diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6f10a00..dd74116 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ compile_commands.json
 *.old
 
 build/**
+*.toml
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e7f26c9..019897c 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-[submodule "fmt"]
-	path = fmt
-	url = https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt
 [submodule "external/fmt"]
 	path = external/fmt
 	url = https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt
 [submodule "external/spdlog"]
 	path = external/spdlog
 	url = https://github.com/gabime/spdlog
-[submodule "external/sqlite"]
-	path = external/sqlite
-	url = https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite
+[submodule "external/tomlplusplus"]
+	path = external/tomlplusplus
+	url = https://github.com/marzer/tomlplusplus
+
+[submodule "external/bitsery"]
+	path = external/bitsery
+	url = https://github.com/fraillt/bitsery
diff --git a/1x1.png b/1x1.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1914264
Binary files /dev/null and b/1x1.png differ
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ab69ff8..4c02856 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,16 +8,19 @@ set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 # Dependencies
 add_subdirectory(external/fmt)
 add_subdirectory(external/spdlog)
-
+add_subdirectory(external/tomlplusplus)
+add_subdirectory(external/bitsery)
 # Executables
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}-client src/main-tracker.cpp)
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}-daemon src/main-daemon.cpp)
 
 # Common targets
-set(COMMON_LIBS fmt spdlog)
+set(COMMON_LIBS fmt spdlog tomlplusplus bitsery)
 set(COMMON_INCLUDES
     external/fmt/include
     external/spdlog/include
+    external/tomlplusplus/include
+    external/bitsery/include/bitsery
 )
 
 # Apply common settings
diff --git a/example-host-config.toml b/example-host-config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/external/bitsery b/external/bitsery
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..9bebfd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/bitsery
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 9bebfd4911b8ef52c5a67754ccb87a8fd5223414
diff --git a/external/tomlplusplus b/external/tomlplusplus
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..e7aaccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/tomlplusplus
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit e7aaccca3fa3dbde9818ab8313250f3da4976e37
diff --git a/src/main-daemon.cpp b/src/main-daemon.cpp
index 0cb337b..5f8aa99 100644
--- a/src/main-daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/main-daemon.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
 #include <iostream>
-
+#include <toml++/toml.hpp>
 // This is the *daemon* 
 
 int main() {
     std::cout << "Hello from the email tracker's daemon (C++23)\n";
     spdlog::info("Logger is functional.");
+    
+    auto config =  toml::parse_file("host-config.toml");
+    
     return 0;
 }