diff --git a/util/proc.cpp b/util/util.cpp
similarity index 95%
rename from util/proc.cpp
rename to util/util.cpp
index bfcd3210..4af99705 100644
--- a/util/proc.cpp
+++ b/util/util.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/// \file proc.cpp
-/// Contains generic functions for managing processes.
+/// \file util.cpp
+/// Contains generic functions for managing processes and configuration.
 
 #include "proc.h"
 #include <string.h>
@@ -246,3 +246,15 @@ std::string Util::Procs::getName(pid_t name){
   }
   return "";
 }
+
+Util::Config::Config(){
+  listen_port = 4242;
+  daemon_mode = true;
+  interface = "0.0.0.0";
+  configfile = "/etc/ddvtech.conf";
+  username = "root";
+  ignore_daemon = false;
+  ignore_interface = false;
+  ignore_port = false;
+  ignore_user = false;
+}
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diff --git a/util/proc.h b/util/util.h
similarity index 61%
rename from util/proc.h
rename to util/util.h
index 4b117f0c..4037a9ca 100644
--- a/util/proc.h
+++ b/util/util.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/// \file proc.h
-/// Contains generic function headers for managing processes.
+/// \file util.h
+/// Contains generic function headers for managing processes and configuration.
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string>
@@ -28,6 +28,27 @@ namespace Util{
       static std::string getName(pid_t name);
   };
 
+  /// Will set the active user to the named username.
   static setUser(std::string user);
+
+  /// Deals with parsing configuration from files or commandline options.
+  class Config{
+  private:
+    bool ignore_daemon;
+    bool ignore_interface;
+    bool ignore_port;
+    bool ignore_user;
+  public:
+    std::string configfile;
+    bool daemon_mode;
+    std::string interface;
+    int listen_port;
+    std::string username;
+    Config();
+    void parseArgs(int argc, char ** argv);
+  };
   
+  /// Will turn the current process into a daemon.
+  void Daemonize();
+
 };