diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 903a3ff7..f40eb49e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standa
  - Works with new more advanced filebrowser.json 
  - improved GUI
    - more unified coehisive look
- - 
+ - The shell is dead.
+   - If you need to use the shell, exec into the docker container.
+   - All configuration is done via filebrowser.yml
 
 # v0.1.4
  - various UI fixes
diff --git a/backend/.filebrowser.json b/backend/.filebrowser.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 33b9a3dd..00000000
--- a/backend/.filebrowser.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-
-  "port": 8080,
-  "baseURL": "",
-  "address": "",
-  "log": "stdout",
-  "database": "./database.db",
-  "root": "/srv"
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/filebrowser.yml b/backend/filebrowser.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efd76980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/filebrowser.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+server:
+  port: 8080
+  baseURL: /files
+  address: ''
+  log: stdout
+  database: ./database.db
+  root: /srv
+  disable-thumbnails: false
+  disable-preview-resize: false
+  disable-exec: false
+  disable-type-detection-by-header: false
+auth:
+  header: ''
+  method: ''
+  command: ''
+  signup: false
+  shell: ''
+branding:
+  name: ''
+  color: ''
+  files: ''
+  disableExternal: ''
+  disableUsedPercentage: ''
+permissions:
+  Admin: false
+  Execute: true
+  Create: true
+  Rename: true
+  Modify: true
+  Delete: true
+  Share: true
+  Download: true
+commands:
+shell:
+rules:
diff --git a/backend/render.yml b/backend/render.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Shell.vue b/frontend/src/components/Shell.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 47c3d67c..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/Shell.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div
-    @click="focus"
-    class="shell"
-    ref="scrollable"
-    :class="{ ['shell--hidden']: !showShell }"
-  >
-    <div v-for="(c, index) in content" :key="index" class="shell__result">
-      <div class="shell__prompt">
-        <i class="material-icons">chevron_right</i>
-      </div>
-      <pre class="shell__text">{{ c.text }}</pre>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="shell__result" :class="{ 'shell__result--hidden': !canInput }">
-      <div class="shell__prompt">
-        <i class="material-icons">chevron_right</i>
-      </div>
-      <pre
-        tabindex="0"
-        ref="input"
-        class="shell__text"
-        contenteditable="true"
-        @keydown.prevent.38="historyUp"
-        @keydown.prevent.40="historyDown"
-        @keypress.prevent.enter="submit"
-      />
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script>
-import { mapMutations, mapState, mapGetters } from "vuex";
-import { commands } from "@/api";
-
-export default {
-  name: "shell",
-  computed: {
-    ...mapState(["user", "showShell"]),
-    ...mapGetters(["isFiles", "isLogged"]),
-    path: function () {
-      if (this.isFiles) {
-        return this.$route.path;
-      }
-
-      return "";
-    },
-  },
-  data: () => ({
-    content: [],
-    history: [],
-    historyPos: 0,
-    canInput: true,
-  }),
-  methods: {
-    ...mapMutations(["toggleShell"]),
-    scroll: function () {
-      this.$refs.scrollable.scrollTop = this.$refs.scrollable.scrollHeight;
-    },
-    focus: function () {
-      this.$refs.input.focus();
-    },
-    historyUp() {
-      if (this.historyPos > 0) {
-        this.$refs.input.innerText = this.history[--this.historyPos];
-        this.focus();
-      }
-    },
-    historyDown() {
-      if (this.historyPos >= 0 && this.historyPos < this.history.length - 1) {
-        this.$refs.input.innerText = this.history[++this.historyPos];
-        this.focus();
-      } else {
-        this.historyPos = this.history.length;
-        this.$refs.input.innerText = "";
-      }
-    },
-    submit: function (event) {
-      const cmd = event.target.innerText.trim();
-
-      if (cmd === "") {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      if (cmd === "clear") {
-        this.content = [];
-        event.target.innerHTML = "";
-        return;
-      }
-
-      if (cmd === "exit") {
-        event.target.innerHTML = "";
-        this.toggleShell();
-        return;
-      }
-
-      this.canInput = false;
-      event.target.innerHTML = "";
-
-      let results = {
-        text: `${cmd}\n\n`,
-      };
-
-      this.history.push(cmd);
-      this.historyPos = this.history.length;
-      this.content.push(results);
-
-      commands(
-        this.path,
-        cmd,
-        (event) => {
-          results.text += `${event.data}\n`;
-          this.scroll();
-        },
-        () => {
-          results.text = results.text.trimEnd();
-          this.canInput = true;
-          this.$refs.input.focus();
-          this.scroll();
-        }
-      );
-    },
-  },
-};
-</script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/css/styles.css b/frontend/src/css/styles.css
index 723bbf4e..14059978 100644
--- a/frontend/src/css/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/styles.css
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 @import "./_variables.css";
 @import "./_buttons.css";
 @import "./_inputs.css";
-@import "./_shell.css";
 @import "./_share.css";
 @import "./fonts.css";
 @import "./base.css";
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Layout.vue b/frontend/src/views/Layout.vue
index 3a4e7cb4..81b0e825 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Layout.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Layout.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     <sidebar></sidebar>
     <main>
       <router-view></router-view>
-      <shell v-if="isExecEnabled && isLogged && user.perm.execute" />
     </main>
     <prompts></prompts>
     <upload-files></upload-files>
@@ -22,12 +21,11 @@ import editorBar from "./files/Editor.vue"
 import defaultBar from "./files/Default.vue"
 import listingBar from"./files/Listing.vue"
 import previewBar from "./files/Preview.vue"
-import Action from "@/components/header/Action.vue";
+import Prompts from "@/components/prompts/Prompts";
+import Action from "@/components/header/Action";
 import { mapState, mapGetters } from "vuex";
 import Sidebar from "@/components/Sidebar.vue";
-import Prompts from "@/components/header/Action.vue";
-import Shell from "@/components/Shell.vue";
-import UploadFiles from "../components/prompts/UploadFiles.vue";
+import UploadFiles from "../components/prompts/UploadFiles";
 import { enableExec } from "@/utils/constants";
 
 export default {
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ export default {
     Action,
     Sidebar,
     Prompts,
-    Shell,
     UploadFiles,
   },
   data: function () {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/files/Default.vue b/frontend/src/views/files/Default.vue
index 5993665e..61736c37 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/files/Default.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/files/Default.vue
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export default {
         select: this.selectedCount > 0,
         upload: this.user.perm.create && this.selectedCount > 0,
         download: this.user.perm.download && this.selectedCount > 0,
-        shell: this.user.perm.execute && enableExec,
         delete: this.selectedCount > 0 && this.user.perm.delete,
         rename: this.selectedCount === 1 && this.user.perm.rename,
         share: this.selectedCount === 1 && this.user.perm.share,
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/files/Listing.vue b/frontend/src/views/files/Listing.vue
index 4b635654..932c6daa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/files/Listing.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/files/Listing.vue
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ export default {
         select: this.selectedCount > 0,
         upload: this.user.perm.create && this.selectedCount > 0,
         download: this.user.perm.download && this.selectedCount > 0,
-        shell: this.user.perm.execute && enableExec,
         delete: this.selectedCount > 0 && this.user.perm.delete,
         rename: this.selectedCount === 1 && this.user.perm.rename,
         share: this.selectedCount === 1 && this.user.perm.share,