diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
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+package config
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/soft/internal/git"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/soft/stats"
+	"github.com/meowgorithm/babyenv"
+)
+
+// Config is the configuration for the soft-serve.
+type Config struct {
+	Host            string `env:"SOFT_SERVE_HOST" default:""`
+	Port            int    `env:"SOFT_SERVE_PORT" default:"23231"`
+	KeyPath         string `env:"SOFT_SERVE_KEY_PATH" default:".ssh/soft_serve_server_ed25519"`
+	RepoPath        string `env:"SOFT_SERVE_REPO_PATH" default:".repos"`
+	InitialAdminKey string `env:"SOFT_SERVE_INITIAL_ADMIN_KEY" default:""`
+	RepoSource      *git.RepoSource
+	Stats           stats.Stats
+}
+
+// DefaultConfig returns a Config with the values populated with the defaults
+// or specified environment variables.
+func DefaultConfig() *Config {
+	var scfg Config
+	err := babyenv.Parse(&scfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln(err)
+	}
+	rs := git.NewRepoSource(scfg.RepoPath)
+	return scfg.WithRepoSource(rs).WithStats(stats.NewStats())
+}
+
+func (cfg *Config) WithStats(s stats.Stats) *Config {
+	cfg.Stats = s
+	return cfg
+}
+
+func (cfg *Config) WithRepoSource(rs *git.RepoSource) *Config {
+	cfg.RepoSource = rs
+	return cfg
+}