diff --git a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index 7301482..d08e84e 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@ import { WebideComponent } from './webide/webide.component';
 import { TerminalComponent } from './terminal/terminal.component';
 import { MessagesComponent } from './messages/messages.component';
 import { TestmessengerComponent } from './testmessenger/testmessenger.component';
+import { config } from './config';
 
 const routes: Routes = [
   { path: '', redirectTo: '/dashboard', pathMatch: 'full'},
-  { path: 'dashboard', component: DashboardComponent},
-  { path: 'webide', component: WebideComponent },
-  { path: 'shell', component: TerminalComponent },
-  { path: 'messages', component: MessagesComponent },
-  { path: 'testmessenger', component: TestmessengerComponent }
+  { path: config.dashboard.route, component: DashboardComponent},
+  { path: config.webide.route, component: WebideComponent },
+  { path: config.terminal.route, component: TerminalComponent },
+  { path: config.messages.route, component: MessagesComponent },
+  { path: config.testmessenger.route, component: TestmessengerComponent }
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/src/app/config.ts b/src/app/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..658a2ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+export const config = {
+  dashboard: {
+    'route': 'dashboard',
+    'defaultLayout': 'vraw-open'
+  },
+  webide: {
+    'route': 'webide',
+    'autoSaveInterval': 1000,
+    'defaultCode': 'Loading your file...',
+    'defaultLanguage': 'text',
+    'deployProcessName': 'login'
+  },
+  terminal: {
+    'route': 'shell'
+  },
+  messages: {
+    'route': 'messages',
+    'showNextButton': false
+  },
+  testmessenger: {
+    'route': 'testmessenger'
+  }
+};
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts b/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
index b54347b..ea2f7b5 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { DeploymentNotificationService } from '../services/deployment-notificati
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs/Subscription';
 import { WebSocketService } from '../services/websocket.service';
 import { LayoutCommand } from './layout-command';
+import { config } from '../config';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-dashboard',
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import { LayoutCommand } from './layout-command';
 export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   deploying = false;
   deploymentNotificationSubscription: Subscription;
-  layout = 'vraw-open';
+  layout: string = config.dashboard.defaultLayout;
   command_handlers = {'layout': this.layoutHandler.bind(this)};
 
   constructor(private deploymentNotificationService: DeploymentNotificationService,
diff --git a/src/app/messages/messages.component.ts b/src/app/messages/messages.component.ts
index bf812e6..7804923 100644
--- a/src/app/messages/messages.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/messages/messages.component.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { WebSocketService } from '../services/websocket.service';
 
 import { Message } from './message';
 import { MessageControl } from './messagecontrol';
+import { config } from '../config';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-messages',
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import { MessageControl } from './messagecontrol';
 })
 export class MessagesComponent implements OnInit {
   messages: Message[] = [];
-  showNextButton = false;
+  showNextButton: boolean = config.messages.showNextButton;
   command_handlers = {'showbutton': this.showButton.bind(this)};
 
   constructor(
diff --git a/src/app/webide/webide.component.ts b/src/app/webide/webide.component.ts
index 9dfe170..96e8269 100644
--- a/src/app/webide/webide.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/webide/webide.component.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@ import { SourceCode } from './source-code';
 import { WebSocketService } from '../services/websocket.service';
 import { ProcessManagerService } from '../services/processmanager.service';
 import { DeploymentNotificationService } from '../services/deployment-notification.service';
+import { config } from '../config';
 
 const modelist = brace.acequire('ace/ext/modelist');
 
-const defaultSourceCode = 'Loading your file...';
-const autosave_interval = 1000;
-
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-webide',
   templateUrl: './webide.component.html',
@@ -29,9 +27,9 @@ const autosave_interval = 1000;
 })
 export class WebideComponent implements OnInit {
   key_id = 'webide';
-  filename = 'demo.js';
-  code: string = defaultSourceCode;
-  language = 'javascript';
+  filename = '';
+  code: string = config.webide.defaultCode;
+  language: string = config.webide.defaultLanguage;
   theme = 'cobalt';
   directory = '';
   files: string[];
@@ -54,8 +52,8 @@ export class WebideComponent implements OnInit {
     this.subscribeWS();
     this.requestCode();
     this.processManagerService.init();
-    this.processManagerService.subscribeCallback('login', (event) => { this.setDeployButtonState('DEPLOYED'); });
-    this.processManagerService.subscribeErrorCallback('login', (event) => { this.setDeployButtonState('FAILED'); });
+    this.processManagerService.subscribeCallback(config.webide.deployProcessName, (event) => { this.setDeployButtonState('DEPLOYED'); });
+    this.processManagerService.subscribeErrorCallback(config.webide.deployProcessName, (event) => { this.setDeployButtonState('FAILED'); });
     this.resetAutoSaveCountdown();
   }
 
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ export class WebideComponent implements OnInit {
     if (this.autosave) {
       clearInterval(this.autosave);
     }
-    this.autosave = setInterval(() => { this.sendCodeIfDirty(); }, autosave_interval);
+    this.autosave = setInterval(() => { this.sendCodeIfDirty(); }, config.webide.autoSaveInterval);
   }
 
   tabSwitchButtonHandler(file) {