diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 721140a6..8a4c5140 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ make_directory(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/locale)
 make_directory(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/logs)
 
 # Copy resource files on first build
-set(RESOURCE_FILES "authconfig.ini" "chatconfig.ini" "worldconfig.ini" "masterconfig.ini" "blacklist.dcf")
+set(RESOURCE_FILES "sharedconfig.ini" "authconfig.ini" "chatconfig.ini" "worldconfig.ini" "masterconfig.ini" "blacklist.dcf")
 foreach(resource_file ${RESOURCE_FILES})
 	if (NOT EXISTS ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/${resource_file})
 		configure_file(
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dfae2bab..cdb1d343 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Initial setup can vary drastically based on which operating system or distributi
 
 #### Configuration
 
-After the server has been built there should be four `ini` files in the build director: `authconfig.ini`, `chatconfig.ini`, `masterconfig.ini`, and `worldconfig.ini`. Go through them and fill in the database credentials and configure other settings if necessary.
+After the server has been built there should be four `ini` files in the build director: `sharedconfig.ini`, `authconfig.ini`, `chatconfig.ini`, `masterconfig.ini`, and `worldconfig.ini`. Go through them and fill in the database credentials and configure other settings if necessary.
 
 #### Migrations
 
diff --git a/dCommon/dConfig.cpp b/dCommon/dConfig.cpp
index 9750238a..c22c91cc 100644
--- a/dCommon/dConfig.cpp
+++ b/dCommon/dConfig.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ dConfig::dConfig(const std::string& filepath) {
 			if (line[0] != '#') ProcessLine(line);
 		}
 	}
+
+	std::ifstream sharedConfig("sharedconfig.ini", std::ios::in);
+	if (!sharedConfig.good()) return;
+
+	while (std::getline(sharedConfig, line)) {
+		if (line.length() > 0) {
+			if (line[0] != '#') ProcessLine(line);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 dConfig::~dConfig(void) {
@@ -40,6 +49,12 @@ void dConfig::ProcessLine(const std::string& line) {
 	if (!seglist[1].empty() && seglist[1][seglist[1].size() - 1] == '\r')
 		seglist[1].erase(seglist[1].size() - 1);
 
+	for (const auto& key : m_Keys) {
+		if (seglist[0] == key) {
+			return; // first loaded key is preferred due to loading shared config secondarily
+		}
+	}
+
 	m_Keys.push_back(seglist[0]);
 	m_Values.push_back(seglist[1]);
 }
diff --git a/resources/authconfig.ini b/resources/authconfig.ini
index 40ca146e..ec414bc0 100644
--- a/resources/authconfig.ini
+++ b/resources/authconfig.ini
@@ -1,27 +1,6 @@
-# MySQL connection info:
-mysql_host=
-mysql_database=
-mysql_username=
-mysql_password=
-
-# The public facing IP address. Can be 'localhost' for locally hosted servers
-external_ip=localhost
-
 # Port number. The client has the authserver port hardcoded to 1001
 port=1001
 
-# Where to put crashlogs
-dump_folder=
-
-# How many clients can be connected to the server at once
-max_clients=999
-
-# 0 or 1, should log to console
-log_to_console=1
-
-# 0 or 1, should log debug (developer only) statements to console for debugging, not needed for normal operation
-log_debug_statements=0
-
 # 0 or 1, should ignore playkeys
 # If 1 everyone with an account will be able to login, regardless of if they have a key or not
 dont_use_keys=0
diff --git a/resources/chatconfig.ini b/resources/chatconfig.ini
index f30fb8f9..26b26cc7 100644
--- a/resources/chatconfig.ini
+++ b/resources/chatconfig.ini
@@ -1,26 +1,2 @@
-# MySQL connection info:
-mysql_host=
-mysql_database=
-mysql_username=
-mysql_password=
-
-# The public facing IP address. Can be 'localhost' for locally hosted servers
-external_ip=localhost
-
 # Port number
 port=2005
-
-# Where to put crashlogs
-dump_folder=
-
-# How many clients can be connected to the server at once
-max_clients=999
-
-# 0 or 1, should log to console
-log_to_console=1
-
-# 0 or 1, should log debug (developer only) statements to console for debugging, not needed for normal operation
-log_debug_statements=0
-
-# 0 or 1, should not compile chat hash map to file
-dont_generate_dcf=0
diff --git a/resources/masterconfig.ini b/resources/masterconfig.ini
index c2d884a5..4864d8cb 100644
--- a/resources/masterconfig.ini
+++ b/resources/masterconfig.ini
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-# MySQL connection info:
-mysql_host=
-mysql_database=
-mysql_username=
-mysql_password=
-
-# The public facing IP address. Can be 'localhost' for locally hosted servers
-external_ip=localhost
-
 # The internal ip of the master server
 master_ip=localhost
 
@@ -26,17 +17,5 @@ use_sudo_chat=0
 # Use sudo when launching world servers
 use_sudo_world=0
 
-# Where to put crashlogs
-dump_folder=
-
-# How many clients can be connected to the server at once
-max_clients=999
-
-# 0 or 1, should log to console
-log_to_console=1
-
-# 0 or 1, should log debug (developer only) statements to console for debugging, not needed for normal operation
-log_debug_statements=0
-
 # 0 or 1, should autostart auth, chat, and char servers
 prestart_servers=1
diff --git a/resources/sharedconfig.ini b/resources/sharedconfig.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a377d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/sharedconfig.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# MySQL connection info:
+mysql_host=
+mysql_database=
+mysql_username=
+mysql_password=
+
+# 0 or 1, should log to console
+log_to_console=1
+
+# 0 or 1, should log debug (developer only) statements to console for debugging, not needed for normal operation
+log_debug_statements=0
+
+# The public facing IP address. Can be 'localhost' for locally hosted servers
+external_ip=localhost
+
+# 0 or 1, should not compile chat hash map to file
+dont_generate_dcf=0
+
+# How many clients can be connected to the server at once
+max_clients=999
+
+# Where to put crashlogs
+dump_folder=
diff --git a/resources/worldconfig.ini b/resources/worldconfig.ini
index 931da28c..ee6b6651 100644
--- a/resources/worldconfig.ini
+++ b/resources/worldconfig.ini
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-# MySQL connection info:
-mysql_host=
-mysql_database=
-mysql_username=
-mysql_password=
-
 # URL to the code repository for the hosted server
 # If you fork this repository and/or make changes to the code, reflect that here to comply with AGPLv3
 source=https://github.com/DarkflameUniverse/DarkflameServer
@@ -11,21 +5,6 @@ source=https://github.com/DarkflameUniverse/DarkflameServer
 # Port to the chat server, same as in chatconfig.ini
 chat_server_port=2005
 
-# Where to put crashlogs
-dump_folder=
-
-# How many clients can be connected to the server at once
-max_clients=999
-
-# 0 or 1, should log to console
-log_to_console=1
-
-# 0 or 1, should log debug (developer only) statements to console for debugging, not needed for normal operation
-log_debug_statements=0
-
-# 0 or 1, should not compile chat hash map to file
-dont_generate_dcf=0
-
 # 0 or 1, should disable chat
 disable_chat=0
 
@@ -63,4 +42,4 @@ pets_take_imagination=1
 
 # If you would like to increase the maximum number of best friends a player can have on the server
 # Change the value below to what you would like this to be (5 is live accurate)
-max_number_of_best_friends=5
\ No newline at end of file
+max_number_of_best_friends=5