diff --git a/backend/cmd/root.go b/backend/cmd/root.go
index df59dfa0..27da4658 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/root.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/root.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	v "github.com/spf13/viper"
 	lumberjack "gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2"
 
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/auth"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/diskcache"
 	fbhttp "github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/http"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/img"
@@ -44,12 +45,16 @@ func init() {
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 	cobra.MousetrapHelpText = ""
 	rootCmd.SetVersionTemplate("File Browser version {{printf \"%s\" .Version}}\n")
+	settings.Initialize()
 
+	log.Println(settings.GlobalConfiguration)
 	flags := rootCmd.Flags()
 
 	persistent := rootCmd.PersistentFlags()
 
 	persistent.StringVarP(&cfgFile, "config", "c", "", "config file path")
+	persistent.StringP("database", "d", "./filebrowser.db", "database path")
+	flags.Bool("noauth", false, "use the noauth auther when using quick setup")
 	flags.String("username", "admin", "username for the first user when using quick config")
 	flags.String("password", "", "hashed password for the first user when using quick config (default \"admin\")")
 }
@@ -83,7 +88,6 @@ the quick setup mode and a new database will be bootstraped and a new
 user created with the credentials from options "username" and "password".`,
 	Run: python(func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, d pythonData) {
 		serverConfig := settings.GlobalConfiguration.Server
-		log.Println(cfgFile)
 
 		if !d.hadDB {
 			quickSetup(cmd.Flags(), d)
@@ -111,8 +115,7 @@ user created with the credentials from options "username" and "password".`,
 		checkErr(err)
 
 		var listener net.Listener
-		listenAddress := serverConfig.Address
-		address := listenAddress + ":" + strconv.Itoa(serverConfig.Port)
+		address := serverConfig.Address + ":" + strconv.Itoa(serverConfig.Port)
 
 		switch {
 		case serverConfig.Socket != "":
@@ -138,8 +141,7 @@ user created with the credentials from options "username" and "password".`,
 		sigc := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 		signal.Notify(sigc, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
 		go cleanupHandler(listener, sigc)
-		_, err = os.Stat("frontend/dist")
-		checkErr(err)
+
 		assetsFs := dirFS{Dir: http.Dir("frontend/dist")}
 		handler, err := fbhttp.NewHandler(imgSvc, fileCache, d.store, &serverConfig, assetsFs)
 		checkErr(err)
@@ -243,7 +245,13 @@ func quickSetup(flags *pflag.FlagSet, d pythonData) {
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	set.Auth.Method = settings.GlobalConfiguration.Auth.Method
+	if settings.GlobalConfiguration.Auth.Method == "noAuth" {
+		set.Auth.Method = "noAuth"
+		err = d.store.Auth.Save(&auth.NoAuth{})
+	} else {
+		set.Auth.Method = "json"
+		err = d.store.Auth.Save(&auth.JSONAuth{})
+	}
 	err = d.store.Settings.Save(set)
 	checkErr(err)
 
diff --git a/backend/settings/config.go b/backend/settings/config.go
index d9648274..4f093c05 100644
--- a/backend/settings/config.go
+++ b/backend/settings/config.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 var GlobalConfiguration Settings
 
-func init() {
+func Initialize() {
 	// Open and read the YAML file
 	yamlFile, err := os.Open("filebrowser.yml")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ func init() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error unmarshaling YAML data: %v", err)
 	}
-	log.Printf("GlobalConfiguration: \n%#v\n", GlobalConfiguration)
-
 	// Now you have the Settings struct with values from the YAML file
 	// You can access the values like: defaultSettings.Key, defaultSettings.Server.Port, etc.
 }
@@ -37,17 +35,16 @@ func init() {
 func setDefaults() {
 	GlobalConfiguration = Settings{
 		Signup: true,
-		Server: Server{
-			IndexingInterval:   5,
-			Port:               8080,
+        Server: Server{
+			IndexingInterval:	5,
+            Port:    8080,
 			NumImageProcessors: 1,
-			BaseURL:            "/",
-		},
+            BaseURL: "/files",
+        },
 		Auth: Auth{
-			Method: "noauth",
 			Recaptcha: Recaptcha{
 				Host: "",
 			},
 		},
-	}
-}
+    }
+}
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