diff --git a/include/luak.h b/include/luak.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..399ccc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/luak.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* 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_LUAK_H
+#define KIWMI_LUAK_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include <lua.h>
+
+#include "server.h"
+
+bool luaK_init(struct kiwmi_server *server);
+
+#endif /* KIWMI_LUAK_H */
diff --git a/include/server.h b/include/server.h
index d10841c..c183949 100644
--- a/include/server.h
+++ b/include/server.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#include <lua.h>
+
 #include "desktop/desktop.h"
 #include "input/input.h"
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ struct kiwmi_server {
     struct wlr_backend *backend;
     const char *socket;
     char *config_path;
+    lua_State *L;
     struct kiwmi_desktop desktop;
     struct kiwmi_input input;
 };
diff --git a/kiwmi/luak.c b/kiwmi/luak.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48522f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kiwmi/luak.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* 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 "luak.h"
+
+#include <lauxlib.h>
+#include <lualib.h>
+
+bool
+luaK_init(struct kiwmi_server *server)
+{
+    lua_State *L = luaL_newstate();
+    if (!L) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    luaL_openlibs(L);
+
+    // TODO: kiwmi library
+
+    server->L = L;
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/kiwmi/meson.build b/kiwmi/meson.build
index 489b970..8cf75aa 100644
--- a/kiwmi/meson.build
+++ b/kiwmi/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 kiwmi_sources = files(
+  'luak.c',
   'main.c',
   'server.c',
   'desktop/desktop.c',
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ kiwmi_sources = files(
 )
 
 kiwmi_deps = [
+  lua,
   wayland_server,
   wlroots,
   xkbcommon,
diff --git a/kiwmi/server.c b/kiwmi/server.c
index 5637eb7..c4e427b 100644
--- a/kiwmi/server.c
+++ b/kiwmi/server.c
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
 
 #include <limits.h>
 
+#include <lauxlib.h>
 #include <wayland-server.h>
 #include <wlr/backend.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
+#include "luak.h"
+
 bool
 server_init(struct kiwmi_server *server, char *config_path)
 {
@@ -73,6 +76,12 @@ server_init(struct kiwmi_server *server, char *config_path)
 
     server->config_path = config_path;
 
+    if (!luaK_init(server)) {
+        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to initialize Lua");
+        wl_display_destroy(server->wl_display);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +99,12 @@ server_run(struct kiwmi_server *server)
 
     setenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY", server->socket, true);
 
+    if (luaL_dofile(server->L, server->config_path)) {
+        wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Error running config: %s", lua_tostring(server->L, -1));
+        wl_display_destroy(server->wl_display);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     wl_display_run(server->wl_display);
 
     return true;
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5c3586d..883f53f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
 )
 
 git            = find_program('git', required: false)
+lua            = dependency('lua')
 wayland_server = dependency('wayland-server')
 wlroots        = dependency('wlroots')
 xkbcommon      = dependency('xkbcommon')