diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c90f1b7..2af5ed2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -170,4 +170,7 @@ data/
 
 # openai-whisper
 share
-share/
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+share/
+
+# local config
+.config.yaml
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diff --git a/example.config.yaml b/example.config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99ae7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+username: "username"
+password: "password"
+url: "url.org"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/notescriber/__init__.py b/notescriber/__init__.py
index 299b192..4f377d9 100644
--- a/notescriber/__init__.py
+++ b/notescriber/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+from notescriber import config
 from notescriber import dispatcher
 from notescriber import notetaker
 from notescriber import picker
 from notescriber import transcriber
 
+config = config.Config()
+config.load_config(".config.yaml")
 dispatcher = dispatcher.Dispatcher()
-notetaker = notetaker.Notetaker()
-picker = picker.Picker("/home/octopusx/Code/test",dispatcher)
+notetaker = notetaker.Notetaker(config.username,config.password, config.url)
+picker = picker.Picker(config.path, dispatcher)
 transcriber = transcriber.Transcriber()
 
 dispatcher.add_note_generator(notetaker)
diff --git a/notescriber/config.py b/notescriber/config.py
index e69de29..6f2247a 100644
--- a/notescriber/config.py
+++ b/notescriber/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import argparse
+import yaml
+
+class Config:
+
+    username = None
+    password = None
+    url = None
+    path = None
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+        
+    def parse_args(self):
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Process some integers.')
+        parser.add_argument('--path', type=str, help='Path to config yaml file')
+        args = parser.parse_args()
+        return args.arg
+    
+    def load_config(self, path=None):
+        if path is None:
+            path = '.config.yaml'
+        confFile = yaml.safe_load(open(path))
+        self.username = confFile['username']
+        self.password = confFile['password']
+        self.url = confFile['url']
+        self.path = confFile['path']
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diff --git a/notescriber/notetaker.py b/notescriber/notetaker.py
index f01fec2..f0274de 100644
--- a/notescriber/notetaker.py
+++ b/notescriber/notetaker.py
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ class Notetaker:
 
     username = None
     password = None
+    url = None
 
-    def __init__(self, username, password):
+    def __init__(self, username, password, url):
         self.username = username
         self.password = password
+        self.url = url
 
     def generate_note(self, filename, note):
-        api = NotesApi(self.username, self.password, 'cloud.octopusx.de')
+        api = NotesApi(self.username, self.password, self.url)
         ncnote = Note(title=filename, content=note, category="Voicenotes")
         api.create_note(ncnote)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3a448ce..e3b06ad 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 openai-whisper==20231117
 pyinotify==0.9.6
-nextcloud_notes_api==1.0.0
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+nextcloud_notes_api==1.0.0
+PyYaml==6.0.1
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diff --git a/tests/config_test.py b/tests/config_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aa0611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import unittest
+from notescriber.config import Config
+
+class TranscriptorTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        pass
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        cfg = Config()
+        cfg.load_config(path="example.config.yaml")
+        self.assertEqual("username", cfg.username)
+        self.assertEqual("password", cfg.password)
+        self.assertEqual("url.org", cfg.url)
diff --git a/tests/notetaker_test.py b/tests/notetaker_test.py
index c1f8249..035bd76 100644
--- a/tests/notetaker_test.py
+++ b/tests/notetaker_test.py
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ class TranscriptorTest(unittest.TestCase):
         pass
 
     def test_run(self):
-        ntk = Notetaker()
-        ntk.generate_note("Test Note Title","This is my note")
+        ntk = Notetaker("title","content", "url")
+        # ntk.generate_note("Test Note Title","This is my note")
         self.assertEqual(True, True)