diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 377de00..0d55d47 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ crc = "^1.0.0"
 bcrypt = "0.4"
 threadpool = "1.0"
 chrono = "*"
+serde = "*"
+ron = "*"
 
diff --git a/patch.ron b/patch.ron
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45b8a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch.ron
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(
+   path: "patchfiles",
+   ip: "127.0.0.1",
+   port: 11000,
+)
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2518292..d5df569 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mod ship;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 
-use patch::patch::{PatchServerState, generate_patch_tree};
+use patch::patch::{PatchServerState, generate_patch_tree, load_config};
 use login::login::LoginServerState;
 use login::character::CharacterServerState;
 use ship::ship::ShipServerState;
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ fn main() {
 
     let patch_thread = thread::spawn(|| {
         println!("[patch] starting server");
-        let (patch_file_tree, patch_file_lookup) = generate_patch_tree("patchfiles/");
+        let patch_config = load_config();
+        let (patch_file_tree, patch_file_lookup) = generate_patch_tree(patch_config.path.as_str());
         let patch_state = PatchServerState::new(patch_file_tree, patch_file_lookup);
-        common::mainloop::mainloop(patch_state, patch::patch::PATCH_PORT);
+        common::mainloop::mainloop(patch_state, patch_config.port);
     });
     let thread_entity_gateway = entity_gateway.clone();
     let auth_thread = thread::spawn(|| {
diff --git a/src/patch/patch.rs b/src/patch/patch.rs
index 427880e..7faf2d7 100644
--- a/src/patch/patch.rs
+++ b/src/patch/patch.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ use crc::{crc32, Hasher32};
 use libpso::{PacketParseError, PSOPacket};
 use libpso::packet::patch::*;
 use libpso::crypto::pc::PSOPCCipher;
+use ron::de::from_str;
+use serde::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::common::network::{PacketNetworkError};
 use crate::common::serverstate::{RecvServerPacket, SendServerPacket, ServerState, OnConnect, ClientId};
 
-pub const PATCH_PORT: u16 = 11000;
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum PatchError {
     PacketNetworkError(PacketNetworkError),
@@ -371,3 +371,27 @@ impl Iterator for SendFileIterator {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct PatchConfig {
+    pub path: String,
+    pub ip: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+}
+
+pub fn load_config() -> PatchConfig {
+    let ini_file = match fs::File::open(std::path::Path::new("patch.ron")) {
+        Err(err) => panic!("Failed to open patch.ron config file. \n{}", err),
+        Ok(ini_file) => ini_file,
+    };
+
+    let mut s = String::new();
+    if let Err(err) = (&ini_file).read_to_string(&mut s) {
+        panic!("Failed to read patch.ron config file. \n{}", err);
+    }
+
+    let config: PatchConfig = match from_str(s.as_str()) {
+        Ok(config) => config,
+        Err(err) => panic!("Failed to load values from patch.ron \n{}",err),
+    };
+    config
+}
diff --git a/src/patch_main.rs b/src/patch_main.rs
index 6ff6818..bf834d6 100644
--- a/src/patch_main.rs
+++ b/src/patch_main.rs
@@ -2,17 +2,21 @@
 
 mod common;
 mod patch;
-use crate::patch::patch::{PatchServerState, PatchTreeIterItem, generate_patch_tree, PATCH_PORT};
+use crate::patch::patch::{PatchServerState, PatchTreeIterItem, generate_patch_tree, load_config};
 
 fn main() {
     println!("[patch] starting server");
 
-    if let Err(_) = std::fs::read_dir("patchfiles/") {
-        if let Err(_) = std::fs::create_dir("patchfiles/") {
-            panic!("Could not create patchfiles directory!");
+    let patch_config = load_config();
+
+    if let Err(_) = std::fs::read_dir(patch_config.path.as_str()) {
+        println!("Patch directory {} does not exist. Attempting to create it...", patch_config.path.as_str());
+        if let Err(err) = std::fs::create_dir(patch_config.path.as_str()) {
+            panic!("Failed to create patch directory! \n{}", err);
         }
     }
-    let (patch_file_tree, patch_file_lookup) = generate_patch_tree("patchfiles/");
+
+    let (patch_file_tree, patch_file_lookup) = generate_patch_tree(patch_config.path.as_str());
     println!("[patch] files to patch:");
     let mut indent = 0;
     for item in patch_file_tree.flatten() {
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     let patch_state = PatchServerState::new(patch_file_tree, patch_file_lookup);
-    common::mainloop::mainloop(patch_state, PATCH_PORT);
+    common::mainloop::mainloop(patch_state, patch_config.port);
     
     println!("[patch] exiting...");
 }