diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e0e8a2c..93aaffb 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	ToxEventLogger tel{std::cout}; // TODO: config
 
 	// TODO: password?
-	ToxClient tc{conf.get_string("tox", "save_file_path").value(), ""};
+	ToxClient tc{conf, conf.get_string("tox", "save_file_path").value(), ""};
 	tel.subscribeAll(tc);
 	{ // name stuff
 		auto name = tc.toxSelfGetName();
diff --git a/src/tox_client.cpp b/src/tox_client.cpp
index e015a1d..42c1290 100644
--- a/src/tox_client.cpp
+++ b/src/tox_client.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 // meh, change this
 #include <exception>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <system_error>
 #include <toxencryptsave/toxencryptsave.h>
 
@@ -18,12 +19,13 @@ static void eee(std::string& mod) {
 	}
 }
 
-ToxClient::ToxClient(std::string_view save_path, std::string_view save_password) :
+ToxClient::ToxClient(ConfigModelI& conf, std::string_view save_path, std::string_view save_password) :
 	_tox_profile_path(save_path), _tox_profile_password(save_password)
 {
 	TOX_ERR_OPTIONS_NEW err_opt_new;
 	Tox_Options* options = tox_options_new(&err_opt_new);
 	assert(err_opt_new == TOX_ERR_OPTIONS_NEW::TOX_ERR_OPTIONS_NEW_OK);
+	std::string tmp_proxy_host; // the string needs to survive until options is freed
 
 	std::vector<uint8_t> profile_data{};
 	if (!_tox_profile_path.empty()) {
@@ -67,6 +69,40 @@ ToxClient::ToxClient(std::string_view save_path, std::string_view save_password)
 		}
 	}
 
+	tox_options_set_ipv6_enabled(options, conf.get_bool("tox", "ipv6_enabled").value_or(true));
+	tox_options_set_udp_enabled(options, conf.get_bool("tox", "udp_enabled").value_or(true));
+	tox_options_set_local_discovery_enabled(options, conf.get_bool("tox", "local_discovery_enabled").value_or(true));
+	// TODO: should this be exposed?
+	tox_options_set_dht_announcements_enabled(options, conf.get_bool("tox", "dht_announcements_enabled").value_or(true));
+
+	const size_t proxy_conf_sum = conf.has_string("tox", "proxy_type")
+		+ conf.has_string("tox", "proxy_host")
+		+ conf.has_int("tox", "proxy_port")
+	;
+	// if all proxy parts defined
+	if (proxy_conf_sum == 3) {
+		const std::string_view proxy_type_str = conf.get_string("tox", "proxy_type").value();
+		if (proxy_type_str == "HTTP") {
+			tox_options_set_proxy_type(options, Tox_Proxy_Type::TOX_PROXY_TYPE_HTTP);
+		} else if (proxy_type_str == "SOCKS5") {
+			tox_options_set_proxy_type(options, Tox_Proxy_Type::TOX_PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS5);
+		} else {
+			throw std::runtime_error("invalid proxy type in config, terminating to be safe");
+		}
+
+		tmp_proxy_host = conf.get_string("tox", "proxy_host").value();
+		tox_options_set_proxy_host(options, tmp_proxy_host.c_str());
+
+		tox_options_set_proxy_port(options, conf.get_int("tox", "proxy_port").value());
+	} else if (proxy_conf_sum > 0) {
+		throw std::runtime_error("config only partly specified proxy, terminating to be safe");
+	}
+
+	tox_options_set_start_port(options, conf.get_int("tox", "start_port").value_or(0));
+	tox_options_set_end_port(options, conf.get_int("tox", "end_port").value_or(0));
+	tox_options_set_tcp_port(options, conf.get_int("tox", "tcp_port").value_or(0));
+	tox_options_set_hole_punching_enabled(options, conf.get_bool("tox", "hole_punching_enabled").value_or(true));
+
 	TOX_ERR_NEW err_new;
 	_tox = tox_new(options, &err_new);
 	tox_options_free(options);
diff --git a/src/tox_client.hpp b/src/tox_client.hpp
index 208c95b..12d5750 100644
--- a/src/tox_client.hpp
+++ b/src/tox_client.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <solanaceae/util/config_model.hpp>
+
 #include <solanaceae/toxcore/tox_default_impl.hpp>
 #include <solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_interface.hpp>
 #include <solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_provider_base.hpp>
@@ -24,8 +26,7 @@ class ToxClient : public ToxDefaultImpl, public ToxEventProviderBase {
 		bool _tox_profile_dirty {true}; // set in callbacks
 
 	public:
-		//ToxClient(/*const CommandLine& cl*/);
-		ToxClient(std::string_view save_path, std::string_view save_password);
+		ToxClient(ConfigModelI& conf, std::string_view save_path, std::string_view save_password);
 		~ToxClient(void);
 
 	public: // tox stuff
diff --git a/src/tox_commands.cpp b/src/tox_commands.cpp
index d796a2d..7f02272 100644
--- a/src/tox_commands.cpp
+++ b/src/tox_commands.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ void registerToxCommands(
 				reply += "tcp-relayed";
 			}
 
-
 			reply += "\ndht-closenum:";
 			reply += std::to_string(tp.toxDHTGetNumCloselist());
 			reply += "\ndht-closenum-announce-capable:";