diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4fdab90..2e3fb03 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ jdav_web/my.cnf
 # sass cache
 jdav_web/static/jet/css/themes/*/.sass-cache/*
 
-# test config
-config
-
 # celerybeat schedule database
 jdav_web/celerybeat-schedule.db
 
@@ -125,6 +122,11 @@ docker/development/media
 docker/production/media
 docker/test/media
 
+# configuration folders
+docker/development/config/*
+!docker/development/config/settings.toml.example
+docker/production/config
+
 *.csv
 
 jdav_web/static/docs
diff --git a/docker/development/config/settings.toml.example b/docker/development/config/settings.toml.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e89a029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/development/config/settings.toml.example
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+[section]
+name = "Town"
+street = "Street 12"
+town = "12345 Town"
+telephone = "123456789"
+telefax = "987654321"
+contact_mail = "contact@jdav-town.de"
+board_mail = "board@jdav-town.de"
+crisis_intervention_mail = "crisis@jdav-town.de"
+iban = "DE42 4242 4242 4242 4242 42"
+account_holder = "DAV Town"
+responsible_mail = "responsible@jdav-town.de"
+digital_mail = "digital@jdav-town.de"
+admins = [['Admin', 'admin@jdav-town.de']]
+
+[LJP]
+v32_head_organisation = """
+LJP application recipient header
+"""
+
+[misc]
+allowed_email_domains_for_invite_as_user = ['alpenverein-town.de']
+send_from_association_email = true
+domain = 'jdav-town.de'
+
+[finance]
+allowance_per_day = 22
+max_night_cost = 11
+
+[links]
+cloud = "https://nextcloud.com"
+dav_360 = "https://dav360.de"
+wiki = "https://wikipedia.org"
+docs = "https://jdav-hd.de/static/docs"
+registration_form = "download-me"
+
+[startpage]
+redirect_url = ''
+root_section = 'root section'
+recent_section = 'aktuelles'
+reports_section = 'berichte'
+
+[django]
+deployed = true
+debug = true
+secret_key = '6_ew6l1r9_4(8=p8quv(e8b+z+k+*wm7&zxx%mcnnec99a!lpw'
+allowed_hosts = ['*']
+protocol = 'http'
+base_url = 'localhost:8000'
+host = ''
+static_root = '/var/www/jdav_web/assets'
+broker_url = 'redis://redis:6379/0'
+memcached_url = 'cache:11211'
+
+[mail]
+host = 'jdav-town.de'
+user = 'user@jdav-town.de'
+password = 'password'
+default_sending_address = 'info@jdav-town.de'
+default_sending_name = 'JDAV Town'
+
+[database]
+host = 'db'
+port = 3306
+database = 'kompass'
+user = 'kompass'
+password = 'foobar'
diff --git a/docker/development/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/development/docker-compose.yaml
index 1359766..2b43b60 100644
--- a/docker/development/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/development/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ x-kompass:
             UID: ${UID}
             GID: ${UID}
             USER: ${USER}
+    environment:
+      - KOMPASS_CONFIG_DIR_PATH=/app/config/
+      - DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=jdav_web.settings
     env_file: docker.env
     restart: always
     depends_on:
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ services:
           - ./../../jdav_web:/app/jdav_web
           - ./../../docs:/app/docs
           - ./media:/app/media
+          - ./config:/app/config:ro
         ports:
           - "8000:8000"
 
diff --git a/docker/development/docker.env.example b/docker/development/docker.env.example
index 1e1131d..af32d63 100644
--- a/docker/development/docker.env.example
+++ b/docker/development/docker.env.example
@@ -1,33 +1,4 @@
-DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST='*'
-DJANGO_BASE_URL='localhost:8000'
-DJANGO_PROTOCOL='http'
-
-EMAIL_HOST='example.com'
-EMAIL_HOST_USER='foo@example.com'
-EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD='password'
-EMAIL_SENDING_ADDRESS='foo@example.com'
-EMAIL_SENDING_NAME='My association'
-
-DOMAIN='example.com'
-
-DJANGO_DEPLOY=1
-DJANGO_DEBUG=1
-
-DJANGO_DATABASE_NAME='kompass'
-DJANGO_DATABASE_USER='kompass'
-DJANGO_DATABASE_PASSWORD='foobar'
-DJANGO_DATABASE_HOST='db'
-DJANGO_DATABASE_PORT=3306
-
 MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD='secret'
 MYSQL_PASSWORD='foobar'
 MYSQL_USER='kompass'
 MYSQL_DATABASE='kompass'
-
-DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE='jdav_web.settings'
-DJANGO_STATIC_ROOT='/var/www/jdav_web/assets'
-
-MEMCACHED_URL='cache:11211'
-BROKER_URL='redis://redis:6379/0'
-
-SEND_FROM_ASSOCIATION_EMAIL=0
diff --git a/docker/production/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/production/docker-compose.yaml
index 35d8daa..62a483c 100644
--- a/docker/production/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/production/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ x-kompass:
     &kompass
     image: kompass:production
     env_file: docker.env
+    environment:
+      - DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=jdav_web.settings
+      - KOMPASS_CONFIG_DIR_PATH=/app/config/
     restart: always
     depends_on:
       - redis
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ services:
           - web_static:/app/static/
           - web_static:/var/www/jdav_web/static/
           - ./media:/var/www/jdav_web/media/
+          - ./config:/app/config:ro
 
     nginx:
         build: ./nginx/
@@ -43,10 +47,14 @@ services:
     celery_worker:
         <<: *kompass
         entrypoint: /app/docker/production/entrypoint-celery-worker.sh
+        volumes:
+          - ./config:/app/config:ro
 
     celery_beat:
         <<: *kompass
         entrypoint: /app/docker/production/entrypoint-celery-beat.sh
+        volumes:
+          - ./config:/app/config:ro
 
 volumes:
   uwsgi_data:
diff --git a/docker/test/config/settings.toml b/docker/test/config/settings.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1e5f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/test/config/settings.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[testing]
+mail = "test@localhost"
+
+[django]
+deployed = true
+debug = true
+secret_key = '6_ew6l1r9_4(8=p8quv(e8b+z+k+*wm7&zxx%mcnnec99a!lpw'
+allowed_hosts = ['*']
+protocol = 'http'
+base_url = 'localhost:8000'
+host = 'localhost'
+static_root = '/var/www/jdav_web/assets'
+broker_url = 'redis://redis:6379/0'
+memcached_url = 'cache:11211'
+
+[mail]
+host = 'localhost'
+user = 'test'
+password = 'password'
+default_sending_address = 'test@localhost'
+
+[database]
+host = 'db'
+port = 3306
+database = 'kompass'
+user = 'kompass'
+password = 'password'
+
+[startpage]
+recent_section = 'aktuelles'
+reports_section = 'berichte'
diff --git a/docker/test/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/test/docker-compose.yaml
index 7bf2a02..9c3aad7 100644
--- a/docker/test/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/test/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ services:
             dockerfile: docker/test/Dockerfile
         env_file: docker.env
         environment:
+          - KOMPASS_CONFIG_DIR_PATH=/app/config/
+          - DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=jdav_web.settings
           - DJANGO_TEST_KEEPDB=$DJANGO_TEST_KEEPDB
         depends_on:
           - redis
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ services:
           - db
         entrypoint: /app/docker/test/entrypoint-master.sh
         volumes:
+          - ./config:/app/config:ro
           - type: bind
             source: ./htmlcov/
             target: /app/jdav_web/htmlcov/
diff --git a/docker/test/docker.env b/docker/test/docker.env
index 2e20f64..de229c2 100644
--- a/docker/test/docker.env
+++ b/docker/test/docker.env
@@ -1,28 +1,4 @@
-DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST='*'
-DJANGO_BASE_URL='localhost:8000'
-DJANGO_PROTOCOL='http'
-
-EMAIL_HOST='localhost'
-EMAIL_HOST_USER='test'
-EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD='password'
-EMAIL_SENDING_ADDRESS='test@localhost'
-
-DJANGO_DEPLOY=1
-DJANGO_DEBUG=1
-
-DJANGO_DATABASE_NAME='kompass'
-DJANGO_DATABASE_USER='kompass'
-DJANGO_DATABASE_PASSWORD='password'
-DJANGO_DATABASE_HOST='db'
-DJANGO_DATABASE_PORT=3306
-
 MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD='secretpassword'
 MYSQL_PASSWORD='password'
 MYSQL_USER='kompass'
 MYSQL_DATABASE='kompass'
-
-DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE='jdav_web.settings'
-DJANGO_STATIC_ROOT='/var/www/jdav_web/assets'
-
-MEMCACHED_URL='cache:11211'
-BROKER_URL='redis://redis:6379/0'
diff --git a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/__init__.py b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/__init__.py
index 85bc5a1..1fe9471 100644
--- a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,42 @@ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/ref/settings/
 
 from split_settings.tools import optional, include
 import os
+import tomli
+
+CONFIG_DIR_PATH = os.environ.get('KOMPASS_CONFIG_DIR_PATH', '')
+SETTINGS_FILE = os.environ.get('KOMPASS_SETTINGS_FILE', 'settings.toml')
+TEXTS_FILE = os.environ.get('KOMPASS_TEXTS_FILE', 'texts.toml')
+
+with open(os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR_PATH, SETTINGS_FILE), 'rb') as f:
+    config = tomli.load(f)
+
+if os.path.exists(os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR_PATH, TEXTS_FILE)):
+    with open(os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR_PATH, TEXTS_FILE), 'rb') as f:
+        texts = tomli.load(f)
+else:
+    texts = {}
+
+
+def get_var(*keys, default='', dictionary=config):
+    """
+    Get a variable from given config dictionary. The passed keys are used
+    for nested retrieval from the dictionary.
+    """
+    cfg = dictionary
+    for key in keys:
+        if key not in cfg:
+            return default
+        else:
+            cfg = cfg[key]
+    return cfg
+
+
+def get_text(*keys, default=''):
+    """
+    Get a text from the `texts.toml`.
+    """
+    return get_var(*keys, default=default, dictionary=texts)
+
 
 base_settings = [
     'local.py',
diff --git a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/base.py b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/base.py
index bbe5684..ca336b2 100644
--- a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/base.py
+++ b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/base.py
@@ -1,26 +1,25 @@
-deployed = '1' == os.environ.get('DJANGO_DEPLOY', '0')
+deployed = get_var('django', 'deployed', default=False)
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('DJANGO_SECRET_KEY',
-			    '6_ew6l1r9_4(8=p8quv(e8b+z+k+*wm7&zxx%mcnnec99a!lpw')
+SECRET_KEY = get_var('django', 'secret_key', default='secret')
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
-DEBUG = os.environ.get('DJANGO_DEBUG', '1') == '1'
+DEBUG = get_var('django', 'debug', default=True)
 
-ALLOWED_HOSTS = os.environ.get('DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST', '').split(",")
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = get_var('django', 'allowed_hosts', default=["*"])
 
 # hostname and base url
-HOST = os.environ.get('DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOST', 'localhost:8000').split(",")[0]
-PROTOCOL = os.environ.get('DJANGO_PROTOCOL', 'https')
-BASE_URL = os.environ.get('DJANGO_BASE_URL', HOST)
+HOST = get_var('django', 'host', default='localhost:8000')
+PROTOCOL = get_var('django', 'protocol', default='https')
+BASE_URL = get_var('django', 'base_url', default=HOST)
 
 # Define media paths e.g. for image storage
 MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
-MEDIA_ROOT = os.environ.get('DJANGO_MEDIA_ROOT',
-			    os.path.join((os.path.join(BASE_DIR, os.pardir)), "media"))
+MEDIA_ROOT = get_var('django', 'media_root',
+                     default=os.path.join((os.path.join(BASE_DIR, os.pardir)), "media"))
 MEDIA_MEMBERLISTS = os.path.join((os.path.join(BASE_DIR, os.pardir)), "media")
 
 # default primary key auto field type
@@ -83,7 +82,8 @@ ROOT_URLCONF = 'jdav_web.urls'
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
-        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
+        'DIRS': [os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR_PATH, 'templates'),
+                 os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
         'APP_DIRS': True,
         'OPTIONS': {
             'context_processors': [
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ STATICFILES_DIRS = [
 # static root where all the static files are collected to
 # use python3 manage.py collectstatic to collect static files in the STATIC_ROOT
 # this is needed for deployment
-STATIC_ROOT = os.environ.get('DJANGO_STATIC_ROOT',
-			     '/var/www/jdav_web/static')
+STATIC_ROOT = get_var('django', 'static_root', default='/var/www/jdav_web/static')
 
 
 # Locale files (translations)
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ STATIC_ROOT = os.environ.get('DJANGO_STATIC_ROOT',
 LOCALE_PATHS = (os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'locale'),)
 
 # Celery and Redis setup
-BROKER_URL = os.environ.get('BROKER_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379/0')
+BROKER_URL = get_var('django', 'broker_url', default='redis://localhost:6379/0')
 
 # password hash algorithms used
 
@@ -194,3 +193,6 @@ MARKDOWNIFY = {
 
 # allowed characters in names appearing in urls on the website
 STARTPAGE_URL_NAME_PATTERN = "[\w\-: *]"
+
+# admins to contact on error messages
+ADMINS = get_var('section', 'admins', default=[])
diff --git a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/cache.py b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/cache.py
index 8472132..512a2fc 100644
--- a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/cache.py
+++ b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/cache.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CACHES = {
     'default': {
         'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.memcached.PyMemcacheCache',
-        'LOCATION': os.environ.get('MEMCACHED_URL', '127.0.0.1:11211'),
+        'LOCATION': get_var('django', 'memcached_url', default='127.0.0.1:11211'),
         'OPTIONS': {
             'no_delay': True,
             'ignore_exc': True,
diff --git a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/database.py b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/database.py
index 5b34e25..6ff11b3 100644
--- a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/database.py
+++ b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/database.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
-	'NAME': os.environ.get('DJANGO_DATABASE_NAME', 'jdav_db'),
-        'USER': os.environ.get('DJANGO_DATABASE_USER', 'jdav_user'),
-        'PASSWORD': os.environ.get('DJANGO_DATABASE_PASSWORD', 'jdav00jdav'),
-        'HOST': os.environ.get('DJANGO_DATABASE_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
-        'PORT': os.environ.get('DJANGO_DATABASE_PORT', '5432')
+        'NAME': get_var('database', 'database', default='jdav_db'),
+        'USER': get_var('database', 'user', default='user'),
+        'PASSWORD': get_var('database', 'password', default='secret'),
+        'HOST': get_var('database', 'host', default='127.0.0.1'),
+        'PORT': get_var('database', 'port', default=5432)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/emails.py b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/emails.py
index a93ec23..c8a1c11 100644
--- a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/emails.py
+++ b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/emails.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Email setup
 
-EMAIL_HOST = os.environ.get('EMAIL_HOST', 'localhost')
-EMAIL_PORT = 587 if deployed else 25
-EMAIL_HOST_USER = os.environ.get('EMAIL_HOST_USER', '')
-EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = os.environ.get('EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD', '')
-EMAIL_USE_TLS = True if deployed else False
+EMAIL_HOST = get_var('mail', 'host', default='localhost')
+EMAIL_PORT = get_var('mail', 'port', default=587 if deployed else 25)
+EMAIL_HOST_USER = get_var('mail', 'user', default='user')
+EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = get_var('mail', 'password', default='secret')
+EMAIL_USE_TLS = get_var('mail', 'tls', default=True if deployed else False)
 EMAIL_BACKEND = 'djcelery_email.backends.CeleryEmailBackend'
 
 # Celery Email Setup
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ CELERY_EMAIL_TASK_CONFIG = {
     'rate_limit' : '10/m'  # * CELERY_EMAIL_CHUNK_SIZE (default: 10)
 }
 
-DEFAULT_SENDING_MAIL = os.environ.get('EMAIL_SENDING_ADDRESS', 'django@localhost')
-DEFAULT_SENDING_NAME = os.environ.get('EMAIL_SENDING_NAME', 'Kompass')
+DEFAULT_SENDING_MAIL = get_var('mail', 'default_sending_address', default='kompass@localhost')
+DEFAULT_SENDING_NAME = get_var('mail', 'default_sending_name', default='Kompass')
diff --git a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/texts.py b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/texts.py
index 9bf4021..5659344 100644
--- a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/texts.py
+++ b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/components/texts.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # mail texts
 
-CONFIRM_MAIL_TEXT = """Hallo {name},
+CONFIRM_MAIL_TEXT = get_text('confirm_mail', default="""Hallo {name},
 
 du hast bei der JDAV %(SEKTION)s eine E-Mail Adresse hinterlegt. Da bei uns alle Kommunikation
 per Email funktioniert, brauchen wir eine Bestätigung {whattoconfirm}. Dazu klicke bitte einfach auf
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ folgenden Link:
 {link}
 
 Viele Grüße
-Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION }
+Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION })
 
-NEW_UNCONFIRMED_REGISTRATION = """Hallo {name},
+NEW_UNCONFIRMED_REGISTRATION = get_text('new_unconfirmed_registration', default="""Hallo {name},
 
 für deine Gruppe {group} liegt eine neue unbestätigte Reservierung vor. Die Person hat bereits ihre
 E-Mailadressen bestätigt und ihr Anmeldeformular hochgeladen. Bitte prüfe die Registrierung eingehend und
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ bestätige falls möglich. Zu der Registrierung kommst du hier:
 {link}
 
 Viele Grüße
-Dein KOMPASS"""
+Dein KOMPASS""")
 
-GROUP_TIME_AVAILABLE_TEXT = """Die Gruppenstunde findet jeden {weekday} von {start_time} bis {end_time} Uhr statt."""
+GROUP_TIME_AVAILABLE_TEXT = get_text('group_time_available',
+                                     default="""Die Gruppenstunde findet jeden {weekday} von {start_time} bis {end_time} Uhr statt.""")
 
-GROUP_TIME_UNAVAILABLE_TEXT = """Bitte erfrage die Gruppenzeiten bei der Gruppenleitung ({contact_email})."""
+GROUP_TIME_UNAVAILABLE_TEXT = get_text('group_time_unavailable',
+                                       default="""Bitte erfrage die Gruppenzeiten bei der Gruppenleitung ({contact_email}).""")
 
-INVITE_TEXT = """Hallo {{name}},
+INVITE_TEXT = get_text('invite', default="""Hallo {{name}},
 
 wir haben gute Neuigkeiten für dich. Es ist ein Platz in der Jugendgruppe {group_name} {group_link}freigeworden.
 {group_time}
@@ -50,10 +52,10 @@ Bei Fragen, wende dich gerne an %(RESPONSIBLE_MAIL)s.
 
 Viele Grüße
 Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'RESPONSIBLE_MAIL': RESPONSIBLE_MAIL,
-                              'REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK': REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK }
+                              'REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK': REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK })
 
 
-LEAVE_WAITINGLIST_TEXT = """Hallo {name},
+LEAVE_WAITINGLIST_TEXT = get_text('leave_waitinglist', default="""Hallo {name},
 
 du hast dich erfolgreich von der Warteliste abgemeldet. Falls du zu einem späteren
 Zeitpunkt wieder der Warteliste beitreten möchtest, kannst du das über unsere Webseite machen.
@@ -61,10 +63,10 @@ Zeitpunkt wieder der Warteliste beitreten möchtest, kannst du das über unsere
 Falls du dich nicht selbst abgemeldet hast, wende dich bitte umgehend an %(RESPONSIBLE_MAIL)s.
 
 Viele Grüße
-Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'RESPONSIBLE_MAIL': RESPONSIBLE_MAIL }
+Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'RESPONSIBLE_MAIL': RESPONSIBLE_MAIL })
 
 
-WAIT_CONFIRMATION_TEXT = """Hallo {name},
+WAIT_CONFIRMATION_TEXT = get_text('wait_confirmation', default="""Hallo {name},
 
 leider können wir dir zur Zeit noch keinen Platz in einer Jugendgruppe anbieten. Da wir
 sehr viele Interessenten haben und wir möglichst vielen die Möglichkeit bieten möchten, an
@@ -79,15 +81,15 @@ Das ist Erinnerung Nummer {reminder} von {max_reminder_count}. Nach Erinnerung N
 du automatisch entfernt.
 
 Viele Grüße
-Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION }
+Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION })
 
 
-UNSUBSCRIBE_CONFIRMATION_TEXT = """Klicke auf den Link, um dich vom Newsletter der JDAV %(SEKTION)s abzumelden
+UNSUBSCRIBE_CONFIRMATION_TEXT = get_text('unsubscribe_confirmation', default="""Klicke auf den Link, um dich vom Newsletter der JDAV %(SEKTION)s abzumelden
 
-{link}""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION }
+{link}""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION })
 
 
-NOTIFY_MOST_ACTIVE_TEXT = """Hallo {name}!
+NOTIFY_MOST_ACTIVE_TEXT = get_text('notify_most_active', default="""Hallo {name}!
 
 Herzlichen Glückwunsch, du hast im letzten Jahr zu den {congratulate_max} aktivsten
 Mitgliedern der JDAV %(SEKTION)s gehört! Um genau zu sein beträgt dein Aktivitäts Wert
@@ -97,10 +99,10 @@ im letzten Jahr das {position}aktivste Mitglied der JDAV %(SEKTION)s.
 
 Auf ein weiteres aktives Jahr in der JDAV %(SEKTION)s.
 
-Dein:e Jugendreferent:in""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION }
+Dein:e Jugendreferent:in""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION })
 
 
-ECHO_TEXT = """Hallo {name},
+ECHO_TEXT = get_text('echo', default="""Hallo {name},
 
 um unsere Daten auf dem aktuellen Stand zu halten und sicherzugehen, dass du
 weiterhin ein Teil unserer Jugendarbeit bleiben möchtest, brauchen wir eine
@@ -119,10 +121,10 @@ gelöscht und du erhälst in Zukunft keine Mails mehr von uns.
 Bei Fragen, wende dich gerne an %(RESPONSIBLE_MAIL)s.
 
 Viele Grüße
-Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'RESPONSIBLE_MAIL': RESPONSIBLE_MAIL }
+Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'RESPONSIBLE_MAIL': RESPONSIBLE_MAIL })
 
 
-PREPEND_INCOMPLETE_REGISTRATION_TEXT = """WICHTIGE MITTEILUNG
+PREPEND_INCOMPLETE_REGISTRATION_TEXT = get_text('prepend_incomplete_registration', default="""WICHTIGE MITTEILUNG
 
 Deine Anmeldung ist aktuell nicht vollständig. Bitte fülle umgehend das
 Anmeldeformular aus und lasse es Deine*r Jugendleiter*in zukommen! Dieses
@@ -132,10 +134,10 @@ kannst Du unter folgendem Link herunterladen:
 
 ****************
 
-""" % { 'REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK': REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK }
+""" % { 'REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK': REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK })
 
 
-MAIL_FOOTER = """
+MAIL_FOOTER = get_text('mail_footer', default="""
 
 
 ****************
@@ -144,10 +146,10 @@ Diese Email wurde über die Webseite der JDAV %(SEKTION)s
 verschickt. Wenn Du in Zukunft keine Emails mehr erhalten möchtest,
 kannst Du hier den Newsletter deabonnieren:
 
-{link}""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION }
+{link}""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION })
 
 
-INVITE_AS_USER_TEXT = """Hallo {name},
+INVITE_AS_USER_TEXT = get_text('invite_as_user', default="""Hallo {name},
 
 du bist Jugendleiter*in in der Sektion %(SEKTION)s. Die Verwaltung unserer Jugendgruppen,
 Ausfahrten und Finanzen erfolgt in unserer Online Plattform Kompass. Deine Stammdaten sind
@@ -159,10 +161,10 @@ und wähle ein Passwort.
 Bei Fragen, wende dich gerne an %(RESPONSIBLE_MAIL)s.
 
 Viele Grüße
-Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'RESPONSIBLE_MAIL': RESPONSIBLE_MAIL }
+Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'RESPONSIBLE_MAIL': RESPONSIBLE_MAIL })
 
 
-UPLOAD_REGISTRATION_FORM_TEXT = """Hallo {name},
+UPLOAD_REGISTRATION_FORM_TEXT = get_text('upload_registration_form', default="""Hallo {name},
 
 vielen Dank für deine Anmeldung in der JDAV %(SEKTION)s. Bevor es richtig losgehen kann, brauchen
 wir noch die Bestätigung deiner Daten und die Zustimmung zu unseren Teilnahmebedingungen.
@@ -177,9 +179,9 @@ Bist du noch nicht volljährig? Dann muss eine erziehungsberechtigte Person das
 Bei Fragen, wende dich gerne an %(RESPONSIBLE_MAIL)s.
 
 Viele Grüße
-Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'RESPONSIBLE_MAIL': RESPONSIBLE_MAIL }
+Deine JDAV %(SEKTION)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'RESPONSIBLE_MAIL': RESPONSIBLE_MAIL })
 
 
-ADDRESS = """JDAV %(SEKTION)s
+ADDRESS = get_text('address', default="""JDAV %(SEKTION)s
 %(STREET)s
-%(PLACE)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'STREET': SEKTION_STREET, 'PLACE': SEKTION_TOWN }
+%(PLACE)s""" % { 'SEKTION': SEKTION, 'STREET': SEKTION_STREET, 'PLACE': SEKTION_TOWN })
diff --git a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/local.py b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/local.py
index d2bd9eb..20c8c13 100644
--- a/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/local.py
+++ b/jdav_web/jdav_web/settings/local.py
@@ -1,75 +1,74 @@
 # contact data
 
-SEKTION = "Heidelberg"
-SEKTION_STREET = "Harbigweg 20"
-SEKTION_TOWN = "69124 Heidelberg"
-SEKTION_TELEPHONE = "06221 284076"
-SEKTION_TELEFAX = "06221 437338"
-SEKTION_CONTACT_MAIL = "geschaeftsstelle@alpenverein-heidelberg.de"
-SEKTION_BOARD_MAIL = "vorstand@alpenverein-heidelberg.de"
-SEKTION_CRISIS_INTERVENTION_MAIL = "krisenmanagement@alpenverein-heidelberg.de"
-SEKTION_IBAN = "DE22 6729 0000 0000 1019 40"
-SEKTION_ACCOUNT_HOLDER = "Deutscher Alpenverein Sektion Heidelberg 1869"
-
-RESPONSIBLE_MAIL = "jugendreferat@jdav-hd.de"
-DIGITAL_MAIL = "digitales@jdav-hd.de"
+SEKTION = get_var('section', 'name', default='Heyo')
+SEKTION_STREET = get_var('section', 'street', default='Street')
+SEKTION_TOWN = get_var('section', 'town', default='12345 Town')
+SEKTION_TELEPHONE = get_var('section', 'telephone', default='0123456789')
+SEKTION_TELEFAX = get_var('section', 'telefax', default=SEKTION_TELEPHONE)
+SEKTION_CONTACT_MAIL = get_var('section', 'contact_mail', default='info@example.org')
+SEKTION_BOARD_MAIL = get_var('section', 'board_mail', default=SEKTION_CONTACT_MAIL)
+SEKTION_CRISIS_INTERVENTION_MAIL = get_var('section', 'crisis_intervention_mail',
+                                           default=SEKTION_BOARD_MAIL)
+SEKTION_IBAN = get_var('section', 'iban', default='Foo 123')
+SEKTION_ACCOUNT_HOLDER = get_var('section', 'account_holder',
+                                 default='Foo')
+
+RESPONSIBLE_MAIL = get_var('section', 'responsible_mail', default='foo@example.org')
+DIGITAL_MAIL = get_var('section', 'digital_mail', default='bar@example.org')
 
 # LJP
 
-V32_HEAD_ORGANISATION = """JDAV Baden-Württemberg
-Rotebühlstraße 59A
-70178 Stuttgart
-
-info@jdav-bw.de
-0711 - 49 09 46 00"""
-
-LJP_CONTRIBUTION_PER_DAY = 25
+V32_HEAD_ORGANISATION = get_var('LJP', 'v32_head_organisation', default='not configured')
+LJP_CONTRIBUTION_PER_DAY = get_var('LJP', 'contribution_per_day', default=25)
 
 # echo
 
-ECHO_PASSWORD_BIRTHDATE_FORMAT = '%d.%m.%Y'
-ECHO_GRACE_PERIOD = 30
+# used to generate the personalized echo password
+ECHO_PASSWORD_BIRTHDATE_FORMAT = get_var('echo', 'password_birthdate_format', default='%d.%m.%Y')
+# grace period in days after which echo keys expire
+ECHO_GRACE_PERIOD = get_var('echo', 'grace_period', default=30)
 
-# misc
+# Waiting list configuration parameters, all numbers are in days
 
-CONGRATULATE_MEMBERS_MAX = 10
-MAX_AGE_GOOD_CONDUCT_CERTIFICATE_MONTHS = 24
-ALLOWED_EMAIL_DOMAINS_FOR_INVITE_AS_USER = ('alpenverein-heidelberg.de', )
+GRACE_PERIOD_WAITING_CONFIRMATION = get_var('waitinglist', 'grace_period_confirmation', default=30)
+WAITING_CONFIRMATION_FREQUENCY = get_var('waitinglist', 'confirmation_frequency', default=90)
+CONFIRMATION_REMINDER_FREQUENCY = get_var('waitinglist', 'confirmation_reminder_frequency', default=30)
+MAX_REMINDER_COUNT = get_var('waitinglist', 'max_reminder_count', default=3)
 
-# mail mode
+# misc
 
-SEND_FROM_ASSOCIATION_EMAIL = os.environ.get('SEND_FROM_ASSOCIATION_EMAIL', '0') == '1'
+# the maximal number of members that get sent congratulations for highest activity on aprils fools day
+CONGRATULATE_MEMBERS_MAX = get_var('misc', 'congratulate_members_max', default=10)
+# expiry duration of a good conduct certificate in months
+MAX_AGE_GOOD_CONDUCT_CERTIFICATE_MONTHS = get_var('misc', 'max_age_good_conduct_certificate_months', default=24)
+# accepted email domains for inviting users
+ALLOWED_EMAIL_DOMAINS_FOR_INVITE_AS_USER = get_var('misc', 'allowed_email_domains_for_invite_as_user',
+                                                   default=['example.org'])
+# send all mails from the assocation's contact mail or from personal association mails
+SEND_FROM_ASSOCIATION_EMAIL = get_var('misc', 'send_from_association_email', default=False)
+# domain for association email and generated urls
+DOMAIN = get_var('misc', 'domain', default='example.org')
 
 # finance
 
-ALLOWANCE_PER_DAY = 22
-MAX_NIGHT_COST = 11
+ALLOWANCE_PER_DAY = get_var('finance', 'allowance_per_day', default=22)
+MAX_NIGHT_COST = get_var('finance', 'max_night_cost', default=11)
 
-CLOUD_LINK = os.environ.get('CLOUD_LINK', 'https://startpage.com')
-DAV_360_LINK = os.environ.get('DAV_360_LINK', 'https://dav360.de')
-WIKI_LINK = os.environ.get('WIKI_LINK', 'https://wikipedia.org')
-DOCS_LINK = os.environ.get('DOCS_LINK', 'https://jdav-hd.de/static/docs/')
+# links
 
-# Admin setup
+CLOUD_LINK = get_var('links', 'cloud', default='https://startpage.com')
+DAV_360_LINK = get_var('links', 'dav_360', default='https://dav360.de')
+WIKI_LINK = get_var('links', 'wiki', default='https://wikipedia.org')
+DOCS_LINK = get_var('links', 'docs', default='https://github.com/chrisflav/kompass')
+REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK = get_var('links', 'registration_form', default='https://startpage.com')
 
-ADMINS = (('admin', 'christian@merten-moser.de'),)
+# startpage
 
-# Waiting list configuration parameters, all numbers are in days
-
-GRACE_PERIOD_WAITING_CONFIRMATION = 30
-WAITING_CONFIRMATION_FREQUENCY = 90
-CONFIRMATION_REMINDER_FREQUENCY = 30
-MAX_REMINDER_COUNT = 3
+STARTPAGE_REDIRECT_URL = get_var('startpage', 'redirect_url', default='')
+ROOT_SECTION = get_var('startpage', 'root_section', default='about')
+RECENT_SECTION = get_var('startpage', 'recent_section', default='recent')
+REPORTS_SECTION = get_var('startpage', 'reports_section', default='reports')
 
 # testing
 
-TEST_MAIL = "post@flavigny.de"
-
-REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK = os.environ.get('REGISTRATION_FORM_DOWNLOAD_LINK', 'https://startpage.com')
-
-DOMAIN = os.environ.get('DOMAIN', 'example.com')
-
-STARTPAGE_REDIRECT_URL = 'https://jdav-hd.de'
-ROOT_SECTION = os.environ.get('ROOT_SECTION', 'wir')
-RECENT_SECTION = 'aktuelles'
-REPORTS_SECTION = 'berichte'
+TEST_MAIL = get_var('testing', 'mail', default='test@localhost')