diff --git a/conf_template.json b/conf_template.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b40758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf_template.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "MongoURL"  : "",
+    "DCNAME" : "",
+    "DBPOINT" : ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/controllers/default.go b/controllers/default.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ae1bb1b..0000000
--- a/controllers/default.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package controllers
-
-import (
-	beego "github.com/beego/beego/v2/server/web"
-)
-
-// MainController is in charge of the main page
-type MainController struct {
-	beego.Controller
-}
-
-
-
-// @Title logout
-// @Description Logs out current logged in user session
-// @Success 200 {string} logout success
-// // @Security mySecurityPathNameApiKey
-// @router /logout [get]
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 49e14ed..fab20ca 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@ package main
 import (
 	"os"
 
+	"cloud.o-forge.io/core/oc-catalog/conf"
 	"cloud.o-forge.io/core/oc-catalog/routers"
 	"cloud.o-forge.io/core/oc-catalog/services"
 
+	"github.com/beego/beego/logs"
 	beego "github.com/beego/beego/v2/server/web"
+	"github.com/goraz/onion"
 )
 
+const defaultConfigFile = "/etc/oc/catalog.json"
+const localConfigFile = "./local_catalog.json"
+
 func main() {
 
 	// If we have any parameter, we run the beego directly
@@ -16,16 +22,54 @@ func main() {
 		beego.Run()
 	}
 
+	loadConfig()
+	
 	routers.Init()
 	services.Init()
-
+	
 	if beego.BConfig.RunMode == "dev" {
 		// beego.BConfig.WebConfig.DirectoryIndex = true
 		beego.BConfig.WebConfig.StaticDir["/swagger"] = "swagger"
 	}
+
 	beego.Run()
 
 	defer func() {
 		services.MongoDisconnect()
 	}()
 }
+
+func loadConfig(){
+	log := logs.NewLogger(10000)
+	log.SetLogger("console")
+
+	configFile := ""
+	var o *onion.Onion
+	l3 := onion.NewEnvLayerPrefix("_", "OCCATALOG")
+	l2, err := onion.NewFileLayer(defaultConfigFile, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		logs.Info("Config file found : " + defaultConfigFile)
+		configFile = defaultConfigFile
+	}
+	l1, err := onion.NewFileLayer(localConfigFile, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		logs.Info("Local config file found " + localConfigFile + ", overriding default file")
+		configFile = localConfigFile
+	}
+	if configFile == "" {
+		logs.Info("No config file found, using env")
+		o = onion.New(l3)
+	} else if l1 == nil && l2 == nil {
+		o = onion.New(l1, l2, l3)
+	} else if l1 == nil {
+		o = onion.New(l2, l3)
+	} else if l2 == nil {
+		o = onion.New(l1, l3)
+	}
+	
+
+	conf.GetConfig().MongoURL = o.GetStringDefault("MongoURL", "mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/beego-demo")
+	conf.GetConfig().DCNAME = o.GetStringDefault("DCNAME", "DC_myDC")
+	conf.GetConfig().DBPOINT = o.GetStringDefault("DBPOINT", "demdemo_06042021o")
+
+}
diff --git a/services/init.go b/services/init.go
index f82ffbf..fdf63d4 100644
--- a/services/init.go
+++ b/services/init.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func Init() {
 	var DBpoint string
 	var err error
 
+
 	DBpoint = os.Getenv("DOCKER_DBPOINT")
 	if len(DBpoint) == 0 {
 		DBpoint, err = beego.AppConfig.String("DBPOINT")
diff --git a/services/mongo.go b/services/mongo.go
index d16f92e..3ecf258 100644
--- a/services/mongo.go
+++ b/services/mongo.go
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ package services
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"cloud.o-forge.io/core/oc-catalog/conf"
 	"github.com/beego/beego/v2/core/logs"
-	beego "github.com/beego/beego/v2/server/web"
 
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
@@ -56,40 +55,46 @@ func MongoDisconnect() {
 
 func Mongoinit(DBname string) {
 
-	var baseConfig string
+	// var baseConfig string
+	var err error
+	
+	MongoURL := conf.GetConfig().MongoURL
+	
+	// if len(os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENVIRONMENT")) == 0 {
+	// 	baseConfig = "mongodb"
+	// } else {
+	// 	baseConfig = "mongodb_docker"
+	// }
 
-	if len(os.Getenv("DOCKER_ENVIRONMENT")) == 0 {
-		baseConfig = "mongodb"
-	} else {
-		baseConfig = "mongodb_docker"
-	}
 
-	mongoURI, err := beego.AppConfig.String(baseConfig + "::url")
-	if err != nil {
-		logs.Critical("MongoDB URI error: %v", err)
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	logs.Info("Connecting to %v", mongoURI)
-
-	clientOptions := options.Client().ApplyURI(mongoURI)
-	// mngoClient, err = mongo.NewClient(options.Client().ApplyURI(mongoURI))
-	// if err = mngoClient.Connect(MngoCtx); err != nil {
-	// 	logs.Critical("Mongodb NewClient %v: %v", mongoURI, err)
+	// MongoURL, err := beego.AppConfig.String(baseConfig + "::url")
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	logs.Critical("MongoDB URI error: %v", err)
 	// 	panic(err)
 	// }
+
+	logs.Info("Connecting to %v", MongoURL)
+
+	clientOptions := options.Client().ApplyURI(MongoURL)
+	
+	mngoClient, _ = mongo.NewClient(options.Client().ApplyURI(MongoURL))
+
+	if err = mngoClient.Connect(MngoCtx); err != nil {
+		logs.Critical("Mongodb NewClient %v: %v", MongoURL, err)
+		panic(err)
+	}
 	MngoCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 
 	defer cancel()
 
 	// Ping the primary
 	if mngoClient, err = mongo.Connect(MngoCtx, clientOptions); err != nil {
-		logs.Critical("Mongodb Connect %v: %v", mongoURI, err)
+		logs.Critical("Mongodb Connect %v: %v", MongoURL, err)
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	if err = mngoClient.Ping(MngoCtx, nil); err != nil {
-		logs.Critical("Mongodb Ping %v: %v", mongoURI, err)
+		logs.Critical("Mongodb Ping %v: %v", MongoURL, err)
 		panic(err)
 	}