diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e205d4..eb5a316 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,20 +1 @@
-
-# Configuration file 
-Settings.*
-
-# Generated by Cargo
-# will have compiled files and executables
-debug/
-target/
-
-# Remove Cargo.lock from gitignore if creating an executable, leave it for libraries
-# More information here https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/guide/cargo-toml-vs-cargo-lock.html
-Cargo.lock
-
-# These are backup files generated by rustfmt
-**/*.rs.bk
-
-# MSVC Windows builds of rustc generate these, which store debugging information
-*.pdb
-
-.idea
+target
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1b4a46d..435bde2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-config = "0.13.3"
 ctrlc = "3.4.0"
 helios-dac = { version = "0.1", default-features = false, features = ["native"] }
 redis = "0.23.0"
diff --git a/copyme.Settings.toml b/copyme.Settings.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index c9c3513..0000000
--- a/copyme.Settings.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-laser_id = 1 
-debug = "true"
-redis_url = "127.0.0.1"
-dac_family = "Helios"
-dac_id = 1
-dac_url = "192.168.1.68"
diff --git a/src/conf.rs b/src/conf.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 871d044..0000000
--- a/src/conf.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-
-use config::Config;
-use serde::Deserialize;
-
-
-#[derive(Deserialize,Debug)]
-pub enum DacFamily {
-    Helios,
-    Etherdream
-    }
-
-#[derive(Deserialize,Debug)]
-pub struct Conf{
-    laser_id : u8,
-    debug : bool,
-    redis_url : String,
-    dac_family: DacFamily,
-    dac_id : Option<u8>,
-    dac_url : Option<String>
-}
-
-
-pub fn load_config( path : &str )-> Result<Conf, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> { 
-    
-    let conf_builder = Config::builder()
-        .add_source(config::File::with_name(path));
-        
-        
-    let settings = match conf_builder.build() {
-	   Ok(conf) => conf,
-	   Err(err) => {
-	       println!("Invalid configuration file / missing file: {:?}", err);
-	       return Err(Box::new(err))
-	   }
-	};
-            
-    let conf = settings
-            .try_deserialize::<Conf>()?;
-            // .try_deserialize::<HashMap<String, String>>()?;
-            
-    println!(
-        "{:?}",
-        conf
-    );
-    
-    Ok(conf)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b5ae005..ddf3328 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 ///
 
 mod redis_ctrl;
-mod conf;
 
 use helios_dac::{Frame,
 		 Point,
@@ -16,15 +15,11 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use redis_ctrl::{RedisCtrl,Order};
-use conf::{load_config};
-
 
 const CENTER : (u16,u16) = (2000, 2000);
 
-pub fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
-    let config = load_config("Settings")?;
-           
+pub fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let running = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true));
     let r = running.clone();