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..713d03c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+export const config = {
+  dashboard: {
+    'route': 'dashboard',
+    'defaultLayout': 'vraw-open'
+  },
+  webide: {
+    'route': 'webide',
+    'autoSaveInterval': 1000,
+    'defaultCode': 'Loading your file...',
+    'defaultLanguage': 'text',
+    'deployProcessName': 'login',
+    'showDeployButton': true
+  },
+  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 62733b2..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,
@@ -33,8 +34,7 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   layoutHandler(data: LayoutCommand) {
     if (data.layout.match('vraw-open|vraw-closed|hraw|default-open|default-closed')) {
       this.layout = data.layout;
-    } 
-    else {
+    } else {
       console.log('Invalid webide layout "' + data.layout + '" received!');
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/layout-command.ts b/src/app/dashboard/layout-command.ts
index e8e2f45..3d58db2 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/layout-command.ts
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/layout-command.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export class LayoutCommand {
     command: string;
     layout: string;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/app/header/header.component.ts b/src/app/header/header.component.ts
index 591e148..b19f044 100644
--- a/src/app/header/header.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/header/header.component.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-header',
   templateUrl: './header.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./header.component.scss']
 })
-export class HeaderComponent implements OnInit {
-
-  constructor() { }
-
-  ngOnInit() {
-  }
-
+export class HeaderComponent {
+  constructor() {}
 }
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/services/wsmessage.ts b/src/app/services/wsmessage.ts
index 1fceb3c..14224c2 100644
--- a/src/app/services/wsmessage.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/wsmessage.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export class WSMessage<T> {
   key: string;
   trigger?: string;
-  data: T;  // TODO: sane annotation
+  data: T;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/webide/webide.component.html b/src/app/webide/webide.component.html
index 48437f8..937d2c1 100644
--- a/src/app/webide/webide.component.html
+++ b/src/app/webide/webide.component.html
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="btn-group-sm tfw-deploy-btn-group">
-    <button type="submit"
+    <button *ngIf="showDeployButton"
+            type="submit"
             class="btn tfw-deploy-btn tao-grid-top-center"
             (click)="sendCodeIfDirty(); deployCode()"
             [disabled]="deployButtonState === 'DEPLOYING' || deployButtonState === 'DEPLOYED'"
diff --git a/src/app/webide/webide.component.ts b/src/app/webide/webide.component.ts
index 9dfe170..5ee15b8 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',
@@ -29,14 +27,15 @@ 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[];
   codeState = 'SAVED';
   deployButtonState = 'DEPLOYED';
+  showDeployButton: boolean = config.webide.showDeployButton;
   autosave = null;
   command_handlers = {'reload':    this.reloadHandler.bind(this),
                       'read':      this.readHandler.bind(this),
@@ -54,8 +53,8 @@ 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 +98,7 @@ 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) {