diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c630ff3..aabd730 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 resumes*/
 resumes*.zip
 config_hackWPI.py
-config.py
 admin/*.json
 admin/*.csv
 
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd6561b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import os
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv, dotenv_values
+
+basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+load_dotenv(os.path.join(basedir, '.env'))
+
+class Config():
+    TESTING = dotenv_values().get("TESTING") or False
+    DEBUG = dotenv_values().get("DEBUG") or False
+
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = dotenv_values().get("SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI") or "postgresql://localhost/goathacks"
+
+    MAX_BEFORE_WAITLIST = dotenv_values().get("MAX_BEFORE_WAITLIST") or 1
+    SECRET_KEY = dotenv_values().get("SECRET_KEY") or "bad-key-change-me"
+
+    UPLOAD_FOLDER = dotenv_values().get("UPLOAD_FOLDER") or "./uploads/"
+
+    DISCORD_LINK = dotenv_values().get("DISCORD_LINK") or None
+
+    # Mail server settings
+    MAIL_SERVER = dotenv_values().get("MAIL_SERVER") or "localhost"
+    MAIL_PORT = dotenv_values().get("MAIL_PORT") or 25
+    MAIL_USE_TLS = dotenv_values().get("MAIL_USE_TLS") or False
+    MAIL_USE_SSL = dotenv_values().get("MAIL_USE_SSL") or False
+    MAIL_USERNAME = dotenv_values().get("MAIL_USERNAME") or "dummy"
+    MAIL_PASSWORD = dotenv_values().get("MAIL_PASSWORD") or "dummy"
+    MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER = dotenv_values().get("MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER") or "GoatHacks Team <hack@wpi.edu>"
+    MAIL_SUPPRESS_SEND = dotenv_values().get("MAIL_SUPPRESS_SEND") or TESTING
diff --git a/goathacks/__init__.py b/goathacks/__init__.py
index 461e3c5..b43a79c 100644
--- a/goathacks/__init__.py
+++ b/goathacks/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ from flask_bootstrap import Bootstrap5
 from flask_font_awesome import FontAwesome
 from flask_qrcode import QRcode
 
+from config import Config
+
 
 
 db = SQLAlchemy()
@@ -21,10 +23,10 @@ bootstrap = Bootstrap5()
 font_awesome = FontAwesome()
 qrcode = QRcode()
 
-def create_app():
+def create_app(config_class=Config):
     app = Flask(__name__)
 
-    app.config.from_pyfile("config.py")
+    app.config.from_object(config_class)
 
     db.init_app(app)
     migrate.init_app(app, db)
diff --git a/goathacks/config.py.example b/goathacks/config.py.example
deleted file mode 100644
index fb85c63..0000000
--- a/goathacks/config.py.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI="postgresql://localhost/goathacks"
-MAX_BEFORE_WAITLIST=1
-SECRET_KEY="bad-key-change-me"
-
-UPLOAD_FOLDER="./uploads/"
-
-DISCORD_LINK=None
-
-
-# Mail settings
-MAIL_SERVER="localhost"
-MAIL_PORT=25
-MAIL_USE_TLS=False
-MAIL_USE_SSL=False
-MAIL_USERNAME="dummy"
-MAIL_PASSWORD="dummy"
-MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER="GoatHacks Team <hack@wpi.edu>"
-