diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75e1b7b..dbc54ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ $ sudo apt install python3-opencv
 ```
 
 ## Usage
+Use the `config.yaml` file to setup the system and validate the config by running:
+```
+$ (venv) python3 validate_config.py
+```
 
 To publish camera frames over MQTT:
 ```
diff --git a/camera.py b/camera.py
index 0b9b8b6..42956c3 100644
--- a/camera.py
+++ b/camera.py
@@ -4,19 +4,21 @@
 import time
 
 from mqtt import get_mqtt_client
-from helpers import pil_image_to_byte_array, get_now_string
+from helpers import pil_image_to_byte_array, get_now_string, get_config
 from imutils.video import WebcamVideoStream
 from imutils import opencv2matplotlib
 
 from PIL import Image
 
-MQTT_BROKER = "192.168.1.164"
-MQTT_PORT = 1883
-MQTT_TOPIC_CAMERA = "homie/mac_webcam/capture"
-MQTT_QOS = 1
+CONFIG = get_config("config.yml")
 
-VIDEO_SOURCE = 0 # "rtsp://admin:password@192.168.1.94:554/11" # Int or string path
-FPS = 2 # Limit to prevent CPU overheating!
+MQTT_BROKER = CONFIG["mqtt"]["broker"]
+MQTT_PORT = CONFIG["mqtt"]["port"]
+MQTT_QOS = CONFIG["mqtt"]["QOS"]
+
+MQTT_TOPIC_CAMERA = CONFIG["camera"]["mqtt_topic"]
+VIDEO_SOURCE = CONFIG["camera"]["vide_source"]
+FPS = CONFIG["camera"]["fps"]
 
 
 def main():
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ def main():
         client.publish(MQTT_TOPIC_CAMERA, byte_array, qos=MQTT_QOS)
         now = get_now_string()
         print(f"published frame on topic: {MQTT_TOPIC_CAMERA} at {now}")
-        time.sleep(1/FPS)
+        time.sleep(1 / FPS)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42d5550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+mqtt:
+  broker: 192.168.1.164
+  port: 1883
+  QOS: 1
+
+camera:
+  vide_source: 0
+  fps: 2  
+  mqtt_topic: homie/mac_webcam/capture
+
+processing:
+  subscribe_topic: homie/mac_webcam/capture
+  publish_topic: homie/mac_webcam/capture/rotated
+
+save-captures:
+  mqtt_topic: homie/mac_webcam/capture
+  captures_directory: tests/captures/
+  datetime_str_format: "%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S.%f"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helpers.py b/helpers.py
index 6e6b67b..0313b59 100644
--- a/helpers.py
+++ b/helpers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import datetime
 import io
 from PIL import Image
+import yaml
 
 DATETIME_STR_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S.%f"
 
@@ -20,5 +21,11 @@ def byte_array_to_pil_image(byte_array):
     return Image.open(io.BytesIO(byte_array))
 
 
-def get_now_string():
+def get_now_string() -> str:
     return datetime.datetime.now().strftime(DATETIME_STR_FORMAT)
+
+
+def get_config(config_filepath: str) -> dict:
+    with open(config_filepath) as f:
+        config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    return config
diff --git a/processing.py b/processing.py
index 095b66f..266bba2 100644
--- a/processing.py
+++ b/processing.py
@@ -4,15 +4,22 @@
 
 import time
 
-from helpers import pil_image_to_byte_array, byte_array_to_pil_image, get_now_string
+from helpers import (
+    pil_image_to_byte_array,
+    byte_array_to_pil_image,
+    get_now_string,
+    get_config,
+)
 from mqtt import get_mqtt_client
 
-MQTT_BROKER = "192.168.1.164"
-MQTT_PORT = 1883
-MQTT_SUBSCRIBE_TOPIC = "homie/mac_webcam/capture"
-MQTT_PUBLISH_TOPIC = "homie/mac_webcam/capture/rotated"
-MQTT_QOS = 1
+CONFIG = get_config("config.yml")
 
+MQTT_BROKER = CONFIG["mqtt"]["broker"]
+MQTT_PORT = CONFIG["mqtt"]["port"]
+MQTT_QOS = CONFIG["mqtt"]["QOS"]
+
+MQTT_SUBSCRIBE_TOPIC = CONFIG["processing"]["subscribe_topic"]
+MQTT_PUBLISH_TOPIC = CONFIG["processing"]["publish_topic"]
 
 ROTATE_ANGLE = 45  # Angle of rotation in degrees to apply
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ec2806f..641fa71 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ black
 paho-mqtt
 opencv-python
 Pillow
-imutils
\ No newline at end of file
+imutils
+PyYAML
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/save-captures.py b/save-captures.py
index 55c3b16..5bf538f 100644
--- a/save-captures.py
+++ b/save-captures.py
@@ -3,15 +3,18 @@
 """
 import time
 
-from helpers import byte_array_to_pil_image, get_now_string
+from helpers import byte_array_to_pil_image, get_now_string, get_config
 from mqtt import get_mqtt_client
 
-CAPTURES_DIRECTORY = "tests/captures/"
-DATETIME_STR_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S.%f"
+CONFIG = get_config("config.yml")
 
-MQTT_BROKER = "192.168.1.164"
-MQTT_PORT = 1883
-MQTT_TOPIC = "homie/mac_webcam/capture"
+MQTT_BROKER = CONFIG["mqtt"]["broker"]
+MQTT_PORT = CONFIG["mqtt"]["port"]
+MQTT_QOS = CONFIG["mqtt"]["QOS"]
+
+SAVE_TOPIC = CONFIG["save-captures"]["mqtt_topic"]
+CAPTURES_DIRECTORY = CONFIG["save-captures"]["captures_directory"]
+DATETIME_STR_FORMAT = CONFIG["save-captures"]["datetime_str_format"]
 
 # The callback for when a PUBLISH message is received from the server.
 def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ def main():
     client = get_mqtt_client()
     client.on_message = on_message
     client.connect(MQTT_BROKER, port=MQTT_PORT)
-    client.subscribe(MQTT_TOPIC)
+    client.subscribe(SAVE_TOPIC)
     time.sleep(4)  # Wait for connection setup to complete
     client.loop_forever()
 
diff --git a/validate_config.py b/validate_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69abc05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validate_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from helpers import get_config
+import pprint
+
+CONFIG_FILE = "config.yml"
+
+try:
+    CONFIG = get_config(CONFIG_FILE)
+    pprint.pprint(CONFIG)
+except Exception as exc:
+    print(f"Invalid config in {CONFIG_FILE}")
+    print(exc)