diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index c186aea..c1024c4 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 option('base_url', type: 'string', value: 'https://api.originsro.org')
 option('database_file', type: 'string', value: 'originsro.db3')
+option('config_file', type: 'string', value: 'orotool.conf')
diff --git a/src/config.hpp.in b/src/config.hpp.in
index 25232a8..5151365 100644
--- a/src/config.hpp.in
+++ b/src/config.hpp.in
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 
 namespace duck {
 
-constexpr const char g_base_url[] = "@BASE_URL@";
-constexpr const char g_database[] = "@DATABASE@";
+constexpr const char g_base_url[] = @BASE_URL@;
+constexpr const char g_database[] = @DATABASE@;
+constexpr const char g_config_file_path[] = @CONFIG_FILE_PATH@;
 
 } //namespace duck
diff --git a/src/ini_file.cpp b/src/ini_file.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46e6abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ini_file.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/* Copyright 2017, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "kamokan".
+ *
+ * "kamokan" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "kamokan" is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "kamokan".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "ini_file.hpp"
+#include <utility>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_core.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_sequence.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_plus.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_not_predicate.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_raw.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_lit.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_kleene.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_rule.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_eol.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_grammar.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_hold.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_char_class.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_list.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_optional.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/qi_eps.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix_stl.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix_operator.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/include/phoenix_bind.hpp>
+#include <boost/phoenix/object/construct.hpp>
+#include <boost/phoenix/bind/bind_member_function.hpp>
+#include <boost/phoenix/bind/bind_member_variable.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/adapted/std_pair.hpp>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <iterator>
+
+namespace kamokan {
+	namespace {
+		typedef std::string_view string_type;
+
+		template <typename Iterator, typename Skipper>
+		struct IniGrammar : boost::spirit::qi::grammar<Iterator, IniFile::IniMapType(), Skipper> {
+			explicit IniGrammar (const std::string* parString);
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, IniFile::IniMapType(), Skipper> start;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, string_type(), Skipper> section;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, string_type(), Skipper> key;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, IniFile::KeyValueMapType::value_type(), Skipper> key_value;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator, IniFile::KeyValueMapType(), Skipper> key_values;
+			const std::string* m_master_string;
+			Iterator m_begin;
+		};
+
+		template <typename Iterator>
+		struct IniCommentSkipper : boost::spirit::qi::grammar<Iterator> {
+			IniCommentSkipper() :
+				IniCommentSkipper::base_type(skipping),
+				first_char(true)
+			{
+				namespace px = boost::phoenix;
+				using boost::spirit::qi::blank;
+				using boost::spirit::qi::lit;
+				using boost::spirit::qi::eol;
+				using boost::spirit::qi::char_;
+				using boost::spirit::qi::eps;
+
+				skipping = comment | blank;
+				comment = (eps(px::cref(first_char) == true) | eol) >>
+					*blank >> lit("#")[px::ref(first_char) = false] >>
+					*(!eol >> char_);
+			}
+
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator> skipping;
+			boost::spirit::qi::rule<Iterator> comment;
+			bool first_char;
+		};
+
+		template <typename Iterator, typename Skipper>
+		IniGrammar<Iterator, Skipper>::IniGrammar (const std::string* parString) :
+			IniGrammar::base_type(start),
+			m_master_string(parString),
+			m_begin(m_master_string->cbegin())
+		{
+			assert(m_master_string);
+			namespace px = boost::phoenix;
+			using boost::spirit::qi::_val;
+			using boost::spirit::_1;
+			using boost::spirit::qi::eol;
+			using boost::spirit::qi::raw;
+			using std::string_view;
+			using boost::spirit::qi::hold;
+			using boost::spirit::qi::graph;
+			using boost::spirit::qi::blank;
+			typedef IniFile::KeyValueMapType::value_type refpair;
+
+			section = '[' >> raw[+(graph - ']') >> *(hold[+blank >> +(graph - ']')])]
+				[_val = px::bind(
+					&string_view::substr,
+					px::construct<string_view>(px::ref(*m_master_string)),
+					px::begin(_1) - px::cref(m_begin), px::size(_1)
+				)] >> ']';
+			key = raw[(graph - '[' - '=') >> *(graph - '=') >> *(hold[+blank >> +(graph - '=')])][_val = px::bind(
+				&string_view::substr,
+				px::construct<string_view>(px::ref(*m_master_string)),
+				px::begin(_1) - px::cref(m_begin), px::size(_1)
+			)];
+			key_value = key[px::bind(&refpair::first, _val) = _1] >> '=' >>
+				raw[*(!eol >> graph) % +blank][px::bind(&refpair::second, _val) = px::bind(
+					&string_view::substr,
+					px::construct<string_view>(px::ref(*m_master_string)),
+					px::begin(_1) - px::cref(m_begin), px::size(_1)
+			)];
+			key_values = -(key_value % +eol);
+			start = *eol >> *(section >> +eol >> key_values >> *eol);
+		}
+
+		IniFile::IniMapType parse_ini (const std::string* parIni, bool& parParseOk, int& parParsedCharCount) {
+			using boost::spirit::qi::blank_type;
+			using skipper_type = IniCommentSkipper<std::string::const_iterator>;
+
+			IniGrammar<std::string::const_iterator, skipper_type> gramm(parIni);
+			IniFile::IniMapType result;
+
+			parParseOk = false;
+			parParsedCharCount = 0;
+
+			std::string::const_iterator start_it = parIni->cbegin();
+			//TODO: make a skipper that also skips comments eg: blank | lit("//") >> *(char_ - eol)
+			const bool parse_ok = boost::spirit::qi::phrase_parse(
+				start_it,
+				parIni->cend(),
+				gramm,
+				skipper_type(),
+				result
+			);
+
+			parParseOk = parse_ok and (parIni->cend() == start_it);
+			parParsedCharCount = std::distance(parIni->cbegin(), start_it);
+			assert(parParsedCharCount >= 0);
+			return result;
+		}
+	} //unnamed namespace
+
+	IniFile::IniFile (std::istream_iterator<char> parInputFrom, std::istream_iterator<char> parInputEnd) :
+		IniFile(std::string(parInputFrom, parInputEnd))
+	{
+	}
+
+	IniFile::IniFile (std::string&& parIniData) :
+		m_raw_ini(std::move(parIniData)),
+		m_map(parse_ini(&m_raw_ini, m_parse_ok, m_parsed_chars))
+	{
+	}
+
+	IniFile::IniFile (IniFile&& parOther) {
+		auto* const old_data_ptr = parOther.m_raw_ini.data();
+		m_raw_ini = std::move(parOther.m_raw_ini);
+		if (m_raw_ini.data() == old_data_ptr)
+			m_map = std::move(parOther.m_map);
+		else
+			m_map = parse_ini(&m_raw_ini, m_parse_ok, m_parsed_chars);
+	}
+
+	IniFile::~IniFile() noexcept = default;
+} //namespace kamokan
diff --git a/src/ini_file.hpp b/src/ini_file.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d80e861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ini_file.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/* Copyright 2017, Michele Santullo
+ * This file is part of "kamokan".
+ *
+ * "kamokan" is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * "kamokan" is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "kamokan".  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <boost/container/flat_map.hpp>
+#include <iterator>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <string>
+#include <cassert>
+
+namespace kamokan {
+	class IniFile {
+	public:
+		typedef boost::container::flat_map<std::string_view, std::string_view> KeyValueMapType;
+		typedef boost::container::flat_map<std::string_view, KeyValueMapType> IniMapType;
+
+		IniFile (std::istream_iterator<char> parInputFrom, std::istream_iterator<char> parInputEnd);
+		explicit IniFile (std::string&& parIniData);
+		IniFile (IniFile&& parOther);
+		IniFile (const IniFile& parOther) = delete;
+		~IniFile() noexcept;
+
+		IniFile& operator== (IniFile&&) = delete;
+		IniFile& operator== (const IniFile&) = delete;
+
+		bool parse_success() const { return m_parse_ok; }
+		int parsed_characters() const { return m_parsed_chars; }
+
+		const IniMapType& parsed() const;
+
+	private:
+		std::string m_raw_ini;
+		IniMapType m_map;
+		int m_parsed_chars;
+		bool m_parse_ok;
+	};
+
+	inline const IniFile::IniMapType& IniFile::parsed() const {
+		assert(parse_success());
+		return m_map;
+	}
+} //namespace kamokan
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index aeb3695..550c572 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ sqlitecpp_dep = dependency('sqlitecpp', version: '>=3.0.0',
 
 ev_dep = dependency('libev', version: '>=4.31')
 threads_dep = dependency('threads')
+boost_dep = dependency('boost')
 
 base_url = get_option('base_url').strip()
 if not base_url.endswith('/')
@@ -19,8 +20,9 @@ if not base_url.endswith('/')
 endif
 
 conf = configuration_data()
-conf.set('BASE_URL', base_url)
-conf.set('DATABASE', get_option('database_file'))
+conf.set_quoted('BASE_URL', base_url)
+conf.set_quoted('DATABASE', get_option('database_file'))
+conf.set_quoted('CONFIG_FILE_PATH', get_option('prefix') / get_option('sysconfdir') / get_option('config_file'))
 project_config_file = configure_file(
 	input: 'config.hpp.in',
 	output: meson.project_name() + '_config.hpp',
@@ -36,10 +38,12 @@ lib_deps = [
   sqlitecpp_dep,
   ev_dep,
   threads_dep,
+  boost_dep,
 ]
 
 executable(meson.project_name(),
   'main.cpp',
+  'ini_file.cpp',
   'oro/datatypes.cpp',
   'oro/api.cpp',
   'oro/dateconv.cpp',