diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d0d873..96db2b7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-credentials.php
 uploads/
 config/db_config.php
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18b336a..4747942 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,13 +26,18 @@ First you will want to either clone this repo, or download the zip (and unzip it
 
 Next you need to edit `config/db_config.php` and add your SQL credentials.
 
-If you plan on using a custom domain, you can also edit `config/configuation.php` to include that.
-
-Then you will need to navigate to `http://imghost.local/config/` or your custom domain to finish database and folder setup. Simply change the available options based on your preferences and click `Setup databases`, once complete you will be redirected to the home page where your server should be ready to use!
+Then you need to navigate to `http://imghost.local/config/` (or your custom domain) to finish setup. Simply change the available options based on your preferences and click `Setup server`, once complete you will be redirected to the home page where your server should be ready to use. The same web page can be used later to change settings.
 
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### v0.5.0-alpha - Dec 17, 2023
+
+- Big changes to configuration system - values are stored to MySQL and read from there as well
+- Overhauled system settings page - settings are now configurable while the server is running
+- Slightly altered the default background to be more aesthetically pleasing
+- Decided to change to 'alpha' status to more accurately reflect the state of this program - while I strive to make it work as best as possible, it is easy to overlook things that seem like basic features. For example there is a settings page with no password protection.
+
 ### v0.4.0-beta - Dec 16, 2023
 
 - Full re-factor to convert the old "Meme Machine" to a general-purpose, plug-and-play image hosting software.
diff --git a/browse/index.php b/browse/index.php
index dc881bc..513543b 100644
--- a/browse/index.php
+++ b/browse/index.php
@@ -40,14 +40,17 @@ if (mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {
 		}
 	}
 } else {
-	echo "Shit, something broke. Try again! Or if the problem persists contact the system administrator";
+	echo "Shit, something broke. Try again! Maybe there's nothing here? Or if the problem persists after uploading, contact the system administrator or make a new issue on GitHub";
 	?>
     <p>&nbsp;</p>
-    <a href="./">Home</a>
+    <a href="../">Home</a>
     <?php
 }
 
-
+echo '<br>';
+echo '<br>';
+echo '<br>';
+echo '<h6>' . $serverName . " - " . $serverVers . "</h6>";
 echo '</body>';
 echo '</html>';
 ?>
diff --git a/config/configuration.php b/config/configuration.php
index 8ec767a..67749f2 100644
--- a/config/configuration.php
+++ b/config/configuration.php
@@ -1,26 +1,95 @@
 <?php
+include "./db_config.php";
+
+mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_OFF);
 
 /************ CONFIGURATION FILE ***********/
 /** This file is used for general server  **/
-/** configuration. These values may be    **/
-/** changed as necessary to suit your     **/
-/** requirements.                         **/
+/** configuration. It is not recommended  **/
+/** to change things here unless you      **/
+/** know what you are doing; use the      **/
+/** /config webpage to edit server        **/
+/** settings.                             **/
 
 
-// The name that will appear on the pages of the server
+//Connect to MySQL to grab data
+$conn = mysqli_connect($sqlServer, $sqlUsername, $sqlPassword);
+
+if (!$conn) {
+	die ("CONNECTION FAIL " . mysqli_connect_error());
+}
+$checkQuery = "SHOW DATABASES LIKE '$dbname'";
+$checkDB = mysqli_query($conn, $checkQuery);
+$check = mysqli_fetch_assoc($checkDB);
+
+// The name and version that will appear on the pages of the server
 $serverName = "ImgHost";
+$serverVers = "0.5.0-alpha";
 
+
+// Hostname of the server
 $serverHostname = "imghost.local";
 
 
 // Directory where the images will be stored
-$targetDir = "uploads/";
+$targetDir = "uploads";
 
 
 // Filename of the style sheet (found in config foler)
 $stylesheet = "style.css";
 
 
+// Set private enable flag`
+$enablePrivate = 0;
+
+
+// Enable logging
+// FUTURE FEATURE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED
+$enableLogging = 1;
+
+if (!$check) {
+    echo "DB not found! Using defaults!<br>Try re-initializing the server if this persists!<br>";
+    $dbExists = 0;
+} else {
+    $conn = mysqli_connect($sqlServer, $sqlUsername, $sqlPassword, $dbname);
+    $getSettings = "SELECT * FROM $settingstable";
+    $settings = mysqli_query($conn, $getSettings);
+    $data = mysqli_fetch_assoc($settings);
+    $dbExists = 1;
+    
+    if (!$settings){
+        echo "db connect bad, using defaults";
+    
+    } else {
+
+
+        // The name and version that will appear on the pages of the server
+        $serverName = $data["serverName"];
+    
+    
+        // Hostname of the server
+        $serverHostname = $data["serverHostName"];
+    
+    
+        // Directory where the images will be stored
+        $targetDir = $data["uploadDir"] . "/";
+    
+    
+        // Filename of the style sheet (found in config foler)
+        $stylesheet = $data["stylesheet"];
+
+
+        // Set private enable flag`
+        $enablePrivate = $data["privateEnable"];
+
+
+        // Enable logging
+        // FUTURE FEATURE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED
+        $enableLogging = $data["loggingEnable"];
+    }
+}
+
+
 // Supported file types
 $supportedFileTypes = array (
     "image/jpeg",
diff --git a/config/db_config.php b/config/db_config.php
index 954ffb0..e1e3830 100644
--- a/config/db_config.php
+++ b/config/db_config.php
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@ $sqlPassword = "password";
 // Database Settings
 $dbname = "imghost_data";
 $tablename = "images";
+$settingstable = "settings";
+$authtable = "auth";
 
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/index.php b/config/index.php
index a296d40..0f0dea1 100644
--- a/config/index.php
+++ b/config/index.php
@@ -1,36 +1,73 @@
-<?php 
-	include './configuration.php';
-    include './db_config.php';
+<?php
+include './db_config.php';
+include './configuration.php';
 ?>
 <html>
 	<head>
-		<link rel="stylesheet" href="./<?php echo $stylesheet; ?>">
+		<link rel="stylesheet" href="./style.css">
 		<meta charset="UTF-8">
 		<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,user-scalable=no">
-		<title><?php echo $serverName; ?> Config</title>
+		<title>ImgHost Config</title>
 		
 		
 	</head>
 	<body class="background">
 		<div class="layout" align="center">
-			<h1><?php echo $serverName; ?></h1>
-			<br />
-			<form action="initial_setup.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+			<?php
+			// MySQL connection
+			if ($dbExists == 0) {
+				$conn = mysqli_connect($sqlServer, $sqlUsername, $sqlPassword);
+				if (!$conn) {
+					die ("CONNECTION FAIL " .mysqli_connect_error());
+				}
+	
+				echo '<h1>' . $serverName . ' Setup</h1>
 				<br />
-				<p><input type="submit" value="Setup databases" name="submit"  /></p>
-			</form>
-		</div>
-		<div align="center">
+				<h3>Initial Configuration</h3>
+				<form action="initial_setup.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+					<br />
+					<p>Server Name: <input type="text" name="serverName" id="serverName" value="ImgHost" /></p>
+					<p>Hostname: <input type="text" name="serverHostName" id="serverHostName" value="imghost.local"  /></p>
+					<p>Uploads Directory: <input type="text" name="uploadDir" id="uploadDir" value="uploads" /></label></p>
+					<p>Stylesheet: <input type="text" name="stylesheet" id="stylesheet" value="style.css" /></p>
+					<p>Enable private uploads: <input type="checkbox" name="enablePrivate" id="enablePrivate" checked="false"  /></p>
+					<p><input type="submit" value="Setup server" name="submit"  /></p>
+				</form>';
+
+			} else if ($dbExists == 1) {
+				$conn = mysqli_connect($sqlServer, $sqlUsername, $sqlPassword, $dbname);
+				if (!$conn) {
+					die ("CONNECTION FAIL " .mysqli_connect_error());
+				}
+
+				if ($enablePrivate == 1) {
+					$privateChecked = "checked='true'";
+				} else {
+					$privateChecked = "";
+				}
+	
+				echo '<h1>' . $serverName . ' Setup</h1>
+				<br />
+				<h3>Configuration</h3>
+				<form action="update_setup.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+					<br />
+					<p>Server Name: <input type="text" name="serverName" id="serverName" value="' . $serverName . '" /></p>
+					<p>Hostname: <input type="text" name="serverHostName" id="serverHostName" value="' . $serverHostname . '"  /></p>
+					<p>Uploads Directory: <input type="text" name="uploadDir" id="uploadDir" value="' . $targetDir . '" /></label></p>
+					<p>Stylesheet: <input type="text" name="stylesheet" id="stylesheet" value="' . $stylesheet . '" /></p>
+					<p>Enable private uploads: <input type="checkbox" name="enablePrivate" id="enablePrivate"' . $privateChecked . '   /></p>
+					<p><input type="submit" value="Update configuration" name="submit"  /></p>
+				</form>';
+
+			}
+			?>
 			<br />
 			<br />
 			<hr>
 			<br />
-
-		</div>
-		<div align="center">
+			<p><a href='../'>Home</a></p>
 			<br />
 			<br />
-			<br />
-			<h6>ImgHost (v0.4.0-beta)</h6>
+			<h6><?php echo $serverName . " - " . $serverVers; ?></h6>
 		</div>
 </html>
diff --git a/config/initial_setup.php b/config/initial_setup.php
index 829e8fd..73cba9f 100644
--- a/config/initial_setup.php
+++ b/config/initial_setup.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-
 include './db_config.php';
-include './configuration.php';
 
 
 echo "Configuration started...<br>";
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ if (!$conn) {
 } 
 echo "Sql connection successful!<br>";
 
-// Create the table, if doesn't exit
+// Create the table for storing image data, if doesn't exit
 $tableSetup = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS $tablename (
     imgID CHAR(12),
     fileType VARCHAR(4),
@@ -46,15 +44,106 @@ $tableSetup = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS $tablename (
     editDate DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
     )";
 
-echo "Preparing table with command - " . $tableSetup . "<br>";
+echo "Preparing images database table with command - " . $tableSetup . "<br>";
 
 if (mysqli_query($conn, $tableSetup)) {
-    echo "Table successfully prepared!<br>";
+    echo "Images table successfully prepared!<br>";
 } else {
     echo "Database Error " . $sql . "<br>" . mysqli_error($conn);
 }
 
-echo "Preparing images folder...<br>";
+// Create the table to store server settings
+$settingsSetup = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS $settingstable (
+    serverName VARCHAR(100),
+    serverHostName VARCHAR(100),
+    stylesheet VARCHAR(100),
+    uploadDir VARCHAR(100),
+    privateEnable BOOLEAN,
+    loggingEnable BOOLEAN,
+    genesisDate DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    editDate DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+)";
+
+echo "Preparing settings database table with command - " . $settingstable . "<br>";
+
+if (mysqli_query($conn, $settingsSetup)) {
+    echo "Settings table successfully prepared!<br>";
+} else {
+    echo "Database Error " . $sql . "<br>" . mysqli_error($conn);
+}
+
+echo "Writing settings to database...<br>";
+
+// Grab details entered by user
+if (isset($_POST["serverName"])) {  //Server name
+    $serverName = $_POST["serverName"];
+}
+if (isset($_POST["serverHostName"])) {  //Hostname
+    $serverHostName = $_POST["serverHostName"];
+}
+if (isset($_POST["stylesheet"])) {  //Custom CSS
+    $stylesheet = $_POST["stylesheet"];
+}
+if (isset($_POST["uploadDir"])) {  //Directory
+    $targetDir = $_POST["uploadDir"];
+}
+
+// Set defaults for any fields left blank
+if ($serverName == ''){
+    $serverName = "ImgHost";
+}
+if ($serverHostName == ''){
+    $serverHostName = "imghost.local";
+}
+if ($stylesheet == ''){
+    $stylesheet = "style.css";
+}
+if ($targetDir == ''){
+    $targetDir = "uploads";
+}
+
+// Check if private flag is active
+if (isset($_POST["enablePrivate"])) {
+    $enablePrivate = 1;
+}
+
+// TODO setup logging IP addresses
+$enableLogging = 0;
+
+
+
+$settingsApply = "INSERT INTO $settingstable (
+    serverName,
+    serverHostName,
+    stylesheet,
+    uploadDir,
+    privateEnable,
+    loggingEnable
+) VALUES (
+    '$serverName',
+    '$serverHostName',
+    '$stylesheet',
+    '$targetDir',
+    '$enablePrivate',
+    '$enableLogging'
+)";
+
+echo "Preparing to write settings with command - " . $settingsApply . "<br>";
+
+
+if (mysqli_query($conn, $settingsApply)) {
+    echo "Settings table successfully written!<br>";
+} else {
+    echo "Database Error " . $sql . "<br>" . mysqli_error($conn);
+}
+
+
+
+
+// Prepare uploads directory
+echo "Preparing directories...<br>";
+
+
 
 $directory = "../" . $targetDir;
 echo $directory. "<br>";
diff --git a/config/style.css b/config/style.css
index 3ca39ef..5d7f6ed 100644
--- a/config/style.css
+++ b/config/style.css
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .background {
     background-attachment: fixed;
-    background: linear-gradient(237deg, #0000ffd2, #1eff009a, #7d00a7);
+    background: linear-gradient(237deg, #92018ba1, #0000ffd2, #1eff008c, #ffae008c, #a70016ce);
     background-size: 500% 500%;
 
     -webkit-animation: AnimationName 90s ease infinite;
diff --git a/config/update_setup.php b/config/update_setup.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4414622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/update_setup.php
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+<?php
+include './db_config.php';
+include './configuration.php';
+
+$oldServerName = $serverName;
+$oldDir = $targetDir;
+
+echo "Configuration update started...<br>";
+echo "$sqlServer<br>";
+echo "$sqlUsername<br>";
+echo "$sqlPassword<br>";
+
+echo "Connecting to database...<br>";
+$conn = mysqli_connect($sqlServer, $sqlUsername, $sqlPassword, $dbname);
+
+if (!$conn) {
+    die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
+} 
+echo "Sql connection successful!<br>";
+
+// Grab details entered by user
+if (isset($_POST["serverName"])) {  //Server name
+    $serverName = $_POST["serverName"];
+}
+if (isset($_POST["serverHostName"])) {  //Hostname
+    $serverHostName = $_POST["serverHostName"];
+}
+if (isset($_POST["stylesheet"])) {  //Custom CSS
+    $stylesheet = $_POST["stylesheet"];
+}
+if (isset($_POST["uploadDir"])) {  //Directory
+    $targetDir = rtrim($_POST["uploadDir"], '/');
+}
+
+// Set defaults for any fields left blank
+if ($serverName == ''){
+    $serverName = "ImgHost";
+}
+if ($serverHostName == ''){
+    $serverHostName = "imghost.local";
+}
+if ($stylesheet == ''){
+    $stylesheet = "style.css";
+}
+if ($targetDir == ''){
+    $targetDir = "uploads";
+}
+
+// Check if private flag is active
+if (isset($_POST["enablePrivate"])) {
+    $enablePrivate = 1;
+} else {
+    $enablePrivate = 0;
+}
+
+// TODO setup logging IP addresses
+$enableLogging = 0;
+
+
+// SQL command that will update our settings
+$settingsApply = "UPDATE $settingstable SET 
+    serverName = '$serverName',
+    serverHostName = '$serverHostName',
+    stylesheet = '$stylesheet',
+    uploadDir = '$targetDir',
+    privateEnable = '$enablePrivate',
+    loggingEnable = '$enableLogging'
+WHERE serverName = '$oldServerName'";
+
+echo "Preparing to write settings with command - " . $settingsApply . "<br>";
+
+// Apply the settomgs
+if (mysqli_query($conn, $settingsApply)) {
+    echo "Settings successfully updated!<br>";
+} else {
+    echo "Database Error " . $sql . "<br>" . mysqli_error($conn);
+}
+
+
+// Prepare uploads directory if the user changed it
+
+if ($targetDir != $oldDir) {
+    echo "Preparing directories...<br>";
+    $directory = "../" . $targetDir;
+    echo $directory. "<br>";
+    mkdir ($directory);
+}
+
+echo "<br>Configuration update complete! Going back in 3 seconds, or click below for the home page.<br><br>";
+echo "<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='3;url=./' />";
+
+?>
+
+<a href="../">Homepage</a>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 8a21f22..8e12ee7 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <!--
      ImgHost - An open source image databasing and hosting system
      A project by Taylor Courage (http://taylorcourage.net)
-     Latest Release: v0.4.0-beta (Dec 16, 2023)
+     Latest Release: v0.5.0-alpha (Dec 17, 2023)
+	 See README.MD for the latest changelog
 -->
 <?php 
+	include './config/db_config.php';
 	include './config/configuration.php';
 ?>
 <html>
@@ -19,12 +21,17 @@
 		<div class="layout" align="center">
 			<h1><?php echo $serverName; ?></h1>
 			<br />
+			<h3>Image Upload</h3>
 			<form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 				<br />
 				<p><input type="file" name="fileToUpload" id="fileToUpload" /></p>
-				<p><input type="checkbox" name="isPrivate" id="isPrivate" value="1"  /><label for="isPrivate"> Private</label></p>
-				<p>Private images will not be shown in the public gallery, but will still be accessible by visiting the provided link.</p>
-				<p>All links are generated at random, and are virtually impossible to guess. "Security" through obscurity!</p>
+				<?php  
+				if ($enablePrivate == 1) {
+					echo '<p><input type="checkbox" name="isPrivate" id="isPrivate" value="1"  /><label for="isPrivate"> Private</label></p>';
+					echo '<p>Private images will not be shown in the public gallery, but will still be accessible by visiting the provided link.</p>';
+					echo '<p>All links are generated at random, and are virtually impossible to guess. "Security" through obscurity!</p>';
+				}
+				?>
 				<p><input type="submit" value="Upload Your Image" name="submit"  /></p>
 			</form>
 			<br />
@@ -36,6 +43,7 @@
 			<br />
 			<br />
 			<br />
-			<h6>ImgHost (v0.4.0-beta)</h6>
+			<h6><?php echo $serverName . " - " . $serverVers; ?></h6>
 		</div>
+	</body>
 </html>