diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a1b337..ee6a0fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,5 +28,7 @@ PORT=3000
 BASE_PATH=/api
 # defines ips that are allowed as proxy ips
 # See http://expressjs.com/en/guide/behind-proxies.html
-TRUST_PROXY_ID=
+TRUST_PROXY=
+# set to true to disable /api-Endpoint. will also diable frontend.
+DISABLE_DEFAULT_API_ENDPOINT=
 ```
diff --git a/backend/src/app.ts b/backend/src/app.ts
index 1a42cd4..82184db 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -3,19 +3,26 @@ import nodesched from 'node-schedule';
 import morgan from 'morgan';
 import router from './router';
 import wxService from './services/wx.service';
-
-const { PORT = 3000, BASE_PATH = '/api', TRUST_PROXY_IP = false } = process.env;
+import appConfig from './config';
 
 const app = express();
 
-app.set('trust proxy', TRUST_PROXY_IP);
+const config = appConfig();
+
+app.set('trust proxy', config.trustProxy);
 app.use(morgan('combined'));
 
-app.use(BASE_PATH, router.router);
+if (config.apiBasePath) {
+  app.use(config.apiBasePath, router.router);
+}
+
+if (!config.disableDefaultApiEndpoint) {
+  app.use('/api', router.router);
 
-const frontendRoot = '/opt/frontend/dist';
-app.use(express.static(frontendRoot));
-app.use((req, res) => res.sendFile(`${frontendRoot}/index.html`));
+  const frontendRoot = '/opt/frontend/dist';
+  app.use(express.static(frontendRoot));
+  app.use((req, res) => res.sendFile(`${frontendRoot}/index.html`));
+}
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
 app.use((err, req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
@@ -28,13 +35,13 @@ app.use((err, req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
 nodesched.scheduleJob('regenerate data', '*/30 * * * * *', wxService.wrappedGenerateData);
 wxService.wrappedGenerateData();
 
-const server = app.listen(PORT, () => {
+const server = app.listen(config.port, () => {
   console.log(
-    `application is listening on port ${PORT}`,
+    `application is listening on port ${config.port}`,
   );
 });
 
-const shutdown = (signal: string) => {
+function processShutdown(signal: string) {
   console.log(`${signal} signal received. Shutting down.`);
   server.close((err) => {
     if (err) {
@@ -45,7 +52,6 @@ const shutdown = (signal: string) => {
     console.log('Server closed');
     process.exit(0);
   });
-};
+}
 
-process.on('SIGTERM', () => shutdown('SIGTERM'));
-process.on('SIGINT', () => shutdown('SIGINT'));
+['SIGTERM', 'SIGINT'].map(signal => process.on(signal, processShutdown.bind(undefined, signal)));
diff --git a/backend/src/config.ts b/backend/src/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e920bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+export interface Config {
+  port: number;
+  apiBasePath: string;
+  disableDefaultApiEndpoint: boolean;
+  trustProxy: string | boolean;
+}
+
+export default function appConfig(): Config {
+  const {
+    PORT,
+    BASE_PATH,
+    TRUST_PROXY,
+    DISABLE_DEFAULT_API_ENDPOINT,
+  } = process.env;
+
+  let trustProxy: string | boolean = false;
+
+  if (TRUST_PROXY == '*') {
+    trustProxy = true;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    port: Number(PORT ?? 3000),
+    apiBasePath: BASE_PATH ?? '',
+    trustProxy,
+    disableDefaultApiEndpoint: DISABLE_DEFAULT_API_ENDPOINT == 'true',
+  };
+}