diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e56c987..c6186a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *.png
 *.ttf
+config.ini
diff --git a/homepage/main.py b/homepage/main.py
index 814131e..d539434 100644
--- a/homepage/main.py
+++ b/homepage/main.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from bottle import route, run, static_file, template
 from os import listdir
 from os.path import join as pathjoin
 from random import random, choice
+import configparser
 
 # echo -n "["; ls | xargs -I{} echo -n \"{}\",; echo "]"
 BG_IMAGES = listdir("./static/img/background")
@@ -41,4 +42,10 @@ def random_bg_image():
 def callback(path):
     return static_file(path, root="static")
 
+def parseConfig():
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read("config.ini")
+    return config
+
+CONFIG = parseConfig()
 run(host="localhost", port=8080)