diff --git a/app/__test__/modules/AppAuth.spec.ts b/app/__test__/modules/AppAuth.spec.ts
index ca861d5..9091fbb 100644
--- a/app/__test__/modules/AppAuth.spec.ts
+++ b/app/__test__/modules/AppAuth.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { AuthController } from "../../src/auth/api/AuthController";
 import { em, entity, make, text } from "../../src/data";
 import { AppAuth, type ModuleBuildContext } from "../../src/modules";
 import { disableConsoleLog, enableConsoleLog } from "../helper";
+// @ts-ignore
 import { makeCtx, moduleTestSuite } from "./module-test-suite";
 
 describe("AppAuth", () => {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ describe("AppAuth", () => {
 
       const config = auth.toJSON();
       expect(config.jwt).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(config.strategies.password.config).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(config.strategies?.password?.config).toBeUndefined();
    });
 
    test("enabling auth: generate secret", async () => {
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ describe("AppAuth", () => {
       const auth = new AppAuth(
          {
             enabled: true,
+            // @ts-ignore
             jwt: {
                secret: "123456",
             },
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ describe("AppAuth", () => {
 
          const { data: users } = await ctx.em.repository("users").findMany();
          expect(users.length).toBe(1);
-         expect(users[0].email).toBe("some@body.com");
+         expect(users[0]?.email).toBe("some@body.com");
       }
    });
 
diff --git a/app/__test__/modules/ModuleManager.spec.ts b/app/__test__/modules/ModuleManager.spec.ts
index c556795..31b2027 100644
--- a/app/__test__/modules/ModuleManager.spec.ts
+++ b/app/__test__/modules/ModuleManager.spec.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe("ModuleManager", async () => {
                }).toJSON(),
             },
          },
-      });
+      }) as any;
       //const { version, ...json } = mm.toJSON() as any;
 
       const c2 = getDummyConnection();
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe("ModuleManager", async () => {
                }).toJSON(),
             },
          },
-      };
+      } as any;
       //const { version, ...json } = mm.toJSON() as any;
 
       const { dummyConnection } = getDummyConnection();
@@ -90,23 +90,20 @@ describe("ModuleManager", async () => {
       await mm2.build();
 
       expect(stripMark(json)).toEqual(stripMark(mm2.configs()));
-      expect(mm2.configs().data.entities.test).toBeDefined();
-      expect(mm2.configs().data.entities.test.fields.content).toBeDefined();
-      expect(mm2.get("data").toJSON().entities.test.fields.content).toBeDefined();
+      expect(mm2.configs().data.entities?.test).toBeDefined();
+      expect(mm2.configs().data.entities?.test?.fields?.content).toBeDefined();
+      expect(mm2.get("data").toJSON().entities?.test?.fields?.content).toBeDefined();
    });
 
    test("s4: config given, table exists, version outdated, migrate", async () => {
       const c = getDummyConnection();
       const mm = new ModuleManager(c.dummyConnection);
       await mm.build();
-      const version = mm.version();
       const json = mm.configs();
 
       const c2 = getDummyConnection();
       const db = c2.dummyConnection.kysely;
-      const mm2 = new ModuleManager(c2.dummyConnection, {
-         initial: { version: version - 1, ...json },
-      });
+      const mm2 = new ModuleManager(c2.dummyConnection);
       await mm2.syncConfigTable();
 
       await db
@@ -171,7 +168,7 @@ describe("ModuleManager", async () => {
       expect(mm2.configs().data.basepath).toBe("/api/data2");
    });
 
-   test("blank app, modify config", async () => {
+   /*test("blank app, modify config", async () => {
       const { dummyConnection } = getDummyConnection();
 
       const mm = new ModuleManager(dummyConnection);
@@ -194,7 +191,7 @@ describe("ModuleManager", async () => {
             },
          },
       });
-   });
+   });*/
 
    test("partial config given", async () => {
       const { dummyConnection } = getDummyConnection();
@@ -212,13 +209,15 @@ describe("ModuleManager", async () => {
       expect(mm.version()).toBe(CURRENT_VERSION);
       expect(mm.built()).toBe(true);
       expect(mm.configs().auth.enabled).toBe(true);
-      expect(mm.configs().data.entities.users).toBeDefined();
+      expect(mm.configs().data.entities?.users).toBeDefined();
    });
 
    test("partial config given, but db version exists", async () => {
       const c = getDummyConnection();
       const mm = new ModuleManager(c.dummyConnection);
       await mm.build();
+      console.log("==".repeat(30));
+      console.log("");
       const json = mm.configs();
 
       const c2 = getDummyConnection();
@@ -265,8 +264,8 @@ describe("ModuleManager", async () => {
 
          override async build() {
             //console.log("building FailingModule", this.config);
-            if (this.config.value < 0) {
-               throw new Error("value must be positive");
+            if (this.config.value && this.config.value < 0) {
+               throw new Error("value must be positive, given: " + this.config.value);
             }
             this.setBuilt();
          }
@@ -332,6 +331,7 @@ describe("ModuleManager", async () => {
          // @ts-ignore
          const f = mm.mutateConfigSafe("failing");
 
+         // @ts-ignore
          expect(f.set({ value: 2 })).resolves.toBeDefined();
          expect(mockOnUpdated).toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
diff --git a/app/__test__/modules/migrations/migrations.spec.ts b/app/__test__/modules/migrations/migrations.spec.ts
index de004ac..4bd83ab 100644
--- a/app/__test__/modules/migrations/migrations.spec.ts
+++ b/app/__test__/modules/migrations/migrations.spec.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,44 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { type InitialModuleConfigs, createApp } from "../../../src";
 
-import type { Kysely } from "kysely";
+import { type Kysely, sql } from "kysely";
 import { getDummyConnection } from "../../helper";
 import v7 from "./samples/v7.json";
+import v8 from "./samples/v8.json";
+import v8_2 from "./samples/v8-2.json";
 
 // app expects migratable config to be present in database
-async function createVersionedApp(config: InitialModuleConfigs) {
+async function createVersionedApp(config: InitialModuleConfigs | any) {
    const { dummyConnection } = getDummyConnection();
 
    if (!("version" in config)) throw new Error("config must have a version");
    const { version, ...rest } = config;
 
-   const app = createApp({ connection: dummyConnection });
-   await app.build();
+   const db = dummyConnection.kysely as Kysely<any>;
+   await sql`CREATE TABLE "__bknd" (
+       "id"         integer not null primary key autoincrement,
+       "version"    integer,
+       "type"       text,
+       "json"       text,
+       "created_at" datetime,
+       "updated_at" datetime
+    )`.execute(db);
 
-   const qb = app.modules.ctx().connection.kysely as Kysely<any>;
-   const current = await qb
-      .selectFrom("__bknd")
-      .selectAll()
-      .where("type", "=", "config")
-      .executeTakeFirst();
-
-   await qb
-      .updateTable("__bknd")
-      .set("json", JSON.stringify(rest))
-      .set("version", 7)
-      .where("id", "=", current!.id)
+   await db
+      .insertInto("__bknd")
+      .values({
+         version,
+         type: "config",
+         created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+         json: JSON.stringify(rest),
+      })
       .execute();
 
-   const app2 = createApp({
+   const app = createApp({
       connection: dummyConnection,
    });
-   await app2.build();
-   return app2;
+   await app.build();
+   return app;
 }
 
 describe("Migrations", () => {
@@ -46,8 +51,8 @@ describe("Migrations", () => {
 
       const app = await createVersionedApp(v7);
 
-      expect(app.version()).toBe(8);
-      expect(app.toJSON(true).auth.strategies.password.enabled).toBe(true);
+      expect(app.version()).toBeGreaterThan(7);
+      expect(app.toJSON(true).auth.strategies?.password?.enabled).toBe(true);
 
       const req = await app.server.request("/api/auth/password/register", {
          method: "POST",
@@ -60,7 +65,17 @@ describe("Migrations", () => {
          }),
       });
       expect(req.ok).toBe(true);
-      const res = await req.json();
+      const res = (await req.json()) as any;
       expect(res.user.email).toBe("test@test.com");
    });
+
+   test("migration from 8 to 9", async () => {
+      expect(v8.version).toBe(8);
+
+      const app = await createVersionedApp(v8);
+
+      expect(app.version()).toBeGreaterThan(8);
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      expect(app.toJSON(true).server.admin).toBeUndefined();
+   });
 });
diff --git a/app/__test__/modules/migrations/samples/v8-2.json b/app/__test__/modules/migrations/samples/v8-2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c94e85a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/__test__/modules/migrations/samples/v8-2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,709 @@
+{
+  "version": 8,
+  "server": {
+    "admin": {
+      "basepath": "",
+      "color_scheme": "light",
+      "logo_return_path": "/"
+    },
+    "cors": {
+      "origin": "*",
+      "allow_methods": ["GET", "POST", "PATCH", "PUT", "DELETE"],
+      "allow_headers": [
+        "Content-Type",
+        "Content-Length",
+        "Authorization",
+        "Accept"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "data": {
+    "basepath": "/api/data",
+    "entities": {
+      "products": {
+        "type": "regular",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "title": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "brand": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "currency": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "price": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "price_compare": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": ["table"]
+            }
+          },
+          "url": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "html_config": {
+                "element": "input"
+              },
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": ["table"]
+            }
+          },
+          "created_at": {
+            "type": "date",
+            "config": {
+              "type": "date",
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": ["table"]
+            }
+          },
+          "description": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "html_config": {
+                "element": "textarea",
+                "props": {
+                  "rows": 4
+                }
+              },
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": ["table"]
+            }
+          },
+          "images": {
+            "type": "media",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": ["update"],
+              "hidden": false,
+              "mime_types": [],
+              "virtual": true,
+              "entity": "products"
+            }
+          },
+          "identifier": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "metadata": {
+            "type": "jsonschema",
+            "config": {
+              "schema": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                  "size": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "gender": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "ai_description": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                },
+                "additionalProperties": {
+                  "type": ["string", "number"]
+                }
+              },
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": ["table"]
+            }
+          },
+          "_likes": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "default_value": 0,
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "id",
+          "sort_dir": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "media": {
+        "type": "system",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "path": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "folder": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "config": {
+              "default_value": false,
+              "hidden": true,
+              "fillable": ["create"],
+              "required": false
+            }
+          },
+          "mime_type": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "size": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "scope": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "hidden": true,
+              "fillable": ["create"],
+              "required": false
+            }
+          },
+          "etag": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "modified_at": {
+            "type": "date",
+            "config": {
+              "type": "datetime",
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "reference": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "entity_id": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "metadata": {
+            "type": "json",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "temporary": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "id",
+          "sort_dir": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "users": {
+        "type": "system",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "email": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "strategy": {
+            "type": "enum",
+            "config": {
+              "options": {
+                "type": "strings",
+                "values": ["password"]
+              },
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": ["create"],
+              "hidden": ["read", "table", "update", "form"]
+            }
+          },
+          "strategy_value": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": ["create"],
+              "hidden": ["read", "table", "update", "form"],
+              "required": true
+            }
+          },
+          "role": {
+            "type": "enum",
+            "config": {
+              "options": {
+                "type": "strings",
+                "values": ["guest", "admin"]
+              },
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "username": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "name": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "_boards": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "default_value": 0,
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "id",
+          "sort_dir": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "product_likes": {
+        "type": "regular",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "created_at": {
+            "type": "date",
+            "config": {
+              "type": "datetime",
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "users_id": {
+            "type": "relation",
+            "config": {
+              "label": "User",
+              "required": true,
+              "reference": "users",
+              "target": "users",
+              "target_field": "id",
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false,
+              "on_delete": "set null"
+            }
+          },
+          "products_id": {
+            "type": "relation",
+            "config": {
+              "label": "Product",
+              "required": true,
+              "reference": "products",
+              "target": "products",
+              "target_field": "id",
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false,
+              "on_delete": "set null"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "id",
+          "sort_dir": "desc",
+          "name": "Product Likes"
+        }
+      },
+      "boards": {
+        "type": "regular",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "private": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "title": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "description": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "users_id": {
+            "type": "relation",
+            "config": {
+              "label": "Users",
+              "required": true,
+              "reference": "users",
+              "target": "users",
+              "target_field": "id",
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false,
+              "on_delete": "set null"
+            }
+          },
+          "images": {
+            "type": "media",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": ["update"],
+              "hidden": false,
+              "mime_types": [],
+              "virtual": true,
+              "entity": "boards",
+              "max_items": 5
+            }
+          },
+          "cover": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "default_value": 0,
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "_products": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "default_value": 0,
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "id",
+          "sort_dir": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "boards_products": {
+        "type": "generated",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "boards_id": {
+            "type": "relation",
+            "config": {
+              "required": true,
+              "reference": "boards",
+              "target": "boards",
+              "target_field": "id",
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false,
+              "on_delete": "set null"
+            }
+          },
+          "products_id": {
+            "type": "relation",
+            "config": {
+              "required": true,
+              "reference": "products",
+              "target": "products",
+              "target_field": "id",
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false,
+              "on_delete": "set null"
+            }
+          },
+          "manual": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "id",
+          "sort_dir": "desc"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "relations": {
+      "poly_products_media_images": {
+        "type": "poly",
+        "source": "products",
+        "target": "media",
+        "config": {
+          "mappedBy": "images"
+        }
+      },
+      "n1_product_likes_users": {
+        "type": "n:1",
+        "source": "product_likes",
+        "target": "users",
+        "config": {
+          "mappedBy": "",
+          "inversedBy": "",
+          "required": true,
+          "with_limit": 5
+        }
+      },
+      "n1_product_likes_products": {
+        "type": "n:1",
+        "source": "product_likes",
+        "target": "products",
+        "config": {
+          "mappedBy": "",
+          "inversedBy": "",
+          "required": true,
+          "with_limit": 5
+        }
+      },
+      "n1_boards_users": {
+        "type": "n:1",
+        "source": "boards",
+        "target": "users",
+        "config": {
+          "mappedBy": "",
+          "inversedBy": "",
+          "required": true,
+          "with_limit": 5
+        }
+      },
+      "poly_boards_media_images": {
+        "type": "poly",
+        "source": "boards",
+        "target": "media",
+        "config": {
+          "mappedBy": "images",
+          "targetCardinality": 5
+        }
+      },
+      "mn_boards_products_boards_products,boards_products": {
+        "type": "m:n",
+        "source": "boards",
+        "target": "products",
+        "config": {}
+      }
+    },
+    "indices": {
+      "idx_unique_media_path": {
+        "entity": "media",
+        "fields": ["path"],
+        "unique": true
+      },
+      "idx_media_reference": {
+        "entity": "media",
+        "fields": ["reference"],
+        "unique": false
+      },
+      "idx_unique_users_email": {
+        "entity": "users",
+        "fields": ["email"],
+        "unique": true
+      },
+      "idx_users_strategy": {
+        "entity": "users",
+        "fields": ["strategy"],
+        "unique": false
+      },
+      "idx_users_strategy_value": {
+        "entity": "users",
+        "fields": ["strategy_value"],
+        "unique": false
+      },
+      "idx_product_likes_unique_products_id_users_id": {
+        "entity": "product_likes",
+        "fields": ["products_id", "users_id"],
+        "unique": true
+      },
+      "idx_boards_products_unique_boards_id_products_id": {
+        "entity": "boards_products",
+        "fields": ["boards_id", "products_id"],
+        "unique": true
+      },
+      "idx_media_entity_id": {
+        "entity": "media",
+        "fields": ["entity_id"],
+        "unique": false
+      },
+      "idx_products_identifier": {
+        "entity": "products",
+        "fields": ["identifier"],
+        "unique": false
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "auth": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "basepath": "/api/auth",
+    "entity_name": "users",
+    "allow_register": true,
+    "jwt": {
+      "secret": "2wY76Z$JQg(3t?Wn8g,^ZqZhlmjNx<@uQjI!7i^XZBF11Xa1>zZK2??Y[D|]cc%k",
+      "alg": "HS256",
+      "fields": ["id", "email", "role"]
+    },
+    "cookie": {
+      "path": "/",
+      "sameSite": "lax",
+      "secure": true,
+      "httpOnly": true,
+      "expires": 604800,
+      "renew": true,
+      "pathSuccess": "/",
+      "pathLoggedOut": "/"
+    },
+    "strategies": {
+      "password": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "type": "password",
+        "config": {
+          "hashing": "sha256"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "roles": {
+      "guest": {
+        "is_default": true,
+        "permissions": ["system.access.api", "data.entity.read"]
+      },
+      "admin": {
+        "implicit_allow": true
+      }
+    },
+    "guard": {
+      "enabled": true
+    }
+  },
+  "media": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "basepath": "/api/media",
+    "entity_name": "media",
+    "storage": {},
+    "adapter": {
+      "type": "s3",
+      "config": {
+        "access_key": "123",
+        "secret_access_key": "123",
+        "url": "https://123.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/enly"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "flows": {
+    "basepath": "/api/flows",
+    "flows": {}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/__test__/modules/migrations/samples/v8.json b/app/__test__/modules/migrations/samples/v8.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4bacee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/__test__/modules/migrations/samples/v8.json
@@ -0,0 +1,598 @@
+{
+  "version": 8,
+  "server": {
+    "admin": {
+      "basepath": "",
+      "logo_return_path": "/",
+      "color_scheme": "dark"
+    },
+    "cors": {
+      "origin": "*",
+      "allow_methods": ["GET", "POST", "PATCH", "PUT", "DELETE"],
+      "allow_headers": [
+        "Content-Type",
+        "Content-Length",
+        "Authorization",
+        "Accept"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "data": {
+    "basepath": "/api/data",
+    "entities": {
+      "posts": {
+        "type": "regular",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "title": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "slug": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "html_config": {
+                "element": "input"
+              },
+              "pattern": "^[a-z\\-\\_0-9]+$",
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false,
+              "label": "Slug"
+            }
+          },
+          "content": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "html_config": {
+                "element": "textarea",
+                "props": {
+                  "rows": 5
+                }
+              },
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": ["form"]
+            }
+          },
+          "active": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "images": {
+            "type": "media",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": ["update"],
+              "hidden": false,
+              "mime_types": [],
+              "virtual": true,
+              "entity": "posts"
+            }
+          },
+          "tags": {
+            "type": "jsonschema",
+            "config": {
+              "schema": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              },
+              "ui_schema": {
+                "ui:options": {
+                  "orderable": false
+                }
+              },
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "users_id": {
+            "type": "relation",
+            "config": {
+              "label": "Users",
+              "required": false,
+              "reference": "users",
+              "target": "users",
+              "target_field": "id",
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false,
+              "on_delete": "set null"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "title",
+          "sort_dir": "desc"
+        }
+      },
+      "comments": {
+        "type": "regular",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "content": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "created_at": {
+            "type": "date",
+            "config": {
+              "type": "date",
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "posts_id": {
+            "type": "relation",
+            "config": {
+              "label": "Posts",
+              "required": true,
+              "reference": "posts",
+              "target": "posts",
+              "target_field": "id",
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false,
+              "on_delete": "set null"
+            }
+          },
+          "users_id": {
+            "type": "relation",
+            "config": {
+              "label": "Users",
+              "required": true,
+              "reference": "users",
+              "target": "users",
+              "target_field": "id",
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false,
+              "on_delete": "set null"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "id",
+          "sort_dir": "asc"
+        }
+      },
+      "media": {
+        "type": "system",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "path": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "folder": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "config": {
+              "default_value": false,
+              "hidden": true,
+              "fillable": ["create"],
+              "required": false
+            }
+          },
+          "mime_type": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "size": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "scope": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "hidden": true,
+              "fillable": ["create"],
+              "required": false
+            }
+          },
+          "etag": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "modified_at": {
+            "type": "date",
+            "config": {
+              "type": "datetime",
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "reference": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "entity_id": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "metadata": {
+            "type": "json",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "id",
+          "sort_dir": "asc"
+        }
+      },
+      "users": {
+        "type": "system",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "email": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "strategy": {
+            "type": "enum",
+            "config": {
+              "options": {
+                "type": "strings",
+                "values": ["password", "google"]
+              },
+              "required": true,
+              "fillable": ["create"],
+              "hidden": ["update", "form"]
+            }
+          },
+          "strategy_value": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": ["create"],
+              "hidden": ["read", "table", "update", "form"],
+              "required": true
+            }
+          },
+          "role": {
+            "type": "enum",
+            "config": {
+              "options": {
+                "type": "strings",
+                "values": ["guest", "admin", "editor"]
+              },
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "avatar": {
+            "type": "media",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": ["update"],
+              "hidden": false,
+              "mime_types": [],
+              "virtual": true,
+              "entity": "users",
+              "max_items": 1
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "id",
+          "sort_dir": "asc"
+        }
+      },
+      "test": {
+        "type": "regular",
+        "fields": {
+          "id": {
+            "type": "primary",
+            "config": {
+              "fillable": false,
+              "required": false,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "title": {
+            "type": "text",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          },
+          "number": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "config": {
+              "required": false,
+              "fillable": true,
+              "hidden": false
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "sort_field": "id",
+          "sort_dir": "asc"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "relations": {
+      "n1_comments_posts": {
+        "type": "n:1",
+        "source": "comments",
+        "target": "posts",
+        "config": {
+          "required": true,
+          "with_limit": 5
+        }
+      },
+      "poly_posts_media_images": {
+        "type": "poly",
+        "source": "posts",
+        "target": "media",
+        "config": {
+          "mappedBy": "images"
+        }
+      },
+      "n1_posts_users": {
+        "type": "n:1",
+        "source": "posts",
+        "target": "users",
+        "config": {
+          "with_limit": 5
+        }
+      },
+      "n1_comments_users": {
+        "type": "n:1",
+        "source": "comments",
+        "target": "users",
+        "config": {
+          "required": true,
+          "with_limit": 5
+        }
+      },
+      "poly_users_media_avatar": {
+        "type": "poly",
+        "source": "users",
+        "target": "media",
+        "config": {
+          "mappedBy": "avatar",
+          "targetCardinality": 1
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "indices": {
+      "idx_unique_media_path": {
+        "entity": "media",
+        "fields": ["path"],
+        "unique": true
+      },
+      "idx_unique_users_email": {
+        "entity": "users",
+        "fields": ["email"],
+        "unique": true
+      },
+      "idx_users_strategy": {
+        "entity": "users",
+        "fields": ["strategy"],
+        "unique": false
+      },
+      "idx_users_strategy_value": {
+        "entity": "users",
+        "fields": ["strategy_value"],
+        "unique": false
+      },
+      "idx_media_reference": {
+        "entity": "media",
+        "fields": ["reference"],
+        "unique": false
+      },
+      "idx_media_entity_id": {
+        "entity": "media",
+        "fields": ["entity_id"],
+        "unique": false
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "auth": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "basepath": "/api/auth",
+    "entity_name": "users",
+    "jwt": {
+      "secret": "A%3jk*wD!Zruj123123123j$Wm8qS8m8qS8",
+      "alg": "HS256",
+      "fields": ["id", "email", "role"],
+      "issuer": "showoff"
+    },
+    "guard": {
+      "enabled": true
+    },
+    "strategies": {
+      "password": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "type": "password",
+        "config": {
+          "hashing": "sha256"
+        }
+      },
+      "google": {
+        "enabled": true,
+        "type": "oauth",
+        "config": {
+          "type": "oidc",
+          "client": {
+            "client_id": "545948917277-123ieuifrag.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+            "client_secret": "123-123hTTZfDDGPDPp"
+          },
+          "name": "google"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "roles": {
+      "guest": {
+        "permissions": [
+          "data.entity.read",
+          "system.access.api",
+          "system.config.read"
+        ],
+        "is_default": true
+      },
+      "admin": {
+        "is_default": false,
+        "implicit_allow": true
+      },
+      "editor": {
+        "permissions": [
+          "system.access.admin",
+          "system.config.read",
+          "system.schema.read",
+          "system.config.read.secrets",
+          "system.access.api",
+          "data.entity.read",
+          "data.entity.update",
+          "data.entity.delete",
+          "data.entity.create"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "allow_register": true,
+    "cookie": {
+      "path": "/",
+      "sameSite": "lax",
+      "secure": true,
+      "httpOnly": true,
+      "expires": 604800,
+      "renew": true,
+      "pathSuccess": "/",
+      "pathLoggedOut": "/"
+    }
+  },
+  "media": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "basepath": "/api/media",
+    "entity_name": "media",
+    "storage": {},
+    "adapter": {
+      "type": "s3",
+      "config": {
+        "access_key": "123",
+        "secret_access_key": "123",
+        "url": "https://123.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/bknd-123"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "flows": {
+    "basepath": "/api/flows",
+    "flows": {
+      "test": {
+        "trigger": {
+          "type": "http",
+          "config": {
+            "mode": "sync",
+            "method": "GET",
+            "response_type": "html",
+            "path": "/json-posts"
+          }
+        },
+        "tasks": {
+          "fetching": {
+            "type": "fetch",
+            "params": {
+              "method": "GET",
+              "headers": [],
+              "url": "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts"
+            }
+          },
+          "render": {
+            "type": "render",
+            "params": {
+              "render": "<h1>Posts</h1>\n<ul>\n  {% for post in fetching.output %}\n    <li>{{ post.title }}</li>\n  {% endfor %}\n</ul>"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "connections": {
+          "5cce66b5-57c6-4541-88ac-b298794c6c52": {
+            "source": "fetching",
+            "target": "render",
+            "config": {
+              "condition": {
+                "type": "success"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "start_task": "fetching",
+        "responding_task": "render"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/core/utils/DebugLogger.ts b/app/src/core/utils/DebugLogger.ts
index e58b45d..23a1b44 100644
--- a/app/src/core/utils/DebugLogger.ts
+++ b/app/src/core/utils/DebugLogger.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class DebugLogger {
 
       const now = performance.now();
       const time = this.last === 0 ? 0 : Number.parseInt(String(now - this.last));
-      const indents = "  ".repeat(this._context.length);
+      const indents = "  ".repeat(Math.max(this._context.length - 1, 0));
       const context =
          this._context.length > 0 ? `[${this._context[this._context.length - 1]}]` : "";
       console.log(indents, context, time, ...args);
diff --git a/app/src/data/AppData.ts b/app/src/data/AppData.ts
index 185ee09..22fad1b 100644
--- a/app/src/data/AppData.ts
+++ b/app/src/data/AppData.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ export class AppData extends Module<typeof dataConfigSchema> {
          indices: _indices = {},
       } = this.config;
 
-      this.ctx.logger.context("AppData").log("building with entities", Object.keys(_entities));
-
       const entities = transformObject(_entities, (entityConfig, name) => {
          return constructEntity(name, entityConfig);
       });
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ export class AppData extends Module<typeof dataConfigSchema> {
       );
       this.ctx.guard.registerPermissions(Object.values(DataPermissions));
 
-      this.ctx.logger.clear();
       this.setBuilt();
    }
 
diff --git a/app/src/modules/ModuleManager.ts b/app/src/modules/ModuleManager.ts
index 955b6c4..8f47582 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/ModuleManager.ts
+++ b/app/src/modules/ModuleManager.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ const configJsonSchema = Type.Union([
       }),
    ),
 ]);
-const __bknd = entity(TABLE_NAME, {
+export const __bknd = entity(TABLE_NAME, {
    version: number().required(),
    type: enumm({ enum: ["config", "diff", "backup"] }).required(),
    json: jsonSchema({ schema: configJsonSchema }).required(),
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ export class ModuleManager {
          }
       }
 
+      this.logger.log("booted with", this._booted_with);
+
       this.createModules(initial);
    }
 
@@ -218,7 +220,8 @@ export class ModuleManager {
 
    private repo() {
       return this.__em.repo(__bknd, {
-         silent: !debug_modules,
+         // to prevent exceptions when table doesn't exist
+         silent: true,
       });
    }
 
@@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ export class ModuleManager {
       };
    }
 
-   private async fetch(): Promise<ConfigTable> {
+   private async fetch(): Promise<ConfigTable | undefined> {
       this.logger.context("fetch").log("fetching");
       const startTime = performance.now();
 
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ export class ModuleManager {
 
       if (!result) {
          this.logger.log("error fetching").clear();
-         throw BkndError.with("no config");
+         return undefined;
       }
 
       this.logger
@@ -305,6 +308,7 @@ export class ModuleManager {
 
       try {
          const state = await this.fetch();
+         if (!state) throw new BkndError("save: no config found");
          this.logger.log("fetched version", state.version);
 
          if (state.version !== version) {
@@ -321,11 +325,11 @@ export class ModuleManager {
                json: configs,
             });
          } else {
-            this.logger.log("version matches");
+            this.logger.log("version matches", state.version);
 
             // clean configs because of Diff() function
             const diffs = diff(state.json, clone(configs));
-            this.logger.log("checking diff", diffs);
+            this.logger.log("checking diff", [diffs.length]);
 
             if (diff.length > 0) {
                // store diff
@@ -380,78 +384,6 @@ export class ModuleManager {
       return this;
    }
 
-   private async migrate() {
-      const state = {
-         success: false,
-         migrated: false,
-         version: {
-            before: this.version(),
-            after: this.version(),
-         },
-      };
-      this.logger.context("migrate").log("migrating?", this.version(), CURRENT_VERSION);
-
-      if (this.version() < CURRENT_VERSION) {
-         state.version.before = this.version();
-
-         this.logger.log("there are migrations, verify version");
-         // sync __bknd table
-         await this.syncConfigTable();
-
-         // modules must be built before migration
-         this.logger.log("building modules");
-         await this.buildModules({ graceful: true });
-         this.logger.log("modules built");
-
-         try {
-            const state = await this.fetch();
-            if (state.version !== this.version()) {
-               // @todo: potentially drop provided config and use database version
-               throw new Error(
-                  `Given version (${this.version()}) and fetched version (${state.version}) do not match.`,
-               );
-            }
-         } catch (e: any) {
-            throw new Error(`Version is ${this.version()}, fetch failed: ${e.message}`);
-         }
-
-         this.logger.log("now migrating");
-         let version = this.version();
-         let configs: any = this.configs();
-         //console.log("migrating with", version, configs);
-         if (Object.keys(configs).length === 0) {
-            throw new Error("No config to migrate");
-         }
-
-         const [_version, _configs] = await migrate(version, configs, {
-            db: this.db,
-         });
-         version = _version;
-         configs = _configs;
-
-         this._version = version;
-         state.version.after = version;
-         state.migrated = true;
-         this.ctx().flags.sync_required = true;
-
-         this.logger.log("setting configs");
-         this.createModules(configs);
-         await this.buildModules();
-
-         this.logger.log("migrated to", version);
-         $console.log("Migrated config from", state.version.before, "to", state.version.after);
-
-         await this.save();
-      } else {
-         this.logger.log("no migrations needed");
-      }
-
-      state.success = true;
-      this.logger.clear();
-
-      return state;
-   }
-
    private setConfigs(configs: ModuleConfigs): void {
       this.logger.log("setting configs");
       objectEach(configs, (config, key) => {
@@ -469,66 +401,66 @@ export class ModuleManager {
 
    async build(opts?: { fetch?: boolean }) {
       this.logger.context("build").log("version", this.version());
-      this.logger.log("booted with", this._booted_with);
 
       // if no config provided, try fetch from db
       if (this.version() === 0 || opts?.fetch === true) {
-         if (this.version() === 0) {
-            this.logger.context("no version").log("version is 0");
-         } else {
-            this.logger.context("force fetch").log("force fetch");
+         if (opts?.fetch) {
+            this.logger.log("force fetch");
          }
 
-         try {
-            const result = await this.fetch();
+         const result = await this.fetch();
 
+         // if no version, and nothing found, go with initial
+         if (!result) {
+            this.logger.log("nothing in database, go initial");
+            await this.setupInitial();
+         } else {
+            this.logger.log("db has", result.version);
             // set version and config from fetched
             this._version = result.version;
 
-            if (this.version() !== CURRENT_VERSION) {
-               await this.syncConfigTable();
-            }
-
             if (this.options?.trustFetched === true) {
                this.logger.log("trusting fetched config (mark)");
                mark(result.json);
             }
 
-            this.setConfigs(result.json);
-         } catch (e: any) {
-            this.logger.clear(); // fetch couldn't clear
+            // if version doesn't match, migrate before building
+            if (this.version() !== CURRENT_VERSION) {
+               this.logger.log("now migrating");
 
-            this.logger.context("error handler").log("fetch failed", e.message);
+               await this.syncConfigTable();
 
-            // we can safely build modules, since config version is up to date
-            // it's up to date because we use default configs (no fetch result)
-            this._version = CURRENT_VERSION;
-            await this.syncConfigTable();
-            const state = await this.buildModules();
-            if (!state.saved) {
-               await this.save();
+               const version_before = this.version();
+               const [_version, _configs] = await migrate(version_before, result.json, {
+                  db: this.db,
+               });
+
+               this._version = _version;
+               this.ctx().flags.sync_required = true;
+
+               this.logger.log("migrated to", _version);
+               $console.log("Migrated config from", version_before, "to", this.version());
+
+               this.createModules(_configs);
+               await this.buildModules();
+            } else {
+               this.logger.log("version is current", this.version());
+               this.createModules(result.json);
+               await this.buildModules();
             }
-
-            // run initial setup
-            await this.setupInitial();
-
-            this.logger.clear();
-            return this;
          }
-         this.logger.clear();
-      }
-
-      // migrate to latest if needed
-      this.logger.log("check migrate");
-      const migration = await this.migrate();
-      if (migration.success && migration.migrated) {
-         this.logger.log("skipping build after migration");
       } else {
-         this.logger.log("trigger build modules");
+         if (this.version() !== CURRENT_VERSION) {
+            throw new Error(
+               `Given version (${this.version()}) and current version (${CURRENT_VERSION}) do not match.`,
+            );
+         }
+         this.logger.log("current version is up to date", this.version());
          await this.buildModules();
       }
 
       this.logger.log("done");
+      this.logger.clear();
       return this;
    }
 
@@ -589,6 +521,14 @@ export class ModuleManager {
    }
 
    protected async setupInitial() {
+      this.logger.context("initial").log("start");
+      this._version = CURRENT_VERSION;
+      await this.syncConfigTable();
+      const state = await this.buildModules();
+      if (!state.saved) {
+         await this.save();
+      }
+
       const ctx = {
          ...this.ctx(),
          // disable events for initial setup
@@ -601,6 +541,7 @@ export class ModuleManager {
 
       // run first boot event
       await this.options?.onFirstBoot?.();
+      this.logger.clear();
    }
 
    mutateConfigSafe<Module extends keyof Modules>(
diff --git a/app/src/modules/migrations.ts b/app/src/modules/migrations.ts
index 8297a45..59911b1 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/migrations.ts
+++ b/app/src/modules/migrations.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { _jsonp, transformObject } from "core/utils";
 import { type Kysely, sql } from "kysely";
 import { set } from "lodash-es";
+import type { InitialModuleConfigs } from "modules/ModuleManager";
 
 export type MigrationContext = {
    db: Kysely<any>;
@@ -91,6 +92,17 @@ export const migrations: Migration[] = [
          };
       },
    },
+   {
+      // remove admin config
+      version: 9,
+      up: async (config) => {
+         const { admin, ...server } = config.server;
+         return {
+            ...config,
+            server,
+         };
+      },
+   },
 ];
 
 export const CURRENT_VERSION = migrations[migrations.length - 1]?.version ?? 0;
diff --git a/app/src/modules/server/AdminController.tsx b/app/src/modules/server/AdminController.tsx
index 5957467..f6a665a 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/server/AdminController.tsx
+++ b/app/src/modules/server/AdminController.tsx
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import { config, isDebug } from "core";
 import { addFlashMessage } from "core/server/flash";
 import { html } from "hono/html";
 import { Fragment } from "hono/jsx";
+import { css, Style } from "hono/css";
 import { Controller } from "modules/Controller";
 import * as SystemPermissions from "modules/permissions";
-import type { AppTheme } from "modules/server/AppServer";
 
 const htmlBkndContextReplace = "<!-- BKND_CONTEXT -->";
 
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ export class AdminController extends Controller {
          const obj = {
             user: c.get("auth")?.user,
             logout_route: this.withBasePath(authRoutes.logout),
-            color_scheme: configs.server.admin.color_scheme,
          };
          const html = await this.getHtml(obj);
          if (!html) {
@@ -183,14 +182,13 @@ export class AdminController extends Controller {
          assets.css = manifest["src/ui/main.tsx"].css[0] as any;
       }
 
-      const theme = configs.server.admin.color_scheme ?? "light";
       const favicon = isProd ? this.options.assets_path + "favicon.ico" : "/favicon.ico";
 
       return (
          <Fragment>
             {/* dnd complains otherwise */}
             {html`<!DOCTYPE html>`}
-            <html lang="en" class={theme}>
+            <html lang="en">
                <head>
                   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
                   <meta
@@ -229,10 +227,9 @@ export class AdminController extends Controller {
                </head>
                <body>
                   <div id="root">
-                     <div id="loading" style={style(theme)}>
-                        <span style={{ opacity: 0.3, fontSize: 14, fontFamily: "monospace" }}>
-                           Initializing...
-                        </span>
+                     <Style />
+                     <div id="loading" className={wrapperStyle}>
+                        <span className={loaderStyle}>Initializing...</span>
                      </div>
                   </div>
                   <script
@@ -248,31 +245,27 @@ export class AdminController extends Controller {
    }
 }
 
-const style = (theme: AppTheme) => {
-   const base = {
-      margin: 0,
-      padding: 0,
-      height: "100vh",
-      width: "100vw",
-      display: "flex",
-      justifyContent: "center",
-      alignItems: "center",
-      "-webkit-font-smoothing": "antialiased",
-      "-moz-osx-font-smoothing": "grayscale",
-   };
-   const styles = {
-      light: {
-         color: "rgb(9,9,11)",
-         backgroundColor: "rgb(250,250,250)",
-      },
-      dark: {
-         color: "rgb(250,250,250)",
-         backgroundColor: "rgb(30,31,34)",
-      },
-   };
+const wrapperStyle = css`
+   margin: 0;
+   padding: 0;
+   height: 100vh;
+   width: 100vw;
+   display: flex;
+   justify-content: center;
+   align-items: center;
+   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+   -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
+   color: rgb(9,9,11);
+   background-color: rgb(250,250,250);
+   
+   @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+      color: rgb(250,250,250);
+      background-color: rgb(30,31,34);
+   }
+`;
 
-   return {
-      ...base,
-      ...styles[theme === "light" ? "light" : "dark"],
-   };
-};
+const loaderStyle = css`
+   opacity: 0.3;
+   font-size: 14px;
+   font-family: monospace;
+`;
diff --git a/app/src/modules/server/AppServer.ts b/app/src/modules/server/AppServer.ts
index a1de99a..2ccb208 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/server/AppServer.ts
+++ b/app/src/modules/server/AppServer.ts
@@ -4,24 +4,9 @@ import { cors } from "hono/cors";
 import { Module } from "modules/Module";
 
 const serverMethods = ["GET", "POST", "PATCH", "PUT", "DELETE"];
-const appThemes = ["dark", "light", "system"] as const;
-export type AppTheme = (typeof appThemes)[number];
 
 export const serverConfigSchema = Type.Object(
    {
-      admin: Type.Object(
-         {
-            basepath: Type.Optional(Type.String({ default: "", pattern: "^(/.+)?$" })),
-            color_scheme: Type.Optional(StringEnum(["dark", "light", "system"])),
-            logo_return_path: Type.Optional(
-               Type.String({
-                  default: "/",
-                  description: "Path to return to after *clicking* the logo",
-               }),
-            ),
-         },
-         { default: {}, additionalProperties: false },
-      ),
       cors: Type.Object(
          {
             origin: Type.String({ default: "*" }),
@@ -43,12 +28,6 @@ export const serverConfigSchema = Type.Object(
 
 export type AppServerConfig = Static<typeof serverConfigSchema>;
 
-/*declare global {
-   interface Request {
-      cf: IncomingRequestCfProperties;
-   }
-}*/
-
 export class AppServer extends Module<typeof serverConfigSchema> {
    //private admin_html?: string;
 
diff --git a/app/src/ui/Admin.tsx b/app/src/ui/Admin.tsx
index a0aceab..0312177 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/Admin.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/Admin.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import { MantineProvider } from "@mantine/core";
 import { Notifications } from "@mantine/notifications";
-import type { ModuleConfigs } from "modules";
 import React from "react";
-import { BkndProvider, useBknd } from "ui/client/bknd";
+import { BkndProvider, type BkndAdminOptions } from "ui/client/bknd";
 import { useTheme } from "ui/client/use-theme";
 import { Logo } from "ui/components/display/Logo";
 import * as AppShell from "ui/layouts/AppShell/AppShell";
-import { FlashMessage } from "ui/modules/server/FlashMessage";
 import { ClientProvider, type ClientProviderProps } from "./client";
 import { createMantineTheme } from "./lib/mantine/theme";
 import { BkndModalsProvider } from "./modals";
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ import { Routes } from "./routes";
 export type BkndAdminProps = {
    baseUrl?: string;
    withProvider?: boolean | ClientProviderProps;
-   config?: ModuleConfigs["server"]["admin"];
+   config?: BkndAdminOptions;
 };
 
 export default function Admin({
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ export default function Admin({
    config,
 }: BkndAdminProps) {
    const Component = (
-      <BkndProvider adminOverride={config} fallback={<Skeleton theme={config?.color_scheme} />}>
+      <BkndProvider options={config} fallback={<Skeleton theme={config?.theme} />}>
          <AdminInternal />
       </BkndProvider>
    );
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ function AdminInternal() {
    return (
       <MantineProvider {...createMantineTheme(theme as any)}>
          <Notifications position="top-right" />
-         <FlashMessage />
          <BkndModalsProvider>
             <Routes />
          </BkndModalsProvider>
diff --git a/app/src/ui/client/BkndProvider.tsx b/app/src/ui/client/BkndProvider.tsx
index 737ba24..1c2e4b6 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/client/BkndProvider.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/client/BkndProvider.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ import { createContext, startTransition, useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState
 import { useApi } from "ui/client";
 import { type TSchemaActions, getSchemaActions } from "./schema/actions";
 import { AppReduced } from "./utils/AppReduced";
+import type { AppTheme } from "ui/client/use-theme";
 
+export type BkndAdminOptions = {
+   logo_return_path?: string;
+   basepath?: string;
+   theme?: AppTheme;
+};
 type BkndContext = {
    version: number;
    schema: ModuleSchemas;
@@ -14,7 +20,7 @@ type BkndContext = {
    requireSecrets: () => Promise<void>;
    actions: ReturnType<typeof getSchemaActions>;
    app: AppReduced;
-   adminOverride?: ModuleConfigs["server"]["admin"];
+   options: BkndAdminOptions;
    fallback: boolean;
 };
 
@@ -29,13 +35,15 @@ enum Fetching {
 
 export function BkndProvider({
    includeSecrets = false,
-   adminOverride,
+   options,
    children,
    fallback = null,
-}: { includeSecrets?: boolean; children: any; fallback?: React.ReactNode } & Pick<
-   BkndContext,
-   "adminOverride"
->) {
+}: {
+   includeSecrets?: boolean;
+   children: any;
+   fallback?: React.ReactNode;
+   options?: BkndAdminOptions;
+}) {
    const [withSecrets, setWithSecrets] = useState<boolean>(includeSecrets);
    const [schema, setSchema] =
       useState<Pick<BkndContext, "version" | "schema" | "config" | "permissions" | "fallback">>();
@@ -93,13 +101,6 @@ export function BkndProvider({
               fallback: true,
            } as any);
 
-      if (adminOverride) {
-         newSchema.config.server.admin = {
-            ...newSchema.config.server.admin,
-            ...adminOverride,
-         };
-      }
-
       startTransition(() => {
          document.startViewTransition(() => {
             setSchema(newSchema);
@@ -122,13 +123,13 @@ export function BkndProvider({
    }, []);
 
    if (!fetched || !schema) return fallback;
-   const app = new AppReduced(schema?.config as any);
+   const app = new AppReduced(schema?.config as any, options);
    const actions = getSchemaActions({ api, setSchema, reloadSchema });
    const hasSecrets = withSecrets && !error;
 
    return (
       <BkndContext.Provider
-         value={{ ...schema, actions, requireSecrets, app, adminOverride, hasSecrets }}
+         value={{ ...schema, actions, requireSecrets, app, options: app.options, hasSecrets }}
          key={local_version}
       >
          {/*{error && (
@@ -153,3 +154,12 @@ export function useBknd({ withSecrets }: { withSecrets?: boolean } = {}): BkndCo
 
    return ctx;
 }
+
+export function useBkndOptions(): BkndAdminOptions {
+   const ctx = useContext(BkndContext);
+   return (
+      ctx.options ?? {
+         basepath: "/",
+      }
+   );
+}
diff --git a/app/src/ui/client/ClientProvider.tsx b/app/src/ui/client/ClientProvider.tsx
index 385e89f..c6fc69a 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/client/ClientProvider.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/client/ClientProvider.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Api, type ApiOptions, type TApiUser } from "Api";
 import { isDebug } from "core";
-import type { AppTheme } from "modules/server/AppServer";
 import { createContext, useContext } from "react";
 
 const ClientContext = createContext<{ baseUrl: string; api: Api }>({
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ export const useBaseUrl = () => {
 type BkndWindowContext = {
    user?: TApiUser;
    logout_route: string;
-   color_scheme?: AppTheme;
 };
 export function useBkndWindowContext(): BkndWindowContext {
    if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.__BKND__) {
diff --git a/app/src/ui/client/bknd.ts b/app/src/ui/client/bknd.ts
index 4c65dd0..55159a7 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/client/bknd.ts
+++ b/app/src/ui/client/bknd.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export { BkndProvider, useBknd } from "./BkndProvider";
+export { BkndProvider, type BkndAdminOptions, useBknd } from "./BkndProvider";
diff --git a/app/src/ui/client/schema/system/use-bknd-system.ts b/app/src/ui/client/schema/system/use-bknd-system.ts
index 81fecda..76ce522 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/client/schema/system/use-bknd-system.ts
+++ b/app/src/ui/client/schema/system/use-bknd-system.ts
@@ -29,17 +29,3 @@ export function useBkndSystem() {
       actions,
    };
 }
-
-export function useBkndSystemTheme() {
-   const $sys = useBkndSystem();
-
-   return {
-      theme: $sys.theme,
-      set: $sys.actions.theme.set,
-      toggle: async () => {
-         document.startViewTransition(async () => {
-            await $sys.actions.theme.toggle();
-         });
-      },
-   };
-}
diff --git a/app/src/ui/client/use-theme.ts b/app/src/ui/client/use-theme.ts
index b490a4a..79e9599 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/client/use-theme.ts
+++ b/app/src/ui/client/use-theme.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,49 @@
-import type { AppTheme } from "modules/server/AppServer";
-import { useBkndWindowContext } from "ui/client/ClientProvider";
 import { useBknd } from "ui/client/bknd";
+import { create } from "zustand";
+import { combine, persist } from "zustand/middleware";
+
+const themes = ["dark", "light", "system"] as const;
+export type AppTheme = (typeof themes)[number];
+
+const themeStore = create(
+   persist(
+      combine({ theme: null as AppTheme | null }, (set) => ({
+         setTheme: (theme: AppTheme | any) => {
+            if (themes.includes(theme)) {
+               document.startViewTransition(() => {
+                  set({ theme });
+               });
+            }
+         },
+      })),
+      {
+         name: "bknd-admin-theme",
+      },
+   ),
+);
 
 export function useTheme(fallback: AppTheme = "system") {
    const b = useBknd();
-   const winCtx = useBkndWindowContext();
+   const theme_state = themeStore((state) => state.theme);
+   const theme_set = themeStore((state) => state.setTheme);
 
    // 1. override
-   // 2. config
-   // 3. winCtx
-   // 4. fallback
-   // 5. default
-   const override = b?.adminOverride?.color_scheme;
-   const config = b?.config.server.admin.color_scheme;
-   const win = winCtx.color_scheme;
+   // 2. local storage
+   // 3. fallback
+   // 4. default
+   const override = b?.options?.theme;
    const prefersDark =
       typeof window !== "undefined" && window.matchMedia("(prefers-color-scheme: dark)").matches;
 
-   const theme = override ?? config ?? win ?? fallback;
+   const theme = override ?? theme_state ?? fallback;
 
    return {
       theme: (theme === "system" ? (prefersDark ? "dark" : "light") : theme) as AppTheme,
+      value: theme,
+      themes,
+      setTheme: theme_set,
+      state: theme_state,
       prefersDark,
       override,
-      config,
-      win,
    };
 }
diff --git a/app/src/ui/client/utils/AppReduced.ts b/app/src/ui/client/utils/AppReduced.ts
index 8fa684f..4da7b0d 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/client/utils/AppReduced.ts
+++ b/app/src/ui/client/utils/AppReduced.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { App } from "App";
 import { type Entity, type EntityRelation, constructEntity, constructRelation } from "data";
 import { RelationAccessor } from "data/relations/RelationAccessor";
 import { Flow, TaskMap } from "flows";
+import type { BkndAdminOptions } from "ui/client/BkndProvider";
 
 export type AppType = ReturnType<App["toJSON"]>;
 
@@ -15,7 +16,10 @@ export class AppReduced {
    private _relations: EntityRelation[] = [];
    private _flows: Flow[] = [];
 
-   constructor(protected appJson: AppType) {
+   constructor(
+      protected appJson: AppType,
+      protected _options: BkndAdminOptions = {},
+   ) {
       //console.log("received appjson", appJson);
 
       this._entities = Object.entries(this.appJson.data.entities ?? {}).map(([name, entity]) => {
@@ -62,18 +66,21 @@ export class AppReduced {
       return this.appJson;
    }
 
-   getAdminConfig() {
-      return this.appJson.server.admin;
+   get options() {
+      return {
+         basepath: "",
+         logo_return_path: "/",
+         ...this._options,
+      };
    }
 
    getSettingsPath(path: string[] = []): string {
-      const { basepath } = this.getAdminConfig();
-      const base = `~/${basepath}/settings`.replace(/\/+/g, "/");
+      const base = `~/${this.options.basepath}/settings`.replace(/\/+/g, "/");
       return [base, ...path].join("/");
    }
 
    getAbsolutePath(path?: string): string {
-      const { basepath } = this.getAdminConfig();
+      const { basepath } = this.options;
       return (path ? `~/${basepath}/${path}` : `~/${basepath}`).replace(/\/+/g, "/");
    }
 
diff --git a/app/src/ui/client/utils/theme-switcher.ts b/app/src/ui/client/utils/theme-switcher.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 877f9d9..0000000
--- a/app/src/ui/client/utils/theme-switcher.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import { useState } from "react";
-export type AppTheme = "light" | "dark" | string;
-
-export function useSetTheme(initialTheme: AppTheme = "light") {
-   const [theme, _setTheme] = useState(initialTheme);
-
-   const $html = document.querySelector("#bknd-admin")!;
-   function setTheme(newTheme: AppTheme) {
-      $html?.classList.remove("dark", "light");
-      $html?.classList.add(newTheme);
-      _setTheme(newTheme);
-
-      // @todo: just a quick switcher config update test
-      fetch("/api/system/config/patch/server/admin", {
-         method: "PATCH",
-         headers: {
-            "Content-Type": "application/json",
-         },
-         body: JSON.stringify({ color_scheme: newTheme }),
-      })
-         .then((res) => res.json())
-         .then((data) => {
-            console.log("theme updated", data);
-         });
-   }
-
-   return { theme, setTheme };
-}
diff --git a/app/src/ui/components/canvas/Canvas.tsx b/app/src/ui/components/canvas/Canvas.tsx
index 974e3d2..d23ba8f 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/components/canvas/Canvas.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/components/canvas/Canvas.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 import {
    Background,
    BackgroundVariant,
-   MarkerType,
    MiniMap,
    type MiniMapProps,
    ReactFlow,
    type ReactFlowProps,
-   ReactFlowProvider,
    addEdge,
    useEdgesState,
    useNodesState,
    useReactFlow,
 } from "@xyflow/react";
 import { type ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { useBkndSystemTheme } from "ui/client/schema/system/use-bknd-system";
+import { useTheme } from "ui/client/use-theme";
 
 type CanvasProps = ReactFlowProps & {
    externalProvider?: boolean;
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ export function Canvas({
    const [nodes, setNodes, onNodesChange] = useNodesState(_nodes ?? []);
    const [edges, setEdges, onEdgesChange] = useEdgesState(_edges ?? []);
    const { screenToFlowPosition } = useReactFlow();
-   const { theme } = useBkndSystemTheme();
+   const { theme } = useTheme();
 
    const [isCommandPressed, setIsCommandPressed] = useState(false);
    const [isSpacePressed, setIsSpacePressed] = useState(false);
diff --git a/app/src/ui/elements/auth/AuthForm.tsx b/app/src/ui/elements/auth/AuthForm.tsx
index 5993036..7404aa2 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/elements/auth/AuthForm.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/elements/auth/AuthForm.tsx
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import type { ComponentPropsWithoutRef } from "react";
 import { Button } from "ui/components/buttons/Button";
 import { Group, Input, Label } from "ui/components/form/Formy/components";
 import { SocialLink } from "./SocialLink";
-
 import type { ValueError } from "@sinclair/typebox/value";
 import { type TSchema, Value } from "core/utils";
 import type { Validator } from "json-schema-form-react";
+import { useTheme } from "ui/client/use-theme";
 
 class TypeboxValidator implements Validator<ValueError> {
    async validate(schema: TSchema, data: any) {
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export function AuthForm({
    buttonLabel = action === "login" ? "Sign in" : "Sign up",
    ...props
 }: LoginFormProps) {
+   const { theme } = useTheme();
    const basepath = auth?.basepath ?? "/api/auth";
    const password = {
       action: `${basepath}/password/${action}`,
diff --git a/app/src/ui/layouts/AppShell/Header.tsx b/app/src/ui/layouts/AppShell/Header.tsx
index 3f4f199..9b8b55d 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/layouts/AppShell/Header.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/layouts/AppShell/Header.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
 } from "react-icons/tb";
 import { useAuth, useBkndWindowContext } from "ui/client";
 import { useBknd } from "ui/client/bknd";
-import { useBkndSystemTheme } from "ui/client/schema/system/use-bknd-system";
 import { useTheme } from "ui/client/use-theme";
 import { Button } from "ui/components/buttons/Button";
 import { IconButton } from "ui/components/buttons/IconButton";
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import { useAppShell } from "ui/layouts/AppShell/use-appshell";
 import { useNavigate } from "ui/lib/routes";
 import { useLocation } from "wouter";
 import { NavLink } from "./AppShell";
+import { autoFormatString } from "core/utils";
 
 export function HeaderNavigation() {
    const [location, navigate] = useLocation();
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function SidebarToggler() {
 export function Header({ hasSidebar = true }) {
    const { app } = useBknd();
    const { theme } = useTheme();
-   const { logo_return_path = "/" } = app.getAdminConfig();
+   const { logo_return_path = "/" } = app.options;
 
    return (
       <header
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export function Header({ hasSidebar = true }) {
 }
 
 function UserMenu() {
-   const { adminOverride, config } = useBknd();
+   const { config, options } = useBknd();
    const auth = useAuth();
    const [navigate] = useNavigate();
    const { logout_route } = useBkndWindowContext();
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function UserMenu() {
       }
    }
 
-   if (!adminOverride) {
+   if (!options.theme) {
       items.push(() => <UserMenuThemeToggler />);
    }
 
@@ -193,17 +193,15 @@ function UserMenu() {
 }
 
 function UserMenuThemeToggler() {
-   const { theme, toggle } = useBkndSystemTheme();
+   const { value, themes, setTheme } = useTheme();
    return (
       <div className="flex flex-col items-center mt-1 pt-1 border-t border-primary/5">
          <SegmentedControl
+            withItemsBorders={false}
             className="w-full"
-            data={[
-               { value: "light", label: "Light" },
-               { value: "dark", label: "Dark" },
-            ]}
-            value={theme}
-            onChange={toggle}
+            data={themes.map((t) => ({ value: t, label: autoFormatString(t) }))}
+            value={value}
+            onChange={setTheme}
             size="xs"
          />
       </div>
diff --git a/app/src/ui/lib/routes.ts b/app/src/ui/lib/routes.ts
index 5c2a1b3..b94e550 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/lib/routes.ts
+++ b/app/src/ui/lib/routes.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ export function withQuery(url: string, query: object) {
 
 export function withAbsolute(url: string) {
    const { app } = useBknd();
-   const basepath = app.getAdminConfig().basepath;
-   return `~/${basepath}/${url}`.replace(/\/+/g, "/");
+   return app.getAbsolutePath(url);
 }
 
 export function useRouteNavigate() {
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ export function useNavigate() {
    const [location, navigate] = useLocation();
    const router = useRouter();
    const { app } = useBknd();
-   const basepath = app.getAdminConfig().basepath;
+   const basepath = app.options.basepath;
    return [
       (
          url: string,
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ export function useGoBack(
    },
 ) {
    const { app } = useBknd();
-   const basepath = app.getAdminConfig().basepath;
    const [navigate] = useNavigate();
    const referrer = document.referrer;
    const history_length = window.history.length;
@@ -142,9 +140,7 @@ export function useGoBack(
       } else {
          //console.log("used fallback");
          if (typeof fallback === "string") {
-            const _fallback = options?.absolute
-               ? `~/${basepath}${fallback}`.replace(/\/+/g, "/")
-               : fallback;
+            const _fallback = options?.absolute ? app.getAbsolutePath(fallback) : fallback;
             //console.log("fallback", _fallback);
 
             if (options?.native) {
diff --git a/app/src/ui/main.css b/app/src/ui/main.css
index ff59812..6555730 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/main.css
+++ b/app/src/ui/main.css
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 }
 
 .dark,
+.dark .bknd-admin /* currently used for elements, drop after making headless */,
 #bknd-admin.dark,
 .bknd-admin.dark {
    --color-primary: rgb(250 250 250); /* zinc-50 */
diff --git a/app/src/ui/modules/data/components/canvas/DataSchemaCanvas.tsx b/app/src/ui/modules/data/components/canvas/DataSchemaCanvas.tsx
index 83daba7..d5f872d 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/modules/data/components/canvas/DataSchemaCanvas.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/modules/data/components/canvas/DataSchemaCanvas.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { MarkerType, type Node, Position, ReactFlowProvider } from "@xyflow/react";
 import type { AppDataConfig, TAppDataEntity } from "data/data-schema";
 import { useBknd } from "ui/client/BkndProvider";
-import { useBkndSystemTheme } from "ui/client/schema/system/use-bknd-system";
 import { Canvas } from "ui/components/canvas/Canvas";
 import { layoutWithDagre } from "ui/components/canvas/layouts";
 import { Panels } from "ui/components/canvas/panels";
 import { EntityTableNode } from "./EntityTableNode";
+import { useTheme } from "ui/client/use-theme";
 
 function entitiesToNodes(entities: AppDataConfig["entities"]): Node<TAppDataEntity>[] {
    return Object.entries(entities ?? {}).map(([name, entity]) => {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function DataSchemaCanvas() {
    const {
       config: { data },
    } = useBknd();
-   const { theme } = useBkndSystemTheme();
+   const { theme } = useTheme();
    const nodes = entitiesToNodes(data.entities);
    const edges = relationsToEdges(data.relations).map((e) => ({
       ...e,
diff --git a/app/src/ui/modules/server/FlashMessage.tsx b/app/src/ui/modules/server/FlashMessage.tsx
index 4b5bc2b..0617f67 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/modules/server/FlashMessage.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/modules/server/FlashMessage.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Alert } from "ui/components/display/Alert";
  * @constructor
  */
 export function FlashMessage() {
-   const [flash, setFlash] = useState<any>();
+   const [flash, setFlash] = useState<ReturnType<typeof getFlashMessage>>();
 
    useEffect(() => {
       if (!flash) {
diff --git a/app/src/ui/routes/flows_old/flow.$key.tsx b/app/src/ui/routes/flows_old/flow.$key.tsx
index 9860077..ea25d64 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/routes/flows_old/flow.$key.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/routes/flows_old/flow.$key.tsx
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import { Dropdown } from "../../components/overlay/Dropdown";
 import { useFlow } from "../../container/use-flows";
 import * as AppShell from "../../layouts/AppShell/AppShell";
 import { SectionHeader } from "../../layouts/AppShell/AppShell";
+import { useTheme } from "ui/client/use-theme";
 
 export function FlowEdit({ params }) {
    const { app } = useBknd();
-   const { color_scheme: theme } = app.getAdminConfig();
-   const { basepath } = app.getAdminConfig();
-   const prefix = `~/${basepath}/settings`.replace(/\/+/g, "/");
+   const { theme } = useTheme();
+   const prefix = app.getAbsolutePath("settings");
    const [location, navigate] = useLocation();
    const [execution, setExecution] = useState<Execution>();
    const [selectedNodes, setSelectedNodes] = useState<Node[]>([]);
diff --git a/app/src/ui/routes/index.tsx b/app/src/ui/routes/index.tsx
index db1fb0f..27d40a0 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/routes/index.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/routes/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Suspense, lazy } from "react";
+import React, { Suspense, lazy } from "react";
 import { useBknd } from "ui/client/bknd";
 import { useTheme } from "ui/client/use-theme";
 import { Route, Router, Switch } from "wouter";
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import FlowRoutes from "./flows";
 import MediaRoutes from "./media";
 import { Root, RootEmpty } from "./root";
 import SettingsRoutes from "./settings";
+import { FlashMessage } from "ui/modules/server/FlashMessage";
 
 // @ts-ignore
 const TestRoutes = lazy(() => import("./test"));
@@ -16,11 +17,11 @@ const TestRoutes = lazy(() => import("./test"));
 export function Routes() {
    const { app } = useBknd();
    const { theme } = useTheme();
-   const { basepath } = app.getAdminConfig();
 
    return (
       <div id="bknd-admin" className={theme + " antialiased"}>
-         <Router base={basepath}>
+         <FlashMessage />
+         <Router base={app.options.basepath}>
             <Switch>
                <Route path="/auth/login" component={AuthLogin} />
                <Route path="/" nest>
diff --git a/app/src/ui/routes/settings/index.tsx b/app/src/ui/routes/settings/index.tsx
index 0b16cc1..3cbfee5 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/routes/settings/index.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/routes/settings/index.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { ServerSettings } from "./routes/server.settings";
 import { IconButton } from "ui/components/buttons/IconButton";
 
 function SettingsSidebar() {
-   const { version, schema, actions } = useBknd();
+   const { version, schema, actions, app } = useBknd();
    useBrowserTitle(["Settings"]);
 
    async function handleRefresh() {
@@ -151,11 +151,10 @@ const FallbackRoutes = ({
    ...settingProps
 }: SettingProps<any> & { module: string }) => {
    const { app } = useBknd();
-   const basepath = app.getAdminConfig();
-   const prefix = `~/${basepath}/settings`.replace(/\/+/g, "/");
+   const prefix = app.getAbsolutePath("settings");
 
    return (
-      <Route path={`/${module}`} nest>
+      <Route path={module} nest>
          <Switch>
             <Route
                path="/"
diff --git a/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/auth.settings.tsx b/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/auth.settings.tsx
index 730a605..6432570 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/auth.settings.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/auth.settings.tsx
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ const uiSchema = {
 export const AuthSettings = ({ schema: _unsafe_copy, config }) => {
    const _s = useBknd();
    const _schema = cloneDeep(_unsafe_copy);
-   const { basepath } = _s.app.getAdminConfig();
-   const prefix = `~/${basepath}/settings`.replace(/\/+/g, "/");
+   const prefix = _s.app.getAbsolutePath("settings");
 
    try {
       const user_entity = config.entity_name ?? "users";
diff --git a/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/data.settings.tsx b/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/data.settings.tsx
index f5fa0e7..c9d2520 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/data.settings.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/data.settings.tsx
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ export const DataSettings = ({
    config,
 }: { schema: ModuleSchemas["data"]; config: ModuleConfigs["data"] }) => {
    const { app } = useBknd();
-   const basepath = app.getAdminConfig().basepath;
-   const prefix = `~/${basepath}/settings`.replace(/\/+/g, "/");
+   const prefix = app.getAbsolutePath("settings");
    const entities = Object.keys(config.entities ?? {});
 
    function fillEntities(schema: any, key: string = "entity") {
diff --git a/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/flows.settings.tsx b/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/flows.settings.tsx
index f3c934e..d0adac5 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/flows.settings.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/flows.settings.tsx
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ const uiSchema = {
 
 export const FlowsSettings = ({ schema, config }) => {
    const { app } = useBknd();
-   const { basepath } = app.getAdminConfig();
-   const prefix = `~/${basepath}/settings`.replace(/\/+/g, "/");
+   const prefix = app.getAbsolutePath("settings");
 
    function fillTasks(schema: any, flow: any, key: string) {
       const tasks = Object.keys(flow.tasks ?? {});
diff --git a/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/server.settings.tsx b/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/server.settings.tsx
index 48fc5b1..d58dd79 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/server.settings.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/routes/settings/routes/server.settings.tsx
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@ const uiSchema = {
 };
 
 export const ServerSettings = ({ schema: _unsafe_copy, config }) => {
-   const { app, adminOverride } = useBknd();
-   const { basepath } = app.getAdminConfig();
+   const { app } = useBknd();
    const _schema = cloneDeep(_unsafe_copy);
-   const prefix = `~/${basepath}/settings`.replace(/\/+/g, "/");
+   const prefix = app.getAbsolutePath("settings");
 
    const schema = _schema;
-   if (adminOverride) {
-      schema.properties.admin.readOnly = true;
-   }
 
    return (
       <Route path="/server" nest>
@@ -33,14 +29,6 @@ export const ServerSettings = ({ schema: _unsafe_copy, config }) => {
             path="/"
             component={() => (
                <Setting
-                  options={{
-                     showAlert: () => {
-                        if (adminOverride) {
-                           return "The admin settings are read-only as they are overriden. Remaining server configuration can be edited.";
-                        }
-                        return;
-                     },
-                  }}
                   schema={schema}
                   uiSchema={uiSchema}
                   config={config}
diff --git a/app/vite.dev.ts b/app/vite.dev.ts
index 69a2d9a..6705b2b 100644
--- a/app/vite.dev.ts
+++ b/app/vite.dev.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { serveStatic } from "@hono/node-server/serve-static";
 import { showRoutes } from "hono/dev";
 import { App, registries } from "./src";
 import { StorageLocalAdapter } from "./src/media/storage/adapters/StorageLocalAdapter";
+import { EntityManager, LibsqlConnection } from "data";
+import { __bknd } from "modules/ModuleManager";
 
 registries.media.register("local", StorageLocalAdapter);
 
@@ -21,10 +23,30 @@ const credentials = example
           url: ":memory:",
        };
 
-let initialConfig: any = undefined;
 if (example) {
    const { version, ...config } = JSON.parse(await readFile(`.configs/${example}.json`, "utf-8"));
-   initialConfig = config;
+
+   // create db with config
+   const conn = new LibsqlConnection(credentials);
+   const em = new EntityManager([__bknd], conn);
+   try {
+      await em.schema().sync({ force: true });
+   } catch (e) {}
+   const { data: existing } = await em.repo(__bknd).findOne({ type: "config" });
+
+   if (!existing || existing.version !== version) {
+      if (existing) await em.mutator(__bknd).deleteOne(existing.id);
+      await em.mutator(__bknd).insertOne({
+         version,
+         json: config,
+         created_at: new Date(),
+         type: "config",
+      });
+   } else {
+      await em.mutator(__bknd).updateOne(existing.id, {
+         json: config,
+      });
+   }
 }
 
 let app: App;
@@ -35,7 +57,6 @@ export default {
       if (!app || recreate) {
          app = App.create({
             connection: credentials,
-            initialConfig,
          });
          app.emgr.onEvent(
             App.Events.AppBuiltEvent,
diff --git a/examples/astro/src/pages/admin/[...admin].astro b/examples/astro/src/pages/admin/[...admin].astro
index 8d34e21..de6b15d 100644
--- a/examples/astro/src/pages/admin/[...admin].astro
+++ b/examples/astro/src/pages/admin/[...admin].astro
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const prerender = false;
    <body>
       <Admin
          withProvider={{ user }}
-         config={{ basepath: "/admin", color_scheme: "dark", logo_return_path: "/../" }}
+         config={{ basepath: "/admin", theme: "dark", logo_return_path: "/../" }}
          client:only
       />
    </body>
diff --git a/examples/nextjs/src/app/admin/[[...admin]]/page.tsx b/examples/nextjs/src/app/admin/[[...admin]]/page.tsx
index cd36b9e..43e25f3 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs/src/app/admin/[[...admin]]/page.tsx
+++ b/examples/nextjs/src/app/admin/[[...admin]]/page.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default async function AdminPage() {
          config={{
             basepath: "/admin",
             logo_return_path: "/../",
-            color_scheme: "system",
+            theme: "system",
          }}
       />
    );
diff --git a/examples/remix/app/routes/admin.$.tsx b/examples/remix/app/routes/admin.$.tsx
index 77f6747..1aff48a 100644
--- a/examples/remix/app/routes/admin.$.tsx
+++ b/examples/remix/app/routes/admin.$.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ export default adminPage({
    config: {
       basepath: "/admin",
       logo_return_path: "/../",
-      color_scheme: "system"
-   }
+      theme: "system",
+   },
 });