diff --git a/config/local-sample.config.php b/config/local-sample.config.php
index 9b977ff53f..9bf073df1d 100644
--- a/config/local-sample.config.php
+++ b/config/local-sample.config.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *
  * Then set the following for your MySQL installation
  *
- * If you're unsure about what any of the config keys below do, please check the config/defaults.config.php file for
+ * If you're unsure about what any of the config keys below do, please check the static/defaults.config.php file for
  * detailed documentation of their data type and behavior.
  */
 
diff --git a/doc/Config.md b/doc/Config.md
index 7eae371c28..f2224f5de7 100644
--- a/doc/Config.md
+++ b/doc/Config.md
@@ -33,15 +33,24 @@ return [
 
 ### Configuration location
 
-The `config` directory holds key configuration files:
+The `config` directory holds key configuration files and can have different config files.
+All of them have to end with `.config.php` and must not include `-sample` in their name.
 
-- `defaults.config.php` holds the default values for all the configuration keys that can only be set in `local.config.php`.
-- `settings.config.php` holds the default values for some configuration keys that are set through the admin settings page.
+Some examples of common known configuration files:
 - `local.config.php` holds the current node custom configuration.
 - `addon.config.php` is optional and holds the custom configuration for specific addons.
 
 Addons can define their own default configuration values in `addon/[addon]/config/[addon].config.php` which is loaded when the addon is activated.
 
+### Static Configuration location
+
+The `static` directory holds the codebase default configurations files.
+They must not be changed by users, because they can get changed from release to release.
+
+Currently, the following configurations are included:
+- `defaults.config.php` holds the default values for all the configuration keys that can only be set in `local.config.php`.
+- `settings.config.php` holds the default values for some configuration keys that are set through the admin settings page.
+
 #### Migrating from .htconfig.php to config/local.config.php
 
 The legacy `.htconfig.php` configuration file is still supported, but is deprecated and will be removed in a subsequent Friendica release.
@@ -292,7 +301,7 @@ Or it is for testing purposes only.
 **Attention:** Please be warned that you shouldn't use one of these values without the knowledge what it could trigger.
 Especially don't do that with undocumented values.
 
-These configurations keys and their default value are listed in `config/defaults.config.php` and should be overwritten in `config/local.config.php`.
+These configurations keys and their default value are listed in `static/defaults.config.php` and should be overwritten in `config/local.config.php`.
 
 ## Administrator Options
 
diff --git a/src/App.php b/src/App.php
index 8b2d50512b..21df2505d0 100644
--- a/src/App.php
+++ b/src/App.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 use Friendica\Util\BaseURL;
-use Friendica\Util\Config\ConfigFileLoader;
+use Friendica\Util\ConfigFileLoader;
 use Friendica\Util\HTTPSignature;
 use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
@@ -360,9 +360,6 @@ class App
 		$this->getMode()->determine($this->getBasePath());
 
 		if ($this->getMode()->has(App\Mode::DBAVAILABLE)) {
-			$loader = new ConfigFileLoader($this->getBasePath(), $this->getMode());
-			$this->config->getCache()->load($loader->loadCoreConfig('addon'), true);
-
 			$this->profiler->update(
 				$this->config->get('system', 'profiler', false),
 				$this->config->get('rendertime', 'callstack', false));
diff --git a/src/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php b/src/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
index 2978ed1ecf..401d9c292c 100644
--- a/src/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
+++ b/src/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Installer;
 use Friendica\Core\Theme;
 use Friendica\Util\BasePath;
 use Friendica\Util\BaseURL;
-use Friendica\Util\Config\ConfigFileLoader;
+use Friendica\Util\ConfigFileLoader;
 use RuntimeException;
 
 class AutomaticInstallation extends Console
diff --git a/src/Core/Config/Configuration.php b/src/Core/Config/Configuration.php
index 37b947d11b..f904f369bb 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/Configuration.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ abstract class Configuration
 	/**
 	 * @brief Loads all configuration values of family into a cached storage.
 	 *
-	 * All configuration values of the system are stored in the cache ( @see IConfigCache )
+	 * All configuration values of the system are stored in the cache ( @see ConfigCache )
 	 *
 	 * @param string $cat The category of the configuration value
 	 *
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ abstract class Configuration
 	 *
 	 * Get a particular config value from the given category ($cat)
 	 * and the $key from a cached storage either from the $this->configAdapter
-	 * (@see IConfigAdapter ) or from the $this->configCache (@see IConfigCache ).
+	 * (@see IConfigAdapter ) or from the $this->configCache (@see ConfigCache ).
 	 *
 	 * @param string  $cat        The category of the configuration value
 	 * @param string  $key           The configuration key to query
diff --git a/src/Database/DBStructure.php b/src/Database/DBStructure.php
index abbac4e781..3726183493 100644
--- a/src/Database/DBStructure.php
+++ b/src/Database/DBStructure.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class DBStructure
 	 * Loads the database structure definition from the config/dbstructure.config.php file.
 	 * On first pass, defines DB_UPDATE_VERSION constant.
 	 *
-	 * @see config/dbstructure.config.php
+	 * @see static/dbstructure.config.php
 	 * @param boolean $with_addons_structure Whether to tack on addons additional tables
 	 * @param string  $basePath              The base path of this application
 	 * @return array
@@ -106,16 +106,16 @@ class DBStructure
 	{
 		if (!self::$definition) {
 
-			$filename = $basePath . '/config/dbstructure.config.php';
+			$filename = $basePath . '/static/dbstructure.config.php';
 
 			if (!is_readable($filename)) {
-				throw new Exception('Missing database structure config file config/dbstructure.config.php');
+				throw new Exception('Missing database structure config file static/dbstructure.config.php');
 			}
 
 			$definition = require $filename;
 
 			if (!$definition) {
-				throw new Exception('Corrupted database structure config file config/dbstructure.config.php');
+				throw new Exception('Corrupted database structure config file static/dbstructure.config.php');
 			}
 
 			self::$definition = $definition;
diff --git a/src/Factory/ConfigFactory.php b/src/Factory/ConfigFactory.php
index 559411d623..1aba8fc824 100644
--- a/src/Factory/ConfigFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factory/ConfigFactory.php
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ namespace Friendica\Factory;
 use Friendica\Core;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache;
+use Friendica\Util\ConfigFileLoader;
 use Friendica\Model\Config\Config as ConfigModel;
 use Friendica\Model\Config\PConfig as PConfigModel;
-use Friendica\Util\Config\ConfigFileLoader;
 
 class ConfigFactory
 {
diff --git a/src/Factory/DependencyFactory.php b/src/Factory/DependencyFactory.php
index d444f5d2f3..c0a256a942 100644
--- a/src/Factory/DependencyFactory.php
+++ b/src/Factory/DependencyFactory.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\PConfigCache;
 use Friendica\Factory;
 use Friendica\Util\BasePath;
 use Friendica\Util\BaseURL;
-use Friendica\Util\Config;
+use Friendica\Util\ConfigFileLoader;
 
 class DependencyFactory
 {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class DependencyFactory
 		$basePath = BasePath::create($directory, $_SERVER);
 		$mode = new App\Mode($basePath);
 		$router = new App\Router();
-		$configLoader = new Config\ConfigFileLoader($basePath, $mode);
+		$configLoader = new ConfigFileLoader($basePath, $mode);
 		$configCache = Factory\ConfigFactory::createCache($configLoader);
 		$profiler = Factory\ProfilerFactory::create($configCache);
 		$database = Factory\DBFactory::init($configCache, $profiler, $_SERVER);
diff --git a/src/Module/Admin/Summary.php b/src/Module/Admin/Summary.php
index ca042c6fa7..beb439de2a 100644
--- a/src/Module/Admin/Summary.php
+++ b/src/Module/Admin/Summary.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Database\DBStructure;
 use Friendica\Model\Register;
 use Friendica\Module\BaseAdminModule;
-use Friendica\Util\Config\ConfigFileLoader;
+use Friendica\Util\ConfigFileLoader;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
 
diff --git a/src/Util/Config/ConfigFileManager.php b/src/Util/Config/ConfigFileManager.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 729e59d746..0000000000
--- a/src/Util/Config/ConfigFileManager.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Friendica\Util\Config;
-
-/**
- * An abstract class in case of handling with config files
- */
-abstract class ConfigFileManager
-{
-	/**
-	 * The Sub directory of the config-files
-	 * @var string
-	 */
-	const SUBDIRECTORY = 'config';
-
-	/**
-	 * The default name of the user defined config file
-	 * @var string
-	 */
-	const CONFIG_LOCAL    = 'local';
-
-	/**
-	 * The default name of the user defined ini file
-	 * @var string
-	 */
-	const CONFIG_INI      = 'local';
-
-	/**
-	 * The default name of the user defined legacy config file
-	 * @var string
-	 */
-	const CONFIG_HTCONFIG = 'htconfig';
-
-	protected $baseDir;
-	protected $configDir;
-
-	/**
-	 * @param string $baseDir The base directory of Friendica
-	 */
-	public function __construct($baseDir)
-	{
-		$this->baseDir = $baseDir;
-		$this->configDir = $baseDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . self::SUBDIRECTORY;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the full name (including the path) for a *.config.php (default is local.config.php)
-	 *
-	 * @param string $name The config name (default is empty, which means local.config.php)
-	 *
-	 * @return string The full name or empty if not found
-	 */
-	protected function getConfigFullName($name = '')
-	{
-		$name = !empty($name) ? $name : self::CONFIG_LOCAL;
-
-		$fullName = $this->configDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $name . '.config.php';
-		return file_exists($fullName) ? $fullName : '';
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the full name (including the path) for a *.ini.php (default is local.ini.php)
-	 *
-	 * @param string $name The config name (default is empty, which means local.ini.php)
-	 *
-	 * @return string The full name or empty if not found
-	 */
-	protected function getIniFullName($name = '')
-	{
-		$name = !empty($name) ? $name : self::CONFIG_INI;
-
-		$fullName = $this->configDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $name . '.ini.php';
-		return file_exists($fullName) ? $fullName : '';
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets the full name (including the path) for a .*.php (default is .htconfig.php)
-	 *
-	 * @param string $name The config name (default is empty, which means .htconfig.php)
-	 *
-	 * @return string The full name or empty if not found
-	 */
-	protected function getHtConfigFullName($name = '')
-	{
-		$name = !empty($name) ? $name : self::CONFIG_HTCONFIG;
-
-		$fullName = $this->baseDir  . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '.' . $name . '.php';
-		return file_exists($fullName) ? $fullName : '';
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/Util/Config/ConfigFileLoader.php b/src/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php
similarity index 52%
rename from src/Util/Config/ConfigFileLoader.php
rename to src/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php
index cc6f89ce9c..8ca76f79c1 100644
--- a/src/Util/Config/ConfigFileLoader.php
+++ b/src/Util/ConfigFileLoader.php
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace Friendica\Util\Config;
+namespace Friendica\Util;
 
+use Exception;
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Addon;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\ConfigCache;
@@ -14,17 +15,66 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\ConfigCache;
  * - *.ini.php      (deprecated)
  * - *.htconfig.php (deprecated)
  */
-class ConfigFileLoader extends ConfigFileManager
+class ConfigFileLoader
 {
+	/**
+	 * The Sub directory of the config-files
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	const CONFIG_DIR = 'config';
+
+	/**
+	 * The Sub directory of the static config-files
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	const STATIC_DIR = 'static';
+
+	/**
+	 * The default name of the user defined ini file
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	const CONFIG_INI = 'local';
+
+	/**
+	 * The default name of the user defined legacy config file
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	const CONFIG_HTCONFIG = 'htconfig';
+
+	/**
+	 * The sample string inside the configs, which shouldn't get loaded
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	const SAMPLE_END = '-sample';
+
 	/**
 	 * @var App\Mode
 	 */
 	private $appMode;
+	/**
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private $baseDir;
+	/**
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private $configDir;
+	/**
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private $staticDir;
 
 	public function __construct($baseDir, App\Mode $mode)
 	{
-		parent::__construct($baseDir);
-		$this->appMode = $mode;
+		$this->baseDir   = $baseDir;
+		$this->configDir = $baseDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . self::CONFIG_DIR;
+		$this->staticDir = $baseDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . self::STATIC_DIR;
+		$this->appMode   = $mode;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -36,17 +86,20 @@ class ConfigFileLoader extends ConfigFileManager
 	 * @param ConfigCache $config The config cache to load to
 	 * @param bool        $raw    Setup the raw config format
 	 *
-	 * @throws \Exception
+	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
 	public function setupCache(ConfigCache $config, $raw = false)
 	{
-		$config->load($this->loadCoreConfig('defaults'));
-		$config->load($this->loadCoreConfig('settings'));
+		// Load static config files first, the order is important
+		$config->load($this->loadStaticConfig('defaults'));
+		$config->load($this->loadStaticConfig('settings'));
 
+		// try to load the legacy config first
 		$config->load($this->loadLegacyConfig('htpreconfig'), true);
 		$config->load($this->loadLegacyConfig('htconfig'), true);
 
-		$config->load($this->loadCoreConfig('local'), true);
+		// Now load every other config you find inside the 'config/' directory
+		$this->loadCoreConfig($config);
 
 		// In case of install mode, add the found basepath (because there isn't a basepath set yet
 		if (!$raw && ($this->appMode->isInstall() || empty($config->get('system', 'basepath')))) {
@@ -56,25 +109,52 @@ class ConfigFileLoader extends ConfigFileManager
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Tries to load the specified core-configuration and returns the config array.
+	 * Tries to load the static core-configuration and returns the config array.
 	 *
-	 * @param string $name The name of the configuration (default is empty, which means 'local')
+	 * @param string $name The name of the configuration
 	 *
 	 * @return array The config array (empty if no config found)
 	 *
-	 * @throws \Exception if the configuration file isn't readable
+	 * @throws Exception if the configuration file isn't readable
 	 */
-	public function loadCoreConfig($name = '')
+	private function loadStaticConfig($name)
 	{
-		if (!empty($this->getConfigFullName($name))) {
-			return $this->loadConfigFile($this->getConfigFullName($name));
-		} elseif (!empty($this->getIniFullName($name))) {
-			return $this->loadINIConfigFile($this->getIniFullName($name));
+		$configName = $this->staticDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $name . '.config.php';
+		$iniName    = $this->staticDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $name . '.ini.php';
+
+		if (file_exists($configName)) {
+			return $this->loadConfigFile($configName);
+		} elseif (file_exists($iniName)) {
+			return $this->loadINIConfigFile($iniName);
 		} else {
 			return [];
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Tries to load the specified core-configuration into the config cache.
+	 *
+	 * @param ConfigCache $config The Config cache
+	 *
+	 * @return array The config array (empty if no config found)
+	 *
+	 * @throws Exception if the configuration file isn't readable
+	 */
+	private function loadCoreConfig(ConfigCache $config)
+	{
+		// try to load legacy ini-files first
+		foreach ($this->getConfigFiles(true) as $configFile) {
+			$config->load($this->loadINIConfigFile($configFile), true);
+		}
+
+		// try to load supported config at last to overwrite it
+		foreach ($this->getConfigFiles() as $configFile) {
+			$config->load($this->loadConfigFile($configFile), true);
+		}
+
+		return [];
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Tries to load the specified addon-configuration and returns the config array.
 	 *
@@ -82,15 +162,15 @@ class ConfigFileLoader extends ConfigFileManager
 	 *
 	 * @return array The config array (empty if no config found)
 	 *
-	 * @throws \Exception if the configuration file isn't readable
+	 * @throws Exception if the configuration file isn't readable
 	 */
 	public function loadAddonConfig($name)
 	{
-		$filepath = $this->baseDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . // /var/www/html/
-			Addon::DIRECTORY       . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . // addon/
-			$name                  . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . // openstreetmap/
-			self::SUBDIRECTORY     . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . // config/
-			$name . ".config.php";                         // openstreetmap.config.php
+		$filepath = $this->baseDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .   // /var/www/html/
+		            Addon::DIRECTORY . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . // addon/
+		            $name . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .            // openstreetmap/
+		            self::CONFIG_DIR . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . // config/
+		            $name . ".config.php";                   // openstreetmap.config.php
 
 		if (file_exists($filepath)) {
 			return $this->loadConfigFile($filepath);
@@ -99,6 +179,32 @@ class ConfigFileLoader extends ConfigFileManager
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the config files of the config-directory
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $ini True, if scan for ini-files instead of config files
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	private function getConfigFiles(bool $ini = false)
+	{
+		$files = scandir($this->configDir);
+		$found = array();
+
+		$filePattern = ($ini ? '*.ini.php' : '*.config.php');
+
+		// Don't load sample files
+		$sampleEnd = self::SAMPLE_END . ($ini ? '.ini.php' : '.config.php');
+
+		foreach ($files as $filename) {
+			if (fnmatch($filePattern, $filename) && substr_compare($filename, $sampleEnd, -strlen($sampleEnd))) {
+				$found[] = $this->configDir . '/' . $filename;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $found;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Tries to load the legacy config files (.htconfig.php, .htpreconfig.php) and returns the config array.
 	 *
@@ -110,11 +216,14 @@ class ConfigFileLoader extends ConfigFileManager
 	 */
 	private function loadLegacyConfig($name = '')
 	{
+		$name     = !empty($name) ? $name : self::CONFIG_HTCONFIG;
+		$fullName = $this->baseDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '.' . $name . '.php';
+
 		$config = [];
-		if (!empty($this->getHtConfigFullName($name))) {
-			$a = new \stdClass();
+		if (file_exists($fullName)) {
+			$a         = new \stdClass();
 			$a->config = [];
-			include $this->getHtConfigFullName($name);
+			include $fullName;
 
 			$htConfigCategories = array_keys($a->config);
 
@@ -172,11 +281,11 @@ class ConfigFileLoader extends ConfigFileManager
 	/**
 	 * Tries to load the specified legacy configuration file and returns the config array.
 	 *
-	 * @deprecated since version 2018.12
 	 * @param string $filepath
 	 *
 	 * @return array The configuration array
-	 * @throws \Exception
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @deprecated since version 2018.12
 	 */
 	private function loadINIConfigFile($filepath)
 	{
@@ -185,7 +294,7 @@ class ConfigFileLoader extends ConfigFileManager
 		$config = parse_ini_string($contents, true, INI_SCANNER_TYPED);
 
 		if ($config === false) {
-			throw new \Exception('Error parsing INI config file ' . $filepath);
+			throw new Exception('Error parsing INI config file ' . $filepath);
 		}
 
 		return $config;
@@ -202,17 +311,18 @@ class ConfigFileLoader extends ConfigFileManager
 	 *      ],
 	 * ];
 	 *
-	 * @param  string $filepath The filepath of the
+	 * @param string $filepath The filepath of the
+	 *
 	 * @return array The config array0
 	 *
-	 * @throws \Exception if the config cannot get loaded.
+	 * @throws Exception if the config cannot get loaded.
 	 */
 	private function loadConfigFile($filepath)
 	{
 		$config = include($filepath);
 
 		if (!is_array($config)) {
-			throw new \Exception('Error loading config file ' . $filepath);
+			throw new Exception('Error loading config file ' . $filepath);
 		}
 
 		return $config;
diff --git a/config/dbstructure.config.php b/static/dbstructure.config.php
similarity index 100%
rename from config/dbstructure.config.php
rename to static/dbstructure.config.php
diff --git a/config/defaults.config.php b/static/defaults.config.php
similarity index 100%
rename from config/defaults.config.php
rename to static/defaults.config.php
diff --git a/config/settings.config.php b/static/settings.config.php
similarity index 100%
rename from config/settings.config.php
rename to static/settings.config.php
diff --git a/tests/DatabaseTest.php b/tests/DatabaseTest.php
index 999da871db..950da5af6f 100644
--- a/tests/DatabaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/DatabaseTest.php
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@
 namespace Friendica\Test;
 
 use Friendica\App\Mode;
-use Friendica\App\Router;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\ConfigCache;
 use Friendica\Database\Database;
 use Friendica\Factory\ConfigFactory;
 use Friendica\Factory\DBFactory;
 use Friendica\Factory\ProfilerFactory;
 use Friendica\Util\BasePath;
-use Friendica\Util\Config\ConfigFileLoader;
+use Friendica\Util\ConfigFileLoader;
 use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
 use PHPUnit\DbUnit\DataSet\YamlDataSet;
 use PHPUnit\DbUnit\TestCaseTrait;
diff --git a/tests/Util/VFSTrait.php b/tests/Util/VFSTrait.php
index e9b7dfc509..110f24a61a 100644
--- a/tests/Util/VFSTrait.php
+++ b/tests/Util/VFSTrait.php
@@ -21,33 +21,34 @@ trait VFSTrait
 		$structure = [
 			'config' => [],
 			'bin' => [],
-			'test' => []
+			'static' => [],
+			'test' => [],
 		];
 
 		// create a virtual directory and copy all needed files and folders to it
 		$this->root = vfsStream::setup('friendica', 0777, $structure);
 
-		$this->setConfigFile('defaults.config.php');
-		$this->setConfigFile('settings.config.php');
+		$this->setConfigFile('defaults.config.php', true);
+		$this->setConfigFile('settings.config.php', true);
 		$this->setConfigFile('local.config.php');
-		$this->setConfigFile('dbstructure.config.php');
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Copying a config file from the file system to the Virtual File System
 	 *
 	 * @param string $filename The filename of the config file
+	 * @param bool $static True, if the folder `static` instead of `config` should be used
 	 */
-	protected function setConfigFile($filename)
+	protected function setConfigFile($filename, bool $static = false)
 	{
 		$file = dirname(__DIR__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
 			'..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
-			'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+			($static ? 'static' : 'config') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
 			$filename;
 
 		if (file_exists($file)) {
 			vfsStream::newFile($filename)
-				->at($this->root->getChild('config'))
+				->at($this->root->getChild(($static ? 'static' : 'config')))
 				->setContent(file_get_contents($file));
 		}
 	}
@@ -56,11 +57,12 @@ trait VFSTrait
 	 * Delets a config file from the Virtual File System
 	 *
 	 * @param string $filename The filename of the config file
+	 * @param bool $static True, if the folder `static` instead of `config` should be used
 	 */
-	protected function delConfigFile($filename)
+	protected function delConfigFile($filename, bool $static = false)
 	{
-		if ($this->root->hasChild('config/' . $filename)) {
-			$this->root->getChild('config')->removeChild($filename);
+		if ($this->root->hasChild(($static ? 'static' : 'config') . '/' . $filename)) {
+			$this->root->getChild(($static ? 'static' : 'config'))->removeChild($filename);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/datasets/config/local.config.php b/tests/datasets/config/A.config.php
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/datasets/config/local.config.php
rename to tests/datasets/config/A.config.php
diff --git a/tests/datasets/config/local.ini.php b/tests/datasets/config/A.ini.php
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/datasets/config/local.ini.php
rename to tests/datasets/config/A.ini.php
diff --git a/tests/datasets/config/B.config.php b/tests/datasets/config/B.config.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59fadcf55e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/datasets/config/B.config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * A test file for local configuration
+ *
+ */
+
+return [
+	'database' => [
+		'hostname' => 'testhost',
+		'username' => 'testuser',
+		'password' => 'testpw',
+		'database' => 'testdb',
+		'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
+	],
+
+	'config' => [
+		'admin_email' => 'admin@overwritten.local',
+		'sitename' => 'Friendica Social Network',
+		'register_policy' => \Friendica\Module\Register::OPEN,
+		'register_text' => '',
+	],
+	'system' => [
+		'default_timezone' => 'UTC',
+		'language' => 'en',
+		'theme' => 'frio',
+		'newKey' => 'newValue',
+	],
+];
diff --git a/tests/datasets/config/B.ini.php b/tests/datasets/config/B.ini.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9aa311a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/datasets/config/B.ini.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * A test local ini file
+ */
+
+return <<<INI
+
+[database]
+hostname = testhost
+username = testuser
+password = testpw
+database = testdb
+
+[system]
+theme = changed
+newKey = newValue
+
+[config]
+admin_email = admin@overwritten.local
+INI;
diff --git a/tests/include/ApiTest.php b/tests/include/ApiTest.php
index 902445baa2..9c713d2acf 100644
--- a/tests/include/ApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/include/ApiTest.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Factory;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 use Friendica\Util\BaseURL;
+use Friendica\Util\ConfigFileLoader;
 use Monolog\Handler\TestHandler;
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../../include/api.php';
diff --git a/tests/src/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php b/tests/src/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
index a5df0e92aa..bdc38bbf30 100644
--- a/tests/src/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ FIN;
 
 // Local configuration
 
-// If you're unsure about what any of the config keys below do, please check the config/defaults.config.php for detailed
+// If you're unsure about what any of the config keys below do, please check the static/defaults.config.php for detailed
 // documentation of their data type and behavior.
 
 return [
diff --git a/tests/src/Util/Config/ConfigFileLoaderTest.php b/tests/src/Util/Config/ConfigFileLoaderTest.php
index ad0fe8afca..1680f2fdb6 100644
--- a/tests/src/Util/Config/ConfigFileLoaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Util/Config/ConfigFileLoaderTest.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\ConfigCache;
 use Friendica\Test\MockedTest;
 use Friendica\Test\Util\VFSTrait;
-use Friendica\Util\Config\ConfigFileLoader;
+use Friendica\Util\ConfigFileLoader;
 use Mockery\MockInterface;
 use org\bovigo\vfs\vfsStream;
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ConfigFileLoaderTest extends MockedTest
 			'..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
 			'datasets' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
 			'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
-			'local.config.php';
+			'A.config.php';
 
 		vfsStream::newFile('local.config.php')
 			->at($this->root->getChild('config'))
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class ConfigFileLoaderTest extends MockedTest
 			'..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
 			'datasets' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
 			'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
-			'local.ini.php';
+			'A.ini.php';
 
 		vfsStream::newFile('local.ini.php')
 			->at($this->root->getChild('config'))
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class ConfigFileLoaderTest extends MockedTest
 			'..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
 			'datasets' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
 			'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
-			'local.config.php';
+			'A.config.php';
 
 		vfsStream::newFile('test.config.php')
 			->at($this->root->getChild('addon')->getChild('test')->getChild('config'))
@@ -202,4 +202,91 @@ class ConfigFileLoaderTest extends MockedTest
 
 		$this->assertEquals('admin@test.it', $conf['config']['admin_email']);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * test loading multiple config files - the last config should work
+	 */
+	public function testLoadMultipleConfigs()
+	{
+		$this->delConfigFile('local.config.php');
+
+		$fileDir = dirname(__DIR__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		        '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		        '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		        'datasets' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		        'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+
+		vfsStream::newFile('A.config.php')
+		         ->at($this->root->getChild('config'))
+		         ->setContent(file_get_contents($fileDir . 'A.config.php'));
+		vfsStream::newFile('B.config.php')
+				->at($this->root->getChild('config'))
+		         ->setContent(file_get_contents($fileDir . 'B.config.php'));
+
+		$configFileLoader = new ConfigFileLoader($this->root->url(), $this->mode);
+		$configCache = new ConfigCache();
+
+		$configFileLoader->setupCache($configCache);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('admin@overwritten.local', $configCache->get('config', 'admin_email'));
+		$this->assertEquals('newValue', $configCache->get('system', 'newKey'));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * test loading multiple config files - the last config should work (INI-version)
+	 */
+	public function testLoadMultipleInis()
+	{
+		$this->delConfigFile('local.config.php');
+
+		$fileDir = dirname(__DIR__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		           '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		           '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		           'datasets' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		           'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+
+		vfsStream::newFile('A.ini.php')
+		         ->at($this->root->getChild('config'))
+		         ->setContent(file_get_contents($fileDir . 'A.ini.php'));
+		vfsStream::newFile('B.ini.php')
+		         ->at($this->root->getChild('config'))
+		         ->setContent(file_get_contents($fileDir . 'B.ini.php'));
+
+		$configFileLoader = new ConfigFileLoader($this->root->url(), $this->mode);
+		$configCache = new ConfigCache();
+
+		$configFileLoader->setupCache($configCache);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('admin@overwritten.local', $configCache->get('config', 'admin_email'));
+		$this->assertEquals('newValue', $configCache->get('system', 'newKey'));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test that sample-files (e.g. local-sample.config.php) is never loaded
+	 */
+	public function testNotLoadingSamples()
+	{
+		$this->delConfigFile('local.config.php');
+
+		$fileDir = dirname(__DIR__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		           '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		           '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		           'datasets' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR .
+		           'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
+
+		vfsStream::newFile('A.ini.php')
+		         ->at($this->root->getChild('config'))
+		         ->setContent(file_get_contents($fileDir . 'A.ini.php'));
+		vfsStream::newFile('B-sample.ini.php')
+		         ->at($this->root->getChild('config'))
+		         ->setContent(file_get_contents($fileDir . 'B.ini.php'));
+
+		$configFileLoader = new ConfigFileLoader($this->root->url(), $this->mode);
+		$configCache = new ConfigCache();
+
+		$configFileLoader->setupCache($configCache);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('admin@test.it', $configCache->get('config', 'admin_email'));
+		$this->assertEmpty($configCache->get('system', 'NewKey'));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 1bdccddeaa..18442f7958 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use Friendica\Worker\Delivery;
  * This function is responsible for doing post update changes to the data
  * (not the structure) in the database.
  *
- * Database structure changes are done in config/dbstructure.config.php
+ * Database structure changes are done in static/dbstructure.config.php
  *
  * If there is a need for a post process to a structure change, update this file
  * by adding a new function at the end with the number of the new DB_UPDATE_VERSION.
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ use Friendica\Worker\Delivery;
  * You are currently on version 4711 and you are preparing changes that demand an update script.
  *
  * 1. Create a function "update_4712()" here in the update.php
- * 2. Apply the needed structural changes in config/dbStructure.php
- * 3. Set DB_UPDATE_VERSION in config/dbstructure.config.php to 4712.
+ * 2. Apply the needed structural changes in static/dbStructure.php
+ * 3. Set DB_UPDATE_VERSION in static/dbstructure.config.php to 4712.
  *
  * If you need to run a script before the database update, name the function "pre_update_4712()"
  */
diff --git a/view/templates/local.config.tpl b/view/templates/local.config.tpl
index 05c87056c6..ad809c9d85 100644
--- a/view/templates/local.config.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/local.config.tpl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // Local configuration
 
-// If you're unsure about what any of the config keys below do, please check the config/defaults.config.php for detailed
+// If you're unsure about what any of the config keys below do, please check the static/defaults.config.php for detailed
 // documentation of their data type and behavior.
 
 return [