diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8096bb3..1449110 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -142,6 +142,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.104",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs"
+version = "6.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3e8aa94d75141228480295a7d0e7feb620b1a5ad9f12bc40be62411e38cce4e"
+dependencies = [
+ "dirs-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "dirs-sys"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e01a3366d27ee9890022452ee61b2b63a67e6f13f58900b651ff5665f0bb1fab"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "option-ext",
+ "redox_users",
+ "windows-sys 0.60.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dtoa"
 version = "1.0.10"
@@ -311,13 +332,16 @@ name = "htmlua-parser"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "dirs",
  "html5ever 0.35.0",
  "kuchikiki",
  "markup5ever 0.11.0",
  "mlua",
  "pulldown-cmark",
+ "serde",
  "syntect",
  "tendril",
+ "toml",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -375,6 +399,16 @@ version = "0.2.174"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1171693293099992e19cddea4e8b849964e9846f4acee11b3948bcc337be8776"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libredox"
+version = "0.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1580801010e535496706ba011c15f8532df6b42297d2e471fec38ceadd8c0638"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.9.1",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "linked-hash-map"
 version = "0.5.6"
@@ -571,6 +605,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "option-ext"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "04744f49eae99ab78e0d5c0b603ab218f515ea8cfe5a456d7629ad883a3b6e7d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ordered-float"
 version = "2.10.1"
@@ -915,6 +955,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_users"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dd6f9d3d47bdd2ad6945c5015a226ec6155d0bcdfd8f7cd29f86b71f8de99d2b"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.2.16",
+ "libredox",
+ "thiserror 2.0.12",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-syntax"
 version = "0.8.5"
@@ -1044,6 +1095,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "40734c41988f7306bb04f0ecf60ec0f3f1caa34290e4e8ea471dcd3346483b83"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "servo_arc"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -1148,7 +1208,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
- "thiserror",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "walkdir",
  "yaml-rust",
 ]
@@ -1176,7 +1236,16 @@ version = "1.0.69"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b6aaf5339b578ea85b50e080feb250a3e8ae8cfcdff9a461c9ec2904bc923f52"
 dependencies = [
- "thiserror-impl",
+ "thiserror-impl 1.0.69",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror"
+version = "2.0.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "567b8a2dae586314f7be2a752ec7474332959c6460e02bde30d702a66d488708"
+dependencies = [
+ "thiserror-impl 2.0.12",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1190,6 +1259,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.104",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thiserror-impl"
+version = "2.0.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7f7cf42b4507d8ea322120659672cf1b9dbb93f8f2d4ecfd6e51350ff5b17a1d"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.104",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
 version = "0.3.41"
@@ -1221,6 +1301,45 @@ dependencies = [
  "time-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.9.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed0aee96c12fa71097902e0bb061a5e1ebd766a6636bb605ba401c45c1650eac"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap 2.10.0",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_parser",
+ "toml_writer",
+ "winnow",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_datetime"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bade1c3e902f58d73d3f294cd7f20391c1cb2fbcb643b73566bc773971df91e3"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_parser"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "97200572db069e74c512a14117b296ba0a80a30123fbbb5aa1f4a348f639ca30"
+dependencies = [
+ "winnow",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_writer"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fcc842091f2def52017664b53082ecbbeb5c7731092bad69d2c63050401dfd64"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "typeid"
 version = "1.0.3"
@@ -1452,6 +1571,12 @@ version = "0.53.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "271414315aff87387382ec3d271b52d7ae78726f5d44ac98b4f4030c91880486"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.7.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f3edebf492c8125044983378ecb5766203ad3b4c2f7a922bd7dd207f6d443e95"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winsafe"
 version = "0.0.19"
diff --git a/htmlua-parser/Cargo.toml b/htmlua-parser/Cargo.toml
index 28416b7..9e5018e 100644
--- a/htmlua-parser/Cargo.toml
+++ b/htmlua-parser/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.98"
+dirs = "6.0.0"
 html5ever = "0.35.0"
 kuchikiki = "0.8.2"
 markup5ever = "0.11.0"
 mlua = { version = "0.10.5", features = ["lua54", "vendored", "serialize"] }
 pulldown-cmark = "0.13.0"
+serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
 syntect = "5.2.0"
 tendril = "0.4.3"
-
+toml = "0.9.2"
 
 [lints.clippy]
 pedantic = { level = "warn", priority = -1 }
diff --git a/htmlua-parser/src/config.rs b/htmlua-parser/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70ea7a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/htmlua-parser/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub paths: PathConfig,
+    pub server: ServerConfig,
+    pub syntax_highlighting: SyntaxConfig,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct PathConfig {
+    pub pages: PathBuf,
+    pub components: PathBuf,
+    pub themes: PathBuf,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct ServerConfig {
+    pub host: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
+pub struct SyntaxConfig {
+    pub default_theme: String,
+    pub load_custom_themes: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for Config {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            paths: PathConfig {
+                pages: PathBuf::from("/var/www/htmlua/pages"),
+                components: PathBuf::from("/var/www/htmlua/components"),
+                themes: PathBuf::from("/var/www/htmlua/themes"),
+            },
+            server: ServerConfig {
+                host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+                port: 8080,
+            },
+            syntax_highlighting: SyntaxConfig {
+                default_theme: "base16-ocean.dark".to_string(),
+                load_custom_themes: true,
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn load() -> Result<Self> {
+        let config_path = Self::get_config_path();
+        if config_path.exists() {
+            let config_content = fs::read_to_string(&config_path)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read config file: {}", config_path.display()))?;
+            let config: Config = toml::from_str(&config_content)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to parse config file: {}", config_path.display()))?;
+            Ok(config)
+        } else {
+            let default_config = Config::default();
+            if let Some(parent) = config_path.parent() {
+                fs::create_dir_all(parent)
+                    .with_context(|| format!("Failed to create config directory: {}", parent.display()))?;
+            }
+            let config_content =
+                toml::to_string_pretty(&default_config).context("Failed to serialize default config")?;
+            fs::write(&config_path, config_content)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to write default config to: {}", config_path.display()))?;
+            Ok(default_config)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_config_path() -> PathBuf {
+        if cfg!(windows) {
+            dirs::config_dir()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("C:\\ProgramData"))
+                .join("htmlua")
+                .join("config.toml")
+        } else {
+            PathBuf::from("/etc/htmlua.toml")
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn save(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        let config_path = Self::get_config_path();
+        if let Some(parent) = config_path.parent() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(parent)
+                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to create config directory: {}", parent.display()))?;
+        }
+        let config_content = toml::to_string_pretty(self).context("Failed to serialize config")?;
+        fs::write(&config_path, config_content)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to write config to: {}", config_path.display()))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn config_file_path() -> PathBuf { Self::get_config_path() }
+}
diff --git a/htmlua-parser/src/helpers.rs b/htmlua-parser/src/helpers.rs
index 90439f7..bd99f81 100644
--- a/htmlua-parser/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/htmlua-parser/src/helpers.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-use std::{fs::File, io::{BufRead, BufReader, Read, Seek, SeekFrom}, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{
+    fs::File,
+    io::{BufRead, BufReader, Read, Seek, SeekFrom},
+    path::PathBuf,
+};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use kuchikiki::NodeRef;
 use markup5ever::{LocalName, Namespace, QualName};
 use tendril::TendrilSink;
 
-
-
-
 pub fn read_doc_from_file(path: PathBuf) -> Result<NodeRef> {
-
     let mut file = File::open(path)?;
     let mut reader = BufReader::new(&mut file);
 
diff --git a/htmlua-parser/src/lib.rs b/htmlua-parser/src/lib.rs
index cd87be2..525486e 100644
--- a/htmlua-parser/src/lib.rs
+++ b/htmlua-parser/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod config;
+pub mod helpers;
 pub mod render;
 pub mod serve;
-pub mod helpers;
diff --git a/htmlua-parser/src/render.rs b/htmlua-parser/src/render.rs
index 6444d60..9360f16 100644
--- a/htmlua-parser/src/render.rs
+++ b/htmlua-parser/src/render.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{cell::RefCell, fmt::Write, fs::read_to_string, path::PathBuf, rc::Rc};
+use std::{cell::RefCell, fmt::Write, path::PathBuf, rc::Rc};
 
 use anyhow::{Result, anyhow};
 use kuchikiki::{NodeRef, traits::TendrilSink};
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use syntect::{
     util::LinesWithEndings,
 };
 
-use crate::helpers::read_doc_from_file;
+use crate::{helpers::read_doc_from_file, serve::get_config};
 
 fn create_htmlua_stdlib(l: &Lua, stdout: &Rc<RefCell<String>>) -> mlua::Result<Table> {
     let t = l.create_table()?;
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ pub fn expand_template(document: NodeRef, component_path: &PathBuf, include_from
                 let exported = from_node
                     .select_first(format!("exportelement.{name}").as_str())
                     .map_err(|()| anyhow!("Error finding exportelement"))?;
-                exported.as_node().children().rev().for_each(|c| i.as_node().insert_after(c));
+                exported
+                    .as_node()
+                    .children()
+                    .rev()
+                    .for_each(|c| i.as_node().insert_after(c));
             }
         }
         while let Ok(i) = document.select_first("includeelement") {
@@ -130,8 +134,13 @@ pub fn expand_template(document: NodeRef, component_path: &PathBuf, include_from
             item_path.push(include_path);
             let new_node = read_doc_from_file(item_path)?;
             let replaced_node = expand_template(new_node, component_path, Some(i.as_node()))?;
-            replaced_node.select_first("html").map_err(|()| anyhow!("Error finding html"))?.as_node().children().rev().for_each(|c| i.as_node().insert_after(c));
-
+            replaced_node
+                .select_first("html")
+                .map_err(|()| anyhow!("Error finding html"))?
+                .as_node()
+                .children()
+                .rev()
+                .for_each(|c| i.as_node().insert_after(c));
         }
     }
     while let Ok(i) = document.select_first("include") {
@@ -141,16 +150,15 @@ pub fn expand_template(document: NodeRef, component_path: &PathBuf, include_from
 }
 
 pub fn process_syntax_highlighting(document: NodeRef) -> Result<NodeRef> {
+    let config = get_config();
     let ps = SyntaxSet::load_defaults_newlines();
     let mut ts = ThemeSet::load_defaults();
     let syntax_elements: Vec<_> = match document.select("syntaxhighlight") {
         Ok(e) => e.collect(),
         Err(()) => return Err(anyhow!("Unable to find syntaxhighlight elements")),
     };
-    if !syntax_elements.is_empty() {
-        // TODO: read from config
-        let themes = PathBuf::from("/var/www/htmlua/themes");
-        let _ = ts.add_from_folder(themes);
+    if !syntax_elements.is_empty() && config.syntax_highlighting.load_custom_themes {
+        let _ = ts.add_from_folder(&config.paths.themes);
     }
     for node in syntax_elements {
         let attrs = match node.as_node().as_element() {
@@ -158,7 +166,7 @@ pub fn process_syntax_highlighting(document: NodeRef) -> Result<NodeRef> {
             None => continue,
         };
         let language = attrs.get("lang").unwrap_or("text");
-        let theme_name = attrs.get("theme").unwrap_or("base16-ocean.dark");
+        let theme_name = attrs.get("theme").unwrap_or(&config.syntax_highlighting.default_theme);
         if let Some(text_node) = node.as_node().first_child() {
             if let Some(code_text) = text_node.as_text() {
                 let syntax = ps
diff --git a/htmlua-parser/src/serve.rs b/htmlua-parser/src/serve.rs
index 06de0ea..9821210 100644
--- a/htmlua-parser/src/serve.rs
+++ b/htmlua-parser/src/serve.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
-use crate::helpers::read_doc_from_file;
-
-use super::render::{execute_lua, expand_template, process_markdown, process_syntax_highlighting};
+use crate::{
+    config::Config,
+    helpers::read_doc_from_file,
+    render::{execute_lua, expand_template, process_markdown, process_syntax_highlighting},
+};
 use anyhow::Result;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf}
-;
+use std::{path::Path, sync::OnceLock};
+
+static CONFIG: OnceLock<Config> = OnceLock::new();
+
+pub fn get_config() -> &'static Config {
+    CONFIG.get_or_init(|| {
+        Config::load().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            eprintln!("Warning: Failed to load config: {}", e);
+            eprintln!("Using default configuration");
+            Config::default()
+        })
+    })
+}
 
 pub fn serve_content(request_uri: &str) -> Result<String> {
-    // TODO: read from config
-    let pages = PathBuf::from("/var/www/htmlua/pages");
-    let components = PathBuf::from("/var/www/htmlua/components");
+    let config = get_config();
     let safe_path = Path::new(request_uri).strip_prefix("/")?;
-    let page_path = pages.join(safe_path);
-
+    let page_path = config.paths.pages.join(safe_path);
     let doc = read_doc_from_file(page_path)?;
-
-    let full_doc = expand_template(doc, &components, None)?;
+    let full_doc = expand_template(doc, &config.paths.components, None)?;
     let markdown_doc = process_markdown(full_doc)?;
     let highlighted_doc = process_syntax_highlighting(markdown_doc)?;
     let executed_doc = execute_lua(highlighted_doc)?;