diff --git a/river/LayerSurface.zig b/river/LayerSurface.zig
index 65d7e28..ead75f6 100644
--- a/river/LayerSurface.zig
+++ b/river/LayerSurface.zig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
+const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Box = @import("Box.zig");
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ fn handleUnmap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.LayerSurfaceV1), wlr_layer_surface: *
     self.output.layers[@intCast(usize, @enumToInt(self.state.layer))].remove(self_node);
 
     // If the unmapped surface is focused, clear focus
-    var it = self.output.root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
+    var it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
     while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
         const seat = &node.data;
         if (seat.focused == .layer and seat.focused.layer == self)
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ fn handleUnmap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.LayerSurfaceV1), wlr_layer_surface: *
 
     // Ensure that focus is given to the appropriate view if there is no
     // other top/overlay layer surface to grab focus.
-    it = self.output.root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
+    it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
     while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
         const seat = &node.data;
         seat.focus(null);
diff --git a/river/LayoutDemand.zig b/river/LayoutDemand.zig
index 388a2c4..9518ae1 100644
--- a/river/LayoutDemand.zig
+++ b/river/LayoutDemand.zig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 const wayland = @import("wayland");
 const wl = wayland.server.wl;
 
+const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Layout = @import("Layout.zig");
@@ -46,13 +47,13 @@ view_boxen: []Box,
 timeout_timer: *wl.EventSource,
 
 pub fn init(layout: *Layout, views: u32) !Self {
-    const event_loop = layout.output.root.server.wl_server.getEventLoop();
+    const event_loop = server.wl_server.getEventLoop();
     const timeout_timer = try event_loop.addTimer(*Layout, handleTimeout, layout);
     errdefer timeout_timer.remove();
     try timeout_timer.timerUpdate(timeout_ms);
 
     return Self{
-        .serial = layout.output.root.server.wl_server.nextSerial(),
+        .serial = server.wl_server.nextSerial(),
         .views = @intCast(i32, views),
         .view_boxen = try util.gpa.alloc(Box, views),
         .timeout_timer = timeout_timer,
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn pushViewDimensions(self: *Self, output: *Output, x: i32, y: i32, width: u
 
     // Here we apply the offset to align the coords with the origin of the
     // usable area and shrink the dimensions to accomodate the border size.
-    const border_width = output.root.server.config.border_width;
+    const border_width = server.config.border_width;
     self.view_boxen[self.view_boxen.len - @intCast(usize, self.views)] = .{
         .x = x + output.usable_box.x + @intCast(i32, border_width),
         .y = y + output.usable_box.y + @intCast(i32, border_width),
diff --git a/river/Output.zig b/river/Output.zig
index 252a409..9ea74b6 100644
--- a/river/Output.zig
+++ b/river/Output.zig
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ const wayland = @import("wayland");
 const wl = wayland.server.wl;
 const zwlr = wayland.server.zwlr;
 
-const c = @import("c.zig");
 const render = @import("render.zig");
+const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Box = @import("Box.zig");
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, root: *Root, wlr_output: *wlr.Output) !void {
     } else {
         // Ensure that a cursor image at the output's scale factor is loaded
         // for each seat.
-        var it = root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
+        var it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
         while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
             const seat = &node.data;
             seat.cursor.xcursor_manager.load(wlr_output.scale) catch
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ pub fn arrangeLayers(self: *Self) void {
         }
     } else null;
 
-    var it = self.root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
+    var it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
     while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
         const seat = &node.data;
 
@@ -503,5 +503,5 @@ pub fn handleLayoutNamespaceChange(self: *Self) void {
 }
 
 pub fn layoutNamespace(self: Self) []const u8 {
-    return self.layout_namespace orelse self.root.server.config.default_layout_namespace;
+    return self.layout_namespace orelse server.config.default_layout_namespace;
 }
diff --git a/river/Root.zig b/river/Root.zig
index 68994c0..10a5f37 100644
--- a/river/Root.zig
+++ b/river/Root.zig
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
+const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Output = @import("Output.zig");
-const Server = @import("Server.zig");
 const View = @import("View.zig");
 const ViewStack = @import("view_stack.zig").ViewStack;
 const XwaylandUnmanaged = @import("XwaylandUnmanaged.zig");
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ const DragIcon = @import("DragIcon.zig");
 // encountered during normal usage.
 const min_size = 50;
 
-server: *Server,
 new_output: wl.Listener(*wlr.Output) = wl.Listener(*wlr.Output).init(handleNewOutput),
 
 output_layout: *wlr.OutputLayout,
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ xwayland_unmanaged_views: if (build_options.xwayland)
     std.TailQueue(XwaylandUnmanaged)
 else
     void = if (build_options.xwayland)
-    .{},
+.{},
 
 /// Number of layout demands pending before the transaction may be started.
 pending_layout_demands: u32 = 0,
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ pending_configures: u32 = 0,
 /// Handles timeout of transactions
 transaction_timer: *wl.EventSource,
 
-pub fn init(self: *Self, server: *Server) !void {
+pub fn init(self: *Self) !void {
     const output_layout = try wlr.OutputLayout.create();
     errdefer output_layout.destroy();
 
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, server: *Server) !void {
     errdefer transaction_timer.remove();
 
     self.* = .{
-        .server = server,
         .output_layout = output_layout,
         .output_manager = try wlr.OutputManagerV1.create(server.wl_server),
         .power_manager = try wlr.OutputPowerManagerV1.create(server.wl_server),
@@ -200,7 +198,7 @@ pub fn removeOutput(self: *Self, output: *Output) void {
     }
 
     // If any seat has the removed output focused, focus the fallback one
-    var seat_it = self.server.input_manager.seats.first;
+    var seat_it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
     while (seat_it) |seat_node| : (seat_it = seat_node.next) {
         const seat = &seat_node.data;
         if (seat.focused_output == output) {
@@ -241,7 +239,7 @@ pub fn addOutput(self: *Self, output: *Output) void {
         while (self.noop_output.views.last) |n| n.view.sendToOutput(output);
 
         // Focus the new output with all seats
-        var it = self.server.input_manager.seats.first;
+        var it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
         while (it) |seat_node| : (it = seat_node.next) {
             const seat = &seat_node.data;
             seat.focusOutput(output);
diff --git a/river/Server.zig b/river/Server.zig
index 87b6922..d7ed2c4 100644
--- a/river/Server.zig
+++ b/river/Server.zig
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self) !void {
 
     self.config = try Config.init();
     try self.decoration_manager.init(self);
-    try self.root.init(self);
+    try self.root.init();
     // Must be called after root is initialized
     try self.input_manager.init(self);
     try self.control.init(self);
diff --git a/river/View.zig b/river/View.zig
index 0606cc3..8ab0eff 100644
--- a/river/View.zig
+++ b/river/View.zig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const os = std.os;
 const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
+const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Box = @import("Box.zig");
@@ -147,14 +148,14 @@ pub fn init(self: *Self, output: *Output, tags: u32, surface: anytype) void {
         .output = output,
         .current = .{
             .tags = tags,
-            .target_opacity = output.root.server.config.opacity.initial,
+            .target_opacity = server.config.opacity.initial,
         },
         .pending = .{
             .tags = tags,
-            .target_opacity = output.root.server.config.opacity.initial,
+            .target_opacity = server.config.opacity.initial,
         },
         .saved_buffers = std.ArrayList(SavedBuffer).init(util.gpa),
-        .opacity = output.root.server.config.opacity.initial,
+        .opacity = server.config.opacity.initial,
     };
 
     if (@TypeOf(surface) == *wlr.XdgSurface) {
@@ -228,9 +229,9 @@ pub fn applyPending(self: *Self) void {
 
         // Restore configured opacity
         self.pending.target_opacity = if (self.pending.focus > 0)
-            self.output.root.server.config.opacity.focused
+            server.config.opacity.focused
         else
-            self.output.root.server.config.opacity.unfocused;
+            server.config.opacity.unfocused;
     }
 
     if (arrange_output) self.output.arrangeViews();
@@ -339,7 +340,6 @@ pub fn close(self: Self) void {
         .xwayland_view => |xwayland_view| xwayland_view.close(),
     }
 }
-
 pub inline fn forEachPopupSurface(
     self: Self,
     comptime T: type,
@@ -396,8 +396,7 @@ pub fn getConstraints(self: Self) Constraints {
 /// Modify the pending x/y of the view by the given deltas, clamping to the
 /// bounds of the output.
 pub fn move(self: *Self, delta_x: i32, delta_y: i32) void {
-    const config = &self.output.root.server.config;
-    const border_width = if (self.draw_borders) @intCast(i32, config.border_width) else 0;
+    const border_width = if (self.draw_borders) @intCast(i32, server.config.border_width) else 0;
     const output_resolution = self.output.getEffectiveResolution();
 
     const max_x = @intCast(i32, output_resolution.width) - @intCast(i32, self.pending.box.width) - border_width;
@@ -445,15 +444,13 @@ pub fn shouldTrackConfigure(self: Self) bool {
 
 /// Called by the impl when the surface is ready to be displayed
 pub fn map(self: *Self) void {
-    const root = self.output.root;
-
-    self.pending.target_opacity = self.output.root.server.config.opacity.unfocused;
+    self.pending.target_opacity = server.config.opacity.unfocused;
 
     log.debug("view '{}' mapped", .{self.getTitle()});
 
     if (self.foreign_toplevel_handle == null) {
         self.foreign_toplevel_handle = wlr.ForeignToplevelHandleV1.create(
-            root.server.foreign_toplevel_manager,
+            server.foreign_toplevel_manager,
         ) catch {
             log.crit("out of memory", .{});
             self.surface.?.resource.getClient().postNoMemory();
@@ -476,7 +473,7 @@ pub fn map(self: *Self) void {
 
     // Focus the new view, assuming the seat is focusing the proper output
     // and there isn't something else like a fullscreen view grabbing focus.
-    var it = root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
+    var it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
     while (it) |seat_node| : (it = seat_node.next) seat_node.data.focus(self);
 
     self.surface.?.sendEnter(self.output.wlr_output);
@@ -502,7 +499,7 @@ pub fn unmap(self: *Self) void {
     }
 
     // Inform all seats that the view has been unmapped so they can handle focus
-    var it = root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
+    var it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
     while (it) |node| : (it = node.next) {
         const seat = &node.data;
         seat.handleViewUnmap(self);
@@ -521,7 +518,7 @@ pub fn notifyTitle(self: Self) void {
         if (self.getTitle()) |s| handle.setTitle(s);
     }
     // Send title to all status listeners attached to a seat which focuses this view
-    var seat_it = self.output.root.server.input_manager.seats.first;
+    var seat_it = server.input_manager.seats.first;
     while (seat_it) |seat_node| : (seat_it = seat_node.next) {
         if (seat_node.data.focused == .view and seat_node.data.focused.view == &self) {
             var client_it = seat_node.data.status_trackers.first;
@@ -542,12 +539,11 @@ pub fn notifyAppId(self: Self) void {
 /// If the target opacity was reached, return true.
 fn incrementOpacity(self: *Self) bool {
     // TODO damage view when implementing damage based rendering
-    const config = &self.output.root.server.config;
     if (self.opacity < self.current.target_opacity) {
-        self.opacity += config.opacity.delta;
+        self.opacity += server.config.opacity.delta;
         if (self.opacity < self.current.target_opacity) return false;
     } else {
-        self.opacity -= config.opacity.delta;
+        self.opacity -= server.config.opacity.delta;
         if (self.opacity > self.current.target_opacity) return false;
     }
     self.opacity = self.current.target_opacity;
@@ -562,7 +558,7 @@ fn killOpacityTimer(self: *Self) void {
 
 /// Set the timeout on a views opacity timer
 fn armOpacityTimer(self: *Self) void {
-    const delta_t = self.output.root.server.config.opacity.delta_t;
+    const delta_t = server.config.opacity.delta_t;
     self.opacity_timer.?.timerUpdate(delta_t) catch |err| {
         log.err("failed to update opacity timer: {}", .{err});
         self.killOpacityTimer();
@@ -581,7 +577,7 @@ fn handleOpacityTimer(self: *Self) callconv(.C) c_int {
 
 /// Create an opacity timer for a view and arm it
 fn attachOpacityTimer(self: *Self) void {
-    const event_loop = self.output.root.server.wl_server.getEventLoop();
+    const event_loop = server.wl_server.getEventLoop();
     self.opacity_timer = event_loop.addTimer(*Self, handleOpacityTimer, self) catch {
         log.err("failed to create opacity timer for view '{}'", .{self.getTitle()});
         return;
diff --git a/river/XdgToplevel.zig b/river/XdgToplevel.zig
index c8b278f..d1fb414 100644
--- a/river/XdgToplevel.zig
+++ b/river/XdgToplevel.zig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
+const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Box = @import("Box.zig");
@@ -103,7 +104,6 @@ pub fn configure(self: Self) void {
 pub fn close(self: Self) void {
     self.xdg_surface.role_data.toplevel.sendClose();
 }
-
 pub inline fn forEachPopupSurface(
     self: Self,
     comptime T: type,
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ fn handleDestroy(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgS
 fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurface) void {
     const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "map", listener);
     const view = self.view;
-    const root = view.output.root;
     const toplevel = self.xdg_surface.role_data.toplevel;
 
     // Add listeners that are only active while mapped
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurfa
         view.pending.box = view.float_box;
     } else {
         // Make views with app_ids listed in the float filter float
-        for (root.server.config.float_filter.items) |filter_app_id| {
+        for (server.config.float_filter.items) |filter_app_id| {
             if (std.mem.eql(u8, std.mem.span(app_id), std.mem.span(filter_app_id))) {
                 view.current.float = true;
                 view.pending.float = true;
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurfa
 
     // If the toplevel has an app_id which is not configured to use client side
     // decorations, inform it that it is tiled.
-    for (root.server.config.csd_filter.items) |filter_app_id| {
+    for (server.config.csd_filter.items) |filter_app_id| {
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, std.mem.span(app_id), filter_app_id)) {
             view.draw_borders = false;
             break;
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurfa
 /// Called when the surface is unmapped and will no longer be displayed.
 fn handleUnmap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XdgSurface), xdg_surface: *wlr.XdgSurface) void {
     const self = @fieldParentPtr(Self, "unmap", listener);
-    const root = self.view.output.root;
 
     self.view.unmap();
 
diff --git a/river/XwaylandView.zig b/river/XwaylandView.zig
index 31987c1..ba383a3 100644
--- a/river/XwaylandView.zig
+++ b/river/XwaylandView.zig
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const math = std.math;
 const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 
+const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
+
 const Box = @import("Box.zig");
 const View = @import("View.zig");
 const ViewStack = @import("view_stack.zig").ViewStack;
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ fn handleMap(listener: *wl.Listener(*wlr.XwaylandSurface), xwayland_surface: *wl
         view.pending.box = view.float_box;
     } else {
         // Make views with app_ids listed in the float filter float
-        for (root.server.config.float_filter.items) |filter_app_id| {
+        for (server.config.float_filter.items) |filter_app_id| {
             if (std.mem.eql(u8, std.mem.span(app_id), std.mem.span(filter_app_id))) {
                 view.current.float = true;
                 view.pending.float = true;
diff --git a/river/command/move.zig b/river/command/move.zig
index c089f1f..245b4b3 100644
--- a/river/command/move.zig
+++ b/river/command/move.zig
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
+const server = &@import("../main.zig").server;
+
 const Error = @import("../command.zig").Error;
 const PhysicalDirection = @import("../command.zig").PhysicalDirection;
 const Orientation = @import("../command.zig").Orientation;
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn snap(
         return Error.InvalidPhysicalDirection;
 
     const view = getView(seat) orelse return;
-    const border_width = @intCast(i32, view.output.root.server.config.border_width);
+    const border_width = @intCast(i32, server.config.border_width);
     const output_box = view.output.getEffectiveResolution();
     switch (direction) {
         .up => view.pending.box.y = border_width,
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn resize(
         return Error.InvalidOrientation;
 
     const view = getView(seat) orelse return;
-    const border_width = @intCast(i32, view.output.root.server.config.border_width);
+    const border_width = @intCast(i32, server.config.border_width);
     const output_box = view.output.getEffectiveResolution();
     switch (orientation) {
         .horizontal => {
diff --git a/river/render.zig b/river/render.zig
index 7357ed0..1e870e2 100644
--- a/river/render.zig
+++ b/river/render.zig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const wlr = @import("wlroots");
 const wl = @import("wayland").server.wl;
 const pixman = @import("pixman");
 
+const server = &@import("main.zig").server;
 const util = @import("util.zig");
 
 const Box = @import("Box.zig");
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@ const SurfaceRenderData = struct {
 
 /// The rendering order in this function must be kept in sync with Cursor.surfaceAt()
 pub fn renderOutput(output: *Output) void {
-    const config = &output.root.server.config;
     const renderer = output.wlr_output.backend.getRenderer().?;
 
     var now: os.timespec = undefined;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn renderOutput(output: *Output) void {
         if (!view.destroying) renderViewPopups(output, view, &now);
     } else {
         // No fullscreen view, so render normal layers/views
-        renderer.clear(&config.background_color);
+        renderer.clear(&server.config.background_color);
 
         renderLayer(output, output.getLayer(.background).*, &now, .toplevels);
         renderLayer(output, output.getLayer(.bottom).*, &now, .toplevels);
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ fn renderTexture(
 }
 
 fn renderBorders(output: *const Output, view: *View, now: *os.timespec) void {
-    const config = &output.root.server.config;
+    const config = &server.config;
     const color = if (view.current.focus != 0) &config.border_color_focused else &config.border_color_unfocused;
     const border_width = config.border_width;
     const actual_box = if (view.saved_buffers.items.len != 0) view.saved_surface_box else view.surface_box;