diff --git a/src/data-source.ts b/src/data-source.ts
index 37f957d..d7be30d 100644
--- a/src/data-source.ts
+++ b/src/data-source.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import "dotenv/config";
 import "reflect-metadata";
 import { DataSource } from "typeorm";
-import { DB_HOST, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME, DB_TYPE, DB_PORT } from "./env.defaults";
+import { SettingHelper } from "./helpers/settingsHelper";
 
 import { user } from "./entity/management/user";
 import { refresh } from "./entity/refresh";
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ import { NewsletterColumnType1744351418751 } from "./migrations/1744351418751-ne
 import { QueryUpdatedAt1744795756230 } from "./migrations/1744795756230-QueryUpdatedAt";
 
 const dataSource = new DataSource({
-  type: DB_TYPE as any,
-  host: DB_HOST,
-  port: DB_PORT,
-  username: DB_USERNAME,
-  password: DB_PASSWORD,
-  database: DB_NAME,
+  type: SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type") as any,
+  host: SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.host"),
+  port: Number(SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.port")),
+  username: SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.username"),
+  password: SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.password"),
+  database: SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.name"),
   synchronize: false,
   logging: process.env.NODE_ENV ? true : ["schema", "error", "warn", "log", "migration"],
   bigNumberStrings: false,
diff --git a/src/entity/management/settings.ts b/src/entity/management/settings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0057cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/entity/management/settings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+
+@Entity()
+export class user {
+  @PrimaryColumn({ type: "varchar", length: 255 })
+  topic: string;
+
+  @PrimaryColumn({ type: "varchar", length: 255 })
+  key: string;
+
+  @Column({ type: "varchar", length: 255 })
+  value: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/env.defaults.ts b/src/env.defaults.ts
index 739fd87..97a3928 100644
--- a/src/env.defaults.ts
+++ b/src/env.defaults.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@ import "dotenv/config";
 import ms from "ms";
 import ip from "ip";
 
-export const DB_TYPE = process.env.DB_TYPE ?? "mysql";
-export const DB_HOST = process.env.DB_HOST ?? "";
-export const DB_PORT = Number(process.env.DB_PORT ?? 3306);
-export const DB_NAME = process.env.DB_NAME ?? "";
-export const DB_USERNAME = process.env.DB_USERNAME ?? "";
-export const DB_PASSWORD = process.env.DB_PASSWORD ?? "";
-
-export const SERVER_PORT = Number(process.env.SERVER_PORT ?? 5000);
-
 export const JWT_SECRET = process.env.JWT_SECRET ?? "my_jwt_secret_string_ilughfnadiuhgq§$IUZGFVRweiouarbt1oub3h5q4a";
 export const JWT_EXPIRATION = (process.env.JWT_EXPIRATION ?? "15m") as ms.StringValue;
 export const REFRESH_EXPIRATION = (process.env.REFRESH_EXPIRATION ?? "1d") as ms.StringValue;
@@ -27,7 +18,6 @@ export const CLUB_WEBSITE = process.env.CLUB_WEBSITE ?? "";
 
 export const BACKUP_INTERVAL = Number(process.env.BACKUP_INTERVAL ?? "1");
 export const BACKUP_COPIES = Number(process.env.BACKUP_COPIES ?? "7");
-export const BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE = process.env.BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE ?? "true";
 
 export const USE_SECURITY_STRICT_LIMIT = process.env.USE_SECURITY_STRICT_LIMIT ?? "true";
 export const SECURITY_STRICT_LIMIT_WINDOW = (process.env.SECURITY_STRICT_LIMIT_WINDOW ?? "15m") as ms.StringValue;
@@ -55,18 +45,6 @@ export const TRUST_PROXY = ((): Array<string> | string | boolean | number | null
 })();
 
 export function configCheck() {
-  if (DB_TYPE != "mysql" && DB_TYPE != "sqlite" && DB_TYPE != "postgres")
-    throw new Error("set valid value to DB_TYPE (mysql|sqlite|postgres)");
-  if ((DB_HOST == "" || typeof DB_HOST != "string") && DB_TYPE != "sqlite")
-    throw new Error("set valid value to DB_HOST");
-  if (DB_NAME == "" || typeof DB_NAME != "string") throw new Error("set valid value to DB_NAME");
-  if ((DB_USERNAME == "" || typeof DB_USERNAME != "string") && DB_TYPE != "sqlite")
-    throw new Error("set valid value to DB_USERNAME");
-  if ((DB_PASSWORD == "" || typeof DB_PASSWORD != "string") && DB_TYPE != "sqlite")
-    throw new Error("set valid value to DB_PASSWORD");
-
-  if (isNaN(SERVER_PORT)) throw new Error("set valid numeric value to SERVER_PORT");
-
   if (JWT_SECRET == "" || typeof JWT_SECRET != "string") throw new Error("set valid value to JWT_SECRET");
   checkMS(JWT_EXPIRATION, "JWT_EXPIRATION");
   checkMS(REFRESH_EXPIRATION, "REFRESH_EXPIRATION");
@@ -84,8 +62,6 @@ export function configCheck() {
   )
     throw new Error("CLUB_WEBSITE is not valid url");
 
-  if (BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE != "true" && BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE != "false")
-    throw new Error("set 'true' or 'false' to BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE");
   if (BACKUP_INTERVAL < 1) throw new Error("BACKUP_INTERVAL has to be at least 1");
   if (BACKUP_COPIES < 1) throw new Error("BACKUP_COPIES has to be at least 1");
 
diff --git a/src/factory/admin/club/member/dateMappingHelper.ts b/src/factory/admin/club/member/dateMappingHelper.ts
index 8fdd072..e4b6a2c 100644
--- a/src/factory/admin/club/member/dateMappingHelper.ts
+++ b/src/factory/admin/club/member/dateMappingHelper.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { DB_TYPE } from "../../../../env.defaults";
+import { SettingHelper } from "../../../../helpers/settingsHelper";
 
 export default abstract class DateMappingHelper {
   static mapDate(entry: any) {
-    switch (DB_TYPE) {
+    switch (SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type")) {
       case "postgres":
         return `${entry?.years ?? 0} years ${entry?.months ?? 0} months ${entry?.days ?? 0} days`;
       case "mysql":
diff --git a/src/helpers/settingsHelper.ts b/src/helpers/settingsHelper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d176cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/settingsHelper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import ms from "ms";
+import { EnvSettingString, envSettingsType, SettingString, settingsType } from "../type/settingTypes";
+
+export abstract class SettingHelper {
+  private static settings: { [key in SettingString]?: string } = {};
+  private static envSettings: { [key in EnvSettingString]?: string } = {};
+
+  public static getSetting(key: SettingString): string | number | boolean | ms.StringValue {
+    let settingType = settingsType[key];
+    return this.settings[key] ?? settingType.default ?? "";
+  }
+
+  public static getEnvSetting(key: EnvSettingString): string {
+    let settingType = envSettingsType[key];
+    return this.envSettings[key] ?? settingType.default ?? "";
+  }
+
+  public static async configure() {}
+
+  public static async configurEnv() {
+    this.envSettings = {
+      "database.type": process.env.DB_TYPE,
+      "database.host": process.env.DB_HOST,
+      "database.port": process.env.DB_PORT,
+      "database.name": process.env.DB_NAME,
+      "database.username": process.env.DB_USERNAME,
+      "database.password": process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+    };
+    this.checkEnvSettings();
+  }
+
+  private static checkEnvSettings() {
+    if (!["mysql", "sqlite", "postgres"].includes(this.envSettings["database.type"]))
+      throw new Error("set valid value to DB_TYPE (mysql|sqlite|postgres)");
+    if (this.checkIfEmptyOrNotString(this.envSettings["database.name"]))
+      throw new Error("set valid value to DB_NAME (name of database or filepath for sqlite)");
+    if (
+      this.checkIfEmptyOrNotString(this.envSettings["database.host"]) &&
+      this.envSettings["database.type"] != "sqlite"
+    )
+      throw new Error("set valid value to DB_HOST");
+    if (
+      this.checkIfEmptyOrNotString(this.envSettings["database.username"]) &&
+      this.envSettings["database.type"] != "sqlite"
+    )
+      throw new Error("set valid value to DB_USERNAME");
+    if (
+      this.checkIfEmptyOrNotString(this.envSettings["database.password"]) &&
+      this.envSettings["database.type"] != "sqlite"
+    )
+      throw new Error("set valid value to DB_PASSWORD");
+  }
+
+  private static checkIfEmptyOrNotString(val: any) {
+    return typeof val != "string" || val == "";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index a282863..973f7bf 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import "dotenv/config";
 import "./handlebars.config";
 import express from "express";
+import { SettingHelper } from "./helpers/settingsHelper";
 
-import { BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE, configCheck, SERVER_PORT } from "./env.defaults";
+SettingHelper.configurEnv();
+import { configCheck } from "./env.defaults";
 configCheck();
 
 import { PermissionObject } from "./type/permissionTypes";
@@ -22,18 +24,21 @@ declare global {
 import { dataSource } from "./data-source";
 import BackupHelper from "./helpers/backupHelper";
 dataSource.initialize().then(async () => {
-  if ((BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE as "true" | "false") == "true" && (await dataSource.createQueryRunner().hasTable("user"))) {
+  if (await dataSource.createQueryRunner().hasTable("user")) {
     await BackupHelper.autoRestoreBackup().catch((err) => {
       console.log(`${new Date().toISOString()}: failed auto-restoring database`, err);
     });
   }
+  SettingHelper.configure();
 });
 
 const app = express();
 import router from "./routes/index";
 router(app);
-app.listen(process.env.NODE_ENV ? SERVER_PORT : 5000, () => {
-  console.log(`${new Date().toISOString()}: listening on port ${process.env.NODE_ENV ? SERVER_PORT : 5000}`);
+app.listen(process.env.NODE_ENV ? process.env.SERVER_PORT ?? 5000 : 5000, () => {
+  console.log(
+    `${new Date().toISOString()}: listening on port ${process.env.NODE_ENV ? process.env.SERVER_PORT ?? 5000 : 5000}`
+  );
 });
 
 import schedule from "node-schedule";
diff --git a/src/migrations/1738166124200-BackupAndResetDatabase.ts b/src/migrations/1738166124200-BackupAndResetDatabase.ts
index f0656ba..30595da 100644
--- a/src/migrations/1738166124200-BackupAndResetDatabase.ts
+++ b/src/migrations/1738166124200-BackupAndResetDatabase.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner, Table } from "typeorm";
 import BackupHelper from "../helpers/backupHelper";
 import { getDefaultByORM, getTypeByORM, isIncrementPrimary } from "./ormHelper";
 import InternalException from "../exceptions/internalException";
-import { DB_TYPE } from "../env.defaults";
+import { SettingHelper } from "../helpers/settingsHelper";
 
 export class BackupAndResetDatabase1738166124200 implements MigrationInterface {
   name = "BackupAndResetDatabase1738166124200";
 
   public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
-    let query = DB_TYPE == "postgres" ? "SELECT name FROM migrations" : "SELECT `name` FROM `migrations`";
+    let query =
+      SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type") == "postgres"
+        ? "SELECT name FROM migrations"
+        : "SELECT `name` FROM `migrations`";
     let migrations = await queryRunner.query(query);
     if (
       (await queryRunner.hasTable("user")) &&
diff --git a/src/migrations/1738166167472-CreateSchema.ts b/src/migrations/1738166167472-CreateSchema.ts
index df9c6fd..c9a4c8d 100644
--- a/src/migrations/1738166167472-CreateSchema.ts
+++ b/src/migrations/1738166167472-CreateSchema.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ import {
   newsletter_recipients_table,
   newsletter_table,
 } from "./baseSchemaTables/newsletter";
-import { DB_TYPE } from "../env.defaults";
+import { SettingHelper } from "../helpers/settingsHelper";
 
 export class CreateSchema1738166167472 implements MigrationInterface {
   name = "CreateSchema1738166167472";
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export class CreateSchema1738166167472 implements MigrationInterface {
     await queryRunner.createTable(member_executive_positions_table, true, true, true);
     await queryRunner.createTable(member_qualifications_table, true, true, true);
 
+    const DB_TYPE = SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type");
     if (DB_TYPE == "postgres") await queryRunner.createView(member_view_postgres, true);
     else if (DB_TYPE == "mysql") await queryRunner.createView(member_view_mysql, true);
     else if (DB_TYPE == "sqlite") await queryRunner.createView(member_view_sqlite, true);
diff --git a/src/migrations/ormHelper.ts b/src/migrations/ormHelper.ts
index 20a57ad..099e006 100644
--- a/src/migrations/ormHelper.ts
+++ b/src/migrations/ormHelper.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { SettingHelper } from "../helpers/settingsHelper";
+
 export type ORMType = "int" | "bigint" | "boolean" | "date" | "datetime" | "time" | "text" | "varchar" | "uuid";
 export type ORMDefault = "currentTimestamp" | "string" | "boolean" | "number" | "null";
 export type ColumnConfig = {
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ export type Primary = {
 };
 
 export function getTypeByORM(type: ORMType, nullable: boolean = false, length: number = 255): ColumnConfig {
-  const dbType = process.env.DB_TYPE;
+  const dbType = SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type");
 
   const typeMap: Record<string, Record<ORMType, string>> = {
     mysql: {
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ export function getTypeByORM(type: ORMType, nullable: boolean = false, length: n
 }
 
 export function getDefaultByORM<T = string | null>(type: ORMDefault, data?: string | number | boolean): T {
-  const dbType = process.env.DB_TYPE;
+  const dbType = SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type");
 
   const typeMap: Record<string, Record<ORMDefault, string | null>> = {
     mysql: {
diff --git a/src/service/club/member/memberService.ts b/src/service/club/member/memberService.ts
index 3eae4e6..eb791b3 100644
--- a/src/service/club/member/memberService.ts
+++ b/src/service/club/member/memberService.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { membership } from "../../../entity/club/member/membership";
 import DatabaseActionException from "../../../exceptions/databaseActionException";
 import InternalException from "../../../exceptions/internalException";
 import { memberView } from "../../../views/memberView";
-import { DB_TYPE } from "../../../env.defaults";
+import { SettingHelper } from "../../../helpers/settingsHelper";
 
 export default abstract class MemberService {
   /**
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export default abstract class MemberService {
         "member.firstMembershipEntry",
         "member.memberships",
         "membership_first",
-        DB_TYPE == "postgres"
+        SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type") == "postgres"
           ? 'membership_first.memberId = member.id AND membership_first.start = (SELECT MIN("m_first"."start") FROM "membership" "m_first" WHERE "m_first"."memberId" = "member"."id")'
           : "membership_first.memberId = member.id AND membership_first.start = (SELECT MIN(m_first.start) FROM membership m_first WHERE m_first.memberId = member.id)"
       )
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export default abstract class MemberService {
         "member.lastMembershipEntry",
         "member.memberships",
         "membership_last",
-        DB_TYPE == "postgres"
+        SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type") == "postgres"
           ? 'membership_last.memberId = member.id AND membership_last.start = (SELECT MAX("m_last"."start") FROM "membership" "m_last" WHERE "m_last"."memberId" = "member"."id")'
           : "membership_last.memberId = member.id AND membership_last.start = (SELECT MAX(m_last.start) FROM membership m_last WHERE m_last.memberId = member.id)"
       )
diff --git a/src/type/settingTypes.ts b/src/type/settingTypes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c7935c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/type/settingTypes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import ms from "ms";
+import { StringHelper } from "../helpers/stringHelper";
+
+export type SettingTopic = "club" | "app" | "session" | "mail" | "backup" | "security";
+
+export type SettingString =
+  | "club.name"
+  | "club.imprint"
+  | "club.privacy"
+  | "club.website"
+  | "app.custom_login_message"
+  | "app.show_link_to_calendar"
+  | "session.jwt_secret"
+  | "session.jwt_expiration"
+  | "session.refresh_expiration"
+  | "session.pwa_refresh_expiration"
+  | "mail.username"
+  | "mail.password"
+  | "mail.host"
+  | "mail.port"
+  | "mail.secure"
+  | "backup.interval"
+  | "backup.copies"
+  | "security.strict_limit"
+  | "security.strict_limit_window"
+  | "security.strict_limit_request_count"
+  | "security.limit"
+  | "security.limit_window"
+  | "security.limit_request_count"
+  | "security.trust_proxy";
+
+export type SettingTypeAtom = "longstring" | "string" | "ms" | "number" | "boolean" | "url";
+export type SettingType = SettingTypeAtom | `${SettingTypeAtom}/crypt` | `${SettingTypeAtom}/rand`;
+
+export const settingsType: {
+  [key in SettingString]: {
+    type: SettingType | SettingType[];
+    default?: string | number | boolean | ms.StringValue;
+    optional?: boolean;
+  };
+} = {
+  "club.name": { type: "string", default: "FF Admin" },
+  "club.imprint": { type: "url", optional: true },
+  "club.privacy": { type: "url", optional: true },
+  "club.website": { type: "url", optional: true },
+  "app.custom_login_message": { type: "string", optional: true },
+  "app.show_link_to_calendar": { type: "boolean", default: true },
+  "session.jwt_secret": { type: "longstring/rand", default: StringHelper.random(64) },
+  "session.jwt_expiration": { type: "ms", default: "15m" },
+  "session.refresh_expiration": { type: "ms", default: "1d" },
+  "session.pwa_refresh_expiration": { type: "ms", default: "5d" },
+  "mail.username": { type: "string", optional: false },
+  "mail.password": { type: "string/crypt", optional: false },
+  "mail.host": { type: "url", optional: false },
+  "mail.port": { type: "number", default: 587 },
+  "mail.secure": { type: "boolean", default: false },
+  "backup.interval": { type: "number", default: 1 },
+  "backup.copies": { type: "number", default: 7 },
+  "security.strict_limit": { type: "boolean", default: true },
+  "security.strict_limit_window": { type: "ms", default: "15m" },
+  "security.strict_limit_request_count": { type: "number", default: 15 },
+  "security.limit": { type: "boolean", default: true },
+  "security.limit_window": { type: "ms", default: "1m" },
+  "security.limit_request_count": { type: "number", default: 500 },
+  "security.trust_proxy": { type: ["boolean", "number"], optional: true },
+};
+
+/** ENV Settings */
+export type EnvSettingString =
+  | "database.type"
+  | "database.host"
+  | "database.port"
+  | "database.name"
+  | "database.username"
+  | "database.password";
+
+export const envSettingsType: {
+  [key in EnvSettingString]: {
+    type: SettingType | SettingType[];
+    default?: string;
+  };
+} = {
+  "database.type": { type: "string", default: "postgres" },
+  "database.host": { type: "string" },
+  "database.port": { type: "string", default: "5432" },
+  "database.name": { type: "string" },
+  "database.username": { type: "string" },
+  "database.password": { type: "string" },
+};
diff --git a/src/views/memberExecutivePositionView.ts b/src/views/memberExecutivePositionView.ts
index 8b8f328..fb85148 100644
--- a/src/views/memberExecutivePositionView.ts
+++ b/src/views/memberExecutivePositionView.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { DataSource, ViewColumn, ViewEntity } from "typeorm";
 import { memberExecutivePositions } from "../entity/club/member/memberExecutivePositions";
-import { DB_TYPE } from "../env.defaults";
+import { SettingHelper } from "../helpers/settingsHelper";
 
 let durationInDays: string;
 let durationInYears: string;
 let exactDuration: string;
+const DB_TYPE = SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type");
 if (DB_TYPE == "postgres") {
   durationInDays = `SUM(COALESCE("memberExecutivePositions"."end", CURRENT_DATE) - "memberExecutivePositions"."start")`;
   durationInYears = `SUM(EXTRACT(YEAR FROM AGE(COALESCE("memberExecutivePositions"."end", CURRENT_DATE), "memberExecutivePositions"."start")))`;
diff --git a/src/views/memberQualificationsView.ts b/src/views/memberQualificationsView.ts
index 6f88f39..0d7c05b 100644
--- a/src/views/memberQualificationsView.ts
+++ b/src/views/memberQualificationsView.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { DataSource, ViewColumn, ViewEntity } from "typeorm";
 import { memberQualifications } from "../entity/club/member/memberQualifications";
-import { DB_TYPE } from "../env.defaults";
+import { SettingHelper } from "../helpers/settingsHelper";
 
 let durationInDays: string;
 let durationInYears: string;
 let exactDuration: string;
+const DB_TYPE = SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type");
 if (DB_TYPE == "postgres") {
   durationInDays = `SUM(COALESCE("memberQualifications"."end", CURRENT_DATE) - "memberQualifications"."start") `;
   durationInYears = `SUM(EXTRACT(YEAR FROM AGE(COALESCE("memberQualifications"."end", CURRENT_DATE), "memberQualifications"."start")))`;
diff --git a/src/views/memberView.ts b/src/views/memberView.ts
index 194bade..748d07e 100644
--- a/src/views/memberView.ts
+++ b/src/views/memberView.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { DataSource, ViewColumn, ViewEntity } from "typeorm";
 import { member } from "../entity/club/member/member";
-import { DB_TYPE } from "../env.defaults";
+import { SettingHelper } from "../helpers/settingsHelper";
 
 let todayAge: string;
 let ageThisYear: string;
 let exactAge: string;
+const DB_TYPE = SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type");
 if (DB_TYPE == "postgres") {
   todayAge = `DATE_PART('year', AGE(CURRENT_DATE, member.birthdate))`;
   ageThisYear = `EXTRACT(YEAR FROM CURRENT_DATE) - EXTRACT(YEAR FROM member.birthdate)`;
diff --git a/src/views/membershipsView.ts b/src/views/membershipsView.ts
index fc38c23..4e21191 100644
--- a/src/views/membershipsView.ts
+++ b/src/views/membershipsView.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { DataSource, ViewColumn, ViewEntity } from "typeorm";
 import { membership } from "../entity/club/member/membership";
-import { DB_TYPE } from "../env.defaults";
+import { SettingHelper } from "../helpers/settingsHelper";
 
 let durationInDays: string;
 let durationInYears: string;
 let exactDuration: string;
+const DB_TYPE = SettingHelper.getEnvSetting("database.type");
 if (DB_TYPE == "postgres") {
   durationInDays = `SUM(COALESCE("membership"."end", CURRENT_DATE) - "membership"."start") `;
   durationInYears = `SUM(EXTRACT(YEAR FROM AGE(COALESCE("membership"."end", CURRENT_DATE), "membership"."start")))`;