diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7afecf8..952da83 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -162,3 +162,4 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
 
+config.json
diff --git a/src/toastbin/app.py b/src/toastbin/app.py
index d07449a..a2d69c7 100644
--- a/src/toastbin/app.py
+++ b/src/toastbin/app.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 from flask import Flask, render_template
+import json
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
+with open('config.json', 'r') as file:
+    config = json.load(file)
+instance = config['instance']['domain']
 
 @app.route("/")
 def index():
-    return render_template('index.j2')
+    return render_template('index.j2', instance=instance)
 
 app.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/src/toastbin/config.sample.json b/src/toastbin/config.sample.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ccd3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/toastbin/config.sample.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "instance": {
+        "domain": "example.com"
+    }
+}