diff --git a/package/features b/package/features
index 72887e3af0..dff1a8861a 100644
--- a/package/features
+++ b/package/features
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ when(_'web-advanced' and _'autoupdater', {
 	'gluon-web-autoupdater',
 })
 
+feature('config-api', {
+	'gluon-config-api-contact-info',
+	'gluon-config-api-geo-location',
+})
+
 
 when(_'mesh-batman-adv-15', {
 	'gluon-ebtables-limit-arp',
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-api-contact-info/Makefile b/package/gluon-config-api-contact-info/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..419796f7a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-config-api-contact-info/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Leonardo Moerlein <me at irrelefant.net>
+# This is free software, licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=gluon-config-api-contact-info
+PKG_VERSION:=1
+
+include ../gluon.mk
+
+define Package/gluon-config-api-contact-info
+  TITLE:=Allows the user to provide contact information to be distributed in the mesh
+  DEPENDS:=+gluon-config-api-core
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackageGluon,gluon-config-api-contact-info))
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-api-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/parts/contact-info.lua b/package/gluon-config-api-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/parts/contact-info.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a7fb7df2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-config-api-contact-info/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/parts/contact-info.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+local M = {}
+
+function M.schema(site, platform)
+	return {
+		properties = {
+			wizard = {
+				properties = {
+					contact = {
+						type = 'string'
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+end
+
+function M.set(config, uci)
+	local owner = uci:get_first("gluon-node-info", "owner")
+
+	uci:set("gluon-node-info", owner, "contact", config.wizard.contact)
+	uci:save("gluon-node-info")
+end
+
+function M.get(uci, config)
+	local owner = uci:get_first("gluon-node-info", "owner")
+
+	config.wizard = config.wizard or {}
+	config.wizard.contact = uci:get("gluon-node-info", owner, "contact")
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-api-core/Makefile b/package/gluon-config-api-core/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3eeacf1a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-config-api-core/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Leonardo Moerlein <me at irrelefant.net>
+# This is free software, licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=gluon-config-api-core
+PKG_VERSION:=1
+
+include ../gluon.mk
+
+define Package/gluon-config-api-core
+  TITLE:=Provides a REST API to configure the gluon node
+  DEPENDS:=+gluon-web +uhttpd +libucl +gluon-config-mode-core
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackageGluon,gluon-config-api-core))
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/controller/controller.lua b/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/controller/controller.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa647cbf73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/controller/controller.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+local os = require 'os'
+local json = require 'jsonc'
+local site = require 'gluon.site'
+local glob = require 'posix.glob'
+local libgen = require 'posix.libgen'
+local simpleuci = require 'simple-uci'
+local schema = dofile('/lib/gluon/config-api/controller/schema.lua')
+local ucl = require "ucl"
+
+package 'gluon-config-api'
+
+function load_parts()
+	local parts = {}
+	for _, f in pairs(glob.glob('/lib/gluon/config-api/parts/*.lua')) do
+		table.insert(parts, dofile(f))
+	end
+	return parts
+end
+
+function config_get(parts)
+	local config = {}
+	local uci = simpleuci.cursor()
+
+	for _, part in pairs(parts) do
+		part.get(uci, config)
+	end
+
+	return config
+end
+
+function schema_get(parts)
+	local total_schema = {}
+	for _, part in pairs(parts) do
+		total_schema = schema.merge_schemas(total_schema, part.schema(site, nil))
+	end
+	return total_schema
+end
+
+function config_set(parts, config)
+	local uci = simpleuci.cursor()
+
+	for _, part in pairs(parts) do
+		part.set(config, uci)
+	end
+
+	-- commit all uci configs
+	os.execute('uci commit')
+end
+
+local function pump(src, snk)
+	while true do
+		local chunk, src_err = src()
+		local ret, snk_err = snk(chunk, src_err)
+
+		if not (chunk and ret) then
+			local err = src_err or snk_err
+			if err then
+				return nil, err
+			else
+				return true
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+local function json_response(http, obj)
+	local result = json.stringify(obj, true)
+	http:header('Content-Type', 'application/json; charset=utf-8')
+	-- Content-Length is needed, as the transfer encoding is not chunked for
+	-- http method OPTIONS.
+	http:header('Content-Length', tostring(#result))
+	http:write(result..'\n')
+end
+
+local function get_request_body_as_json(http)
+	local request_body = ""
+	pump(http.input, function (data)
+		if data then
+			request_body = request_body .. data
+		end
+	end)
+
+	-- Verify that we really have JSON input. UCL is able to parse other
+	-- config formats as well. Those config formats allow includes and so on.
+	-- This may be a security issue.
+
+	local data = json.parse(request_body)
+
+	if not data then
+		http:status(400, 'Bad Request')
+		json_response(http, { status = 400, error = "Bad JSON in Body" })
+		http:close()
+		return
+	end
+
+	return data
+end
+
+local function verify_schema(schema, config)
+	local parser = ucl.parser()
+	local res, err = parser:parse_string(json.stringify(config))
+
+	assert(res, "Internal UCL Parsing Failed. This should not happen at all.")
+
+	res, err = parser:validate(schema)
+	return res
+end
+
+entry({"v1", "config"}, call(function(http, renderer)
+	local parts = load_parts()
+
+	if http.request.env.REQUEST_METHOD == 'GET' then
+		json_response(http, config_get(parts))
+	elseif http.request.env.REQUEST_METHOD == 'POST' then
+		local config = get_request_body_as_json(http)
+
+		-- Verify schema
+		if not verify_schema(schema_get(parts), config) then
+			http:status(400, 'Bad Request')
+			json_response(http, { status = 400, error = "Schema mismatch" })
+			http:close()
+			return
+		end
+
+		-- Apply config
+		config_set(parts, config)
+
+		-- Write result
+		json_response(http, { status = 200, error = "Accepted" })
+	elseif http.request.env.REQUEST_METHOD == 'OPTIONS' then
+		json_response(http, {
+			schema = schema_get(parts),
+			allowed_methods = {'GET', 'POST', 'OPTIONS'}
+		})
+	else
+		http:status(501, 'Not Implemented')
+		http:header('Content-Length', '0')
+		http:write('Not Implemented\n')
+	end
+
+	http:close()
+end))
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/controller/schema.lua b/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/controller/schema.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f64d891f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/controller/schema.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+
+local util = require 'gluon.util'
+
+local M = {}
+
+local function merge_types(Ta, Tb)
+	-- T == nil means "any" type is allowed
+
+	if not Ta then return Tb end
+	if not Tb then return Ta end
+
+	-- convert scalar types to arrays
+	if type(Ta) ~= 'table' then Ta = { Ta } end
+	if type(Tb) ~= 'table' then Tb = { Tb } end
+
+	local Tnew = {}
+
+	for _, t in pairs(Ta) do
+		if util.contains(Tb, t) then
+			table.insert(Tnew, t)
+		end
+	end
+
+	assert(#Tnew > 0, 'ERROR: The schema does not match anything at all.')
+
+	if #Tnew == 1 then
+		return Tnew[1] -- convert to scalar
+	else
+		return Tnew
+	end
+end
+
+local function keys(tab)
+	local keys = {}
+	if tab then
+		for k, _ in pairs(tab) do
+			table.insert(keys, k)
+		end
+	end
+	return keys
+end
+
+local function merge_array(table1, table2)
+	local values = {}
+	if table1 then
+		for _, v in pairs(table1) do
+			table.insert(values, v)
+		end
+	end
+	if table2 then
+		for _, v in pairs(table2) do
+			if not util.contains(values, v) then
+				table.insert(values, v)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	return values
+end
+
+local function deepcopy(o, seen)
+	seen = seen or {}
+	if o == nil then return nil end
+	if seen[o] then return seen[o] end
+
+	local no
+	if type(o) == 'table' then
+		no = {}
+		seen[o] = no
+
+		for k, v in next, o, nil do
+			no[deepcopy(k, seen)] = deepcopy(v, seen)
+		end
+		setmetatable(no, deepcopy(getmetatable(o), seen))
+	else -- number, string, boolean, etc
+		no = o
+	end
+	return no
+end
+
+function M.merge_schemas(schema1, schema2)
+	local merged = {}
+
+	merged.type = merge_types(schema1.type, schema2.type)
+
+	function add_property(pkey, pdef)
+		merged.properties = merged.properties or {}
+		merged.properties[pkey] = pdef
+	end
+
+	if not merged.type or merged.type == 'object' then
+		-- generate merged.properties
+		local properties1 = schema1.properties or {}
+		local properties2 = schema2.properties or {}
+
+		for _, pkey in pairs(merge_array(keys(properties1), keys(properties2))) do
+			local pdef1 = properties1[pkey]
+			local pdef2 = properties2[pkey]
+
+			if pdef1 and pdef2 then
+				add_property(pkey, M.merge_schemas(pdef1, pdef2))
+			elseif pdef1 then
+				add_property(pkey, deepcopy(pdef1))
+			elseif pdef2 then
+				add_property(pkey, deepcopy(pdef2))
+			end
+		end
+
+		-- generate merged.additionalProperties
+		if schema1.additionalProperties and schema2.additionalProperties then
+			merged.additionalProperties = M.merge_schemas(
+				schema1.additionalProperties, schema2.additionalProperties)
+		else
+			merged.additionalProperties = false
+		end
+
+		-- generate merged.required
+		merged.required = merge_array(schema1.required, schema2.required)
+		if #merged.required == 0 then
+			merged.required = nil
+		end
+	end
+
+	-- TODO: implement array
+
+	-- generate merged.default
+	merged.default = schema2.default or schema1.default
+
+	return merged
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/parts/wizard.lua b/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/parts/wizard.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08b1343a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/parts/wizard.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+local M = {}
+
+function M.schema(site, platform)
+	return {
+		type = 'object',
+		properties = {
+			wizard = {
+				type = 'object',
+				additionalProperties = false
+			}
+		},
+		additionalProperties = false,
+		required = { 'wizard' }
+	}
+end
+
+function M.set(config, uci)
+end
+
+function M.get(uci, config)
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/www/cgi-bin/api b/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/www/cgi-bin/api
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a8881b2866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-config-api-core/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/www/cgi-bin/api
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/lua
+
+require 'gluon.web.cgi' {
+	base_path = '/lib/gluon/config-api',
+
+	layout_package = 'gluon-config-api',
+	layout_template = 'theme/layout', -- only used for error pages
+}
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-api-geo-location/Makefile b/package/gluon-config-api-geo-location/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57c95e65c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-config-api-geo-location/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Leonardo Moerlein <me at irrelefant.net>
+# This is free software, licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=gluon-config-api-geo-location
+PKG_VERSION:=1
+
+include ../gluon.mk
+
+define Package/gluon-config-api-geo-location
+  TITLE:=Set geographic location of a node
+  DEPENDS:=+gluon-config-api-core
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackageGluon,gluon-config-api-geo-location))
diff --git a/package/gluon-config-api-geo-location/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/parts/geo-location.lua b/package/gluon-config-api-geo-location/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/parts/geo-location.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..811d725bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gluon-config-api-geo-location/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-api/parts/geo-location.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+
+local M = {}
+
+function M.schema(site, platform)
+	local altitude = nil
+
+	if site.config_mode.geo_location.show_altitude(false) then
+		altitude = { type = 'number' }
+	end
+
+	return {
+		properties = {
+			wizard = {
+				properties = {
+					location = {
+						type = 'object',
+						properties = {
+							share_location = { type = 'boolean' },
+							lat = { type = 'number' },
+							lon = { type = 'number' },
+							altitude = altitude
+						},
+						required = { 'lat', 'lon', 'share_location' }
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		},
+	}
+end
+
+function M.set(config, uci)
+	local location = uci:get_first("gluon-node-info", "location")
+	local config_location = config.wizard.location or {}
+
+	uci:set("gluon-node-info", location, "share_location",
+		config_location.share_location or false)
+	uci:set("gluon-node-info", location, "latitude", config_location.lat)
+	uci:set("gluon-node-info", location, "longitude", config_location.lon)
+	uci:set("gluon-node-info", location, "altitude", config_location.altitude)
+
+	uci:save("gluon-node-info")
+end
+
+function M.get(uci, config)
+	config.wizard = config.wizard or {}
+
+	local location = uci:get_first("gluon-node-info", "location")
+	local lon = uci:get("gluon-node-info", location, "longitude")
+
+	if lon then
+		config.wizard.location = {
+			share_location = uci:get_bool("gluon-node-info", location, "share_location"),
+			lat = tonumber(uci:get("gluon-node-info", location, "latitude")),
+			lon = tonumber(lon),
+			-- if uci:get() returns nil, then altitude will not be present in the result
+			altitude = tonumber(uci:get("gluon-node-info", location, "altitude"))
+		}
+	end
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/package/libucl/Makefile b/package/libucl/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d04ebf642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libucl/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2021 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=libucl
+PKG_VERSION:=0.8.1
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=e6c5d8079b95796099693b0889f07a036f78ad77
+PKG_MAINTAINER:=Leonardo Mörlein <me@irrelefant.net>
+
+PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-2-Clause
+
+PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/autotools.mk
+
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--enable-lua
+
+define Package/libucl
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  TITLE:=Config Parsing
+  DEPENDS:=+liblua
+  URL:=https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl
+endef
+
+define Package/libucl/description
+  Universal configuration library parser.
+endef
+
+define Package/libucl/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/.libs/libucl.so $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/.libs/libucl.so.5 $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/.libs/libucl.so.5.1.0 $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/lua
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lua/.libs/ucl.so $(1)/usr/lib/lua/ucl.so
+endef
+
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libucl))