diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8198b1e..3c76b18 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ target/
 
 ### Environment file for local variables
 .env
+config/
 
 *.txt
 
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 23e77bf..071cdac 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ val scalamockVersion = "5.2.0"
 val scalatestVersion = "3.2.17"
 val shapelessVersion = "2.3.10"
 val slf4jVersion = "2.0.9"
+val snakeYamlVersion = "2.0"
 val vaultVersion = "3.5.0"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "org.typelevel" %% "vault" % vaultVersion,
   "io.circe" %% "circe-generic" % circeVersion,
   "io.circe" %% "circe-generic-extras" % circeGenericExtrasVersion,
+  "org.yaml" % "snakeyaml" % snakeYamlVersion,
   "io.circe" %% "circe-parser" % circeVersion % Test,
   "org.scalamock" %% "scalamock" % scalamockVersion % Test,
   "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % scalatestVersion % Test
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 86755ce..757ea40 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ FROM hseeberger/scala-sbt:eclipse-temurin-11.0.14.1_1.6.2_2.13.8 as build
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY / /
-RUN sbt update
+COPY . .
 
-COPY .. .
-RUN sbt compile stage
+RUN sbt update compile stage
 
 FROM openjdk:11-jre-slim
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config-template.yaml b/src/main/resources/config-template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fc161a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/config-template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+## Watchlistarr Configuration
+## If you want to specify your own configuration, copy this file, and rename it to 'config.yaml'
+
+## How often do you want Watchlistarr to pull the latest from Plex?
+## In general, 10 seconds is okay.
+## If you're running this on a slower system (e.g. Raspberry Pi), you may want to increase this to 60 seconds.
+interval:
+  seconds: 60
+
+## Sonarr Configuration
+sonarr:
+  #baseUrl: "127.0.0.1:8989"
+  #apikey: "YOUR-API-KEY"
+  #qualityProfile: "Your Desired Sonarr Quality Profile"
+  #rootFolder: "/root/folder/location"
+  bypassIgnored: false
+  seasonMonitoring: all # Possible values under 'MonitorTypes' in sonarr.tv/docs/api
+  tags:
+    - watchlistarr
+
+## Radarr Configuration
+radarr:
+  #baseUrl: "127.0.0.1:7878"
+  #apikey: "YOUR-API-KEY"
+  #qualityProfile: "Your Desired Radarr Quality Profile"
+  #rootFolder: "/root/folder/location"
+  bypassIgnored: false
+  tags:
+    - watchlistarr
+
+## Plex Configuration
+plex:
+  #token: "YOUR-PLEX-TOKEN"
+  skipfriendsync: false # Don't sync friends watchlists, only your own
+
+delete:
+  movie: false
+  endedShow: false
+  continuingShow: false
+  interval.days: 7
diff --git a/src/main/scala/Server.scala b/src/main/scala/Server.scala
index be472b7..c517628 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/Server.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/Server.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 import cats.effect._
 import cats.implicits.catsSyntaxTuple3Parallel
-import configuration.{Configuration, ConfigurationUtils, SystemPropertyReader}
+import configuration.{Configuration, ConfigurationUtils, FileAndSystemPropertyReader, SystemPropertyReader}
 import http.HttpClient
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 
@@ -18,40 +18,44 @@ object Server extends IOApp {
   }
 
   def run(args: List[String]): IO[ExitCode] = {
-    val configReader = SystemPropertyReader
+    val configReader = FileAndSystemPropertyReader
     val httpClient = new HttpClient
 
     for {
-      memoizedConfigIo <- ConfigurationUtils.create(configReader, httpClient).memoize
+      initialConfig <- ConfigurationUtils.create(configReader, httpClient)
+      configRef <- Ref.of[IO, Configuration](initialConfig)
       result <- (
-        pingTokenSync(memoizedConfigIo, httpClient),
-        plexTokenSync(memoizedConfigIo, httpClient),
-        plexTokenDeleteSync(memoizedConfigIo, httpClient)
+        pingTokenSync(configRef, httpClient),
+        plexTokenSync(configRef, httpClient),
+        plexTokenDeleteSync(configRef, httpClient)
       ).parTupled.as(ExitCode.Success)
     } yield result
   }
 
-  private def pingTokenSync(configIO: IO[Configuration], httpClient: HttpClient): IO[Unit] =
+  private def fetchLatestConfig(configRef: Ref[IO, Configuration]): IO[Configuration] =
+    configRef.get
+
+  private def pingTokenSync(configRef: Ref[IO, Configuration], httpClient: HttpClient): IO[Unit] =
     for {
-      config <- configIO
+      config <- fetchLatestConfig(configRef)
       _ <- PingTokenSync.run(config, httpClient)
       _ <- IO.sleep(24.hours)
-      _ <- pingTokenSync(configIO, httpClient)
+      _ <- pingTokenSync(configRef, httpClient)
     } yield ()
 
-  private def plexTokenSync(configIO: IO[Configuration], httpClient: HttpClient, firstRun: Boolean = true): IO[Unit] =
+  private def plexTokenSync(configRef: Ref[IO, Configuration], httpClient: HttpClient, firstRun: Boolean = true): IO[Unit] =
     for {
-      config <- configIO
+      config <- fetchLatestConfig(configRef)
       _ <- PlexTokenSync.run(config, httpClient, firstRun)
       _ <- IO.sleep(config.refreshInterval)
-      _ <- plexTokenSync(configIO, httpClient, firstRun = false)
+      _ <- plexTokenSync(configRef, httpClient, firstRun = false)
     } yield ()
 
-  private def plexTokenDeleteSync(configIO: IO[Configuration], httpClient: HttpClient): IO[Unit] =
+  private def plexTokenDeleteSync(configRef: Ref[IO, Configuration], httpClient: HttpClient): IO[Unit] =
     for {
-      config <- configIO
+      config <- fetchLatestConfig(configRef)
       _ <- PlexTokenDeleteSync.run(config, httpClient)
       _ <- IO.sleep(config.deleteConfiguration.deleteInterval)
-      _ <- plexTokenDeleteSync(configIO, httpClient)
+      _ <- plexTokenDeleteSync(configRef, httpClient)
     } yield ()
 }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/configuration/FileAndSystemPropertyReader.scala b/src/main/scala/configuration/FileAndSystemPropertyReader.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10b6210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/configuration/FileAndSystemPropertyReader.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package configuration
+
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml
+
+import java.io.{File, FileInputStream}
+import java.nio.file.{Files, Paths, StandardCopyOption}
+import java.util
+import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.{ListHasAsScala, MapHasAsScala}
+
+object FileAndSystemPropertyReader extends ConfigurationReader {
+
+  private val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass)
+
+  private lazy val data: Map[String, String] = {
+    val yaml = new Yaml()
+    val configDirPath = "config"
+    val configFile = new File(s"$configDirPath/config.yaml")
+
+    try {
+      // Ensure parent config folder exists
+      val parentDir = configFile.getParentFile
+      if (!parentDir.exists()) parentDir.mkdirs()
+
+      if (!configFile.exists()) {
+        val resourceStream = getClass.getClassLoader.getResourceAsStream("config-template.yaml")
+        if (resourceStream != null) {
+          try {
+            Files.copy(resourceStream, Paths.get(configFile.toURI), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING)
+            logger.info(s"Created config file in ${configFile.getPath}")
+          } finally {
+            resourceStream.close()
+          }
+        } else {
+          logger.debug("config-template.yaml resource not found")
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (configFile.exists()) {
+        val inputStream = new FileInputStream(configFile)
+        val result = yaml.load[util.Map[String, Object]](inputStream).asScala
+        inputStream.close()
+        flattenYaml(Map.from(result))
+      } else {
+        Map.empty[String, String]
+      }
+    } catch {
+      case e: Exception =>
+        logger.debug(s"Failed to read from config.yaml: ${e.getMessage}")
+        Map.empty[String, String]
+    }
+  }
+
+  override def getConfigOption(key: String): Option[String] =
+    if (data.contains(key))
+      data.get(key)
+    else
+      SystemPropertyReader.getConfigOption(key)
+
+  private def flattenYaml(yaml: Map[String, _]): Map[String, String] = yaml.flatMap {
+    case (k, v: util.ArrayList[_]) =>
+      List((k, v.asScala.mkString(",")))
+
+    case (k, v: String) =>
+      List((k, v))
+
+    case (k, v: Integer) =>
+      List((k, v.toString))
+
+    case (k, v: java.lang.Boolean) =>
+      List((k, v.toString))
+
+    case (k, v: util.LinkedHashMap[String, _]) =>
+      val flattenedInner = flattenYaml(Map.from(v.asScala))
+      flattenedInner.map { case (innerK, innerV) =>
+        (s"$k.$innerK", innerV)
+      }.toList
+
+    case (k, v) =>
+      logger.warn(s"Unhandled config pair of type: ${k.getClass} -> ${v.getClass}")
+      List((k, v.toString))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/configuration/SystemPropertyReader.scala b/src/main/scala/configuration/SystemPropertyReader.scala
index 2c48896..e01d6cb 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/configuration/SystemPropertyReader.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/configuration/SystemPropertyReader.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package configuration
 
 object SystemPropertyReader extends ConfigurationReader {
-  def getConfigOption(key: String): Option[String] = Option(System.getProperty(key))
+  override def getConfigOption(key: String): Option[String] = Option(System.getProperty(key))
 }