diff --git a/gleam.toml b/gleam.toml
index 9e12436..da8b0e5 100644
--- a/gleam.toml
+++ b/gleam.toml
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 
 [dependencies]
 gleam_stdlib = ">= 0.45.0 and < 2.0.0"
-gleam_otp = ">= 0.14.1 and < 1.0.0"
+gleam_otp = ">= 0.15.0 and < 1.0.0"
 gleam_json = ">= 2.1.0 and < 3.0.0"
 simplifile = ">= 2.2.0 and < 3.0.0"
 decode = ">= 0.5.0 and < 1.0.0"
+glisten = ">= 7.0.0 and < 8.0.0"
+gleam_erlang = ">= 0.33.0 and < 1.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 gleeunit = ">= 1.0.0 and < 2.0.0"
diff --git a/manifest.toml b/manifest.toml
index a43da85..fcf6897 100644
--- a/manifest.toml
+++ b/manifest.toml
@@ -5,20 +5,25 @@ packages = [
   { name = "birl", version = "1.7.1", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib", "ranger"], otp_app = "birl", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "5C66647D62BCB11FE327E7A6024907C4A17954EF22865FE0940B54A852446D01" },
   { name = "decode", version = "0.5.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "decode", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "05E14DC95A550BA51B8774485B04894B87A898C588B9B1C920104B110AED218B" },
   { name = "filepath", version = "1.1.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "filepath", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "67A6D15FB39EEB69DD31F8C145BB5A421790581BD6AA14B33D64D5A55DBD6587" },
-  { name = "gleam_erlang", version = "0.32.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_erlang", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "B18643083A0117AC5CFD0C1AEEBE5469071895ECFA426DCC26517A07F6AD9948" },
+  { name = "gleam_erlang", version = "0.33.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_erlang", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "A1D26B80F01901B59AABEE3475DD4C18D27D58FA5C897D922FCB9B099749C064" },
   { name = "gleam_json", version = "2.1.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_json", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "0A57FB5666E695FD2BEE74C0428A98B0FC11A395D2C7B4CDF5E22C5DD32C74C6" },
-  { name = "gleam_otp", version = "0.14.1", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_erlang", "gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_otp", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "5A8CE8DBD01C29403390A7BD5C0A63D26F865C83173CF9708E6E827E53159C65" },
+  { name = "gleam_otp", version = "0.15.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_erlang", "gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_otp", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "E9ED3DF7E7285DA0C440F46AE8236ADC8475E8CCBEE4899BF09A8468DA3F9187" },
   { name = "gleam_stdlib", version = "0.45.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = [], otp_app = "gleam_stdlib", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "206FCE1A76974AECFC55AEBCD0217D59EDE4E408C016E2CFCCC8FF51278F186E" },
   { name = "gleeunit", version = "1.2.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleeunit", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "F7A7228925D3EE7D0813C922E062BFD6D7E9310F0BEE585D3A42F3307E3CFD13" },
+  { name = "glisten", version = "7.0.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_erlang", "gleam_otp", "gleam_stdlib", "logging", "telemetry"], otp_app = "glisten", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "028C0882EAC7ABEDEFBE92CE4D1FEDADE95FA81B1B1AB099C4F91C133BEF2C42" },
+  { name = "logging", version = "1.3.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "logging", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "1098FBF10B54B44C2C7FDF0B01C1253CAFACDACABEFB4B0D027803246753E06D" },
   { name = "ranger", version = "1.3.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "ranger", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "B8F3AFF23A3A5B5D9526B8D18E7C43A7DFD3902B151B97EC65397FE29192B695" },
   { name = "simplifile", version = "2.2.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["filepath", "gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "simplifile", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "0DFABEF7DC7A9E2FF4BB27B108034E60C81BEBFCB7AB816B9E7E18ED4503ACD8" },
+  { name = "telemetry", version = "1.3.0", build_tools = ["rebar3"], requirements = [], otp_app = "telemetry", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "7015FC8919DBE63764F4B4B87A95B7C0996BD539E0D499BE6EC9D7F3875B79E6" },
 ]
 
 [requirements]
 birl = { version = ">= 1.7.1 and < 2.0.0" }
 decode = { version = ">= 0.5.0 and < 1.0.0" }
+gleam_erlang = { version = ">= 0.33.0 and < 1.0.0" }
 gleam_json = { version = ">= 2.1.0 and < 3.0.0" }
-gleam_otp = { version = ">= 0.14.1 and < 1.0.0" }
+gleam_otp = { version = ">= 0.15.0 and < 1.0.0" }
 gleam_stdlib = { version = ">= 0.45.0 and < 2.0.0" }
 gleeunit = { version = ">= 1.0.0 and < 2.0.0" }
+glisten = { version = ">= 7.0.0 and < 8.0.0" }
 simplifile = { version = ">= 2.2.0 and < 3.0.0" }
diff --git a/src/config.gleam b/src/config.gleam
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13ef0a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.gleam
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import gleam/io
+import gleam/result
+import gleam/string
+import json_serde
+import simplifile
+import tree
+
+pub type Config {
+  Config(snapshots_path: String, port: Int)
+}
+
+fn default() -> Config {
+  Config(snapshots_path: "snapshots", port: 8080)
+}
+
+pub fn load(path) -> Config {
+  case simplifile.read(path) {
+    Error(err) -> {
+      { "Could not load configuration: " <> { err |> string.inspect } }
+      |> io.println
+      "Using the default config." |> io.println
+      default()
+    }
+    Ok(data) -> {
+      let config_tree = json_serde.deserialize(data)
+      case config_tree {
+        Error(_) -> handle_malformed()
+        Ok(tree) -> {
+          let snapshots_path = tree |> tree.get(["snapshots_path"])
+          let port = tree |> tree.get(["port"])
+
+          let res = result.all([snapshots_path, port])
+          case res {
+            Error(_) -> handle_malformed()
+
+            Ok(values) ->
+              case values {
+                [
+                  tree.Leaf(tree.String(snapshots_path)),
+                  tree.Leaf(tree.Int(port)),
+                ] -> Config(snapshots_path, port)
+                _ -> handle_malformed()
+              }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+fn handle_malformed() {
+  "Malformed configuration file."
+  |> io.println
+  "Using the default config." |> io.println
+  default()
+}
diff --git a/src/revault.gleam b/src/revault.gleam
index 0067e8c..9215f03 100644
--- a/src/revault.gleam
+++ b/src/revault.gleam
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import config
+import gleam/io
+
 pub fn main() {
-  todo
+  config.load("./config.json") |> io.debug
 }
diff --git a/test/config_test.gleam b/test/config_test.gleam
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..216e634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/config_test.gleam
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import config
+import gleeunit
+import gleeunit/should
+
+pub fn main() {
+  gleeunit.main()
+}
+
+pub fn config_test() {
+  let config = config.load("./test/vault.json")
+  should.equal(config.Config("./snapshots", 12_345), config)
+}
diff --git a/test/vault.json b/test/vault.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44c7d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vault.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "snapshots_path": "./snapshots",
+    "port": 12345
+}
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