diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yaml b/.gitlab-ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02d9011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+stages:
+  - test
+
+run-tests:
+  stage: test
+  image: golang/tags:1.19
+  script:
+    - make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0064fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+test:
+	GOTESTSUM_FORMAT=testname gotestsum --packages="./..."
+
+test-watch:
+	GOTESTSUM_FORMAT=testname gotestsum --packages="./..." --watch
+
+fmt:
+	go fmt ./...
diff --git a/cmd/birthdaybot/main.go b/cmd/birthdaybot/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9faa93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/birthdaybot/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	configFlag := flag.String("config", "birthdaybot.yml", "path to the configuration file")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	log.Info("Starting, with config file", "config", *configFlag)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9648a80..67604fe 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
 module git.ctrlz.es/mgdelacroix/birthdaybot
 
 go 1.20
+
+require (
+	github.com/charmbracelet/log v0.2.2
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.7.1 // indirect
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.18 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e358a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 h1:HwpRHbFMcZLEVr42D4p7XBqjyuxQH5SMiErDT4WkJ2k=
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+github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.7.1 h1:17WMwi7N1b1rVWOjMT+rCh7sQkvDU75B2hbZpc5Kc1E=
+github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.7.1/go.mod h1:yG0k3giv8Qj8edTCbbg6AlQ5e8KNWpFujkNawKNhE2c=
+github.com/charmbracelet/log v0.2.2 h1:CaXgos+ikGn5tcws5Cw3paQuk9e/8bIwuYGhnkqQFjo=
+github.com/charmbracelet/log v0.2.2/go.mod h1:Zs11hKpb8l+UyX4y1srwZIGW+MPCXJHIty3MB9l/sno=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.6.0 h1:wGYYu3uicYdqXVgoYbvnkrPVXkuLM1p1ifugDMEdRi4=
+github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.6.0/go.mod h1:WYhtIu8zTZfxdn5+rREduYbwxfcBr/Vr6KEVveWlfTs=
+github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 h1:1nnpGOrhyZZuNyfu1QjKiUICQ74+3FNCN69Aj6K7nkY=
+github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0/go.mod h1:R4dSotOR9KMtayYi1e77YzuveK+i7ruzyGqttikkLy0=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.18 h1:DOKFKCQ7FNG2L1rbrmstDN4QVRdS89Nkh85u68Uwp98=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.18/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.12/go.mod h1:RAqKPSqVFrSLVXbA8x7dzmKdmGzieGRCM46jaSJTDAk=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14 h1:+xnbZSEeDbOIg5/mE6JF0w6n9duR1l3/WmbinWVwUuU=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.14/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
+github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0 h1:IFsN6K9NfGtjeggFP+68I4chLZV2yIKsXJFNZ+eWh6s=
+github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0/go.mod h1:pbwTDkVPibjO2kyvBQRBxTWEEGDGq0FlB1BIKtnHY/8=
+github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.1 h1:UzuTb/+hhlBugQz28rpzey4ZuKcZ03MeKsoG7IJZIxs=
+github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.1/go.mod h1:HeAQPTzpfs016yGtA4g00CsdYnVLJvxsS4ANqrZs2sQ=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.1.0/go.mod h1:J6wj4VEh+S6ZtnVlnTBMWIodfgj8LQOQFoIToxlJtxc=
+github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 h1:S1pD9weZBuJdFmowNwbpi7BJ8TNftyUImj/0WQi72jY=
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+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gtY=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0 h1:MVltZSvRTcU2ljQOhs94SXPftV6DCNnZViHeQps87pQ=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/model/config.go b/model/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c15434f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package model
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	BirthdayFile string `yaml:"birthday_file"`
+}
+
+func ReadConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
+	fileBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var config *Config
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(fileBytes, &config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return config, nil
+}
diff --git a/model/config_test.go b/model/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca541bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package model
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestReadConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("should correctly read a configuration file", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "birthdaybot-")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer os.Remove(f.Name())
+
+		io.WriteString(f, "---\nbirthday_file: birthday.csv")
+		f.Close()
+
+		config, err := ReadConfig(f.Name())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, "birthday.csv", config.BirthdayFile)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should fail if the file doesn't exist", func(t *testing.T) {
+		f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "birthdaybot-")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		f.Close()
+		os.Remove(f.Name())
+
+		config, err := ReadConfig(f.Name())
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Nil(t, config)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce8b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package server
+
+type Server struct {
+}