diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 7a0ad95e67..516208bf3b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.1.1-alpha.9",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.1.1-alpha.9",
+    "@backstage/config": "^0.1.1-alpha.9",
+    "@backstage/config-loader": "^0.1.1-alpha.9",
     "@backstage/plugin-auth-backend": "^0.1.1-alpha.9",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "^0.1.1-alpha.9",
     "@backstage/plugin-identity-backend": "^0.1.1-alpha.9",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 0a9d852222..df0d08fa7d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import {
   getRootLogger,
   useHotMemoize,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { ConfigReader, AppConfig } from '@backstage/config';
+import { loadConfig } from '@backstage/config-loader';
 import knex from 'knex';
 import auth from './plugins/auth';
 import catalog from './plugins/catalog';
@@ -35,20 +37,26 @@ import scaffolder from './plugins/scaffolder';
 import sentry from './plugins/sentry';
 import { PluginEnvironment } from './types';
 
-function createEnv(plugin: string): PluginEnvironment {
-  const logger = getRootLogger().child({ type: 'plugin', plugin });
-  const database = knex({
-    client: 'sqlite3',
-    connection: ':memory:',
-    useNullAsDefault: true,
-  });
-  database.client.pool.on('createSuccess', (_eventId: any, resource: any) => {
-    resource.run('PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON', () => {});
-  });
-  return { logger, database };
+function makeCreateEnv(loadedConfigs: AppConfig[]) {
+  const config = ConfigReader.fromConfigs(loadedConfigs);
+
+  return (plugin: string): PluginEnvironment => {
+    const logger = getRootLogger().child({ type: 'plugin', plugin });
+    const database = knex({
+      client: 'sqlite3',
+      connection: ':memory:',
+      useNullAsDefault: true,
+    });
+    database.client.pool.on('createSuccess', (_eventId: any, resource: any) => {
+      resource.run('PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON', () => {});
+    });
+    return { logger, database, config };
+  };
 }
 
 async function main() {
+  const createEnv = makeCreateEnv(await loadConfig());
+
   const catalogEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('catalog'));
   const scaffolderEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('scaffolder'));
   const authEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('auth'));
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/auth.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/auth.ts
index 7cf9610dc2..a9c687cbc4 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/auth.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 import { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-auth-backend';
 import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 
-export default async function createPlugin({ logger }: PluginEnvironment) {
-  return await createRouter({ logger });
+export default async function createPlugin({
+  logger,
+  config,
+}: PluginEnvironment) {
+  return await createRouter({ logger, config });
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/types.ts b/packages/backend/src/types.ts
index ce681a6bdd..f7df3d05c6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/types.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 import Knex from 'knex';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 
 export type PluginEnvironment = {
   logger: Logger;
   database: Knex;
+  config: Config;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
index e0f9252773..d22a5ef6d6 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.1.1-alpha.9",
+    "@backstage/config": "^0.1.1-alpha.9",
+    "@backstage/config-loader": "^0.1.1-alpha.9",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "compression": "^1.7.4",
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 20c35a4084..2e7b4623ff 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
 import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { createAuthProviderRouter } from '../providers';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 
 export interface RouterOptions {
   logger: Logger;
+  config: Config;
 }
 
 export async function createRouter(
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
   // TODO: read from app config
   const config = {
     backend: {
-      baseUrl: 'http://localhost:7000',
+      baseUrl: options.config.getString('backend.baseUrl'),
     },
     auth: {
       providers: {
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
   const providerConfigs = config.auth.providers;
 
   for (const [providerId, providerConfig] of Object.entries(providerConfigs)) {
-    const baseUrl = `${config.backend.baseUrl}/auth`;
+    const baseUrl = `${options.config.getString('backend.baseUrl')}/auth`;
     logger.info(`Configuring provider, ${providerId}`);
     try {
       const providerRouter = createAuthProviderRouter(
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneApplication.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneApplication.ts
index 5eea4fb8f5..cd81e32ccb 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneApplication.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneApplication.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   notFoundHandler,
   requestLoggingHandler,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import compression from 'compression';
 import cors from 'cors';
 import express from 'express';
@@ -29,12 +30,13 @@ import { createRouter } from './router';
 export interface ApplicationOptions {
   enableCors: boolean;
   logger: Logger;
+  config: Config;
 }
 
 export async function createStandaloneApplication(
   options: ApplicationOptions,
 ): Promise<express.Application> {
-  const { enableCors, logger } = options;
+  const { enableCors, logger, config } = options;
   const app = express();
 
   app.use(helmet());
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export async function createStandaloneApplication(
   app.use(compression());
   app.use(express.json());
   app.use(requestLoggingHandler());
-  app.use('/', await createRouter({ logger }));
+  app.use('/', await createRouter({ logger, config }));
   app.use(notFoundHandler());
   app.use(errorHandler());
 
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
index be1021d604..c03fe44b40 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import { Server } from 'http';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { createStandaloneApplication } from './standaloneApplication';
+import { ConfigReader } from '@backstage/config';
+import { loadConfig } from '@backstage/config-loader';
 
 export interface ServerOptions {
   port: number;
@@ -28,11 +30,13 @@ export async function startStandaloneServer(
   options: ServerOptions,
 ): Promise<Server> {
   const logger = options.logger.child({ service: 'auth-backend' });
+  const config = ConfigReader.fromConfigs(await loadConfig());
 
   logger.debug('Creating application...');
   const app = await createStandaloneApplication({
     enableCors: options.enableCors,
     logger,
+    config,
   });
 
   logger.debug('Starting application server...');