diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 94b9e97f0e1..92d45effb87 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ docs/changed-files
 docs/changed-files
 
 # locally required config files
-web.config
-config.js
 src/css/*.min.css
 
 # Editor junk
diff --git a/public/app/components/config.js b/public/app/components/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e26a55e097b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/components/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+define([
+  'settings',
+],
+function (Settings) {
+  "use strict";
+
+  var bootData = window.grafanaBootData || { settings: {} };
+  var options = bootData.settings;
+
+  return new Settings(options);
+
+});