diff --git a/extra/admin-api/DiscordEmojiConverter/DiscordEmojiConverter.csproj b/extra/admin-api/DiscordEmojiConverter/DiscordEmojiConverter.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72d306b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/admin-api/DiscordEmojiConverter/DiscordEmojiConverter.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="ArcaneLibs" Version="1.0.0-preview.20251207-164820" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/extra/admin-api/DiscordEmojiConverter/DiscordEmojiJson.cs b/extra/admin-api/DiscordEmojiConverter/DiscordEmojiJson.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71c4a53f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/admin-api/DiscordEmojiConverter/DiscordEmojiJson.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace DiscordEmojiConverter;
+
+public class DiscordEmojiJson {
+    [JsonPropertyName("emojis")]
+    public List<DiscordEmoji>? Emojis { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("emojisByCategory")]
+    public Dictionary<string, List<int>>? EmojisByCategory { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("nameToEmoji")]
+    public Dictionary<string, int>? NameToEmoji { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("surrogateToEmoji")]
+    public Dictionary<string, int>? SurrogateToEmoji { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("numDiversitySprites")]
+    public int? NumDiversitySprites { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("numNonDiversitySprites")]
+    public int? NumNonDiversitySprites { get; set; }
+}
+
+public class DiscordEmoji {
+    [JsonPropertyName("names")]
+    public List<string>? Names { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("surrogates")]
+    public string? Surrogates { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("unicodeVersion")]
+    public float? UnicodeVersion { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("spriteIndex")]
+    public int? SpriteIndex { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("hasMultiDiversity")]
+    public bool? HasMultiDiversity { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("hasMultiDiversityParent")]
+    public bool? HasMultiDiversityParent { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("hasDiversity")]
+    public bool? HasDiversity { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("hasDiversityParent")]
+    public bool? HasDiversityParent { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("diversityChildren")]
+    public List<int>? DiversityChildren { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("diversity")]
+    public List<string>? Diversity { get; set; }
+}
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diff --git a/extra/admin-api/DiscordEmojiConverter/Program.cs b/extra/admin-api/DiscordEmojiConverter/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96593958b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/admin-api/DiscordEmojiConverter/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// See https://aka.ms/new-console-template for more information
+
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using ArcaneLibs.Extensions;
+using DiscordEmojiConverter;
+
+var emojis = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<DiscordEmojiJson>(File.OpenRead(args[0]),
+    new JsonSerializerOptions() { UnmappedMemberHandling = JsonUnmappedMemberHandling.Disallow });
+
+emojis.SurrogateToEmoji = null;
+emojis.NameToEmoji = null;
+emojis.NumDiversitySprites = null;
+emojis.NumNonDiversitySprites = null;
+
+foreach (var emoji in emojis.Emojis!)
+{
+    emoji.HasDiversity = null;
+    emoji.HasDiversityParent = null;
+    emoji.HasMultiDiversity = null;
+    emoji.HasMultiDiversityParent = null;
+    emoji.SpriteIndex = null;
+    emoji.UnicodeVersion = null;
+}
+
+Console.WriteLine(emojis.ToJson(ignoreNull: true, indent: false));
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diff --git a/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/Class1.cs b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/Class1.cs
index 948ca91a2..26e9d0fc4 100644
--- a/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/Class1.cs
+++ b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/Class1.cs
@@ -2,63 +2,32 @@
 
 namespace Spacebar.ConfigModel;
 
-public class Config
-{
-    [JsonPropertyName("admin")] public EndpointConfig Admin { get; set; } = null!;
-    [JsonPropertyName("api")] public EndpointConfig Api { get; set; } = null!;
-    [JsonPropertyName("gateway")] public EndpointConfig Gateway { get; set; } = null!;
-    [JsonPropertyName("cdn")] public EndpointConfig Cdn { get; set; } = null!;
+public class Config {
+    [JsonPropertyName("admin")]
+    public EndpointConfig Admin { get; set; } = null!;
 
-    public Config ReadFromKv(Dictionary<string, object?> kv)
-    {
-        // to object
-        
+    [JsonPropertyName("api")]
+    public EndpointConfig Api { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        foreach (var (key, value) in kv)
-        {
-            switch (key.Split('_', 2)[0])
-            {
-                default:
-                    Console.WriteLine($"Unrecognized config key prefix: {key}");
-                    continue;
-            }
-        }
+    [JsonPropertyName("gateway")]
+    public EndpointConfig Gateway { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        return this;
-    }
+    [JsonPropertyName("cdn")]
+    public EndpointConfig Cdn { get; set; } = null!;
 }
 
-public class EndpointConfig
-{
-    [JsonPropertyName("endpointPrivate")] public string? EndpointPrivate { get; set; }
-    [JsonPropertyName("endpointPublic")] public string? EndpointPublic { get; set; }
+public class EndpointConfig {
+    [JsonPropertyName("endpointPrivate")]
+    public string? EndpointPrivate { get; set; }
 
-    public EndpointConfig ReadFromKv(Dictionary<string, object?> kv, string prefix)
-    {
-        foreach (var (key, value) in kv)
-        {
-            if (!key.StartsWith(prefix + "_")) continue;
-            var subKey = key[(prefix + "_").Length..];
-            switch (subKey)
-            {
-                case "ENDPOINT_PRIVATE":
-                    EndpointPrivate = value?.ToString();
-                    break;
-                case "ENDPOINT_PUBLIC":
-                    EndpointPublic = value?.ToString();
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    Console.WriteLine($"Unrecognized config key: {key}");
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return this;
-    }
+    [JsonPropertyName("endpointPublic")]
+    public string? EndpointPublic { get; set; }
 }
 
-public class ApiConfig : EndpointConfig
-{
-    [JsonPropertyName("activeVersions")] public List<string> ActiveVersions { get; set; } = null!;
-    [JsonPropertyName("defaultVersion")] public string DefaultVersion { get; set; } = null!;
+public class ApiConfig : EndpointConfig {
+    [JsonPropertyName("activeVersions")]
+    public List<string> ActiveVersions { get; set; } = null!;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("defaultVersion")]
+    public string DefaultVersion { get; set; } = null!;
 }
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diff --git a/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/DefaultsConfiguration.cs b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/DefaultsConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..884f3d540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/DefaultsConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Spacebar.ConfigModel;
+
+public class DefaultsConfiguration
+{
+    [JsonPropertyName("guild")] public GuildDefaults Guild = new GuildDefaults();
+    [JsonPropertyName("user")] public ChannelDefaults Channel = new ChannelDefaults();
+}
+
+public class GuildDefaults
+{
+    [JsonPropertyName("maxPresences")] public int MaxPresences { get; set; } = 250000;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("maxVideoChannelUsers")]
+    public int MaxVideoChannelUsers { get; set; } = 200;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("afkTimeout")] public int AfkTimeout { get; set; } = 300;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("defaultMessageNotifications")]
+    public int DefaultMessageNotifications { get; set; } = 1;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("explicitContentFilter")]
+    public int ExplicitContentFilter { get; set; } = 0;
+}
+
+public class ChannelDefaults
+{
+    [JsonPropertyName("premium")]
+    public bool Premium { get; set; } = true;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("premiumType")]
+    public int PremiumType { get; set; } = 2;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("verified")]
+    public bool Verified { get; set; } = true;
+}
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diff --git a/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/GeneralConfiguration.cs b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/GeneralConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e0067590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/GeneralConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Spacebar.ConfigModel;
+
+public class GeneralConfiguration {
+    [JsonPropertyName("instanceName")]
+    public string InstanceName { get; set; } = "Spacebar Instance";
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("serverName")]
+    public string? ServerName { get; set; } = null;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("instanceDescription")]
+    public string InstanceDescription { get; set; } = "This is a Spacebar instance made in the pre-release days";
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("frontPage")]
+    public string? FrontPage { get; set; } = null;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("tosPage")]
+    public string? TosPage { get; set; } = null;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("correspondenceEmail")]
+    public string? CorrespondenceEmail { get; set; } = null;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("correspondenceUserID")]
+    public string? CorrespondenceUserID { get; set; } = null;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("image")]
+    public string? Image { get; set; } = null;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("instanceId")]
+    public string InstanceId { get; set; } = null!; // {get;set;}=Snowflake.generate();
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("autoCreateBotUsers")]
+    public bool AutoCreateBotUsers { get; set; } = false;
+}
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diff --git a/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/LimitsConfiguration.cs b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/LimitsConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a7737441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/LimitsConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Spacebar.ConfigModel;
+
+public class LimitsConfiguration {
+    [JsonPropertyName("user")] public UserLimits User = new UserLimits();
+    [JsonPropertyName("guild")] public GuildLimits Guild = new GuildLimits();
+    [JsonPropertyName("message")] public MessageLimits Message = new MessageLimits();
+    [JsonPropertyName("channel")] public ChannelLimits Channel = new ChannelLimits();
+    [JsonPropertyName("rate")] public RateLimits Rate = new RateLimits();
+    [JsonPropertyName("absoluteRate")] public GlobalRateLimits AbsoluteRate = new GlobalRateLimits();
+}
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diff --git a/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/SecurityConfiguration.cs b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/SecurityConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..017e89ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/SecurityConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Spacebar.ConfigModel;
+
+public class SecurityConfiguration
+{
+    [JsonPropertyName("captcha")] public CaptchaConfiguration Captcha = new CaptchaConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("twoFactor")] public TwoFactorConfiguration TwoFactor = new TwoFactorConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("autoUpdate")] public bool AutoUpdate = true;
+    [JsonPropertyName("requestSignature")] public string RequestSignature; // = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString("base64");
+    [JsonPropertyName("jwtSecret")] public string? JwtSecret = null;
+    [JsonPropertyName("forwardedFor")] public string? ForwardedFor = null;
+    [JsonPropertyName("trustedProxies")] public string TrustedProxies = null;
+    [JsonPropertyName("abuseIpDbApiKey")] public string? AbuseIpDbApiKey = null;
+    [JsonPropertyName("abuseipdbBlacklistRatelimit")] public int AbuseipdbBlacklistRatelimit = 5;
+    [JsonPropertyName("abuseipdbConfidenceScoreTreshold")] public int AbuseipdbConfidenceScoreTreshold = 50;
+    [JsonPropertyName("ipdataApiKey")] public string? IpdataApiKey = null;
+    [JsonPropertyName("mfaBackupCodeCount")] public int MfaBackupCodeCount = 10;
+    [JsonPropertyName("statsWorldReadable")] public bool StatsWorldReadable = true;
+    [JsonPropertyName("defaultRegistrationTokenExpiration")] public int DefaultRegistrationTokenExpiration = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;
+    [JsonPropertyName("cdnSignUrls")] public bool CdnSignUrls = false;
+    [JsonPropertyName("cdnSignatureKey")] public string CdnSignatureKey = crypto.randomBytes(32).toString("base64");
+    [JsonPropertyName("cdnSignatureDuration")] public string CdnSignatureDuration = "24h";
+    [JsonPropertyName("cdnSignatureIncludeIp")] public bool CdnSignatureIncludeIp = true;
+    [JsonPropertyName("cdnSignatureIncludeUserAgent")] public bool CdnSignatureIncludeUserAgent = true;
+}
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diff --git a/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/ServerConfiguration.cs b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/ServerConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49309ab1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/admin-api/Spacebar.ConfigModel/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Spacebar.ConfigModel;
+
+public class ServerConfiguration {
+    [JsonPropertyName("admin")] public EndpointConfiguration Admin = new EndpointConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("gateway")] public EndpointConfiguration Gateway = new EndpointConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("cdn")] public CdnConfiguration Cdn = new CdnConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("api")] public ApiConfiguration Api = new ApiConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("general")] public GeneralConfiguration General = new GeneralConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("limits")] public LimitsConfiguration Limits = new LimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("security")] public SecurityConfiguration Security = new SecurityConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("login")] public LoginConfiguration Login = new LoginConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("register")] public RegisterConfiguration Register = new RegisterConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("regions")] public RegionConfiguration Regions = new RegionConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("guild")] public GuildConfiguration Guild = new GuildConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("gif")] public GifConfiguration Gif = new GifConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("rabbitmq")] public RabbitMQConfiguration Rabbitmq = new RabbitMQConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("kafka")] public KafkaConfiguration Kafka = new KafkaConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("templates")] public TemplateConfiguration Templates = new TemplateConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("metrics")] public MetricsConfiguration Metrics = new MetricsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("defaults")] public DefaultsConfiguration Defaults = new DefaultsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("external")] public ExternalTokensConfiguration External = new ExternalTokensConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("email")] public EmailConfiguration Email = new EmailConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("passwordReset")] public PasswordResetConfiguration PasswordReset = new PasswordResetConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("user")] public UserConfiguration User = new UserConfiguration();
+}
+
+public class GeneralConfiguration {
+    [JsonPropertyName("instanceName")] public string InstanceName = "Spacebar Instance";
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("instanceDescription")]
+    public string? InstanceDescription = "This is a Spacebar instance made in the pre-release days";
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("frontPage")] public string? FrontPage = null;
+    [JsonPropertyName("tosPage")] public string? TosPage = null;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("correspondenceEmail")]
+    public string? CorrespondenceEmail = null;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("correspondenceUserID")]
+    public string? CorrespondenceUserId = null;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("image")] public string? Image = null;
+    [JsonPropertyName("instanceId")] public string InstanceId = Snowflake.generate();
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("autoCreateBotUsers")]
+    public bool AutoCreateBotUsers = false;
+}
+
+public class EndpointConfiguration {
+    [JsonPropertyName("endpointPrivate")]
+    public string? EndpointPrivate { get; set; }
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("endpointPublic")]
+    public string? EndpointPublic { get; set; }
+}
+
+public class ApiConfiguration : EndpointConfiguration {
+    [JsonPropertyName("activeVersions")]
+    public List<string> ActiveVersions { get; set; } = null!;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("defaultVersion")]
+    public string DefaultVersion { get; set; } = null!;
+}
+
+public class CdnConfiguration : EndpointConfiguration {
+    [JsonPropertyName("resizeHeightMax")] public int ResizeHeightMax = 1000;
+    [JsonPropertyName("resizeWidthMax")] public int ResizeWidthMax = 1000;
+    [JsonPropertyName("imagorServerUrl")] public string? ImagorServerUrl = null;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("proxyCacheHeaderSeconds")]
+    public int ProxyCacheHeaderSeconds = 60 * 60 * 24;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("maxAttachmentSize")]
+    public int MaxAttachmentSize = 25 * 1024 * 1024; // 25 MB
+
+    // limits: CdnLimitsConfiguration = new CdnLimitsConfiguration();
+}
+
+public class CdnLimitsConfiguration {
+    // ordered by route register order in CDN...
+    [JsonPropertyName("icon")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration Icon = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("roleIcon")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration RoleIcon = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("emoji")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration Emoji = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("sticker")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration Sticker = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("banner")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration Banner = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("splash")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration Splash = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("avatar")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration Avatar = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("discoverySplash")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration DiscoverySplash = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("appIcon")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration AppIcon = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("discoverSplash")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration DiscoverSplash = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration(); //what even is this?
+    [JsonPropertyName("teamIcon")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration TeamIcon = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+    [JsonPropertyName("channelIcon")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration ChannelIcon = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration(); // is this even used?
+    [JsonPropertyName("guildAvatar")] public CdnImageLimitsConfiguration GuildAvatar = new CdnImageLimitsConfiguration();
+}
+
+public class CdnImageLimitsConfiguration {
+    [JsonPropertyName("maxHeight")] public int MaxHeight = 8192;
+    [JsonPropertyName("maxWidth")] public int MaxWidth = 8192;
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("maxSize")] public int MaxSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024; // 10 MB
+
+    // "always" | "never" | "premium"
+    [JsonPropertyName("allowAnimated")] public string AllowAnimated = "always";
+}
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diff --git a/extra/admin-api/Utilities/Spacebar.AdminApi.TestClient/Pages/ServerConfig.razor b/extra/admin-api/Utilities/Spacebar.AdminApi.TestClient/Pages/ServerConfig.razor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a83bd52a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/admin-api/Utilities/Spacebar.AdminApi.TestClient/Pages/ServerConfig.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+@page "/ServerConfig"
+@inject Config Config
+@using System.Net.Http.Headers
+@using System.Text.Json
+@using Spacebar.AdminApi.TestClient.Services
+@using Spacebar.ConfigModel.Extensions
+<h3>Server Config</h3>
+@if (CurrentServerConfig is null) {
+    <p>Loading server config...</p>
+} else {
+    <pre>@JsonSerializer.Serialize(CurrentServerConfig, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true })</pre>
+}
+
+@code {
+
+    private Spacebar.ConfigModel.ServerConfiguration? CurrentServerConfig { get; set; } = new();
+    
+    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync() {
+        var hc = new StreamingHttpClient();
+        hc.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", Config.AccessToken);
+        var cfgKv = await hc.GetFromJsonAsync<Dictionary<string, string?>>($"{Config.AdminUrl}/_spacebar/admin/config");
+        var cfg = cfgKv.ToNestedJsonObject();
+        CurrentServerConfig = cfg.Deserialize<Spacebar.ConfigModel.ServerConfiguration>();
+    }
+
+}
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