diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6ed7fd6ad1..3800f40add 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /cover_db/
 /local/
 /log4perl_local.conf
-/metacpan_web_local.conf
+/metacpan_web_local.*
 /node_modules/
 /perltidy.LOG
 /pm_to_blib
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7d9341d266..de1ab83000 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ EOT
 ENV PERL5LIB="/app/local/lib/perl5"
 ENV PATH="/app/local/bin:${PATH}"
 
-COPY *.md app.psgi *.conf ./
+COPY *.md app.psgi log4perl* metacpan_web.* metacpan_web_local.* ./
 COPY bin bin
 COPY lib lib
 COPY root root
diff --git a/cpanfile b/cpanfile
index 96e78967b4..715d7fc79c 100644
--- a/cpanfile
+++ b/cpanfile
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ requires 'URI::Escape';
 requires 'With::Roles', '0.001002';
 requires 'WWW::Form::UrlEncoded::XS';
 requires 'XML::FeedPP';
+requires 'YAML::XS';
 
 on test => sub {
     requires 'App::Prove';
diff --git a/metacpan_web.conf b/metacpan_web.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index c7eff8c181..0000000000
--- a/metacpan_web.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# rename this file to metacpan::web.yml and put a ':' after 'name' if
-# you want to use YAML like in old versions of Catalyst
-name MetaCPAN::Web
-
-api             = https://fastapi.metacpan.org
-source_host     = https://st.aticpan.org
-web_host        = https://metacpan.org
-consumer_key    = metacpan.dev
-cookie_secret   = seekrit
-consumer_secret = ClearAirTurbulence
-log4perl_file   = log4perl.conf
-
-mark_unauthorized_releases = 0
-
-<View::Xslate>
-    cache = 1
-</View::Xslate>
-
-<sitemap sitemap-authors.xml.gz>
-    object_type = author
-    field_name  = pauseid
-    metacpan_url = author
-</sitemap>
-
-<sitemap sitemap-releases.xml.gz>
-    object_type = release
-    field_name  = distribution
-    metacpan_url = release
-    <filter>
-        <term>
-            status = latest
-        </term>
-    </filter>
-</sitemap>
diff --git a/metacpan_web.yaml b/metacpan_web.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..400f15156d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metacpan_web.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: MetaCPAN::Web
+
+api: https://fastapi.metacpan.org
+source_host: https://st.aticpan.org
+web_host: https://metacpan.org
+consumer_key: metacpan.dev
+cookie_secret: seekrit
+consumer_secret: ClearAirTurbulence
+log4perl_file: log4perl.conf
+
+mark_unauthorized_releases: 0
+
+View::Xslate:
+  cache: 1