diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 33935e1..dc1273f 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"os"
 
+	"codeberg.org/danjones000/my-log/config"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -50,11 +51,11 @@ func init() {
 	// Cobra supports persistent flags, which, if defined here,
 	// will be global for your application.
 
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.my-log.yaml)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&config.ConfigPath, "config", "c", config.ConfigPath, "config file")
 
 	// Cobra also supports local flags, which will only run
 	// when this action is called directly.
-	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
+	// rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
 }
 
 // initConfig reads in config file and ENV variables if set.
diff --git a/config/default.go b/config/default.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d60f003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/default.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	fp "path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+)
+
+const ConfigStr = `
+[input]
+ext = "txt"
+recurse = true
+path = "%s"
+
+[output]
+[output.stdout]
+enabled = true
+[output.stdout.config]
+json = false
+`
+
+func DefaultConfig() (Config, error) {
+	home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+	inDir := fp.Join(home, "my-log")
+	s := fmt.Sprintf(ConfigStr, inDir)
+	c := Config{}
+	_, err := toml.Decode(s, &c)
+	return c, err
+}
diff --git a/config/default_test.go b/config/default_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b6ab33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/default_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	fp "path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	home, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+	inDir := fp.Join(home, "my-log")
+	c, err := DefaultConfig()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, inDir, c.Input.Path)
+}
diff --git a/config/load.go b/config/load.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fad626c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/load.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	fp "path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+)
+
+var ConfigPath string
+
+func init() {
+	conf, _ := os.UserConfigDir()
+	ConfigPath = fp.Join(conf, "my-log", "config.toml")
+}
+
+func Load() (Config, error) {
+	c, _ := DefaultConfig()
+	_, err := os.Stat(ConfigPath)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return c, nil
+	}
+	_, err = toml.DecodeFile(ConfigPath, &c)
+	// @todo get environ
+	return c, err
+}
diff --git a/config/load_test.go b/config/load_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f0ed2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/load_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	//fp "path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	f, _ := os.CreateTemp("", "test")
+	ConfigPath = f.Name()
+	fmt.Fprint(f, `[input]
+ext = "log"`)
+	c, err := Load()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "log", c.Input.Ext)
+}
+
+func TestLoadIgnoreMissingFile(t *testing.T) {
+	def, _ := DefaultConfig()
+	ConfigPath = "/not/a/real/file"
+	c, err := Load()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, def, c)
+}
diff --git a/config/types.go b/config/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8d56bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package config
+
+type Config struct {
+	Input   Input
+	Outputs map[string]Output `toml:"output"`
+}
+
+type Input struct {
+	Path    string
+	Recurse bool
+	Ext     string
+}
+
+type Output struct {
+	Enabled bool
+	Config  map[string]any
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6d1c748..b162b9b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module codeberg.org/danjones000/my-log
 go 1.21.5
 
 require (
+	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 08d0c2a..3c50e65 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2 h1:o7IhLm0Msx3BaB+n3Ag7L8EVlByGnpq14C4YWiu/gL8=
+github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2/go.mod h1:CxXYINrC8qIiEnFrOxCa7Jy5BFHlXnUU2pbicEuybxQ=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.3/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=