diff --git a/config.edn b/config.edn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0afcf59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.edn
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{:backend-host "http://aemos:5008"}
diff --git a/src/cli_cms/config.clj b/src/cli_cms/config.clj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1238180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli_cms/config.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(ns cli-cms.config)
+
+(def config (read-string (slurp "config.edn")))
diff --git a/src/cli_cms/create.clj b/src/cli_cms/create.clj
index 00ac7d2..5607584 100644
--- a/src/cli_cms/create.clj
+++ b/src/cli_cms/create.clj
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
   (:require
    [cli-cms.cli-utils :as utils]
    [clojure.string :as str]
+   [cli-cms.config :refer [config]]
    [babashka.http-client :as http]
    [cheshire.core :as json]
    [babashka.process :refer [shell]]))
 
 (defn create-snippet [{:keys [title slug markdown tags]}]
-  (http/post "http://localhost:8080/api/snippet"
+  (http/post (str (:backend-host config) "/api/snippet")
              {:headers {:content-type "application/json"}
               :body (json/encode {:title title :slug slug :markdown markdown :tags tags})}))
 
diff --git a/src/cli_cms/delete.clj b/src/cli_cms/delete.clj
index 49dd706..218f5de 100644
--- a/src/cli_cms/delete.clj
+++ b/src/cli_cms/delete.clj
@@ -1,34 +1,20 @@
 (ns cli-cms.delete
   (:require
    [cli-cms.cli-utils :as utils]
+   [cli-cms.config :refer [config]]
    [clojure.pprint :refer [pprint]]
    [babashka.http-client :as http]
    [cheshire.core :as json]))
 
-;; (defn create-snippet [{:keys [title slug markdown tags]}]
-;;   (http/post "http://localhost:8080/api/snippet"
-;;              {:headers {:content-type "application/json"}
-;;               :body (json/encode {:title title :slug slug :markdown markdown :tags tags})}))
-;;
-
 (defn fetch-snippets []
-  (let [res (http/get "http://localhost:8080/api/snippet?limit=25")]
+  (let [res (http/get (str (:backend-host config) "/api/snippets?limit=25"))]
     (json/parse-string (:body res) true)))
 
 (defn delete-snippet [id]
-  (http/delete "http://localhost:8080/api/snippet" {:query-params {"id" id}}))
+  (http/delete (str (:backend-host config) "/api/snippet") {:query-params {"id" id}}))
 
 (defn run []
   (let [snippets (fetch-snippets)
         selected-slug (utils/select (map :slug snippets))
         selected-snippet (first (filter #(= (:slug %) selected-slug) snippets))]
     (delete-snippet (:id selected-snippet))))
-
-;; (some #(when (> % 5) %) [1 3 7 2])
-    ;; (some #(when) (utils/select (map :slug snippets)))))
-    ;; (utils/print "Please enter a title:")
-    ;; (println "Please enter a title:")
-    ;; (println (format "TODO: create post with title: %s and slug %s" title slug))
-    ;; (println tags)
-    ;; (println markdown)
-    ;; (create-snippet {:title title :slug slug :markdown markdown :tags tags})))