diff --git a/app/Mcp.php b/app/Mcp.php
index 19c0ea8..2999220 100644
--- a/app/Mcp.php
+++ b/app/Mcp.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Mcp;
 
 use PDO;
+use Exception;
 
 class Mcp implements ConnectionProvider
 {
@@ -41,8 +42,19 @@ class Mcp implements ConnectionProvider
     public function __construct($basedir)
     {
         $this->templateDir = $basedir.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'templates';
-        require $basedir.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'config.php';
-        $this->config = $RUNTIME;
+        $this->config = array();
+        try {
+            $config = parse_ini_file($basedir.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'config.ini', true);
+            foreach ($config['general'] as $key => $val) {
+                $this->config[$key] = $val;
+            }
+            unset($config['general']);
+            $this->config = array_merge($config, $this->config);
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            error_log('Could not load config, aborting. Error: '.$e->getMessage());
+            http_response_code(500);
+            exit();
+        }
     }
 
     public function db(): PDO
diff --git a/app/page/Register.php b/app/page/Register.php
index d0986b6..a70df4a 100644
--- a/app/page/Register.php
+++ b/app/page/Register.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Register extends RequestHandler
         $email = trim($_POST['email']);
     
         $avatar = null;
-        if (isset($this->app->config('default-avatar')[$_POST['avatar']]['UUID'])) {
+        if (isset($this->app->config('default-avatar')[$_POST['avatar']])) {
             $avatar = trim($_POST['avatar']);
         } else {
             $this->displayPage("Der gewählte Standardavatar existiert nicht.");
diff --git a/config.example.ini b/config.example.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12fdf28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.example.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+[general]
+; Domain, unter der das MCP erreichbar ist
+domain = example.com
+; Mindestlänge des Passworts, wird bei Registrierung und Änderung überprüft
+password-min-length = 8
+; URL der Nutzungsbedingungen des Grids
+tos-url = https://example.com/tos.html
+; Name und UUID eines oder mehrerer Standardavatare
+default-avatar[Twinster Kid] = 0817c915-293a-4041-b5a4-c7c53666bcc6
+; Liste von Domains, deren E-Mail-Adressen als nicht für Password-Reset-Mails nutzbar zu behandeln sind
+reset-blocked-domains[] = example.com
+reset-blocked-domains[] = invalid.net
+; Art der Einschränkung des Aufrufs von Cronjobs: key (API-Key benötigt) oder none (keine Einschränkung)
+cron-restriction = key
+; API-Key, der zum erfolgreichen Aufruf von Cronjobs übermittelt werden muss.
+cron-key = changeme
+
+; Host, Name und Zugangsdaten zur MySQL-Datenbank. Muss mit der Datenbank der Robust-Instanz übereinstimmen.
+[mysql]
+host = localhost
+db = Robust
+user = OpenSim
+password = secret
+
+; Zugangsdaten zum Mailserver
+[smtp]
+host = smtp.example.com
+port = 465
+address = noreply@example.com
+; Name, der neben der Absenderadresse stehen soll
+name = MyGrid Support
+password = secret
+
+; Daten des Grids, die u.a. auf der Welcome-Page angezeigt werden
+[grid]
+name = OpenSim
+main-news = Yet another OpenSim Grid.
+homeurl = http://...:8002
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.example.php b/config.example.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 6506b6e..0000000
--- a/config.example.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-$RUNTIME['PDO']                     =   new PDO('mysql:host=...;dbname=...', '...', '...');
-
-$RUNTIME['GRID']['NAME']            = "OpenSim";
-$RUNTIME['GRID']['MAIN_NEWS']       = "Yet an other OpenSim Grid.";
-$RUNTIME['GRID']['HOMEURL']         = "http://...:8002";
-
-$RUNTIME['SMTP']['SERVER']          =   "localhost";
-$RUNTIME['SMTP']['PORT']            =   25;
-$RUNTIME['SMTP']['ADDRESS']         =   "noreply@localhost";
-$RUNTIME['SMTP']['NAME']            =   "4Creative";
-$RUNTIME['SMTP']['PASS']            =   "...";
-
-$RUNTIME['TOOLS']['IMAGESERVICE']   =   "https://image-service.4creative.net/";
-$RUNTIME['TOOLS']['TOS']            =   "https://4creative.net/nutzung.html";
-
-$RUNTIME['DEFAULTAVATAR']["AVATAR1"]['UUID']    =   "0817c915-293a-4041-b5a4-c7c53666bcc6";
-
-$RUNTIME['SIDOMAN']['URL']          = "https://sidoman.4creative.net/";
-$RUNTIME['SIDOMAN']['CONTAINER']    = "...";
-$RUNTIME['SIDOMAN']['PASSWORD']     = "...";
-
-$RUNTIME['DOMAIN']                  = "mcp.4creative.net";
-$RUNTIME['IAR']['BASEURL']          = "https://mcp.4creative.net/data/";
-
-$RUNTIME['PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH']     = 8;
-
-$RUNTIME['CRON_RESTRICTION'] = 'key';
-$RUNTIME['CRON_KEY'] = 'changeme';