diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 046053f4b..665dc5364 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "${workspaceFolder}/src/server/Server.ts"
       ],
       "env": {
-        "GAME_ENV": "dev"
+        "GAME_ENV": "Dev"
       },
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
       "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0c69aab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "html.validate.scripts": false
+}
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index a6e541a60..c3d96e8d2 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@
     />
     <meta property="og:type" content="game" />
 
+    <!-- Server Configuration -->
+    <script>
+      window.SERVER_CONFIG = <%- serverConfig %>;
+    </script>
+
     <!-- CrazyGames SDK -->
     <script
       src="https://sdk.crazygames.com/crazygames-sdk-v3.js"
diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index 59a1bc30a..1ca7443af 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -113,25 +113,6 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
     }
     
-    # /api/env endpoint - Cache for 1 hour
-    location = /api/env {
-        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
-        proxy_http_version 1.1;
-        
-        # Cache configuration
-        proxy_cache API_CACHE;
-        proxy_cache_valid 200 1h;  # Cache successful responses for 1 hour
-        proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504;
-        proxy_cache_lock on;
-        add_header X-Cache-Status $upstream_cache_status;
-        
-        # Standard proxy headers
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
-    }
-    
     # /commit.txt endpoint - Cache for 5 seconds
     location = /commit.txt {
         proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b887b7eab..70ae9910d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     "build-prod": "concurrently --kill-others-on-fail \"tsc --noEmit\" \"vite build\"",
     "start:client": "vite",
     "start:server": "tsx src/server/Server.ts",
-    "start:server-dev": "cross-env GAME_ENV=dev tsx src/server/Server.ts",
-    "dev": "cross-env GAME_ENV=dev concurrently \"npm run start:client\" \"npm run start:server-dev\"",
-    "dev:staging": "cross-env GAME_ENV=dev API_DOMAIN=api.openfront.dev concurrently \"npm run start:client\" \"npm run start:server-dev\"",
-    "dev:prod": "cross-env GAME_ENV=dev API_DOMAIN=api.openfront.io concurrently \"npm run start:client\" \"npm run start:server-dev\"",
+    "start:server-dev": "cross-env GAME_ENV=Dev tsx src/server/Server.ts",
+    "dev": "cross-env GAME_ENV=Dev concurrently \"npm run start:client\" \"npm run start:server-dev\"",
+    "dev:staging": "cross-env GAME_ENV=Dev API_DOMAIN=api.openfront.dev concurrently \"npm run start:client\" \"npm run start:server-dev\"",
+    "dev:prod": "cross-env GAME_ENV=Dev API_DOMAIN=api.openfront.io concurrently \"npm run start:client\" \"npm run start:server-dev\"",
     "docs:map-generator": "cd map-generator && go doc -cmd -u -all",
     "tunnel": "npm run build-prod && npm run start:server",
     "test": "vitest run",
diff --git a/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts b/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
index 995decabe..c3056f881 100644
--- a/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
+++ b/src/client/ClientGameRunner.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Env } from "src/core/configuration/Env";
 import { translateText } from "../client/Utils";
 import { EventBus } from "../core/EventBus";
 import {
@@ -182,8 +183,9 @@ async function createClientGame(
   if (lobbyConfig.gameStartInfo === undefined) {
     throw new Error("missing gameStartInfo");
   }
-  const config = await getConfig(
+  const config = getConfig(
     lobbyConfig.gameStartInfo.config,
+    Env.GAME_ENV,
     userSettings,
     lobbyConfig.gameRecord !== undefined,
   );
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ async function createClientGame(
   }
   const worker = new WorkerClient(
     lobbyConfig.gameStartInfo,
+    Env.GAME_ENV,
     lobbyConfig.clientID,
   );
   await worker.initialize();
diff --git a/src/client/HostLobbyModal.ts b/src/client/HostLobbyModal.ts
index c995d9fec..31d248795 100644
--- a/src/client/HostLobbyModal.ts
+++ b/src/client/HostLobbyModal.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { TemplateResult, html } from "lit";
 import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";
 import { copyToClipboard, translateText } from "../client/Utils";
-import { getServerConfigFromClient } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import {
   Difficulty,
   Duos,
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ export class HostLobbyModal extends BaseModal {
     console.log(
       `Starting private game with map: ${GameMapType[this.selectedMap as keyof typeof GameMapType]} ${this.useRandomMap ? " (Randomly selected)" : ""}`,
     );
-    const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
+    const config = getServerConfig();
     const response = await fetch(
       `${window.location.origin}/${config.workerPath(this.lobbyId)}/api/start_game/${this.lobbyId}`,
       {
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ export class HostLobbyModal extends BaseModal {
   }
 
   private async pollPlayers() {
-    const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
+    const config = getServerConfig();
     fetch(`/${config.workerPath(this.lobbyId)}/api/game/${this.lobbyId}`, {
       method: "GET",
       headers: {
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ export class HostLobbyModal extends BaseModal {
 }
 
 async function createLobby(creatorClientID: string): Promise<GameInfo> {
-  const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
+  const config = getServerConfig();
   try {
     const id = generateID();
     const response = await fetch(
diff --git a/src/client/JoinPrivateLobbyModal.ts b/src/client/JoinPrivateLobbyModal.ts
index 30c5875e1..ec1e3edee 100644
--- a/src/client/JoinPrivateLobbyModal.ts
+++ b/src/client/JoinPrivateLobbyModal.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { html, TemplateResult } from "lit";
 import { customElement, query, state } from "lit/decorators.js";
+import { Env } from "src/core/configuration/Env";
 import { copyToClipboard, translateText } from "../client/Utils";
 import {
   ClientInfo,
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   GameRecordSchema,
 } from "../core/Schemas";
 import { generateID } from "../core/Util";
-import { getServerConfigFromClient } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import { GameMode } from "../core/game/Game";
 import { UserSettings } from "../core/game/UserSettings";
 import { getApiBase } from "./Api";
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ export class JoinPrivateLobbyModal extends BaseModal {
   }
 
   private async checkActiveLobby(lobbyId: string): Promise<boolean> {
-    const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
+    const config = getServerConfig();
     const url = `/${config.workerPath(lobbyId)}/api/game/${lobbyId}/exists`;
 
     const response = await fetch(url, {
@@ -548,22 +549,12 @@ export class JoinPrivateLobbyModal extends BaseModal {
   private async checkArchivedGame(
     lobbyId: string,
   ): Promise<"success" | "not_found" | "version_mismatch" | "error"> {
-    const archivePromise = fetch(`${getApiBase()}/game/${lobbyId}`, {
+    const archiveResponse = await fetch(`${getApiBase()}/game/${lobbyId}`, {
       method: "GET",
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
       },
     });
-    const gitCommitPromise = fetch(`/commit.txt`, {
-      method: "GET",
-      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-      cache: "no-cache",
-    });
-
-    const [archiveResponse, gitCommitResponse] = await Promise.all([
-      archivePromise,
-      gitCommitPromise,
-    ]);
 
     if (archiveResponse.status === 404) {
       return "not_found";
@@ -578,16 +569,7 @@ export class JoinPrivateLobbyModal extends BaseModal {
       return "version_mismatch";
     }
 
-    let myGitCommit = "";
-    if (gitCommitResponse.status === 404) {
-      // commit.txt is not found when running locally
-      myGitCommit = "DEV";
-    } else if (gitCommitResponse.status === 200) {
-      myGitCommit = (await gitCommitResponse.text()).trim();
-    } else {
-      console.error("Error getting git commit:", gitCommitResponse.status);
-      return "error";
-    }
+    const myGitCommit = Env.GIT_COMMIT;
 
     // Allow DEV to join games created with a different version for debugging.
     if (myGitCommit !== "DEV" && parsed.data.gitCommit !== myGitCommit) {
@@ -616,7 +598,7 @@ export class JoinPrivateLobbyModal extends BaseModal {
   private async pollPlayers() {
     const lobbyId = this.currentLobbyId;
     if (!lobbyId) return;
-    const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
+    const config = getServerConfig();
 
     fetch(`/${config.workerPath(lobbyId)}/api/game/${lobbyId}`, {
       method: "GET",
diff --git a/src/client/Main.ts b/src/client/Main.ts
index 1b4a86cb7..0903984d8 100644
--- a/src/client/Main.ts
+++ b/src/client/Main.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { UserMeResponse } from "../core/ApiSchemas";
 import { EventBus } from "../core/EventBus";
 import { GameRecord, GameStartInfo, ID } from "../core/Schemas";
 import { GameEnv } from "../core/configuration/Config";
-import { getServerConfigFromClient } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import { GameType } from "../core/game/Game";
 import { UserSettings } from "../core/game/UserSettings";
 import "./AccountModal";
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ class Client {
       this.gameStop();
       document.body.classList.remove("in-game");
     }
-    const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
+    const config = getServerConfig();
 
     const pattern = this.userSettings.getSelectedPatternName(
       await fetchCosmetics(),
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ class Client {
   private async getTurnstileToken(
     lobby: JoinLobbyEvent,
   ): Promise<string | null> {
-    const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
+    const config = getServerConfig();
     if (
       config.env() === GameEnv.Dev ||
       lobby.gameStartInfo?.config.gameType === GameType.Singleplayer
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ async function getTurnstileToken(): Promise<{
     throw new Error("Failed to load Turnstile script");
   }
 
-  const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
+  const config = getServerConfig();
   const widgetId = window.turnstile.render("#turnstile-container", {
     sitekey: config.turnstileSiteKey(),
     size: "normal",
diff --git a/src/client/Matchmaking.ts b/src/client/Matchmaking.ts
index a0fff3cdd..cec793cd0 100644
--- a/src/client/Matchmaking.ts
+++ b/src/client/Matchmaking.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { html, LitElement } from "lit";
 import { customElement, query, state } from "lit/decorators.js";
 import { UserMeResponse } from "../core/ApiSchemas";
-import { getServerConfigFromClient } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import { generateID } from "../core/Util";
 import { getUserMe } from "./Api";
 import { getPlayToken } from "./Auth";
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class MatchmakingModal extends BaseModal {
   }
 
   private async connect() {
-    const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
+    const config = getServerConfig();
 
     this.socket = new WebSocket(`${config.jwtIssuer()}/matchmaking/join`);
     this.socket.onopen = async () => {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export class MatchmakingModal extends BaseModal {
     if (this.gameID === null) {
       return;
     }
-    const config = await getServerConfigFromClient();
+    const config = getServerConfig();
     const url = `/${config.workerPath(this.gameID)}/api/game/${this.gameID}/exists`;
 
     const response = await fetch(url, {
diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/MultiTabModal.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/MultiTabModal.ts
index 868462cfb..9455cd2c1 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/MultiTabModal.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/MultiTabModal.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class MultiTabModal extends LitElement implements Layer {
     if (
       this.game.inSpawnPhase() ||
       this.game.config().gameConfig().gameType === GameType.Singleplayer ||
-      this.game.config().serverConfig().env() === GameEnv.Dev
+      this.game.config().env() === GameEnv.Dev
     ) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/src/core/GameRunner.ts b/src/core/GameRunner.ts
index 5e45612ea..3a963c0de 100644
--- a/src/core/GameRunner.ts
+++ b/src/core/GameRunner.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { placeName } from "../client/graphics/NameBoxCalculator";
+import { GameEnv } from "./configuration/Config";
 import { getConfig } from "./configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import { Executor } from "./execution/ExecutionManager";
 import { WinCheckExecution } from "./execution/WinCheckExecution";
@@ -34,11 +35,12 @@ import { censorNameWithClanTag } from "./validations/username";
 
 export async function createGameRunner(
   gameStart: GameStartInfo,
+  env: GameEnv,
   clientID: ClientID,
   mapLoader: GameMapLoader,
   callBack: (gu: GameUpdateViewData | ErrorUpdate) => void,
 ): Promise<GameRunner> {
-  const config = await getConfig(gameStart.config, null);
+  const config = getConfig(gameStart.config, env, null, false);
   const gameMap = await loadGameMap(
     gameStart.config.gameMap,
     gameStart.config.gameMapSize,
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/Config.ts b/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
index 58a83f68b..412daf587 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { NukeType } from "../StatsSchemas";
 
 export enum GameEnv {
   Dev,
-  Preprod,
+  Staging,
   Prod,
 }
 
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ export interface NukeMagnitude {
 }
 
 export interface Config {
+  env(): GameEnv;
   spawnImmunityDuration(): Tick;
-  serverConfig(): ServerConfig;
   gameConfig(): GameConfig;
   theme(): Theme;
   percentageTilesOwnedToWin(): number;
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/ConfigLoader.ts b/src/core/configuration/ConfigLoader.ts
index 15771873b..a12f745c0 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/ConfigLoader.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/ConfigLoader.ts
@@ -7,56 +7,34 @@ import { Env } from "./Env";
 import { preprodConfig } from "./PreprodConfig";
 import { prodConfig } from "./ProdConfig";
 
-export let cachedSC: ServerConfig | null = null;
-
-export async function getConfig(
+export function getConfig(
   gameConfig: GameConfig,
+  gameEnv: GameEnv,
   userSettings: UserSettings | null,
   isReplay: boolean = false,
-): Promise<Config> {
-  const sc = await getServerConfigFromClient();
-  switch (sc.env()) {
+): Config {
+  switch (gameEnv) {
     case GameEnv.Dev:
-      return new DevConfig(sc, gameConfig, userSettings, isReplay);
-    case GameEnv.Preprod:
+      return new DevConfig(gameConfig, gameEnv, userSettings, isReplay);
+    case GameEnv.Staging:
     case GameEnv.Prod:
       console.log("using prod config");
-      return new DefaultConfig(sc, gameConfig, userSettings, isReplay);
+      return new DefaultConfig(gameConfig, gameEnv, userSettings, isReplay);
     default:
       throw Error(`unsupported server configuration: ${Env.GAME_ENV}`);
   }
 }
-export async function getServerConfigFromClient(): Promise<ServerConfig> {
-  if (cachedSC) {
-    return cachedSC;
-  }
-  const response = await fetch("/api/env");
 
-  if (!response.ok) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Failed to fetch server config: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`,
-    );
-  }
-  const config = await response.json();
-  // Log the retrieved configuration
-  console.log("Server config loaded:", config);
-
-  cachedSC = getServerConfig(config.game_env);
-  return cachedSC;
-}
-export function getServerConfigFromServer(): ServerConfig {
+export function getServerConfig(): ServerConfig {
   const gameEnv = Env.GAME_ENV;
-  return getServerConfig(gameEnv);
-}
-export function getServerConfig(gameEnv: string) {
   switch (gameEnv) {
-    case "dev":
+    case GameEnv.Dev:
       console.log("using dev server config");
       return new DevServerConfig();
-    case "staging":
+    case GameEnv.Staging:
       console.log("using preprod server config");
       return preprodConfig;
-    case "prod":
+    case GameEnv.Prod:
       console.log("using prod server config");
       return prodConfig;
     default:
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index 72f0bdc3e..259e1a733 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -244,12 +244,16 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
   private pastelTheme: PastelTheme = new PastelTheme();
   private pastelThemeDark: PastelThemeDark = new PastelThemeDark();
   constructor(
-    private _serverConfig: ServerConfig,
     private _gameConfig: GameConfig,
+    private _gameEnv: GameEnv,
     private _userSettings: UserSettings | null,
     private _isReplay: boolean,
   ) {}
 
+  env(): GameEnv {
+    return this._gameEnv;
+  }
+
   stripePublishableKey(): string {
     return Env.STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY ?? "";
   }
@@ -275,10 +279,6 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
     return this._gameConfig;
   }
 
-  serverConfig(): ServerConfig {
-    return this._serverConfig;
-  }
-
   userSettings(): UserSettings {
     if (this._userSettings === null) {
       throw new Error("userSettings is null");
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
index 09c0adaa6..b06f8b800 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { UserSettings } from "../game/UserSettings";
 import { GameConfig } from "../Schemas";
-import { GameEnv, ServerConfig } from "./Config";
+import { GameEnv } from "./Config";
 import { DefaultConfig, DefaultServerConfig } from "./DefaultConfig";
 
 export class DevServerConfig extends DefaultServerConfig {
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ export class DevServerConfig extends DefaultServerConfig {
 
 export class DevConfig extends DefaultConfig {
   constructor(
-    sc: ServerConfig,
     gc: GameConfig,
+    gameEnv: GameEnv,
     us: UserSettings | null,
     isReplay: boolean,
   ) {
-    super(sc, gc, us, isReplay);
+    super(gc, gameEnv, us, isReplay);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/Env.ts b/src/core/configuration/Env.ts
index 655202b34..852dbe1e1 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/Env.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/Env.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
  * - In Node.js (Server), it uses `process.env`.
  */
 
+import { GameEnv } from "./Config";
+
+export interface ServerConfigVars {
+  gameEnv: string;
+  numWorkers: number;
+  gitCommit: string;
+}
+
 declare global {
   interface ImportMetaEnv {
     [key: string]: string | boolean | undefined;
@@ -11,6 +19,9 @@ declare global {
   interface ImportMeta {
     readonly env: ImportMetaEnv;
   }
+  interface Window {
+    SERVER_CONFIG?: ServerConfigVars;
+  }
 }
 
 function getEnv(key: string, viteKey?: string): string | undefined {
@@ -44,8 +55,32 @@ function getEnv(key: string, viteKey?: string): string | undefined {
   return undefined;
 }
 
+// Helper function to get GameEnv value case-insensitively
+function getGameEnvValue(envString: string | undefined): GameEnv {
+  if (!envString) {
+    throw new Error("GAME_ENV is not defined");
+  }
+
+  const normalizedEnv = envString.toLowerCase();
+  const enumKey = Object.keys(GameEnv).find(
+    (key) => key.toLowerCase() === normalizedEnv,
+  );
+
+  return enumKey ? GameEnv[enumKey as keyof typeof GameEnv] : GameEnv.Dev;
+}
+
 export const Env = {
-  get GAME_ENV(): string {
+  get GAME_ENV(): GameEnv {
+    // Check window.SERVER_CONFIG first (injected at build time)
+    try {
+      if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.SERVER_CONFIG) {
+        console.log("using server config from window");
+        return getGameEnvValue(window.SERVER_CONFIG.gameEnv);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore errors accessing window
+    }
+
     // Check MODE for Vite, GAME_ENV for Node
     try {
       if (
@@ -53,13 +88,14 @@ export const Env = {
         import.meta.env &&
         import.meta.env.MODE
       ) {
-        return import.meta.env.MODE;
+        console.log("using server config from import.meta.env");
+        return getGameEnvValue(import.meta.env.MODE);
       }
     } catch {
       // Ignore errors accessing import.meta
     }
-
-    return getEnv("GAME_ENV") ?? "dev";
+    console.log("using server config from environment variable");
+    return getGameEnvValue(getEnv("GAME_ENV"));
   },
 
   get TURNSTILE_SECRET_KEY() {
@@ -80,7 +116,14 @@ export const Env = {
   get OTEL_AUTH_HEADER() {
     return getEnv("OTEL_AUTH_HEADER");
   },
-  get GIT_COMMIT() {
+  get GIT_COMMIT(): string | undefined {
+    try {
+      if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.SERVER_CONFIG) {
+        return window.SERVER_CONFIG.gitCommit;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore errors accessing window
+    }
     return getEnv("GIT_COMMIT");
   },
   get API_KEY() {
@@ -89,4 +132,16 @@ export const Env = {
   get ADMIN_TOKEN() {
     return getEnv("ADMIN_TOKEN");
   },
+  get NUM_WORKERS() {
+    // Check window.SERVER_CONFIG first (injected at build time)
+    try {
+      if (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.SERVER_CONFIG) {
+        return String(window.SERVER_CONFIG.numWorkers);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore errors accessing window
+    }
+
+    return getEnv("NUM_WORKERS");
+  },
 };
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/PreprodConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/PreprodConfig.ts
index e9346cc26..331ae0010 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/PreprodConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/PreprodConfig.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { DefaultServerConfig } from "./DefaultConfig";
 
 export const preprodConfig = new (class extends DefaultServerConfig {
   env(): GameEnv {
-    return GameEnv.Preprod;
+    return GameEnv.Staging;
   }
   numWorkers(): number {
     return 2;
diff --git a/src/core/worker/Worker.worker.ts b/src/core/worker/Worker.worker.ts
index a60e63e4b..99ecb9443 100644
--- a/src/core/worker/Worker.worker.ts
+++ b/src/core/worker/Worker.worker.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ ctx.addEventListener("message", async (e: MessageEvent<MainThreadMessage>) => {
       try {
         gameRunner = createGameRunner(
           message.gameStartInfo,
+          message.env,
           message.clientID,
           mapLoader,
           gameUpdate,
diff --git a/src/core/worker/WorkerClient.ts b/src/core/worker/WorkerClient.ts
index e6e80b82d..74243371b 100644
--- a/src/core/worker/WorkerClient.ts
+++ b/src/core/worker/WorkerClient.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { GameEnv } from "../configuration/Config";
 import {
   Cell,
   PlayerActions,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export class WorkerClient {
 
   constructor(
     private gameStartInfo: GameStartInfo,
+    private env: GameEnv,
     private clientID: ClientID,
   ) {
     this.worker = new Worker(new URL("./Worker.worker.ts", import.meta.url), {
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ export class WorkerClient {
         type: "init",
         id: messageId,
         gameStartInfo: this.gameStartInfo,
+        env: this.env,
         clientID: this.clientID,
       });
 
diff --git a/src/core/worker/WorkerMessages.ts b/src/core/worker/WorkerMessages.ts
index a8d30e9b1..d9e612706 100644
--- a/src/core/worker/WorkerMessages.ts
+++ b/src/core/worker/WorkerMessages.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { GameEnv } from "../configuration/Config";
 import {
   PlayerActions,
   PlayerBorderTiles,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export interface HeartbeatMessage extends BaseWorkerMessage {
 export interface InitMessage extends BaseWorkerMessage {
   type: "init";
   gameStartInfo: GameStartInfo;
+  env: GameEnv;
   clientID: ClientID;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/Archive.ts b/src/server/Archive.ts
index b540f9c8d..1046a766f 100644
--- a/src/server/Archive.ts
+++ b/src/server/Archive.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import z from "zod";
-import { getServerConfigFromServer } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import {
   GameID,
   GameRecord,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { replacer } from "../core/Util";
 import { logger } from "./Logger";
 
-const config = getServerConfigFromServer();
+const config = getServerConfig();
 
 const log = logger.child({ component: "Archive" });
 
diff --git a/src/server/Logger.ts b/src/server/Logger.ts
index 6a47b9ead..69ddf6414 100644
--- a/src/server/Logger.ts
+++ b/src/server/Logger.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import {
 import { OpenTelemetryTransportV3 } from "@opentelemetry/winston-transport";
 import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
 import winston from "winston";
-import { getServerConfigFromServer } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import { getOtelResource } from "./OtelResource";
 dotenv.config();
 
-const config = getServerConfigFromServer();
+const config = getServerConfig();
 
 const resource = getOtelResource();
 
diff --git a/src/server/MapPlaylist.ts b/src/server/MapPlaylist.ts
index 35a218a47..333d0a8a3 100644
--- a/src/server/MapPlaylist.ts
+++ b/src/server/MapPlaylist.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getServerConfigFromServer } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import {
   Difficulty,
   Duos,
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { logger } from "./Logger";
 
 const log = logger.child({});
 
-const config = getServerConfigFromServer();
+const config = getServerConfig();
 
 // How many times each map should appear in the playlist.
 // Note: The Partial should eventually be removed for better type safety.
diff --git a/src/server/Master.ts b/src/server/Master.ts
index 0e2f8317f..63df86664 100644
--- a/src/server/Master.ts
+++ b/src/server/Master.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import http from "http";
 import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import { WebSocket, WebSocketServer } from "ws";
-import { getServerConfigFromServer } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import { GameInfo } from "../core/Schemas";
 import { generateID } from "../core/Util";
 import { logger } from "./Logger";
 import { MapPlaylist } from "./MapPlaylist";
 
-const config = getServerConfigFromServer();
+const config = getServerConfig();
 const playlist = new MapPlaylist();
 const readyWorkers = new Set();
 
@@ -203,14 +203,6 @@ export async function startMaster() {
   });
 }
 
-app.get("/api/env", async (req, res) => {
-  const envConfig = {
-    game_env: process.env.GAME_ENV,
-  };
-  if (!envConfig.game_env) return res.sendStatus(500);
-  res.json(envConfig);
-});
-
 // Add lobbies endpoint to list public games for this worker
 app.get("/api/public_lobbies", async (req, res) => {
   res.json(publicLobbiesData);
diff --git a/src/server/OtelResource.ts b/src/server/OtelResource.ts
index 6fd7f0025..1deae8f0a 100644
--- a/src/server/OtelResource.ts
+++ b/src/server/OtelResource.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import {
   ATTR_SERVICE_NAME,
   ATTR_SERVICE_VERSION,
 } from "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions";
-import { getServerConfigFromServer } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 
-const config = getServerConfigFromServer();
+const config = getServerConfig();
 
 export function getOtelResource() {
   return resourceFromAttributes({
diff --git a/src/server/Server.ts b/src/server/Server.ts
index e83205acf..c6348fd61 100644
--- a/src/server/Server.ts
+++ b/src/server/Server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import cluster from "cluster";
 import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { getServerConfig } from "src/core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import { startMaster } from "./Master";
 import { startWorker } from "./Worker";
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ dotenv.config();
 
 // Main entry point of the application
 async function main() {
+  getServerConfig();
   // Check if this is the primary (master) process
   if (cluster.isPrimary) {
     console.log("Starting master process...");
diff --git a/src/server/Worker.ts b/src/server/Worker.ts
index 1dff7aaaf..7dd4bd9f1 100644
--- a/src/server/Worker.ts
+++ b/src/server/Worker.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import { WebSocket, WebSocketServer } from "ws";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { getServerConfigFromServer } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import { GameMapSize, GameType } from "../core/game/Game";
 import {
   ClientMessageSchema,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { PrivilegeRefresher } from "./PrivilegeRefresher";
 import { verifyTurnstileToken } from "./Turnstile";
 import { initWorkerMetrics } from "./WorkerMetrics";
 
-const config = getServerConfigFromServer();
+const config = getServerConfig();
 
 const workerId = parseInt(process.env.WORKER_ID ?? "0");
 const log = logger.child({ comp: `w_${workerId}` });
diff --git a/src/server/WorkerMetrics.ts b/src/server/WorkerMetrics.ts
index 0beabd099..84bd73693 100644
--- a/src/server/WorkerMetrics.ts
+++ b/src/server/WorkerMetrics.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   PeriodicExportingMetricReader,
 } from "@opentelemetry/sdk-metrics";
 import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
-import { getServerConfigFromServer } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
+import { getServerConfig } from "../core/configuration/ConfigLoader";
 import { GameManager } from "./GameManager";
 import { getOtelResource, getPromLabels } from "./OtelResource";
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dotenv.config();
 
 export function initWorkerMetrics(gameManager: GameManager): void {
   // Get server configuration
-  const config = getServerConfigFromServer();
+  const config = getServerConfig();
 
   // Create resource with worker information
   const resource = getOtelResource();
diff --git a/tests/core/pathfinding/_fixtures.ts b/tests/core/pathfinding/_fixtures.ts
index 3e444744f..d08275999 100644
--- a/tests/core/pathfinding/_fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/core/pathfinding/_fixtures.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Minimal test maps for pathfinding unit tests
 
+import { GameEnv } from "src/core/configuration/Config";
 import {
   Difficulty,
   Game,
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ import { createGame as createGameImpl } from "../../../src/core/game/GameImpl";
 import { GameMapImpl } from "../../../src/core/game/GameMap";
 import { UserSettings } from "../../../src/core/game/UserSettings";
 import { TestConfig } from "../../util/TestConfig";
-import { TestServerConfig } from "../../util/TestServerConfig";
 
 export const W = "W"; // Water
 export const L = "L"; // Land
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ export function createGame(data: TestMapData): Game {
     miniNumLand,
   );
 
-  const serverConfig = new TestServerConfig();
   const gameConfig = {
     gameMap: GameMapType.Asia,
     gameMapSize: GameMapSize.Normal,
@@ -148,8 +147,8 @@ export function createGame(data: TestMapData): Game {
     randomSpawn: false,
   };
   const config = new TestConfig(
-    serverConfig,
     gameConfig,
+    GameEnv.Dev,
     new UserSettings(),
     false,
   );
diff --git a/tests/pathfinding/utils.ts b/tests/pathfinding/utils.ts
index 33c157b39..260ed0ed9 100644
--- a/tests/pathfinding/utils.ts
+++ b/tests/pathfinding/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import fs from "fs";
 import path, { dirname } from "path";
+import { GameEnv } from "src/core/configuration/Config";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import {
   Difficulty,
@@ -248,7 +249,6 @@ export async function setupFromPath(
 
   // Configure the game
   const config = new TestConfig(
-    new (await import("../util/TestServerConfig")).TestServerConfig(),
     {
       gameMap: GameMapType.Asia,
       gameMapSize: GameMapSize.Normal,
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ export async function setupFromPath(
       randomSpawn: false,
       ...gameConfig,
     },
+    GameEnv.Dev,
     new UserSettings(),
     false,
   );
diff --git a/tests/util/Setup.ts b/tests/util/Setup.ts
index e9b2722ee..0acd1ae06 100644
--- a/tests/util/Setup.ts
+++ b/tests/util/Setup.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
+import { GameEnv } from "src/core/configuration/Config";
 import {
   Difficulty,
   Game,
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ import {
 import { UserSettings } from "../../src/core/game/UserSettings";
 import { GameConfig } from "../../src/core/Schemas";
 import { TestConfig } from "./TestConfig";
-import { TestServerConfig } from "./TestServerConfig";
 
 export async function setup(
   mapName: string,
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ export async function setup(
   const miniGameMap = await genTerrainFromBin(manifest.map4x, miniMapBinBuffer);
 
   // Configure the game
-  const serverConfig = new TestServerConfig();
   const gameConfig: GameConfig = {
     gameMap: GameMapType.Asia,
     gameMapSize: GameMapSize.Normal,
@@ -72,8 +71,8 @@ export async function setup(
     ..._gameConfig,
   };
   const config = new ConfigClass(
-    serverConfig,
     gameConfig,
+    GameEnv.Dev,
     new UserSettings(),
     false,
   );
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 7c4d772c0..98dbf1abf 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
         template: "index.html",
         inject: {
           data: {
-            // In case we need to inject variables into HTML
+            serverConfig: JSON.stringify({
+              gameEnv: isProduction ? env.GAME_ENV : "Dev",
+              numWorkers: isProduction ? parseInt(env.NUM_WORKERS, 10) : 2,
+              gitCommit: isProduction ? env.GIT_COMMIT : "DEV",
+            }),
           },
         },
       }),
@@ -71,19 +75,6 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
       tailwindcss(),
     ],
 
-    define: {
-      "process.env.WEBSOCKET_URL": JSON.stringify(
-        isProduction ? "" : "localhost:3000",
-      ),
-      "process.env.GAME_ENV": JSON.stringify(isProduction ? "prod" : "dev"),
-      "process.env.GIT_COMMIT": JSON.stringify(gitCommit),
-      "process.env.STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY": JSON.stringify(
-        env.STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY,
-      ),
-      "process.env.API_DOMAIN": JSON.stringify(env.API_DOMAIN),
-      // Add other process.env variables if needed, OR migrate code to import.meta.env
-    },
-
     build: {
       outDir: "static", // Webpack outputs to 'static', assuming we want to keep this.
       emptyOutDir: true,