diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3879cd0ba..260b9d72d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ wiki
 TODO.md
 gosonic.log
 var
-Artwork
\ No newline at end of file
+Artwork
+gosonic.toml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/browsing.go b/api/browsing.go
index e2bd9f060..595bbd989 100644
--- a/api/browsing.go
+++ b/api/browsing.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/api/responses"
+	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/domain"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/engine"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/utils"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func (c *BrowsingController) getArtistIndex(ifModifiedSince time.Time) responses
 	}
 
 	res := responses.Indexes{
-		IgnoredArticles: beego.AppConfig.String("ignoredArticles"),
+		IgnoredArticles: conf.GoSonic.IgnoredArticles,
 		LastModified:    fmt.Sprint(utils.ToMillis(lastModified)),
 	}
 
diff --git a/api/validation.go b/api/validation.go
index d4dd068e3..0d8616fd9 100644
--- a/api/validation.go
+++ b/api/validation.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/api/responses"
+	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
 )
 
 type ControllerInterface interface {
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ type ControllerInterface interface {
 }
 
 func Validate(controller BaseAPIController) {
-	if beego.AppConfig.String("disableValidation") != "true" {
+	if !conf.GoSonic.DisableValidation {
 		checkParameters(controller)
 		authenticate(controller)
 		// TODO Validate version
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func checkParameters(c BaseAPIController) {
 }
 
 func authenticate(c BaseAPIController) {
-	password := beego.AppConfig.String("password")
+	password := conf.GoSonic.Password
 	user := c.GetString("u")
 	pass := c.GetString("p")
 	salt := c.GetString("s")
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func authenticate(c BaseAPIController) {
 		valid = (t == token)
 	}
 
-	if user != beego.AppConfig.String("user") || !valid {
+	if user != conf.GoSonic.User || !valid {
 		logWarn(c, fmt.Sprintf(`Invalid login for user "%s"`, user))
 		abortRequest(c, responses.ErrorAuthenticationFail)
 	}
diff --git a/conf/app.conf b/conf/app.conf
index 897c11e59..127171256 100644
--- a/conf/app.conf
+++ b/conf/app.conf
@@ -1,34 +1,15 @@
 appname = github.com/deluan/gosonic
 serverName = GoSonic
-httpPort = 8080
 runMode = dev
 autoRender = false
 copyRequestBody = true
-enableAdmin = true
+enableAdmin = false
 
 apiVersion = 1.8.0
-ignoredArticles="The El La Los Las Le Les Os As O A"
-indexGroups=A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X-Z(XYZ) [Unknown]([)
-
-musicFolder=./iTunes1.xml
-user=deluan
-password=wordpass
-dbPath=./devDb
-enableDownsampling = true
-downsampleCommand=ffmpeg -i %s -map 0:0 -b:a %bk -v 0 -f mp3 -
-plsIgnoreFolders = true
-plsIgnoredPatterns = ^iCloud;^CDs para;^Skipped;Christian
 
 [dev]
-disableValidation = true
 enableAdmin = true
 
 [test]
 enableAdmin = false
-disableValidation = false
 httpPort = 8081
-user = deluan
-password = wordpass
-dbPath = /tmp/testDb
-musicFolder = ./tests/itunes-library.xml
-downsampleCommand = ffmpeg -i %s -b:a %bk mp3 -
diff --git a/conf/configuration.go b/conf/configuration.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1858c91cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/configuration.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package conf
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/koding/multiconfig"
+)
+
+type goSonic struct {
+	Port        int    `default:"8080"`
+	MusicFolder string `default:"./iTunes1.xml"`
+	DbPath      string `default:"./devDb"`
+
+	IgnoredArticles string `default:"The El La Los Las Le Les Os As O A"`
+	IndexGroups     string `default:"A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X-Z(XYZ) [Unknown]([)"`
+
+	User     string `default:"deluan"`
+	Password string `default:"wordpass"`
+
+	DisableDownsampling bool   `default:"false"`
+	DisableValidation   bool   `default:"false"`
+	DownsampleCommand   string `default:"ffmpeg -i %s -map 0:0 -b:a %bk -v 0 -f mp3 -"`
+	PlsIgnoreFolders    bool   `default:"true"`
+	PlsIgnoredPatterns  string `default:"^iCloud;^CDs para;^Skipped;Christian"`
+	RunMode             string `default:"dev"`
+}
+
+var GoSonic *goSonic
+
+func LoadFromFlags() {
+	l := &multiconfig.FlagLoader{}
+	l.Load(GoSonic)
+}
+
+func LoadFromFile(tomlFile string) {
+	l := &multiconfig.TOMLLoader{Path: tomlFile}
+	err := l.Load(GoSonic)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error loading %s: %v\n", tomlFile, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func LoadFromLocalFile() {
+	if _, err := os.Stat("./gosonic.toml"); err == nil {
+		LoadFromFile("./gosonic.toml")
+	}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	GoSonic = new(goSonic)
+	var l multiconfig.Loader
+	l = &multiconfig.TagLoader{}
+	l.Load(GoSonic)
+	l = &multiconfig.EnvironmentLoader{}
+	l.Load(GoSonic)
+}
diff --git a/engine/stream.go b/engine/stream.go
index cd82d8830..86677078d 100644
--- a/engine/stream.go
+++ b/engine/stream.go
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
+	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
 )
 
 // TODO Encapsulate as a io.Reader
 func Stream(path string, bitRate int, maxBitRate int, w io.Writer) error {
 	var f io.Reader
 	var err error
-	ds, _ := beego.AppConfig.Bool("enableDownsampling")
-	if ds && maxBitRate > 0 && bitRate > maxBitRate {
+	enabled := !conf.GoSonic.DisableDownsampling
+	if enabled && maxBitRate > 0 && bitRate > maxBitRate {
 		f, err = downsample(path, maxBitRate)
 	} else {
 		f, err = os.Open(path)
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func downsample(path string, maxBitRate int) (f io.Reader, err error) {
 }
 
 func createDownsamplingCommand(path string, maxBitRate int) (string, []string) {
-	cmd := beego.AppConfig.String("downsampleCommand")
+	cmd := conf.GoSonic.DownsampleCommand
 
 	split := strings.Split(cmd, " ")
 	for i, s := range split {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5a46622e1..fa3794e3c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,15 +4,23 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
+	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
+	_ "github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
 	_ "github.com/deluan/gosonic/init"
 	_ "github.com/deluan/gosonic/tasks"
 )
 
 func main() {
+	conf.LoadFromLocalFile()
+	conf.LoadFromFlags()
+
+	beego.BConfig.RunMode = conf.GoSonic.RunMode
+	beego.BConfig.Listen.HTTPPort = conf.GoSonic.Port
+
 	fmt.Printf("\nGoSonic v%s (%s mode)\n\n", "0.1", beego.BConfig.RunMode)
 	if beego.BConfig.RunMode == "prod" {
 		beego.SetLevel(beego.LevelInformational)
 	}
-	//beego.BConfig.Log.FileLineNum = false
+
 	beego.Run()
 }
diff --git a/persistence/ledis.go b/persistence/ledis.go
index bf2cd00c6..99500b04d 100644
--- a/persistence/ledis.go
+++ b/persistence/ledis.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package persistence
 import (
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
+	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
 	"github.com/siddontang/ledisdb/config"
 	"github.com/siddontang/ledisdb/ledis"
 )
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var (
 func Db() *ledis.DB {
 	once.Do(func() {
 		config := config.NewConfigDefault()
-		config.DataDir = beego.AppConfig.String("dbPath")
+		config.DataDir = conf.GoSonic.DbPath
 		l, _ := ledis.Open(config)
 		instance, err := l.Select(0)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/persistence/mediafolders_repository.go b/persistence/mediafolders_repository.go
index 08b7a7426..68039674c 100644
--- a/persistence/mediafolders_repository.go
+++ b/persistence/mediafolders_repository.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package persistence
 
 import (
-	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
+	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/domain"
 )
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func NewMediaFolderRepository() domain.MediaFolderRepository {
 }
 
 func (*mediaFolderRepository) GetAll() (domain.MediaFolders, error) {
-	mediaFolder := domain.MediaFolder{Id: "0", Name: "iTunes Library", Path: beego.AppConfig.String("musicFolder")}
+	mediaFolder := domain.MediaFolder{Id: "0", Name: "iTunes Library", Path: conf.GoSonic.MusicFolder}
 	result := make(domain.MediaFolders, 1)
 	result[0] = mediaFolder
 	return result, nil
diff --git a/scanner/importer.go b/scanner/importer.go
index ffdab435a..85abb9d93 100644
--- a/scanner/importer.go
+++ b/scanner/importer.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
+	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/domain"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/engine"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/utils"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func CheckForUpdates(force bool) {
 
 func startImport() {
 	go func() {
-		itunesLibrary = beego.AppConfig.String("musicFolder")
+		itunesLibrary = conf.GoSonic.MusicFolder
 
 		info, err := os.Stat(itunesLibrary)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func startImport() {
 		lastCheck = time.Now()
 
 		// TODO Move all to DI
-		i := &Importer{mediaFolder: beego.AppConfig.String("musicFolder")}
+		i := &Importer{mediaFolder: itunesLibrary}
 		utils.ResolveDependencies(&i.mfRepo, &i.albumRepo, &i.artistRepo, &i.idxRepo, &i.plsRepo,
 			&i.propertyRepo, &i.search, &i.scanner)
 		i.Run()
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ func (i *Importer) importArtists() domain.Artists {
 }
 
 func (i *Importer) importArtistIndex() {
-	indexGroups := utils.ParseIndexGroups(beego.AppConfig.String("indexGroups"))
+	indexGroups := utils.ParseIndexGroups(conf.GoSonic.IndexGroups)
 	artistIndex := make(map[string]tempIndex)
 
 	for _, ar := range i.scanner.Artists() {
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ func (i *Importer) importPlaylists() domain.Playlists {
 	j := 0
 	for _, pl := range i.scanner.Playlists() {
 		pl.Public = true
-		pl.Owner = beego.AppConfig.String("user")
+		pl.Owner = conf.GoSonic.User
 		pl.Comment = "Original: " + pl.FullPath
 		pls[j] = *pl
 		j++
diff --git a/scanner/itunes_scanner.go b/scanner/itunes_scanner.go
index d92ff6644..09f20184d 100644
--- a/scanner/itunes_scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/itunes_scanner.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
+	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/domain"
 	"github.com/deluan/itl"
 	"github.com/dhowden/tag"
@@ -102,8 +103,8 @@ func (s *ItunesScanner) ScanLibrary(lastModifiedSince time.Time, path string) (i
 		beego.Debug("Saved", len(s.newSums), "checksums")
 	}
 
-	ignFolders, _ := beego.AppConfig.Bool("plsIgnoreFolders")
-	ignPatterns := beego.AppConfig.Strings("plsIgnoredPatterns")
+	ignFolders := conf.GoSonic.PlsIgnoreFolders
+	ignPatterns := strings.Split(conf.GoSonic.PlsIgnoredPatterns, ";")
 	for _, p := range l.Playlists {
 		rel := plsRelation{pID: p.PlaylistPersistentID, parentPID: p.ParentPersistentID, name: unescape(p.Name)}
 		s.pplaylists[p.PlaylistPersistentID] = rel
diff --git a/tests/gosonic-test.toml b/tests/gosonic-test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e3f4ea59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gosonic-test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+DisableValidation = false
+User = "deluan"
+Password = "wordpass"
+DbPath = "/tmp/testDb"
+MusicFolder = "./tests/itunes-library.xml"
+DownsampleCommand = "ffmpeg -i %s -b:a %bk mp3 -"
diff --git a/tests/init_tests.go b/tests/init_tests.go
index e6929b7c7..7fac7f2c2 100644
--- a/tests/init_tests.go
+++ b/tests/init_tests.go
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
+	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
 	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/utils"
 )
 
 func Init(t *testing.T, skipOnShort bool) {
+	conf.LoadFromFile("../tests/gosonic-test.toml")
 	if skipOnShort && testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("skipping test in short mode.")
 	}
diff --git a/utils/strings.go b/utils/strings.go
index 16904af80..8b5deff8a 100644
--- a/utils/strings.go
+++ b/utils/strings.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/astaxie/beego"
+	"github.com/deluan/gosonic/conf"
 )
 
 func NoArticle(name string) string {
-	articles := strings.Split(beego.AppConfig.String("ignoredArticles"), " ")
+	articles := strings.Split(conf.GoSonic.IgnoredArticles, " ")
 	for _, a := range articles {
 		n := strings.TrimPrefix(name, a+" ")
 		if n != name {