diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2968b16..4b7cafc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.2 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.39.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 367ffdd..27dd88a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.5.0 h1:W5quZX/G/csjUnuI8SUYlsHs9M38FC7znL0lIO+DvMg=
+github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.5.0/go.mod h1:ukJfTF/6rtPPRCnwkur4qwRxa8vTRFBF0uk2lLoLwho=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.13.4 h1:oTZZW+T3s9gAu5L8vmzihV7/lkXGZuITzTQkTEhcXEA=
@@ -8,6 +10,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 h1:9A9LHSqF/7dyVVX6g0U9cwm9pG3kP9gSzcuIPHP
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14/go.mod h1:6LmQG8QLFO4G5z1gPvYEzlUgJ2wF+stgPZH1UqBm1s8=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5 h1:4yBQzkHv+7BHq2PQUZF3Mx0IYxG7LsP222s7Agd3ve8=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5/go.mod h1:u1nR/EPcESfeI/szUZKdtJ0xRNbUoANCkoOuaOx1Y+c=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
diff --git a/internal/rendering/config.go b/internal/rendering/config.go
index 67583d4..b0820be 100644
--- a/internal/rendering/config.go
+++ b/internal/rendering/config.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package rendering
 
 import (
 	"maps"
+	"os"
 	"slices"
 
+	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml"
 	"gitea.elara.ws/Hazel/transfem-startpage/internal/diyhrt"
 )
 
@@ -62,3 +64,17 @@ func (rc *RenderingConfig) LoadDiyHrt(listings []diyhrt.Listing) {
 	rc.Listings = rc.ListingFilter.Filter(listings)
 	rc.Stores = rc.StoreFilter.Filter(slices.Collect(maps.Values(existingStores)))
 }
+
+func (rc *RenderingConfig) LoadConfigFile(file string) error {
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(file)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = toml.Unmarshal(content, rc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+    }
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b1e6eae..7d2b2b3 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ func getIndex(c echo.Context) error {
 
 func main() {
 	fmt.Println("running transfem startpage")
+
+	CurrentRenderingConfig.LoadConfigFile("config.toml")
+
 	err := FetchDiyHrt()
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
diff --git a/tmp/build-errors.log b/tmp/build-errors.log
index 0f17b9c..c02ff68 100644
--- a/tmp/build-errors.log
+++ b/tmp/build-errors.log
@@ -1 +1 @@
-exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1
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+exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1exit status 1
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