diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index e59b824a..4c35044f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ Matthias Crauwels (@mcrauwel)
 Narcis Pillao (@narcisbcn)
 Rudy Gevaert (@rgevaert)
 Tim Meusel (@bastelfreak)
+Maxim Fedotov (@MaxFedotov)
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diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 31c11df2..250b0d90 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -321,6 +321,14 @@ Array of mysql_rules, that will be created in ProxySQL. Defaults to undef
 
 ##### `schedulers`
 Array of schedulers, that will be created in ProxySQL. Defaults to undef
+##### `split_config`
+If set, ProxySQL config file will be split in 2: main config file with admin and mysql variables and proxy config file with servers\users\hostgroups\scheduler\rules params. Defaults to false
+
+##### `proxy_config_file`
+The file where servers\users\hostgroups\scheduler\rules params of ProxySQL configuration are saved. This will only be configured if `split_config` is set to `true`. Defaults to 'proxysql_proxy.cnf'
+
+#####`manage_proxy_config_file`
+Determines wheter this module will update the ProxySQL proxy configuration file. Defaults to 'true'
 
 ## Types
 #### proxy_global_variable
diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 11607ba1..22a9fbc6 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 class proxysql::config {
 
   $config_settings = $proxysql::config_settings
+  $proxy_config_file = $proxysql::proxy_config_file
+  $split_config = $proxysql::split_config
+
   if $proxysql::manage_config_file  {
     file { 'proxysql-config-file':
       ensure                  => file,
@@ -17,4 +20,16 @@
     }
   }
 
+  if $proxysql::split_config {
+    file { 'proxysql-proxy-config-file':
+      ensure                  => file,
+      path                    => $proxysql::proxy_config_file,
+      content                 => epp('proxysql/proxysql_proxy.cnf.epp', { config_settings => $config_settings }),
+      mode                    => '0640',
+      owner                   => $proxysql::sys_owner,
+      group                   => $proxysql::sys_group,
+      selinux_ignore_defaults => true,
+      replace                 => $proxysql::manage_proxy_config_file,
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 6d0eccf8..3d228f7a 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 #   Which configuration variables should be overriden. Hash, defaults to {} (empty hash).
 #
 # * `cluster_name`
-#   If set, proxysql_servers with the same cluster_name will be automatically added to the same cluster and will 
+#   If set, proxysql_servers with the same cluster_name will be automatically added to the same cluster and will
 #   synchronize their configuration parameters. Defaults to undef
 #
 # * `cluster_username`
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 #   The name of the mysql client package in your package manager. Defaults to undef
 #
 # * `manage_hostgroup_for_servers`
-#   Determines wheter this module will manage hostgroup_id for mysql_servers. 
+#   Determines wheter this module will manage hostgroup_id for mysql_servers.
 #   If false - it will skip difference in this value between manifest and defined in ProxySQL. Defaults to 'true'
 #
 # * `mysql_servers`
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@
 #
 # * `schedulers`
 #   Array of schedulers, that will be created in ProxySQL. Defaults to undef
+# * `split_config`
+#   If set, ProxySQL config file will be split in 2: main config file with admin and mysql variables
+#   and proxy config file with servers\users\hostgroups\scheduler params. Defaults to false
+#
+# * `proxy_config_file`
+#   The file where servers\users\hostgroups\scheduler\rules params of ProxySQL configuration are saved
+#   This will only be configured if `split_config` is set to `true`. Defaults to 'proxysql_proxy.cnf'
+#
+# * `manage_proxy_config_file`
+#   Determines wheter this module will update the ProxySQL proxy configuration file. Defaults to 'true'
 #
 class proxysql (
   Optional[String] $cluster_name = $proxysql::params::cluster_name,
@@ -158,6 +168,11 @@
   String $monitor_username = $proxysql::params::monitor_username,
   Sensitive[String] $monitor_password = $proxysql::params::monitor_password,
 
+  Boolean $split_config = $proxysql::params::split_config,
+
+  String $proxy_config_file = $proxysql::params::proxy_config_file,
+  Boolean $manage_proxy_config_file = $proxysql::params::manage_proxy_config_file,
+
   String $config_file = $proxysql::params::config_file,
   Boolean $manage_config_file = $proxysql::params::manage_config_file,
 
@@ -227,11 +242,13 @@
   # lint:endignore
 
   anchor { 'proxysql::begin': }
+  -> class { 'proxysql::prerequisites':}
   -> class { 'proxysql::repo':}
   -> class { 'proxysql::install':}
   -> class { 'proxysql::config':}
   -> class { 'proxysql::service':}
   -> class { 'proxysql::admin_credentials':}
+  -> class { 'proxysql::reload_config':}
   -> class { 'proxysql::configure':}
   -> anchor { 'proxysql::end': }
 
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 2bc75e16..d10f2c75 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     }
   }
 
+
   file { 'proxysql-datadir':
     ensure => directory,
     path   => $proxysql::datadir,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 0bfa2714..763945e3 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
         'Debian': {
           case $facts['os']['release']['major'] {
             '8': {
-              $package_source = 'https://github.com/sysown/proxysql/releases/download/v1.4.10/proxysql_1.4.10-debian8_amd64.deb'
-              $package_checksum_value = '98bab1b7cd719039b1483f7d51c30d7fc563def7'
+              $package_source = 'https://github.com/sysown/proxysql/releases/download/v1.4.11/proxysql_1.4.11-debian8_amd64.deb'
+              $package_checksum_value = '813a91ea030ef480c0210b047df5e88ff1c27810'
               $package_checksum_type = 'sha1'
               $package_dependencies = []
             }
             '9': {
-              $package_source = 'https://github.com/sysown/proxysql/releases/download/v1.4.10/proxysql_1.4.10-debian9_amd64.deb'
-              $package_checksum_value = 'd97a2f870e46d5f3218ab80d6c0db6bcc288127a'
+              $package_source = 'https://github.com/sysown/proxysql/releases/download/v1.4.11/proxysql_1.4.11-debian9_amd64.deb'
+              $package_checksum_value = '65a3c2b98eefa42946ee59eef18ba18534c2a39d'
               $package_checksum_type = 'sha1'
               $package_dependencies = []
           }
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@
         'Ubuntu': {
           case $facts['os']['release']['major'] {
             '14.04': {
-              $package_source = 'https://github.com/sysown/proxysql/releases/download/v1.4.10/proxysql_1.4.10-ubuntu14_amd64.deb'
-              $package_checksum_value = '0b89f290bd9cd7e8bc2b7acd8a7799840a31af94'
+              $package_source = 'https://github.com/sysown/proxysql/releases/download/v1.4.11/proxysql_1.4.11-ubuntu14_amd64.deb'
+              $package_checksum_value = '42b99a12e8e43410aed88da4c5bbe902c43dbba1'
               $package_checksum_type = 'sha1'
               $package_dependencies = []
             }
             '16.04': {
-              $package_source = 'https://github.com/sysown/proxysql/releases/download/v1.4.10/proxysql_1.4.10-ubuntu16_amd64.deb'
-              $package_checksum_value = 'df8695c6296678a0eeda036cddff679cc1ff604e'
+              $package_source = 'https://github.com/sysown/proxysql/releases/download/v1.4.11/proxysql_1.4.11-ubuntu16_amd64.deb'
+              $package_checksum_value = '6e7db2fee78eee1a22cdfabefaa50953c3d24501'
               $package_checksum_type = 'sha1'
               $package_dependencies = []
             }
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@
     }
     'RedHat': {
       $package_provider = 'rpm'
-      $package_source   = 'https://github.com/sysown/proxysql/releases/download/v1.4.10/proxysql-1.4.10-1-centos67.x86_64.rpm'
-      $package_checksum_value = 'f5ca4efa9d69e9bd6ba9a96c724b031cd7326051'
+      $package_source   = 'https://github.com/sysown/proxysql/releases/download/v1.4.11/proxysql-1.4.11-1-centos67.x86_64.rpm'
+      $package_checksum_value = '6f302beaea096b63851a136287818a1b6e049e28'
       $package_checksum_type = 'sha1'
       $package_dependencies = ['perl-DBI', 'perl-DBD-mysql']
       $repo             = {
@@ -117,8 +117,11 @@
 
   $datadir = '/var/lib/proxysql'
 
-  $config_file        = '/etc/proxysql.cnf'
-  $manage_config_file = true
+  $split_config             = false
+  $config_file              = '/etc/proxysql.cnf'
+  $manage_config_file       = true
+  $proxy_config_file        = '/etc/proxysql_proxy.cnf'
+  $manage_proxy_config_file = true
 
   $mycnf_file_name   = '/root/.my.cnf'
   $manage_mycnf_file = true
diff --git a/manifests/prerequisites.pp b/manifests/prerequisites.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c98ebda3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/prerequisites.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Class: proxysql::prerequisites
+# ===========================
+#
+# Manage the prerequisites where the ProxySQL package might be
+#
+class proxysql::prerequisites inherits proxysql {
+  if $proxysql::sys_owner != 'root' { # let's assume that 'root' will exist and not touch that...
+    group { $proxysql::sys_group:
+      ensure => 'present',
+    }
+
+    user { $proxysql::sys_owner:
+      ensure => 'present',
+      groups => $proxysql::sys_group,
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/manifests/reload_config.pp b/manifests/reload_config.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..578b793a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/reload_config.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# == Class proxysql::reload_config
+#
+# This class is called from proxysql to update config if it changed.
+#
+class proxysql::reload_config {
+
+  $subscribe = $proxysql::split_config ? {
+    true  => [ File['proxysql-config-file'], File['proxysql-proxy-config-file'] ],
+    false => File['proxysql-config-file'],
+  }
+
+  $mycnf_file_name = $proxysql::mycnf_file_name
+    exec {'reload-config':
+        command     => "/usr/bin/mysql --defaults-extra-file=${mycnf_file_name} --execute=\"
+          LOAD ADMIN VARIABLES FROM CONFIG; \
+          LOAD ADMIN VARIABLES TO RUNTIME; \
+          SAVE ADMIN VARIABLES TO DISK; \
+          LOAD MYSQL VARIABLES FROM CONFIG; \
+          LOAD MYSQL VARIABLES TO RUNTIME; \
+          SAVE MYSQL VARIABLES TO DISK; \"
+        ",
+        subscribe   => $subscribe,
+        require     => [ Service[$proxysql::service_name] , File['root-mycnf-file'] ],
+        refreshonly => true,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spec/classes/proxysql_spec.rb b/spec/classes/proxysql_spec.rb
index 8499ba8d..9f0fb90e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/proxysql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/proxysql_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('proxysql::install').that_comes_before('Class[proxysql::config]') }
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('proxysql::config').that_comes_before('Class[proxysql::service]') }
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('proxysql::service').that_comes_before('Class[proxysql::admin_credentials]') }
-          it { is_expected.to contain_class('proxysql::admin_credentials').that_comes_before('Class[proxysql::configure]') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_class('proxysql::admin_credentials').that_comes_before('Class[proxysql::reload_config]') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_class('proxysql::reload_config').that_comes_before('Class[proxysql::configure]') }
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('proxysql::configure').that_comes_before('Anchor[proxysql::end]') }
 
           it { is_expected.to contain_anchor('proxysql::end') }
diff --git a/templates/proxysql.cnf.erb b/templates/proxysql.cnf.erb
index 60eaf374..bb946a32 100644
--- a/templates/proxysql.cnf.erb
+++ b/templates/proxysql.cnf.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ default_handler = Proc.new do |k, v|
 <%
   end
 end
-
 hash_handler = Proc.new do |k, v|
   if v.is_a?(Hash)
 -%>
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ hash_handler = Proc.new do |k, v|
     default_handler.call(k, v)
   end
 end
-
 @config_settings.map do |k, v|
   if v.is_a?(Hash)
     if k == 'admin_variables' || k == 'mysql_variables'
@@ -42,6 +40,7 @@ end
 <%
     else
 -%>
+<% if @split_config == false -%>
 <%= k %> = (
 <%
       v.each do |ki, vi|
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ end
         else
           default_handler.call(ki, vi)
         end
-
         if v.keys.index(ki) < v.size - 1
 -%>
 ,
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ end
 -%>
 
 )
-
+<% end -%>
 <%
     end
   else
@@ -68,3 +66,7 @@ end
   end
 end
 -%>
+
+<% if @split_config == true -%>
+@include  "<%= @proxy_config_file %>"
+<% end -%>
diff --git a/templates/proxysql_proxy.cnf.epp b/templates/proxysql_proxy.cnf.epp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5297a5c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/proxysql_proxy.cnf.epp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<%- | Hash $config_settings | -%>
+<% $config_settings.each |$key, $value| { -%>
+<% if $key == "mysql_servers" { -%>
+<%= $key %> = (<% if $value != {} { -%><%= $value %><% } -%>)
+<% } -%>
+<% if $key == "mysql_users" { -%>
+<%= $key %> = (<% if $value != {} { -%><%= $value %><% } -%>)
+<% } -%>
+<% if $key == "mysql_query_rules" { -%>
+<%= $key %> = (<% if $value != {} { -%><%= $value %><% } -%>)
+<% } -%>
+<% if $key == "scheduler" { -%>
+<%= $key %> = (<% if $value != {} { -%><%= $value %><% } -%>)
+<% } -%>
+<% if $key == "mysql_replication_hostgroups" { -%>
+<%= $key %> = (<% if $value != {} { -%><%= $value %><% } -%>)
+<% } -%>
+<% } -%>