diff --git a/.meteor/versions b/.meteor/versions
index ecd1cba6e4..62befeed9c 100644
--- a/.meteor/versions
+++ b/.meteor/versions
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ blaze-tools@1.0.4
 boilerplate-generator@1.0.4
 bruz:github-api@0.2.4_1
 brylie:accounts-admin-ui@0.3.0
-brylie:api-umbrella@0.2.12
+brylie:api-umbrella@1.0.1
 brylie:create-role-if-undefined@0.1.0
 brylie:first-user-admin@0.1.9
 brylie:leaflet-heat@0.1.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50ab6a57d3..80cf46dd02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ Your `settings.json` file should have the following structure:
   "apinf": {
     "host": "https://example.com/"
   },
-  "api_umbrella": {
-    "host": "https://example.com/"
-    "api_key": "xxx",
-    "auth_token": "xxx",
-    "base_url": "https://example.com/api-umbrella/"
+  "apiUmbrella": {
+    "apiKey": "xxx",
+    "authToken": "xxx",
+    "baseUrl": "https://example.com/api-umbrella/",
+    "host": "https://example.com"
   },
   "mail": {
     "username": "xxx",
diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29d5fd485e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "apinf": {
+    "host": "https://example.com/"
+  },
+  "apiUmbrella": {
+    "apiKey": "xxx",
+    "authToken": "xxx",
+    "baseUrl": "https://example.com/api-umbrella/",
+    "host": "https://example.com"
+  },
+  "mail": {
+    "username": "xxx",
+    "password": "xxx"
+  },
+  "elasticsearch": {
+    "host": "http://example.com:14002/"
+  },
+  "githubConfiguration": {
+    "clientId" : "xxx",
+    "secret" : "xxx"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/methods/apiBackends.js b/server/methods/apiBackends.js
index 519ecad5c1..44a1baaea2 100644
--- a/server/methods/apiBackends.js
+++ b/server/methods/apiBackends.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Meteor.methods({
   "syncApiBackends":function () {
     // Check if API Umbrella settings are available
-    if (Meteor.settings.api_umbrella) {
+    if (Meteor.settings.apiUmbrella) {
       // Get API Backends from API Umbrella instance
       var response = apiUmbrellaWeb.adminApi.v1.apiBackends.getApiBackends();
       var apiBackends = response.data.data;
diff --git a/server/methods/apiUmbrellaAdmins.js b/server/methods/apiUmbrellaAdmins.js
index af939fc1cd..3c5736f0f0 100644
--- a/server/methods/apiUmbrellaAdmins.js
+++ b/server/methods/apiUmbrellaAdmins.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Meteor.methods({
   "syncApiUmbrellaAdmins": function () {
-    if (Meteor.settings.api_umbrella) {
+    if (Meteor.settings.apiUmbrella) {
       // Get admin users from API Umbrella instance
       var response = apiUmbrellaWeb.adminApi.v1.adminUsers.getAdmins();
 
diff --git a/server/methods/apiUmbrellaWeb.js b/server/methods/apiUmbrellaWeb.js
index 53243163f6..e6b3a13c25 100644
--- a/server/methods/apiUmbrellaWeb.js
+++ b/server/methods/apiUmbrellaWeb.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Meteor.methods({
   "syncApiUmbrellaUsers": function () {
-    if (Meteor.settings.api_umbrella) {
+    if (Meteor.settings.apiUmbrella) {
       // Get users from API Umbrella instance
       var response = apiUmbrellaWeb.adminApi.v1.apiUsers.getUsers();
 
diff --git a/server/methods/settings.js b/server/methods/settings.js
index 6c8d2309af..9bedb3cb99 100644
--- a/server/methods/settings.js
+++ b/server/methods/settings.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Meteor.methods({
   'getApiUmbrellaBaseUrl': function () {
     // Get base url from settings file
-    var apiUmbrellaBaseUrl = Meteor.settings.api_umbrella.base_url;
+    var apiUmbrellaBaseUrl = Meteor.settings.apiUmbrella.baseUrl;
 
     return apiUmbrellaBaseUrl;
   }
diff --git a/server/methods/status.js b/server/methods/status.js
index 28b69b71ee..42296a22e8 100644
--- a/server/methods/status.js
+++ b/server/methods/status.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Meteor.methods({
       try{
 
         // initial host for API umbrella
-        var apiUmbrellaHost     = Meteor.settings.api_umbrella.host;
+        var apiUmbrellaHost     = Meteor.settings.apiUmbrella.host;
 
         // response object from API Umbrella GET request
         var apiUmbrellaResponse =  Meteor.http.call("GET", apiUmbrellaHost);
diff --git a/server/startup.js b/server/startup.js
index f6482bdf80..b39a9e8ee1 100644
--- a/server/startup.js
+++ b/server/startup.js
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 Meteor.startup(function () {
+  // Create config object for API Umbrella Web interface
+  var config = {
+    baseUrl: Meteor.settings.apiUmbrella.baseUrl,
+    apiKey: Meteor.settings.apiUmbrella.apiKey,
+    authToken: Meteor.settings.apiUmbrella.authToken
+  };
+
+  // Create API Umbrella Web object for REST calls
+  apiUmbrellaWeb = new ApiUmbrellaWeb(config);
+
   // Check if API Umbrella settings are available
   SyncedCron.add({
     name: 'Sync API Umbrella Users and API Backends',