diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/app.py b/monkey_island/cc/app.py
index a5601ba74..4733d5089 100644
--- a/monkey_island/cc/app.py
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/app.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from werkzeug.exceptions import NotFound
 
 from cc.auth import init_jwt
 from cc.database import mongo
-from cc.island_config import AUTH_EXPIRATION_TIME
+from cc.environment.environment import env
 from cc.resources.client_run import ClientRun
 from cc.resources.edge import Edge
 from cc.resources.local_run import LocalRun
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def init_app(mongo_url):
 
     app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = os.urandom(32)
     app.config['JWT_AUTH_URL_RULE'] = '/api/auth'
-    app.config['JWT_EXPIRATION_DELTA'] = AUTH_EXPIRATION_TIME
+    app.config['JWT_EXPIRATION_DELTA'] = env.get_auth_expiration_time()
 
     init_jwt(app)
     mongo.init_app(app)
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/auth.py b/monkey_island/cc/auth.py
index 7ee787a75..99667d837 100644
--- a/monkey_island/cc/auth.py
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/auth.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from flask import current_app, abort
 from flask_jwt import JWT, _jwt_required, JWTError
 from werkzeug.security import safe_str_cmp
 
-from cc.island_config import AUTH_ENABLED
+from cc.environment.environment import env
 
 __author__ = 'itay.mizeretz'
 
@@ -19,26 +19,21 @@ class User(object):
         return "User(id='%s')" % self.id
 
 
-users = [
-    User(1, 'monkey', 'infection')
-]
-username_table = {u.username: u for u in users}
-userid_table = {u.id: u for u in users}
-
-
-def authenticate(username, password):
-    user = username_table.get(username, None)
-    if user and safe_str_cmp(user.password.encode('utf-8'), password.encode('utf-8')):
-        return user
-
-
-def identity(payload):
-    user_id = payload['identity']
-    return userid_table.get(user_id, None)
-
-
 def init_jwt(app):
-    if AUTH_ENABLED:
+    users = env.get_auth_users()
+    username_table = {u.username: u for u in users}
+    userid_table = {u.id: u for u in users}
+
+    def authenticate(username, password):
+        user = username_table.get(username, None)
+        if user and safe_str_cmp(user.password.encode('utf-8'), password.encode('utf-8')):
+            return user
+
+    def identity(payload):
+        user_id = payload['identity']
+        return userid_table.get(user_id, None)
+
+    if env.is_auth_enabled():
         JWT(app, authenticate, identity)
 
 
@@ -46,7 +41,7 @@ def jwt_required(realm=None):
     def wrapper(fn):
         @wraps(fn)
         def decorator(*args, **kwargs):
-            if AUTH_ENABLED:
+            if env.is_auth_enabled():
                 try:
                     _jwt_required(realm or current_app.config['JWT_DEFAULT_REALM'])
                 except JWTError:
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/environment/__init__.py b/monkey_island/cc/environment/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..712ba232a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/environment/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import abc
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+__author__ = 'itay.mizeretz'
+
+
+class Environment(object):
+    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
+
+    _ISLAND_PORT = 5000
+    _MONGO_URL = "mongodb://localhost:27017/monkeyisland"
+    _DEBUG_SERVER = False
+    _AUTH_EXPIRATION_TIME = timedelta(hours=1)
+
+    def get_island_port(self):
+        return self._ISLAND_PORT
+
+    def get_mongo_url(self):
+        return self._MONGO_URL
+
+    def is_debug(self):
+        return self._DEBUG_SERVER
+
+    def get_auth_expiration_time(self):
+        return self._AUTH_EXPIRATION_TIME
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def is_auth_enabled(self):
+        return
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get_auth_users(self):
+        return
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/environment/aws.py b/monkey_island/cc/environment/aws.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b85a7d2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/environment/aws.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import urllib2
+
+import cc.auth
+from cc.environment import Environment
+
+__author__ = 'itay.mizeretz'
+
+
+class AwsEnvironment(Environment):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(AwsEnvironment, self).__init__()
+        self._instance_id = AwsEnvironment._get_instance_id()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_instance_id():
+        return urllib2.urlopen('http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id').read()
+
+    def is_auth_enabled(self):
+        return True
+
+    def get_auth_users(self):
+        return [
+            cc.auth.User(1, 'monkey', self._instance_id)
+        ]
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/environment/environment.py b/monkey_island/cc/environment/environment.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cb992c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/environment/environment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import json
+import standard
+import aws
+
+ENV_DICT = {
+    'standard': standard.StandardEnvironment,
+    'aws': aws.AwsEnvironment
+}
+
+
+def load_env_from_file():
+    with open('server_config.json', 'r') as f:
+        config_content = f.read()
+    config_json = json.loads(config_content)
+    return config_json['server_config']
+
+
+env = ENV_DICT[load_env_from_file()]()
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/environment/standard.py b/monkey_island/cc/environment/standard.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8df00a2c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/environment/standard.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from cc.environment import Environment
+
+__author__ = 'itay.mizeretz'
+
+
+class StandardEnvironment(Environment):
+
+    def is_auth_enabled(self):
+        return False
+
+    def get_auth_users(self):
+        return []
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/island_config.py b/monkey_island/cc/island_config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 87fe97263..000000000
--- a/monkey_island/cc/island_config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-from datetime import timedelta
-
-__author__ = 'itay.mizeretz'
-
-ISLAND_PORT = 5000
-DEFAULT_MONGO_URL = "mongodb://localhost:27017/monkeyisland"
-DEBUG_SERVER = False
-AUTH_ENABLED = True
-AUTH_EXPIRATION_TIME = timedelta(hours=1)
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/main.py b/monkey_island/cc/main.py
index bb1ed9eaf..c36b564e7 100644
--- a/monkey_island/cc/main.py
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/main.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if BASE_PATH not in sys.path:
 
 from cc.app import init_app
 from cc.utils import local_ip_addresses
-from cc.island_config import DEFAULT_MONGO_URL, ISLAND_PORT, DEBUG_SERVER
+from cc.environment.environment import env
 from cc.database import is_db_server_up
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     from tornado.httpserver import HTTPServer
     from tornado.ioloop import IOLoop
 
-    mongo_url = os.environ.get('MONGO_URL', DEFAULT_MONGO_URL)
+    mongo_url = os.environ.get('MONGO_URL', env.get_mongo_url())
 
     while not is_db_server_up(mongo_url):
         print('Waiting for MongoDB server')
         time.sleep(1)
 
     app = init_app(mongo_url)
-    if DEBUG_SERVER:
+    if env.is_debug():
         app.run(host='0.0.0.0', debug=True, ssl_context=('server.crt', 'server.key'))
     else:
         http_server = HTTPServer(WSGIContainer(app),
                                  ssl_options={'certfile': os.environ.get('SERVER_CRT', 'server.crt'),
                                               'keyfile': os.environ.get('SERVER_KEY', 'server.key')})
-        http_server.listen(ISLAND_PORT)
-        print('Monkey Island C&C Server is running on https://{}:{}'.format(local_ip_addresses()[0], ISLAND_PORT))
+        http_server.listen(env.get_island_port())
+        print('Monkey Island C&C Server is running on https://{}:{}'.format(local_ip_addresses()[0], env.get_island_port()))
         IOLoop.instance().start()
 
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/resources/local_run.py b/monkey_island/cc/resources/local_run.py
index 3d18b49e6..c588eaf80 100644
--- a/monkey_island/cc/resources/local_run.py
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/resources/local_run.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import sys
 from flask import request, jsonify, make_response
 import flask_restful
 
+from cc.environment.environment import env
 from cc.resources.monkey_download import get_monkey_executable
-from cc.island_config import ISLAND_PORT
 from cc.services.node import NodeService
 from cc.utils import local_ip_addresses
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def run_local_monkey():
 
     # run the monkey
     try:
-        args = ['"%s" m0nk3y -s %s:%s' % (target_path, local_ip_addresses()[0], ISLAND_PORT)]
+        args = ['"%s" m0nk3y -s %s:%s' % (target_path, local_ip_addresses()[0], env.get_island_port())]
         if sys.platform == "win32":
             args = "".join(args)
         pid = subprocess.Popen(args, shell=True).pid
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/server_config.json b/monkey_island/cc/server_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d1a5995b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/server_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "server_config": "standard"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py b/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
index ea755312f..cd2999a49 100644
--- a/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/services/config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from cc.database import mongo
 from jsonschema import Draft4Validator, validators
 
-from cc.island_config import ISLAND_PORT
+from cc.environment.environment import env
 from cc.utils import local_ip_addresses
 
 __author__ = "itay.mizeretz"
@@ -885,8 +885,8 @@ class ConfigService:
     @staticmethod
     def set_server_ips_in_config(config):
         ips = local_ip_addresses()
-        config["cnc"]["servers"]["command_servers"] = ["%s:%d" % (ip, ISLAND_PORT) for ip in ips]
-        config["cnc"]["servers"]["current_server"] = "%s:%d" % (ips[0], ISLAND_PORT)
+        config["cnc"]["servers"]["command_servers"] = ["%s:%d" % (ip, env.get_island_port()) for ip in ips]
+        config["cnc"]["servers"]["current_server"] = "%s:%d" % (ips[0], env.get_island_port())
 
     @staticmethod
     def save_initial_config_if_needed():
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/AwsConfig.js b/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/AwsConfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c5814b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/AwsConfig.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import BaseConfig from './BaseConfig';
+
+class AwsConfig extends BaseConfig{
+  isAuthEnabled() {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
+export default AwsConfig;
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/BaseConfig.js b/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/BaseConfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ca82506d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/BaseConfig.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class BaseConfig {
+
+  isAuthEnabled() {
+    throw new Error('Abstract function');
+  }
+}
+
+export default BaseConfig;
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/ServerConfig.js b/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/ServerConfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faff47abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/ServerConfig.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import StandardConfig from './StandardConfig';
+import AwsConfig from './AwsConfig';
+
+const SERVER_CONFIG_JSON = require('json-loader!../../../server_config.json');
+
+const CONFIG_DICT =
+  {
+    'standard': StandardConfig,
+    'aws': AwsConfig
+  };
+
+export const SERVER_CONFIG = new CONFIG_DICT[SERVER_CONFIG_JSON['server_config']]();
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/StandardConfig.js b/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/StandardConfig.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f549f7112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/server_config/StandardConfig.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import BaseConfig from './BaseConfig';
+
+class StandardConfig extends BaseConfig {
+
+  isAuthEnabled () {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+export default StandardConfig;
diff --git a/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/services/AuthService.js b/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/services/AuthService.js
index 25e214088..ea5db3b8b 100644
--- a/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/services/AuthService.js
+++ b/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/services/AuthService.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import decode from 'jwt-decode';
+import {SERVER_CONFIG} from '../server_config/ServerConfig';
 
 export default class AuthService {
-  AUTH_ENABLED = true;
+  AUTH_ENABLED = SERVER_CONFIG.isAuthEnabled();
 
   login = (username, password) => {
     if (this.AUTH_ENABLED) {
@@ -96,5 +97,4 @@ export default class AuthService {
     return localStorage.getItem('jwt')
   }
 
-
 }