diff --git a/client/config.json b/client/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f5ecb7649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/config.json
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+{
+  "restApiRoot": "/api",
+  "remoting": {
+    "context": {
+      "enableHttpContext": false
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/config.local.js b/client/config.local.js
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index 0000000000..e5058ced89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/config.local.js
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+var globalConfig = require('../common/config.global');
+
+module.exports = {
+  restApiRoot: globalConfig.restApi
+};
diff --git a/client/datasources.json b/client/datasources.json
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index 0000000000..d6d2206bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/datasources.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "remote": {
+    "name": "remote",
+    "connector": "remote"
+  },
+  "local": {
+    "name": "local",
+    "connector": "memory"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/datasources.local.js b/client/datasources.local.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f07ba41f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/datasources.local.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+var globalConfig = require('../common/config.global');
+
+module.exports = {
+  remote: {
+    url: globalConfig.restApiUrl
+  }
+};
diff --git a/client/loopbackClient.js b/client/loopbackClient.js
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index 0000000000..9f860ae72b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/loopbackClient.js
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+var loopback = require('loopback'),
+    boot = require('loopback-boot');
+
+var app = loopback();
+
+boot(app, __dirname);
+
+module.exports = app;
diff --git a/client/model-config.json b/client/model-config.json
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index 0000000000..61e1e58d3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/model-config.json
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+{
+  "_meta": {
+    "sources": [
+      "../common/models",
+      "./models"
+    ]
+  },
+  "user": {
+    "dataSource": "remote"
+  },
+  "bonfire": {
+    "dataSource": "remote"
+  },
+  "challenge": {
+    "dataSource": "remote"
+  },
+  "comment": {
+    "dataSource": "remote"
+  },
+  "fieldGuide": {
+    "dataSource": "remote"
+  },
+  "job": {
+    "dataSource": "remote"
+  },
+  "nonprofit": {
+    "dataSource": "remote"
+  },
+  "story": {
+    "dataSource": "remote"
+  }
+}