diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/mocks/events.js b/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/mocks/events.js
index df55bedd37..650798f23e 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/mocks/events.js
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/tests/utilities/mocks/events.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ jest.mock("../../../events", () => {
     },
     rows: {
       imported: jest.fn(),
+      created: jest.fn(),
     },
     screen: {
       created: jest.fn(),
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global.ts
index b28cf48d99..a723e03a75 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import * as users from "./global/users"
+import * as rows from "./global/rows"
+import * as configs from "./global/configs"
+
 /**
  * Date:
  * May 2022
@@ -6,4 +10,8 @@
  * Backfill global events.
  */
 
-export const run = async (db: any) => {}
+export const run = async (db: any) => {
+  await users.backfill(db)
+  await rows.backfill()
+  await configs.backfill(db)
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/config.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c058952ca..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// EMAIL_SMTP_CREATED = "email:smtp:created",
-// AUTH_SSO_CREATED = "auth:sso:created",
-// AUTH_SSO_ACTIVATED = "auth:sso:activated",
-// AUTH_SSO_DEACTIVATED = "auth:sso:deactivated",
-// ORG_NAME_UPDATED = "org:info:name:updated",
-// ORG_LOGO_UPDATED = "org:info:logo:updated",
-// ORG_PLATFORM_URL_UPDATED = "org:platformurl:updated",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/configs.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/configs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b04cbc05f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/configs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { events, db } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import {
+  Config,
+  isSMTPConfig,
+  isGoogleConfig,
+  isOIDCConfig,
+  isSettingsConfig,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+import env from "./../../../../environment"
+
+const getConfigs = async (globalDb: any): Promise<Config[]> => {
+  const response = await globalDb.allDocs(
+    db.getConfigParams(
+      {},
+      {
+        include_docs: true,
+      }
+    )
+  )
+  return response.rows.map((row: any) => row.doc)
+}
+
+export const backfill = async (globalDb: any) => {
+  const configs = await getConfigs(globalDb)
+
+  for (const config of configs) {
+    if (isSMTPConfig(config)) {
+      events.email.SMTPCreated(config)
+    }
+    if (isGoogleConfig(config)) {
+      events.auth.SSOCreated("google")
+      if (config.config.activated) {
+        events.auth.SSOActivated("google")
+      }
+    }
+    if (isOIDCConfig(config)) {
+      events.auth.SSOCreated("oidc")
+      if (config.config.configs[0].activated) {
+        events.auth.SSOActivated("oidc")
+      }
+    }
+    if (isSettingsConfig(config)) {
+      const company = config.config.company
+      if (company && company !== "Budibase") {
+        events.org.nameUpdated()
+      }
+
+      const logoUrl = config.config.logoUrl
+      if (logoUrl) {
+        events.org.logoUpdated()
+      }
+
+      const platformUrl = config.config.platformUrl
+      if (
+        platformUrl &&
+        platformUrl !== "http://localhost:10000" &&
+        env.SELF_HOSTED
+      ) {
+        events.org.platformURLUpdated()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/rows.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/rows.ts
index 07cc1cdaf8..593b0516d0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/rows.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/rows.ts
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ export const backfill = async () => {
   const appIds = allApps ? allApps.map((app: { appId: any }) => app.appId) : []
   const rows: Row[] = await getUniqueRows(appIds)
   const rowCount = rows ? rows.length : 0
-  events.rows.created(rowCount)
+  if (rowCount) {
+    events.rows.created(rowCount)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/user.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/user.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 52eadeb3be..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/user.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-// USER_CREATED = "user:created",
-// USER_PERMISSION_ADMIN_ASSIGNED = "user:admin:assigned",
-// USER_PERMISSION_BUILDER_ASSIGNED = "user:builder:assigned",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/users.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/users.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3c8ce52cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/backfill/global/users.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { events, db } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { User } from "@budibase/types"
+
+// manually define user doc params - normally server doesn't read users from the db
+const getUserParams = (props: any) => {
+  return db.getDocParams(db.DocumentTypes.USER, null, props)
+}
+
+const getUsers = async (globalDb: any): Promise<User[]> => {
+  const response = await globalDb.allDocs(
+    getUserParams({
+      include_docs: true,
+    })
+  )
+  return response.rows.map((row: any) => row.doc)
+}
+
+export const backfill = async (globalDb: any) => {
+  const users = await getUsers(globalDb)
+
+  for (const user of users) {
+    events.user.created(user)
+
+    if (user.admin?.global) {
+      events.user.permissionAdminAssigned(user)
+    }
+
+    if (user.builder?.global) {
+      events.user.permissionBuilderAssigned(user)
+    }
+
+    if (user.roles) {
+      for (const [appId, role] of Object.entries(user.roles)) {
+        events.role.assigned(user, role)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/helpers.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2e45fbb26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Mimic configs test configuration from worker, creation configs directly in database
+
+import * as structures from "./structures"
+import { db } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { Config } from "@budibase/types"
+
+export const saveSettingsConfig = async (globalDb: any) => {
+  const config = structures.settings()
+  await saveConfig(config, globalDb)
+}
+
+export const saveGoogleConfig = async (globalDb: any) => {
+  const config = structures.google()
+  await saveConfig(config, globalDb)
+}
+
+export const saveOIDCConfig = async (globalDb: any) => {
+  const config = structures.oidc()
+  await saveConfig(config, globalDb)
+}
+
+export const saveSmtpConfig = async (globalDb: any) => {
+  const config = structures.smtp()
+  await saveConfig(config, globalDb)
+}
+
+const saveConfig = async (config: Config, globalDb: any) => {
+  config._id = db.generateConfigID({ type: config.type })
+  await globalDb.put(config)
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.ts
index dd5f130ae4..908c67efdf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { events, migrations } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { events, migrations, tenancy } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import TestConfig from "../../tests/utilities/TestConfiguration"
 import structures from "../../tests/utilities/structures"
 import { MIGRATIONS } from "../"
+import * as helpers from "./helpers"
 
 jest.setTimeout(100000)
 
@@ -57,4 +58,39 @@ describe("migrations", () => {
       })
     })
   })
+
+  it("runs global db migration", async () => {
+    await config.doInContext(null, async () => {
+      await config.createUser(undefined, undefined, false, true) // admin only
+      await config.createUser(undefined, undefined, false, false) // non admin non builder
+      await config.createTable()
+      await config.createRow()
+      await config.createRow()
+
+      const db = tenancy.getGlobalDB()
+      await helpers.saveGoogleConfig(db)
+      await helpers.saveOIDCConfig(db)
+      await helpers.saveSettingsConfig(db)
+      await helpers.saveSmtpConfig(db)
+
+      jest.clearAllMocks()
+      const migration = MIGRATIONS.filter(
+        m => m.name === "event_global_backfill"
+      )[0]
+      await migrations.runMigration(migration)
+
+      expect(events.user.created).toBeCalledTimes(3)
+      expect(events.role.assigned).toBeCalledTimes(2)
+      expect(events.user.permissionBuilderAssigned).toBeCalledTimes(1) // default test user
+      expect(events.user.permissionAdminAssigned).toBeCalledTimes(1) // admin from above
+      expect(events.rows.created).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(events.rows.created).toBeCalledWith(2)
+      expect(events.email.SMTPCreated).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(events.auth.SSOCreated).toBeCalledTimes(2)
+      expect(events.auth.SSOActivated).toBeCalledTimes(2)
+      expect(events.org.logoUpdated).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(events.org.nameUpdated).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(events.org.platformURLUpdated).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/structures.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/structures.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd48bf63cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/tests/structures.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { utils } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import {
+  SMTPConfig,
+  OIDCConfig,
+  GoogleConfig,
+  SettingsConfig,
+  ConfigType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+
+export const oidc = (conf?: OIDCConfig): OIDCConfig => {
+  return {
+    type: ConfigType.OIDC,
+    config: {
+      configs: [
+        {
+          configUrl: "http://someconfigurl",
+          clientID: "clientId",
+          clientSecret: "clientSecret",
+          logo: "Microsoft",
+          name: "Active Directory",
+          uuid: utils.newid(),
+          activated: true,
+          ...conf,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+export const google = (conf?: GoogleConfig): GoogleConfig => {
+  return {
+    type: ConfigType.GOOGLE,
+    config: {
+      clientID: "clientId",
+      clientSecret: "clientSecret",
+      activated: true,
+      ...conf,
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+export const smtp = (conf?: SMTPConfig): SMTPConfig => {
+  return {
+    type: ConfigType.SMTP,
+    config: {
+      port: 12345,
+      host: "smtptesthost.com",
+      from: "testfrom@test.com",
+      subject: "Hello!",
+      secure: false,
+      ...conf,
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+export const settings = (conf?: SettingsConfig): SettingsConfig => {
+  return {
+    type: ConfigType.SETTINGS,
+    config: {
+      platformUrl: "http://mycustomdomain.com",
+      logoUrl: "http://mylogourl,com",
+      company: "mycompany",
+      ...conf,
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
index 8155a27940..d1e7a9cac1 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.js
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
   async globalUser({
     id = GLOBAL_USER_ID,
     builder = true,
+    admin = false,
     email = EMAIL,
     roles,
   } = {}) {
@@ -147,6 +148,11 @@ class TestConfiguration {
       } else {
         user.builder = { global: false }
       }
+      if (admin) {
+        user.admin = { global: true }
+      } else {
+        user.admin = { global: false }
+      }
       const resp = await db.put(user)
       return {
         _rev: resp._rev,
@@ -155,9 +161,17 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     })
   }
 
-  async createUser(id = null, email = EMAIL) {
+  async createUser(id = null, email = EMAIL, builder = true, admin = false) {
     const globalId = !id ? `us_${Math.random()}` : `us_${id}`
-    const resp = await this.globalUser({ id: globalId, email })
+    const appId = this.prodAppId
+    const roles = { [appId]: "role_12345" }
+    const resp = await this.globalUser({
+      id: globalId,
+      email,
+      builder,
+      admin,
+      roles,
+    })
     await userCache.invalidateUser(globalId)
     return {
       ...resp,
@@ -277,7 +291,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
 
   // APP
 
-  async createApp(appName, opts = { deploy: true }) {
+  async createApp(appName) {
     // create dev app
     // clear any old app
     this.appId = null
@@ -287,11 +301,9 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     await context.updateAppId(this.appId)
 
     // create production app
-    if (opts.deploy) {
-      this.prodApp = await this.deploy()
-      this.prodAppId = this.prodApp.appId
-      this.allApps.push(this.prodApp)
-    }
+    this.prodApp = await this.deploy()
+    this.prodAppId = this.prodApp.appId
+    this.allApps.push(this.prodApp)
 
     this.allApps.push(this.app)
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts
index 358c2afbf1..344c4e36d3 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Document } from "./document"
+import { Document } from "../document"
 
 export interface App extends Document {
   appId: string
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
index de584581b0..478ef0b7de 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/automation.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Document } from "./document"
+import { Document } from "../document"
 
 export interface Automation extends Document {
   definition: {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/datasource.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/datasource.ts
index 1e3a712efa..63499cd02b 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/datasource.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/datasource.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import { Document } from "./document"
+import { Document } from "../document"
 
 export interface Datasource extends Document {}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/index.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/index.ts
index 26f498979d..e8b29257fc 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ export * from "./role"
 export * from "./table"
 export * from "./screen"
 export * from "./view"
-export * from "./document"
+export * from "../document"
 export * from "./row"
 export * from "./user"
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/layout.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/layout.ts
index de7b61ed97..85ca4b7e94 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/layout.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/layout.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import { Document } from "./document"
+import { Document } from "../document"
 
 export interface Layout extends Document {}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/query.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/query.ts
index 6cdda0306f..72b6c288a5 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/query.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/query.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Document } from "./document"
+import { Document } from "../document"
 
 export interface Query extends Document {
   datasourceId: string
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/role.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/role.ts
index 292ab71806..0248fe733d 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/role.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/role.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import { Document } from "./document"
+import { Document } from "../document"
 
 export interface Role extends Document {}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/row.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/row.ts
index d921beae24..d053d3d938 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/row.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/row.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import { Document } from "./document"
+import { Document } from "../document"
 
 export interface Row extends Document {}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/screen.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/screen.ts
index ab6e76eaa0..01d3f02746 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/screen.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/screen.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-import { Document } from "./document"
+import { Document } from "../document"
 
 export interface Screen extends Document {}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/table.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/table.ts
index 1b3a523d26..4ee7afd03c 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/table.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/table.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Document } from "./document"
+import { Document } from "../document"
 import { View } from "./view"
 
 export interface Table extends Document {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/user.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/user.ts
index a3fcc8ece3..b5f31ca349 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/user.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/user.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Document } from "./document"
+import { Document } from "../document"
 
 export interface UserMetadata extends Document {
   roleId: string
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/document.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/document.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/types/src/documents/app/document.ts
rename to packages/types/src/documents/document.ts
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/global/config.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/global/config.ts
index 6828cabc30..b37e09bb9d 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/global/config.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/global/config.ts
@@ -1 +1,67 @@
-export interface SMTPConfig {}
+import { Document } from "../document"
+
+export interface Config extends Document {
+  type: ConfigType
+}
+
+export interface SMTPConfig extends Config {
+  config: {
+    port: number
+    host: string
+    from: string
+    subject: string
+    secure: boolean
+  }
+}
+
+export interface SettingsConfig extends Config {
+  config: {
+    company: string
+    logoUrl: string
+    platformUrl: string
+  }
+}
+
+export interface GoogleConfig extends Config {
+  config: {
+    clientID: string
+    clientSecret: string
+    activated: boolean
+  }
+}
+
+export interface OIDCConfig extends Config {
+  config: {
+    configs: {
+      configUrl: string
+      clientID: string
+      clientSecret: string
+      logo: string
+      name: string
+      uuid: string
+      activated: boolean
+    }[]
+  }
+}
+
+export type NestedConfig =
+  | SMTPConfig
+  | SettingsConfig
+  | GoogleConfig
+  | OIDCConfig
+
+export const isSettingsConfig = (config: Config): config is SettingsConfig =>
+  config.type === ConfigType.SETTINGS
+export const isSMTPConfig = (config: Config): config is SMTPConfig =>
+  config.type === ConfigType.SMTP
+export const isGoogleConfig = (config: Config): config is GoogleConfig =>
+  config.type === ConfigType.GOOGLE
+export const isOIDCConfig = (config: Config): config is OIDCConfig =>
+  config.type === ConfigType.OIDC
+
+export enum ConfigType {
+  SETTINGS = "settings",
+  SMTP = "smtp",
+  GOOGLE = "google",
+  OIDC = "oidc",
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/global/user.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/global/user.ts
index 43592582c7..37155dcb73 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/global/user.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/global/user.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-export interface User {
+import { Document } from "../document"
+
+export interface User extends Document {
   roles: UserRoles
+  builder?: {
+    global: boolean
+  }
+  admin?: {
+    global: boolean
+  }
 }
 
 export interface UserRoles {