diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fc81157..97e5e2f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
     src/xxhash_str.cpp
 )
 
+if(USER_SAVE_LOC)
+set(USER_SAVE ${USER_SAVE_LOC})
+else()
+set(USER_SAVE "\"../users.json\"")
+endif()
+
+if(DROGON_CONFIG_LOC)
+set(DROGON_CONFIG ${DROGON_CONFIG_LOC})
+else()
+set(DROGON_CONFIG "\"../config.json\"")
+endif()
+
+configure_file(ccash_config.hpp.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ccash_config.hpp)
+
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC include)
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC third_party)
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC third_party/drogon/lib/inc)
diff --git a/ccash_config.hpp b/ccash_config.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edf679a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccash_config.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// Setting both values to 0 does not compile logging (useful for if disk/memory is very valuable)
+#define MAX_LOG_SIZE 100
+#define PRE_LOG_SIZE 10
+
+//default to minecraft usernames
+constexpr unsigned min_name_size = 3;
+constexpr unsigned max_name_size = 16;
+
+constexpr const char *users_location = "yo";
+constexpr const char *config_location = ;
+
+// Returns money to an account on deletion (useful if you dont want any money to leave the economy)
+#define RETURN_ON_DEL false
+constexpr const char *return_account = "";
+
+/*
+if true, when frequency is hit AND changes have happened then save 
+    pros
+        LOW disk usage
+    cons
+        LOW atomic overhead
+if false, when frequency is hit save
+    pros
+        ZERO atomic overhead
+    cons
+        HIGH disk usage
+*/
+#define CONSERVATIVE_DISK_SAVE true
+
+/*
+example, when set to 2
+version 1 will not work
+version 2 will work
+version 3 will work
+etc
+*/
+#define API_VERSION 1
diff --git a/include/consts.hpp b/ccash_config.hpp.in
similarity index 75%
rename from include/consts.hpp
rename to ccash_config.hpp.in
index 48b4255..3b9c13a 100644
--- a/include/consts.hpp
+++ b/ccash_config.hpp.in
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 #define MAX_LOG_SIZE 100
 #define PRE_LOG_SIZE 10
 
+//default to minecraft usernames
 constexpr unsigned min_name_size = 3;
 constexpr unsigned max_name_size = 16;
 
-constexpr const char *users_location = "../users.json";
-constexpr const char *config_location = "../config.json";
+constexpr const char *users_location = @USER_SAVE@;
+constexpr const char *config_location = @DROGON_CONFIG@;
 
 // Returns money to an account on deletion (useful if you dont want any money to leave the economy)
 #define RETURN_ON_DEL false
@@ -28,4 +29,11 @@ if false, when frequency is hit save
 */
 #define CONSERVATIVE_DISK_SAVE true
 
+/*
+example, when set to 2
+version 1 will not work
+version 2 will work
+version 3 will work
+etc
+*/
 #define API_VERSION 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/log.h b/include/log.h
index 62b3a66..2d1ef98 100644
--- a/include/log.h
+++ b/include/log.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <json/json.h> // to be removed later
 #include <array>
 #include <algorithm>
-#include "consts.hpp"
+#include "ccash_config.hpp"
 #include "change_flag.h"
 #include "transaction.h"