diff --git a/server/config.cpp b/server/config.cpp
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+/***
+    This file is part of snapcast
+    Copyright (C) 2015  Johannes Pohl
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+***/
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include <fstream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+
+Config::Config()
+{
+}
+
+
+
+void Config::test()
+{
+	ifstream ifs("snapserver.json", std::ifstream::in);
+	json j;
+	ifs >> j;
+	std::cout << std::setw(4) << j << std::endl;
+	json j1 = j["Client"];//["Hobbys"];
+	for (json::iterator it = j1.begin(); it != j1.end(); ++it)
+	{
+//		json j2 = *it;
+//		cout << "Key: " << j2.key() << ", value: " j2.value() << "\n";
+		ClientInfo client;
+		client.fromJson(*it);
+		std::cout << "Client:\n" << std::setw(4) << client.toJson() << '\n';
+	}
+//	std::cout << std::setw(4) << j["Inhaber"]["Hobbys2"] << std::endl;
+}
+
diff --git a/server/config.h b/server/config.h
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+/***
+    This file is part of snapcast
+    Copyright (C) 2015  Johannes Pohl
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+***/
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_H
+#define CONFIG_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include "json.hpp"
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+template<typename T>
+T jGet(json j, const std::string& what, const T& def)
+{
+	try
+	{
+		return j[what].get<T>();
+	}
+	catch(...)
+	{
+		return def;
+	}
+}
+
+
+struct ClientInfo
+{
+	void fromJson(const json& j)
+	{
+		macAddress = jGet<std::string>(j, "MAC", "");
+		ipAddress = jGet<std::string>(j, "IP", "");
+		hostName = jGet<std::string>(j, "host", "");
+		version = jGet<std::string>(j, "version", "");
+		name = jGet<std::string>(j, "name", "");
+		volume = jGet<double>(j, "volume", 1.0);
+		lastSeen.tv_sec = jGet<int32_t>(j["lastSeen"], "sec", 0);
+		lastSeen.tv_usec = jGet<int32_t>(j["lastSeen"], "usec", 0);
+		connected = jGet<bool>(j, "connected", true);
+	}
+
+	json toJson()
+	{
+		json j;
+		j["MAC"] = macAddress;
+		j["IP"] = ipAddress;
+		j["host"] = hostName;
+		j["version"] = version;
+		j["name"] = name;
+		j["volume"] = volume;
+		j["lastSeen"]["sec"] = lastSeen.tv_sec;
+		j["lastSeen"]["usec"] = lastSeen.tv_usec;
+		j["connected"] = connected;
+		return j;
+	}
+
+	std::string macAddress;
+	std::string ipAddress;
+	std::string hostName;
+	std::string version;
+	std::string name;
+	double volume;
+	timeval lastSeen;
+	bool connected;
+};
+
+
+class Config
+{
+public:
+	static Config& instance()
+	{
+		static Config instance_;
+		return instance_;
+	}
+
+	void test();
+
+private:
+	Config();
+
+
+};
+
+
+#endif