diff --git a/inc/context.h b/inc/context.h
index d918c46..6042c06 100644
--- a/inc/context.h
+++ b/inc/context.h
@@ -3,11 +3,48 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stddef.h> /* for offsetof() macro */
 #include <string.h>
+#include <civetweb.h>
 #include <openssl/ts.h>
 
+#define HTTP_OPTIONS 1
+#define LOGLEVEL_OPTIONS 2
+#define TSA_OPTIONS 3
+#define MAIN_CONF_SECTION "main"
+
+#define RFC3161_OPTIONS_LEN                                                    \
+    sizeof(rfc3161_options) / sizeof(struct rfc3161_option)
+
 typedef struct {
     uint64_t query_counter;
     bool stdout_dbg;
     TS_RESP_CTX *resp_ctx;
     int loglevel;
+    const char *http_options[40];
 } rfc3161_context;
+
+struct rfc3161_option {
+    const char *name;
+    int type;
+    const char *default_value;
+};
+
+static struct rfc3161_option rfc3161_options[] = {
+    {"num_threads", HTTP_OPTIONS, "50"},
+    {"run_as_user", HTTP_OPTIONS, NULL},
+    {"throttle", HTTP_OPTIONS, NULL},
+    {"enable_keep_alive", HTTP_OPTIONS, "no"},
+    {"listening_ports", HTTP_OPTIONS, "8080"},
+    {"request_timeout_ms", HTTP_OPTIONS, "30000"},
+    {"ssl_certificate", HTTP_OPTIONS, NULL},
+    {"ssl_verify_peer", HTTP_OPTIONS, "yes"},
+    {"ssl_ca_path", HTTP_OPTIONS, NULL},
+    {"ssl_ca_file", HTTP_OPTIONS, NULL},
+    {"ssl_verify_depth", HTTP_OPTIONS, "9"},
+    {"ssl_default_verify_paths", HTTP_OPTIONS, "yes"},
+    {"ssl_cipher_list", HTTP_OPTIONS, NULL},
+    {"ssl_protocol_version", HTTP_OPTIONS, "0"},
+    {"ssl_short_trust", HTTP_OPTIONS, "no"},
+    {"access_control_allow_origin", HTTP_OPTIONS, "*"},
+    {"tcp_nodelay", HTTP_OPTIONS, "0"},
+    {"log_level", LOGLEVEL_OPTIONS, "info"},
+};
diff --git a/inc/utils.h b/inc/utils.h
index 2ea144a..3b00f8f 100644
--- a/inc/utils.h
+++ b/inc/utils.h
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 void skeleton_daemon();
 void logger(rfc3161_context *ct, int priority, char *fmt, ...);
+int set_params(rfc3161_context *ct, char *conf_file);
diff --git a/src/lib/http.c b/src/lib/http.c
index 4ad7a76..0b6b4b3 100644
--- a/src/lib/http.c
+++ b/src/lib/http.c
@@ -104,19 +104,17 @@ int http_server_start(char *conffile, bool stdout_dbg) {
     struct mg_context *ctx;
     struct mg_callbacks callbacks;
 
-    // List of options. Last element must be NULL.
-    const char *options[] = {"listening_ports", "8080", NULL};
+    rfc3161_context *ct = (rfc3161_context *)calloc(1, sizeof(rfc3161_context));
+    ct->stdout_dbg = stdout_dbg;
+    ct->loglevel = 8;
+    set_params(ct, conffile);
 
     // Prepare callbacks structure. We have only one callback, the rest are
     // NULL.
     memset(&callbacks, 0, sizeof(callbacks));
-    // callbacks.begin_request = begin_request_handler;
 
     // Start the web server.
-    ctx = mg_start(&callbacks, NULL, options);
-    rfc3161_context *ct = (rfc3161_context *)calloc(1, sizeof(rfc3161_context));
-    ct->stdout_dbg = stdout_dbg;
-    ct->loglevel = 8;
+    ctx = mg_start(&callbacks, NULL, ct->http_options);
     mg_set_request_handler(ctx, "/", rfc3161_handler, (void *)ct);
 
     // Wait until user hits "enter". Server is running in separate thread.
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.c b/src/lib/utils.c
index b250694..7e932d2 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.c
+++ b/src/lib/utils.c
@@ -82,28 +82,35 @@ void logger(rfc3161_context *ct, int priority, char *fmt, ...) {
     if (ct->stdout_dbg) {
         switch (priority) {
         case LOG_EMERG:
-            printf("LOG_EMER   : %s", out);
-            ;
+            printf("LOG_EMER   : %s\n", out);
+            break;
         case LOG_ALERT:
-            printf("LOG_ALERT  : %s", out);
+            printf("LOG_ALERT  : %s\n", out);
+            break;
             ;
         case LOG_CRIT:
-            printf("LOG_CRIT   : %s", out);
+            printf("LOG_CRIT   : %s\n", out);
+            break;
             ;
         case LOG_ERR:
-            printf("LOG_ERR    : %s", out);
+            printf("LOG_ERR    : %s\n", out);
+            break;
             ;
         case LOG_WARNING:
-            printf("LOG_WARNING: %s", out);
+            printf("LOG_WARNING: %s\n", out);
+            break;
             ;
         case LOG_NOTICE:
-            printf("LOG_NOTICE : %s", out);
+            printf("LOG_NOTICE : %s\n", out);
+            break;
             ;
         case LOG_INFO:
-            printf("LOG_INFO   : %s", out);
+            printf("LOG_INFO   : %s\n", out);
+            break;
             ;
         case LOG_DEBUG:
-            printf("LOG_DEBUG  : %s", out);
+            printf("LOG_DEBUG  : %s\n", out);
+            break;
             ;
         }
     }
@@ -136,6 +143,10 @@ static CONF *load_config_file(rfc3161_context *ct, const char *filename) {
     CONF *conf;
     int i;
     ct->loglevel = LOG_INFO;
+    if (filename == NULL) {
+        logger(ct, LOG_WARNING, "no configuration file passed");
+        return NULL;
+    }
     in = bio_open_default(ct, filename, 'r');
     if (in == NULL) {
         logger(ct, LOG_CRIT, "Can't load config file \"%s\"", filename);
@@ -161,6 +172,38 @@ int set_params(rfc3161_context *ct, char *conf_file) {
     int ret = 0;
     CONF *conf = load_config_file(ct, conf_file);
     ret = 1;
+    int http_counter = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < RFC3161_OPTIONS_LEN; i++) {
+        int type = rfc3161_options[i].type;
+        const char *name = rfc3161_options[i].name;
+        const char *default_value = rfc3161_options[i].default_value;
+        const char *value = NCONF_get_string(conf, MAIN_CONF_SECTION, name);
+        if (value == NULL) {
+            logger(ct, LOG_NOTICE,
+                   "configuration param['%s'] not set, using default: '%s'",
+                   name, default_value);
+            value = default_value;
+        }
+        logger(ct, LOG_DEBUG, "configuration param['%s'] = '%s'", name, value);
+        switch (type) {
+        case HTTP_OPTIONS:
+            if (value != NULL) {
+                ct->http_options[http_counter] = name;
+                http_counter++;
+                ct->http_options[http_counter] = value;
+                http_counter++;
+            }
+            break;
+            ;
+        case LOGLEVEL_OPTIONS:
+            break;
+            ;
+        case TSA_OPTIONS:
+            break;
+            ;
+        }
+        ct->http_options[http_counter] = NULL;
+    }
     // device = NCONF_get_string(conf, section, ENV_CRYPTO_DEVICE);
     return ret;