diff --git a/src/cloudron.js b/src/cloudron.js
index 53373387b..1b27240bd 100644
--- a/src/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/cloudron.js
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ var apps = require('./apps.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:cloudron'),
     domains = require('./domains.js'),
     eventlog = require('./eventlog.js'),
-    custom = require('./custom.js'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     mail = require('./mail.js'),
     notifications = require('./notifications.js'),
-    os = require('os'),
     path = require('path'),
     paths = require('./paths.js'),
     platform = require('./platform.js'),
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ function getConfig(callback) {
             isDemo: settings.isDemo(),
             provider: settings.provider(),
             cloudronName: allSettings[settings.CLOUDRON_NAME_KEY],
-            uiSpec: custom.uiSpec()
+            footer: allSettings[settings.FOOTER_KEY]
         });
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/custom.js b/src/custom.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a6746cc47..000000000
--- a/src/custom.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-let debug = require('debug')('box:custom'),
-    lodash = require('lodash'),
-    paths = require('./paths.js'),
-    safe = require('safetydance'),
-    yaml = require('js-yaml');
-
-exports = module.exports = {
-    uiSpec: uiSpec,
-    spec: spec
-};
-
-const DEFAULT_SPEC = {
-    footer: {
-        body: '&copy; 2020 [Cloudron](https://cloudron.io) [Forum <i class="fa fa-comments"></i>](https://forum.cloudron.io)'
-    }
-};
-
-const gSpec = (function () {
-    try {
-        if (!safe.fs.existsSync(paths.CUSTOM_FILE)) return DEFAULT_SPEC;
-        const c = yaml.safeLoad(safe.fs.readFileSync(paths.CUSTOM_FILE, 'utf8'));
-        return lodash.merge({}, DEFAULT_SPEC, c);
-    } catch (e) {
-        debug(`Error loading features file from ${paths.CUSTOM_FILE} : ${e.message}`);
-        return DEFAULT_SPEC;
-    }
-})();
-
-// flags sent to the UI. this is separate because we have values that are secret to the backend
-function uiSpec() {
-    return gSpec;
-}
-
-function spec() {
-    return gSpec;
-}
diff --git a/src/paths.js b/src/paths.js
index dcab2e592..43d52b132 100644
--- a/src/paths.js
+++ b/src/paths.js
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     APPS_DATA_DIR: path.join(baseDir(), 'appsdata'),
     BOX_DATA_DIR: path.join(baseDir(), 'boxdata'),
 
-    CUSTOM_FILE: path.join(baseDir(), 'boxdata/custom.yml'),
-
     ACME_CHALLENGES_DIR: path.join(baseDir(), 'platformdata/acme'),
     ADDON_CONFIG_DIR: path.join(baseDir(), 'platformdata/addons'),
     COLLECTD_APPCONFIG_DIR: path.join(baseDir(), 'platformdata/collectd/collectd.conf.d'),
diff --git a/src/routes/settings.js b/src/routes/settings.js
index 47df4ddae..9949ab68b 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.js
+++ b/src/routes/settings.js
@@ -97,6 +97,26 @@ function setTimeZone(req, res, next) {
     });
 }
 
+function getFooter(req, res, next) {
+    settings.getFooter(function (error, footer) {
+        if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
+
+        next(new HttpSuccess(200, { footer }));
+    });
+}
+
+function setFooter(req, res, next) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof req.body, 'object');
+
+    if (typeof req.body.footer !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(400, 'footer is required'));
+
+    settings.setFooter(req.body.footer, function (error) {
+        if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
+
+        next(new HttpSuccess(200, {}));
+    });
+}
+
 function setCloudronAvatar(req, res, next) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof req.files, 'object');
 
@@ -306,6 +326,8 @@ function get(req, res, next) {
     case settings.TIME_ZONE_KEY: return getTimeZone(req, res, next);
     case settings.CLOUDRON_NAME_KEY: return getCloudronName(req, res, next);
 
+    case settings.FOOTER_KEY: return getFooter(req, res, next);
+
     case settings.CLOUDRON_AVATAR_KEY: return getCloudronAvatar(req, res, next);
 
     default: return next(new HttpError(404, 'No such setting'));
@@ -329,6 +351,8 @@ function set(req, res, next) {
     case settings.TIME_ZONE_KEY: return setTimeZone(req, res, next);
     case settings.CLOUDRON_NAME_KEY: return setCloudronName(req, res, next);
 
+    case settings.FOOTER_KEY: return setFooter(req, res, next);
+
     case settings.CLOUDRON_AVATAR_KEY: return setCloudronAvatar(req, res, next);
 
     default: return next(new HttpError(404, 'No such setting'));
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index a2d2a18ca..6583321d2 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     getSysinfoConfig: getSysinfoConfig,
     setSysinfoConfig: setSysinfoConfig,
 
+    getFooter: getFooter,
+    setFooter: setFooter,
+
     provider: provider,
 
     getAll: getAll,
@@ -91,6 +94,8 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ADMIN_FQDN_KEY: 'admin_fqdn',
     PROVIDER_KEY: 'provider',
 
+    FOOTER_KEY: 'footer',
+
     // blobs
     CLOUDRON_AVATAR_KEY: 'cloudron_avatar', // not stored in db but can be used for locked flag
 
@@ -150,6 +155,8 @@ let gDefaults = (function () {
     result[exports.WEB_SERVER_ORIGIN_KEY] = 'https://cloudron.io';
     result[exports.DEMO_KEY] = false;
 
+    result[exports.FOOTER_KEY] = '&copy; 2020 [Cloudron](https://cloudron.io) [Forum <i class="fa fa-comments"></i>](https://forum.cloudron.io)';
+
     return result;
 })();
 
@@ -661,6 +668,30 @@ function setApiServerOrigin(origin, callback) {
     });
 }
 
+function getFooter(callback) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    settingsdb.get(exports.FOOTER_KEY, function (error, value) {
+        if (error && error.reason === BoxError.NOT_FOUND) return callback(null, gDefaults[exports.FOOTER_KEY]);
+        if (error) return callback(error);
+
+        callback(null, value);
+    });
+}
+
+function setFooter(footer, callback) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof footer, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    settingsdb.set(exports.FOOTER_KEY, footer, function (error) {
+        if (error) return callback(error);
+
+        notifyChange(exports.FOOTER_KEY, footer);
+
+        callback(null);
+    });
+}
+
 function provider() { return gCache.provider; }
 function apiServerOrigin() { return gCache.apiServerOrigin; }
 function webServerOrigin() { return gCache.webServerOrigin; }