diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index 6b3ee027eb3..238e002601c 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ exports[`no enzyme tests`] = {
     "public/app/features/dashboard/components/SaveDashboard/forms/SaveDashboardForm.test.tsx:1262111696": [
       [1, 17, 13, "RegExp match", "2409514259"]
     ],
-    "public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/ShareLink.test.tsx:1044891955": [
+    "public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/ShareLink.test.tsx:809006195": [
       [1, 35, 13, "RegExp match", "2409514259"]
     ],
     "public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/DashboardGrid.test.tsx:1798654441": [
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/config.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/config.ts
index 241a2b63058..b1a02c0ce95 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/config.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { SystemDateFormatSettings } from '../datetime';
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '../themes';
 import { MapLayerOptions } from '../geo/layer';
 import { FeatureToggles } from './featureToggles.gen';
+import { NavLinkDTO, OrgRole } from '.';
 
 /**
  * Describes the build information that will be available via the Grafana configuration.
@@ -85,10 +86,47 @@ export type OAuth =
  */
 export type OAuthSettings = Partial<Record<OAuth, { name: string; icon?: string }>>;
 
+/** Current user info included in bootData
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export interface CurrentUserDTO {
+  isSignedIn: boolean;
+  id: number;
+  login: string;
+  email: string;
+  name: string;
+  lightTheme: boolean;
+  orgCount: number;
+  orgId: number;
+  orgName: string;
+  orgRole: OrgRole | '';
+  isGrafanaAdmin: boolean;
+  gravatarUrl: string;
+  timezone: string;
+  weekStart: string;
+  locale: string;
+  permissions?: Record<string, boolean>;
+}
+
+/** Contains essential user and config info
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export interface BootData {
+  user: CurrentUserDTO;
+  settings: GrafanaConfig;
+  navTree: NavLinkDTO[];
+  themePaths: {
+    light: string;
+    dark: string;
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Describes all the different Grafana configuration values available for an instance.
  *
- * @public
+ * @internal
  */
 export interface GrafanaConfig {
   datasources: { [str: string]: DataSourceInstanceSettings };
@@ -98,7 +136,7 @@ export interface GrafanaConfig {
   windowTitlePrefix: string;
   buildInfo: BuildInfo;
   newPanelTitle: string;
-  bootData: any;
+  bootData: BootData;
   externalUserMngLinkUrl: string;
   externalUserMngLinkName: string;
   externalUserMngInfo: string;
@@ -120,9 +158,9 @@ export interface GrafanaConfig {
   verifyEmailEnabled: boolean;
   oauth: OAuthSettings;
   disableUserSignUp: boolean;
-  loginHint: any;
-  passwordHint: any;
-  loginError: any;
+  loginHint: string;
+  passwordHint: string;
+  loginError?: string;
   navTree: any;
   viewersCanEdit: boolean;
   editorsCanAdmin: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/index.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/index.ts
index 48d2fdf50f4..63502faec91 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/index.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,16 @@ export * from './live';
 export * from './variables';
 export * from './geometry';
 export { isUnsignedPluginSignature } from './pluginSignature';
-export { OAuth, OAuthSettings, GrafanaConfig, BuildInfo, LicenseInfo, PreloadPlugin } from './config';
+export {
+  CurrentUserDTO,
+  BootData,
+  OAuth,
+  OAuthSettings,
+  GrafanaConfig,
+  BuildInfo,
+  LicenseInfo,
+  PreloadPlugin,
+} from './config';
 export { FeatureToggles } from './featureToggles.gen';
 export * from './alerts';
 export * from './slider';
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts
index 66b1fe81737..a9cfee1a4e1 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/navModel.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
 import { ComponentType } from 'react';
 
-export interface NavModelItem {
+export interface NavLinkDTO {
+  id?: string;
   text: string;
-  url?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  section?: NavSection;
   subTitle?: string;
   icon?: string;
   img?: string;
-  id?: string;
-  active?: boolean;
-  hideFromTabs?: boolean;
-  hideFromMenu?: boolean;
-  divider?: boolean;
-  children?: NavModelItem[];
-  breadcrumbs?: NavModelBreadcrumb[];
+  url?: string;
   target?: string;
+  sortWeight?: number;
+  divider?: boolean;
+  hideFromMenu?: boolean;
+  hideFromTabs?: boolean;
+  children?: NavLinkDTO[];
+  highlightText?: string;
+}
+
+export interface NavModelItem extends NavLinkDTO {
+  children?: NavModelItem[];
+  active?: boolean;
+  breadcrumbs?: NavModelBreadcrumb[];
   parentItem?: NavModelItem;
-  section?: NavSection;
   showOrgSwitcher?: boolean;
   onClick?: () => void;
   menuItemType?: NavMenuItemType;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts
index 9831ae904b5..6a0e015626b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { merge } from 'lodash';
 import {
+  BootData,
   BuildInfo,
   createTheme,
   DataSourceInstanceSettings,
@@ -28,9 +29,9 @@ export class GrafanaBootConfig implements GrafanaConfig {
   appUrl = '';
   appSubUrl = '';
   windowTitlePrefix = '';
-  buildInfo: BuildInfo = {} as BuildInfo;
+  buildInfo: BuildInfo;
   newPanelTitle = '';
-  bootData: any;
+  bootData: BootData;
   externalUserMngLinkUrl = '';
   externalUserMngLinkName = '';
   externalUserMngInfo = '';
@@ -54,9 +55,9 @@ export class GrafanaBootConfig implements GrafanaConfig {
   verifyEmailEnabled = false;
   oauth: OAuthSettings = {};
   disableUserSignUp = false;
-  loginHint: any;
-  passwordHint: any;
-  loginError: any;
+  loginHint = '';
+  passwordHint = '';
+  loginError = undefined;
   navTree: any;
   viewersCanEdit = false;
   editorsCanAdmin = false;
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ export class GrafanaBootConfig implements GrafanaConfig {
     const mode = options.bootData.user.lightTheme ? 'light' : 'dark';
     this.theme2 = createTheme({ colors: { mode } });
     this.theme = this.theme2.v1;
+    this.bootData = options.bootData;
+    this.buildInfo = options.buildInfo;
 
     const defaults = {
       datasources: {},
diff --git a/pkg/api/dtos/index.go b/pkg/api/dtos/index.go
index 25b005aed26..141a7b2f026 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dtos/index.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dtos/index.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const (
 
 type NavLink struct {
 	Id            string     `json:"id,omitempty"`
-	Text          string     `json:"text,omitempty"`
+	Text          string     `json:"text"`
 	Description   string     `json:"description,omitempty"`
 	Section       string     `json:"section,omitempty"`
 	SubTitle      string     `json:"subTitle,omitempty"`
diff --git a/public/app/angular/services/nav_model_srv.ts b/public/app/angular/services/nav_model_srv.ts
index 57341325e5d..f5431849cea 100644
--- a/public/app/angular/services/nav_model_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/angular/services/nav_model_srv.ts
@@ -1,46 +1,49 @@
 import coreModule from 'app/angular/core_module';
 import config from 'app/core/config';
-import { find, isNumber } from 'lodash';
-import { NavModel } from '@grafana/data';
+import { NavModel, NavModelItem } from '@grafana/data';
+
+interface Nav {
+  breadcrumbs: NavModelItem[];
+  node?: NavModelItem;
+  main?: NavModelItem;
+}
 
 export class NavModelSrv {
-  navItems: any;
+  navItems: NavModelItem[];
 
   constructor() {
     this.navItems = config.bootData.navTree;
   }
 
   getCfgNode() {
-    return find(this.navItems, { id: 'cfg' });
+    return this.navItems.find((navItem) => navItem.id === 'cfg');
   }
 
   getNav(...args: Array<string | number>) {
     let children = this.navItems;
-    const nav = {
+    const nav: Nav = {
       breadcrumbs: [],
-    } as any;
+    };
 
     for (const id of args) {
       // if its a number then it's the index to use for main
-      if (isNumber(id)) {
+      if (typeof id === 'number') {
         nav.main = nav.breadcrumbs[id];
         break;
       }
 
-      const node: any = find(children, { id: id });
-      nav.breadcrumbs.push(node);
-      nav.node = node;
-      nav.main = node;
-      children = node.children;
+      const node = children.find((child) => child.id === id);
+      if (node) {
+        nav.breadcrumbs.push(node);
+        nav.node = node;
+        nav.main = node;
+        children = node.children ?? [];
+      }
     }
 
-    if (nav.main.children) {
+    if (nav.main?.children) {
       for (const item of nav.main.children) {
-        item.active = false;
-
-        if (item.url === nav.node.url) {
-          item.active = true;
-        }
+        item.active = item.url === nav.node?.url;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/public/app/core/services/context_srv.ts b/public/app/core/services/context_srv.ts
index b9dfcaca92a..a4d838035d7 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/context_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/context_srv.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
 import config from '../../core/config';
 import { extend } from 'lodash';
-import { rangeUtil, WithAccessControlMetadata } from '@grafana/data';
+import { OrgRole, rangeUtil, WithAccessControlMetadata } from '@grafana/data';
 import { AccessControlAction, UserPermission } from 'app/types';
 import { featureEnabled, getBackendSrv } from '@grafana/runtime';
+import { CurrentUserInternal } from 'app/types/config';
 
-export class User {
+export class User implements CurrentUserInternal {
+  isSignedIn: boolean;
   id: number;
-  isGrafanaAdmin: any;
-  isSignedIn: any;
-  orgRole: any;
+  login: string;
+  email: string;
+  name: string;
+  lightTheme: boolean;
+  orgCount: number;
   orgId: number;
   orgName: string;
-  login: string;
-  orgCount: number;
+  orgRole: OrgRole | '';
+  isGrafanaAdmin: boolean;
+  gravatarUrl: string;
   timezone: string;
-  fiscalYearStartMonth: number;
+  weekStart: string;
+  locale: string;
   helpFlags1: number;
-  lightTheme: boolean;
   hasEditPermissionInFolders: boolean;
-  email?: string;
   permissions?: UserPermission;
+  fiscalYearStartMonth: number;
 
   constructor() {
     this.id = 0;
@@ -35,7 +40,12 @@ export class User {
     this.helpFlags1 = 0;
     this.lightTheme = false;
     this.hasEditPermissionInFolders = false;
-    this.email = undefined;
+    this.email = '';
+    this.name = '';
+    this.locale = '';
+    this.weekStart = '';
+    this.gravatarUrl = '';
+
     if (config.bootData.user) {
       extend(this, config.bootData.user);
     }
@@ -55,7 +65,7 @@ export class ContextSrv {
 
   constructor() {
     if (!config.bootData) {
-      config.bootData = { user: {}, settings: {} };
+      config.bootData = { user: {}, settings: {} } as any;
     }
 
     this.user = new User();
@@ -180,7 +190,7 @@ export { contextSrv };
 
 export const setContextSrv = (override: ContextSrv) => {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
-    throw new Error('contextSrv can be only overriden in test environment');
+    throw new Error('contextSrv can be only overridden in test environment');
   }
   contextSrv = override;
 };
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/ShareEmbed.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/ShareEmbed.test.tsx
index c54132fc6a8..22d9e22ad75 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/ShareEmbed.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/ShareEmbed.test.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe('ShareEmbed', () => {
       user: {
         orgId: 1,
       },
-    };
+    } as any;
   });
 
   afterAll(() => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/ShareLink.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/ShareLink.test.tsx
index b93827ad01a..b8ec81aa3d3 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/ShareLink.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/ShareLink.test.tsx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe('ShareModal', () => {
         user: {
           orgId: 1,
         },
-      };
+      } as any;
       ctx.mount({
         panel: new PanelModel({ id: 22, options: {}, fieldConfig: { defaults: {}, overrides: [] } }),
       });
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe('when default_home_dashboard_path is set in the grafana config', () =>
       user: {
         orgId: 1,
       },
-    };
+    } as any;
   });
 
   afterAll(() => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils.test.ts
index 3cd7d6ca236..5b359e1ea2a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils.test.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('buildParams', () => {
         to: 2000,
         raw: { from: 'now-6h', to: 'now' },
       } as unknown as TimeRange;
-      const orgId = '2';
+      const orgId = 2;
       const result = buildParams({ useCurrentTimeRange, selectedTheme, panel, search, range, orgId });
 
       expect(result.toString()).toEqual(expected);
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils.ts
index 43d61edc992..4667ec23ae1 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/utils.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export interface BuildParamsArgs {
   panel?: PanelModel;
   search?: string;
   range?: TimeRange;
-  orgId?: string;
+  orgId?: number;
 }
 
 export function buildParams({
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function buildParams({
 
   searchParams.set('from', String(range.from.valueOf()));
   searchParams.set('to', String(range.to.valueOf()));
-  searchParams.set('orgId', orgId);
+  searchParams.set('orgId', String(orgId));
 
   if (!useCurrentTimeRange) {
     searchParams.delete('from');
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/specs/graph.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/specs/graph.test.ts
index f29b64dad65..a902fc3737a 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/specs/graph.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/specs/graph.test.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('grafanaGraph', () => {
       user: {
         lightTheme: false,
       },
-    };
+    } as any;
     Object.assign(GraphCtrl.prototype, {
       ...MetricsPanelCtrl.prototype,
       ...PanelCtrl.prototype,
diff --git a/public/app/types/accessControl.ts b/public/app/types/accessControl.ts
index 75ebf239edd..b2fd9b0ca2f 100644
--- a/public/app/types/accessControl.ts
+++ b/public/app/types/accessControl.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * UserPermission is a map storing permissions in a form of
  * {
- *   action: { scope: scope }
+ *   action: true;
  * }
  */
-export type UserPermission = {
-  [key: string]: { [key: string]: string };
-};
+export type UserPermission = Record<string, boolean>;
 
 // Permission actions
 export enum AccessControlAction {
diff --git a/public/app/types/config.ts b/public/app/types/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..118fbea278a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/types/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { CurrentUserDTO } from '@grafana/data';
+
+/**
+ * Extends `CurrentUserDTO` with some properties meant only for internal use.
+ */
+export interface CurrentUserInternal extends CurrentUserDTO {
+  helpFlags1: number;
+  hasEditPermissionInFolders: boolean;
+}