diff --git a/citadel-realms/src/config.rs b/citadel-realms/src/config.rs
index da7bc2b..4e748e4 100644
--- a/citadel-realms/src/config.rs
+++ b/citadel-realms/src/config.rs
@@ -1,112 +1,172 @@
 use std::path::Path;
-use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::Read;
+use std::fs;
 use toml;
-use crate::Result;
 
-fn default_true() -> bool {
-    true
+lazy_static! {
+    pub static ref GLOBAL_CONFIG: RealmConfig = RealmConfig::load_global_config();
 }
 
 fn default_zone() -> String {
     "clear".to_owned()
 }
 
+fn default_realmfs() -> String {
+    "base".to_owned()
+}
+
 #[derive (Deserialize,Clone)]
 pub struct RealmConfig {
-    #[serde(default = "default_true", rename="use-shared-dir")]
-    use_shared_dir: bool,
+    #[serde(rename="use-shared-dir")]
+    use_shared_dir: Option<bool>,
 
-    #[serde(default, rename="use-ephemeral-home")]
-    use_ephemeral_home: bool,
+    #[serde(rename="use-ephemeral-home")]
+    use_ephemeral_home: Option<bool>,
 
-    #[serde(default = "default_true", rename="use-sound")]
-    use_sound: bool,
+    #[serde(rename="use-sound")]
+    use_sound: Option<bool>,
 
-    #[serde(default = "default_true", rename="use-x11")]
-    use_x11: bool,
+    #[serde(rename="use-x11")]
+    use_x11: Option<bool>,
 
-    #[serde(default = "default_true", rename="use-wayland")]
-    use_wayland: bool,
+    #[serde(rename="use-wayland")]
+    use_wayland: Option<bool>,
 
-    #[serde(default, rename="use-kvm")]
-    use_kvm: bool,
+    #[serde(rename="use-kvm")]
+    use_kvm: Option<bool>,
 
-    #[serde(default,rename="use-gpu")]
-    use_gpu: bool,
+    #[serde(rename="use-gpu")]
+    use_gpu: Option<bool>,
 
-    #[serde(default = "default_true", rename="use-network")]
-    use_network: bool,
+    #[serde(rename="use-network")]
+    use_network: Option<bool>,
+
+    #[serde(rename="network-zone")]
+    network_zone: Option<String>,
+
+    realmfs: Option<String>,
+
+    #[serde(rename="realmfs-write")]
+    realmfs_write: Option<bool>,
+
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    parent: Option<Box<RealmConfig>>,
 
-    #[serde(default = "default_zone", rename="network-zone")]
-    network_zone: String,
 }
 
 impl RealmConfig {
-    pub fn load_or_default(path: &Path) -> Result<RealmConfig> {
-        if path.exists() {
-            let s = load_as_string(&path)?;
-            let config = toml::from_str::<RealmConfig>(&s)?;
-            Ok(config)
-        } else {
-            Ok(RealmConfig::default())
+
+    pub fn load_or_default<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> RealmConfig {
+        match RealmConfig::load_config(path) {
+            Some(config) => config,
+            None => GLOBAL_CONFIG.clone()
         }
     }
 
+    fn load_global_config() -> RealmConfig {
+        if let Some(mut global) = RealmConfig::load_config("/storage/realms/config") {
+            global.parent = Some(Box::new(RealmConfig::default()));
+            return global;
+        }
+        RealmConfig::default()
+    }
+
+    fn load_config<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Option<RealmConfig> {
+        if path.as_ref().exists() {
+            match fs::read_to_string(path.as_ref()) {
+                Ok(s) => return toml::from_str::<RealmConfig>(&s).ok(),
+                Err(e) => warn!("Error reading config file: {}", e),
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
     pub fn default() -> RealmConfig {
         RealmConfig {
-            use_shared_dir: true,
-            use_ephemeral_home: false,
-            use_sound: true,
-            use_x11: true,
-            use_wayland: true,
-            use_kvm: false,
-            use_gpu: false,
-            use_network: true,
-            network_zone: default_zone(),
+            use_shared_dir: Some(true),
+            use_ephemeral_home: Some(false),
+            use_sound: Some(true),
+            use_x11: Some(true),
+            use_wayland: Some(true),
+            use_kvm: Some(false),
+            use_gpu: Some(false),
+            use_network: Some(true),
+            network_zone: Some(default_zone()),
+            realmfs: Some(default_realmfs()),
+            realmfs_write: Some(false),
+            parent: None,
         }
     }
 
     pub fn kvm(&self) -> bool {
-        self.use_kvm
+        self.bool_value(|c| c.use_kvm)
     }
 
     pub fn gpu(&self) -> bool {
-        self.use_gpu
+        self.bool_value(|c| c.use_gpu)
     }
 
     pub fn shared_dir(&self) -> bool {
-        self.use_shared_dir
+        self.bool_value(|c| c.use_shared_dir)
     }
 
     pub fn emphemeral_home(&self) -> bool {
-        self.use_ephemeral_home
+        self.bool_value(|c| c.use_ephemeral_home)
     }
 
     pub fn sound(&self) -> bool {
-        self.use_sound
+        self.bool_value(|c| c.use_sound)
     }
 
     pub fn x11(&self) -> bool {
-        self.use_x11
+        self.bool_value(|c| c.use_x11)
     }
 
     pub fn wayland(&self) -> bool {
-        self.use_wayland
+        self.bool_value(|c| c.use_network)
     }
 
     pub fn network(&self) -> bool {
-        self.use_network
+        self.bool_value(|c| c.use_network)
     }
 
     pub fn network_zone(&self) -> &str {
-        &self.network_zone
+        self.str_value(|c| c.network_zone.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    pub fn realmfs(&self) -> &str {
+        self.str_value(|c| c.realmfs.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    pub fn realmfs_write(&self) -> bool {
+        self.bool_value(|c| c.realmfs_write)
+    }
+
+    fn str_value<F>(&self, get: F) -> &str
+        where F: Fn(&RealmConfig) -> Option<&String>
+    {
+        if let Some(ref val) = get(self) {
+            return val
+        }
+        if let Some(ref parent) = self.parent {
+            if let Some(val) = get(parent) {
+                return val;
+            }
+        }
+        ""
+
+    }
+
+    fn bool_value<F>(&self, get: F) -> bool
+        where F: Fn(&RealmConfig) -> Option<bool>
+    {
+        if let Some(val) = get(self) {
+            return val
+        }
+
+        if let Some(ref parent) = self.parent {
+            return get(parent).unwrap_or(false);
+        }
+        false
+
     }
 }
-
-fn load_as_string(path: &Path) -> Result<String> {
-    let mut f = File::open(path)?;
-    let mut buffer = String::new();
-    f.read_to_string(&mut buffer)?;
-    Ok(buffer)
-}