diff --git a/appview/config.go b/appview/config/config.go
similarity index 99%
rename from appview/config.go
rename to appview/config/config.go
index 1db55a6a..451aa2cb 100644
--- a/appview/config.go
+++ b/appview/config/config.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package appview
+package config
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/appview/idresolver/resolver.go b/appview/idresolver/resolver.go
index 7ce01191..d4d5eada 100644
--- a/appview/idresolver/resolver.go
+++ b/appview/idresolver/resolver.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/atproto/identity/redisdir"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/atproto/syntax"
 	"github.com/carlmjohnson/versioninfo"
-	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/config"
 )
 
 type Resolver struct {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func DefaultResolver() *Resolver {
 	}
 }
 
-func RedisResolver(config appview.RedisConfig) (*Resolver, error) {
+func RedisResolver(config config.RedisConfig) (*Resolver, error) {
 	directory, err := RedisDirectory(config.ToURL())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/appview/oauth/handler/handler.go b/appview/oauth/handler/handler.go
index a66d6cdf..086db0c2 100644
--- a/appview/oauth/handler/handler.go
+++ b/appview/oauth/handler/handler.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/v2/jwk"
 	"github.com/posthog/posthog-go"
 	"tangled.sh/icyphox.sh/atproto-oauth/helpers"
-	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/config"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/db"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/idresolver"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/middleware"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type OAuthHandler struct {
-	Config     *appview.Config
+	Config     *config.Config
 	Pages      *pages.Pages
 	Idresolver *idresolver.Resolver
 	Db         *db.DB
diff --git a/appview/oauth/oauth.go b/appview/oauth/oauth.go
index d273fdd0..a5feb585 100644
--- a/appview/oauth/oauth.go
+++ b/appview/oauth/oauth.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	oauth "tangled.sh/icyphox.sh/atproto-oauth"
 	"tangled.sh/icyphox.sh/atproto-oauth/helpers"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/config"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/db"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/oauth/client"
 	xrpc "tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/xrpcclient"
@@ -30,10 +31,10 @@ type OAuthRequest struct {
 type OAuth struct {
 	Store  *sessions.CookieStore
 	Db     *db.DB
-	Config *appview.Config
+	Config *config.Config
 }
 
-func NewOAuth(db *db.DB, config *appview.Config) *OAuth {
+func NewOAuth(db *db.DB, config *config.Config) *OAuth {
 	return &OAuth{
 		Store:  sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte(config.Core.CookieSecret)),
 		Db:     db,
diff --git a/appview/pages/pages.go b/appview/pages/pages.go
index e231baae..bb0073b8 100644
--- a/appview/pages/pages.go
+++ b/appview/pages/pages.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/config"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/db"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/oauth"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/pages/markup"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type Pages struct {
 	rctx        *markup.RenderContext
 }
 
-func NewPages(config *appview.Config) *Pages {
+func NewPages(config *config.Config) *Pages {
 	// initialized with safe defaults, can be overriden per use
 	rctx := &markup.RenderContext{
 		IsDev:      config.Core.Dev,
diff --git a/appview/pulls/pulls.go b/appview/pulls/pulls.go
index 6fbceefa..6cbd3c62 100644
--- a/appview/pulls/pulls.go
+++ b/appview/pulls/pulls.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/config"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/db"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/idresolver"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/oauth"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ type Pulls struct {
 	pages        *pages.Pages
 	idResolver   *idresolver.Resolver
 	db           *db.DB
-	config       *appview.Config
+	config       *config.Config
 	posthog      posthog.Client
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func New(
 	pages *pages.Pages,
 	resolver *idresolver.Resolver,
 	db *db.DB,
-	config *appview.Config,
+	config *config.Config,
 ) *Pulls {
 	return &Pulls{
 		oauth:        oauth,
diff --git a/appview/repo/repo.go b/appview/repo/repo.go
index a5753c39..1e59af44 100644
--- a/appview/repo/repo.go
+++ b/appview/repo/repo.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/config"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/db"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/idresolver"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/oauth"
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ import (
 type Repo struct {
 	repoResolver *reporesolver.RepoResolver
 	idResolver   *idresolver.Resolver
-	config       *appview.Config
+	config       *config.Config
 	oauth        *oauth.OAuth
 	pages        *pages.Pages
 	db           *db.DB
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func New(
 	pages *pages.Pages,
 	idResolver *idresolver.Resolver,
 	db *db.DB,
-	config *appview.Config,
+	config *config.Config,
 	posthog posthog.Client,
 	enforcer *rbac.Enforcer,
 ) *Repo {
diff --git a/appview/reporesolver/resolver.go b/appview/reporesolver/resolver.go
index 40e42d5a..51608b64 100644
--- a/appview/reporesolver/resolver.go
+++ b/appview/reporesolver/resolver.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/atproto/syntax"
 	securejoin "github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
-	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/config"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/db"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/idresolver"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/oauth"
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ type ResolvedRepo struct {
 }
 
 type RepoResolver struct {
-	config     *appview.Config
+	config     *config.Config
 	enforcer   *rbac.Enforcer
 	idResolver *idresolver.Resolver
 	execer     db.Execer
 }
 
-func New(config *appview.Config, enforcer *rbac.Enforcer, resolver *idresolver.Resolver, execer db.Execer) *RepoResolver {
+func New(config *config.Config, enforcer *rbac.Enforcer, resolver *idresolver.Resolver, execer db.Execer) *RepoResolver {
 	return &RepoResolver{config: config, enforcer: enforcer, idResolver: resolver, execer: execer}
 }
 
diff --git a/appview/settings/settings.go b/appview/settings/settings.go
index a2b57a28..eca5aed2 100644
--- a/appview/settings/settings.go
+++ b/appview/settings/settings.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/config"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/db"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/email"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/middleware"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ type Settings struct {
 	Db     *db.DB
 	OAuth  *oauth.OAuth
 	Pages  *pages.Pages
-	Config *appview.Config
+	Config *config.Config
 }
 
 func (s *Settings) Router() http.Handler {
diff --git a/appview/state/state.go b/appview/state/state.go
index 9743ff3c..55e304e0 100644
--- a/appview/state/state.go
+++ b/appview/state/state.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/posthog/posthog-go"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/api/tangled"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/config"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/db"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/idresolver"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/oauth"
@@ -39,11 +40,11 @@ type State struct {
 	idResolver   *idresolver.Resolver
 	posthog      posthog.Client
 	jc           *jetstream.JetstreamClient
-	config       *appview.Config
+	config       *config.Config
 	repoResolver *reporesolver.RepoResolver
 }
 
-func Make(config *appview.Config) (*State, error) {
+func Make(config *config.Config) (*State, error) {
 	d, err := db.Make(config.Core.DbPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/cmd/appview/main.go b/cmd/appview/main.go
index 98b7a556..60e721e4 100644
--- a/cmd/appview/main.go
+++ b/cmd/appview/main.go
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 
-	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview"
+	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/config"
 	"tangled.sh/tangled.sh/core/appview/state"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, nil)))
 
-	c, err := appview.LoadConfig(context.Background())
+	c, err := config.LoadConfig(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("failed to load config", "error", err)
 		return