diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c99bcc8..e558e0e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5,3 +5,69 @@ version = 3
 [[package]]
 name = "irsc"
 version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "toml",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "proc-macro2"
+version = "1.0.32"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba508cc11742c0dc5c1659771673afbab7a0efab23aa17e854cbab0837ed0b43"
+dependencies = [
+ "unicode-xid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "quote"
+version = "1.0.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "38bc8cc6a5f2e3655e0899c1b848643b2562f853f114bfec7be120678e3ace05"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde"
+version = "1.0.130"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f12d06de37cf59146fbdecab66aa99f9fe4f78722e3607577a5375d66bd0c913"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_derive"
+version = "1.0.130"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d7bc1a1ab1961464eae040d96713baa5a724a8152c1222492465b54322ec508b"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "syn"
+version = "1.0.81"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f2afee18b8beb5a596ecb4a2dce128c719b4ba399d34126b9e4396e3f9860966"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-xid",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.5.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a31142970826733df8241ef35dc040ef98c679ab14d7c3e54d827099b3acecaa"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-xid"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8ccb82d61f80a663efe1f787a51b16b5a51e3314d6ac365b08639f52387b33f3"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index aad6b7b..cbc6307 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-
+toml = "0.5.8"
+serde_derive = "1.0.130"
+serde = "1.0.130"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ee957f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+username = "test"
+mode = "+B"
+channels = ["#main", "#fsoc"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 01ee539..eae7b09 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{Error, Read, Write};
 use std::net::TcpStream;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 
 pub struct Client {
     stream: TcpStream,
     config: Config,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize, Default)]
 pub struct Config {
     username: String,
-    nickname: String,
-    mode: String,
-    channels: Box<[&'static str]>,
+    nickname: Option<String>,
+    mode: Option<String>,
+    channels: Box<[String]>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -61,7 +65,11 @@ impl Client {
             "*".into(),
             self.config.username.clone(),
         ))?;
-        self.write_command(Command::NICK(self.config.nickname.clone()))?;
+        if let Some(nick) = self.config.nickname.clone() {
+            self.write_command(Command::NICK(nick))?;
+        } else {
+            self.write_command(Command::NICK(self.config.username.clone()))?;
+        }
 
         loop {
             if let Ok(ref command) = self.read() {
@@ -78,9 +86,7 @@ impl Client {
         }
 
         let config = self.config.clone();
-        if config.mode != "" {
-            self.write_command(Command::MODE(config.username, Some(config.mode)))?;
-        }
+        self.write_command(Command::MODE(config.username, config.mode))?;
         for channel in config.channels.iter() {
             self.write_command(Command::JOIN(channel.to_string()))?;
         }
@@ -161,7 +167,7 @@ impl Client {
                 Cow::Owned(formatted) as Cow<str>
             }
             OTHER(_) => {
-                return Err(std::io::Error::new(
+                return Err(Error::new(
                     std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
                     "Cannot write commands of type OTHER",
                 ));
@@ -177,15 +183,27 @@ impl Client {
 impl Config {
     pub fn new(
         username: &str,
-        nickname: Option<&str>,
-        mode: Option<&str>,
-        channels: Box<[&'static str]>,
+        nickname: Option<String>,
+        mode: Option<String>,
+        channels: Box<[String]>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             username: username.into(),
-            nickname: nickname.unwrap_or(username).into(),
-            mode: mode.unwrap_or("").into(),
-            channels: channels.into(),
+            nickname,
+            mode,
+            channels,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn from_toml<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let mut file = File::open(&path)?;
+        let mut data = String::new();
+        file.read_to_string(&mut data)?;
+
+        toml::from_str(&data).map_err(|e| {
+            use std::io::ErrorKind;
+
+            Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, format!("Invalid TOML: {}", e))
+        })
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3aa1d1c..35f7b66 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -10,14 +10,8 @@ macro_rules! loop_n {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
-    let config = Config::new(
-        "test",
-        Some("test"),
-        Some("+B"),
-        Box::new(["#main", "#main2"]),
-    );
-    let mut client =
-        Client::new("192.168.1.28", 6667, config).expect("Unable to connect to IRC server");
+    let config = Config::from_toml("config.toml")?;
+    let mut client = Client::new("192.168.1.28", 6667, config)?;
     client.identify()?;
 
     loop {