diff --git a/nix/modules/default/default.nix b/nix/modules/default/default.nix
index 9118cfea..034e7024 100644
--- a/nix/modules/default/default.nix
+++ b/nix/modules/default/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ in
             '';
             default = false;
           };
-          database_path = lib.mkOption {
+          database.path = lib.mkOption {
             type = types.nonEmptyStr;
             readOnly = true;
             description = ''
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 806e3770..9589078f 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -31,15 +31,10 @@ pub(crate) struct Config {
     pub(crate) tls: Option<TlsConfig>,
 
     pub(crate) server_name: OwnedServerName,
-    pub(crate) database_backend: String,
-    pub(crate) database_path: String,
-    #[serde(default = "default_db_cache_capacity_mb")]
-    pub(crate) db_cache_capacity_mb: f64,
+    pub(crate) database: DatabaseConfig,
+
     #[serde(default = "default_cache_capacity_modifier")]
     pub(crate) cache_capacity_modifier: f64,
-    #[cfg(feature = "rocksdb")]
-    #[serde(default = "default_rocksdb_max_open_files")]
-    pub(crate) rocksdb_max_open_files: i32,
     #[serde(default = "default_pdu_cache_capacity")]
     pub(crate) pdu_cache_capacity: u32,
     #[serde(default = "default_cleanup_second_interval")]
@@ -158,6 +153,17 @@ impl Default for TurnConfig {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub(crate) struct DatabaseConfig {
+    pub(crate) backend: String,
+    pub(crate) path: String,
+    #[serde(default = "default_db_cache_capacity_mb")]
+    pub(crate) cache_capacity_mb: f64,
+    #[cfg(feature = "rocksdb")]
+    #[serde(default = "default_rocksdb_max_open_files")]
+    pub(crate) rocksdb_max_open_files: i32,
+}
+
 fn false_fn() -> bool {
     false
 }
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index f115fd14..8f6836db 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ pub(crate) struct KeyValueDatabase {
 
 impl KeyValueDatabase {
     fn check_db_setup(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
-        let path = Path::new(&config.database_path);
+        let path = Path::new(&config.database.path);
 
         let sqlite_exists = path
             .join(format!(
@@ -279,14 +279,14 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        if sqlite_exists && config.database_backend != "sqlite" {
+        if sqlite_exists && config.database.backend != "sqlite" {
             return Err(Error::bad_config(
                 "Found sqlite at database_path, but is not specified in \
                  config.",
             ));
         }
 
-        if rocksdb_exists && config.database_backend != "rocksdb" {
+        if rocksdb_exists && config.database.backend != "rocksdb" {
             return Err(Error::bad_config(
                 "Found rocksdb at database_path, but is not specified in \
                  config.",
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
     pub(crate) async fn load_or_create(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
         Self::check_db_setup(&config)?;
 
-        if !Path::new(&config.database_path).exists() {
-            fs::create_dir_all(&config.database_path).map_err(|_| {
+        if !Path::new(&config.database.path).exists() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(&config.database.path).map_err(|_| {
                 Error::BadConfig(
                     "Database folder doesn't exists and couldn't be created \
                      (e.g. due to missing permissions). Please create the \
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
             allow(unused_variables)
         )]
         let builder: Arc<dyn KeyValueDatabaseEngine> = match &*config
-            .database_backend
+            .database
+            .backend
         {
             #[cfg(feature = "sqlite")]
             "sqlite" => {
@@ -1106,7 +1107,7 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
 
             info!(
                 "Loaded {} database with version {}",
-                services().globals.config.database_backend,
+                services().globals.config.database.backend,
                 latest_database_version
             );
         } else {
@@ -1119,7 +1120,7 @@ impl KeyValueDatabase {
 
             warn!(
                 "Created new {} database with version {}",
-                services().globals.config.database_backend,
+                services().globals.config.database.backend,
                 latest_database_version
             );
         }
diff --git a/src/database/abstraction/rocksdb.rs b/src/database/abstraction/rocksdb.rs
index afcc4ef5..72e676a1 100644
--- a/src/database/abstraction/rocksdb.rs
+++ b/src/database/abstraction/rocksdb.rs
@@ -78,32 +78,36 @@ impl KeyValueDatabaseEngine for Arc<Engine> {
             clippy::cast_possible_truncation
         )]
         let cache_capacity_bytes =
-            (config.db_cache_capacity_mb * 1024.0 * 1024.0) as usize;
+            (config.database.cache_capacity_mb * 1024.0 * 1024.0) as usize;
         let rocksdb_cache = Cache::new_lru_cache(cache_capacity_bytes);
 
-        let db_opts = db_options(config.rocksdb_max_open_files, &rocksdb_cache);
+        let db_opts =
+            db_options(config.database.rocksdb_max_open_files, &rocksdb_cache);
 
         let cfs = DBWithThreadMode::<MultiThreaded>::list_cf(
             &db_opts,
-            &config.database_path,
+            &config.database.path,
         )
         .map(|x| x.into_iter().collect::<HashSet<_>>())
         .unwrap_or_default();
 
         let db = DBWithThreadMode::<MultiThreaded>::open_cf_descriptors(
             &db_opts,
-            &config.database_path,
+            &config.database.path,
             cfs.iter().map(|name| {
                 ColumnFamilyDescriptor::new(
                     name,
-                    db_options(config.rocksdb_max_open_files, &rocksdb_cache),
+                    db_options(
+                        config.database.rocksdb_max_open_files,
+                        &rocksdb_cache,
+                    ),
                 )
             }),
         )?;
 
         Ok(Arc::new(Engine {
             rocks: db,
-            max_open_files: config.rocksdb_max_open_files,
+            max_open_files: config.database.rocksdb_max_open_files,
             cache: rocksdb_cache,
             old_cfs: cfs,
             new_cfs: Mutex::default(),
diff --git a/src/database/abstraction/sqlite.rs b/src/database/abstraction/sqlite.rs
index 871e2af4..7b41fc79 100644
--- a/src/database/abstraction/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/database/abstraction/sqlite.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl Engine {
 
 impl KeyValueDatabaseEngine for Arc<Engine> {
     fn open(config: &Config) -> Result<Self> {
-        let path = Path::new(&config.database_path).join(format!(
+        let path = Path::new(&config.database.path).join(format!(
             "{}.db",
             if config.conduit_compat {
                 "conduit"
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ impl KeyValueDatabaseEngine for Arc<Engine> {
             clippy::cast_precision_loss,
             clippy::cast_sign_loss
         )]
-        let cache_size_per_thread = ((config.db_cache_capacity_mb * 1024.0)
-            / ((num_cpus::get() as f64 * 2.0) + 1.0))
-            as u32;
+        let cache_size_per_thread =
+            ((config.database.cache_capacity_mb * 1024.0)
+                / ((num_cpus::get() as f64 * 2.0) + 1.0)) as u32;
 
         let writer =
             Mutex::new(Engine::prepare_conn(&path, cache_size_per_thread)?);
diff --git a/src/service/globals.rs b/src/service/globals.rs
index 8a73f089..e92cb0b1 100644
--- a/src/service/globals.rs
+++ b/src/service/globals.rs
@@ -494,14 +494,14 @@ impl Service {
 
     pub(crate) fn get_media_folder(&self) -> PathBuf {
         let mut r = PathBuf::new();
-        r.push(self.config.database_path.clone());
+        r.push(self.config.database.path.clone());
         r.push("media");
         r
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn get_media_file(&self, key: &[u8]) -> PathBuf {
         let mut r = PathBuf::new();
-        r.push(self.config.database_path.clone());
+        r.push(self.config.database.path.clone());
         r.push("media");
         r.push(general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD.encode(key));
         r