7 files changed, 44 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/docs.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/docs.ex
index 3c870f876..6088fc71d 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/docs.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/docs.ex
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Docs do
   defp do_run(implementation) do
     start_pleroma()
 
-    with descriptions <- Pleroma.Config.Loader.load("config/description.exs"),
+    with descriptions <- Pleroma.Config.Loader.read("config/description.exs"),
          {:ok, file_path} <-
            Pleroma.Docs.Generator.process(
              implementation,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/application.ex b/lib/pleroma/application.ex
index 18854b850..33f1705df 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/application.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/application.ex
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Application do
   # See http://elixir-lang.org/docs/stable/elixir/Application.html
   # for more information on OTP Applications
   def start(_type, _args) do
+    Pleroma.Config.Holder.save_default()
     Pleroma.HTML.compile_scrubbers()
     Pleroma.Config.DeprecationWarnings.warn()
     Pleroma.Plugs.HTTPSecurityPlug.warn_if_disabled()
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/config/holder.ex b/lib/pleroma/config/holder.ex
index f1a339703..f037d5d48 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/config/holder.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/config/holder.ex
@@ -3,14 +3,33 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Config.Holder do
-  @config Pleroma.Config.Loader.load_and_merge()
+  @config Pleroma.Config.Loader.default_config()
 
-  @spec config() :: keyword()
-  def config, do: @config
+  @spec save_default() :: :ok
+  def save_default do
+    default_config =
+      if System.get_env("RELEASE_NAME") do
+        release_config =
+          [:code.root_dir(), "releases", System.get_env("RELEASE_VSN"), "releases.exs"]
+          |> Path.join()
+          |> Pleroma.Config.Loader.read()
 
-  @spec config(atom()) :: any()
-  def config(group), do: @config[group]
+        Pleroma.Config.Loader.merge(@config, release_config)
+      else
+        @config
+      end
 
-  @spec config(atom(), atom()) :: any()
-  def config(group, key), do: @config[group][key]
+    Pleroma.Config.put(:default_config, default_config)
+  end
+
+  @spec default_config() :: keyword()
+  def default_config, do: get_default()
+
+  @spec default_config(atom()) :: keyword()
+  def default_config(group), do: Keyword.get(get_default(), group)
+
+  @spec default_config(atom(), atom()) :: keyword()
+  def default_config(group, key), do: get_in(get_default(), [group, key])
+
+  defp get_default, do: Pleroma.Config.get(:default_config)
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/config/loader.ex b/lib/pleroma/config/loader.ex
index df2d18725..6ca6550bd 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/config/loader.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/config/loader.ex
@@ -13,32 +13,28 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Config.Loader do
   ]
 
   if Code.ensure_loaded?(Config.Reader) do
-    @spec load(Path.t()) :: keyword()
-    def load(path), do: Config.Reader.read!(path)
+    @reader Config.Reader
 
-    defp do_merge(conf1, conf2), do: Config.Reader.merge(conf1, conf2)
+    def read(path), do: @reader.read!(path)
   else
     # support for Elixir less than 1.9
-    @spec load(Path.t()) :: keyword()
-    def load(path) do
+    @reader Mix.Config
+    def read(path) do
       path
-      |> Mix.Config.eval!()
+      |> @reader.eval!()
       |> elem(0)
     end
-
-    defp do_merge(conf1, conf2), do: Mix.Config.merge(conf1, conf2)
   end
 
-  @spec load_and_merge() :: keyword()
-  def load_and_merge do
-    all_paths =
-      if Pleroma.Config.get(:release),
-        do: ["config/config.exs", "config/releases.exs"],
-        else: ["config/config.exs"]
+  @spec read(Path.t()) :: keyword()
+
+  @spec merge(keyword(), keyword()) :: keyword()
+  def merge(c1, c2), do: @reader.merge(c1, c2)
 
-    all_paths
-    |> Enum.map(&load(&1))
-    |> Enum.reduce([], &do_merge(&2, &1))
+  @spec default_config() :: keyword()
+  def default_config do
+    "config/config.exs"
+    |> read()
     |> filter()
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/config/transfer_task.ex b/lib/pleroma/config/transfer_task.ex
index 435fc7450..7c3449b5e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/config/transfer_task.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/config/transfer_task.ex
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Config.TransferTask do
       key = ConfigDB.from_string(setting.key)
       group = ConfigDB.from_string(setting.group)
 
-      default = Pleroma.Config.Holder.config(group, key)
+      default = Pleroma.Config.Holder.default_config(group, key)
       value = ConfigDB.from_binary(setting.value)
 
       merged_value =
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/docs/json.ex b/lib/pleroma/docs/json.ex
index 6508a7bdb..74f8b2615 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/docs/json.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/docs/json.ex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Docs.JSON do
   end
 
   def compile do
-    with config <- Pleroma.Config.Loader.load("config/description.exs") do
+    with config <- Pleroma.Config.Loader.read("config/description.exs") do
       config[:pleroma][:config_description]
       |> Pleroma.Docs.Generator.convert_to_strings()
       |> Jason.encode!()
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
index de0755ee5..47b7d2da3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/admin_api_controller.ex
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AdminAPIController do
       configs = ConfigDB.get_all_as_keyword()
 
       merged =
-        Config.Holder.config()
+        Config.Holder.default_config()
         |> ConfigDB.merge(configs)
         |> Enum.map(fn {group, values} ->
           Enum.map(values, fn {key, value} ->