diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b612ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+	"server": {
+		"ipAddress": "192.168.1.222",
+		"port": 8080,
+		"messageMaxAge": 259200
+	},
+	"paths": {
+		"databasePath": "/home/radon/Documents/chattest.db",
+		"indexJsPath": "./content/root.js",
+		"indexCssPath": "./content/root.css",
+		"indexHtmlPath": "./content/root.html",
+		"messagesHtmlPath": "./content/messages.html"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/messages.html b/content/messages.html
similarity index 100%
rename from messages.html
rename to content/messages.html
diff --git a/root.css b/content/root.css
similarity index 100%
rename from root.css
rename to content/root.css
diff --git a/root.html b/content/root.html
similarity index 100%
rename from root.html
rename to content/root.html
diff --git a/root.js b/content/root.js
similarity index 89%
rename from root.js
rename to content/root.js
index b5a4c92..77df7ba 100644
--- a/root.js
+++ b/content/root.js
@@ -149,31 +149,29 @@ async function loadMessages() {
 							url,
 						);
 						if (videoId) {
-							return `<a href="${url}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">${url}</a>
-                    <div class="youtube-embed">
-                        <iframe 
-                            width="100%" 
-                            height="315" 
-                            src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/${videoId}" 
-                            frameborder="0" 
-                            allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" 
-                            allowfullscreen>
-                        </iframe>
-                    </div>`;
+							return `<div class="youtube-embed">
+									<iframe 
+									    width="100%" 
+									    height="315" 
+									    src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/${videoId}" 
+									    frameborder="0" 
+									    allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" 
+									    allowfullscreen>
+									</iframe>
+								</div>`;
 						} else if (isImageUrl(url)) {
 							console.log(
 								"Attempting to embed image:",
 								url,
 							);
-							return `<a href="${url}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">${url}</a>
-                    <div class="image-embed">
-                        <img 
-                            src="${url}" 
-                            alt="Embedded image" 
-                            loading="lazy" 
-                            onerror="console.log('Image failed to load:', this.src); this.style.display='none'"
-                            onload="console.log('Image loaded successfully:', this.src)">
-                    </div>`;
+							return `<div class="image-embed">
+									<img 
+									    src="${url}" 
+									    alt="Embedded image" 
+									    loading="lazy" 
+									    onerror="console.log('Image failed to load:', this.src); this.style.display='none'"
+									    onload="console.log('Image loaded successfully:', this.src)">
+								</div>`;
 						}
 						return `<a href="${url}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">${url}</a>`;
 					},
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b0a60bb..bcc1133 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -77,27 +78,24 @@ func (db *Database) DbCreateTableUsers() {
 }
 
 func (db *Database) UserTimezoneSet(ip_address, timezone string) {
-	stmt, err := db.db.Prepare("UPDATE users SET timezone = ? WHERE ip_address = ?")
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("UPDATE users SET timezone = ? WHERE ip_address = ?", timezone, ip_address)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
-	stmt.Exec(timezone, ip_address)
 }
 
 func (db *Database) UserAdd(ip_address, username string) {
-	stmt, err := db.db.Prepare("INSERT INTO users (username, ip_address) VALUES (?, ?)")
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("INSERT INTO users (username, ip_address) VALUES (?, ?)", username, ip_address)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
-	stmt.Exec(username, ip_address)
 }
 
 func (db *Database) MessageAdd(ip_address string, content string) {
-	stmt, err := db.db.Prepare("INSERT INTO messages (ip_address, content) VALUES (?, ?)")
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("INSERT INTO messages (ip_address, content) VALUES (?, ?)", ip_address, content)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
-	stmt.Exec(ip_address, content)
 }
 
 func (db *Database) UserNameGet(ip_address string) string {
@@ -112,6 +110,18 @@ func (db *Database) UserNameGet(ip_address string) string {
 	return username
 }
 
+func (db *Database) UserIpGet(username string) string {
+	rows, err := db.db.Query("SELECT ip_address FROM users WHERE username = ?", username)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var ip_address string
+	rows.Next()
+	rows.Scan(&ip_address)
+	return ip_address
+}
+
 func (db *Database) UserGetTimezone(ip_address string) string {
 	rows, err := db.db.Query("SELECT timezone FROM users WHERE ip_address = ?", ip_address)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -171,6 +181,27 @@ func (db *Database) MessagesGet() []Message {
 		var created_at string
 		var username string
 		rows.Scan(&id, &ip_address, &content, &created_at, &username)
+
+		// TODO: Implement better message parsing for admin commands
+		// TESTING:
+		// if msgId, ok := strings.CutPrefix(content, "@delete message id"); ok {
+		// 	msgId = strings.TrimSpace(msgId)
+		// 	go func() {
+		// 		db.MessageDeleteId(msgId)
+		// 		// db.MessageDeleteId(id)
+		// 	}()
+		// 	continue
+		// }
+		// TESTING:
+		// if msgId, ok := strings.CutPrefix(content, "@delete user messages"); ok {
+		// 	msgId = strings.TrimSpace(msgId)
+		// 	go func() {
+		// 		db.UserMessagesDelete(ip_address)
+		// 		// db.MessageDeleteId(id)
+		// 	}()
+		// 	continue
+		// }
+
 		message := Message{
 			Id:             id,
 			Content:        content,
@@ -178,6 +209,7 @@ func (db *Database) MessagesGet() []Message {
 			SenderUsername: username,
 			Timestamp:      created_at,
 		}
+
 		messages = append(messages, message)
 	}
 	return messages
@@ -202,11 +234,17 @@ func (db *Database) UserExists(ip string) bool {
 }
 
 func (db *Database) UserNameChange(ip, newUsername string) {
-	stmt, err := db.db.Prepare("UPDATE users SET username = ? WHERE ip_address = ?")
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("UPDATE users SET username = ? WHERE ip_address = ?", newUsername, ip)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (db *Database) UserMessagesDelete(ip string) {
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("DELETE FROM messages WHERE ip_address = ?", ip)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
-	stmt.Exec(newUsername, ip)
 }
 
 func (db *Database) UserMessagesGet(ip string) []Message {
@@ -244,36 +282,43 @@ func (db *Database) UserMessagesGet(ip string) []Message {
 	return messages
 }
 
-func (db *Database) MessageDelete(id string) {
-	stmt, err := db.db.Prepare("DELETE FROM messages WHERE id = ?")
+func (db *Database) MessageDeleteId(id string) {
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("DELETE FROM messages WHERE id = ?", id)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
-	stmt.Exec(id)
 }
 
-func (db *Database) UserDelete(ip string) {
-	stmt, err := db.db.Prepare("DELETE FROM users WHERE ip_address = ?")
+func (db *Database) DeleteOldMessages(ageMinutes int) {
+	if ageMinutes <= 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	age := strconv.Itoa(ageMinutes)
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("DELETE FROM messages WHERE created_at < datetime('now', ? || ' minutes')", "-"+age)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (db *Database) UserDeleteIp(ip string) {
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("DELETE FROM users WHERE ip_address = ?", ip)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
-	stmt.Exec(ip)
 }
 
 func (db *Database) UsersDelete() {
-	stmt, err := db.db.Prepare("DELETE FROM users")
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("DELETE FROM users")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
-	stmt.Exec()
 }
 
 func (db *Database) MessagesDelete() {
-	stmt, err := db.db.Prepare("DELETE FROM messages")
+	_, err := db.db.Exec("DELETE FROM messages")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
-	stmt.Exec()
 }
 
 type gzipResponseWriter struct {
@@ -328,19 +373,18 @@ type Message struct {
 }
 
 type Server struct {
-	Ip        string
-	Port      int
 	Connected map[string]time.Time // Map IP -> Last activity time
 	Database  *Database
+	Config    Config
 	mu        sync.Mutex // For thread safety
 }
 
-func NewServer(ip string, port int, dbpath string) *Server {
+func NewServer(config Config) *Server {
+
 	return &Server{
-		Ip:        ip,
-		Port:      port,
 		Connected: make(map[string]time.Time),
-		Database:  OpenDatabase(dbpath),
+		Database:  OpenDatabase(config.Paths.DatabasePath),
+		Config:    config,
 		mu:        sync.Mutex{},
 	}
 }
@@ -431,8 +475,8 @@ func (s *Server) handleUsername(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]string{"status": "Username registered"})
 }
 
-func getMessageTemplate(file string, body string) string {
-	contents, _ := os.ReadFile(file)
+func getMessageTemplate(filepath string, body string) string {
+	contents, _ := os.ReadFile(filepath)
 	return strings.Replace(string(contents), "{{body}}", body, 1)
 }
 
@@ -447,11 +491,11 @@ func (s *Server) handleMessages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			clientIP := getClientIP(r)
 			timeZone := s.Database.UserGetTimezone(clientIP)
 			timeLocal := TimeStringToTimeInLocation(msg.Timestamp, timeZone)
-			body += fmt.Sprintf(`<p><span class="username">%s  </span><span class="timestamp">%s</span><br><span class="message">%s</span></p>`,
-				msg.SenderUsername, timeLocal, msg.Content)
+			body += fmt.Sprintf(`%s<p><span class="username">%s  </span><span class="timestamp">%s</span><br><span class="message">%s</span></p>`,
+				msg.Id, msg.SenderUsername, timeLocal, msg.Content)
 		}
 
-		w.Write([]byte(getMessageTemplate("messages.html", body)))
+		w.Write([]byte(getMessageTemplate(s.Config.Paths.MessagesHtmlPath, body)))
 
 	case http.MethodPut:
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
@@ -574,7 +618,8 @@ func (s *Server) handleRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/html")
-	w.Write(readFile("root.html"))
+	file := readFile(s.Config.Paths.IndexHtmlPath)
+	w.Write(file)
 }
 
 func readFile(filepath string) []byte {
@@ -585,16 +630,21 @@ func readFile(filepath string) []byte {
 func (s *Server) handleJs(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	_ = r
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/javascript")
-	w.Write(readFile("root.js"))
+	file := readFile(s.Config.Paths.IndexJsPath)
+	w.Write(file)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleCss(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	_ = r
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/css")
-	w.Write(readFile("root.css"))
+	file := readFile(s.Config.Paths.IndexCssPath)
+	w.Write(file)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) Run() {
+	s.Database.DbCreateTableMessages()
+	s.Database.DbCreateTableUsers()
+	s.Database.DeleteOldMessages(s.Config.Server.MessageMaxAge)
 	handler := http.NewServeMux()
 	handler.HandleFunc("/ping", s.handlePing)
 	handler.HandleFunc("/username", s.handleUsername)
@@ -605,8 +655,9 @@ func (s *Server) Run() {
 	handler.HandleFunc("/root.js", s.handleJs)
 	handler.HandleFunc("/root.css", s.handleCss)
 	handler.HandleFunc("/timezone", s.handleTimezone)
-	fmt.Printf("Server starting on %s:%d\n", s.Ip, s.Port)
-	if err := http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", s.Ip, s.Port), GzipMiddleware(handler)); err != nil {
+	fmt.Printf("Server starting on %s:%d\n", s.Config.Server.IpAddress, s.Config.Server.Port)
+	defer s.Stop()
+	if err := http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", s.Config.Server.IpAddress, s.Config.Server.Port), GzipMiddleware(handler)); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Server error: %v\n", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -616,12 +667,55 @@ func (s *Server) Stop() {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	ip := os.Args[1]
-	port, _ := strconv.Atoi(os.Args[2])
-	databaseFile := os.Args[3]
-	server := NewServer(ip, port, databaseFile)
-	server.Database.DbCreateTableMessages()
-	server.Database.DbCreateTableUsers()
-	defer server.Stop()
+	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
+		fmt.Printf("Usage: %s <config.json>\n", os.Args[0])
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	_, err := os.OpenFile(os.Args[1], os.O_RDONLY, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error opening config file: ", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	config := LoadConfig(os.Args[1])
+	fmt.Println("Config loaded")
+	server := NewServer(config)
 	server.Run()
 }
+
+type Config struct {
+	Server struct {
+		IpAddress     string `json:"ipAddress"`
+		Port          int    `json:"port"`
+		MessageMaxAge int    `json:"messageMaxAge"`
+	} `json:"server"`
+	Paths struct {
+		DatabasePath     string `json:"databasePath"`
+		IndexJsPath      string `json:"indexJsPath"`
+		IndexCssPath     string `json:"indexCssPath"`
+		IndexHtmlPath    string `json:"indexHtmlPath"`
+		MessagesHtmlPath string `json:"messagesHtmlPath"`
+	} `json:"paths"`
+}
+
+func LoadConfig(filepath string) Config {
+	contents, _ := os.ReadFile(filepath)
+	var config Config
+	err := json.Unmarshal(contents, &config)
+	config.Paths.IndexHtmlPath = pathMaker(config.Paths.IndexHtmlPath)
+	config.Paths.IndexJsPath = pathMaker(config.Paths.IndexJsPath)
+	config.Paths.IndexCssPath = pathMaker(config.Paths.IndexCssPath)
+	config.Paths.MessagesHtmlPath = pathMaker(config.Paths.MessagesHtmlPath)
+	config.Paths.DatabasePath = pathMaker(config.Paths.DatabasePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error parsing config file: ", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	return config
+}
+
+func pathMaker(path string) string {
+	absPath, _ := filepath.Abs(path)
+	absPath = filepath.Clean(absPath)
+	fmt.Println(absPath)
+	return absPath
+}
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 94ac04b..4e19dab 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 # Changes To Make
 ## Frontend
 ### High Priority
-- Nothing yet 
+- Change light mode scroll down arrow svg fill color? to the buttom inactive fg color
 ### Mid Priority
-- Nothing yet 
+- Up arrow in textarea should bring up last input
 ### Low Priority
 - Mobile formatting @media
 - First click of user list does not register
 ## Backend
 ### High Priority
-- Updating messages should lazily load prior messages
-- Separate all configuration out to a config file
+- Updating messages should lazily load prior messages (pagination?)
 ### Mid Priority
 - Nothing yet 
 ### Low Priority
 - Search functionality?
-- Delete messages? (maybe later)
-- Old messages should be deleted? Or if database is over a certain size? Not sure if this is really necessary.
+- Delete messages? (in progress, capability exists, flesh this out a bit)