diff --git a/db/migrations/01_new-config.js b/db/migrations/01_new-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c42af7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrations/01_new-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+const { DataTypes } = require('sequelize');
+const { INTEGER, DATE, STRING, TINYINT, FLOAT, TEXT } = DataTypes;
+const { readFile, writeFile, copyFile } = require('fs/promises');
+const Config = require('../../models/Config');
+
+const up = async (query) => {
+  await copyFile('utils/init/initialConfig.json', 'data/config.json');
+
+  const initConfigFile = await readFile('data/config.json', 'utf-8');
+  const parsedNewConfig = JSON.parse(initConfigFile);
+
+  const existingConfig = await Config.findAll({ raw: true });
+
+  for (let pair of existingConfig) {
+    const { key, value, valueType } = pair;
+
+    let newValue = value;
+
+    if (valueType == 'number') {
+      newValue = parseFloat(value);
+    } else if (valueType == 'boolean') {
+      newValue = value == 1;
+    }
+
+    parsedNewConfig[key] = newValue;
+  }
+
+  const newConfig = JSON.stringify(parsedNewConfig);
+  await writeFile('data/config.json', newConfig);
+
+  // await query.dropTable('config');
+};
+
+const down = async (query) => {
+  // await query.dropTable('config');
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  up,
+  down,
+};
diff --git a/utils/checkFileExists.js b/utils/checkFileExists.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..091c24e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/checkFileExists.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+const checkFileExists = (path) => {
+  return fs.promises
+    .access(path, fs.constants.F_OK)
+    .then(() => true)
+    .catch(() => false);
+};
+
+module.exports = checkFileExists;
diff --git a/utils/init/index.js b/utils/init/index.js
index a0e11a1..bbc507c 100644
--- a/utils/init/index.js
+++ b/utils/init/index.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ const initConfig = require('./initConfig');
 const initFiles = require('./initFiles');
 
 const initApp = async () => {
-  await initConfig();
   await initFiles();
+  await initConfig();
 };
 
 module.exports = initApp;
diff --git a/utils/init/initConfig.js b/utils/init/initConfig.js
index 83ce4ea..b7ef5d9 100644
--- a/utils/init/initConfig.js
+++ b/utils/init/initConfig.js
@@ -1,39 +1,25 @@
-const { Op } = require('sequelize');
-const Config = require('../../models/Config');
-const { config } = require('./initialConfig.json');
-
-const Logger = require('../Logger');
-const logger = new Logger();
+const { copyFile, readFile, writeFile } = require('fs/promises');
+const checkFileExists = require('../checkFileExists');
+const initialConfig = require('./initialConfig.json');
 
 const initConfig = async () => {
-  // Get config values
-  const configPairs = await Config.findAll({
-    where: {
-      key: {
-        [Op.or]: config.map((pair) => pair.key),
-      },
-    },
-  });
+  const configExists = await checkFileExists('data/config.json');
 
-  // Get key from each pair
-  const configKeys = configPairs.map((pair) => pair.key);
-
-  // Create missing pairs
-  config.forEach(async ({ key, value }) => {
-    if (!configKeys.includes(key)) {
-      await Config.create({
-        key,
-        value,
-        valueType: typeof value,
-      });
-    }
-  });
-
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV == 'development') {
-    logger.log('Initial config created');
+  if (!configExists) {
+    await copyFile('utils/init/initialConfig.json', 'data/config.json');
   }
 
-  return;
+  const existingConfig = await readFile('data/config.json', 'utf-8');
+  const parsedConfig = JSON.parse(existingConfig);
+
+  // Add new config pairs if necessary
+  for (let key in initialConfig) {
+    if (!Object.keys(parsedConfig).includes(key)) {
+      parsedConfig[key] = initialConfig[key];
+    }
+  }
+
+  await writeFile('data/config.json', JSON.stringify(parsedConfig));
 };
 
 module.exports = initConfig;
diff --git a/utils/init/initialConfig.json b/utils/init/initialConfig.json
index 18cc3b4..f6b57a3 100644
--- a/utils/init/initialConfig.json
+++ b/utils/init/initialConfig.json
@@ -1,84 +1,22 @@
 {
-  "config": [
-    {
-      "key": "WEATHER_API_KEY",
-      "value": ""
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "lat",
-      "value": 0
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "long",
-      "value": 0
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "isCelsius",
-      "value": true
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "customTitle",
-      "value": "Flame"
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "pinAppsByDefault",
-      "value": true
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "pinCategoriesByDefault",
-      "value": true
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "hideHeader",
-      "value": false
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "useOrdering",
-      "value": "createdAt"
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "appsSameTab",
-      "value": false
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "bookmarksSameTab",
-      "value": false
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "searchSameTab",
-      "value": false
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "hideApps",
-      "value": false
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "hideCategories",
-      "value": false
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "hideSearch",
-      "value": false
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "defaultSearchProvider",
-      "value": "l"
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "dockerApps",
-      "value": false
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "dockerHost",
-      "value": "localhost"
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "kubernetesApps",
-      "value": false
-    },
-    {
-      "key": "unpinStoppedApps",
-      "value": false
-    }
-  ]
+  "WEATHER_API_KEY": "",
+  "lat": 0,
+  "long": 0,
+  "isCelsius": true,
+  "customTitle": "Flame",
+  "pinAppsByDefault": true,
+  "pinCategoriesByDefault": true,
+  "hideHeader": false,
+  "useOrdering": "createdAt",
+  "appsSameTab": false,
+  "bookmarksSameTab": false,
+  "searchSameTab": false,
+  "hideApps": false,
+  "hideCategories": false,
+  "hideSearch": false,
+  "defaultSearchProvider": "l",
+  "dockerApps": false,
+  "dockerHost": "localhost",
+  "kubernetesApps": false,
+  "unpinStoppedApps": false
 }
diff --git a/utils/loadConfig.js b/utils/loadConfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc234f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/loadConfig.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const { readFile } = require('fs/promises');
+const checkFileExists = require('../utils/checkFileExists');
+const initConfig = require('../utils/init/initConfig');
+
+const loadConfig = async () => {
+  const configExists = await checkFileExists('data/config.json');
+
+  if (!configExists) {
+    await initConfig();
+  }
+
+  const config = await readFile('data/config.json', 'utf-8');
+  const parsedConfig = JSON.parse(config);
+
+  return parsedConfig;
+};
+
+module.exports = loadConfig;