diff --git a/config/default.js b/config/default.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c76177ff6427bde241cf13686cfdc46e90b418dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/default.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/**
+ * File: default.js
+ * Author: Markus Grigull <mgrigull@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * Date: 10.05.2018
+ *
+ * This file is part of VILLASweb-backend.
+ *
+ * VILLASweb-backend is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * VILLASweb-backend is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with VILLASweb-backend. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+    port: 4000,
+    databaseName: 'VILLAS',
+    databaseURL: 'mongodb://localhost:27017',
+    secret: 'longsecretislong',
+    amqpEndpoint: 'amqp://localhost',
+    amqpUpdateRate: 60,
+    logLevel: 'error',
+    logFile: './log.txt',
+    publicDir: '../public',
+    defaultAdmin: false
+};
diff --git a/config/development.js b/config/development.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1dcb01171807c0292edb81b381e02bee53782574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/development.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/**
+ * File: development.js
+ * Author: Markus Grigull <mgrigull@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
+ * Date: 10.05.2018
+ *
+ * This file is part of VILLASweb-backend.
+ *
+ * VILLASweb-backend is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * VILLASweb-backend is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with VILLASweb-backend. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+    amqpUpdateRate: 5,
+    logLevel: 'verbose',
+    logFile: null,
+    defaultAdmin: true
+};
diff --git a/config/index.js b/config/index.js
index 0010d95ed72265704054808223187523210a6380..56257843b0b3dbd35f77fd4a5709ebadf045571a 100644
--- a/config/index.js
+++ b/config/index.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
-const defaults = require('./default');
+const defaults = require('./default').default;
 const config = require('./' + (process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'));
 
 // merge configuration file with defaults