diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6d4c0aa..b838eed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pnpm-debug.log*
 # environment variables
 .env
 .env.production
+config.json
 
 # macOS-specific files
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/src/lib/db/mongodb.ts b/src/lib/db/mongodb.ts
index f2e2a26..d0a1ef4 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/mongodb.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/mongodb.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 import { MongoClient } from "mongodb";
+import config from '../../../config.json'
 
-
-if(!process.env.MONGODB_URI || !process.env.MONGODB_DB) {
-    throw new Error("Please define MONGODB_URI and MONGODB_DB environment variables inside .env");
-}
-
-const uri = process.env.MONGODB_URI;
-const dbName = process.env.MONGODB_DB;
+const uri = config.MONGODB_URI;
+const dbName = config.MONGODB_DB;
 const options = {};
 
 const mongo = new MongoClient(uri, options);
diff --git a/src/pages/api/auth/generateAccessToken.ts b/src/pages/api/auth/generateAccessToken.ts
index ca8da59..4f69ebd 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/auth/generateAccessToken.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/auth/generateAccessToken.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { APIRoute } from "astro";
 import type AccessToken from "../../../types/AccessToken";
 import { createAccessToken } from "../../../lib/db/accessTokens";
 import { getUserByNickOrEmail } from "../../../lib/db/users";
+import config from '../../../../config.json';
 import type { ObjectId } from "mongodb";
 
 export const POST: APIRoute = async({ request }) => {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export const POST: APIRoute = async({ request }) => {
         }), { status: 401 }
     )
 
-    if(token !== import.meta.env.MASTER_ACCESSTOKEN) return new Response(
+    if(token !== config.MASTER_ACCESSTOKEN) return new Response(
         JSON.stringify({
             code: 401,
             message: "Unauthorized",
diff --git a/src/pages/login.astro b/src/pages/login.astro
index cf5a650..3c51466 100644
--- a/src/pages/login.astro
+++ b/src/pages/login.astro
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import NavBar from '../components/NavBar.astro';
 
 import { getUserByNickOrEmail, updateLastLogin } from '../lib/db/users';
 
+import config from '../../config.json';
+
 import { verify } from 'argon2';
 
 let error = "";
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ if(Astro.request.method === "POST") {
     const user = await getUserByNickOrEmail(username as string);
 
     if(user !== null && await verify(user.password, password as string)) {
-        const sessionTime = import.meta.env.SESSION_TIME_MINUTES * 60;
+        const sessionTime = config.SESSION_TIME_MINUTES * 60;
 
         const res = await fetch(`${Astro.url.origin}/api/auth/generateAccessToken`, {
             method: 'POST',
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ if(Astro.request.method === "POST") {
             }),
             headers: {
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-                'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + import.meta.env.MASTER_ACCESSTOKEN
+                'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + config.MASTER_ACCESSTOKEN
             }
         });
         
diff --git a/src/pages/register.astro b/src/pages/register.astro
index f577ee5..c5a5cae 100644
--- a/src/pages/register.astro
+++ b/src/pages/register.astro
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import NavBar from '../components/NavBar.astro';
 
 import { createUser } from '../lib/db/users';
 
+import config from '../../config.json';
+
 let error = "";
 
 if(Astro.request.method === "POST") {
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ if(Astro.request.method === "POST") {
     if(error === "") {
         const user = await createUser(username, email, password);
 
-        const sessionTime = import.meta.env.SESSION_TIME_MINUTES * 60;
+        const sessionTime = config.SESSION_TIME_MINUTES * 60;
 
         const res = await fetch(`${Astro.url.origin}/api/auth/generateAccessToken`, {
             method: 'POST',
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ if(Astro.request.method === "POST") {
             }),
             headers: {
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-                'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + import.meta.env.MASTER_ACCESSTOKEN
+                'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + config.MASTER_ACCESSTOKEN
             }
         });