diff --git a/source/conf.ts b/source/conf.ts
index 26520c6..324d515 100644
--- a/source/conf.ts
+++ b/source/conf.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace _espe.conf
 			}
 		>;
 		server : {
+			host : string;
 			port : int;
 			path_base : string;
 		};
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ namespace _espe.conf
 					],
 					"server": (
 						((node_server) => ({
+							"host": "::",
 							"port": (node_server["port"] ?? 4916),
 							"path_base": (node_server["path_base"] ?? ""),
 						})) (conf_raw["server"] ?? {})
@@ -433,6 +435,7 @@ namespace _espe.conf
 					),
 					"server": (
 						((node_server) => ({
+							"host": "::",
 							"port": (node_server["port"] ?? 4916),
 							"path_base": (node_server["path_base"] ?? ""),
 						})) (conf_raw["server"] ?? {})
@@ -628,6 +631,189 @@ namespace _espe.conf
 					),
 					"server": (
 						((node_server) => ({
+							"host": "::",
+							"port": (node_server["port"] ?? 4916),
+							"path_base": (node_server["path_base"] ?? ""),
+						})) (conf_raw["server"] ?? {})
+					),
+					"database": (
+						((node_database) => {
+							const kind : string = (node_database["kind"] ?? "sqlite");
+							const node_database_data_raw = (node_database["data"] ?? {});
+							switch (kind) {
+								case "sqlite": {
+									return {
+										"kind": kind,
+										"data": {
+											"path": (node_database_data_raw["path"] ?? "data.sqlite"),
+										}
+									};
+									break;
+								}
+								case "postgresql": {
+									return {
+										"kind": kind,
+										"data": node_database_data_raw,
+									};
+									break;
+								}
+								default: {
+									throw (new Error("unhandled"));
+									break;
+								}
+							}
+						}) (conf_raw["database"] ?? {})
+					),
+					"email_sending": (
+						((node_email_sending) => {
+							const kind : string = (node_email_sending["kind"] ?? "console");
+							const data_raw = (node_email_sending["data"] ?? {});
+							switch (kind) {
+								case "regular": {
+									return {
+										"kind": kind,
+										"data": {
+											"smtp_credentials": (data_raw["smtp_credentials"] ?? null),
+											"sender": data_raw["sender"],
+										}
+									};
+									break;
+								}
+								case "redirect": {
+									return {
+										"kind": kind,
+										"data": {
+											"smtp_credentials": (data_raw["smtp_credentials"] ?? null),
+											"sender": data_raw["sender"],
+											"target": data_raw["target"],
+										}
+									};
+									break;
+								}
+								case "console": {
+									return {
+										"kind": kind,
+										"data": {
+										}
+									};
+									break;
+								}
+								case "drop": {
+									return {
+										"kind": kind,
+										"data": {
+										}
+									};
+									break;
+								}
+								default: {
+									throw (new Error("unhandled"));
+									break;
+								}
+							}
+						}) (conf_raw["email_sending"] ?? {})
+					),
+					"session_management": (
+						((node_session_management) => ({
+							"in_memory": (node_session_management["in_memory"] ?? true),
+							"drop_all_at_start": (node_session_management["drop_all_at_start"] ?? true),
+							"lifetime": (node_session_management["lifetime"] ?? 900),
+						})) (conf_raw["session_management"] ?? {})
+					),
+					"settings": (
+						((node_settings) => ({
+							"organisation": {
+								"name": ((node_settings["organisation"] ?? {})["name"] ?? "Example Orginsation"), // TODO: mandatory?
+								"domain": ((node_settings["organisation"] ?? {})["domain"] ?? "example.org"), // TODO: mandatory?
+							},
+							"misc": (
+								((node_settings_misc) => ({
+									"prefix_for_veiled_email_addresses": (node_settings_misc["prefix_for_veiled_email_addresses"] ?? "member-"),
+									"facultative_membership_number": (node_settings_misc["facultative_membership_number"] ?? false),
+									"auto_register": (node_settings_misc["auto_register"] ?? false),
+								})) (node_settings["misc"] ?? {})
+							),
+							"summon_email": (
+								((node_settings_summon_email) => ({
+									"remark": (node_settings_summon_email["remark"] ?? null),
+								})) (node_settings["summon_email"] ?? {})
+							),
+							"password_policy": (
+								((node_settings_password_policy) => ({
+									"minimum_length": (
+										("minimum_length" in node_settings_password_policy)
+										? node_settings_password_policy["minimum_length"]
+										: 8
+									),
+									"maximum_length": (
+										("maximum_length" in node_settings_password_policy)
+										? node_settings_password_policy["maximum_length"]
+										: 240
+									),
+									"must_contain_letter": (node_settings_password_policy["must_contain_letter"] ?? true),
+									"must_contain_number": (node_settings_password_policy["must_contain_number"] ?? true),
+									"must_contain_special_character": (node_settings_password_policy["must_contain_special_character"] ?? true),
+								})) (node_settings["password_policy"] ?? {})
+							),
+							"password_change": (
+								((node_settings_password_change) => ({
+									"cooldown_time": (node_settings_password_change["cooldown_time"] ?? 86400),
+								})) (node_settings["password_change"] ?? {})
+							),
+							"name_index": (
+								((node_settings_password_policy) => ({
+									"veil": (node_settings_password_policy["veil"] ?? true),
+									"salt": (node_settings_password_policy["salt"] ?? ""),
+								})) (node_settings["name_index"] ?? {})
+							),
+							"connections": (
+								((node_settings_connections) => ({
+									"frontend_url_base": (node_settings_connections["frontend_url_base"] ?? null),
+									"login_url": (node_settings_connections["login_url"] ?? null),
+								})) (node_settings["connections"] ?? {})
+							),
+						})) (conf_raw["settings"] ?? {})
+					),
+					"admins": (conf_raw["admins"] ?? []),
+					"outputs": (conf_raw["outputs"] ?? []),
+				};
+				break;
+			}
+			case 4: {
+				_data = {
+					"general": (
+						((node_general) => ({
+							"language": (node_general["language"] ?? null),
+							"verification_secret": (node_general["verification_secret"] ?? null),
+						})) (conf_raw["general"] ?? {})
+					),
+					"log": (
+						((node_log) => node_log.map(
+							(node_log_entry : any) => ({
+								"kind": node_log_entry["kind"],
+								"data": Object.assign(
+									{
+										"format": "human_readable",
+										"threshold": "notice",
+									},
+									(node_log_entry["data"] ?? {})
+								)
+							})
+						)) (
+							conf_raw["log"]
+							??
+							[
+								{
+									"kind": "console",
+									"data": {
+									}
+								},
+							]
+						)
+					),
+					"server": (
+						((node_server) => ({
+							"host": (node_server["host"] ?? "::"),
 							"port": (node_server["port"] ?? 4916),
 							"path_base": (node_server["path_base"] ?? ""),
 						})) (conf_raw["server"] ?? {})
diff --git a/source/main.ts b/source/main.ts
index 52cbf95..18fa155 100644
--- a/source/main.ts
+++ b/source/main.ts
@@ -176,11 +176,14 @@ async function main(
 	
 	// init
 	await _espe.conf.load(args["conf_path"]);
-	if (_espe.conf.get().general.language === null) {
-		// do nothing
-	}
-	else {
-		lib_plankton.translate.promote(_espe.conf.get().general.language);
+	{
+		const language : (null | string) = _espe.conf.get().general.language;
+		if (language === null) {
+			// do nothing
+		}
+		else {
+			lib_plankton.translate.promote(language);
+		}
 	}
 	lib_plankton.log.conf_push(
 		_espe.conf.get().log.map(
@@ -306,6 +309,7 @@ async function main(
 					}
 				);
 				
+				// outputs
 				_espe.service.member.listen_change(
 					() => {
 						lib_plankton.log.info(
@@ -313,44 +317,62 @@ async function main(
 							{
 							}
 						);
+						_espe.conf.get().outputs.forEach(
+							output_description => {
+								const procedure : (() => Promise<void>) = (
+									(() => {
+										switch (output_description.kind) {
+											default: {
+												lib_plankton.log.warning(
+													"output_kind_unhandled",
+													{
+														"description": output_description,
+													}
+												);
+												return (() => Promise.resolve<void>(undefined));
+												break;
+											}
+											case "authelia_file": {
+												return (() => _espe.service.member.output_authelia_file(output_description.data));
+												break;
+											}
+											case "http": {
+												return (() => _espe.service.member.output_http(output_description.data));
+												break;
+											}
+											case "authelia_call": {
+												return (() => _espe.service.member.output_authelia_call(output_description.data));
+												break;
+											}
+										}
+									}) ()
+								);
+								(
+									procedure()
+									.then(
+										() => {
+										}
+									)
+									.catch(
+										(error) => {
+											lib_plankton.log.warning(
+												"output_procedure_failed",
+												{
+													"error": String(error),
+												}
+											);
+										}
+									)
+								);
+							}
+						);
 					}
 				);
-				// outputs
-				{
-					_espe.conf.get().outputs.forEach(
-						output_description => {
-							switch (output_description.kind) {
-								default: {
-									lib_plankton.log.warning(
-										"output_kind_unhandled",
-										{
-											"description": output_description,
-										}
-									);
-									break;
-								}
-								case "authelia_file": {
-									_espe.service.member.output_authelia_file(output_description.data);
-									break;
-								}
-								case "http": {
-									_espe.service.member.output_http(output_description.data);
-									break;
-								}
-								case "authelia_call": {
-									_espe.service.member.output_authelia_call(output_description.data);
-									break;
-								}
-							}
-						}
-					);
-				}
 				
 				const rest_subject : lib_plankton.rest.type_rest = _espe.api.make();
 				const server : lib_plankton.server.type_subject = lib_plankton.server.make(
-					_espe.conf.get().server.port,
 					async (input, metadata) => {
-						const http_request : lib_plankton.http.type_request = lib_plankton.http.decode_request(input);
+						const http_request : lib_plankton.http.type_request = lib_plankton.http.decode_request(input.toString());
 						const http_response : lib_plankton.http.type_response = await lib_plankton.rest.call(
 							rest_subject,
 							http_request,
@@ -362,6 +384,12 @@ async function main(
 						);
 						const output : string = lib_plankton.http.encode_response(http_response);
 						return output;
+					},
+					{
+						"host": _espe.conf.get().server.host,
+						"port": _espe.conf.get().server.port,
+						// DANGER! DANGER!
+						"threshold": 0.125,
 					}
 				);
 				
diff --git a/source/services/member.ts b/source/services/member.ts
index 1e272c8..933e8e9 100644
--- a/source/services/member.ts
+++ b/source/services/member.ts
@@ -967,7 +967,13 @@ namespace _espe.service.member
 			"headers": {
 				"Content-Type": "application/json",
 			},
-			"body": lib_plankton.json.encode(await _espe.service.member.export_authelia_user_data()),
+			// @ts-ignore
+			"body": Buffer.from(
+				lib_plankton.json.encode(
+					(await _espe.service.member.export_authelia_user_data())
+				),
+				"utf8"
+			),
 		};
 		const http_response : lib_plankton.http.type_response = await lib_plankton.http.call(
 			http_request