diff --git a/source/conf.ts b/source/conf.ts
index a330dd8..089745a 100644
--- a/source/conf.ts
+++ b/source/conf.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ namespace _espe.conf
 				email_address : (null | string);
 			}
 		>;
+		output : {
+			authelia : (null | string);
+		};
 	};
 	
 	
@@ -311,6 +314,11 @@ namespace _espe.conf
 				})) (conf_raw["settings"] ?? {})
 			),
 			"admins": (conf_raw["admins"] ?? []),
+			"output": (
+				((node_session_output) => ({
+					"authelia": (node_session_output["authelia"] ?? null),
+				})) (conf_raw["output"] ?? {})
+			),
 		};
 	}
 	
diff --git a/source/main.ts b/source/main.ts
index af36c24..9de2b8a 100644
--- a/source/main.ts
+++ b/source/main.ts
@@ -230,12 +230,23 @@ async function main(
 						);
 					}
 				);
-				_espe.service.member.listen_change(
-					async () => {
-						const authelia_export : string = await _espe.service.member.export_authelia_user_file();
-						process.stdout.write(authelia_export + "\n");
+				// outputs
+				{
+					if (_espe.conf.get().output.authelia === null) {
+						// do nothing
 					}
-				);
+					else {
+						_espe.service.member.listen_change(
+							async () => {
+								const authelia_export : string = await _espe.service.member.export_authelia_user_file();
+								lib_plankton.file.write(
+									_espe.conf.get().output.authelia,
+									authelia_export
+								);
+							}
+						);
+					}
+				}
 				
 				const rest_subject : lib_plankton.rest.type_rest = _espe.api.make();
 				const server : lib_plankton.server.type_subject = lib_plankton.server.make(