diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd3dbb5..5ff9804 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 
-# local env files
+# local conig files
 .env*.local
+config.toml
 
 # vercel
 .vercel
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dbb3438..32e40f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "prism-react-renderer": "^2.4.0",
     "react": "^18",
     "react-dom": "^18",
-    "react-markdown": "^9.0.1"
+    "react-markdown": "^9.0.1",
+    "toml": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^20",
diff --git a/src/app/[...file]/page.tsx b/src/app/[...file]/page.tsx
index cde757a..d1489bd 100644
--- a/src/app/[...file]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[...file]/page.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 import Image from 'next/image';
 
 import * as style from './page.css';
+import config from '../config.ts';
 import Content from './components/content';
 import Copy from './components/copy';
 import download_image_dark from './download_dark.svg';
@@ -33,9 +34,8 @@ export async function generateMetadata(
 export default async function Page({
 	params, searchParams
 }: Props) {
-	const enable_repointing = process.env.ENABLE_REPOINTING == 'true';
 	const path = get_path(params.file);
-	const root = get_root(enable_repointing, searchParams);
+	const root = get_root(config.enable_repointing, searchParams);
 	const full = `${root}${path}`;
 
 	const download_ttys = [
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default async function Page({
 				<div className={style.download_tty_group}>
 					{download_ttys.map((text, index) => <Copy key={index} className={style.download_tty} text={text} show_text={true}></Copy>)}
 				</div>
-				{(!enable_repointing && searchParams['root'] != undefined) ?
+				{(!config.enable_repointing && searchParams['root'] != undefined) ?
 					<p>Error: this instance of Motto does not have repointing enabled</p> :
 					<Content src={`${root}${path}`} />
 				}
diff --git a/src/app/config.ts b/src/app/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a1345c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import fs   from 'fs';
+import toml from 'toml';
+
+type ConfigType = {
+	root_url:          string,
+	enable_repointing: boolean,
+};
+
+function load_config(): ConfigType {
+	const config: ConfigType = {
+		// Default values
+		root_url:          "",
+		enable_repointing: false,
+	};
+
+	const config_from_file = toml.parse(fs.readFileSync(`${process.cwd()}/config.toml`));
+	for (const key in config) {
+		if (key in config_from_file) {
+			config[key] = config_from_file[key];
+		}
+	}
+	return config;
+}
+
+export default load_config();
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 136339a..996fc19 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as style from './page.css';
+import config from './config.ts';
 
 export default function App() {
-	const supports_repointing = process.env.ENABLE_REPOINTING == 'true';
 	return (
 		<div className={style.center}>
 			<div className={style.content}>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default function App() {
 					Motto is a static file server beautifier. <a href="https://forge.monodon.me/Gnarwhal/motto/">Click here</a> for more information.
 				</p>
 				<p>This instance is currently pointed to <a href={process.env.ROOT_URL}>{process.env.ROOT_URL}</a> {
-					supports_repointing ?
+					config.enable_repointing ?
 					<>but supports <a href="https://forge.monodon.me/Gnarwhal/motto#Repointing">repointing.</a></> :
 					<>and does not support <a href="https://forge.monodon.me/Gnarwhal/motto#Repointing">repointing.</a></>
 				}</p>
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 97da2a9..ccc6fee 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3802,6 +3802,11 @@ to-regex-range@^5.0.1:
   dependencies:
     is-number "^7.0.0"
 
+toml@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/toml/-/toml-3.0.0.tgz#342160f1af1904ec9d204d03a5d61222d762c5ee"
+  integrity sha512-y/mWCZinnvxjTKYhJ+pYxwD0mRLVvOtdS2Awbgxln6iEnt4rk0yBxeSBHkGJcPucRiG0e55mwWp+g/05rsrd6w==
+
 trim-lines@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/trim-lines/-/trim-lines-3.0.1.tgz#d802e332a07df861c48802c04321017b1bd87338"