diff --git a/DigitalData.Core.API/DIExtensions.cs b/DigitalData.Core.API/DIExtensions.cs
index 3a6fa68..a1145b1 100644
--- a/DigitalData.Core.API/DIExtensions.cs
+++ b/DigitalData.Core.API/DIExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+using System.Configuration;
 
 namespace DigitalData.Core.API
 {
@@ -47,5 +48,22 @@ namespace DigitalData.Core.API
         /// <param name="app">The WebApplication instance.</param>
         /// <returns>True if the environment is Development or DiP mode is enabled; otherwise, false.</returns>
         public static bool IsDevOrDiP(this WebApplication app) => app.Environment.IsDevelopment() || app.IsDiP();
-    }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Configures the services with options from the specified section of the appsettings.json file.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The options class type. Must be a reference type.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="builder">The WebApplicationBuilder instance.</param>
+		/// <returns>The WebApplicationBuilder instance for chaining.</returns>
+		/// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if the section is not found in the configuration.</exception>
+		public static WebApplicationBuilder ConfigureBySection<T>(this WebApplicationBuilder builder) where T : class
+		{
+			var section = builder.Configuration.GetSection(typeof(T).Name);
+			if (!section.Exists())
+				throw new InvalidOperationException($"Section '{typeof(T).Name}' not found in appsettings.");
+
+			builder.Services.Configure<T>(section);
+			return builder;
+		}
+	}
 }
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