diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 88be964..bdb220a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-id_rsa
+data/id_rsa
 repos/
 skipped.yaml
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 522f1c4..2709115 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 # Copy the binary and config file from the builder stage
 COPY --from=builder /app/controlla /app/
-COPY config.yaml /app/
+COPY data/config.yaml /app/data/config.yaml
 
 # Install bash for potential scripting needs
 RUN apk add --no-cache bash
 
-CMD ["./controlla"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["./controlla --config-file /app/data/config.yaml"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.yaml b/data/config.yaml
similarity index 80%
rename from config.yaml
rename to data/config.yaml
index 528350a..cbc71d8 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/data/config.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 git:
   repo_url: "git@example.git"
-  local_repo_path: ./repos/myrepo
+  local_repo_path: ./data/repos/myrepo
   branch: "main"
-  ssh_key_path: "id_rsa"
+  ssh_key_path: "./data/id_rsa"
 
 checker:
   watch_folder: services
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index da8f103..bf3fa61 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha1"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -153,12 +154,15 @@ func handleCallbackQuery(bot *tgbotapi.BotAPI, callback *tgbotapi.CallbackQuery,
 // Main entry point for the controlla application.
 // This service checks container images for updates and notifies via Telegram.
 func main() {
+	// Parse command-line flags
+	configPath := flag.String("config-file", "./data/config.yaml", "Path to config file")
+	flag.Parse()
 	// Set up logging format and level
 	logrus.SetFormatter(&logrus.TextFormatter{FullTimestamp: true})
 	logrus.SetLevel(logrus.InfoLevel)
 
 	// Load application configuration from YAML file
-	appConfig, err := config.LoadConfig("config.yaml")
+	appConfig, err := config.LoadConfig(*configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error loading application configuration: %v", err)
 	}