diff --git a/dashboard/api/router.go b/dashboard/api/router.go
index e12b0f6..71ba453 100644
--- a/dashboard/api/router.go
+++ b/dashboard/api/router.go
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"git.ardenone.com/jedarden/zai-proxy/dashboard/config"
 	"git.ardenone.com/jedarden/zai-proxy/dashboard/model"
 	"git.ardenone.com/jedarden/zai-proxy/dashboard/storage"
 )
@@ -27,55 +27,13 @@ type Config struct {
 
 // DefaultConfig returns the default API configuration.
 func DefaultConfig() *Config {
-	addr := os.Getenv("LISTEN_ADDR")
-	if addr == "" {
-		addr = ":8080"
-	}
-
-	interval := 5 * time.Second
-	if v := os.Getenv("SCRAPE_INTERVAL"); v != "" {
-		if d, err := time.ParseDuration(v); err == nil {
-			interval = d
-		}
-	}
-
-	targets := []string{"http://zai-proxy.mcp.svc.cluster.local:8080/metrics"}
-	if v := os.Getenv("SCRAPE_TARGETS"); v != "" {
-		// Simple split by comma
-		for i, t := range splitTargets(v) {
-			if i == 0 {
-				targets = nil
-			}
-			targets = append(targets, t)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return &Config{
-		ListenAddr:     addr,
-		ScrapeInterval: interval,
-		ScrapeTargets:  targets,
+		ListenAddr:     config.GetListenAddr(),
+		ScrapeInterval: config.GetScrapeInterval(),
+		ScrapeTargets:  config.GetScrapeTargets(),
 	}
 }
 
-func splitTargets(s string) []string {
-	var result []string
-	var current string
-	for _, c := range s {
-		if c == ',' {
-			if current != "" {
-				result = append(result, current)
-				current = ""
-			}
-		} else {
-			current += string(c)
-		}
-	}
-	if current != "" {
-		result = append(result, current)
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
 // NewRouter creates a new Router.
 func NewRouter(hub *SSEHub, store *storage.Storage, config *Config) *Router {
 	return &Router{
diff --git a/dashboard/collector/collector.go b/dashboard/collector/collector.go
index 36354fb..3428724 100644
--- a/dashboard/collector/collector.go
+++ b/dashboard/collector/collector.go
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"git.ardenone.com/jedarden/zai-proxy/dashboard/config"
 	"git.ardenone.com/jedarden/zai-proxy/dashboard/model"
 )
 
@@ -38,29 +38,10 @@ type Config struct {
 
 // DefaultConfig returns the default configuration.
 func DefaultConfig() Config {
-	targets := os.Getenv("SCRAPE_TARGETS")
-	if targets == "" {
-		targets = "http://zai-proxy.mcp.svc.cluster.local:8080/metrics"
-	}
-
-	interval := 5 * time.Second
-	if v := os.Getenv("SCRAPE_INTERVAL"); v != "" {
-		if d, err := time.ParseDuration(v); err == nil {
-			interval = d
-		}
-	}
-
-	timeout := 3 * time.Second
-	if v := os.Getenv("SCRAPE_TIMEOUT"); v != "" {
-		if d, err := time.ParseDuration(v); err == nil {
-			timeout = d
-		}
-	}
-
 	return Config{
-		Targets:  strings.Split(targets, ","),
-		Interval: interval,
-		Timeout:  timeout,
+		Targets:  config.GetScrapeTargets(),
+		Interval: config.GetScrapeInterval(),
+		Timeout:  config.GetScrapeTimeout(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/dashboard/config/config.go b/dashboard/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3740174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Package config provides shared configuration constants and helpers for the dashboard.
+package config
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// DefaultScrapeTarget is the default Prometheus metrics endpoint to scrape.
+const DefaultScrapeTarget = "http://zai-proxy.devpod.svc.cluster.local:8080/metrics"
+
+// DefaultScrapeInterval is the default interval between scrapes.
+const DefaultScrapeInterval = 5 * time.Second
+
+// DefaultScrapeTimeout is the default HTTP timeout for each scrape.
+const DefaultScrapeTimeout = 3 * time.Second
+
+// DefaultListenAddr is the default HTTP listen address for the dashboard API.
+const DefaultListenAddr = ":8080"
+
+// GetEnvOrDefault retrieves an environment variable or returns a default value.
+func GetEnvOrDefault(key, defaultValue string) string {
+	if value := os.Getenv(key); value != "" {
+		return value
+	}
+	return defaultValue
+}
+
+// ParseDurationOrDefault parses a duration from an env var or returns a default.
+func ParseDurationOrDefault(key string, defaultValue time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	if value := os.Getenv(key); value != "" {
+		if parsed, err := time.ParseDuration(value); err == nil {
+			return parsed
+		}
+	}
+	return defaultValue
+}
+
+// SplitTargets splits a comma-separated list of scrape targets.
+// Empty strings between commas are skipped.
+func SplitTargets(s string) []string {
+	var result []string
+	var current string
+	for _, c := range s {
+		if c == ',' {
+			if current != "" {
+				result = append(result, current)
+				current = ""
+			}
+		} else {
+			current += string(c)
+		}
+	}
+	if current != "" {
+		result = append(result, current)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// GetScrapeTargets returns the list of scrape targets from SCRAPE_TARGETS env var,
+// or the default target if not set.
+func GetScrapeTargets() []string {
+	if value := os.Getenv("SCRAPE_TARGETS"); value != "" {
+		return SplitTargets(value)
+	}
+	return []string{DefaultScrapeTarget}
+}
+
+// GetScrapeInterval returns the scrape interval from SCRAPE_INTERVAL env var,
+// or the default interval if not set/invalid.
+func GetScrapeInterval() time.Duration {
+	return ParseDurationOrDefault("SCRAPE_INTERVAL", DefaultScrapeInterval)
+}
+
+// GetScrapeTimeout returns the scrape timeout from SCRAPE_TIMEOUT env var,
+// or the default timeout if not set/invalid.
+func GetScrapeTimeout() time.Duration {
+	return ParseDurationOrDefault("SCRAPE_TIMEOUT", DefaultScrapeTimeout)
+}
+
+// GetListenAddr returns the HTTP listen address from LISTEN_ADDR env var,
+// or the default address if not set.
+func GetListenAddr() string {
+	return GetEnvOrDefault("LISTEN_ADDR", DefaultListenAddr)
+}