diff --git a/halfapi/__init__.py b/halfapi/__init__.py
index 0d793b3..02daba3 100644
--- a/halfapi/__init__.py
+++ b/halfapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,48 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-import os
-from os import environ
-from configparser import ConfigParser
-
 __version__ = '0.1.0'
 print(f'HalfAPI version:{__version__}')
-
-config = ConfigParser(defaults={
-    'project': {
-        'host': '127.0.0.1',
-        'port': '8000',
-        'secret': None,
-        'base_dir': None,
-        'production': False
-    }
-})
-config.read(filenames=['.halfapiconfig'])
-PROJECT_NAME = config.get('project', 'name')
-
-CONF_DIR = environ.get('HALFAPI_CONF_DIR', '/etc/halfapi')
-
-config.read(filenames=[os.path.join(
-    CONF_DIR,
-    PROJECT_NAME 
-)])
-
-HOST = config.get('project', 'host')
-PORT = config.getint('project', 'port')
-
-DB_NAME = f'halfapi_{PROJECT_NAME}'
-with open(config.get('project', 'secret')) as secret_file:
-    SECRET = secret_file.read()
-
-PRODUCTION = config.getboolean('project', 'production')
-BASE_DIR = config.get('project', 'base_dir')
-
-# DB
-from half_orm.model import Model
-db = Model(DB_NAME)
-Domain = db.get_relation_class('api.domain')
-APIRouter = db.get_relation_class('api.router')
-APIRoute = db.get_relation_class('api.route')
-AclFunction = db.get_relation_class('api.acl_function')
-Acl = db.get_relation_class('api.acl')
-RouteACL = db.get_relation_class('api.view.acl')
-
-from halfapi.app import application
diff --git a/halfapi/app.py b/halfapi/app.py
index af49f65..f86d3df 100644
--- a/halfapi/app.py
+++ b/halfapi/app.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from starlette.middleware.authentication import AuthenticationMiddleware
 from typing import Any, Awaitable, Callable, MutableMapping
 
 # module libraries
-from halfapi import HOST, PORT, DB_NAME, SECRET, PRODUCTION
+from halfapi.conf import HOST, PORT, DB_NAME, SECRET, PRODUCTION
 
 from halfapi.lib.jwt_middleware import JWTAuthenticationBackend
 
diff --git a/halfapi/cli.py b/halfapi/cli.py
index 6f46cdc..9777977 100755
--- a/halfapi/cli.py
+++ b/halfapi/cli.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from halfapi import (PROJECT_NAME, HOST, PORT,
+from halfapi.conf import (PROJECT_NAME, HOST, PORT,
     PRODUCTION,
-    BASE_DIR,
+    BASE_DIR)
+
+from halfapi.db import (
     Domain,
     APIRouter,
     APIRoute,
diff --git a/halfapi/conf.py b/halfapi/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2c9d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/halfapi/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+from os import environ
+import sys
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+
+PROJECT_NAME = sys.argv.pop()
+if len(PROJECT_NAME) == 0:
+    raise Exception('Need a project name as argument')
+
+config = ConfigParser(defaults={
+    'project': {
+        'host': '127.0.0.1',
+        'port': '8000',
+        'secret': None,
+        'base_dir': None,
+        'production': False
+    }
+})
+
+CONF_DIR = environ.get('HALFAPI_CONF_DIR', '/etc/halfapi')
+
+config.read(filenames=[os.path.join(
+    CONF_DIR,
+    PROJECT_NAME 
+)])
+
+HOST = config.get('project', 'host')
+PORT = config.getint('project', 'port')
+
+DB_NAME = f'halfapi_{PROJECT_NAME}'
+with open(config.get('project', 'secret')) as secret_file:
+    SECRET = secret_file.read()
+
+PRODUCTION = config.getboolean('project', 'production')
+BASE_DIR = config.get('project', 'base_dir')
diff --git a/halfapi/db.py b/halfapi/db.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65dc8d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/halfapi/db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from halfapi.conf import DB_NAME
+
+# DB
+from half_orm.model import Model
+db = Model(DB_NAME)
+Domain = db.get_relation_class('api.domain')
+APIRouter = db.get_relation_class('api.router')
+APIRoute = db.get_relation_class('api.route')
+AclFunction = db.get_relation_class('api.acl_function')
+Acl = db.get_relation_class('api.acl')
+RouteACL = db.get_relation_class('api.view.acl')
diff --git a/halfapi/lib/routes.py b/halfapi/lib/routes.py
index 953ace4..b90cce7 100644
--- a/halfapi/lib/routes.py
+++ b/halfapi/lib/routes.py
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ from functools import wraps
 import importlib
 import sys
 
-from halfapi import (PROJECT_NAME, HOST, PORT,
-    PRODUCTION,
+from halfapi.conf import (PROJECT_NAME, HOST, PORT,
+    PRODUCTION)
+
+from halfapi.db import (
     Domain,
     APIRouter,
     APIRoute,