diff --git a/backend/app/rest/api/rest.go b/backend/app/rest/api/rest.go
index 549798ee..7e286198 100644
--- a/backend/app/rest/api/rest.go
+++ b/backend/app/rest/api/rest.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func (s *Rest) routes() chi.Router {
 	router.Group(func(rroot chi.Router) {
 		tollbooth_chi.LimitHandler(tollbooth.NewLimiter(50, nil))
 		rroot.Get("/index.html", s.pubRest.getStartedCtrl)
-		rroot.Get("/robots.txt", s.pubRest.getRobotsCtrl)
+		rroot.Get("/robots.txt", s.pubRest.robotsCtrl)
 	})
 
 	// file server for static content from /web
@@ -344,6 +344,47 @@ func (s *Rest) updateLimiter() float64 {
 	return lmt
 }
 
+// GET /config?site=siteID - returns configuration
+func (s *Rest) configCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	siteID := r.URL.Query().Get("site")
+
+	cnf := struct {
+		Version        string   `json:"version"`
+		EditDuration   int      `json:"edit_duration"`
+		MaxCommentSize int      `json:"max_comment_size"`
+		Admins         []string `json:"admins"`
+		AdminEmail     string   `json:"admin_email"`
+		Auth           []string `json:"auth_providers"`
+		LowScore       int      `json:"low_score"`
+		CriticalScore  int      `json:"critical_score"`
+		PositiveScore  bool     `json:"positive_score"`
+		ReadOnlyAge    int      `json:"readonly_age"`
+		MaxImageSize   int      `json:"max_image_size"`
+	}{
+		Version:        s.Version,
+		EditDuration:   int(s.DataService.EditDuration.Seconds()),
+		MaxCommentSize: s.DataService.MaxCommentSize,
+		Admins:         s.DataService.AdminStore.Admins(siteID),
+		AdminEmail:     s.DataService.AdminStore.Email(siteID),
+		LowScore:       s.ScoreThresholds.Low,
+		CriticalScore:  s.ScoreThresholds.Critical,
+		PositiveScore:  s.DataService.PositiveScore,
+		ReadOnlyAge:    s.ReadOnlyAge,
+		MaxImageSize:   s.ImageService.Store.SizeLimit(),
+	}
+
+	cnf.Auth = []string{}
+	for _, ap := range s.Authenticator.Providers() {
+		cnf.Auth = append(cnf.Auth, ap.Name())
+	}
+
+	if cnf.Admins == nil { // prevent json serialization to nil
+		cnf.Admins = []string{}
+	}
+	render.Status(r, http.StatusOK)
+	render.JSON(w, r, cnf)
+}
+
 // serves static files from /web or embedded by statik
 func addFileServer(r chi.Router, path string, root http.FileSystem) {
 
diff --git a/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public.go b/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public.go
index f9c280b6..c24e3e8a 100644
--- a/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public.go
+++ b/backend/app/rest/api/rest_public.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ type public struct {
 	commentFormatter *store.CommentFormatter
 	imageService     *image.Service
 	webRoot          string
-	confFn           func(siteID string) config
 }
 
 type pubStore interface {
@@ -49,20 +48,6 @@ type pubStore interface {
 	Counts(siteID string, postIDs []string) ([]store.PostInfo, error)
 }
 
-type config struct {
-	Version        string   `json:"version"`
-	EditDuration   int      `json:"edit_duration"`
-	MaxCommentSize int      `json:"max_comment_size"`
-	Admins         []string `json:"admins"`
-	AdminEmail     string   `json:"admin_email"`
-	Auth           []string `json:"auth_providers"`
-	LowScore       int      `json:"low_score"`
-	CriticalScore  int      `json:"critical_score"`
-	PositiveScore  bool     `json:"positive_score"`
-	ReadOnlyAge    int      `json:"readonly_age"`
-	MaxImageSize   int      `json:"max_image_size"`
-}
-
 // GET /find?site=siteID&url=post-url&format=[tree|plain]&sort=[+/-time|+/-score|+/-controversy ]
 // find comments for given post. Returns in tree or plain formats, sorted
 func (s *public) findCommentsCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -265,14 +250,6 @@ func (s *public) findUserCommentsCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
-// GET /config?site=siteID - returns configuration
-func (s *public) configCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	siteID := r.URL.Query().Get("site")
-	cnf := s.confFn(siteID)
-	render.Status(r, http.StatusOK)
-	render.JSON(w, r, cnf)
-}
-
 // GET /count?site=siteID&url=post-url - get number of comments for given post
 func (s *public) countCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	locator := store.Locator{SiteID: r.URL.Query().Get("site"), URL: r.URL.Query().Get("url")}
@@ -407,7 +384,7 @@ func (s *public) getStartedCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // GET /robots.txt
-func (s *public) getRobotsCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+func (s *public) robotsCtrl(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	allowed := []string{"/find", "/last", "/id", "/count", "/counts", "/list", "/config",
 		"/img", "/avatar", "/picture"}
 	for i := range allowed {