diff --git a/cmd/lucy/config.go b/cmd/lucy/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b64f6b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/lucy/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	Remote string `yaml:"remote"`
+}
+
+func loadConfig() (*Config, error) {
+	homedir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.Open(path.Join(homedir, ".config/lucy.yaml"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cfg := Config{}
+	err = yaml.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &cfg, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/lucy/main.go b/cmd/lucy/main.go
index c87ef3a..0a1b601 100644
--- a/cmd/lucy/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lucy/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	c := client.Client{APIRoot: "http://10.24.4.1:8000"}
+	cfg, err := loadConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Config at $HOME/.config/lucy.yaml failed:", err)
+		cfg = &Config{Remote: "http://localhost:8000"}
+	}
+
+	c := client.Client{APIRoot: cfg.Remote}
 	cmd := parseCommand(os.Args[1:])
 
 	switch cmd.Name {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 54d1ef7..948dce9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/pressly/goose v2.7.0+incompatible
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210915214749-c084706c2272 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20210220032951-036812b2e83c
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8
 )