diff --git a/.env copy.sample b/.env copy.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3be20f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env copy.sample	
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+NODE_ENV=development
+APP_SALT=RANDOM_SEED
+LOG_LEVEL=debug
+
+DB_NAME=retro-pilot
+DB_USER=root
+DB_PASS=root
+# If using docker compose, this should match the container service name
+DB_HOST=localhost
+DB_PORT=5432
+# Whether or not to DROP all tables and recreate to match the current models
+DB_FORCE_SYNC=false
+
+ALLOW_REGISTRATION=true
+AUTH_2FA_ISSUER=RetroPilot
+
+HTTP_INTERFACE=0.0.0.0
+HTTP_PORT=8080
+
+# Set to false to skip sending mail, all attempted mail is logged under DEBUG
+CAN_SEND_MAIL=false
+# credentials for smtp server to send account registration mails. if not filled in, get the generated tokens from the server.log manually
+SMTP_HOST="localhost"
+SMTP_PORT=25
+SMTP_USER=root
+SMTP_PASS=
+SMTP_FROM="no-reply@retropilot.org"
+
+# base url of the retropilot server
+BASE_URL="http://192.168.1.165:8080/"
+# base url sent to devices for POSTing drives & logs
+BASE_UPLOAD_URL="http://192.168.1.165:8080/backend/post_upload"
+# base download url for drive & log data
+BASE_DRIVE_DOWNLOAD_URL="http://192.168.1.165:8080/realdata/"
+# path mapping of above download url for expressjs, prefix with "/"
+BASE_DRIVE_DOWNLOAD_PATH_MAPPING="/realdata"
+# relative or absolute ( "/..." for absolute path )
+STORAGE_PATH="realdata/"
+
+CABANA_URL="http://192.168.1.165:8080/cabana/index.html"
+
+DEVICE_STORAGE_QUOTA_MB=200000
+DEVICE_EXPIRATION_DAYS=30
+
+WELCOME_MESSAGE="<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><br>2022 RetroPilot"
+
+USE_USER_ADMIN_API=0
+
+CLIENT_SOCKET_PORT=81
+CLIENT_SOCKET_HOST="0.0.0.0"
diff --git a/src/models/index.js b/src/models/index.js
index 5e08398..7623ce2 100644
--- a/src/models/index.js
+++ b/src/models/index.js
@@ -1,23 +1,15 @@
 import Accounts from './accounts.model';
-import AthenaActionLog from './athena_action_log.model';
-import AthenaReturnedData from './athena_returned_data.model';
-import DeviceAuthorisedUsers from './device_authorised_users.model';
 import Devices from './devices.model';
 import DriveSegments from './drive_segments.model';
 import Drives from './drives.model';
-import OAuthAccounts from './oauth_accounts.model';
 
 import orm from './orm';
 
 export {
   Accounts,
-  AthenaActionLog,
-  AthenaReturnedData,
-  DeviceAuthorisedUsers,
   Devices,
   DriveSegments,
   Drives,
-  OAuthAccounts,
 };
 
 export default orm;
diff --git a/src/server/controllers/user/settings.js b/src/server/controllers/user/settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47adf33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/controllers/user/settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { Accounts } from '../../../models';
+
+export async function SetResearchStatus(userId, status) {
+  if (typeof (status) !== 'boolean') { return { success: false, notBoolean: true }; }
+
+  Accounts.update({ research_enabled: status }, { where: { id: userId } });
+}
+
+export async function GetResearchStatus(userId) {
+    return Accounts.findOne({where: {id: userId}, attributes: ['research_enabled']})
+}
+
+
+export default null;
diff --git a/src/server/router/api/user/settings.js b/src/server/router/api/user/settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b5dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/router/api/user/settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
+import crypto from 'crypto';
+import dirTree from 'directory-tree';
+import express from 'express';
+import log4js from 'log4js';
+
+import { requireAuthenticated } from '../../../middlewares/authentication';
+import { SetResearchStatus, GetResearchStatus } from '../../../controllers/user/settings';
+
+const logger = log4js.getLogger();
+
+// /api/devices
+const router = express.Router();
+
+router.patch('/research/:enabled', requireAuthenticated, async (req, res) => {
+    const { enabled } = req.params;
+    if (!enabled) { res.json({ bad: true }); }
+    const doEnable = enabled === 'true';
+    const accountId = req.account.id;
+  
+    const update = await SetResearchStatus(req.account.id, doEnable);
+  
+    return res.json({ success: true, data: req.account });
+  });
+
+  router.get('/research/', requireAuthenticated, async (req, res) => {
+    const accountId = req.account.id;
+  
+    const update = await GetResearchStatus(req.account.id);
+  
+    return res.json({ success: true, data: update });
+  });
+
+export default router;