diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2de4069..4b21fee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ PACKAGES = \
 	pkg/cryptstate \
 	pkg/mumbleproto \
 	pkg/blobstore \
+	pkg/serverconf \
 	pkg/sqlite
 
 GCFLAGS = \
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ GCFLAGS = \
 	-Ipkg/packetdatastream/_obj \
 	-Ipkg/mumbleproto/_obj \
 	-Ipkg/blobstore/_obj \
+	-Ipkg/serverconf/_obj \
 	-Ipkg/sqlite/_obj
 
 LDFLAGS = \
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ LDFLAGS = \
 	-Lpkg/packetdatastream/_obj \
 	-Lpkg/mumbleproto/_obj \
 	-Lpkg/blobstore/_obj \
+	-Lpkg/serverconf/_obj \
 	-Lpkg/sqlite/_obj
 
 GOFILES = \
@@ -39,7 +42,9 @@ GOFILES = \
 	murmurdb.go \
 	freeze.go \
 	gencert.go \
-	register.go
+	register.go \
+	ctlrpc.go \
+	ctl.go
 
 .PHONY: grumble
 grumble: pkg
diff --git a/ctl.go b/ctl.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01289d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ctl.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2011 The Grumble Authors
+// The use of this source code is goverened by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE-file.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"rpc"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+var CtlUsage = `grumble ctl
+
+	help
+		Show this help
+
+	start [id]
+		Start a server
+
+	stop [id]
+		Stop a server
+
+	setconf [id] [key] [value]
+		Set a config value for server with id
+
+	getconf [id] [key] [value]
+		Get a config value for server with id
+`
+
+func GrumbleCtl(args []string) {
+	log.SetFlags(0)
+
+	if len(args) <= 1 || args[0] == "help" {
+		log.Printf(CtlUsage)
+		return
+	}
+
+	sid, _ := strconv.Atoi64(args[1])
+
+	client, err := rpc.Dial("unix", filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".grumble", "ctl"))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not connect to control socket: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	switch args[0] {
+	case "start":
+		err := client.Call("ctl.Start", sid, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Unable to start: %v", err)
+		}
+		log.Printf("[%v] Started")
+	case "stop":
+		err := client.Call("ctl.Stop", sid, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Unable to stop: %v", err)
+		}
+		log.Printf("[%v] Stopped", sid)
+	case "setconf":
+		if len(args) < 4 {
+			return
+		}
+		result := &ConfigValue{}
+		err := client.Call("ctl.SetConfig", &ConfigValue{sid, args[2], args[3]}, result)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Unable to set config: %v", err)
+		}
+		log.Printf("[%v] %v=%v", result.Id, result.Key, result.Value)
+	case "getconf":
+		if len(args) < 3 {
+			return
+		}
+		result := &ConfigValue{}
+		err := client.Call("ctl.GetConfig", &ConfigValue{sid, args[2], ""}, result)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Unable to get config: %v", err)
+		}
+		log.Printf("[%v] %v=%v", result.Id, result.Key, result.Value)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ctlrpc.go b/ctlrpc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90d6f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ctlrpc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2011 The Grumble Authors
+// The use of this source code is goverened by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE-file.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+type ControlRPC struct {
+
+}
+
+// Start a server
+func (c *ControlRPC) Start(in *int, out *int) os.Error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Stop a server
+func (c *ControlRPC) Stop(in *int, out *int) os.Error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+type ConfigValue struct {
+	Id    int64
+	Key   string
+	Value string
+}
+
+// Set a config value
+func (c *ControlRPC) SetConfig(in *ConfigValue, out *ConfigValue) os.Error {
+	servers[in.Id].SetConfig(in.Key, in.Value)
+	out.Id = in.Id
+	out.Key = in.Key
+	out.Value = in.Value
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Get a config value
+func (c *ControlRPC) GetConfig(in *ConfigValue, out *ConfigValue) os.Error {
+	out.Id = in.Id
+	out.Key = in.Key
+	out.Value = servers[in.Id].GetConfig(in.Key)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/freeze.go b/freeze.go
index a0b7afb..07a8e8d 100644
--- a/freeze.go
+++ b/freeze.go
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type frozenServer struct {
-	Id       int             "id"
-	MaxUsers int             "max_user"
-	Channels []frozenChannel "channels"
-	Users    []frozenUser    "users"
+	Id       int               "id"
+	Config   map[string]string "config"
+	Channels []frozenChannel   "channels"
+	Users    []frozenUser      "users"
 }
 
 type frozenUser struct {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (server *Server) FreezeToFile(filename string) (err os.Error) {
 // Freeze a server
 func (server *Server) Freeze() (fs frozenServer, err os.Error) {
 	fs.Id = int(server.Id)
-	fs.MaxUsers = server.MaxUsers
+	fs.Config = server.cfg
 
 	channels := []frozenChannel{}
 	for _, c := range server.Channels {
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ func NewServerFromFrozen(filename string) (s *Server, err os.Error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if fs.Config != nil {
+		s.cfg = fs.Config
+	}
+
 	// Add all channels, but don't hook up parent/child relationships
 	// until all of them are loaded.
 	for _, fc := range fs.Channels {
diff --git a/grumble.go b/grumble.go
index 476d816..3fafa6b 100644
--- a/grumble.go
+++ b/grumble.go
@@ -11,20 +11,24 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"log"
+	"net"
 	"sqlite"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+	"rpc"
 	"time"
 )
 
 var help *bool = flag.Bool("help", false, "Show this help")
 var datadir *string = flag.String("datadir", "", "Directory to use for server storage")
 var blobdir *string = flag.String("blobdir", "", "Directory to use for blob storage")
+var ctlpath *string = flag.String("ctlpath", "", "File to use for ctl socket")
 var sqlitedb *string = flag.String("murmurdb", "", "Path to murmur.sqlite to import server structure from")
 var cleanup *bool = flag.Bool("clean", false, "Clean up existing data dir content before importing Murmur data")
 var gencert *bool = flag.Bool("gencert", false, "Generate a self-signed certificate for use with Grumble")
 
 var globalBlobstore *blobstore.BlobStore
+var servers map[int64]*Server
 
 func Usage() {
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "usage: grumble [options]\n")
@@ -42,16 +46,16 @@ func MurmurImport(filename string) (err os.Error) {
 		panic(err.String())
 	}
 
-	var servers []int64
+	var serverids []int64
 	var sid int64
 	for stmt.Next() {
 		stmt.Scan(&sid)
-		servers = append(servers, sid)
+		serverids = append(serverids, sid)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Found servers: %v (%v servers)", servers, len(servers))
+	log.Printf("Found servers: %v (%v servers)", serverids, len(serverids))
 
-	for _, sid := range servers {
+	for _, sid := range serverids {
 		m, err := NewServerFromSQLite(sid, db)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -70,6 +74,12 @@ func MurmurImport(filename string) (err os.Error) {
 
 func main() {
 	var err os.Error
+
+	if len(os.Args) >= 2 && os.Args[1] == "ctl" {
+		GrumbleCtl(os.Args[2:])
+		return
+	}
+
 	flag.Parse()
 	if *help == true {
 		Usage()
@@ -88,6 +98,10 @@ func main() {
 		*blobdir = filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".grumble", "blob")
 	}
 
+	if len(*ctlpath) == 0 {
+		*ctlpath = filepath.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".grumble", "ctl")
+	}
+
 	log.Printf("Using blob directory: %s", *blobdir)
 	globalBlobstore, err = blobstore.NewBlobStore(*blobdir, true)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -161,7 +175,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("Murmur import failed: %s", err.String())
 	}
 
-	servers := make(map[int64]*Server)
+	servers = make(map[int64]*Server)
 	for _, name := range names {
 		if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString("^[0-9]+$", name); matched {
 			log.Printf("Loading server %v", name)
@@ -184,6 +198,22 @@ func main() {
 		go s.ListenAndMurmur()
 	}
 
+	os.Remove(*ctlpath)
+
+	addr, err := net.ResolveUnixAddr("unix", *ctlpath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("Unable to resolve ctl addr: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	lis, err := net.ListenUnix("unix", addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Panicf("Unable to listen on ctl socket: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ctl := &ControlRPC{}
+	rpc.RegisterName("ctl", ctl)
+	go rpc.Accept(lis)
+
 	if len(servers) > 0 {
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(10e9) // 10 secs
 		for {
diff --git a/pkg/serverconf/Makefile b/pkg/serverconf/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f46cdca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/serverconf/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+include $(GOROOT)/src/Make.inc
+
+TARG = grumble/serverconf
+GOFILES = config.go
+
+include $(GOROOT)/src/Make.pkg
diff --git a/pkg/serverconf/config.go b/pkg/serverconf/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18a5ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/serverconf/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2011 The Grumble Authors
+// The use of this source code is goverened by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE-file.
+
+package serverconf
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+var defaultCfg = map[string]string{
+	"MaxBandwidth":          "72000",
+	"MaxUsers":              "1000",
+	"MaxUsersPerChannel":    "0",
+	"MaxTextMessageLength":  "5000",
+	"MaxImageMessageLength": "131072",
+	"AllowHTML":             "true",
+	"DefaultChannel":        "0",
+	"RememberChannel":       "true",
+	"WelcomeText":           "Welcome to this server running <b>Grumble</b>.",
+	"SendVersion":           "true",
+}
+
+type Config map[string]string
+
+func (cfg Config) Set(key string, value string) {
+	cfg[key] = value
+}
+
+func (cfg Config) StringValue(key string) (value string) {
+	value, exists := cfg[key]
+	if exists {
+		return value
+	}
+
+	value, exists = defaultCfg[key]
+	if exists {
+		return value
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (cfg Config) IntValue(key string) (intval int) {
+	str := cfg.StringValue(key)
+	intval, _ = strconv.Atoi(str)
+	return
+}
+
+func (cfg Config) Uint32Value(key string) (uint32val uint32) {
+	str := cfg.StringValue(key)
+	uintval, _ := strconv.Atoui(str)
+	return uint32(uintval)
+}
+
+func (cfg Config) BoolValue(key string) (boolval bool) {
+	str := cfg.StringValue(key)
+	boolval, _ = strconv.Atob(str)
+	return
+}
+
+func (cfg Config) Reset(key string) {
+	cfg[key] = "", false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/serverconf/config_test.go b/pkg/serverconf/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e4fae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/serverconf/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2011 The Grumble Authors
+// The use of this source code is goverened by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE-file.
+
+package serverconf
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestIntValue(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := make(Config)
+	cfg.Set("Test", "13")
+	if cfg.IntValue("Test") != 13 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 13")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFloatAsInt(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := make(Config)
+	cfg.Set("Test", "13.4")
+	if cfg.IntValue("Test") != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 0")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultValue(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := make(Config)
+	if cfg.IntValue("MaxBandwidth") != 72000 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 72000")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBoolValue(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := make(Config)
+	cfg.Set("DoStuffOnStartup", "true")
+	if cfg.BoolValue("DoStuffOnStartup") != true {
+		t.Errorf("Expected true")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/register.go b/register.go
index d7e303b..1e0df5c 100644
--- a/register.go
+++ b/register.go
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ func newTLSClientAuthConn(addr string, cfg *tls.Config) (c *http.ClientConn, err
 // This function is used to determine whether or not to periodically
 // contact the master server list and update this server's metadata.
 func (server *Server) IsPublic() bool {
-	if len(server.RegisterName) == 0 {
+	if len(server.cfg.StringValue("RegisterName")) == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
-	if len(server.RegisterHost) == 0 {
+	if len(server.cfg.StringValue("RegisterHost")) == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
-	if len(server.RegisterPassword) == 0 {
+	if len(server.cfg.StringValue("RegisterPassword")) == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
-	if len(server.RegisterWebUrl) == 0 {
+	if len(server.cfg.StringValue("RegisterWebUrl")) == 0 {
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ func (server *Server) RegisterPublicServer() {
 		return
 	}
 	err = t.Execute(buf, map[string]string{
-		"name":     server.RegisterName,
-		"host":     server.RegisterHost,
-		"password": server.RegisterPassword,
-		"url":      server.RegisterWebUrl,
-		"location": server.RegisterLocation,
+		"name":     server.cfg.StringValue("RegisterName"),
+		"host":     server.cfg.StringValue("RegisterHost"),
+		"password": server.cfg.StringValue("RegisterPassword"),
+		"url":      server.cfg.StringValue("RegisterWebUrl"),
+		"location": server.cfg.StringValue("RegisterLocation"),
 		"port":     strconv.Itoa(server.port),
 		"digest":   digest,
 		"users":    strconv.Itoa(len(server.clients)),
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 4955392..e473291 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"cryptstate"
 	"fmt"
 	"gob"
+	"grumble/serverconf"
 	"hash"
 	"io"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -57,19 +58,14 @@ type Server struct {
 	udpsend        chan *Message
 	voicebroadcast chan *VoiceBroadcast
 	freezeRequest  chan *freezeRequest
+	configRequest  chan *configRequest
 
 	// Signals to the server that a client has been successfully
 	// authenticated.
 	clientAuthenticated chan *Client
 
-	// Config-related
-	MaxUsers         int
-	MaxBandwidth     uint32
-	RegisterName     string
-	RegisterHost     string
-	RegisterPassword string
-	RegisterWebUrl   string
-	RegisterLocation string
+	// Server configuration
+	cfg serverconf.Config
 
 	// Clients
 	clients map[uint32]*Client
@@ -128,6 +124,13 @@ type freezeRequest struct {
 	readCloser io.ReadCloser
 }
 
+type configRequest struct {
+	done  chan bool
+	set   bool
+	key   string
+	value string
+}
+
 // Allocate a new Murmur instance
 func NewServer(id int64, addr string, port int) (s *Server, err os.Error) {
 	s = new(Server)
@@ -137,6 +140,8 @@ func NewServer(id int64, addr string, port int) (s *Server, err os.Error) {
 	s.port = port
 	s.running = false
 
+	s.cfg = make(map[string]string)
+
 	s.sessions = make(map[uint32]bool)
 	s.clients = make(map[uint32]*Client)
 	s.Users = make(map[uint32]*User)
@@ -150,11 +155,9 @@ func NewServer(id int64, addr string, port int) (s *Server, err os.Error) {
 	s.udpsend = make(chan *Message)
 	s.voicebroadcast = make(chan *VoiceBroadcast)
 	s.freezeRequest = make(chan *freezeRequest)
+	s.configRequest = make(chan *configRequest)
 	s.clientAuthenticated = make(chan *Client)
 
-	s.MaxBandwidth = 300000
-	s.MaxUsers = 10
-
 	s.Channels = make(map[int]*Channel)
 	s.root = s.NewChannel(0, "Root")
 	s.aclcache = NewACLCache()
@@ -391,6 +394,10 @@ func (server *Server) handler() {
 			}
 			go server.handleFreezeRequest(req, &fs)
 
+		// Synchronzied config get/set
+		case req := <-server.configRequest:
+			server.handleConfigRequest(req)
+
 		// Server registration update
 		// Tick every hour + a minute offset based on the server id.
 		case <-time.Tick((3600 + ((server.Id * 60) % 600)) * 1e9):
@@ -426,6 +433,15 @@ func (server *Server) handleFreezeRequest(freq *freezeRequest, fs *frozenServer)
 	}
 }
 
+func (server *Server) handleConfigRequest(cfgReq *configRequest) {
+	if cfgReq.set {
+		server.cfg.Set(cfgReq.key, cfgReq.value)
+	} else {
+		cfgReq.value = server.cfg.StringValue(cfgReq.key)
+	}
+	cfgReq.done <- true
+}
+
 // Handle an Authenticate protobuf message.  This is handled in a separate
 // goroutine to allow for remote authenticators that are slow to respond.
 //
@@ -639,7 +655,7 @@ func (server *Server) finishAuthenticate(client *Client) {
 
 	sync := &mumbleproto.ServerSync{}
 	sync.Session = proto.Uint32(client.Session)
-	sync.MaxBandwidth = proto.Uint32(server.MaxBandwidth)
+	sync.MaxBandwidth = proto.Uint32(server.cfg.Uint32Value("MaxBandwidth"))
 	if client.IsSuperUser() {
 		sync.Permissions = proto.Uint64(uint64(AllPermissions))
 	} else {
@@ -951,8 +967,8 @@ func (server *Server) ListenUDP() {
 			_ = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, uint32((1<<16)|(2<<8)|2))
 			_ = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, rand)
 			_ = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, uint32(len(server.clients)))
-			_ = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, uint32(server.MaxUsers))
-			_ = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, uint32(server.MaxBandwidth))
+			_ = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, server.cfg.Uint32Value("MaxUsers"))
+			_ = binary.Write(buffer, binary.BigEndian, server.cfg.Uint32Value("MaxBandwidth"))
 
 			server.udpsend <- &Message{
 				buf:     buffer.Bytes(),
@@ -1059,6 +1075,22 @@ func (s *Server) FreezeServer() io.ReadCloser {
 	return fr.readCloser
 }
 
+// Set the value of a config key
+func (s *Server) SetConfig(key string, value string) {
+	cfgReq := &configRequest{make(chan bool), true, key, value}
+	s.configRequest <- cfgReq
+	<-cfgReq.done
+	return
+}
+
+// Get the value of a config key
+func (s *Server) GetConfig(key string) (value string) {
+	cfgReq := &configRequest{make(chan bool), false, key, ""}
+	s.configRequest <- cfgReq
+	<-cfgReq.done
+	return cfgReq.value
+}
+
 // Register a client on the server.
 func (s *Server) RegisterClient(client *Client) (uid uint32) {
 	// Increment nextUserId only if registration succeeded.