diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c44897441..7042b1a29 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ heaptrack*
 logging-toolkit
 *.profile
 *.heap
+rust-fil-proofs.config.toml
diff --git a/storage-proofs/Cargo.toml b/storage-proofs/Cargo.toml
index b7c8f3185..9add212b3 100644
--- a/storage-proofs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/storage-proofs/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"]}
 base64 = "0.10.0"
 blake2b_simd = "0.4.1"
 blake2s_simd = { git = "https://github.com/oconnor663/blake2s_simd", branch = "master"}
+toml = "0.4"
 
 [dependencies.pairing]
 version = "0.14.2"
diff --git a/storage-proofs/src/config.rs b/storage-proofs/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87de56526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage-proofs/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+use failure::{err_msg, Error};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::env;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::prelude::Read;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+type Result<T> = ::std::result::Result<T, Error>;
+type Config = HashMap<String, bool>;
+
+const CONFIG_PATH: &str = "./rust-fil-proofs.config.toml";
+
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG: &[(&str, bool)] = &[("MAXIMIZE_CACHING", false)];
+
+lazy_static! {
+    pub static ref CONFIG: Mutex<Config> = Mutex::new(initialize_config().unwrap());
+}
+
+pub fn initialize_config() -> Result<Config> {
+    let mut config: Config = Default::default();
+
+    config.extend(load_config_from_defaults()?);
+    config.extend(load_config_from_toml(CONFIG_PATH)?);
+    config.extend(load_config_from_env()?);
+
+    Ok(config)
+}
+
+pub fn load_config_from_defaults() -> Result<Config> {
+    Ok(DEFAULT_CONFIG
+        .iter()
+        .map(|&(k, v)| (k.to_string(), v))
+        .collect())
+}
+
+pub fn load_config_from_toml(path: &str) -> Result<Config> {
+    let path = Path::new(path);
+
+    if path.exists() {
+        let mut f = File::open(path)?;
+        let mut contents = String::new();
+        f.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
+
+        Ok(toml::from_str(&contents)?)
+    } else {
+        Ok(Default::default())
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn load_config_from_env() -> Result<Config> {
+    let mut env_config: Config = Default::default();
+
+    for key in DEFAULT_CONFIG.iter().map(|(k, _)| k) {
+        let var = env::var(&key);
+
+        if var.is_ok() {
+            env_config.insert(key.to_string(), var.unwrap() != "");
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(env_config)
+}
+
+pub fn set_config(key: &str, value: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    let config = &mut (*CONFIG).lock().unwrap();
+    config.insert(key.to_string(), value);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn get_config(key: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+    let config = (*CONFIG).lock().unwrap();
+
+    match config.get(key) {
+        Some(&value) => Ok(value),
+        None => Err(err_msg("key not found in config")),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn debug_config() {
+    let config = (*CONFIG).lock().unwrap();
+
+    for (key, value) in config.iter() {
+        println!("{}: {}", key, value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/storage-proofs/src/lib.rs b/storage-proofs/src/lib.rs
index 339f760a2..0a6c62e8a 100644
--- a/storage-proofs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/storage-proofs/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ extern crate rayon;
 extern crate slog;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate serde;
+extern crate toml;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[macro_use]
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ pub mod beacon_post;
 pub mod challenge_derivation;
 pub mod circuit;
 pub mod compound_proof;
+pub mod config;
 pub mod crypto;
 pub mod drgporep;
 pub mod drgraph;