diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4e5f6c..66698cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-*~
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+*~
+conf/config.yml
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 73b8f56..0db66fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,11 +10,18 @@ This software is still in alpha stage. It works for me so I can't promise update
 
 TODO: 
 
-* Create persistent config file
 * Code cleanup
+* Automatic fork to background
 * Possibly add some more features
 * Make it work in all versions of private messages
 
+Howto start:
+* Clone this repo
+* In conf directory copy config.yml.sample to config.yml.sample
+* Edit config.yml accordingly
+* Launch botik.rb
+
+
 Do:
 
   <botnick>: help
@@ -25,4 +32,5 @@ This bot depends on following ruby modules:
 
 * rubygems
 * jabbot
-* ruby-mpd
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+* ruby-mpd
+* yaml
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diff --git a/botik.rb b/botik.rb
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ea28cd5..df19f0c
--- a/botik.rb
+++ b/botik.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,43 @@
 #!/usr/bin/ruby
 $VERBOSE = nil
-$BOTVERSION = "beta 0.0.1"
-scriptname = "botik.rb" # When its changed, bot will switch to dev mode
-
-botnick = "StreamCtl"
+$BOTVERSION = "v0.0.2-alpha"
 
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'jabbot'
 require 'ruby-mpd'
+require 'yaml'
+
+def configload ()
+	$CONF = YAML::load_file('conf/config.yml')
+puts $CONF.to_hash
+# Parsing of the general part of the yaml file
+	$SCNAME = $CONF["general"]["scriptname"]
+# Parsing of the Jabber part of the yaml file
+	$JABB = $CONF["jabber"]
+	$NICK = $JABB["nick"]
+	$LOGIN = $JABB["login"]
+	$PASS  = $JABB["password"]
+	$RESOURCE = $JABB["resource"]
+	$ROOM  = $JABB["room"]
+	$CSERV  = $JABB["confserver"]
+	$DROOM  = $JABB["devroom"]
+	$DCSERV  = $JABB["devconfserver"]
+# Parsing of the MPD part of the yaml file
+	$MPDC = $CONF["mpd"]
+	$HOST  = $MPDC["host"]
+	$PORT  = $MPDC["port"]
+	$SITE = $MPDC["site"]
+end
+
+begin
+	configload()
+rescue => error
+	puts "Error during loading configuration!\n" + error.message
+	exit
+end
+
 
-mpd = MPD.new 'localhost', 6600
+mpd = MPD.new $HOST, $PORT
 mpd.connect
 
 class MPD
@@ -200,9 +228,9 @@ def mpdcontrol(mpd,request, mess, type)
 				ns = mpd.nextsong
 				nsanswer = "Next song in queue: #{ns[:artist]} - #{ns[:title]} [album #{ns[:album]}]"
 			end
-			sitelink = "https://stream.example.com"
+			sitelink = $SITE
 			outputs = mpd.outputstatus([0, 1, 2])
-			outs = outputsctl(outputs,sitelink)
+			outs = outputsctl(outputs,$SITE)
 
 			if type == "0" then
 				post "#{sticon} #{answer}\n#{nsanswer}\nOutputs:\n#{outs}"
@@ -210,12 +238,11 @@ def mpdcontrol(mpd,request, mess, type)
 				post "#{sticon} #{answer}\n#{nsanswer}\nOutputs:\n#{outs}" => mess.user
 			end
 		when "outputs"
-  			sitelink = "https://stream.example.com"
 			outputs = mpd.outputstatus([0, 1, 2])
 			if type == "0" then
-				post outputsctl(outputs,sitelink)
+				post outputsctl(outputs,$SITE)
 			else
-				post outputsctl(outputs,sitelink) => mess.user
+				post outputsctl(outputs,$SITE) => mess.user
 			end
 		when "version"
 			if type == "0" then
@@ -224,7 +251,7 @@ def mpdcontrol(mpd,request, mess, type)
 				post "Pitriss MPD stream control bot, version #{$BOTVERSION}" => mess.user
 			end
 		when "help"
-			answer = "Stream is located at https://stream.example.com/xyz.ext (see outputs)\n
+			answer = "Stream is located at #{$SITE}/xyz.ext (see outputs)\n
 Commands:\n
 status - Info about played track
 nestsong - Info about next song in queue
@@ -253,21 +280,21 @@ end
 
 
 configure do |conf|
-	conf.login    = "bot@example.com"
-	conf.password = "ChangeMe"
-# 	conf.nick     = "StreamCtl"
-	conf.nick     = botnick
-	conf.resource = "StreamCtl"
-	if scriptname == File.basename($0) then
-		conf.channel  = "some-room"
+	conf.login    = $LOGIN
+	conf.password = $PASS
+	conf.nick     = $NICK
+	conf.resource = $RESOURCE
+	if $SCNAME == File.basename($0) then
+		conf.channel  = $ROOM
+		conf.server = $CSERV
 	else
-		conf.channel  = "botdev"
+		conf.channel  = $DROOM
+		conf.server = $DCSERV
 	end
-	conf.server = "conf.example.com"
 end
 
 
-message(/^#{botnick}[,|:| ].*$/i) do |message, params|
+message(/^#{$NICK}[,|:| ].*$/i) do |message, params|
 	arr = message.text.split(/\W+/)
 	if arr[1].nil? == false then
 		if arr[1].chomp.strip != "" then
diff --git a/conf/config.yml.sample b/conf/config.yml.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8630fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/config.yml.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# All values in this config file are required
+# If you omit some values, bot will most likely crash
+general:
+	scriptname: "botik.rb"
+jabber:
+	nick: "BotNick"
+	login: "bot@example.com"
+	password: "ChangeMe"
+	resource: "StreamCtl"
+# Will be applied when general - scriptname matches the real filename
+	room: "some-room"
+	confserver: "conf.example.com"
+# Will be applied when general - scriptname differs from the real filename
+	devroom: "some-dev-room"
+	devconfserver: "conf.example.com"
+mpd:
+	host: localhost
+	port: 6600
+	site: "https://stream.example.com"
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