diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c490fe30f0..811621668d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ clean_assets:
 	rm -rf ./node_modules
 	rm -rf ./www/assets
 	rm -rf ./www/bower_components
+	touch ./node_modules/.gitkeep
 
 config:
 	@php bin/console compile:configuration
diff --git a/config/configuration.sample.yml b/config/configuration.sample.yml
index abbd5ca265..2ca5b1c149 100644
--- a/config/configuration.sample.yml
+++ b/config/configuration.sample.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ main:
     languages: []
     key: ''
     api_require_ssl: true
-    api_disabled: true
     database:
         host: 127.0.0.1
         port: 3306
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/SetupController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/SetupController.php
index 88b0918436..a3738d8e91 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/SetupController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Admin/SetupController.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\Controller\Admin;
 
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Controller\Controller;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Configuration\Configuration;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Configuration\PropertyAccess;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Configuration\RegistryManipulator;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 
@@ -20,12 +22,15 @@ class SetupController extends Controller
     {
         /** @var RegistryManipulator $manipulator */
         $manipulator = $this->app['registry.manipulator'];
+        /** @var PropertyAccess $config */
+        $config = $this->app['conf'];
+
         $form = $manipulator->createForm($this->app['conf']);
 
         if ('POST' === $request->getMethod()) {
             $form->submit($request->request->all());
             if ($form->isValid()) {
-                $this->app['conf']->set('registry', $manipulator->getRegistryData($form));
+                $config->set('registry', $manipulator->getRegistryData($form));
 
                 return $this->app->redirectPath('setup_display_globals');
             }
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/Api.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/Api.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eccc9a0f3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/Api.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\ControllerProvider\Api;
+
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Configuration\PropertyAccess;
+use Silex\Application;
+
+abstract class Api
+{
+
+    protected function isApiEnabled(Application $application)
+    {
+        /** @var PropertyAccess $config */
+        $config = $application['conf'];
+
+        return $config->get([ 'registry', 'api-clients', 'api-enabled' ], true) == true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/OAuth2.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/OAuth2.php
index 21a344ed75..d22c385d88 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/OAuth2.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/OAuth2.php
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\ControllerProvider\Api;
 
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Application as PhraseaApplication;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Controller\Api\OAuth2Controller;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Configuration\PropertyAccess;
 use Silex\Application;
 use Silex\ControllerCollection;
 use Silex\ControllerProviderInterface;
 use Silex\ServiceProviderInterface;
 
-class OAuth2 implements ControllerProviderInterface, ServiceProviderInterface
+class OAuth2 extends Api implements ControllerProviderInterface, ServiceProviderInterface
 {
     public function register(Application $app)
     {
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ class OAuth2 implements ControllerProviderInterface, ServiceProviderInterface
 
     public function connect(Application $app)
     {
+        if (! $this->isApiEnabled($app)) {
+            return $app['controllers_factory'];
+        }
+
         /** @var ControllerCollection $controllers */
         $controllers = $app['controllers_factory'];
 
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/V1.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/V1.php
index d179c68d96..bd2731a0a4 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/V1.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/V1.php
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ namespace Alchemy\Phrasea\ControllerProvider\Api;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Application as PhraseaApplication;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Controller\Api\V1Controller;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Controller\LazyLocator;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Configuration\PropertyAccess;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Event\Listener\OAuthListener;
 use Silex\Application;
 use Silex\ControllerCollection;
 use Silex\ControllerProviderInterface;
 use Silex\ServiceProviderInterface;
 
-class V1 implements ControllerProviderInterface, ServiceProviderInterface
+class V1 extends Api implements ControllerProviderInterface, ServiceProviderInterface
 {
     const VERSION = '1.5.0';
 
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ class V1 implements ControllerProviderInterface, ServiceProviderInterface
 
     public function connect(Application $app)
     {
+        if (! $this->isApiEnabled($app)) {
+            return $app['controllers_factory'];
+        }
+
         /** @var ControllerCollection $controllers */
         $controllers = $app['controllers_factory'];
 
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/V2.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/V2.php
index fc9faa206a..c1b0651b3d 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/V2.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/ControllerProvider/Api/V2.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Alchemy\Phrasea\Controller\Api\LazaretController;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Controller\Api\SearchController;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Controller\LazyLocator;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\ControllerProvider\ControllerProviderTrait;
+use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Configuration\PropertyAccess;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Core\Event\Listener\OAuthListener;
 use Alchemy\Phrasea\Order\Controller\ApiOrderController;
 use Silex\Application;
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ use Silex\Controller;
 use Silex\ControllerProviderInterface;
 use Silex\ServiceProviderInterface;
 
-class V2 implements ControllerProviderInterface, ServiceProviderInterface
+class V2 extends Api implements ControllerProviderInterface, ServiceProviderInterface
 {
     use ControllerProviderTrait;
 
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ class V2 implements ControllerProviderInterface, ServiceProviderInterface
 
     public function connect(Application $app)
     {
+        if (! $this->isApiEnabled($app)) {
+            return $app['controllers_factory'];
+        }
+
         $controllers = $this->createCollection($app);
 
         $controllers->before(new OAuthListener());
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Configuration/RegistryManipulator.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Configuration/RegistryManipulator.php
index fc65b7fa4a..a8a73423c9 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Configuration/RegistryManipulator.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Configuration/RegistryManipulator.php
@@ -19,10 +19,26 @@ use Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface;
 
 class RegistryManipulator
 {
+    /**
+     * @var FormFactoryInterface
+     */
     private $factory;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
     private $languages;
+
+    /**
+     * @var TranslatorInterface
+     */
     private $translator;
 
+    /**
+     * @param FormFactoryInterface $factory
+     * @param TranslatorInterface $translator
+     * @param array $languages
+     */
     public function __construct(FormFactoryInterface $factory, TranslatorInterface $translator, array $languages)
     {
         $this->factory = $factory;
@@ -128,6 +144,7 @@ class RegistryManipulator
                 'enabled' => false,
             ],
             'api-clients' => [
+                'api-enabled' => true,
                 'navigator-enabled' => true,
                 'office-enabled' => true,
             ],
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Form/Configuration/APIClientsFormType.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Form/Configuration/APIClientsFormType.php
index 27194c264e..21b9f8586c 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Form/Configuration/APIClientsFormType.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Form/Configuration/APIClientsFormType.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class APIClientsFormType extends AbstractType
 {
     public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
     {
+        $builder->add('api-enabled', 'checkbox', [
+            'label' => 'Enable Phraseanet Web API',
+            'help_message' => 'The Phraseanet Web API allows other web application to rely on this instance'
+        ]);
+
         $builder->add('navigator-enabled', 'checkbox', [
             'label'        => 'Authorize *Phraseanet Navigator*',
             'help_message' => '*Phraseanet Navigator* is a smartphone application that allow user to connect on this instance',
diff --git a/lib/conf.d/configuration.yml b/lib/conf.d/configuration.yml
index ce07ab3d18..4c49e6ded6 100644
--- a/lib/conf.d/configuration.yml
+++ b/lib/conf.d/configuration.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ main:
     maintenance: false
     key: ''
     api_require_ssl: true
-    api_disabled: true
     database:
         host: 'sql-host'
         port: 3306
diff --git a/resources/ansible/roles/app/tasks/main.yml b/resources/ansible/roles/app/tasks/main.yml
index 9c0d497bd6..d7fe461a52 100644
--- a/resources/ansible/roles/app/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/resources/ansible/roles/app/tasks/main.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     chdir: /vagrant/
 
 - name: Enable API routes
-  shell: bin/setup system:config set main.api_disabled false
+  shell: bin/setup system:config set registry.api-clients.api-enable true
   args:
     chdir: /vagrant/
 
diff --git a/resources/vagrant/vms/phraseanet-php55-nginx/puphpet/.gitattributes b/resources/vagrant/vms/phraseanet-php55-nginx/puphpet/.gitattributes
deleted file mode 100644
index 93f9975f88..0000000000
--- a/resources/vagrant/vms/phraseanet-php55-nginx/puphpet/.gitattributes
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# Autodetect text files
-* text=auto
-
-# Force the following filetypes to have unix eols, so Windows does not break them
-*.pp text eol=lf
-*.sh text eol=lf
-*.yaml text eol=lf
-Puppetfile text eol=lf
-.bash_aliases text eol=lf
-.vimrc text eol=lf
diff --git a/templates/web/admin/setup.html.twig b/templates/web/admin/setup.html.twig
index e6f2261e19..a3b5d671ca 100644
--- a/templates/web/admin/setup.html.twig
+++ b/templates/web/admin/setup.html.twig
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <form class="form-horizontal" id="GV_form_head">
     <div class="control-group">
-        <label class="control-label">Adresse : </label>
+        <label class="control-label">Adress : </label>
         <div class="controls">
             <input type="text" class="input-xxlarge" readonly="readonly" value="{{ app['conf'].get('servername') }}" />
         </div>