diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index c66981e..f0df782 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-// config.go — environment-driven configuration
-//
-// We read everything from environment variables so the container image stays
-// generic. No config files to mount — just env vars and a single whitelist
-// file (see --permanet-whitelist-file below).
-//
-// Why env vars instead of a config file?
-//
-// - Containers are meant to be configuration via env vars (12-factor).
-// - It avoids an extra volume mount for a JSON/TOML config file.
-// - The permanent whitelist file IS mounted as a volume, but that's
-//   intentional: it's data, not configuration.
-//
-// Defaults are sensible so the service can start even if the operator
-// forgets to set some values.
-
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -21,73 +5,28 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
-// Config holds the runtime configuration for the auth-gate service.
 type Config struct {
-	// Port is the HTTP listen address (no host — we rely on Docker port mapping).
-	Port string
-
-	// APIToken is the bearer token that authorises the /api/* endpoints.
-	// This is NOT the auth credential for clients — it's the admin token
-	// for the API. Keep it secret.
-	APIToken string
-
-	// BasicAuthUser and BasicAuthPass are the credentials for the
-	// /auth endpoint's HTTP Basic Auth challenge.
-	//
-	// Why Basic Auth instead of JWT/OAuth?
-	//
-	// - Simplicity: no library dependencies, no token signing.
-	// - Browsers natively support it (pop-up dialog).
-	// - curl, git, and most HTTP clients support it out of the box.
-	BasicAuthUser string
-	BasicAuthPass string
-
-	// PermanentWhitelistFile is the path to a text file containing
-	// permanently whitelisted IPs/CIDRs (one per line).
-	//
-	// The file is loaded at startup and reloaded by the watcher every
-	// cfg.WatchInterval seconds.
+	Port                   string
+	APIToken               string
 	PermanentWhitelistFile string
-
-	PermanentWhitelist *PermanentWhitelist
-	TemporaryWhitelist *tempWhitelist
-
-	// DataDir is the directory where the service stores the temporary
-	// whitelist in JSON format.
-	//
-	// Why store temp whitelists on disk?
-	//
-	// - We chose an in-memory approach (see tempWhitelist in auth.go)
-	//   for simplicity. If you need persistence across restarts,
-	//   add a disk-backed store later.
-	// - For now, this field is unused but kept for future extensibility.
-	DataDir string
-
-	// CleanupInterval is how often the cleanup goroutine runs to expire
-	// temporary whitelisted IPs.
-	CleanupInterval time.Duration
-
-	// WatchInterval is how often the permanent-whitelist file watcher
-	// polls the file for changes.
-	WatchInterval time.Duration
+	DataDir                string
+	CleanupInterval        time.Duration
+	WatchInterval          time.Duration
+	DBPath                 string
 }
 
-// loadConfig reads configuration from environment variables with sensible defaults.
 func loadConfig() Config {
-	cfg := Config{
+	return Config{
 		Port:                   getEnv("AUTH_GATE_PORT", "8080"),
 		APIToken:               getEnv("AUTH_GATE_API_TOKEN", ""),
-		BasicAuthUser:          getEnv("AUTH_GATE_BASIC_USER", "admin"),
-		BasicAuthPass:          getEnv("AUTH_GATE_BASIC_PASSWORD", "changeme"),
 		PermanentWhitelistFile: getEnv("PERMANENT_WHITELIST_FILE", "./config/permanent_whitelist.txt"),
-		DataDir:                getEnv("DATA_DIR", "/data"),
+		DataDir:                getEnv("DATA_DIR", ". /data"),
 		CleanupInterval:        parseDuration("CLEANUP_INTERVAL", 60*time.Second),
 		WatchInterval:          parseDuration("WATCH_INTERVAL", 30*time.Second),
+		DBPath:                 getEnv("AUTH_GATE_DB_PATH", ". /data/auth-gate.db"),
 	}
-	return cfg
 }
 
-// getEnv returns os.Getenv(key) or defaultValue if key is unset or empty.
 func getEnv(key, defaultValue string) string {
 	if v := os.Getenv(key); v != "" {
 		return v
@@ -95,8 +34,6 @@ func getEnv(key, defaultValue string) string {
 	return defaultValue
 }
 
-// parseDuration reads a duration from the environment, falling back to
-// the provided default.
 func parseDuration(key string, defaultVal time.Duration) time.Duration {
 	if v := os.Getenv(key); v != "" {
 		d, err := time.ParseDuration(v)
@@ -105,4 +42,4 @@ func parseDuration(key string, defaultVal time.Duration) time.Duration {
 		}
 	}
 	return defaultVal
-}
+}
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