diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 555aa27..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-# localtion for configuration files
-ISS_FILEPATH=./config/iss.json
-CONFIG_FILEPATH=./config/config.yaml
-
-### services ###
-
-# credentials
-credentials_PGPASSWORD=rootpass
-
-# auth
-auth_ELIXIR_ID=XC56EL11xx
-auth_ELIXIR_SECRET=wHPVQaYXmdDHg
-
-# rabbitmq
-rabbitmq_MQ_PASSWORD=test
-rabbitmq_MQ_USER=test
-
-# postgres
-postgres_POSTGRES_PASSWORD=rootpass
-
-# s3
-s3_MINIO_ROOT_USER=access
-s3_MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=secretkey
-s3_MINIO_SERVER_URL=http://127.0.0.1:9000
-
-# data ingest pipeline #
-
-# download
-download_DB_PASSWORD=download
-download_DB_USER=download
-
-# finalize
-finalize_BROKER_PASSWORD=finalize
-finalize_BROKER_QUEUE=accession
-finalize_BROKER_ROUTINGKEY=completed
-finalize_BROKER_USER=finalize
-finalize_DB_PASSWORD=finalize
-finalize_DB_USER=finalize
-
-# ingest
-ingest_BROKER_PASSWORD=ingest
-ingest_BROKER_QUEUE=ingest
-ingest_BROKER_ROUTINGKEY=archived
-ingest_BROKER_USER=ingest
-ingest_DB_PASSWORD=ingest
-ingest_DB_USER=ingest
-ingest_SCHEMA_TYPE=federated
-
-# mapper
-mapper_BROKER_PASSWORD=mapper
-mapper_BROKER_QUEUE=mappings
-mapper_BROKER_USER=mapper
-mapper_DB_PASSWORD=mapper
-mapper_DB_USER=mapper
-
-# verify
-verify_BROKER_PASSWORD=verify
-verify_BROKER_QUEUE=archived
-verify_BROKER_ROUTINGKEY=verified
-verify_BROKER_USER=verify
-verify_DB_PASSWORD=verify
-verify_DB_USER=verify
-verify_SCHEMA_TYPE=federated
-
-# s3inbox
-s3inbox_BROKER_PASSWORD=inbox
-s3inbox_BROKER_ROUTINGKEY=inbox
-s3inbox_BROKER_USER=inbox
-s3inbox_DB_PASSWORD=inbox
-s3inbox_DB_USER=inbox
diff --git a/config/config.yaml b/config/config.yaml
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index bcf9b23..0000000
--- a/config/config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-app: # this is for download
-  host: "0.0.0.0"
-  port: "8443"
-
-archive:
-  type: "s3"
-  url: "http://s3"
-  port: 9000
-  accesskey: "access"
-  secretkey: "secretkey"
-  bucket: "archive"
-  chunksize: 32
-
-broker:
-  host: "rabbitmq"
-  port: 5672
-  user: ""
-  password: ""
-  vhost: "sda"
-  queue: ""
-  exchange: "sda"
-  routingKey: ""
-  routingError: "error"
-  ssl: "false"
-
-c4gh:
-  passphrase: "c4ghpass"
-  filepath: "/shared/c4gh.sec.pem"
-
-db:
-  host: "postgres"
-  port: 5432
-  user: ""
-  password: ""
-  database: "sda"
-  sslmode: "disable"
-
-inbox:
-  type: "s3"
-  url: "http://s3"
-  port: 9000
-  accesskey: "access"
-  secretkey: "secretkey"
-  bucket: "inbox"
-  chunksize: 32
-
-log:
-  level: "info"
-  format: "json"
-
-oidc:
-  # oidc configuration API must have values for "userinfo_endpoint" and "jwks_uri"
-  cacert: "/shared/cert/ca.crt"
-  trusted:
-    iss: "/iss.json"
-
-grpc:
-  host: "reencrypt"
-  port: 50443
-  cacert: "/shared/cert/ca.crt"
-  serverkey: "/shared/cert/server.key"
-  servercert: "/shared/cert/server.crt"
-  clientkey: "/shared/cert/client.key"
-  clientcert: "/shared/cert/client.crt"
-  timeout: 5
-
-schema:
-  type: isolated
-
-session:
-  # session key expiration time in seconds
-  # default value = -1 for disabled state
-  # a positive integer enables sessions
-  # a negative integer disables sessions
-  expiration: 28800
-  # domain name must be set to the hostname (FQDN) of the service
-  domain: "localhost"
-  # session cookie Secure value, if true, TLS must be active
-  # default value = true
-  secure: true
-  # session cookie HttpOnly value, if true, TLS must be active
-  # default value = true
-  httponly: true
-  # name of session cookie
-  # default value = sda_session_key
-  name: "sda_session_key"
diff --git a/config/config.yaml.example b/config/config.yaml.example
index 23e02f0..bcf9b23 100644
--- a/config/config.yaml.example
+++ b/config/config.yaml.example
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ oidc:
   trusted:
     iss: "/iss.json"
 
+grpc:
+  host: "reencrypt"
+  port: 50443
+  cacert: "/shared/cert/ca.crt"
+  serverkey: "/shared/cert/server.key"
+  servercert: "/shared/cert/server.crt"
+  clientkey: "/shared/cert/client.key"
+  clientcert: "/shared/cert/client.crt"
+  timeout: 5
+
 schema:
   type: isolated
 
@@ -73,4 +83,4 @@ session:
   httponly: true
   # name of session cookie
   # default value = sda_session_key
-  name: "sda_session_key"
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+  name: "sda_session_key"
diff --git a/config/iss.json b/config/iss.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d8e95d..0000000
--- a/config/iss.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[
-    {
-        "iss": "https://oidc:8080/",
-        "jku": "https://oidc:8080/jwk"
-    },
-    {
-        "iss": "http://aai-mock:8080/oidc/",
-        "jku": "http://aai-mock:8080/oidc/jwk"
-    },
-    {
-        "iss": "http://demo1.example",
-        "jku": "htts://mockauth:8080/jwk"
-    }
-]
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