diff --git a/all/build.gradle.kts b/all/build.gradle.kts
index 1d1b9eb7..f2dbc758 100644
--- a/all/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/all/build.gradle.kts
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ distributions {
             from("$rootDir/DCO")
             from("$rootDir/LICENSE")
             from("$rootDir/README.md")
+            from("$rootDir/etc/archive.example.yaml") {
+                rename { "archive.yaml" }
+                into("etc")
+            }
             from("$rootDir/etc/config.example.yaml") {
                 rename { "config.yaml" }
                 into("etc")
diff --git a/archive/build.gradle.kts b/archive/build.gradle.kts
index 9f8f255c..f560b467 100644
--- a/archive/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/archive/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(project(":net"))
     implementation(project(":protocol"))
     implementation(project(":util"))
+    implementation(project(":yaml"))
     implementation("com.google.guava:guava:${Versions.guava}")
     implementation("com.zaxxer:HikariCP:${Versions.hikaricp}")
     implementation("io.ktor:ktor-jackson:${Versions.ktor}")
diff --git a/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/ArchiveConfig.kt b/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/ArchiveConfig.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b25a6f12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/ArchiveConfig.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package org.openrs2.archive
+
+public data class ArchiveConfig(val databaseUrl: String)
diff --git a/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/ArchiveConfigProvider.kt b/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/ArchiveConfigProvider.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d05d710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/ArchiveConfigProvider.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package org.openrs2.archive
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
+import org.openrs2.yaml.Yaml
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Provider
+
+public class ArchiveConfigProvider @Inject constructor(
+    @Yaml private val mapper: ObjectMapper
+) : Provider<ArchiveConfig> {
+    override fun get(): ArchiveConfig {
+        if (Files.notExists(CONFIG_PATH)) {
+            Files.copy(EXAMPLE_CONFIG_PATH, CONFIG_PATH)
+        }
+
+        return Files.newBufferedReader(CONFIG_PATH).use { reader ->
+            mapper.readValue(reader, ArchiveConfig::class.java)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private companion object {
+        private val CONFIG_PATH = Path.of("etc/archive.yaml")
+        private val EXAMPLE_CONFIG_PATH = Path.of("etc/archive.example.yaml")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/ArchiveModule.kt b/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/ArchiveModule.kt
index 484f339a..f4f3da96 100644
--- a/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/ArchiveModule.kt
+++ b/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/ArchiveModule.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.openrs2.db.Database
 import org.openrs2.http.HttpModule
 import org.openrs2.json.JsonModule
 import org.openrs2.net.NetworkModule
+import org.openrs2.yaml.YamlModule
 import javax.sql.DataSource
 
 public object ArchiveModule : AbstractModule() {
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ public object ArchiveModule : AbstractModule() {
         install(HttpModule)
         install(JsonModule)
         install(NetworkModule)
+        install(YamlModule)
+
+        bind(ArchiveConfig::class.java)
+            .toProvider(ArchiveConfigProvider::class.java)
+            .`in`(Scopes.SINGLETON)
 
         bind(DataSource::class.java)
             .toProvider(DataSourceProvider::class.java)
diff --git a/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/DataSourceProvider.kt b/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/DataSourceProvider.kt
index d67192a3..dbd54c75 100644
--- a/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/DataSourceProvider.kt
+++ b/archive/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/archive/DataSourceProvider.kt
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariConfig
 import com.zaxxer.hikari.HikariDataSource
 import org.flywaydb.core.Flyway
 import org.postgresql.ds.PGSimpleDataSource
+import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Provider
 import javax.sql.DataSource
 
-public class DataSourceProvider : Provider<DataSource> {
+public class DataSourceProvider @Inject constructor(
+    private val config: ArchiveConfig
+) : Provider<DataSource> {
     override fun get(): DataSource {
         val dataSource = PGSimpleDataSource()
-        // TODO(gpe): make the URL configurable
-        dataSource.setUrl("jdbc:postgresql://localhost/runearchive?user=gpe&password=gpe")
+        dataSource.setUrl(config.databaseUrl)
 
         Flyway.configure()
             .dataSource(dataSource)
diff --git a/etc/.gitignore b/etc/.gitignore
index 7acc4fb9..0f8c48e6 100644
--- a/etc/.gitignore
+++ b/etc/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/archive.yaml
 /config.yaml
 /game.key
 /loader.p12
diff --git a/etc/archive.example.yaml b/etc/archive.example.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f68cbbc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/archive.example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+database_url: jdbc:postgresql://localhost/openrs2_archive?user=openrs2&password=openrs2