diff --git a/include/commands.h b/include/commands.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ae1bd5b..0000000
--- a/include/commands.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (c), Charlotte Meyer <dev@buffet.sh>
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
- * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- */
-
-#ifndef KIWMI_COMMANDS_H
-#define KIWMI_COMMANDS_H
-
-#include <stdbool.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include "kiwmi/server.h"
-
-bool
-handle_client_command(char *command, FILE *client, struct kiwmi_server *server);
-
-#endif /* KIWMI_COMMANDS_H */
diff --git a/include/frontend.h b/include/frontend.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f225d0..0000000
--- a/include/frontend.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (c), Charlotte Meyer <dev@buffet.sh>
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
- * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- */
-
-#ifndef KIWMI_FRONTEND_H
-#define KIWMI_FRONTEND_H
-
-#include <stdbool.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include <wayland-server.h>
-
-struct kiwmi_frontend {
-    const char *frontend_path;
-    int sock_fd;
-    char *sock_path;
-    struct wl_event_source *sock_event_source;
-    struct wl_listener display_destroy;
-};
-
-bool frontend_init(struct kiwmi_frontend *frontend, const char *frontend_path);
-
-#endif /* KIWMI_FRONTEND_H */
diff --git a/include/server.h b/include/server.h
index 5b3bdbe..64a882c 100644
--- a/include/server.h
+++ b/include/server.h
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
-#include "kiwmi/desktop/desktop.h"
-#include "kiwmi/frontend.h"
-#include "kiwmi/input/input.h"
+#include "desktop/desktop.h"
+#include "input/input.h"
 
 struct kiwmi_server {
     struct wl_display *wl_display;
@@ -21,10 +20,9 @@ struct kiwmi_server {
     const char *socket;
     struct kiwmi_desktop desktop;
     struct kiwmi_input input;
-    struct kiwmi_frontend frontend;
 };
 
-bool server_init(struct kiwmi_server *server, const char *frontend_path);
+bool server_init(struct kiwmi_server *server, const char *config_path);
 bool server_run(struct kiwmi_server *server);
 void server_fini(struct kiwmi_server *server);
 
diff --git a/kiwmi/commands.c b/kiwmi/commands.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 11e999a..0000000
--- a/kiwmi/commands.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (c), Charlotte Meyer <dev@buffet.sh>
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
- * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- */
-
-#include "kiwmi/commands.h"
-
-#include <string.h>
-
-typedef bool (
-    *cmd_handler)(FILE *client, const char **args, struct kiwmi_server *server);
-
-static bool
-cmd_quit(
-    FILE *UNUSED(client),
-    const char **UNUSED(args),
-    struct kiwmi_server *server)
-{
-    wl_display_terminate(server->wl_display);
-    return false;
-}
-
-static const struct {
-    const char *name;
-    cmd_handler handler;
-} commands[] = {
-    {"quit", cmd_quit},
-};
-
-bool
-handle_client_command(char *command, FILE *client, struct kiwmi_server *server)
-{
-#define SIZE(arr) (sizeof((arr)) / sizeof(*(arr)))
-
-    const char *name = strtok(command, " \t\r");
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < SIZE(commands); ++i) {
-        if (strcmp(name, commands[i].name) == 0) {
-            return commands[i].handler(client, NULL, server);
-        }
-    }
-
-    fprintf(client, "Unknown command: %s\n", name);
-
-    return false;
-
-#undef SIZE
-}
diff --git a/kiwmi/desktop/desktop.c b/kiwmi/desktop/desktop.c
index 3dae385..da2341e 100644
--- a/kiwmi/desktop/desktop.c
+++ b/kiwmi/desktop/desktop.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
-#include "kiwmi/desktop/desktop.h"
+#include "desktop/desktop.h"
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_data_device.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_output_layout.h>
 
-#include "kiwmi/desktop/output.h"
-#include "kiwmi/server.h"
+#include "desktop/output.h"
+#include "server.h"
 
 bool
 desktop_init(struct kiwmi_desktop *desktop, struct wlr_renderer *renderer)
diff --git a/kiwmi/desktop/output.c b/kiwmi/desktop/output.c
index 0e80354..1b04572 100644
--- a/kiwmi/desktop/output.c
+++ b/kiwmi/desktop/output.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
-#include "kiwmi/desktop/output.h"
+#include "desktop/output.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
-#include "kiwmi/desktop/desktop.h"
-#include "kiwmi/input/cursor.h"
-#include "kiwmi/input/input.h"
-#include "kiwmi/server.h"
+#include "desktop/desktop.h"
+#include "input/cursor.h"
+#include "input/input.h"
+#include "server.h"
 
 static void
 output_frame_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
diff --git a/kiwmi/frontend.c b/kiwmi/frontend.c
deleted file mode 100644
index eeae856..0000000
--- a/kiwmi/frontend.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,220 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (c), Charlotte Meyer <dev@buffet.sh>
- *
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
- * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- */
-
-#include "kiwmi/frontend.h"
-
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/un.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include <wlr/util/log.h>
-
-#include "kiwmi/commands.h"
-#include "kiwmi/server.h"
-
-static void
-display_destroy_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *UNUSED(data))
-{
-    struct kiwmi_frontend *frontend =
-        wl_container_of(listener, frontend, display_destroy);
-
-    if (frontend->sock_event_source) {
-        wl_event_source_remove(frontend->sock_event_source);
-    }
-
-    close(frontend->sock_fd);
-    unlink(frontend->sock_path);
-    free(frontend->sock_path);
-
-    wl_list_remove(&frontend->display_destroy.link);
-}
-
-static int
-ipc_connection(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data)
-{
-    wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Received an IPC event");
-
-    struct kiwmi_server *server = data;
-
-    if (!(mask & WL_EVENT_READABLE)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    int client_fd = accept(fd, NULL, NULL);
-
-    if (client_fd < 0) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to accept client connection");
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    FILE *client_file = fdopen(client_fd, "r+");
-
-    size_t buffer_size = BUFSIZ;
-    size_t msg_len     = 0;
-    char *msg          = malloc(buffer_size);
-    if (!msg) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to allocate memory");
-        fclose(client_file);
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    int c;
-    while ((c = getc(client_file)) != '\0') {
-        if (msg_len >= buffer_size) {
-            buffer_size *= 2;
-            char *tmp = realloc(msg, buffer_size);
-            if (!tmp) {
-                wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to allocate memory");
-                fclose(client_file);
-                free(msg);
-                return 0;
-            }
-            msg = tmp;
-        }
-
-        msg[msg_len++] = c;
-    }
-
-    msg[msg_len] = '\0';
-
-    for (char *cmd = strtok(msg, "\n"); cmd; cmd = strtok(NULL, "\n")) {
-        if (!handle_client_command(cmd, client_file, server)) {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    fclose(client_file);
-    free(msg);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static bool
-ipc_init(struct kiwmi_frontend *frontend)
-{
-    struct kiwmi_server *server = wl_container_of(frontend, server, frontend);
-    struct sockaddr_un sock_addr;
-
-    memset(&sock_addr, 0, sizeof(sock_addr));
-
-    size_t path_len = snprintf(
-        sock_addr.sun_path,
-        sizeof(sock_addr.sun_path),
-        "%s/kiwmi_%" PRIdMAX ".sock",
-        getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"),
-        (intmax_t)getpid());
-
-    frontend->sock_path = malloc(path_len + 1);
-    if (!frontend->sock_path) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to allocate memory");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    strcpy(frontend->sock_path, sock_addr.sun_path);
-
-    setenv("KIWMI_SOCKET", sock_addr.sun_path, true);
-
-    sock_addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-
-    if ((frontend->sock_fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create socket");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (fcntl(frontend->sock_fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) < 0) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to set CLOEXEC on socket");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    unlink(sock_addr.sun_path);
-
-    if (bind(
-            frontend->sock_fd, (struct sockaddr *)&sock_addr, sizeof(sock_addr))
-        < 0) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to bind socket");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (listen(frontend->sock_fd, 3) < 0) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to listen to socket");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    frontend->display_destroy.notify = display_destroy_notify;
-    wl_display_add_destroy_listener(
-        server->wl_display, &frontend->display_destroy);
-
-    frontend->sock_event_source = wl_event_loop_add_fd(
-        server->wl_event_loop,
-        frontend->sock_fd,
-        WL_EVENT_READABLE,
-        ipc_connection,
-        server);
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-static bool
-spawn_frontend(const char *path)
-{
-    pid_t pid = fork();
-
-    if (pid < 0) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to start frontend (fork)");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (pid == 0) {
-        pid = fork();
-
-        if (pid < 0) {
-            wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to start frontend (fork)");
-            _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        if (pid == 0) {
-            execlp(path, path, NULL);
-            wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to start frontend (exec), continuing");
-            _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        _exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-    }
-
-    if (waitpid(pid, NULL, 0) < 0) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to start frontend (waitpid)");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool
-frontend_init(struct kiwmi_frontend *frontend, const char *frontend_path)
-{
-    frontend->frontend_path = frontend_path;
-
-    if (!ipc_init(frontend)) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create socket");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (strcmp(frontend_path, "NONE") == 0) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Launching without a frontend");
-        return true;
-    } else {
-        return spawn_frontend(frontend_path);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/kiwmi/input/cursor.c b/kiwmi/input/cursor.c
index 37cb16e..2d00e08 100644
--- a/kiwmi/input/cursor.c
+++ b/kiwmi/input/cursor.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
-#include "kiwmi/input/cursor.h"
+#include "input/cursor.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
diff --git a/kiwmi/input/input.c b/kiwmi/input/input.c
index a3cf7c0..6dffaf5 100644
--- a/kiwmi/input/input.c
+++ b/kiwmi/input/input.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
-#include "kiwmi/input/input.h"
+#include "input/input.h"
 
 #include <wayland-server.h>
 #include <wlr/backend.h>
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
-#include "kiwmi/desktop/desktop.h"
-#include "kiwmi/input/cursor.h"
-#include "kiwmi/input/keyboard.h"
-#include "kiwmi/server.h"
+#include "desktop/desktop.h"
+#include "input/cursor.h"
+#include "input/keyboard.h"
+#include "server.h"
 
 static void
 new_pointer(struct kiwmi_input *input, struct wlr_input_device *device)
diff --git a/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c b/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c
index 1d0d10e..68e3088 100644
--- a/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c
+++ b/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
-#include "kiwmi/input/keyboard.h"
+#include "input/keyboard.h"
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
 
-#include "kiwmi/server.h"
+#include "server.h"
 
 static bool
 switch_vt(const xkb_keysym_t *syms, int nsyms, struct wlr_backend *backend)
diff --git a/kiwmi/main.c b/kiwmi/main.c
index a0d3628..19843d2 100644
--- a/kiwmi/main.c
+++ b/kiwmi/main.c
@@ -14,23 +14,24 @@
 
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
-#include "kiwmi/server.h"
+#include "server.h"
 
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     int verbosity = 0;
-    const char *frontend_path;
+    const char *config_path = NULL;
 
     const char *usage =
-        "Usage: kiwmi [options] FRONTEND\n"
+        "Usage: kiwmi [options]\n"
         "\n"
-        "  -h  Show help message and quit\n"
-        "  -v  Show version number and quit\n"
-        "  -V  Increase verbosity Level\n";
+        "  -h  Show help message and exit\n"
+        "  -v  Show version number and exit\n"
+        "  -c  Change config path\n"
+        "  -V  Increase verbosity level\n";
 
     int option;
-    while ((option = getopt(argc, argv, "hvV")) != -1) {
+    while ((option = getopt(argc, argv, "hvc:V")) != -1) {
         switch (option) {
         case 'h':
             printf("%s", usage);
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
             printf("kiwmi version " KIWMI_VERSION "\n");
             exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
             break;
+        case 'c':
+            config_path = optarg;
+            break;
         case 'V':
             ++verbosity;
             break;
@@ -49,14 +53,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     }
 
-    // no frontend passsed
-    if (optind >= argc) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s", usage);
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
-
-    frontend_path = argv[optind];
-
     switch (verbosity) {
     case 0:
         wlr_log_init(WLR_ERROR, NULL);
@@ -77,7 +73,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     struct kiwmi_server server;
 
-    if (!server_init(&server, frontend_path)) {
+    if (!server_init(&server, config_path)) {
         wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to initialize server");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
diff --git a/kiwmi/meson.build b/kiwmi/meson.build
index 5c1d227..489b970 100644
--- a/kiwmi/meson.build
+++ b/kiwmi/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 kiwmi_sources = files(
   'main.c',
-  'commands.c',
-  'frontend.c',
   'server.c',
   'desktop/desktop.c',
   'desktop/output.c',
diff --git a/kiwmi/server.c b/kiwmi/server.c
index 6798d82..b748e8a 100644
--- a/kiwmi/server.c
+++ b/kiwmi/server.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
-#include "kiwmi/server.h"
+#include "server.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
 bool
-server_init(struct kiwmi_server *server, const char *frontend_path)
+server_init(struct kiwmi_server *server, const char *UNUSED(config_path))
 {
     wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Initializing Wayland server");
 
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ server_init(struct kiwmi_server *server, const char *frontend_path)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!frontend_init(&server->frontend, frontend_path)) {
-        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to initialize frontend");
-        wl_display_destroy(server->wl_display);
-        return false;
-    }
-
     return true;
 }