diff --git a/src/base/kernel/Base.cpp b/src/base/kernel/Base.cpp
index b83e9f22d..76a9deb83 100644
--- a/src/base/kernel/Base.cpp
+++ b/src/base/kernel/Base.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void xmrig::Base::start()
     }
 
     if (config()->isWatch()) {
-        d_ptr->watcher = new Watcher(config()->fileName(), this);
+        d_ptr->watcher = new Watcher(config()->path(), this);
     }
 }
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ bool xmrig::Base::reload(const rapidjson::Value &json)
     }
 
     auto config = new Config();
-    if (!config->read(reader, d_ptr->config->fileName())) {
+    if (!config->read(reader, d_ptr->config->path())) {
         delete config;
 
         return false;
diff --git a/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.cpp b/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.cpp
index a4a607339..e045ef15d 100644
--- a/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ const char *BaseConfig::kTls            = "tls";
 } // namespace xmrig
 
 
-bool xmrig::BaseConfig::read(const IJsonReader &reader, const char *fileName)
+bool xmrig::BaseConfig::read(const IJsonReader &reader, const char *path)
 {
-    m_fileName = fileName;
+    m_path = path;
 
     if (reader.isEmpty()) {
         return false;
@@ -122,15 +122,22 @@ bool xmrig::BaseConfig::read(const IJsonReader &reader, const char *fileName)
 
 bool xmrig::BaseConfig::save()
 {
-    if (m_fileName.isNull()) {
+    rapidjson::Document doc;
+
+    return save(doc);
+}
+
+
+bool xmrig::BaseConfig::save(rapidjson::Document &doc)
+{
+    if (m_path.isNull()) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    rapidjson::Document doc;
     getJSON(doc);
 
-    if (Json::save(m_fileName, doc)) {
-        LOG_NOTICE("%s " WHITE_BOLD("configuration saved to: \"%s\""), Tags::config(), m_fileName.data());
+    if (Json::save(m_path, doc)) {
+        LOG_NOTICE("%s " WHITE_BOLD("configuration saved to: \"%s\""), Tags::config(), m_path.data());
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.h b/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.h
index d3518be55..8be72dad6 100644
--- a/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.h
+++ b/src/base/kernel/config/BaseConfig.h
@@ -86,12 +86,14 @@ public:
     inline const TlsConfig &tls() const                     { return m_tls; }
 #   endif
 
-    inline bool isWatch() const override                    { return m_watch && !m_fileName.isNull(); }
-    inline const String &fileName() const override          { return m_fileName; }
-    inline void setFileName(const char *fileName) override  { m_fileName = fileName; }
+    inline bool isWatch() const override                    { return m_watch && !m_path.isNull(); }
+    inline const String &path() const override              { return m_path; }
+    inline uint32_t id() const override                     { return 0; }
+    inline void setPath(const char *path) override          { m_path = path; }
 
-    bool read(const IJsonReader &reader, const char *fileName) override;
-    bool save() override;
+    bool read(const IJsonReader &reader, const char *path) override;
+    bool save();
+    bool save(rapidjson::Document &doc) override;
 
     static void printVersions();
 
@@ -106,8 +108,8 @@ protected:
     Pools m_pools;
     String m_apiId;
     String m_apiWorkerId;
-    String m_fileName;
     String m_logFile;
+    String m_path;
     String m_userAgent;
     Title m_title;
     uint32_t m_printTime    = 60;
diff --git a/src/base/kernel/interfaces/IConfig.h b/src/base/kernel/interfaces/IConfig.h
index ed76f4cd2..2ca0ec1e3 100644
--- a/src/base/kernel/interfaces/IConfig.h
+++ b/src/base/kernel/interfaces/IConfig.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* XMRig
- * Copyright (c) 2018-2021 SChernykh   <https://github.com/SChernykh>
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2021 XMRig       <https://github.com/xmrig>, <support@xmrig.com>
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2022 SChernykh   <https://github.com/SChernykh>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2022 XMRig       <https://github.com/xmrig>, <support@xmrig.com>
  *
  *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 
 #include "3rdparty/rapidjson/fwd.h"
+#include "base/tools/Object.h"
 
 
 namespace xmrig {
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ class String;
 class IConfig
 {
 public:
+    XMRIG_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(IConfig)
+
+#   ifndef XMRIG_FEATURE_EVENTS
     enum Keys {
         // common
         AlgorithmKey         = 'a',
@@ -164,19 +168,28 @@ public:
         NvmlKey              = 1209,
         HealthPrintTimeKey   = 1210,
     };
+#   endif
 
-    virtual ~IConfig() = default;
+    IConfig()           = default;
+    virtual ~IConfig()  = default;
 
-    virtual bool isWatch() const                                       = 0;
-    virtual bool read(const IJsonReader &reader, const char *fileName) = 0;
-    virtual bool save()                                                = 0;
-    virtual const String &fileName() const                             = 0;
-    virtual void getJSON(rapidjson::Document &doc) const               = 0;
-    virtual void setFileName(const char *fileName)                     = 0;
+    virtual bool save(rapidjson::Document &doc)                         = 0;
+    virtual const String &path() const                                  = 0;
+    virtual uint32_t id() const                                         = 0;
+
+#   ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_EVENTS
+    virtual bool isValid() const                                        = 0;
+    virtual const String &name() const                                  = 0;
+#   else
+    virtual bool isWatch() const                                        = 0;
+    virtual bool read(const IJsonReader &reader, const char *path)      = 0;
+    virtual void getJSON(rapidjson::Document &doc) const                = 0;
+    virtual void setPath(const char *path)                              = 0;
+#   endif
 };
 
 
-} /* namespace xmrig */
+} // namespace xmrig
 
 
 #endif // XMRIG_ICONFIG_H