diff --git a/classes/config.php b/classes/config.php
index e7455daab6c59dca19801cb458726fa501e78eae..9f8b4a4c6141a06d9e19aa740c57aaf99d710084 100644
--- a/classes/config.php
+++ b/classes/config.php
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 class Config {
 	private const _ENVVAR_PREFIX = "TTRSS_";
 
+	const T_BOOL = 1;
+	const T_STRING = 2;
+	const T_INT = 3;
+
 	// override defaults, defined below in _DEFAULTS[], via environment: DB_TYPE becomes TTRSS_DB_TYPE, etc
 
 	const DB_TYPE = "DB_TYPE";
@@ -22,7 +26,6 @@ class Config {
 	const AUTH_AUTO_CREATE = "AUTH_AUTO_CREATE";
 	const AUTH_AUTO_LOGIN = "AUTH_AUTO_LOGIN";
 	const FORCE_ARTICLE_PURGE = "FORCE_ARTICLE_PURGE";
-	const ENABLE_REGISTRATION = "ENABLE_REGISTRATION";
 	const SESSION_COOKIE_LIFETIME = "SESSION_COOKIE_LIFETIME";
 	const SMTP_FROM_NAME = "SMTP_FROM_NAME";
 	const SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS = "SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS";
@@ -52,52 +55,53 @@ class Config {
 	const TTRSS_SESSION_NAME = "TTRSS_SESSION_NAME";
 
 	private const _DEFAULTS = [
-		Config::DB_TYPE => "pgsql",
-		Config::DB_HOST => "db",
-		Config::DB_USER => "",
-		Config::DB_NAME => "",
-		Config::DB_PASS => "",
-		Config::DB_PORT => "5432",
-		Config::MYSQL_CHARSET => "UTF8",
-		Config::SELF_URL_PATH => "",
-		Config::SINGLE_USER_MODE => "",
-		Config::SIMPLE_UPDATE_MODE => "",
-		Config::PHP_EXECUTABLE => "/usr/bin/php",
-		Config::LOCK_DIRECTORY => "lock",
-		Config::CACHE_DIR => "cache",
-		Config::ICONS_DIR => "feed-icons",
-		Config::ICONS_URL => "feed-icons",
-		Config::AUTH_AUTO_CREATE => "true",
-		Config::AUTH_AUTO_LOGIN => "true",
-		Config::FORCE_ARTICLE_PURGE => 0,
-		Config::ENABLE_REGISTRATION => "",
-		Config::SESSION_COOKIE_LIFETIME => 86400,
-		Config::SMTP_FROM_NAME => "Tiny Tiny RSS",
-		Config::SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS => "noreply@localhost",
-		Config::DIGEST_SUBJECT => "[tt-rss] New headlines for last 24 hours",
-		Config::CHECK_FOR_UPDATES => "true",
-		Config::PLUGINS => "auth_internal",
-		Config::LOG_DESTINATION => "sql",
-		Config::LOCAL_OVERRIDE_STYLESHEET => "local-overrides.css",
-		Config::DAEMON_MAX_CHILD_RUNTIME => 1800,
-		Config::DAEMON_MAX_JOBS => 2,
-		Config::FEED_FETCH_TIMEOUT => 45,
-		Config::FEED_FETCH_NO_CACHE_TIMEOUT => 15,
-		Config::FILE_FETCH_TIMEOUT => 45,
-		Config::FILE_FETCH_CONNECT_TIMEOUT => 15,
-		Config::DAEMON_UPDATE_LOGIN_LIMIT => 30,
-		Config::DAEMON_FEED_LIMIT => 500,
-		Config::DAEMON_SLEEP_INTERVAL => 120,
-		Config::MAX_CACHE_FILE_SIZE => 64*1024*1024,
-		Config::MAX_DOWNLOAD_FILE_SIZE => 16*1024*1024,
-		Config::MAX_FAVICON_FILE_SIZE => 1*1024*1024,
-		Config::CACHE_MAX_DAYS => 7,
-		Config::MAX_CONDITIONAL_INTERVAL => 3600*12,
-		Config::DAEMON_UNSUCCESSFUL_DAYS_LIMIT => 30,
-		Config::LOG_SENT_MAIL => "",
-		Config::HTTP_PROXY => "",
-		Config::FORBID_PASSWORD_CHANGES => "",
-		Config::TTRSS_SESSION_NAME => "ttrss_sid",
+		Config::DB_TYPE => [ "pgsql", 									Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::DB_HOST => [ "db", 										Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::DB_USER => [ "",											Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::DB_NAME => [ "", 											Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::DB_PASS => [ "", 											Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::DB_PORT => [ "5432",										Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::MYSQL_CHARSET => [ "UTF8",								Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::SELF_URL_PATH => [ "",									Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::SINGLE_USER_MODE => [ "",								Config::T_BOOL ],
+		Config::SIMPLE_UPDATE_MODE => [ "",								Config::T_BOOL ],
+		Config::PHP_EXECUTABLE => [ "/usr/bin/php",					Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::LOCK_DIRECTORY => [ "lock",								Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::CACHE_DIR => [ "cache",									Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::ICONS_DIR => [ "feed-icons",							Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::ICONS_URL => [ "feed-icons",							Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::AUTH_AUTO_CREATE => [ "true",							Config::T_BOOL ],
+		Config::AUTH_AUTO_LOGIN => [ "true",							Config::T_BOOL ],
+		Config::FORCE_ARTICLE_PURGE => [ 0,								Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::SESSION_COOKIE_LIFETIME => [ 86400,					Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::SMTP_FROM_NAME => [ "Tiny Tiny RSS",					Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS => [ "noreply@localhost",		Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::DIGEST_SUBJECT => [ "[tt-rss] New headlines for last 24 hours",
+																					Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::CHECK_FOR_UPDATES => [ "true",							Config::T_BOOL ],
+		Config::PLUGINS => [ "auth_internal",							Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::LOG_DESTINATION => [ "sql",								Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::LOCAL_OVERRIDE_STYLESHEET => [ "local-overrides.css",
+																					Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::DAEMON_MAX_CHILD_RUNTIME => [ 1800,					Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::DAEMON_MAX_JOBS => [ 2,									Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::FEED_FETCH_TIMEOUT => [ 45,								Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::FEED_FETCH_NO_CACHE_TIMEOUT => [ 15,					Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::FILE_FETCH_TIMEOUT => [ 45,								Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::FILE_FETCH_CONNECT_TIMEOUT => [ 15,					Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::DAEMON_UPDATE_LOGIN_LIMIT => [ 30,					Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::DAEMON_FEED_LIMIT => [ 500,								Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::DAEMON_SLEEP_INTERVAL => [ 120,						Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::MAX_CACHE_FILE_SIZE => [ 64*1024*1024,				Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::MAX_DOWNLOAD_FILE_SIZE => [ 16*1024*1024,			Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::MAX_FAVICON_FILE_SIZE => [ 1*1024*1024,				Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::CACHE_MAX_DAYS => [ 7,									Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::MAX_CONDITIONAL_INTERVAL => [ 3600*12,				Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::DAEMON_UNSUCCESSFUL_DAYS_LIMIT => [ 30,				Config::T_INT ],
+		Config::LOG_SENT_MAIL => [ "",									Config::T_BOOL ],
+		Config::HTTP_PROXY => [ "",										Config::T_STRING ],
+		Config::FORBID_PASSWORD_CHANGES => [ "",						Config::T_BOOL ],
+		Config::TTRSS_SESSION_NAME => [ "ttrss_sid",					Config::T_STRING ],
 	];
 
 	private static $instance;
@@ -115,28 +119,43 @@ class Config {
 		$ref = new ReflectionClass(get_class($this));
 
 		foreach ($ref->getConstants() as $const => $cvalue) {
-			if (strpos($const, "_") !== 0) {
+			if (isset($this::_DEFAULTS[$const])) {
 				$override = getenv($this::_ENVVAR_PREFIX . $const);
 
-				$this->params[$cvalue] = !empty($override) ? $override : $this::_DEFAULTS[$const];
+				list ($defval, $deftype) = $this::_DEFAULTS[$const];
+
+				$this->params[$cvalue] = [ $this->cast_to(!empty($override) ? $override : $defval, $deftype), $deftype ];
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	private function cast_to(string $value, int $type_hint) {
+		switch ($type_hint) {
+			case self::T_BOOL:
+				return sql_bool_to_bool($value);
+			case self::T_INT:
+				return (int) $value;
+			default:
+				return $value;
+		}
+	}
+
 	private function _get(string $param) {
-		return $this->params[$param];
+		list ($value, $type_hint) = $this->params[$param];
+
+		return $this->cast_to($value, $type_hint);
 	}
 
-	private function _add(string $param, string $default) {
+	private function _add(string $param, string $default, int $type_hint) {
 		$override = getenv($this::_ENVVAR_PREFIX . $param);
 
-		$this->params[$param] = !empty($override) ? $override : $default;
+		$this->params[$param] = [ $this->cast_to(!empty($override) ? $override : $default, $type_hint), $type_hint ];
 	}
 
-	static function add(string $param, string $default) {
+	static function add(string $param, string $default, int $type_hint = Config::T_STRING) {
 		$instance = self::get_instance();
 
-		return $instance->_add($param, $default);
+		return $instance->_add($param, $default, $type_hint);
 	}
 
 	static function get(string $param) {