diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index c143565..ce2481c 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 require File.expand_path('../boot', __FILE__)
 
 require 'rails/all'
 
 # Require the gems listed in Gemfile, including any gems
 # you've limited to :test, :development, or :production.
 Bundler.require(*Rails.groups)
 
 module Base
   class Application < Rails::Application
     # Settings in config/environments/* take precedence over those specified here.
     # Application configuration should go into files in config/initializers
     # -- all .rb files in that directory are automatically loaded.
 
     # Store/Read localtime from the database
     config.active_record.default_timezone = :local
 
     # The default locale is :en and all translations from config/locales/*.rb,yml are auto loaded.
     # config.i18n.load_path += Dir[Rails.root.join('my', 'locales', '*.{rb,yml}').to_s]
     # config.i18n.default_locale = :de
     config.autoload_paths << Rails.root.join('lib')
+
+    config.x = {}
+  end
+
+  def self.settings
+    Application.config.x
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/initializers/00_settings.rb b/config/initializers/00_settings.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29