diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
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+// GDS: Global Data System
+global['gds'] = {
+	debug: (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'debug') ? true : false,
+	db: null,
+	cache: {},
+	cfg: require(__dirname+'/bin/config')
+};
+global['modules'] = {};
+global['__dirname'] = __dirname;
+
+/**
+ * load modules
+ */
+let load = (name) => {
+	return require(__dirname+'/bin/'+name+'/module');
+};
+
+global['modules'].logs = load('logs'); // log handler
+global['logs'] = global['modules'].logs; // alias
+
+global['modules'].web = load('web'); // web server
+global['modules'].sso = load('sso'); // sso service
+
+// custom modules
+
+
+// start web server
+global['modules'].web.start();
diff --git a/bin/config.js b/bin/config.js
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+module.exports = {
+	log: {
+		directory: () => {
+			return global['__dirname'] + "/logs/"
+		},
+		filename: () => {
+			return (new Date()).toISOString().substr(0, 10) + ".log"
+		}
+	},
+	web: {
+		host: "*",
+		port: 8080,
+		poweredBy: 'baseApp',
+		rootUrl: '/', // '/', '/SSObaseApp'
+		doubleSlashCheck: true, // replacing // with /
+		sessionKey: require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex'),
+		cookieKey: require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex'),
+		rememberMeMaxAge: 1000*60*60 // two weeks (milliseconds*seconds*minutes)
+	},
+	sso: {
+		authenticator: "http://localhost:8080/api/authenticate", // redirect back to this url;
+		redirectUser: "https://auth.rxbn.de/authenticate", // sso service
+		appId: "5bf5ab975f6e3f1b025105db", // app id
+		appSecret: "qya8ICn2h29Zp6vAsrTpRA8SZhKnoNIg" // random token
+	},
+	app: {
+		name: "testApp" // app name - check auth/views
+	}
+};