diff --git a/src/main/cconfig/Module.mk b/src/main/cconfig/Module.mk
index b48aea7..5f16b1d 100644
--- a/src/main/cconfig/Module.mk
+++ b/src/main/cconfig/Module.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ libs_cconfig      := \
     util \
 
 src_cconfig        := \
+    cconfig-main.c \
     cconfig-hook.c \
     cconfig-util.c \
     cconfig.c \
diff --git a/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-hook.c b/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-hook.c
index c0703b3..f3218bb 100644
--- a/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-hook.c
+++ b/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-hook.c
@@ -1,101 +1,13 @@
-#include <string.h>
-
 #include "cconfig/cconfig-util.h"
 #include "cconfig/cmd.h"
-#include "cconfig/conf.h"
 
 #include "cconfig/cconfig-hook.h"
-
-#include "util/cmdline.h"
-#include "util/log.h"
+#include "cconfig/cconfig-main.h"
 
 bool cconfig_hook_config_init(
     struct cconfig *config,
     const char *usage_header,
     enum cconfig_cmd_usage_out cmd_usage_out)
 {
-    bool success;
-    int argc;
-    char **argv;
-    enum cconfig_conf_error conf_error;
-    char *config_path;
-
-    success = true;
-
-    args_recover(&argc, &argv);
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-        if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-h") || !strcmp(argv[i], "--help")) {
-            goto failure_usage;
-        }
-    }
-
-    config_path = NULL;
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-        if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--config")) {
-            if (i + 1 >= argc) {
-                log_fatal(
-                    "--config parameter not followed by a config file "
-                    "path param");
-                goto failure;
-            }
-
-            config_path = argv[i + 1];
-
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (config_path) {
-        log_misc("Loading config file: %s", config_path);
-        conf_error = cconfig_conf_load_from_file(config, config_path, false);
-
-        if (conf_error == CCONFIG_CONF_ERROR_NO_SUCH_FILE) {
-            /* Create default config */
-            if (cconfig_conf_save_to_file(config, config_path) !=
-                CCONFIG_CONF_SUCCESS) {
-                log_fatal(
-                    "Creating default config file '%s' failed", config_path);
-                goto failure;
-            } else {
-                log_info(
-                    "Default configuration '%s' created. Restart "
-                    "application",
-                    config_path);
-                goto failure;
-            }
-        } else if (conf_error != CCONFIG_CONF_SUCCESS) {
-            log_fatal(
-                "Error loading config file '%s': %d", config_path, conf_error);
-            goto failure;
-        }
-
-        log_misc("Config state after file loading:");
-        cconfig_util_log(config, log_impl_misc);
-    }
-
-    log_misc("Parsing override config parameters from cmd");
-
-    /* Override defaults or values loaded from file with values from cmd */
-    if (!cconfig_cmd_parse(config, "-p", argc, argv, false)) {
-        log_fatal("Error parsing cmd args for config values");
-        goto failure_usage;
-    }
-
-    log_misc("Config state after cmd parameter overrides:");
-    cconfig_util_log(config, log_impl_misc);
-
-    goto success;
-
-failure_usage:
-    cconfig_cmd_print_usage(config, usage_header, cmd_usage_out);
-
-failure:
-    success = false;
-
-success:
-    args_free(argc, argv);
-
-    return success;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    return cconfig_main_config_init(config, "--config", NULL, "--help", "-h", usage_header, cmd_usage_out);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-hook.h b/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-hook.h
index fd19756..f765ef3 100644
--- a/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-hook.h
+++ b/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-hook.h
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ bool cconfig_hook_config_init(
     const char *usage_header,
     enum cconfig_cmd_usage_out cmd_usage_out);
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-main.c b/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cc3572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "cconfig/cconfig-util.h"
+#include "cconfig/cmd.h"
+#include "cconfig/conf.h"
+
+#include "cconfig/cconfig-main.h"
+
+#include "util/cmdline.h"
+#include "util/log.h"
+
+bool cconfig_main_config_init(
+    struct cconfig *config,
+    const char *config_parameter_name,
+    const char *default_config_path,
+    const char *help_parameter_name,
+    const char *help_parameter_short_name,
+    const char *usage_header,
+    enum cconfig_cmd_usage_out cmd_usage_out)
+{
+    bool success;
+    int argc;
+    char **argv;
+    enum cconfig_conf_error conf_error;
+    const char *config_path;
+
+    success = true;
+
+    args_recover(&argc, &argv);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+        if (!strcmp(argv[i], help_parameter_short_name) || !strcmp(argv[i], help_parameter_name)) {
+            goto failure_usage;
+        }
+    }
+
+    config_path = NULL;
+
+    if (config_parameter_name != NULL) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+            if (!strcmp(argv[i], config_parameter_name)) {
+                if (i + 1 >= argc) {
+                    log_fatal(
+                        "--config parameter not followed by a config file "
+                        "path param");
+                    goto failure;
+                }
+
+                config_path = argv[i + 1];
+
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (config_path == NULL && default_config_path != NULL) {
+        log_misc("Using default config path: %s", default_config_path);
+        config_path = default_config_path;
+    }
+
+    if (config_path) {
+        log_misc("Loading config file: %s", config_path);
+        conf_error = cconfig_conf_load_from_file(config, config_path, false);
+
+        if (conf_error == CCONFIG_CONF_ERROR_NO_SUCH_FILE) {
+            /* Create default config */
+            if (cconfig_conf_save_to_file(config, config_path) !=
+                CCONFIG_CONF_SUCCESS) {
+                log_fatal(
+                    "Creating default config file '%s' failed", config_path);
+                goto failure;
+            } else {
+                log_info(
+                    "Default configuration '%s' created. Restart "
+                    "application",
+                    config_path);
+                goto failure;
+            }
+        } else if (conf_error != CCONFIG_CONF_SUCCESS) {
+            log_fatal(
+                "Error loading config file '%s': %d", config_path, conf_error);
+            goto failure;
+        }
+
+        log_misc("Config state after file loading:");
+        cconfig_util_log(config, log_impl_misc);
+    }
+
+    log_misc("Parsing override config parameters from cmd");
+
+    /* Override defaults or values loaded from file with values from cmd */
+    if (!cconfig_cmd_parse(config, "-p", argc, argv, false)) {
+        log_fatal("Error parsing cmd args for config values");
+        goto failure_usage;
+    }
+
+    log_misc("Config state after cmd parameter overrides:");
+    cconfig_util_log(config, log_impl_misc);
+
+    goto success;
+
+failure_usage:
+    cconfig_cmd_print_usage(config, usage_header, cmd_usage_out);
+
+failure:
+    success = false;
+
+success:
+    args_free(argc, argv);
+
+    return success;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-main.h b/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-main.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b172c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/cconfig/cconfig-main.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef CCONFIG_MAIN_H
+#define CCONFIG_MAIN_H
+
+#include "cconfig/cconfig.h"
+#include "cconfig/cmd.h"
+
+bool cconfig_main_config_init(
+    struct cconfig *config,
+    const char *config_cmd_param_name,
+    const char *config_default_path,
+    const char *help_cmd_param_name,
+    const char *help_cmd_param_shortname,
+    const char *usage_header,
+    enum cconfig_cmd_usage_out cmd_usage_out);
+
+#endif