diff --git a/backive/config/config.py b/backive/config/config.py
index 8fec439..520ae32 100644
--- a/backive/config/config.py
+++ b/backive/config/config.py
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ import pwd
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 import logging
 
+from backive.core.backup import Backup
+from backive.core.device import Device
+
 
 class Config:
 
     def __init__(self):
-        pass
+        self._config = dict()
 
     def find_config(self):
         # who are we?
@@ -16,12 +19,43 @@ class Config:
         user = pwd.getpwuid(uid).pw_name
         try:
             if uid == 0:
-                config_file = "/etc/mbd.yml"
+                config_file = "/etc/backive.yml"
             else:
-                config_file = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".mbd", "mbd.yml")
+                config_file = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".backive", "backive.yml")
                 pass
 
             with open(config_file, "r") as cfg:
                 self._config = YAML().load(cfg)
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error(e)
+
+    def get_devices(self):
+        devices = []
+        if self._config.get("devices", None):
+            data = self._config.get("devices")
+            for device in data:
+                devices.append(
+                    Device.instance(
+                        device,
+                        data.get(device)
+                        )
+                    )
+        return devices
+
+    def get_backups(self):
+        backups = []
+        if self._config.get("backups", None):
+            data = self._config.get("backups")
+            for name in data:
+                backups.append(
+                    Backup.instance(
+                        name,
+                        data.get(name)
+                        )
+                    )
+        return backups
+
+    def get_globals(self):
+        if self._config.get("defaults", None):
+            return self._config.get("defaults")
+        return {}
diff --git a/backive/core/backup.py b/backive/core/backup.py
index 12c6f54..65dca4b 100644
--- a/backive/core/backup.py
+++ b/backive/core/backup.py
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ class Backup:
 
     config = {}
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, name, cfg=None):
         pass
 
     def run(self):
         pass
 
-
+    @classmethod
+    def instance(cls, name, cfg):
+        return Backup(name, cfg)
diff --git a/backive/core/device.py b/backive/core/device.py
index fced780..4de7cf9 100644
--- a/backive/core/device.py
+++ b/backive/core/device.py
@@ -1,15 +1,28 @@
 import os
+import backive.config.config as cfg
 
 
 class Device:
     disks_by_uuid = "/dev/disk/by-uuid"
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
+    def __init__(self, uuid, config=None):
+        self.uuid = uuid
+        self.config = config
 
     @classmethod
-    def get_device_list(cls):
+    def instance(cls, uuid, config):
+        return Device(uuid, config)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_list(cls):
         if os.path.exists(cls.disks_by_uuid):
             uuids = os.listdir(cls.disks_by_uuid)
             return uuids
         return []
+
+    def mount(self):
+        pass
+
+    def unmount(self):
+        pass
+
diff --git a/backive/core/tool.py b/backive/core/tool.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b11c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backive/core/tool.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import os
+
+
+AVAILABLE_TOOLS = {}
+
+def register_tool(name):
+    def decorator(Cls):
+        AVAILABLE_TOOLS.update({name: Cls})
+    return decorator
+
+
+class Tool:
+    def __init__(self, options):
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def instance(cls, name, options):
+        if name in AVAILABLE_TOOLS:
+            return AVAILABLE_TOOLS.get(name)(options)
+        return None
diff --git a/backive/tools/rsync.py b/backive/tools/rsync.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37178c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backive/tools/rsync.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from backive.core.tool import AVAILABLE_TOOLS, register_tool
+
+
+@register_tool("rsync")
+class Rsync:
+    def __init__(self, options):
+        pass
+
+
+
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e69de29..f1fb221 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import setuptools
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+
+VERSION="0.1.0"
+
+setup_info = dict(
+        name="backive",
+        version=VERSION,
+        author="Marcel M. Otte",
+        author_email="qwc+backive@mmo.to",
+        url="tbd",
+        description="",
+        license="BSD",
+        classifiers=[
+            ],
+        packages=find_packages(),
+
+        )
+
+setup(**setup_info)
+
+