diff --git a/larigira/config.py b/larigira/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de64206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/larigira/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+'''
+Taken from flask-appconfig
+'''
+
+import json
+import os
+
+
+def get_conf(prefix='LARIGIRA_'):
+    '''This is where everyone should get configuration from'''
+    conf = {}
+    conf['CONTINOUS_AUDIODESC'] = dict(kind='mpd', howmany=1)
+    conf['MPD_HOST'] = os.getenv('MPD_HOST', 'localhost')
+    conf['MPD_PORT'] = int(os.getenv('MPD_PORT', '6600'))
+    conf['CACHING_TIME'] = 10
+    conf['DB_URI'] = 'larigira.db'
+    conf.update(from_envvars(prefix=prefix))
+    return conf
+
+
+def from_envvars(prefix=None, envvars=None, as_json=True):
+    """Load environment variables in a dictionary
+
+    Values are parsed as JSON. If parsing fails with a ValueError,
+    values are instead used as verbatim strings.
+
+    :param prefix: If ``None`` is passed as envvars, all variables from
+                   ``environ`` starting with this prefix are imported. The
+                   prefix is stripped upon import.
+    :param envvars: A dictionary of mappings of environment-variable-names
+                    to Flask configuration names. If a list is passed
+                    instead, names are mapped 1:1. If ``None``, see prefix
+                    argument.
+    :param as_json: If False, values will not be parsed as JSON first.
+    """
+    conf = {}
+    if prefix is None and envvars is None:
+        raise RuntimeError('Must either give prefix or envvars argument')
+
+    # if it's a list, convert to dict
+    if isinstance(envvars, list):
+        envvars = {k: None for k in envvars}
+
+    if not envvars:
+        envvars = {k: k[len(prefix):] for k in os.environ.keys()
+                   if k.startswith(prefix)}
+
+    for env_name, name in envvars.items():
+        if name is None:
+            name = env_name
+
+        if env_name not in os.environ:
+            continue
+
+        if as_json:
+            try:
+                conf[name] = json.loads(os.environ[env_name])
+            except ValueError:
+                conf[name] = os.environ[env_name]
+        else:
+            conf[name] = os.environ[env_name]
+
+    return conf
diff --git a/larigira/event_manage.py b/larigira/event_manage.py
index 2f255da..d54691f 100644
--- a/larigira/event_manage.py
+++ b/larigira/event_manage.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import argparse
 from pprint import pprint
 
 from .event import EventModel
+from .config import get_conf
 
 
 def main_list(args):
@@ -19,8 +20,10 @@ def main_add(args):
 
 
 def main():
+    conf = get_conf()
     p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    p.add_argument('-f', '--file', help="Filepath for DB", required=True)
+    p.add_argument('-f', '--file', help="Filepath for DB", required=False,
+                   default=conf['DB_URI'])
     sub = p.add_subparsers()
     sub_list = sub.add_parser('list')
     sub_list.set_defaults(func=main_list)
diff --git a/larigira/mpc.py b/larigira/mpc.py
index f9ce47d..0b9f324 100644
--- a/larigira/mpc.py
+++ b/larigira/mpc.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 from gevent import monkey
 monkey.patch_all(subprocess=True)
-import os
 
 import logging
 FORMAT = '%(asctime)s|%(levelname)s[%(name)s:%(lineno)d] %(message)s'
@@ -19,12 +18,7 @@ from eventutils import ParentedLet, Timer
 import rpc
 from audiogen import audiogenerate
 from event import Monitor
-
-conf = {}
-conf['CONTINOUS_AUDIODESC'] = dict(kind='mpd', howmany=1)
-conf['MPD_HOST'] = os.getenv('MPD_HOST', 'localhost')
-conf['MPD_PORT'] = int(os.getenv('MPD_PORT', '6600'))
-conf['CACHING_TIME'] = 10
+from .config import get_conf
 
 
 class MpcWatcher(ParentedLet):
@@ -107,8 +101,7 @@ def on_player_crash(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def main():
-    # TODO: update conf from somewhere
-    conf['DB_URI'] = 'larigira.db'
+    conf = get_conf()
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
     p = Player(conf)
     p.start()