read in a local.conf.php in the root for overrides

app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ namespace App\Providers;
 
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 
-use App\Services\AircraftService;
 
 class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 {
@@ -15,7 +14,15 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function boot()
     {
-        //
+        # if there's a local.conf.php in the root, then merge that in
+        if(file_exists(base_path('local.conf.php'))) {
+            $local_conf = include(base_path('local.conf.php'));
+            $config = $this->app['config']->get('phpvms', []);
+            $this->app['config']->set(
+                'phpvms',
+                array_merge($config, $local_conf)
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     /**