diff --git a/cimp.bas b/cimp.bas
index 2a7a6e8..3afc301 100644
--- a/cimp.bas
+++ b/cimp.bas
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ dim shuffle as integer
 dim nooutput as integer
 dim timevis as integer
 dim nyan as integer
+dim server as integer
+
 dim marqueeoffset as integer
 dim i as integer
 
@@ -167,6 +169,40 @@ timevis=1
 nyan=0
 marqueeoffset=0
 
+
+dim config as string
+config = GetConfig("cimp.conf")
+if _fileexists(config) then
+    dim li as string
+    dim fh as integer
+    fh = freefile
+    open config for input as fh
+    while not eof(fh)
+        line input #fh, li
+        if left$(li,1)="#" then _continue
+        select case _trim$(left$(li,instr(li,"=")-1))
+        case "volume"
+            volume=val(_trim$(mid$(li,instr(li,"=")+1)))/100
+        case "shuffle"
+            if _trim$(mid$(li,instr(li,"=")+1))="true" then shuffle=-1 else shuffle=0
+        case "repeat"
+            if _trim$(mid$(li,instr(li,"=")+1))="true" then repeat=-1 else repeat=0
+            if _trim$(mid$(li,instr(li,"=")+1))="1" then repeat=1
+        case "server"
+            if _trim$(mid$(li,instr(li,"=")+1))="true" then server=-1 else server=0
+        case "nyan"
+            if _trim$(mid$(li,instr(li,"=")+1))="true" then nyan=-1 else nyan=0
+        case "nooutput"
+            if _trim$(mid$(li,instr(li,"=")+1))="true" then nooutput=-1 else nooutput=0
+        case ""
+        case else
+            print "Config not understood:"
+            print li
+        end select
+    wend
+    close fh
+end if
+
 for i=1 to _commandcount
     select case command$(i)
         case "-v","--volume"
@@ -710,3 +746,35 @@ end function
 sub loadsoundbank (filename as string)
 	_midisoundbank filename
 end sub
+
+
+FUNCTION GetConfig$ (FileName as string)
+    SELECT CASE left$(_OS$,instr(_OS$,"]"))
+        CASE "[WINDOWS]"
+            dim appdata as string
+            appdata = ENVIRON$("APPDATA")
+            if appdata = "" then appdata = ENVIRON$("USERPROFILE") + "\AppData\Roaming"
+            if right$(appdata, 1) <> "\" then appdata = appdata + "\"
+            GetConfig = appdata + FileName
+            
+        CASE "[MACOSX]"
+            dim homemac as string
+            homemac = ENVIRON$("HOME")
+            if homemac = "" then homemac = "/tmp"
+            if right$(homemac, 1) = "/" then homemac = left$(homemac, len(homemac) - 1)
+            GetConfig = homemac + "/Library/Application Support/" + FileName
+            
+        CASE ELSE ' Linux and other Unix-like systems
+            dim xdg as string, baseDir as string, homelinux as string
+            xdg = ENVIRON$("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+            if xdg <> "" then
+                baseDir = xdg
+            else
+                homelinux = ENVIRON$("HOME")
+                if homelinux = "" then homelinux = "/tmp"
+                baseDir = homelinux + "/.config"
+            end if
+            if right$(baseDir, 1) = "/" then baseDir = left$(baseDir, len(baseDir) - 1)
+            GetConfig = baseDir + "/" + FileName
+    END SELECT
+END FUNCTION