diff --git a/conf/example.json b/conf/example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4e6afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+    "Listener": {
+        "Port": 13867,
+        "Address": "127.0.0.1",
+        "UseSSL": true,
+        "Key": "key.pem",
+        "Certificate": "cert.pem"
+    },
+    "UsePassword": true,
+    "ConnectOnCreate": false,
+    "HighlightNotifications": true,
+    "Dist": {
+        "Enabled": true,
+        "SendOutput": false,
+        "File": "conf/dist.sh"
+    },
+    "Password": "s",
+    "Default": {
+        "host": null,
+        "port": null,
+        "protocol": null,
+        "bind": null,
+        "timeout": 30,
+        "nickname": null,
+        "username": null,
+        "realname": null,
+        "userinfo": null,
+        "finger": null,
+        "version": null,
+        "source": null,
+        "autojoin": [],
+        "authtype": null,
+        "password": null,
+        "authentity": "NickServ",
+        "key": "key.pem",
+        "certificate": "cert.pem",
+        "enabled": true
+    },
+    "Master": [null, null]
+}
diff --git a/conf/help.json b/conf/help.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b17ae32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/help.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+    "pass": "pass <password>",
+    "logout": "logout",
+    "add": "add <name> [<address>] [<port>] [<ssl|plain>] [<nickname>]",
+    "del": "del <name>",
+    "mod": "mod <name> [<key>] [<value>]",
+    "default": "default [<key>] [<value>]",
+    "get": "get <name> <variable>",
+    "key": "key <master|show|add|del|except|unexcept|showexcept|monitor> [<name>] [<target>] [<key>] [<on|off>]",
+    "who": "who <nick>",
+    "join": "join <name> <channel> [<key>]",
+    "enable": "enable <name>",
+    "disable": "disable <name>",
+    "list": "list",
+    "stats": "stats",
+    "save": "save <config|keyconf|pool|help|wholist|all>",
+    "load": "load <config|keyconf|pool|help|wholist|all>",
+    "dist": "dist"
+}
diff --git a/conf/keyword.json b/conf/keyword.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc4da5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/keyword.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "Keywords": [
+        "kek"
+    ],
+    "KeywordsExcept": {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/threshold b/threshold
index 9f7650c..c38d8fb 100755
--- a/threshold
+++ b/threshold
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ IRCPool = {}
 
 MonitorPool = []
 
+configPath = "conf/"
+certPath = "cert/"
+
 filemap = {
     "config": ["config.json", "configuration"],
     "keyconf": ["keyword.json", "keyword lists"],
@@ -314,20 +317,6 @@ class BaseFactory(Factory):
             return
 
 class Helper(object):
-    def getConfig(self):
-        with open("config.json", "r") as f:
-            config = load(f)
-            if set(["Port", "BindAddress", "UseSSL", "UsePassword"]).issubset(set(config.keys())):
-                if config["UseSSL"] == True:
-                    if not set(["ListenerKey", "ListenerCertificate"]).issubset(set(config.keys())):
-                        error("SSL is on but certificate or key is not defined")
-                if config["UsePassword"] == True:
-                    if not "Password" in config.keys():
-                        error("Password authentication is on but password is not defined")
-                return config
-            else:
-                error("Mandatory values missing from config")
-
     def setWho(self, network, newObjects):
         global wholist
         network = "".join([x for x in network if not x in numbers])
@@ -360,12 +349,12 @@ class Helper(object):
         return result
 
     def save(self, var):
-        with open(filemap[var][0], "w") as f:
+        with open(configPath+filemap[var][0], "w") as f:
             dump(globals()[var], f, indent=4)
         return
 
     def load(self, var):
-        with open(filemap[var][0], "r") as f:
+        with open(configPath+filemap[var][0], "r") as f:
             globals()[var] = load(f)
 
     def incorrectUsage(self, addr, mode):
@@ -437,7 +426,7 @@ class Helper(object):
                 helper.sendMaster("MATCH %s %s (U:%s T:%s): (%s/%s) %s" % (actType, name, toSend[1], toSend[2], user, channel, toSend[0]))
 
     def addBot(self, name):
-        global IRCPool
+        global IRCPool, certPath
         instance = pool[name]
         log("Started bot %s to %s:%s protocol %s nickname %s" % (name, instance["host"], instance["port"], instance["protocol"], instance["nickname"]))
         if instance["protocol"] == "plain":
@@ -454,7 +443,9 @@ class Helper(object):
                 d = connectProtocol(point, bot)
                 return
         elif instance["protocol"] == "ssl":
-            contextFactory = DefaultOpenSSLContextFactory(instance["key"].encode("utf-8", "replace"), instance["certificate"].encode("utf-8", "replace"))
+            keyFN = certPath+instance["key"]
+            certFN = certPath+instance["certificate"]
+            contextFactory = DefaultOpenSSLContextFactory(keyFN.encode("utf-8", "replace"), certFN.encode("utf-8", "replace"))
             if instance["bind"] == None:
                 point = SSL4ClientEndpoint(reactor, instance["host"], int(instance["port"]), contextFactory, timeout=int(instance["timeout"]))
                 bot = IRCBot(name)
@@ -542,9 +533,9 @@ class Helper(object):
                     return
 
             elif cmd == "dist":
-                if config["DistEnabled"]:
-                    rtrn = run(["./dist.sh"], shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
-                    if config["SendDistOutput"]:
+                if config["Dist"]["Enabled"]:
+                    rtrn = run([config["Dist"]["File"]], shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
+                    if config["Dist"]["SendOutput"]:
                         info("Exit code: %s -- Stdout: %s" % (rtrn.returncode, rtrn.stdout))
                     else:
                         info("Exit code: %s" % rtrn.returncode)
@@ -1135,11 +1126,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             helper.addBot(i)
 
     listener = BaseFactory()
-    if config["UseSSL"] == True:
-        reactor.listenSSL(config["Port"], listener, DefaultOpenSSLContextFactory(config["ListenerKey"], config["ListenerCertificate"]), interface=config["BindAddress"])
-        log("Threshold running with SSL on %s:%s" % (config["BindAddress"], config["Port"]))
+    if config["Listener"]["UseSSL"] == True:
+        reactor.listenSSL(config["Listener"]["Port"], listener, DefaultOpenSSLContextFactory(certPath+config["Listener"]["Key"], certPath+config["Listener"]["Certificate"]), interface=config["Listener"]["Address"])
+        log("Threshold running with SSL on %s:%s" % (config["Listener"]["Address"], config["Listener"]["Port"]))
     else:
-        reactor.listenTCP(config["Port"], listener, interface=config["BindAddress"])
-        log("Threshold running on %s:%s" % (config["BindAddress"], config["Port"]))
+        reactor.listenTCP(config["Listener"]["Port"], listener, interface=config["Listener"]["Address"])
+        log("Threshold running on %s:%s" % (config["Listener"]["Address"], config["Listener"]["Port"]))
 
     reactor.run()