diff --git a/cmd/gotosocial/main.go b/cmd/gotosocial/main.go
index ffb7b9b8d..26b9d49b6 100644
--- a/cmd/gotosocial/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gotosocial/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/cmd/server"
+	"github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/internal/server"
 	"github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/internal/consts"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func main() {
 	flagNames := consts.GetFlagNames()
 	envNames := consts.GetEnvNames()
 	app := &cli.App{
+		Usage: "a fediverse social media server",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			// GENERAL FLAGS
 			&cli.StringFlag{
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ func main() {
 				EnvVars: []string{envNames.ApplicationName},
 				Hidden:  true,
 			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:    flagNames.ConfigPath,
+				Usage:   "Path to a yaml file containing gotosocial configuration. Values set in this file will be overwritten by values set as env vars or arguments",
+				Value:   "",
+				EnvVars: []string{envNames.ConfigPath},
+			},
 
 			// DATABASE FLAGS
 			&cli.StringFlag{
@@ -76,9 +83,7 @@ func main() {
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:     flagNames.DbPassword,
 				Usage:    "Database password",
-				Value:    "postgres",
 				EnvVars:  []string{envNames.DbPassword},
-				FilePath: "./dbpass",
 			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:    flagNames.DbDatabase,
diff --git a/example/config.yaml b/example/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc87ecdf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# String. Log level to use throughout the application. Must be lower-case.
+# Options: ["debug","info","warn","error","fatal"]
+# Default: "info"
+logLevel: "info"
+
+# String. Application name to use internally.
+# Examples: ["My Application","gotosocial"]
+# Default: "gotosocial"
+applicationName: "gotosocial"
+
+# Config pertaining to the Gotosocial database connection 
+db:
+  # String. Database type.
+  # Options: ["postgres"]
+  # Default: "postgres"
+  type: "postgres"
+
+  # String. Database address. Can be either an ipv4 address or a hostname.
+  # Examples: ["localhost","my.db.host","127.0.0.1","192.111.39.110"]
+  # Default: "localhost"
+  address: "127.0.0.1"
+
+  # Int. Port for database connection.
+  # Examples: [5432, 1234, 6969]
+  # Default: 5432 
+  port: 5432
+
+  # String. Username for the database connection.
+  # Examples: ["mydbuser","postgres","gotosocial"]
+  # Default: "postgres"
+  user: "postgres"
+
+  # REQUIRED
+  # String. Password to use for the database connection
+  # Examples: ["password123","verysafepassword","postgres"]
+  # Default: ""
+  password: ""
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index edf69c9f6..fbc657cd8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.4.3 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/namsral/flag v1.7.4-pre // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.15.0 // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.10.5 // indirect
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.8.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 // indirect
-	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.3.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210220033148-5ea612d1eb83 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210301091718-77cc2087c03b // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.3.0
 	mellium.im/sasl v0.2.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0365c4fe0..b3350dc78 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180228061459-e0a39a4cb421 h1:ZqeYNhU3OH
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180228061459-e0a39a4cb421/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v0.0.0-20180701023420-4b7aa43c6742 h1:Esafd1046DLDQ0W1YjYsBW+p8U2u7vzgW2SQVmlNazg=
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v0.0.0-20180701023420-4b7aa43c6742/go.mod h1:bx2lNnkwVCuqBIxFjflWJWanXIb3RllmbCylyMrvgv0=
-github.com/namsral/flag v1.7.4-pre h1:b2ScHhoCUkbsq0d2C15Mv+VU8bl8hAXV8arnWiOHNZs=
-github.com/namsral/flag v1.7.4-pre/go.mod h1:OXldTctbM6SWH1K899kPZcf65KxJiD7MsceFUpB5yDo=
 github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.4 h1:DQuhQpB1tVlglWS2hLQ5OV6B5r8aGxSrPc5Qo6uTN78=
 github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.4/go.mod h1:kenIhsEOeOJmVchQTgglprH7qJGnHDVpk1VPCcaMI8A=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 9b6935a7c..1f31eefd6 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -19,22 +19,24 @@
 package config
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
 // Config contains all the configuration needed to run gotosocial
 type Config struct {
-	DBConfig *db.Config `json:"db,omitempty"`
+	LogLevel        string     `yaml:"logLevel"`
+	ApplicationName string     `yaml:"applicationName,omitempty"`
+	DBConfig        *db.Config `yaml:"db,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // New returns a new config, or an error if something goes amiss.
 // The path parameter is optional, for loading a configuration json from the given path.
 func New(path string) (*Config, error) {
-	var config *Config
+	config := &Config{}
 	if path != "" {
 		var err error
 		if config, err = loadFromFile(path); err != nil {
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ func New(path string) (*Config, error) {
 	return config, nil
 }
 
-// loadFromFile takes a path to a .json file and attempts to load a Config object from it
+// loadFromFile takes a path to a yaml file and attempts to load a Config object from it
 func loadFromFile(path string) (*Config, error) {
 	bytes, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -53,16 +55,16 @@ func loadFromFile(path string) (*Config, error) {
 	}
 
 	config := &Config{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(bytes, config); err != nil {
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(bytes, config); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not unmarshal file at path %s: %s", path, err)
 	}
 
 	return config, nil
 }
 
-// WithFlags returns a copy of this config object with flags set using the provided flags object
-func (c *Config) WithFlags(f Flags) *Config {
-	return c
+// ParseFlags sets flags on the config using the provided Flags object
+func (c *Config) ParseFlags(f Flags) {
+
 }
 
 // Flags is a wrapper for any type that can store keyed flags and give them back
diff --git a/internal/consts/consts.go b/internal/consts/consts.go
index 92c574a41..8a22e5825 100644
--- a/internal/consts/consts.go
+++ b/internal/consts/consts.go
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
 // Don't judge me.
 package consts
 
-// FlagNames is used for storing the names of the various flags used for
+// Flags is used for storing the names of the various flags used for
 // initializing and storing urfavecli flag variables.
-type FlagNames struct {
+type Flags struct {
 	LogLevel        string
 	ApplicationName string
+	ConfigPath      string
 	DbType          string
 	DbAddress       string
 	DbPort          string
@@ -35,38 +36,27 @@ type FlagNames struct {
 
 // GetFlagNames returns a struct containing the names of the various flags used for
 // initializing and storing urfavecli flag variables.
-func GetFlagNames() FlagNames {
-	return FlagNames{
+func GetFlagNames() Flags {
+	return Flags{
 		LogLevel:        "log-level",
 		ApplicationName: "application-name",
+		ConfigPath:      "config-path",
 		DbType:          "db-type",
 		DbAddress:       "db-address",
 		DbPort:          "db-port",
-		DbUser:          "db-users",
+		DbUser:          "db-user",
 		DbPassword:      "db-password",
 		DbDatabase:      "db-database",
 	}
 }
 
-// EnvNames is used for storing the environment variable keys used for
-// initializing and storing urfavecli flag variables.
-type EnvNames struct {
-	LogLevel        string
-	ApplicationName string
-	DbType          string
-	DbAddress       string
-	DbPort          string
-	DbUser          string
-	DbPassword      string
-	DbDatabase      string
-}
-
 // GetEnvNames returns a struct containing the names of the environment variable keys used for
 // initializing and storing urfavecli flag variables.
-func GetEnvNames() FlagNames {
-	return FlagNames{
+func GetEnvNames() Flags {
+	return Flags{
 		LogLevel:        "GTS_LOG_LEVEL",
 		ApplicationName: "GTS_APPLICATION_NAME",
+		ConfigPath:      "GTS_CONFIG_PATH",
 		DbType:          "GTS_DB_TYPE",
 		DbAddress:       "GTS_DB_ADDRESS",
 		DbPort:          "GTS_DB_PORT",
diff --git a/internal/db/service.go b/internal/db/service.go
index 6c738606e..4449a984f 100644
--- a/internal/db/service.go
+++ b/internal/db/service.go
@@ -46,14 +46,13 @@ type Service interface {
 
 // Config provides configuration options for the database connection
 type Config struct {
-	Type            string `json:"type,omitempty"`
-	Address         string `json:"address,omitempty"`
-	Port            int    `json:"port,omitempty"`
-	User            string `json:"user,omitempty"`
-	Password        string `json:"password,omitempty"`
-	PasswordFile    string `json:"passwordFile,omitempty"`
-	Database        string `json:"database,omitempty"`
-	ApplicationName string `json:"applicationName,omitempty"`
+	Type            string `yaml:"type,omitempty"`
+	Address         string `yaml:"address,omitempty"`
+	Port            int    `yaml:"port,omitempty"`
+	User            string `yaml:"user,omitempty"`
+	Password        string `yaml:"password,omitempty"`
+	Database        string `yaml:"database,omitempty"`
+	ApplicationName string `yaml:"applicationName,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // NewService returns a new database service that satisfies the Service interface and, by extension,
diff --git a/cmd/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
similarity index 92%
rename from cmd/server/server.go
rename to internal/server/server.go
index bd16e1f84..6457f55dd 100644
--- a/cmd/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/internal/config"
+	"github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/internal/consts"
 	"github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/internal/db"
 	"github.com/gotosocial/gotosocial/internal/log"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ func Run(c *cli.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating logger: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	var gtsConfig *config.Config
-	if gtsConfig, err = config.New(c.String("config")); err != nil {
+	gtsConfig, err := config.New(c.String(consts.GetFlagNames().ConfigPath))
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating config: %s", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/web/template/index.tmpl b/web/template/index.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index a1656bf72..000000000
--- a/web/template/index.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<html>
-	<h1>
-		{{ .title }}
-	</h1>
-</html>