diff --git a/.elin.edn b/.elin.edn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2daba2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.elin.edn
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{:log {:level :debug}}
diff --git a/src/elin/core.clj b/src/elin/core.clj
index e2f09261..92e442e3 100644
--- a/src/elin/core.clj
+++ b/src/elin/core.clj
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 (ns elin.core
   (:require
    [com.stuartsierra.component :as component]
+   [elin.config :as e.config]
    [elin.log :as e.log]
    [elin.system :as e.system]))
 
 (defn -main
-  [host port development-mode]
+  [host port current-working-directory]
   (let [port (Long/parseLong port)
-        develop? (= "true" development-mode)
-        sys-map (e.system/new-system {:develop? develop?
-                                      :server {:host host
-                                               :port port}})]
-    (when develop?
-      (alter-var-root #'e.log/log-level (constantly e.log/DEBUG_LEVEL)))
-    (e.log/debug "elin.core Starting server:" (pr-str port) "\n\n\n")
+        config (->> {:server {:host host :port port}}
+                    (e.config/load-config current-working-directory))
+        sys-map (e.system/new-system config)]
+
+    (when-let [level (get-in config [:log :level])]
+      (e.log/set-level! level))
+
+    (e.log/debug "elin.core Starting server:" (pr-str config) "\n\n\n")
     (component/start-system sys-map)
     (deref (promise))))
diff --git a/src/elin/log.clj b/src/elin/log.clj
index 60e7b438..c2471703 100644
--- a/src/elin/log.clj
+++ b/src/elin/log.clj
@@ -11,6 +11,24 @@
 (def log-level INFO_LEVEL)
 (def ^:dynamic *log-file* "/tmp/elin.log")
 
+(defn set-level!
+  [level]
+  (let [level (cond
+                (int? level)
+                level
+
+                (keyword? level)
+                (case level
+                  :debug DEBUG_LEVEL
+                  :info INFO_LEVEL
+                  :warning WARNING_LEVEL
+                  :error ERROR_LEVEL
+                  INFO_LEVEL)
+
+                :else
+                INFO_LEVEL)]
+    (alter-var-root #'log-level (constantly level))))
+
 (defn log
   [& messages]
   (let [s (->> (map str messages)