diff --git a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index acc3389..d7adb2a 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@ import { TerminalComponent } from './terminal/terminal.component';
 import { MessagesComponent } from './messages/messages.component';
 import { ConsoleComponent } from './console/console.component';
 import { TestmessengerComponent } from './testmessenger/testmessenger.component';
-import { config } from './config';
 
 const routes: Routes = [
   { path: '', redirectTo: '/dashboard', pathMatch: 'full'},
-  { path: config.dashboard.route, component: DashboardComponent},
-  { path: config.ide.route, component: IdeComponent },
-  { path: config.terminal.route, component: TerminalComponent },
-  { path: config.messages.route, component: MessagesComponent },
-  { path: config.console.route, component: ConsoleComponent },
-  { path: config.testmessenger.route, component: TestmessengerComponent }
+  { path: 'dashboard', component: DashboardComponent},
+  { path: 'ide', component: IdeComponent },
+  { path: 'terminal', component: TerminalComponent },
+  { path: 'messages', component: MessagesComponent },
+  { path: 'console', component: ConsoleComponent },
+  { path: 'testmessenger', component: TestmessengerComponent }
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.html b/src/app/app.component.html
index 0680b43..c75bd18 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-<router-outlet></router-outlet>
+<div #router><router-outlet></router-outlet></div>
+<app-loader [toBlur]="router"></app-loader>
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.scss b/src/app/app.component.scss
index e69de29..0a52e91 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/app.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.blur {
+  filter: blur(3px);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 0c7a486..b6d8ab7 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Title } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { config } from './config';
+import { SiteConfigService } from './services/config.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',
@@ -8,18 +8,27 @@ import { config } from './config';
   styleUrls: ['./app.component.scss']
 })
 export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
-  documentTitle: string = config.documentTitle;
-
-  constructor(private titleService: Title) {}
+  constructor(
+    private titleService: Title,
+    private configService: SiteConfigService
+  ) {}
 
   ngOnInit() {
-    this.titleService.setTitle(this.documentTitle);
-    if (config.dashboard.askReloadSite) {
-      window.addEventListener('beforeunload', (event) => {
-        const confirmationMessage = 'Refreshing this page may mess up your challenge/tutorial state. Are you sure?';
-        event.returnValue = confirmationMessage;
-        return confirmationMessage;
-      });
-    }
+    this.configService.init();
+    this.configService.documentTitle.subscribe(title => this.titleService.setTitle(title));
+
+    this.configService.askReloadSite.subscribe(askReloadSite => {
+      if (askReloadSite) {
+        window.addEventListener('beforeunload', this.beforeUnloadHandler);
+      } else {
+        window.removeEventListener('beforeunload', this.beforeUnloadHandler);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  beforeUnloadHandler(event) {
+    const confirmationMessage = 'Refreshing this page may mess up your challenge/tutorial state. Are you sure?';
+    event.returnValue = confirmationMessage;
+    return confirmationMessage;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index da2ed9b..01984a5 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
 import { DashboardComponent } from './dashboard/dashboard.component';
 import { HeaderComponent } from './header/header.component';
 import { SidebarComponent } from './sidebar/sidebar.component';
-import { WebComponent } from './web/web.component';
 import { MarkdownService } from './services/markdown.service';
 import { TerminadoService } from './services/terminado.service';
 import { IdeComponent } from './ide/ide.component';
@@ -21,6 +20,13 @@ import { DeploymentNotificationService } from './services/deployment-notificatio
 import { SafePipe } from './pipes/safe.pipe';
 import { ConsoleComponent } from './console/console.component';
 import { MonacoEditorModule } from 'ngx-monaco-editor';
+import {
+  ConfigReadyService,
+  IdeConfigService,
+  DashboardConfigService,
+  SiteConfigService
+} from './services/config.service';
+import { LoaderComponent } from './loader/loader.component';
 
 
 @NgModule({
@@ -28,14 +34,14 @@ import { MonacoEditorModule } from 'ngx-monaco-editor';
     AppComponent,
     HeaderComponent,
     SidebarComponent,
-    WebComponent,
     IdeComponent,
     MessagesComponent,
     TerminalComponent,
     DashboardComponent,
     TestmessengerComponent,
     SafePipe,
-    ConsoleComponent
+    ConsoleComponent,
+    LoaderComponent
   ],
   imports: [
     BrowserModule,
@@ -50,9 +56,13 @@ import { MonacoEditorModule } from 'ngx-monaco-editor';
     WebSocketService,
     TerminadoService,
     DeploymentNotificationService,
+    ConfigReadyService,
+    IdeConfigService,
+    DashboardConfigService,
+    SiteConfigService
   ],
   bootstrap: [
     AppComponent
   ]
 })
-export class AppModule { }
+export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/src/app/config.ts b/src/app/config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d7f08e..0000000
--- a/src/app/config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-export const config = {
-  documentTitle: 'Avatao Tutorials',
-  dashboard: {
-    route: 'dashboard',
-    triggerFirstFSMStep: 'step_1',
-    askReloadSite: false,
-    sendReadyAfterPageReload: true,
-    terminalOrConsole: 'terminal',
-    currentLayout: 'terminal-ide-web',
-    enabledLayouts: [
-      'terminal-ide-web',
-      'terminal-ide-vertical',
-      'terminal-web',
-      'ide-web-vertical',
-      'terminal-ide-horizontal',
-      'terminal-only',
-      'ide-only',
-      'web-only'
-      ],
-    iframeUrl: '/webservice',
-    showUrlBar: false,
-    hideMessages: false
-  },
-  ide: {
-    route: 'ide',
-    autoSaveInterval: 444,
-    defaultCode: 'Loading your file...',
-    defaultLanguage: 'text',
-    deployButtonText: {
-      'TODEPLOY': 'Deploy',
-      'DEPLOYED': 'Deployed',
-      'DEPLOYING': 'Reloading app...',
-      'FAILED': 'Deployment failed. Retry'
-    },
-    showDeployButton: true,
-    reloadIframeOnDeploy: false,
-    autoDetectFileLanguage: true,
-    showMiniMap: false
-  },
-  terminal: {
-    route: 'shell'
-  },
-  messages: {
-    route: 'messages'
-  },
-  console: {
-    route: 'console',
-    defaultContent: '',
-  },
-  testmessenger: {
-    route: 'testmessenger'
-  }
-};
diff --git a/src/app/console/console.component.ts b/src/app/console/console.component.ts
index 5ad4f38..ba4f4b6 100644
--- a/src/app/console/console.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/console/console.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Component, OnInit, Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
 import { WebSocketService } from '../services/websocket.service';
 import { WebSocketMessage } from '../message-types/websocket-message';
 import { ConsoleReadMessage, ConsoleWriteMessage } from '../message-types/console-messages';
-import { config } from '../config';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-console',
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import { config } from '../config';
   styleUrls: ['./console.component.scss']
 })
 export class ConsoleComponent implements OnInit {
-  console_content: string = config.console.defaultContent;
+  console_content = '';
 
   @Output() contentChanged = new EventEmitter<string>();
 
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.html b/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
index 272496b..21f7dc4 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
@@ -1,31 +1,30 @@
-<div [attr.class]="layout">
+<div [attr.class]="layout | async">
   <div class="tfw-grid-main-components">
     <div class="tfw-header"><app-header></app-header></div>
-    <div [ngClass]="{'hide-attribute': hideMessages}"
+    <div [ngClass]="{'hide-attribute': hideMessages | async}"
          class="tfw-messages"
          #tfwmessages>
       <app-messages (newMessageEvent)="scrollMessagesToBottom()"></app-messages>
     </div>
     <div class="tfw-web tao-grid-top-left"
          [ngClass]="{'deploy-blur': deploying || polling}">
-         <app-web *ngIf="!iframeUrl"></app-web>
-         <div *ngIf="showUrlBar" class="urlbar-container">
-           <button class="refresh btn btn-sm rounded-circle" (click)="reloadIframe()">&#8635;</button>
-           <input type="text"
-                  #urlbar
-                  class="urlbar form-control"
-                  value="{{actualIframeUrl}}"
-                  (keyup.enter)="changeIframeURL()">
-           <button class="go btn btn-sm rounded-circle" (click)="changeIframeURL()">&#8680;</button>
-         </div>
-         <div *ngIf="iframeUrl" class="iframe-container">
-            <iframe class="iframe"
-                    #webiframe
-                    scrolling="yes"
-                    frameborder="0"
-                    (load)="iframeLoad()"
-                    [src]="iframeUrl | safe">
-            </iframe>
+        <div *ngIf="iframeUrl | async" class="iframe-container">
+          <div *ngIf="showUrlBar | async" class="urlbar-container">
+            <button class="refresh btn btn-sm rounded-circle" (click)="reloadIframe()">&#8635;</button>
+            <input type="text"
+                   #urlbar
+                   class="urlbar form-control"
+                   value="{{actualIframeUrl}}"
+                   (keyup.enter)="changeIframeURL()">
+            <button class="go btn btn-sm rounded-circle" (click)="changeIframeURL()">&#8680;</button>
+          </div>
+          <iframe class="iframe"
+                  #webiframe
+                  scrolling="yes"
+                  frameborder="0"
+                  (load)="iframeLoad()"
+                  [src]="iframeUrl | async | safe">
+          </iframe>
         </div>
     </div>
     <div class="tfw-ide">
@@ -35,17 +34,17 @@
       <div class="btn-group btn-group-sm flex-wrap tao-grid-center-left tfw-console-terminal-menu">
         <button class="tfw-console-terminal-menu-button"
                 (click)="selectTerminalMenuItem('terminal')"
-                [class.selected]="selectedTerminalMenuItem === 'terminal'">TERMINAL</button>
+                [class.selected]="(terminalMenuItem | async) === 'terminal'">TERMINAL</button>
         <button class="tfw-console-terminal-menu-button"
                 (click)="selectTerminalMenuItem('console')"
-                [class.selected]="selectedTerminalMenuItem === 'console'">CONSOLE</button>
+                [class.selected]="(terminalMenuItem | async) === 'console'">CONSOLE</button>
       </div>
       <hr>
-      <app-terminal [class.hidden]="selectedTerminalMenuItem !== 'terminal'"></app-terminal>
-      <app-console [class.hidden]="selectedTerminalMenuItem !== 'console'"></app-console>
+      <app-terminal [class.hidden]="(terminalMenuItem | async) !== 'terminal'"></app-terminal>
+      <app-console [class.hidden]="(terminalMenuItem | async) !== 'console'"></app-console>
     </div>
     <div class="tfw-sidebar">
-      <app-sidebar (layoutChanged)="setLayout($event)" [layout]="layout"></app-sidebar>
+      <app-sidebar (layoutChanged)="setLayout($event)" [layout]="layout | async"></app-sidebar>
     </div>
 
     <div class="tfw-terminal-footer"></div>
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss b/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss
index 1d25e72..8552c99 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
   .tfw-header {
     padding: $small;
+    padding-top: $tiny;
     background-color: $tao-gray-50;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts b/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
index d4b8194..66b0aca 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ import { DeploymentNotificationService } from '../services/deployment-notificati
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { WebSocketService } from '../services/websocket.service';
 import { WebSocketMessage } from '../message-types/websocket-message';
-import { HideMessagesMessage, LayoutMessage, TerminalMenuItemMessage } from '../message-types/dashboard-messages';
-import { config } from '../config';
-import { LogMessage } from '../message-types/log-message';
+import { DashboardConfigService } from '../services/config.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { delay, retryWhen, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
@@ -18,22 +16,19 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   deploying = false;
   polling = false;
   deploymentNotificationSubscription: Subscription;
-  @ViewChild('webiframe', {static: true}) webiframe: ElementRef;
-  @ViewChild('tfwmessages', {static: true}) messages: ElementRef;
-  @ViewChild('urlbar', {static: true}) urlbar: ElementRef;
+  @ViewChild('webiframe', {static: false}) webiframe: ElementRef;
+  @ViewChild('tfwmessages', {static: false}) messages: ElementRef;
+  @ViewChild('urlbar', {static: false}) urlbar: ElementRef;
 
-  layout: string = config.dashboard.currentLayout;
-  hideMessages: boolean = config.dashboard.hideMessages;
-  iframeUrl: string = config.dashboard.iframeUrl;
-  showUrlBar = config.dashboard.showUrlBar;
-  actualIframeUrl: string = this.iframeUrl;
-  selectedTerminalMenuItem: string = config.dashboard.terminalOrConsole;
+  layout = this.configService.layout;
+  hideMessages = this.configService.hideMessages;
+  showUrlBar = this.configService.showUrlBar;
+  iframeUrl = this.configService.iframeUrl;
+  actualIframeUrl = this.iframeUrl.value;
+  terminalMenuItem = this.configService.terminalMenuItem;
   iframeReloadSubscription: Subscription;
 
   command_handlers = {
-    'dashboard.layout':           this.layoutHandler.bind(this),
-    'dashboard.hideMessages':     this.hideMessagesHandler.bind(this),
-    'dashboard.terminalMenuItem': this.terminalMenuItemHandler.bind(this),
     'dashboard.reloadFrontend':   this.reloadFrontendHandlder.bind(this),
     'dashboard.reloadIframe':     this.reloadIframeHandler.bind(this)
   };
@@ -41,13 +36,20 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   constructor(private deploymentNotificationService: DeploymentNotificationService,
               private webSocketService: WebSocketService,
               private changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
-              private http: HttpClient) {}
+              private http: HttpClient,
+              private configService: DashboardConfigService) {}
 
   ngOnInit() {
     this.webSocketService.connect();
+    this.configService.init();
+    this.subscribeResizeOnLayoutChange();
     this.initCommandHandling();
     this.initDeploymentNotifications();
-    this.sendReadyIfNeeded();
+    this.sendReady();
+  }
+
+  subscribeResizeOnLayoutChange() {
+    this.configService.layout.subscribe(() => this.emitResizeEvent());
   }
 
   initCommandHandling() {
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.deploymentNotificationSubscription = this.deploymentNotificationService.deploying.subscribe(
       (deploying) => {
         this.deploying = deploying;
-        if (!deploying && config.ide.reloadIframeOnDeploy) {
+        if (!deploying && this.configService.reloadIframeOnDeploy.value) {
           if (this.polling) {
             this.iframeReloadSubscription.unsubscribe();
           }
@@ -70,26 +72,8 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       });
   }
 
-  sendReadyIfNeeded() {
-    if (config.dashboard.sendReadyAfterPageReload) {
-      setTimeout(() => this.webSocketService.send({'key': 'frontend.ready'}));
-    }
-  }
-
-  layoutHandler(message: LayoutMessage) {
-    if (config.dashboard.enabledLayouts.includes(message.value)) {
-      this.setLayout(message.value);
-    } else {
-      console.log('Invalid ide layout "' + message.value + '" received!');
-    }
-  }
-
-  hideMessagesHandler(message: HideMessagesMessage) {
-    this.hideMessages = message.value;
-  }
-
-  terminalMenuItemHandler(message: TerminalMenuItemMessage) {
-    this.selectTerminalMenuItem(message.value);
+  sendReady() {
+    setTimeout(() => this.webSocketService.send({'key': 'frontend.ready'}));
   }
 
   reloadFrontendHandlder(message: WebSocketMessage) {
@@ -101,7 +85,11 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   setLayout(layout: string) {
-    this.layout = layout;
+    this.layout.next(layout);
+    this.emitResizeEvent();
+  }
+
+  emitResizeEvent() {
     // We need to trigger a 'resize' event manually, otherwise editor stays collapsed
     // editor 'resize' event listener requires a parameter of force=true
     setTimeout(() => window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize', {force: true} as any)), 0);
@@ -124,18 +112,18 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     if (!item.match('(terminal|console)')) {
       return;
     }
-    this.selectedTerminalMenuItem = item;
+    this.terminalMenuItem.next(item);
   }
 
-  scrollMessagesToBottom(): void {
+  scrollMessagesToBottom() {
     const element = this.messages.nativeElement;
     // This must be done in the Angular event loop to avoid messing up
     // change detection (not in the template like ConsoleComponent does)
     element.scrollTop = element.scrollHeight;
   }
 
-  iframeLoad(): void {
-    if (this.webiframe) {
+  iframeLoad() {
+    if (this.webiframe && this.iframeUrl.value) {
       const href = this.webiframe.nativeElement.contentWindow.frames.location.href;
       const niceURL = href.match(/.*?\/\/.*?(\/.*)/)[1];
       this.actualIframeUrl = niceURL;
diff --git a/src/app/ide/ide.component.html b/src/app/ide/ide.component.html
index 17dad4b..aa018a6 100644
--- a/src/app/ide/ide.component.html
+++ b/src/app/ide/ide.component.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="btn-group-sm tfw-deploy-btn-group">
-    <button *ngIf="showDeployButton"
+    <button *ngIf="showDeployButton | async"
             type="submit"
             class="btn tfw-deploy-btn tao-grid-top-center"
             (click)="sendCodeIfDirty(); deployCode()"
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
             [class.deploy]="deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.DEPLOYING"
             [class.disabled]="deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.DEPLOYING || deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.DEPLOYED"
             [class.failed]="deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.FAILED">
-      <span *ngIf="deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.TODEPLOY">{{deployButtonText['TODEPLOY']}}</span>
+      <span *ngIf="deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.TODEPLOY">{{(deployButtonText | async)['TODEPLOY']}}</span>
       <span *ngIf="deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.DEPLOYED">
         <img src="images/greentick_icon.svg"/>
-        <span>{{deployButtonText['DEPLOYED']}}</span>
+        <span>{{(deployButtonText | async)['DEPLOYED']}}</span>
       </span>
-      <span *ngIf="deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.DEPLOYING"><div class="loader"></div>{{deployButtonText['DEPLOYING']}}</span>
-      <span *ngIf="deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.FAILED">{{deployButtonText['FAILED']}}</span>
+      <span *ngIf="deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.DEPLOYING"><div class="loader"></div>{{(deployButtonText | async)['DEPLOYING']}}</span>
+      <span *ngIf="deployButtonState === DeployButtonState.FAILED">{{(deployButtonText | async)['FAILED']}}</span>
     </button>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/ide/ide.component.ts b/src/app/ide/ide.component.ts
index 252b2ec..7b8ad82 100644
--- a/src/app/ide/ide.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/ide/ide.component.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { WebSocketMessage } from '../message-types/websocket-message';
 import { IDEMessage } from '../message-types/ide-message';
 import { DeployMessage } from '../message-types/deploy-message';
 import { DeploymentNotificationService } from '../services/deployment-notification.service';
-import { config } from '../config';
+import { IdeConfigService } from '../services/config.service';
 import { LanguageMap } from './language-map';
 import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ export class IdeComponent implements OnInit {
 
   files: string[];
   filename = '';
-  code: string = config.ide.defaultCode;
+  code = 'Loading your file...';
 
   codeState = CodeState.SAVED;
   deployButtonState = DeployButtonState.DEPLOYED;
-  deployButtonText = config.ide.deployButtonText;
-  showDeployButton: boolean = config.ide.showDeployButton;
+  deployButtonText = this.configService.deployButtonText;
+  showDeployButton = this.configService.showDeployButton;
   autosave = null;
 
   editorOptions = {
     theme: 'vs-dark',
-    language: config.ide.defaultLanguage,
+    language: 'text',
     glyphMargin: false,
-    minimap: {enabled: config.ide.showMiniMap}
+    minimap: {enabled: false}
   };
 
   command_handlers = {
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ export class IdeComponent implements OnInit {
 
   constructor(private webSocketService: WebSocketService,
               private changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
-              private deploymentNotificationService: DeploymentNotificationService) { }
+              private deploymentNotificationService: DeploymentNotificationService,
+              private configService: IdeConfigService) {}
 
   ngOnInit() {
     this.webSocketService.connect();
+    this.configService.init();
     this.subscribeWS();
     this.subscribeFirstLanguageDetection();
     this.requestCode();
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ export class IdeComponent implements OnInit {
 
   subscribeFirstLanguageDetection() {
     this.webSocketService.observeKey<IDEMessage>('ide.read').pipe(first()).subscribe(
-      () => this.autoDetectEditorLanguageIfEnabled(this.filename)
+      () => this.autoDetectEditorLanguage(this.filename)
     );
   }
 
@@ -108,10 +110,7 @@ export class IdeComponent implements OnInit {
     this.deploymentNotificationService.deploying.next(false);
   }
 
-  autoDetectEditorLanguageIfEnabled(filename: string) {
-    if (!config.ide.autoDetectFileLanguage) {
-      return;
-    }
+  autoDetectEditorLanguage(filename: string) {
     const extension = filename.substr(filename.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);
     let language = LanguageMap[extension];
     language = (language === undefined) ? 'text' : language;
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ export class IdeComponent implements OnInit {
     }
     this.autosave = setInterval(
       () => { this.sendCodeIfDirty(); },
-      config.ide.autoSaveInterval
+      this.configService.autoSaveInterval.value
     );
   }
 
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ export class IdeComponent implements OnInit {
     }
     this.filename = file;
     this.requestCode();
-    this.autoDetectEditorLanguageIfEnabled(this.filename);
+    this.autoDetectEditorLanguage(this.filename);
   }
 
   editorWriteHandler() {
diff --git a/src/app/loader/loader.component.html b/src/app/loader/loader.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45d8204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/loader/loader.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<div *ngIf="loading" class="loading-container">
+  <div class=" loader">
+    <div class="outer"></div>
+    <div class="middle"></div>
+    <div class="inner"></div>
+  </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/loader/loader.component.scss b/src/app/loader/loader.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efc0a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/loader/loader.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+.loading-container {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  z-index: 99999;
+  filter: blur(0px)!important;
+}
+  
+.loader {
+  position: relative;
+  filter: blur(0px) !important;
+}
+
+.outer,
+.middle,
+.inner {
+  border: 3px solid transparent;
+  border-top-color: #277EEC;
+  border-right-color: #277EEC;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+}
+
+.outer {
+  width: 3.5em;
+  height: 3.5em;
+  margin-left: -1.75em;
+  margin-top: -1.75em;
+  animation: spin 2s linear infinite;
+}
+
+.middle {
+  width: 2.1em;
+  height: 2.1em;
+  margin-left: -1.05em;
+  margin-top: -1.05em;
+  animation: spin 1.75s linear reverse infinite;
+}
+
+.inner {
+  width: 0.8em;
+  height: 0.8em;
+  margin-left: -0.4em;
+  margin-top: -0.4em;
+  animation: spin 1.5s linear infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes spin {
+  to {
+    transform: rotate(360deg);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/loader/loader.component.ts b/src/app/loader/loader.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b70f5e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/loader/loader.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { Component, Input, AfterViewInit, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { ConfigReadyService } from '../services/config.service';
+
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-loader',
+  templateUrl: './loader.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./loader.component.scss']
+})
+export class LoaderComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
+  @Input() toBlur: HTMLElement;
+  loading = true;
+
+  constructor(private configReadyService: ConfigReadyService) {}
+
+  ngOnInit() {
+    this.configReadyService.init();
+  }
+
+  ngAfterViewInit() {
+    this.toBlur.classList.add('blur');
+    this.configReadyService.configDone.subscribe(
+      () => {
+        this.loading = false;
+        this.toBlur.classList.remove('blur');
+      }
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/messages/messages.component.ts b/src/app/messages/messages.component.ts
index 7f87535..ecb7866 100644
--- a/src/app/messages/messages.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/messages/messages.component.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, OnInit, EventEmitter, Output } from '@ang
 import { MessageData, Message } from '../message-types/bot-messages';
 import { MarkdownService } from '../services/markdown.service';
 import { WebSocketService } from '../services/websocket.service';
-
-import { config } from '../config';
-import { Subject, Observer, BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
+import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-messages',
diff --git a/src/app/services/config.service.base.ts b/src/app/services/config.service.base.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74c1b80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/services/config.service.base.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { WebSocketService } from './websocket.service';
+import { Subject, BehaviorSubject, merge } from 'rxjs';
+import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+@Injectable()
+export abstract class ConfigServiceBase {
+  initDone = false;
+  keys = new Array<string>();
+  mandatoryConfigs = new Array<any>();
+  configDone = new Subject<void>();
+
+  constructor(private webSocketService: WebSocketService) {}
+
+  init() {
+    if (!this.initDone) {
+      this.waitForMandatoryConfigs();
+      this.subscribeConfigKeys();
+      this.initDone = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  waitForMandatoryConfigs() {
+    const firstConfigs = new Array<any>();
+    this.mandatoryConfigs.forEach((config) => {
+      const requiredEmitCount = config instanceof BehaviorSubject ? 2 : 1;
+      firstConfigs.push(config.pipe(take(requiredEmitCount)));
+    });
+
+    merge(...firstConfigs).subscribe(undefined, undefined, () => {
+      this.configDone.next();
+      this.configDone.complete();
+    });
+  }
+
+  subscribeConfigKeys() {
+    this.webSocketService.connect();
+    this.keys.forEach(key =>
+        this.webSocketService.observeKey<any>(key).subscribe(this.handleConfig.bind(this))
+    );
+  }
+
+  handleConfig(message: any) {
+    Object.keys(message).filter(key => key !== 'key').forEach(key => {
+      if (this[key] === undefined) {
+        console.log(`Invalid ${this.keys} config key "${key}"!`);
+      } else {
+        this[key].next(message[key]);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/services/config.service.ts b/src/app/services/config.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..561e798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/services/config.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { WebSocketService } from './websocket.service';
+import { Subject, BehaviorSubject, merge } from 'rxjs';
+import { ConfigServiceBase } from './config.service.base';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class DashboardConfigService extends ConfigServiceBase {
+  keys = ['frontend.dashboard'];
+
+  layout = new BehaviorSubject<string>('terminal-ide-web');
+  hideMessages = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+  iframeUrl = new BehaviorSubject<string>('/webservice');
+  showUrlBar = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+  terminalMenuItem = new BehaviorSubject<string>('terminal');
+  reloadIframeOnDeploy = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+  enabledLayouts = new BehaviorSubject<Array<string>>([
+    'terminal-ide-web',
+    'terminal-ide-vertical',
+    'terminal-web',
+    'ide-web-vertical',
+    'terminal-ide-horizontal',
+    'terminal-only',
+    'ide-only',
+    'web-only'
+  ]);
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class IdeConfigService extends ConfigServiceBase {
+  keys = ['frontend.ide'];
+
+  autoSaveInterval = new BehaviorSubject<number>(444);
+  showDeployButton = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(true);
+  deployButtonText = new BehaviorSubject<any>({
+    'TODEPLOY': 'Deploy',
+    'DEPLOYED': 'Deployed',
+    'DEPLOYING': 'Reloading app...',
+    'FAILED': 'Deployment failed'
+  });
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class SiteConfigService extends ConfigServiceBase {
+  keys = ['frontend.site'];
+
+  askReloadSite = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+  documentTitle = new BehaviorSubject<string>('Avatao Tutorials');
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class ConfigReadyService {
+  configDone = new Subject<void>();
+  readyNotifiers: Array<any>;
+
+  constructor(
+    private webSocketService: WebSocketService,
+    private ide: IdeConfigService,
+    private dashboard: DashboardConfigService,
+    private site: SiteConfigService
+  ) {
+    this.readyNotifiers = [
+      this.ide.configDone,
+      this.dashboard.configDone,
+      this.site.configDone
+    ];
+  }
+
+  init() {
+    this.webSocketService.connect();
+
+    const recvdConfigDone = new Subject<void>();
+    this.readyNotifiers.push(recvdConfigDone);
+    this.webSocketService.observeKey<any>('frontend.ready').subscribe(() => {
+      recvdConfigDone.next();
+      recvdConfigDone.complete();
+    });
+
+    merge(...this.readyNotifiers).subscribe(undefined, undefined, () => {
+      this.configDone.next();
+      this.configDone.complete();
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/services/terminado.service.ts b/src/app/services/terminado.service.ts
index ed65e34..eb523a8 100644
--- a/src/app/services/terminado.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/terminado.service.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as terminado from 'xterm/lib/addons/terminado/terminado';
 export class TerminadoService {
   xterm: Terminal;
   ws: WebSocket;
+  attached = false;
 
   constructor() {
     Terminal.applyAddon(fit);
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export class TerminadoService {
       this.xterm.open(element);
       this.fit();
       this.xterm.blur();
+      this.attached = true;
     };
   }
 
@@ -54,9 +56,12 @@ export class TerminadoService {
     (<any>this.xterm).terminadoDetach(this.ws);
     this.xterm.destroy();
     this.ws.close();
+    this.attached = false;
   }
 
   fit() {
-    (<any>this.xterm).fit();
+    if (this.attached) {
+      (<any>this.xterm).fit();
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/sidebar/sidebar.component.html b/src/app/sidebar/sidebar.component.html
index 3dc9779..8402989 100644
--- a/src/app/sidebar/sidebar.component.html
+++ b/src/app/sidebar/sidebar.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<div class="tfw-ide-pin" *ngFor="let layoutIter of enabledLayouts">
-
+<div class="tfw-ide-pin" *ngFor="let layoutIter of (enabledLayouts | async)">
   <div>
     <button [class.active]="layout === layoutIter"
             (active)="layout === layoutIter"
@@ -7,5 +6,4 @@
             (click)="setLayout(layoutIter)"
             class="btn"><img src="images/{{layoutIter}}.svg"></button>
   </div>
-
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/sidebar/sidebar.component.ts b/src/app/sidebar/sidebar.component.ts
index 3b69301..b81238f 100644
--- a/src/app/sidebar/sidebar.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/sidebar/sidebar.component.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 import { Component, Input, Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
-import { config } from '../config';
+import { DashboardConfigService } from '../services/config.service';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-sidebar',
   templateUrl: './sidebar.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./sidebar.component.scss']
 })
-
 export class SidebarComponent {
   @Input() layout: string;
   @Output() layoutChanged = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  enabledLayouts: string[] = config.dashboard.enabledLayouts;
+  enabledLayouts = this.configService.enabledLayouts;
 
-  constructor() {}
+  constructor(private configService: DashboardConfigService) {}
 
   setLayout(layout: string) {
     this.layout = layout;
diff --git a/src/app/web/web.component.html b/src/app/web/web.component.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 63f9bf4..0000000
--- a/src/app/web/web.component.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<h2>WebComponent is here!</h2>
-<p>Edit me if you want to write your own component in Angular!</p>
diff --git a/src/app/web/web.component.scss b/src/app/web/web.component.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/app/web/web.component.ts b/src/app/web/web.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ff36dd3..0000000
--- a/src/app/web/web.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// Edit me if you want to write your own component in Angular!
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'app-web',
-  templateUrl: './web.component.html',
-  styleUrls: ['./web.component.scss']
-})
-export class WebComponent {
-  constructor() {}
-}
diff --git a/src/assets/scss/mixins/_layout.scss b/src/assets/scss/mixins/_layout.scss
index cddfa5d..dc6d682 100644
--- a/src/assets/scss/mixins/_layout.scss
+++ b/src/assets/scss/mixins/_layout.scss
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ $grid-columns-count: 100;
 $grid-rows-count: 30;
 
 $terminal-ide-web-layout: (
-  'header': (0, 20, 0, 4),
-  'messages': (0, 20, 4, 60),
+  'header': (0, 20, 0, 8),
+  'messages': (0, 20, 8, 60),
   'ide': (56, 96, 0, 100),
   'terminal': (0, 56, 60, 100),
   'web': (20, 56, 0, 60),
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ $terminal-ide-web-layout: (
 );
 
 $terminal-web-layout: (
-  'header': (0, 20, 0, 4),
-  'messages': (0, 20, 2, 100),
+  'header': (0, 20, 0, 8),
+  'messages': (0, 20, 8, 100),
   'ide': (),
   'terminal': (56, 96, 0, 100),
   'web': (20, 56, 0, 100),
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ $terminal-web-layout: (
 );
 
 $terminal-ide-vertical-layout: (
-  'header': (0, 20, 0, 4),
-  'messages': (0, 20, 2, 100),
+  'header': (0, 20, 0, 8),
+  'messages': (0, 20, 8, 100),
   'ide': (56, 96, 0, 100),
   'terminal': (20, 56, 0, 100),
   'web': (),
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ $terminal-ide-vertical-layout: (
 );
 
 $terminal-ide-horizontal-layout: (
-  'header': (0, 20, 0, 4),
-  'messages': (0, 20, 2, 100),
+  'header': (0, 20, 0, 8),
+  'messages': (0, 20, 8, 100),
   'ide': (20, 96, 0, 60),
   'terminal': (20, 96, 60, 100),
   'web': (),
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ $terminal-ide-horizontal-layout: (
 );
 
 $ide-web-vertical-layout: (
-  'header': (0, 20, 0, 4),
-  'messages': (0, 20, 4, 100),
+  'header': (0, 20, 0, 8),
+  'messages': (0, 20, 8, 100),
   'ide': (56, 96, 0, 100),
   'terminal': (),
   'web': (20, 56, 0, 100),
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ $ide-web-vertical-layout: (
 );
 
 $terminal-only-layout: (
-  'header': (0, 20, 0, 4),
-  'messages': (0, 20, 4, 100),
+  'header': (0, 20, 0, 8),
+  'messages': (0, 20, 8, 100),
   'ide': (),
   'terminal': (20, 96, 0, 100),
   'web': (),
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ $terminal-only-layout: (
 );
 
 $ide-only-layout: (
-  'header': (0, 20, 0, 4),
-  'messages': (0, 20, 4, 100),
+  'header': (0, 20, 0, 8),
+  'messages': (0, 20, 8, 100),
   'ide': (20, 96, 0, 100),
   'terminal': (),
   'web': (),
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ $ide-only-layout: (
 );
 
 $web-only-layout: (
-  'header': (0, 20, 0, 4),
-  'messages': (0, 20, 4, 100),
+  'header': (0, 20, 0, 8),
+  'messages': (0, 20, 8, 100),
   'ide': (),
   'terminal': (),
   'web': (20, 96, 0, 100),
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ $layouts: (
 
   @if (length($tfw-component) > 0) {
     $columns-count: convert-ratio(nth($tfw-component,2), $grid-columns-count) - convert-ratio(nth($tfw-component,1), $grid-columns-count);
-    $rows-count: convert-ratio(nth($tfw-component,4), $grid-columns-count) - convert-ratio(nth($tfw-component,3), $grid-columns-count);
+    $rows-count: convert-ratio(nth($tfw-component,4), $grid-rows-count) - convert-ratio(nth($tfw-component,3), $grid-rows-count);
 
     min-width: #{$columns-count / $grid-columns-count * 100}vw;
     min-height: #{$rows-count / $grid-rows-count * 100}vh;
diff --git a/src/assets/scss/mixins/_scrollbar.scss b/src/assets/scss/mixins/_scrollbar.scss
index 9a4c3fd..41bae4d 100644
--- a/src/assets/scss/mixins/_scrollbar.scss
+++ b/src/assets/scss/mixins/_scrollbar.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @mixin set-scrollbar-style($style, $selctor) {
   ::-webkit-scrollbar {
     width: 3px !important;
+    height: 3px !important;
   }
 
   #{$selctor}::-webkit-scrollbar-track {