diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/HttpHandlers/UserConfigurationHandler.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/HttpHandlers/UserConfigurationHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..faace9c31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/HttpHandlers/UserConfigurationHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Api.HttpHandlers
+{
+    public class UserConfigurationHandler : JsonHandler
+    {
+        protected override object ObjectToSerialize
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                Guid userId = Guid.Parse(QueryString["userid"]);
+
+                return Kernel.Instance.ConfigurationController.GetUserConfiguration(userId);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj
index c0942cbb98..a803cb73a4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\RecentlyAddedItemsHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\StudioHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\StudiosHandler.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\UserConfigurationHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\UsersHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ImageProcessor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\MediaHandler.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Plugin.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Plugin.cs
index 9a4db15185..6c2e9df7ec 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Plugin.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Plugin.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
             {
                 handler = new InProgressItemsHandler();
             }
+            else if (localPath.EndsWith("/api/userconfiguration", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                handler = new UserConfigurationHandler();
+            }
 
             if (handler != null)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/BaseConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/BaseConfiguration.cs
index bf53686ab3..fe6c1f278e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/BaseConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/BaseConfiguration.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Serves as a common base class for the Server and UI Configurations
+    /// Serves as a common base class for the Server and UI application Configurations
     /// </summary>
     public class BaseConfiguration
     {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationController.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..547d195f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/ConfigurationController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.IO;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Json;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration
+{
+    public class ConfigurationController<TConfigurationType>
+        where TConfigurationType : BaseConfiguration, new ()
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The path to the configuration file
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Path { get; set; }
+
+        public TConfigurationType Configuration { get; set; }
+
+        public void Reload()
+        {
+            if (!File.Exists(Path))
+            {
+                Configuration = new TConfigurationType();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Configuration = JsonSerializer.DeserializeFromFile<TConfigurationType>(Path);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Save()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/UserConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/UserConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cdc810a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Configuration/UserConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This holds settings that can be personalized on a per-user, per-device basis.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class UserConfiguration
+    {
+        public int RecentItemDays { get; set; }
+
+        public UserConfiguration()
+        {
+            RecentItemDays = 14;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Kernel/BaseKernel.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Kernel/BaseKernel.cs
index d6c13ce380..47e5d2c942 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Kernel/BaseKernel.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Kernel/BaseKernel.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents a shared base kernel for both the UI and server apps
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract class BaseKernel<TConfigurationType>
+    public abstract class BaseKernel<TConfigurationContorllerType, TConfigurationType>
+        where TConfigurationContorllerType : ConfigurationController<TConfigurationType>, new()
         where TConfigurationType : BaseConfiguration, new()
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the current configuration
         /// </summary>
-        public TConfigurationType Configuration { get; private set; }
+        public TConfigurationContorllerType ConfigurationController { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Both the UI and server will have a built-in HttpServer.
@@ -38,19 +39,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         /// </summary>
         protected KernelContext KernelContext { get { return KernelContext.Server; } }
 
-        protected virtual string HttpServerUrlPrefix
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return "http://+:" + Configuration.HttpServerPortNumber + "/mediabrowser/";
-            }
-        }
-
         public BaseKernel()
         {
             ProgramDataPath = GetProgramDataPath();
 
             PluginController = new PluginController() { PluginsPath = Path.Combine(ProgramDataPath, "Plugins") };
+            ConfigurationController = new TConfigurationContorllerType() { Path = Path.Combine(ProgramDataPath, "config.js") };
 
             Logger.LoggerInstance = new FileLogger(Path.Combine(ProgramDataPath, "Logs"));
         }
@@ -67,7 +61,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the path to the application's ProgramDataFolder
         /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
         private string GetProgramDataPath()
         {
             string programDataPath = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ProgramDataPath"];
@@ -94,9 +87,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         private void ReloadConfiguration()
         {
             // Deserialize config
-            Configuration = GetConfiguration(ProgramDataPath);
+            ConfigurationController.Reload();
 
-            Logger.LoggerInstance.LogSeverity = Configuration.LogSeverity;
+            Logger.LoggerInstance.LogSeverity = ConfigurationController.Configuration.LogSeverity;
         }
 
         private void ReloadHttpServer()
@@ -106,7 +99,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
                 HttpServer.Dispose();
             }
 
-            HttpServer = new HttpServer("http://+:" + Configuration.HttpServerPortNumber + "/mediabrowser/");
+            HttpServer = new HttpServer("http://+:" + ConfigurationController.Configuration.HttpServerPortNumber + "/mediabrowser/");
         }
 
         protected virtual void ReloadPlugins()
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
index 1f68a3da7a..01d89d0f55 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Configuration\BaseConfiguration.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\ConfigurationController.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\UserConfiguration.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\GenericItemEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Json\JsonSerializer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Kernel\BaseKernel.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index 38b1b9cafa..73727b393f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -1,16 +1,36 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration
 {
     public class ServerConfiguration : BaseConfiguration
     {
         public string ImagesByNamePath { get; set; }
-        public int RecentItemDays { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the default UI configuration
+        /// </summary>
+        public UserConfiguration DefaultUserConfiguration { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a list of registered UI device names
+        /// </summary>
+        public List<string> DeviceNames { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets all available UIConfigurations
+        /// The key contains device name and user id
+        /// </summary>
+        public Dictionary<string, UserConfiguration> UserConfigurations { get; set; }
 
         public ServerConfiguration()
             : base()
         {
-            RecentItemDays = 14;
+            DefaultUserConfiguration = new UserConfiguration();
+
+            UserConfigurations = new Dictionary<string, UserConfiguration>();
+
+            DeviceNames = new List<string>();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerConfigurationController.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerConfigurationController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f262a32e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Configuration/ServerConfigurationController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Extends BaseConfigurationController by adding methods to get and set UIConfiguration data
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ServerConfigurationController : ConfigurationController<ServerConfiguration>
+    {
+        private string GetDictionaryKey(Guid userId, string deviceName)
+        {
+            string guidString = userId == Guid.Empty ? string.Empty : userId.ToString();
+
+            return deviceName + "-" + guidString;
+        }
+
+        public UserConfiguration GetUserConfiguration(Guid userId)
+        {
+            return Configuration.DefaultUserConfiguration;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Kernel.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Kernel.cs
index 0a5034859a..468e7ab2f4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Kernel.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Kernel.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Events;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ using MediaBrowser.Model.Users;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
 {
-    public class Kernel : BaseKernel<ServerConfiguration>
+    public class Kernel : BaseKernel<ServerConfigurationController, ServerConfiguration>
     {
         public static Kernel Instance { get; private set; }
 
@@ -249,7 +250,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
         {
             DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
 
-            return GetParentalAllowedRecursiveChildren(parent, userId).Where(i => !(i is Folder) && (now - i.DateCreated).TotalDays < Configuration.RecentItemDays);
+            UserConfiguration config = ConfigurationController.GetUserConfiguration(userId);
+
+            return GetParentalAllowedRecursiveChildren(parent, userId).Where(i => !(i is Folder) && (now - i.DateCreated).TotalDays < config.RecentItemDays);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
index 92a7e81070..296c44d1a9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Configuration\ServerConfiguration.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\ServerConfigurationController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\ItemResolveEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\DirectoryWatchers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\Shortcut.cs" />