Partially revert 2.0.4, fixing several issues caused by conf.yml not being loaded at startup.

This change requires a rebuild of the application when several options under appConfig are changed. Fixes #544 #555

Several other changes since 2.0.4, including:

The Add New Section button on the UI editor now displays if no sections are present. #536 When using SSL, the server can now redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. This is enabled by default when using SSL. #538 Section context menus are now accessible on mobile, and will no longer clip off the screen. #541 Italian translations have been added. #556