diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84e42fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type AlrmConfig struct {
+	Groups []*AlrmGroup
+}
+
+func (ac *AlrmConfig) NewGroup() *AlrmGroup {
+	group := &AlrmGroup{}
+	ac.Groups = append(ac.Groups, group)
+	return group
+}
+
+func (ac *AlrmConfig) LastGroup() *AlrmGroup {
+	return ac.Groups[len(ac.Groups)-1]
+}
+
+type AlrmGroup struct {
+	Name  string
+	Hosts []*AlrmHost
+}
+
+func (ag *AlrmGroup) NewHost() *AlrmHost {
+	host := &AlrmHost{}
+	ag.Hosts = append(ag.Hosts, host)
+	return host
+}
+
+func (ag *AlrmGroup) LastHost() *AlrmHost {
+	return ag.Hosts[len(ag.Hosts)-1]
+}
+
+type AlrmHost struct {
+	Name    string
+	Address string
+}
+
+const (
+	TK_NONE = iota
+	TK_MONITOR
+	TK_GROUP
+	TK_PLAIN_HOST
+	TK_GROUP_HOST
+)
+
+func stateName(s int) string {
+	switch s {
+	case TK_NONE:
+		return "TK_NONE"
+	case TK_MONITOR:
+		return "TK_MONTIOR"
+	case TK_GROUP:
+		return "TK_GROUP"
+	case TK_PLAIN_HOST:
+		return "TK_PLAIN_HOST"
+	case TK_GROUP_HOST:
+		return "TK_GROUP_HOST"
+	default:
+		return "UNKNOWN"
+	}
+}
+
+func ReadConfig(fn string) (*AlrmConfig, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(fn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot open config \"%s\": %s", fn, err.Error())
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	config := &AlrmConfig{}
+	parser := &Parser{}
+
+	scan := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	scan.Split(parser.Split)
+	for scan.Scan() {
+		tk := scan.Text()
+
+	stateswitch:
+		switch parser.State {
+		case TK_NONE:
+			switch strings.ToLower(tk) {
+			case "monitor":
+				parser.SetState(TK_MONITOR)
+			default:
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid token in %s, line %d: \"%s\"",
+					fn, parser.Line, tk)
+			}
+
+		case TK_MONITOR:
+			switch strings.ToLower(tk) {
+			case "host":
+				config.NewGroup().NewHost()
+				parser.SetState(TK_PLAIN_HOST)
+
+			case "group":
+				config.NewGroup()
+				parser.SetState(TK_GROUP)
+
+			default:
+				parser.SetState(TK_NONE)
+				goto stateswitch
+			}
+
+		case TK_GROUP:
+			group := config.LastGroup()
+
+			switch strings.ToLower(tk) {
+			case "host":
+				group.NewHost()
+				parser.SetState(TK_GROUP_HOST)
+				continue
+
+			default:
+				if group.Name == "" {
+					group.Name = tk
+					continue
+				}
+
+				parser.SetState(TK_MONITOR)
+				goto stateswitch
+			}
+
+		case TK_PLAIN_HOST:
+			fallthrough
+		case TK_GROUP_HOST:
+			host := config.LastGroup().LastHost()
+			if host.Name == "" {
+				host.Name = tk
+				continue
+			}
+
+			switch strings.ToLower(tk) {
+			case "address":
+				if scan.Scan() {
+					host.Address = scan.Text()
+				}
+				continue
+
+			default:
+				if parser.State == TK_GROUP_HOST {
+					parser.SetState(TK_GROUP)
+				} else if parser.State == TK_PLAIN_HOST {
+					parser.SetState(TK_MONITOR)
+				}
+
+				goto stateswitch
+			}
+
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unknown parser state: %d", parser.State)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := scan.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return config, nil
+}
+
+type Parser struct {
+	Line  int
+	State int
+}
+
+func (pr *Parser) SetState(state int) {
+	//fmt.Printf("%s -> %s\n", stateName(pr.State), stateName(state))
+	pr.State = state
+}
+
+func (pr *Parser) Split(data []byte, atEOF bool) (int, []byte, error) {
+	if atEOF && len(data) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	var ignoreline bool
+	var started bool
+	var startidx int
+	var quote byte
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(data); i++ {
+		c := data[i]
+		switch c {
+		case '\f', '\n', '\r':
+			pr.Line++
+			if ignoreline {
+				ignoreline = false
+				continue
+			}
+			fallthrough
+
+		case ' ', '\t', '\v':
+			if started && quote == 0 {
+				return i + 1, data[startidx:i], nil
+			}
+
+		case '\'', '"', '`':
+			if started && quote == c {
+				return i + 1, data[startidx:i], nil
+			}
+
+			if quote == 0 {
+				quote = c
+			}
+
+		case '#':
+			if !started {
+				ignoreline = true
+			}
+
+		default:
+			if !ignoreline && !started {
+				started = true
+				startidx = i
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if atEOF {
+		if ignoreline {
+			return len(data), nil, nil
+		}
+		if started {
+			return len(data), data[startidx:], nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0, nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c6e99cd..142cbb5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 )
@@ -12,84 +12,17 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	file, err := os.Open(os.Args[1])
+	config, err := ReadConfig(os.Args[1])
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "cannot open %s: %s\n",
-			os.Args[1], err.Error())
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	defer file.Close()
 
-	split := &Splitter{}
-	scan := bufio.NewScanner(file)
-	scan.Split(split.Split)
-	for lastline := 0; scan.Scan(); {
-		if lastline < split.Line {
-			lastline = split.Line
-			fmt.Printf("\n")
-		}
-		word := scan.Text()
-		fmt.Printf("[%s] ", word)
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("\n")
-}
-
-
-type Splitter struct {
-	Line int
-}
-
-func (sp *Splitter) Split(data []byte, atEOF bool) (int, []byte, error) {
-	var ignoreline bool
-	var started bool
-	var startidx int
-	var quote byte
-
-	for i := 0; i < len(data); i++ {
-		c := data[i]
-		switch c {
-		case '\f', '\n', '\r':
-			sp.Line++
-			if ignoreline {
-				return i + 1, nil, nil
-			}
-			fallthrough
-
-		case ' ', '\t', '\v':
-			if started && quote == 0 {
-				return i + 1, data[startidx:i], nil
-			}
-
-		case '\'', '"', '`':
-			if started && quote == c {
-				return i + 1, data[startidx:i], nil
-			}
-
-			if quote == 0 {
-				quote = c
-			}
-
-		case '#':
-			if !started {
-				ignoreline = true
-			}
-
-		default:
-			if !ignoreline && !started {
-				started = true
-				startidx = i
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if atEOF {
-		if ignoreline {
-			return len(data), nil, nil
-		}
-		if started {
-			return len(data), data[startidx:], nil
-		}
+	o, err := json.Marshal(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "JSON error: %s\n", err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	return 0, nil, nil
+	fmt.Println(string(o))
 }
diff --git a/small.config b/small.config
index f7b2492..c98c526 100644
--- a/small.config
+++ b/small.config
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
-  # Address is optional, derived from host
+# Address is optional, derived from host
 monitor host monkey.com
+
+monitor host stupid.com
+
+monitor group webservers
+  # Monitor host one
+  host one.com address 10.12.121.1
+  # Monitor host two
+  host two.com address