diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b218871..b6c621b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ name = "code0-flow"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
+ "dotenv",
  "futures-lite 2.6.0",
  "lapin",
  "log",
@@ -831,6 +832,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dotenv"
+version = "0.15.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77c90badedccf4105eca100756a0b1289e191f6fcbdadd3cee1d2f614f97da8f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
 version = "1.15.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 66dffa4..771335a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 version = "0.0.0"
 name = "code0-flow"
-edition = "2021"
+edition = "2024"
 description = "Crate for managing the code0-flows inside of the Flow Queue & FlowStore"
 repository = "https://github.com/code0-tech/code0-flow"
 homepage = "https://code0.tech"
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ serde = "1.0.138"
 lapin = "2.5.0"
 futures-lite = "2.6.0"
 tonic = "0.13.0"
+dotenv = "0.15.0"
+
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 testcontainers = "0.24.0"
@@ -36,4 +38,5 @@ default = ["all"]
 flow_queue = []
 flow_store = []
 flow_definition = []
-all = ["flow_queue", "flow_store", "flow_definition"]
+flow_config = []
+all = ["flow_queue", "flow_store", "flow_definition", "flow_config"]
diff --git a/src/flow_config/environment.rs b/src/flow_config/environment.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07c403e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/flow_config/environment.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Environment {
+    Development,
+    Staging,
+    Production,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Environment {
+    type Err = ();
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "staging" => Ok(Environment::Staging),
+            "production" => Ok(Environment::Production),
+            "development" => Ok(Environment::Development),
+            _ => Ok(Environment::Development),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/flow_config/mod.rs b/src/flow_config/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d53dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/flow_config/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+use std::{fmt::Debug, str::FromStr};
+
+pub mod environment;
+pub mod mode;
+
+pub fn env_with_default<T: FromStr + Debug>(key: &str, default: T) -> T {
+    match std::env::var(key) {
+        Ok(string) => match T::from_str(&string) {
+            Ok(value) => {
+                log::info!("Found env: {} with value: {:?}", key, &value);
+                value
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                log::warn!("Failed to parse env: {} with value: {:?}", key, &string);
+                default
+            }
+        },
+        Err(_) => {
+            log::warn!("Failed to find env: {}", key);
+            default
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn load_env_file() {
+    match dotenv::dotenv() {
+        Ok(path) => log::info!("Found Env. file at {:?} ", path),
+        Err(e) => log::error!("Failed to load .env file. Reason: {:?}", e),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use serial_test::serial;
+    use std::env;
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_string_exists() {
+        let key = "TEST_STRING_VAR";
+        let expected = "test_value";
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, expected);
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, "default".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(result, expected);
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_string_missing() {
+        let key = "TEST_MISSING_STRING_VAR";
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+
+        let default = "default_value".to_string();
+        let result = env_with_default(key, default.clone());
+        assert_eq!(result, default);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_integer_exists() {
+        let key = "TEST_INT_VAR";
+        let expected = 42;
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, expected.to_string());
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, 0i32);
+        assert_eq!(result, expected);
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_integer_missing() {
+        let key = "TEST_MISSING_INT_VAR";
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+
+        let default = 123i32;
+        let result = env_with_default(key, default);
+        assert_eq!(result, default);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_boolean_exists_true() {
+        let key = "TEST_BOOL_TRUE_VAR";
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, "true");
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, false);
+        assert_eq!(result, true);
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_boolean_exists_false() {
+        let key = "TEST_BOOL_FALSE_VAR";
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, "false");
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, true);
+        assert_eq!(result, false);
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_boolean_missing() {
+        let key = "TEST_MISSING_BOOL_VAR";
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+
+        let default = true;
+        let result = env_with_default(key, default);
+        assert_eq!(result, default);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_boolean_invalid() {
+        let key = "TEST_INVALID_BOOL_VAR";
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, "maybe");
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, false);
+        assert_eq!(result, false);
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_u32_exists() {
+        let key = "TEST_U32_VAR";
+        let expected = 42u32;
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, expected.to_string());
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, 0u32);
+        assert_eq!(result, expected);
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_u32_negative_invalid() {
+        let key = "TEST_U32_NEGATIVE_VAR";
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, "-42");
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, 0u32);
+        assert_eq!(result, 0u32);
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_empty_string() {
+        let key = "TEST_EMPTY_STRING_VAR";
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, "");
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, "default".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(result, "");
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_default_whitespace_string() {
+        let key = "TEST_WHITESPACE_VAR";
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, "  whitespace  ");
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, "default".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(result, "  whitespace  ");
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_environment() {
+        let key = "TEST_ENVIRONMENT";
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, "DEVELOPMENT");
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, environment::Environment::Development);
+        assert_eq!(result, environment::Environment::Development);
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[serial]
+    fn test_env_with_mode() {
+        let key = "TEST_MODE";
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var(key, "STATIC");
+        }
+
+        let result = env_with_default(key, mode::Mode::STATIC);
+        assert_eq!(result, mode::Mode::STATIC);
+
+        unsafe {
+            env::remove_var(key);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/flow_config/mode.rs b/src/flow_config/mode.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09c2306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/flow_config/mode.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+/// STATIC:
+/// The service will start with no Sagittarius in mind
+///
+/// DYNAMIC:
+/// The service will start with Sagittarius in mind
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+pub enum Mode {
+    STATIC,
+    DYNAMIC,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Mode {
+    type Err = ();
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "static" => Ok(Mode::STATIC),
+            "dynamic" => Ok(Mode::DYNAMIC),
+            _ => Ok(Mode::STATIC),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a1a484d..95fcfef 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ pub mod flow_queue;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "flow_definition")]
 pub mod flow_definition;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "flow_config")]
+pub mod flow_config;
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