diff --git a/boltcard.service b/boltcard.service
index be2c9fb..01d8d37 100644
--- a/boltcard.service
+++ b/boltcard.service
@@ -10,57 +10,13 @@ Restart=always
 RestartSec=10
 User=ubuntu
 
-# boltcard service settings
-
-# LOG_LEVEL is DEBUG or PRODUCTION
-Environment="LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG"
-
-# AES_DECRYPT_KEY is the hex value of the server decrypt key for hosted bolt cards
-Environment="AES_DECRYPT_KEY=00000000000000000000000000000000"
-
-# DB_ values are for the postgres database connection
+# postgres database connection settings
 Environment="DB_HOST=localhost"
 Environment="DB_PORT=5432"
 Environment="DB_USER=cardapp"
 Environment="DB_PASSWORD=database_password"
 Environment="DB_NAME=card_db"
 
-# HOST_ values are for https calls
-Environment="HOST_DOMAIN=card.yourdomain.com"
-Environment="HOST_PORT=9000"
-
-# MIN_WITHDRAW_SATS & MAX_WITHDRAW_SATS set the values for the lnurlw response
-#
-# as of Nov 2022 it is advisable to set MAX_WITHDRAW_SATS higher than the card tx limits
-# the Point Of Sale use will work as expected
-# the Gift Card use should try to withdraw MAX_WITHDRAW_SATS and fail on the card tx limit
-Environment="MIN_WITHDRAW_SATS=1"
-Environment="MAX_WITHDRAW_SATS=1000000"
-
-# LN_ values are for the lightning server used for making payments
-Environment="LN_HOST=ln.host.io"
-Environment="LN_PORT=10009"
-Environment="LN_TLS_FILE=/home/ubuntu/boltcard/tls.cert"
-Environment="LN_MACAROON_FILE=/home/ubuntu/boltcard/SendPaymentV2.macaroon"
-
-# The maximum lightning network fee to be paid is the base FEE_LIMIT_SAT + the FEE_LIMIT_PERCENT of the amount.
-Environment="FEE_LIMIT_SAT=5"
-Environment="FEE_LIMIT_PERCENT=0.5"
-
-# email
-# Environment="AWS_SES_ID="
-# Environment="AWS_SES_SECRET="
-# Environment="AWS_SES_EMAIL_FROM="
-# Environment="EMAIL_MAX_TXS=10"
-
-# LN_TESTNODE may be used in testing and will then only pay to the defined test node pubkey
-#Environment="LN_TESTNODE=000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
-
-# set which functions are available on the server
-Environment="FUNCTION_LNURLW=ENABLE"
-#Environment="FUNCTION_LNURLP=ENABLE"
-#Environment="FUNCTION_EMAIL=ENABLE"
-
 ExecStart=/bin/bash /home/ubuntu/boltcard/s_launch
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/create_db.sql b/create_db.sql
index d2192c9..7bc9842 100644
--- a/create_db.sql
+++ b/create_db.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ CREATE USER cardapp WITH PASSWORD 'database_password';
 
 \c card_db;
 
+CREATE TABLE settings (
+	setting_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY,
+	name VARCHAR(30) UNIQUE NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+	value VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+	PRIMARY KEY(setting_id)
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE cards (
 	card_id INT GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY,
 	k0_auth_key CHAR(32) NOT NULL,
@@ -55,10 +62,12 @@ CREATE TABLE card_receipts (
 	amount_msats BIGINT CHECK (amount_msats > 0),
 	receipt_status VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 	receipt_status_time TIMESTAMPTZ,
+	PRIMARY KEY(card_receipt_id),
 	CONSTRAINT fk_card FOREIGN KEY(card_id) REFERENCES cards(card_id)
 );
 
 
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON TABLE settings TO cardapp;
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON TABLE cards TO cardapp;
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON TABLE card_payments TO cardapp;
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON TABLE card_receipts TO cardapp;
diff --git a/insert_settings.sql b/insert_settings.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30fce96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/insert_settings.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+\c card_db;
+
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('LOG_LEVEL', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('AES_DECRYPT_KEY', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('HOST_DOMAIN', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('MIN_WITHDRAW_SATS', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('MAX_WITHDRAW_SATS', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('LN_HOST', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('LN_PORT', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('LN_TLS_FILE', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('LN_MACAROON_FILE', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('FEE_LIMIT_SAT', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('FEE_LIMIT_PERCENT', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('LN_TESTNODE', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('FUNCTION_LNURLW', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('FUNCTION_LNURLP', '');
+INSERT INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('FUNCTION_EMAIL', '');
+
diff --git a/s_create_db b/s_create_db
index 649e4d5..72c3dc1 100755
--- a/s_create_db
+++ b/s_create_db
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ read x
 
 if [ "$x" = "y" ]; then
 	psql postgres -f create_db.sql
+	psql postgres -f insert_settings.sql
 	echo Database created
 else
 	echo No action