diff --git a/bun/soupclown/src/interface/cli.ts b/bun/soupclown/src/interface/cli.ts
index 85bfbbd..11bc417 100644
--- a/bun/soupclown/src/interface/cli.ts
+++ b/bun/soupclown/src/interface/cli.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export function RUN_CLI(){
         case 'init':
           console.log('init action!')
           console.log(`HOSTNAME: ${await HOST.getHostname()}`)
+          await HOST.initSystem()
           break;
 
         default:
diff --git a/bun/soupclown/src/interface/config.ts b/bun/soupclown/src/interface/config.ts
index fe8a257..1b58418 100644
--- a/bun/soupclown/src/interface/config.ts
+++ b/bun/soupclown/src/interface/config.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
-import z, { config } from "zod";
+import z from "zod";
+import { HOST } from "./host";
 
-const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = "../../config.soupclown.json";
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = "../../state.soupclown.json";
 
 const hostConfigSchema = z.object({
+  configurationPath: z.string(),
   services: z.array(z.object({
     name: z.string(),
     desiredState: z.enum(['up', 'down']),
   })),
 })
+export type HOST_CONFIG_SCHEMA_T = z.infer<typeof hostConfigSchema>;
 
 const CONFIG_SCHEMA = z.object({
   v: z.literal('v1'),
-  data: z.union([
-    hostConfigSchema,
-  ]),
+  data: z.map(z.string(), hostConfigSchema)
 });
 export type CONFIG_SCHEMA_T = z.infer<typeof CONFIG_SCHEMA>
 
-export class SC_CONFIG_C {
+export class SC_CONFIG_C  {
+
+
   constructor(
     protected runningConfig = {
       v: 'v1',
-      data: {
-        services: [
-          {name: 'test', desiredState: 'down'}
-        ]
-      },
-    } as CONFIG_SCHEMA_T
+      data: new Map([
+      ]),
+    } as CONFIG_SCHEMA_T,
   ){}
 
   public static async loadConfigFile(path = DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH){
@@ -36,13 +36,11 @@ export class SC_CONFIG_C {
     try{
       fileJsonData = await configFile.json();
     }catch(e){
-      console.error('failed to parse json IG')
       throw "FAILED_SCHEMA_JSON_PARSE"
     }
 
     const configParseJsonResult = CONFIG_SCHEMA.safeParse(fileJsonData);
     if(!configParseJsonResult.success){
-      console.error("Loaded config file but parsing failed")
       throw "FAILED_CONFIG_SCHEMA_PARSE"
     }
 
@@ -57,7 +55,16 @@ export class SC_CONFIG_C {
   }
 
   private async _loadConfigFile(path = DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH){
-    this.runningConfig = await SC_CONFIG_C.loadConfigFile(path);
+    try{
+      this.runningConfig = await SC_CONFIG_C.loadConfigFile(path);
+      const hostconfig = this.runningConfig.data.get(await HOST.getHostname());
+      if(hostconfig){
+        this.configurationPath = hostconfig.configurationPath;
+        this.services = hostconfig.services;
+      }
+    }catch{
+      console.error('Failed to load config, assuming you know what you\'re doing');
+    }
   }
 
   private async _writeConfigFile(path = DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH){
diff --git a/bun/soupclown/src/interface/host.ts b/bun/soupclown/src/interface/host.ts
index cb68d44..a21cf71 100644
--- a/bun/soupclown/src/interface/host.ts
+++ b/bun/soupclown/src/interface/host.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import { $ } from "bun";
+import { SC_CONFIG } from "./config";
 
 async function getHostname(){
   const result = await $`hostname`.quiet().text();
   return result.trim();
 }
 
+async function initSystem(){
+  // await $`mkdir -p ${SC_CONFIG.configurationPath}`
+}
+
 export const HOST = {
   getHostname,
+  initSystem,
 }
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diff --git a/config.soupclown.json b/config.soupclown.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d484a4..0000000
--- a/config.soupclown.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "v": "v1",
-  "data": {
-    "services": [
-      {
-        "name": "doohickey",
-        "desiredState": "up"
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/state.soupclown.json b/state.soupclown.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34260cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/state.soupclown.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "v": "v1",
+  "data": {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file