diff --git a/config/rookeries_webapp_config.cfg b/config/rookeries_webapp_config.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4646799..0000000
--- a/config/rookeries_webapp_config.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Basic environmental
-ENVIRONMENTAL_NAME = "Vagrant"
-TESTING = False
-DEBUG = True
-
-# Password salts + secrets
-PASSWORD_SALT = "secret"
-SECRET_KEY = "development"
-USER_REGISTRATION_INVITE_KEY = None
-
-# Database
-DATABASE_URI = "mysql+mysqlconnector://rookeries:penguin2013flight@localhost:3306/rookeries?charset=utf8"
-
-# Mail server configuration
-MAIL_SERVER = "localhost"
-MAIL_PORT = 25
-MAIL_USERNAME = "admin@rookeri.es"
-MAIL_PASSWORD = "password"
-MAIL_DEFAULT_SENDER = "admin@rookeri.es"
-MAIL_USE_TLS = False
-MAIL_USE_SSL = False
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8b497b3..b7fd83d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,26 @@ rookeries_app_name: rookeries
 
 # The mode of the setup.  Setting to "dev" enables the use of a SMTP fake server to help with development.
 rookeries_environ_type: dev
+
+# The default configuration for running rookeries
+rookeries_app_config:
+
+    # Basic environmental
+    rookeries_environmental_name: "Vagrant"
+    rookeries_debug: true
+    
+    # Password salts + secrets
+    rookeries_password_salt: "secret"
+    rookeries_secret_key: "development"
+
+    # Database
+    rookeries_database_uri: "mysql+mysqlconnector://{{ rookeries_db. username}}:{{ rookeries_db.password }}@localhost:3306/{{ rookeries_db.db_name }}?charset=utf8"
+    
+    # Mail server configuration
+    rookeries_mail_server: "localhost"
+    rookeries_mail_port: 25
+    rookeries_mail_username: ""
+    rookeries_mail_password: ""
+    rookeries_mail_default_sender: "admin@local_rookeries_install.localhost.net"
+    rookeries_mail_use_tls: false
+    rookeries_mail_use_ssl: false
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index cedc1fc..5a974a8 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -125,4 +125,5 @@ dependencies:
       app_name: "{{ rookeries_app_name }}",
       app_nginx_hostname: localhost,
       app_uwsgi_port: 8001,
-      app_uwsgi_executable: "rookeries:make_rookeries_app()" }
+      app_uwsgi_executable: "rookeries:make_rookeries_app()",
+      app_uwsgi_envs: "{{ rookeries_app_config }}"}
diff --git a/tasks/mysql_db.yaml b/tasks/mysql_db.yaml
index 117f233..85b48a8 100644
--- a/tasks/mysql_db.yaml
+++ b/tasks/mysql_db.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
     - python-mysqldb
 
 - name: setup MySQL databases for rookeries.
-  mysql_db: name={{ item.key }} state=present
-  with_dict: databases
+  mysql_db: name={{ rookeries_db.db_name }} state=present
 
 - name: add MySQL database users for rookeries.
   mysql_user: name={{ rookeries_db.username }} password={{ rookeries_db.password }} priv={{ rookeries_db.db_name }}:ALL