diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81c804d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+/*
+Copyright
+*/
+package main
+
+import (
+	fmtlog "log"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/emilevauge/traefik/middlewares"
+	"github.com/emilevauge/traefik/provider"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+var traefikCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "traefik",
+	Short: "traefik, a modern reverse proxy",
+	Long: `traefik is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer made to deploy microservices with ease.
+Complete documentation is available at http://traefik.io`,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		run()
+	},
+}
+var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "version",
+	Short: "Print version",
+	Long:  `Print version`,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		fmtlog.Println(Version + " built on the " + BuildDate)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	},
+}
+
+var arguments = struct {
+	GlobalConfiguration
+	web       bool
+	file      bool
+	docker    bool
+	dockerTLS bool
+	marathon  bool
+	consul    bool
+	zookeeper bool
+	etcd      bool
+	boltdb    bool
+}{
+	GlobalConfiguration{
+		Docker: &provider.Docker{
+			TLS: &provider.DockerTLS{},
+		},
+		File:      &provider.File{},
+		Web:       &WebProvider{},
+		Marathon:  &provider.Marathon{},
+		Consul:    &provider.Consul{},
+		Zookeeper: &provider.Zookepper{},
+		Etcd:      &provider.Etcd{},
+		Boltdb:    &provider.BoltDb{},
+	},
+	false,
+	false,
+	false,
+	false,
+	false,
+	false,
+	false,
+	false,
+	false,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	traefikCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd)
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("configFile", "c", "", "Configuration file to use (TOML, JSON, YAML, HCL).")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("port", "p", ":80", "Reverse proxy port")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("graceTimeOut", "g", "10", "Timeout in seconds. Duration to give active requests a chance to finish during hot-reloads")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().String("accessLogsFile", "log/access.log", "Access logs file")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().String("traefikLogsFile", "log/traefik.log", "Traefik logs file")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().Var(&arguments.Certificates, "certificates", "SSL certificates and keys. You may add several certificate/key pairs to terminate HTTPS for multiple domain names using TLS SNI")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("logLevel", "l", "ERROR", "Log level")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().DurationVar(&arguments.ProvidersThrottleDuration, "providersThrottleDuration", time.Duration(2*time.Second), "Backends throttle duration: minimum duration between 2 events from providers before applying a new configuration. It avoids unnecessary reloads if multiples events are sent in a short amount of time.")
+
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.web, "web", false, "Enable Web backend")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Web.Address, "web.address", ":8080", "Web administration port")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Web.CertFile, "web.cerFile", "", "SSL certificate")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Web.KeyFile, "web.keyFile", "", "SSL certificate")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.Web.ReadOnly, "web.readOnly", false, "Enable read only API")
+
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.file, "file", false, "Enable File backend")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.File.Watch, "file.watch", true, "Watch provider")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.File.Filename, "file.filename", "", "Override default configuration template. For advanced users :)")
+
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.docker, "docker", false, "Enable Docker backend")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.Docker.Watch, "docker.watch", true, "Watch provider")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Docker.Filename, "docker.filename", "", "Override default configuration template. For advanced users :)")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Docker.Endpoint, "docker.endpoint", "unix:///var/run/docker.sock", "Docker server endpoint. Can be a tcp or a unix socket endpoint")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Docker.Domain, "docker.domain", "", "Default domain used")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.dockerTLS, "docker.tls", false, "Enable Docker TLS support")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Docker.TLS.CA, "docker.tls.ca", "", "TLS CA")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Docker.TLS.Cert, "docker.tls.cert", "", "TLS cert")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Docker.TLS.Key, "docker.tls.key", "", "TLS key")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.Docker.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify, "docker.tls.insecureSkipVerify", false, "TLS insecure skip verify")
+
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.marathon, "marathon", false, "Enable Marathon backend")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.Marathon.Watch, "marathon.watch", true, "Watch provider")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Marathon.Filename, "marathon.filename", "", "Override default configuration template. For advanced users :)")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Marathon.Endpoint, "marathon.endpoint", "http://127.0.0.1:8080", "Marathon server endpoint. You can also specify multiple endpoint for Marathon")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Marathon.Domain, "marathon.domain", "", "Default domain used")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Marathon.NetworkInterface, "marathon.networkInterface", "eth0", "Network interface used to call Marathon web services. Needed in case of multiple network interfaces")
+
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.consul, "consul", false, "Enable Consul backend")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.Consul.Watch, "consul.watch", true, "Watch provider")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Consul.Filename, "consul.filename", "", "Override default configuration template. For advanced users :)")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Consul.Endpoint, "consul.endpoint", "127.0.0.1:8500", "Consul server endpoint")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Consul.Prefix, "consul.prefix", "/traefik", "Prefix used for KV store")
+
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.zookeeper, "zookeeper", false, "Enable Zookeeper backend")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.Zookeeper.Watch, "zookeeper.watch", true, "Watch provider")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Zookeeper.Filename, "zookeeper.filename", "", "Override default configuration template. For advanced users :)")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Zookeeper.Endpoint, "zookeeper.endpoint", "127.0.0.1:2181", "Zookeeper server endpoint")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Zookeeper.Prefix, "zookeeper.prefix", "/traefik", "Prefix used for KV store")
+
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.etcd, "etcd", false, "Enable Etcd backend")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.Etcd.Watch, "etcd.watch", true, "Watch provider")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Etcd.Filename, "etcd.filename", "", "Override default configuration template. For advanced users :)")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Etcd.Endpoint, "etcd.endpoint", "127.0.0.1:4001", "Etcd server endpoint")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Etcd.Prefix, "etcd.prefix", "/traefik", "Prefix used for KV store")
+
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.boltdb, "boltdb", false, "Enable Boltdb backend")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&arguments.Boltdb.Watch, "boltdb.watch", true, "Watch provider")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Boltdb.Filename, "boltdb.filename", "", "Override default configuration template. For advanced users :)")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Boltdb.Endpoint, "boltdb.endpoint", "127.0.0.1:4001", "Boltdb server endpoint")
+	traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&arguments.Boltdb.Prefix, "boltdb.prefix", "/traefik", "Prefix used for KV store")
+
+	viper.BindPFlag("configFile", traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("configFile"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("port", traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("port"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("graceTimeOut", traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("graceTimeOut"))
+	//	viper.BindPFlag("certificates", TraefikCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("certificates"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("logLevel", traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("logLevel"))
+	// TODO: wait for this issue to be corrected: https://github.com/spf13/viper/issues/105
+	viper.BindPFlag("providersThrottleDuration", traefikCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("providersThrottleDuration"))
+	viper.SetDefault("certificates", &Certificates{})
+	viper.SetDefault("providersThrottleDuration", time.Duration(2*time.Second))
+}
+
+func run() {
+	fmtlog.SetFlags(fmtlog.Lshortfile | fmtlog.LstdFlags)
+
+	// load global configuration
+	globalConfiguration := LoadConfiguration()
+
+	loggerMiddleware := middlewares.NewLogger(globalConfiguration.AccessLogsFile)
+	defer loggerMiddleware.Close()
+
+	// logging
+	level, err := log.ParseLevel(strings.ToLower(globalConfiguration.LogLevel))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error getting level", err)
+	}
+	log.SetLevel(level)
+
+	if len(globalConfiguration.TraefikLogsFile) > 0 {
+		fi, err := os.OpenFile(globalConfiguration.TraefikLogsFile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+		defer fi.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Error opening file", err)
+		} else {
+			log.SetOutput(fi)
+			log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{DisableColors: true, FullTimestamp: true, DisableSorting: true})
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{FullTimestamp: true, DisableSorting: true})
+	}
+	log.Debugf("Global configuration loaded %+v", globalConfiguration)
+	server := NewServer(*globalConfiguration)
+	server.Start()
+	defer server.Close()
+	log.Info("Shutting down")
+}
diff --git a/configuration.go b/configuration.go
index 92dadf383..14b74ae87 100644
--- a/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration.go
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ import (
 	fmtlog "log"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/emilevauge/traefik/provider"
 	"github.com/emilevauge/traefik/types"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"github.com/wendal/errors"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 // GlobalConfiguration holds global configuration (with providers, etc.).
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ type GlobalConfiguration struct {
 	GraceTimeOut              int64
 	AccessLogsFile            string
 	TraefikLogsFile           string
-	Certificates              []Certificate
+	Certificates              Certificates
 	LogLevel                  string
 	ProvidersThrottleDuration time.Duration
 	Docker                    *provider.Docker
@@ -29,6 +33,38 @@ type GlobalConfiguration struct {
 	Boltdb                    *provider.BoltDb
 }
 
+// Certificates defines traefik certificates type
+type Certificates []Certificate
+
+// String is the method to format the flag's value, part of the flag.Value interface.
+// The String method's output will be used in diagnostics.
+func (certs *Certificates) String() string {
+	if len(*certs) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return (*certs)[0].CertFile + "," + (*certs)[0].KeyFile
+}
+
+// Set is the method to set the flag value, part of the flag.Value interface.
+// Set's argument is a string to be parsed to set the flag.
+// It's a comma-separated list, so we split it.
+func (certs *Certificates) Set(value string) error {
+	files := strings.Split(value, ",")
+	if len(files) != 2 {
+		return errors.New("Bad certificates format: " + value)
+	}
+	*certs = append(*certs, Certificate{
+		CertFile: files[0],
+		KeyFile:  files[1],
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Type is type of the struct
+func (certs *Certificates) Type() string {
+	return fmt.Sprint("certificates")
+}
+
 // Certificate holds a SSL cert/key pair
 type Certificate struct {
 	CertFile string
@@ -47,13 +83,80 @@ func NewGlobalConfiguration() *GlobalConfiguration {
 	return globalConfiguration
 }
 
-// LoadFileConfig returns a GlobalConfiguration from reading the specified file (a toml file).
-func LoadFileConfig(file string) *GlobalConfiguration {
+// LoadConfiguration returns a GlobalConfiguration.
+func LoadConfiguration() *GlobalConfiguration {
 	configuration := NewGlobalConfiguration()
-	if _, err := toml.DecodeFile(file, configuration); err != nil {
+	viper.SetEnvPrefix("traefik")
+	viper.SetConfigType("toml")
+	viper.AutomaticEnv()
+	if len(viper.GetString("configFile")) > 0 {
+		viper.SetConfigFile(viper.GetString("configFile"))
+	} else {
+		viper.SetConfigName("traefik") // name of config file (without extension)
+	}
+	viper.AddConfigPath("/etc/traefik/")  // path to look for the config file in
+	viper.AddConfigPath("$HOME/.traefik") // call multiple times to add many search paths
+	viper.AddConfigPath(".")              // optionally look for config in the working directory
+	err := viper.ReadInConfig()           // Find and read the config file
+	if err != nil {                       // Handle errors reading the config file
 		fmtlog.Fatalf("Error reading file: %s", err)
 	}
+	if len(arguments.Certificates) > 0 {
+		viper.Set("certificates", arguments.Certificates)
+	}
+	if arguments.web {
+		viper.Set("web", arguments.Web)
+	}
+	if arguments.file {
+		viper.Set("file", arguments.File)
+	}
+	if !arguments.dockerTLS {
+		arguments.Docker.TLS = nil
+	}
+	if arguments.docker {
+		viper.Set("docker", arguments.Docker)
+	}
+	if arguments.marathon {
+		viper.Set("marathon", arguments.Marathon)
+	}
+	if arguments.consul {
+		viper.Set("consul", arguments.Consul)
+	}
+	if arguments.zookeeper {
+		viper.Set("zookeeper", arguments.Zookeeper)
+	}
+	if arguments.etcd {
+		viper.Set("etcd", arguments.Etcd)
+	}
+	if arguments.boltdb {
+		viper.Set("boltdb", arguments.Boltdb)
+	}
+	err = unmarshal(&configuration)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmtlog.Fatalf("Error reading file: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	return configuration
 }
 
+func unmarshal(rawVal interface{}) error {
+	config := &mapstructure.DecoderConfig{
+		DecodeHook:       mapstructure.StringToTimeDurationHookFunc(),
+		Metadata:         nil,
+		Result:           rawVal,
+		WeaklyTypedInput: true,
+	}
+
+	decoder, err := mapstructure.NewDecoder(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = decoder.Decode(viper.AllSettings())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type configs map[string]*types.Configuration
diff --git a/glide.yaml b/glide.yaml
index 65400739f..8143a1975 100644
--- a/glide.yaml
+++ b/glide.yaml
@@ -145,9 +145,13 @@ import:
   - package: github.com/donovanhide/eventsource
     ref:     d8a3071799b98cacd30b6da92f536050ccfe6da4
   - package: github.com/golang/glog
-    ref:     fca8c8854093a154ff1eb580aae10276ad6b1b5f
+    ref: fca8c8854093a154ff1eb580aae10276ad6b1b5f
   - package: github.com/spf13/cast
-    version: ee7b3e0353166ab1f3a605294ac8cd2b77953778
+    ref: ee7b3e0353166ab1f3a605294ac8cd2b77953778
   - package: github.com/spf13/viper
-    version: a212099cbe6fbe8d07476bfda8d2d39b6ff8f325
+    ref: a212099cbe6fbe8d07476bfda8d2d39b6ff8f325
+  - package: github.com/spf13/cobra
+    subpackages:
+    - /cobra
+  
 
diff --git a/integration/basic_test.go b/integration/basic_test.go
index cb47be0a0..d9a9178a8 100644
--- a/integration/basic_test.go
+++ b/integration/basic_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"os/exec"
 	"time"
 
+	"fmt"
 	checker "github.com/vdemeester/shakers"
 	check "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 )
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ func (s *SimpleSuite) TestNoOrInexistentConfigShouldFail(c *check.C) {
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 
 	c.Assert(err, checker.NotNil)
-	c.Assert(string(output), checker.Contains, "Error reading file: open traefik.toml: no such file or directory")
+	c.Assert(string(output), checker.Contains, "Error reading file: open : no such file or directory")
 
 	nonExistentFile := "non/existent/file.toml"
-	cmd = exec.Command(traefikBinary, nonExistentFile)
+	cmd = exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile="+nonExistentFile)
 	output, err = cmd.CombinedOutput()
 
 	c.Assert(err, checker.NotNil)
@@ -29,30 +29,30 @@ func (s *SimpleSuite) TestNoOrInexistentConfigShouldFail(c *check.C) {
 }
 
 func (s *SimpleSuite) TestInvalidConfigShouldFail(c *check.C) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "fixtures/invalid_configuration.toml")
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/invalid_configuration.toml")
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 
 	c.Assert(err, checker.NotNil)
-	c.Assert(string(output), checker.Contains, "Error reading file: Near line 1")
+	c.Assert(string(output), checker.Contains, "Error reading file: While parsing config: Near line 1")
 }
 
 func (s *SimpleSuite) TestSimpleDefaultConfig(c *check.C) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "fixtures/simple_default.toml")
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/simple_default.toml")
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
 
 	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 	// TODO validate : run on 80
-	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1/")
+	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8000/")
 
-	// Expected a 404 as we did not comfigure anything
+	// Expected a 404 as we did not configure anything
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, 404)
 }
 
 func (s *SimpleSuite) TestWithWebConfig(c *check.C) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "fixtures/simple_web.toml")
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/simple_web.toml")
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
diff --git a/integration/consul_test.go b/integration/consul_test.go
index 634196ae8..07af1aa7f 100644
--- a/integration/consul_test.go
+++ b/integration/consul_test.go
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *ConsulSuite) TestSimpleConfiguration(c *check.C) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "fixtures/consul/simple.toml")
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/consul/simple.toml")
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
 
 	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 	// TODO validate : run on 80
-	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1/")
+	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8000/")
 
 	// Expected a 404 as we did not comfigure anything
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
diff --git a/integration/docker_test.go b/integration/docker_test.go
index 0f11049bf..884e7dd4b 100644
--- a/integration/docker_test.go
+++ b/integration/docker_test.go
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestSimpleConfiguration(c *check.C) {
 	file := s.adaptFileForHost(c, "fixtures/docker/simple.toml")
 	defer os.Remove(file)
 
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, file)
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile="+file)
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
 
 	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 	// TODO validate : run on 80
-	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1/")
+	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8000/")
 
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	// Expected a 404 as we did not comfigure anything
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDefaultDockerContainers(c *check.C) {
 	name := s.startContainer(c, "swarm:1.0.0", "manage", "token://blablabla")
 
 	// Start traefik
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, file)
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile="+file)
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDefaultDockerContainers(c *check.C) {
 	time.Sleep(1500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	client := &http.Client{}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://127.0.0.1/version", nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://127.0.0.1:8000/version", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	req.Host = fmt.Sprintf("%s.docker.localhost", name)
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDockerContainersWithLabels(c *check.C) {
 	s.startContainerWithLabels(c, "swarm:1.0.0", labels, "manage", "token://blabla")
 
 	// Start traefik
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, file)
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile="+file)
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDockerContainersWithLabels(c *check.C) {
 	time.Sleep(1500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	client := &http.Client{}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://127.0.0.1/version", nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://127.0.0.1:8000/version", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	req.Host = fmt.Sprintf("my.super.host")
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDockerContainersWithOneMissingLabels(c *check.C) {
 	s.startContainerWithLabels(c, "swarm:1.0.0", labels, "manage", "token://blabla")
 
 	// Start traefik
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, file)
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile="+file)
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDockerContainersWithOneMissingLabels(c *check.C) {
 	time.Sleep(1500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	client := &http.Client{}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://127.0.0.1/version", nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://127.0.0.1:8000/version", nil)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	req.Host = fmt.Sprintf("my.super.host")
 	resp, err := client.Do(req)
diff --git a/integration/file_test.go b/integration/file_test.go
index 7fbed2390..8d32dae63 100644
--- a/integration/file_test.go
+++ b/integration/file_test.go
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *FileSuite) TestSimpleConfiguration(c *check.C) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "fixtures/file/simple.toml")
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/file/simple.toml")
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
 
 	time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
-	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1/")
+	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8000/")
 
 	// Expected a 404 as we did not configure anything
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ func (s *FileSuite) TestSimpleConfiguration(c *check.C) {
 
 // #56 regression test, make sure it does not fail
 func (s *FileSuite) TestSimpleConfigurationNoPanic(c *check.C) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "fixtures/file/56-simple-panic.toml")
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/file/56-simple-panic.toml")
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
 
 	time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
-	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1/")
+	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8000/")
 
 	// Expected a 404 as we did not configure anything
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/consul/simple.toml b/integration/fixtures/consul/simple.toml
index 02707a085..34947f7e8 100644
--- a/integration/fixtures/consul/simple.toml
+++ b/integration/fixtures/consul/simple.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Default: ":80"
 #
 # port = ":80"
+port = ":8000"
 #
 # LogLevel
 logLevel = "DEBUG"
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/docker/simple.toml b/integration/fixtures/docker/simple.toml
index 8968895c0..963cfd5a8 100644
--- a/integration/fixtures/docker/simple.toml
+++ b/integration/fixtures/docker/simple.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Default: ":80"
 #
 # port = ":80"
+port = ":8000"
 #
 # LogLevel
 logLevel = "DEBUG"
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/file/56-simple-panic.toml b/integration/fixtures/file/56-simple-panic.toml
index 100b58a93..f8c792e65 100644
--- a/integration/fixtures/file/56-simple-panic.toml
+++ b/integration/fixtures/file/56-simple-panic.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Default: ":80"
 #
 # port = ":80"
+port = ":8000"
 #
 # LogLevel
 logLevel = "DEBUG"
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/file/simple.toml b/integration/fixtures/file/simple.toml
index 6d799d24b..3db190f40 100644
--- a/integration/fixtures/file/simple.toml
+++ b/integration/fixtures/file/simple.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Default: ":80"
 #
 # port = ":80"
+port = ":8000"
 #
 # LogLevel
 logLevel = "DEBUG"
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/https/https_sni.toml b/integration/fixtures/https/https_sni.toml
index 6af20c15f..aebf22657 100644
--- a/integration/fixtures/https/https_sni.toml
+++ b/integration/fixtures/https/https_sni.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-port = ":443"
+port = ":4443"
 logLevel = "DEBUG"
 
 [[certificates]]
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/marathon/simple.toml b/integration/fixtures/marathon/simple.toml
index 1e97650a6..c6cfbb05a 100644
--- a/integration/fixtures/marathon/simple.toml
+++ b/integration/fixtures/marathon/simple.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Default: ":80"
 #
 # port = ":80"
+port = ":8000"
 #
 # LogLevel
 logLevel = "DEBUG"
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/simple_default.toml b/integration/fixtures/simple_default.toml
index ac7dee9f1..3f5fe41df 100644
--- a/integration/fixtures/simple_default.toml
+++ b/integration/fixtures/simple_default.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Optional
 # Default: ":80"
 #
-# port = ":80"
+port = ":8000"
 #
 # LogLevel
 logLevel = "DEBUG"
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/simple_web.toml b/integration/fixtures/simple_web.toml
index e88dd3049..49452f6e5 100644
--- a/integration/fixtures/simple_web.toml
+++ b/integration/fixtures/simple_web.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+port = ":8000"
 logLevel = "DEBUG"
 
 [web]
diff --git a/integration/https_test.go b/integration/https_test.go
index 9a81609e0..41b89e243 100644
--- a/integration/https_test.go
+++ b/integration/https_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type HTTPSSuite struct{ BaseSuite }
 // "snitest.com", which happens to match the CN of 'snitest.com.crt'. The test
 // verifies that traefik presents the correct certificate.
 func (s *HTTPSSuite) TestWithSNIConfigHandshake(c *check.C) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "fixtures/https/https_sni.toml")
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/https/https_sni.toml")
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (s *HTTPSSuite) TestWithSNIConfigHandshake(c *check.C) {
 		InsecureSkipVerify: true,
 		ServerName:         "snitest.com",
 	}
-	conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:443", tlsConfig)
+	conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:4443", tlsConfig)
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf("failed to connect to server"))
 
 	defer conn.Close()
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (s *HTTPSSuite) TestWithSNIConfigHandshake(c *check.C) {
 // SNI hostnames of "snitest.org" and "snitest.com". The test verifies
 // that traefik routes the requests to the expected backends.
 func (s *HTTPSSuite) TestWithSNIConfigRoute(c *check.C) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "fixtures/https/https_sni.toml")
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/https/https_sni.toml")
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (s *HTTPSSuite) TestWithSNIConfigRoute(c *check.C) {
 	}
 
 	client := &http.Client{Transport: tr1}
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://127.0.0.1/", nil)
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://127.0.0.1:4443/", nil)
 	req.Host = "snitest.com"
 	req.Header.Set("Host", "snitest.com")
 	req.Header.Set("Accept", "*/*")
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (s *HTTPSSuite) TestWithSNIConfigRoute(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, 204)
 
 	client = &http.Client{Transport: tr2}
-	req, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "https://127.0.0.1/", nil)
+	req, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "https://127.0.0.1:4443/", nil)
 	req.Host = "snitest.org"
 	req.Header.Set("Host", "snitest.org")
 	req.Header.Set("Accept", "*/*")
diff --git a/integration/marathon_test.go b/integration/marathon_test.go
index 0f10f7252..40a42ffd6 100644
--- a/integration/marathon_test.go
+++ b/integration/marathon_test.go
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *MarathonSuite) TestSimpleConfiguration(c *check.C) {
-	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "fixtures/marathon/simple.toml")
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/marathon/simple.toml")
 	err := cmd.Start()
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
 
 	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 	// TODO validate : run on 80
-	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1/")
+	resp, err := http.Get("http://127.0.0.1:8000/")
 
 	// Expected a 404 as we did not configure anything
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
diff --git a/provider/boltdb.go b/provider/boltdb.go
index 9304f8a8f..fec8c3654 100644
--- a/provider/boltdb.go
+++ b/provider/boltdb.go
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import (
 
 // BoltDb holds configurations of the BoltDb provider.
 type BoltDb struct {
-	Kv
+	Kv `mapstructure:",squash"`
 }
 
 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
 // using the given configuration channel.
 func (provider *BoltDb) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage) error {
-	provider.StoreType = store.BOLTDB
+	provider.storeType = store.BOLTDB
 	boltdb.Register()
 	return provider.provide(configurationChan)
 }
diff --git a/provider/consul.go b/provider/consul.go
index fa0be91cf..49d3031ac 100644
--- a/provider/consul.go
+++ b/provider/consul.go
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import (
 
 // Consul holds configurations of the Consul provider.
 type Consul struct {
-	Kv
+	Kv `mapstructure:",squash"`
 }
 
 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
 // using the given configuration channel.
 func (provider *Consul) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage) error {
-	provider.StoreType = store.CONSUL
+	provider.storeType = store.CONSUL
 	consul.Register()
 	return provider.provide(configurationChan)
 }
diff --git a/provider/docker.go b/provider/docker.go
index 2d8ea65a8..e4e6a1f5b 100644
--- a/provider/docker.go
+++ b/provider/docker.go
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ import (
 
 // Docker holds configurations of the Docker provider.
 type Docker struct {
-	baseProvider
-	Endpoint string
-	Domain   string
-	TLS      *DockerTLS
+	BaseProvider `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	Endpoint     string
+	Domain       string
+	TLS          *DockerTLS
 }
 
 // DockerTLS holds TLS specific configurations
diff --git a/provider/etcd.go b/provider/etcd.go
index d51ecc380..21455b155 100644
--- a/provider/etcd.go
+++ b/provider/etcd.go
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import (
 
 // Etcd holds configurations of the Etcd provider.
 type Etcd struct {
-	Kv
+	Kv `mapstructure:",squash"`
 }
 
 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
 // using the given configuration channel.
 func (provider *Etcd) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage) error {
-	provider.StoreType = store.ETCD
+	provider.storeType = store.ETCD
 	etcd.Register()
 	return provider.provide(configurationChan)
 }
diff --git a/provider/file.go b/provider/file.go
index c5ef28c00..0b3bb0cdd 100644
--- a/provider/file.go
+++ b/provider/file.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 // File holds configurations of the File provider.
 type File struct {
-	baseProvider
+	BaseProvider `mapstructure:",squash"`
 }
 
 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
diff --git a/provider/kv.go b/provider/kv.go
index d610e666d..4fc5cb143 100644
--- a/provider/kv.go
+++ b/provider/kv.go
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ import (
 
 // Kv holds common configurations of key-value providers.
 type Kv struct {
-	baseProvider
-	Endpoint  string
-	Prefix    string
-	StoreType store.Backend
-	kvclient  store.Store
+	BaseProvider `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	Endpoint     string
+	Prefix       string
+	storeType    store.Backend
+	kvclient     store.Store
 }
 
 func (provider *Kv) provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage) error {
 	kv, err := libkv.NewStore(
-		provider.StoreType,
+		provider.storeType,
 		[]string{provider.Endpoint},
 		&store.Config{
 			ConnectionTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (provider *Kv) provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage) error
 				configuration := provider.loadConfig()
 				if configuration != nil {
 					configurationChan <- types.ConfigMessage{
-						ProviderName:  string(provider.StoreType),
+						ProviderName:  string(provider.storeType),
 						Configuration: configuration,
 					}
 				}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (provider *Kv) provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage) error
 	}
 	configuration := provider.loadConfig()
 	configurationChan <- types.ConfigMessage{
-		ProviderName:  string(provider.StoreType),
+		ProviderName:  string(provider.storeType),
 		Configuration: configuration,
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/provider/marathon.go b/provider/marathon.go
index a2c8f5532..c2fc96f25 100644
--- a/provider/marathon.go
+++ b/provider/marathon.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 // Marathon holds configuration of the Marathon provider.
 type Marathon struct {
-	baseProvider
+	BaseProvider     `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	Endpoint         string
 	Domain           string
 	NetworkInterface string
diff --git a/provider/provider.go b/provider/provider.go
index d2ceb5ebc..78087da9e 100644
--- a/provider/provider.go
+++ b/provider/provider.go
@@ -18,12 +18,13 @@ type Provider interface {
 	Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage) error
 }
 
-type baseProvider struct {
+// BaseProvider should be inherited by providers
+type BaseProvider struct {
 	Watch    bool
 	Filename string
 }
 
-func (p *baseProvider) getConfiguration(defaultTemplateFile string, funcMap template.FuncMap, templateObjects interface{}) (*types.Configuration, error) {
+func (p *BaseProvider) getConfiguration(defaultTemplateFile string, funcMap template.FuncMap, templateObjects interface{}) (*types.Configuration, error) {
 	var (
 		buf []byte
 		err error
diff --git a/provider/provider_test.go b/provider/provider_test.go
index d9578fee2..490a82a7b 100644
--- a/provider/provider_test.go
+++ b/provider/provider_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type myProvider struct {
-	baseProvider
+	BaseProvider
 }
 
 func (p *myProvider) Foo() string {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestConfigurationErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			provider: &myProvider{
-				baseProvider{
+				BaseProvider{
 					Filename: "/non/existent/template.tmpl",
 				},
 			},
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestConfigurationErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			provider: &myProvider{
-				baseProvider{
+				BaseProvider{
 					Filename: templateErrorFile.Name(),
 				},
 			},
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestConfigurationErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			provider: &myProvider{
-				baseProvider{
+				BaseProvider{
 					Filename: templateInvalidTOMLFile.Name(),
 				},
 			},
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestGetConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	provider := &myProvider{
-		baseProvider{
+		BaseProvider{
 			Filename: templateFile.Name(),
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/provider/zk.go b/provider/zk.go
index 2f379aa7a..1dfc0fa7b 100644
--- a/provider/zk.go
+++ b/provider/zk.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type Zookepper struct {
 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
 // using the given configuration channel.
 func (provider *Zookepper) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage) error {
-	provider.StoreType = store.ZK
+	provider.storeType = store.ZK
 	zookeeper.Register()
 	return provider.provide(configurationChan)
 }
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index d273d3d43..5b70fa1fa 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mailgun/oxy/cbreaker"
 	"github.com/mailgun/oxy/forward"
 	"github.com/mailgun/oxy/roundrobin"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+var oxyLogger = &OxyLogger{}
+
 // Server is the reverse-proxy/load-balancer engine
 type Server struct {
 	srv                        *manners.GracefulServer
@@ -89,11 +92,11 @@ func (server *Server) Stop() {
 
 // Close destroys the server
 func (server *Server) Close() {
-	defer close(server.configurationChan)
-	defer close(server.configurationChanValidated)
-	defer close(server.sigs)
-	defer close(server.stopChan)
-	defer server.loggerMiddleware.Close()
+	close(server.configurationChan)
+	close(server.configurationChanValidated)
+	close(server.sigs)
+	close(server.stopChan)
+	server.loggerMiddleware.Close()
 }
 
 func (server *Server) listenProviders() {
@@ -101,18 +104,18 @@ func (server *Server) listenProviders() {
 	lastConfigs := make(map[string]*types.ConfigMessage)
 	for {
 		configMsg := <-server.configurationChan
-		log.Infof("Configuration receveived from provider %s: %#v", configMsg.ProviderName, configMsg.Configuration)
+		log.Debugf("Configuration receveived from provider %s: %#v", configMsg.ProviderName, configMsg.Configuration)
 		lastConfigs[configMsg.ProviderName] = &configMsg
 		if time.Now().After(lastReceivedConfiguration.Add(time.Duration(server.globalConfiguration.ProvidersThrottleDuration))) {
-			log.Infof("Last %s config received more than %s, OK", configMsg.ProviderName, server.globalConfiguration.ProvidersThrottleDuration)
+			log.Debugf("Last %s config received more than %s, OK", configMsg.ProviderName, server.globalConfiguration.ProvidersThrottleDuration)
 			// last config received more than n s ago
 			server.configurationChanValidated <- configMsg
 		} else {
-			log.Infof("Last %s config received less than %s, waiting...", configMsg.ProviderName, server.globalConfiguration.ProvidersThrottleDuration)
+			log.Debugf("Last %s config received less than %s, waiting...", configMsg.ProviderName, server.globalConfiguration.ProvidersThrottleDuration)
 			go func() {
 				<-time.After(server.globalConfiguration.ProvidersThrottleDuration)
 				if time.Now().After(lastReceivedConfiguration.Add(time.Duration(server.globalConfiguration.ProvidersThrottleDuration))) {
-					log.Infof("Waited for %s config, OK", configMsg.ProviderName)
+					log.Debugf("Waited for %s config, OK", configMsg.ProviderName)
 					server.configurationChanValidated <- *lastConfigs[configMsg.ProviderName]
 				}
 			}()
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ func (server *Server) configureProviders() {
 	if server.globalConfiguration.File != nil {
 		if len(server.globalConfiguration.File.Filename) == 0 {
 			// no filename, setting to global config file
-			server.globalConfiguration.File.Filename = *globalConfigFile
+			server.globalConfiguration.File.Filename = viper.GetString("configFile")
 		}
 		server.providers = append(server.providers, server.globalConfiguration.File)
 	}
@@ -298,11 +301,11 @@ func (server *Server) loadConfig(configurations configs, globalConfiguration Glo
 	backends := map[string]http.Handler{}
 	for _, configuration := range configurations {
 		for frontendName, frontend := range configuration.Frontends {
-			log.Debugf("Creating frontend %s", frontendName)
+			log.Infof("Creating frontend %s", frontendName)
 			fwd, _ := forward.New(forward.Logger(oxyLogger), forward.PassHostHeader(frontend.PassHostHeader))
 			newRoute := router.NewRoute().Name(frontendName)
 			for routeName, route := range frontend.Routes {
-				log.Debugf("Creating route %s %s:%s", routeName, route.Rule, route.Value)
+				log.Infof("Creating route %s %s:%s", routeName, route.Rule, route.Value)
 				newRouteReflect, err := invoke(newRoute, route.Rule, route.Value)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
@@ -310,7 +313,7 @@ func (server *Server) loadConfig(configurations configs, globalConfiguration Glo
 				newRoute = newRouteReflect[0].Interface().(*mux.Route)
 			}
 			if backends[frontend.Backend] == nil {
-				log.Debugf("Creating backend %s", frontend.Backend)
+				log.Infof("Creating backend %s", frontend.Backend)
 				var lb http.Handler
 				rr, _ := roundrobin.New(fwd)
 				if configuration.Backends[frontend.Backend] == nil {
@@ -341,7 +344,7 @@ func (server *Server) loadConfig(configurations configs, globalConfiguration Glo
 						if err != nil {
 							return nil, err
 						}
-						log.Infof("Creating server %s %s", serverName, url.String())
+						log.Infof("Creating server %s at %s with weight %d", serverName, url.String(), server.Weight)
 						rr.UpsertServer(url, roundrobin.Weight(server.Weight))
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/traefik.go b/traefik.go
index 562fd3a62..ea5ef7d62 100644
--- a/traefik.go
+++ b/traefik.go
@@ -1,74 +1,17 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	fmtlog "log"
 	"os"
-	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
-	"strings"
-
-	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/emilevauge/traefik/middlewares"
-	"github.com/thoas/stats"
-	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
-)
-
-var (
-	globalConfigFile = kingpin.Arg("conf", "Main configration file.").Default("traefik.toml").String()
-	version          = kingpin.Flag("version", "Get Version.").Short('v').Bool()
-	metrics          = stats.New()
-	oxyLogger        = &OxyLogger{}
 )
 
 func main() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
-	kingpin.Version(Version + " built on the " + BuildDate)
-	kingpin.Parse()
-	fmtlog.SetFlags(fmtlog.Lshortfile | fmtlog.LstdFlags)
 
-	// load global configuration
-	globalConfiguration := LoadFileConfig(*globalConfigFile)
-
-	loggerMiddleware := middlewares.NewLogger(globalConfiguration.AccessLogsFile)
-	defer loggerMiddleware.Close()
-
-	// logging
-	level, err := log.ParseLevel(strings.ToLower(globalConfiguration.LogLevel))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Error getting level", err)
+	if err := traefikCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+		fmtlog.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(-1)
 	}
-	log.SetLevel(level)
-
-	if len(globalConfiguration.TraefikLogsFile) > 0 {
-		fi, err := os.OpenFile(globalConfiguration.TraefikLogsFile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
-		defer fi.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal("Error opening file", err)
-		} else {
-			log.SetOutput(fi)
-			log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{DisableColors: true, FullTimestamp: true, DisableSorting: true})
-		}
-	} else {
-		log.SetFormatter(&log.TextFormatter{FullTimestamp: true, DisableSorting: true})
-	}
-	log.Debugf("Global configuration loaded %+v", globalConfiguration)
-	server := NewServer(*globalConfiguration)
-	server.Start()
-	server.Close()
-	log.Info("Shutting down")
-}
-
-// Invoke calls the specified method with the specified arguments on the specified interface.
-// It uses the go(lang) reflect package.
-func invoke(any interface{}, name string, args ...interface{}) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
-	inputs := make([]reflect.Value, len(args))
-	for i := range args {
-		inputs[i] = reflect.ValueOf(args[i])
-	}
-	method := reflect.ValueOf(any).MethodByName(name)
-	if method.IsValid() {
-		return method.Call(inputs), nil
-	}
-	return nil, errors.New("Method not found: " + name)
+	os.Exit(0)
 }
diff --git a/traefik.sample.toml b/traefik.sample.toml
index 020bc4acf..bf5a7b7fc 100644
--- a/traefik.sample.toml
+++ b/traefik.sample.toml
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
 #
 # CertFile = "traefik.crt"
 # KeyFile = "traefik.key"
+#
+# Set REST API to read-only mode
+#
+# Optional
+# ReadOnly = false
 
 
 ################################################################
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bed6ae7f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+Copyright
+*/
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+// Invoke calls the specified method with the specified arguments on the specified interface.
+// It uses the go(lang) reflect package.
+func invoke(any interface{}, name string, args ...interface{}) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
+	inputs := make([]reflect.Value, len(args))
+	for i := range args {
+		inputs[i] = reflect.ValueOf(args[i])
+	}
+	method := reflect.ValueOf(any).MethodByName(name)
+	if method.IsValid() {
+		return method.Call(inputs), nil
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New("Method not found: " + name)
+}
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 3c4eb91a1..6d1f7d3fe 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/emilevauge/traefik/autogen"
 	"github.com/emilevauge/traefik/types"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/thoas/stats"
 	"github.com/unrolled/render"
 )
 
+var metrics = stats.New()
+
 // WebProvider is a provider.Provider implementation that provides the UI.
 // FIXME to be handled another way.
 type WebProvider struct {