diff --git a/relay/config.py b/relay/config.py
index 951b6f3..b363580 100644
--- a/relay/config.py
+++ b/relay/config.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import yaml
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
+from .misc import DotDict
+
 
 relay_software_names = [
 	'activityrelay',
@@ -13,45 +15,6 @@ relay_software_names = [
 ]
 
 
-class DotDict(dict):
-	def __getattr__(self, k):
-		try:
-			return self[k]
-
-		except KeyError:
-			raise AttributeError(f'{self.__class__.__name__} object has no attribute {k}') from None
-
-
-	def __setattr__(self, k, v):
-		try:
-			if k in self._ignore_keys:
-				super().__setattr__(k, v)
-
-		except AttributeError:
-			pass
-
-		if k.startswith('_'):
-			super().__setattr__(k, v)
-
-		else:
-			self[k] = v
-
-
-	def __setitem__(self, k, v):
-		if type(v) == dict:
-			v = DotDict(v)
-
-		super().__setitem__(k, v)
-
-
-	def __delattr__(self, k):
-		try:
-			dict.__delitem__(self, k)
-
-		except KeyError:
-			raise AttributeError(f'{self.__class__.__name__} object has no attribute {k}') from None
-
-
 class RelayConfig(DotDict):
 	apkeys = {
 		'host',
diff --git a/relay/misc.py b/relay/misc.py
index 9161f53..7323633 100644
--- a/relay/misc.py
+++ b/relay/misc.py
@@ -318,3 +318,44 @@ async def validate_signature(actor, http_request):
 
 	logging.debug(f'validates? {result}')
 	return result
+
+
+class DotDict(dict):
+	def __getattr__(self, k):
+		try:
+			return self[k]
+
+		except KeyError:
+			raise AttributeError(f'{self.__class__.__name__} object has no attribute {k}') from None
+
+
+	def __setattr__(self, k, v):
+		if k.startswith('_'):
+			super().__setattr__(k, v)
+
+		else:
+			self[k] = v
+
+
+	def __setitem__(self, k, v):
+		if type(v) == dict:
+			v = DotDict(v)
+
+		super().__setitem__(k, v)
+
+
+	def __delattr__(self, k):
+		try:
+			dict.__delitem__(self, k)
+
+		except KeyError:
+			raise AttributeError(f'{self.__class__.__name__} object has no attribute {k}') from None
+
+
+	@classmethod
+	def new_from_json(cls, data):
+		return cls(json.loads(data))
+
+
+	def to_json(self, indent=None):
+		return json.dumps(self, indent=indent)