diff --git a/bin/vmail-aliases-add.sh b/bin/vmail-aliases-add.sh
index c9d821b..8776128 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-aliases-add.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-aliases-add.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-aliases-del.sh b/bin/vmail-aliases-del.sh
index dd22342..be429c0 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-aliases-del.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-aliases-del.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-aliases-get.sh b/bin/vmail-aliases-get.sh
index 3a5daef..55b9095 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-aliases-get.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-aliases-get.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-deploy.sh b/bin/vmail-deploy.sh
index eed2930..f8f9be6 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-deploy.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-deploy.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 # check for and set virtualhost
 if [ -n "$1" ]; then
diff --git a/bin/vmail-dkim-add.sh b/bin/vmail-dkim-add.sh
index 242dff0..e0a7459 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-dkim-add.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-dkim-add.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 # check for and set virtualhost
 if [ -n "$1" ]; then
diff --git a/bin/vmail-dkim-del.sh b/bin/vmail-dkim-del.sh
index fa4064b..bd751f1 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-dkim-del.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-dkim-del.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 # check for and set virtualhost
 if [ -n "$1" ]; then
diff --git a/bin/vmail-domains-add.sh b/bin/vmail-domains-add.sh
index 7f790be..02767f7 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-domains-add.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-domains-add.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-domains-del.sh b/bin/vmail-domains-del.sh
index 7077675..17435b1 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-domains-del.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-domains-del.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-domains-get.sh b/bin/vmail-domains-get.sh
index 5c2671c..f4b5244 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-domains-get.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-domains-get.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-domains-mod.sh b/bin/vmail-domains-mod.sh
index 0190586..c50ee59 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-domains-mod.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-domains-mod.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-forwards-add.sh b/bin/vmail-forwards-add.sh
index 9542b6a..8c926a7 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-forwards-add.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-forwards-add.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-forwards-del.sh b/bin/vmail-forwards-del.sh
index 5bfbf6b..ad4334a 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-forwards-del.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-forwards-del.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-forwards-get.sh b/bin/vmail-forwards-get.sh
index 9398de4..30869b1 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-forwards-get.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-forwards-get.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-mboxes-add.sh b/bin/vmail-mboxes-add.sh
index 8f9e3ac..f3e586a 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-mboxes-add.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-mboxes-add.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-mboxes-del.sh b/bin/vmail-mboxes-del.sh
index a86ae4c..cda71c1 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-mboxes-del.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-mboxes-del.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-mboxes-get.sh b/bin/vmail-mboxes-get.sh
index 24be9bd..e64898b 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-mboxes-get.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-mboxes-get.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 help()
 {
diff --git a/bin/vmail-purge-dirs.sh b/bin/vmail-purge-dirs.sh
index 0525caf..3cc61f3 100755
--- a/bin/vmail-purge-dirs.sh
+++ b/bin/vmail-purge-dirs.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
 # MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
 
-# load config
-source /usr/local/etc/vmail.conf || echo "ERROR: Either you do not have vmail user permissions or the config file is missing." && exit
+# load include file
+source $(dirname $0)/vmail.sh
 
 # only continue if vmail dir exists
 if [ -d $VMAIL_DIR ]; then
diff --git a/etc/vmail.conf b/bin/vmail.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 88%
rename from etc/vmail.conf
rename to bin/vmail.sh
index a2a98a8..07f6520
--- a/etc/vmail.conf
+++ b/bin/vmail.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-# vmail configs
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# vmail-stack
+# https://git.stack-source.com/msb/vmail-stack
+# MIT License Copyright (c) 2021 Matthew Saunders Brown
+#
+# vmail include file, used by other vmail bash scripts
 
 # any script that includes this conf file will force user to be vmail
 if [ "$USER" != "vmail" ]; then