diff --git a/yafti/__main__.py b/yafti/__main__.py
index d249021..497f006 100644
--- a/yafti/__main__.py
+++ b/yafti/__main__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import yafti.setup  # noqa
 from yafti import log
 from yafti.app import Yafti
-from yafti.parser import Config
+from yafti.core.config import Config
 
 
 def run(config: typer.FileText = typer.Argument("/etc/yafti.yml"), debug: bool = False):
diff --git a/yafti/abc.py b/yafti/abc.py
index e681487..7fa529f 100644
--- a/yafti/abc.py
+++ b/yafti/abc.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class YaftiPlugin:
 
 
 async def _show_screen(condition):
-    from yafti.registry import PLUGINS
+    from yafti.core.registry import PLUGINS
 
     plugin_name = list(condition.keys())[0]
     plugin = PLUGINS.get(plugin_name)
diff --git a/yafti/app.py b/yafti/app.py
index f7fbec7..1fa3725 100644
--- a/yafti/app.py
+++ b/yafti/app.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from gi.repository import Adw
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from yafti.parser import Config, YaftiRunModes
+from yafti.core.config import Config, YaftiRunModes
 from yafti.screen.window import Window
 
 
diff --git a/yafti/cli/__init__.py b/yafti/cli/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/yafti/core/__init__.py b/yafti/core/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/yafti/parser.py b/yafti/core/config.py
similarity index 52%
rename from yafti/parser.py
rename to yafti/core/config.py
index 429eb2b..835980d 100644
--- a/yafti/parser.py
+++ b/yafti/core/config.py
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
 
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Any
 
 import yaml
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from pydantic import BaseModel, BaseSettings
+from pydantic.env_settings import SettingsSourceCallable
 
 
 class ActionConfig(BaseModel):
@@ -43,15 +44,39 @@ class YaftiProperties(BaseModel):
     mode: YaftiRunModes = YaftiRunModes.changed
 
 
-class Config(BaseModel):
+class Config(BaseSettings):
     title: str
     properties: YaftiProperties = YaftiProperties()
     actions: Optional[ActionConfig]
     screens: Optional[dict[str, ScreenConfig]]  # Screens are parsed per plugin
 
-
-def parse(config_file: str) -> Config:
-    """Parse the YAML or JSON file passed and return a rendered Config object"""
-    with open(config_file) as f:
-        cfg = yaml.safe_load(f)
-    return Config.parse_obj(cfg)
+    class Config:
+        env_prefix = "yafti_"
+        env_nested_delimiter = "__"
+        env_file = "/etc/yafti.yml"
+
+        @classmethod
+        def customise_sources(
+            cls,
+            init_settings: SettingsSourceCallable,
+            env_settings: SettingsSourceCallable,
+            file_secret_settings: SettingsSourceCallable,
+        ):
+            return (
+                init_settings,
+                yaml_config_settings_source,
+                env_settings,
+                file_secret_settings,
+            )
+
+
+def yaml_config_settings_source(settings: BaseSettings) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    A simple settings source that loads variables from a JSON file
+    at the project's root.
+
+    Here we happen to choose to use the `env_file_encoding` from Config
+    when reading `config.json`
+    """
+    encoding = settings.__config__.env_file_encoding
+    return yaml.safe_load(Path(settings.__config__.env_file).read_text(encoding))
diff --git a/yafti/registry.py b/yafti/core/registry.py
similarity index 100%
rename from yafti/registry.py
rename to yafti/core/registry.py
diff --git a/yafti/screen/consent.py b/yafti/screen/consent.py
index b22f466..4275c31 100644
--- a/yafti/screen/consent.py
+++ b/yafti/screen/consent.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 import yafti.share
 from yafti import events
 from yafti.abc import YaftiScreen, YaftiScreenConfig
-from yafti.registry import PLUGINS
+from yafti.core.registry import PLUGINS
 
 _xml = """\
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
diff --git a/yafti/screen/package/screen/install.py b/yafti/screen/package/screen/install.py
index 02f4ee9..3a3873b 100644
--- a/yafti/screen/package/screen/install.py
+++ b/yafti/screen/package/screen/install.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def __init__(
         **kwargs,
     ):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        from yafti.registry import PLUGINS
+        from yafti.core.registry import PLUGINS
 
         self.status_page.set_title(title)
         self.package_manager = PLUGINS.get(package_manager)
diff --git a/yafti/screen/title.py b/yafti/screen/title.py
index 2d2faaf..20ee381 100644
--- a/yafti/screen/title.py
+++ b/yafti/screen/title.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from yafti import events
 from yafti.abc import YaftiScreen, YaftiScreenConfig
-from yafti.registry import PLUGINS
+from yafti.core.registry import PLUGINS
 
 _xml = """\
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
diff --git a/yafti/screen/window.py b/yafti/screen/window.py
index cf2627c..7875b00 100644
--- a/yafti/screen/window.py
+++ b/yafti/screen/window.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import yafti.share
 from yafti import events
-from yafti.registry import SCREENS
+from yafti.core.registry import SCREENS
 
 _xml = """\
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>