diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 6104dce..84fe4ea 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@ key = "./certs/xmpp.key"
 
 [storage]
 db_path = "db.sqlite"
+
+[clustering]
+self_id = 1
+listen_on = "0.0.0.0:23732"
+advertised_address = "127.0.0.1:23732"
+bootstrap_via = ["0.0.0.0:23733"]
diff --git a/crates/lavina-core/src/clustering/mod.rs b/crates/lavina-core/src/clustering/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96650b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/lavina-core/src/clustering/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ClusteringConfig {
+    pub self_id: u32,
+    pub listen_on: SocketAddr,
+    pub advertised_address: SocketAddr,
+    pub bootstrap_via: Box<[SocketAddr]>,
+}
diff --git a/crates/lavina-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/lavina-core/src/lib.rs
index 401e49e..e9ea057 100644
--- a/crates/lavina-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lavina-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ pub mod prelude;
 pub mod repo;
 pub mod room;
 pub mod terminator;
+pub mod clustering;
 
 mod table;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 53d7c21..0bcc612 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct ServerConfig {
     irc: projection_irc::ServerConfig,
     xmpp: projection_xmpp::ServerConfig,
     storage: lavina_core::repo::StorageConfig,
+    clustering: lavina_core::clustering::ClusteringConfig,
 }
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         irc: irc_config,
         xmpp: xmpp_config,
         storage: storage_config,
+        clustering: clustering_config,
     } = config;
     let mut metrics = MetricsRegistry::new();
     let storage = Storage::open(storage_config).await?;