4a6a4f90b 100644
--- a/webserver/handlers/emoji.go
+++ b/webserver/handlers/emoji.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/router/middleware"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/responses"
 )
 
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ func (h *Handlers) GetCustomEmojiImage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	path := strings.TrimPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/img/emoji/")
 	r.URL.Path = path
 
-	emojiFS := os.DirFS(config.CustomEmojiPath)
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+	emojiFS := os.DirFS(c.CustomEmojiPath)
 	middleware.SetCachingHeaders(w, r)
+
 	http.FileServer(http.FS(emojiFS)).ServeHTTP(w, r)
 }
diff --git a/webserver/handlers/hls.go b/webserver/handlers/hls.go
index c1c0a9645..a2d11e57b 100644
--- a/webserver/handlers/hls.go
+++ b/webserver/handlers/hls.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/middleware"
 )
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ func (h *Handlers) HandleHLSRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
 	requestedPath := r.URL.Path
 	relativePath := strings.Replace(requestedPath, "/hls/", "", 1)
-	fullPath := filepath.Join(config.HLSStoragePath, relativePath)
+	fullPath := filepath.Join(c.HLSStoragePath, relativePath)
 
 	// If using external storage then only allow requests for the
 	// master playlist at stream.m3u8, no variants or segments.
diff --git a/webserver/handlers/images.go b/webserver/handlers/images.go
index ff70810a4..8d2171fb3 100644
--- a/webserver/handlers/images.go
+++ b/webserver/handlers/images.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/responses"
 )
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ const (
 
 // GetThumbnail will return the thumbnail image as a response.
 func (h *Handlers) GetThumbnail(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 	imageFilename := "thumbnail.jpg"
-	imagePath := filepath.Join(config.TempDir, imageFilename)
+	imagePath := filepath.Join(c.TempDir, imageFilename)
 
 	var imageBytes []byte
 	var err error
@@ -40,8 +41,9 @@ func (h *Handlers) GetThumbnail(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // GetPreview will return the preview gif as a response.
 func (h *Handlers) GetPreview(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	c := config.GetConfig()
 	imageFilename := "preview.gif"
-	imagePath := filepath.Join(config.TempDir, imageFilename)
+	imagePath := filepath.Join(c.TempDir, imageFilename)
 
 	var imageBytes []byte
 	var err error
diff --git a/webserver/handlers/logo.go b/webserver/handlers/logo.go
index 67a8debca..86cba6ad5 100644
--- a/webserver/handlers/logo.go
+++ b/webserver/handlers/logo.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/static"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/responses"
diff --git a/webserver/router.go b/webserver/router.go
index 0f17d102e..556689531 100644
--- a/webserver/router.go
+++ b/webserver/router.go
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/chat"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/data"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/core/user"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/services/config"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/storage"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/utils"
 	fediverseauth "github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/handlers/auth/fediverse"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/webserver/handlers/auth/indieauth"
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ func (s *webServer) setupRoutes() {
 }
 
 func (s *webServer) setupWebAssetRoutes() {
+	c := config.GetConfig()
+
 	// The admin web app.
 	s.router.HandleFunc("/admin/", middleware.RequireAdminAuth(s.handlers.IndexHandler))
 
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ func (s *webServer) setupWebAssetRoutes() {
 	s.router.HandleFunc("/robots.txt", s.handlers.GetRobotsDotTxt)
 
 	// Optional public static files
-	s.router.Handle("/public/", http.StripPrefix("/public/", http.FileServer(http.Dir(config.PublicFilesPath))))
+	s.router.Handle("/public/", http.StripPrefix("/public/", http.FileServer(http.Dir(c.PublicFilesPath))))
 }
 
 func (s *webServer) setupInternalAPIRoutes() {