diff --git a/tropical/env.py b/tropical/env.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c2bc3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tropical/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from db import CalDB
+import configparser
+
+class Env:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        # Config directory
+        self.confdir=Path.home() / ".config" / "tropical"
+        if not self.confdir.is_dir():
+            self.confdir.mkdir()
+        # Config file
+        self.confFile=self.confdir / "config.ini"
+        self.config=configparser.ConfigParser()
+        if not self.confFile.is_file():
+            self.initConfig()
+        else:
+            self.config.read(self.confFile)
+        # Database
+        self.dbFile=self.confdir / "sqlite3.db"
+        self.db=CalDB(str(self.dbFile))
+
+    def initConfig(self):
+        self.config["global"]={"new":True}
+        with open(self.confFile,"w") as f:
+            self.config.write(f)
+    
+    
diff --git a/tropical/tropical.py b/tropical/tropical.py
index bb1e7e2..1adb66b 100755
--- a/tropical/tropical.py
+++ b/tropical/tropical.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import qt.mainwindow as QtCalanus
 from calstate import CalState
-from db import CalDB
+from env import Env
 
 __VERSION__ = "0.1"
 
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ __VERSION__ = "0.1"
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    calState=CalState()
-    QtCalanus.StartApplication(__VERSION__,calState)
+    env=Env()
+#    calState=CalState()
+ #   QtCalanus.StartApplication(__VERSION__,calState)
     #print(db.keyExists("calendars",1))
 #db=CalDB("sqlite.db")