diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index daf043361..6abf13b1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ on that machine (and some info about the file):
     remote_unix.goto_state(state="UNIX_REMOTE")                      # make it go to remote shell
 
     ls_cmd = remote_unix.get_cmd(cmd_name="ls", cmd_params={"options": "-l"})
-    ls_cmd.connection.newline = '\r\n'           # tweak since rebex remote console uses such one
 
     remote_files = ls_cmd()
 
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ ping_cmd = my_unix.get_cmd(cmd_name="ping", cmd_params={"destination": host, "op
 remote_unix = DeviceFactory.get_device(name='RebexTestMachine')
 remote_unix.goto_state(state="UNIX_REMOTE")
 ls_cmd = remote_unix.get_cmd(cmd_name="ls", cmd_params={"options": "-l"})
-ls_cmd.connection.newline = '\r\n'              # tweak since rebex remote console uses such one
 
 print("Start pinging {} ...".format(host))
 ping_cmd.start()                                # run command in background
@@ -318,6 +316,11 @@ Please note also that connection is context manager doing open/close actions.
 ## Reuse freedom
 Library gives you freedom which part you want to reuse. We are fan's of "take what you need only".
 * You may use configuration files or configure things by Python calls.
+
+   ```python
+   load_config(config={'DEVICES': {'MyMachine': {'DEVICE_CLASS': 'moler.device.unixremote.UnixLocal'}}},
+               config_type='dict')
+   ```
 * You may use devices or create commands manually
 * You can take connection or build it yourself:
 
diff --git a/examples/command/my_devices.yml b/examples/command/my_devices.yml
index a5478e1f6..740cc7caf 100755
--- a/examples/command/my_devices.yml
+++ b/examples/command/my_devices.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ DEVICES:
 
   RebexTestMachine:
     DEVICE_CLASS: moler.device.unixremote.UnixRemote
-    STATE_PARAMS:                # modify defaults
-      UNIX_LOCAL:
-        newline: \n              # default (may be skipped)
-      UNIX_REMOTE:
-        newline: \r\n
     CONNECTION_HOPS:
       UNIX_LOCAL:                # from state
         UNIX_REMOTE:             # to state
diff --git a/examples/command/unix_ls_on_device.py b/examples/command/unix_ls_on_device.py
index 95956ed34..aa8b78c2c 100644
--- a/examples/command/unix_ls_on_device.py
+++ b/examples/command/unix_ls_on_device.py
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
 from moler.config import load_config
 from moler.device.device import DeviceFactory
 
-load_config(path='my_devices.yml')
+# configure library directly from dict
+load_config(config={'DEVICES': {'DEFAULT_CONNECTION':
+                                    {'CONNECTION_DESC': {'io_type': 'terminal', 'variant': 'threaded'}},
+                                'RebexTestMachine':
+                                    {'DEVICE_CLASS': 'moler.device.unixremote.UnixRemote',
+                                     'CONNECTION_HOPS': {'UNIX_LOCAL':
+                                                             {'UNIX_REMOTE':
+                                                                  {'execute_command': 'ssh',
+                                                                   'command_params': {'expected_prompt': 'demo@',
+                                                                                      'host': 'test.rebex.net',
+                                                                                      'login': 'demo',
+                                                                                      'password': 'password',
+                                                                                      'set_timeout': None}}}}}}},
+            config_type='dict')
 
 remote_unix = DeviceFactory.get_device(name='RebexTestMachine')  # it starts in local shell
 remote_unix.goto_state(state="UNIX_REMOTE")                      # make it go to remote shell
 
 ls_cmd = remote_unix.get_cmd(cmd_name="ls", cmd_params={"options": "-l"})
-ls_cmd.connection.newline = '\r\n'           # tweak since rebex remote console uses such one
 
 remote_files = ls_cmd()
 
diff --git a/examples/command/unix_ping_and_ls.py b/examples/command/unix_ping_and_ls.py
index 4cd19733f..437c41a59 100644
--- a/examples/command/unix_ping_and_ls.py
+++ b/examples/command/unix_ping_and_ls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from moler.config import load_config
 from moler.device.device import DeviceFactory
 
-load_config(path='my_devices.yml')
+load_config(config='my_devices.yml')
 
 my_unix = DeviceFactory.get_device(name='MyMachine')
 host = 'www.google.com'
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 remote_unix = DeviceFactory.get_device(name='RebexTestMachine')
 remote_unix.goto_state(state="UNIX_REMOTE")
 ls_cmd = remote_unix.get_cmd(cmd_name="ls", cmd_params={"options": "-l"})
-ls_cmd.connection.newline = '\r\n'              # tweak since rebex remote console uses such one
 
 print("Start pinging {} ...".format(host))
 ping_cmd.start()                                # run command in background
diff --git a/examples/command/unix_ps_on_device.py b/examples/command/unix_ps_on_device.py
index 5367bd680..a36dd726a 100644
--- a/examples/command/unix_ps_on_device.py
+++ b/examples/command/unix_ps_on_device.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from moler.config import load_config
 from moler.device.device import DeviceFactory
 
-load_config(path='my_devices.yml')                      # description of available devices
+load_config(config='my_devices.yml')                      # description of available devices
+# load_config(config={'DEVICES': {'MyMachine': {'DEVICE_CLASS': 'moler.device.unixremote.UnixLocal'}}},
+#             config_type='dict')
 my_unix = DeviceFactory.get_device(name='MyMachine')    # take specific device out of available ones
 ps_cmd = my_unix.get_cmd(cmd_name="ps",                 # take command of that device
                          cmd_params={"options": "-ef"})
diff --git a/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_named_conn_v1.py b/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_named_conn_v1.py
index ad7d0d806..d727cf985 100644
--- a/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_named_conn_v1.py
+++ b/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_named_conn_v1.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def ping_observing_task(ext_io_connection, ping_ip):
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Configure moler connections (backend code)
     # 1) select variant of TCP
-    load_config(path=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "connection_variant.yml"))
+    load_config(config=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "connection_variant.yml"))
 
     # 2) ver.1 - configure named connections by python code
     conn_cfg.define_connection(name='net_1', io_type='tcp', host='localhost', port=5671)
diff --git a/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_named_conn_v2.py b/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_named_conn_v2.py
index 5995de06d..dadaa0fc1 100644
--- a/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_named_conn_v2.py
+++ b/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_named_conn_v2.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def ping_observing_task(ext_io_connection, ping_ip):
     # Configure moler connections (backend code)
     # 1) configure variant by YAML config file
     # 2) ver.2 - configure named connections by YAML config file
-    load_config(path=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "named_connections.yml"))
+    load_config(config=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "named_connections.yml"))
 
     # 3) take default class used to realize tcp-threaded-connection
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_tcp_conn_v3.py b/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_tcp_conn_v3.py
index 0fae7baf4..f038dc17e 100644
--- a/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_tcp_conn_v3.py
+++ b/examples/layer_3/network_down_detectors_on_tcp_conn_v3.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def ping_observing_task(ext_io_connection, ping_ip):
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Configure moler connections (backend code)
     # ver.3 - configure by YAML config file
-    load_config(path=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "connections_new_variant.yml"))
+    load_config(config=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "connections_new_variant.yml"))
 
     # configure class used to realize tcp-threaded-connection
     # (default one tcp.ThreadedTcp has no logger)
diff --git a/moler/config/__init__.py b/moler/config/__init__.py
index da14c546a..7951b106f 100644
--- a/moler/config/__init__.py
+++ b/moler/config/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 __email__ = 'grzegorz.latuszek@nokia.com, marcin.usielski@nokia.com, michal.ernst@nokia.com'
 
 import yaml
+import six
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 from . import connections as conn_cfg
@@ -40,23 +41,29 @@ def read_yaml_configfile(path):
         return yaml.load(content)
 
 
-def load_config(path=None, from_env_var=None, config_type='yaml'):
+def load_config(config=None, from_env_var=None, config_type='yaml'):
     """
     Load Moler's configuration from config file
 
-    :param path: config filename directly provided (overwrites 'from_env_var' if both given)
+    :param config: either dict or config filename directly provided (overwrites 'from_env_var' if both given)
     :param from_env_var: name of environment variable storing config filename
-    :param config_type: 'yaml' (the only one supported now)
+    :param config_type: 'dict' ('config' param is dict) or 'yaml' ('config' is filename of file with YAML content)
     :return: None
     """
-    if (not path) and (not from_env_var):
-        raise AssertionError("Provide either 'path' or 'from_env_var' parameter (none given)")
-    if (not path):
+    assert (config_type == 'dict') or (config_type == 'yaml')  # no other format supported yet
+    if not config:
+        if not from_env_var:
+            raise AssertionError("Provide either 'config' or 'from_env_var' parameter (none given)")
         if from_env_var not in os.environ:
             raise KeyError("Environment variable '{}' is not set".format(from_env_var))
         path = os.environ[from_env_var]
-    assert config_type == 'yaml'  # no other format supported yet
-    config = read_yaml_configfile(path)
+        config = read_yaml_configfile(path)
+    elif config_type == 'yaml':
+        assert isinstance(config, six.string_types)
+        path = config
+        config = read_yaml_configfile(path)
+    elif config_type == 'dict':
+        assert isinstance(config, dict)
     # TODO: check schema
     load_logger_from_config(config)
     load_connection_from_config(config)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index acfcd2e2b..90925da4d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='moler',  # Required
-    version='0.5.1',  # Required
+    version='0.5.2',  # Required
     description='Moler is library to help in building automated tests',  # Required
     long_description=long_description,  # Optional
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',  # Optional (see note above)
diff --git a/test/test_connection_configuration.py b/test/test_connection_configuration.py
index 6a593ce08..c2650b13b 100644
--- a/test/test_connection_configuration.py
+++ b/test/test_connection_configuration.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def test_can_select_connection_loaded_from_config_file(moler_config):
     from moler.connection import get_connection
 
     conn_config = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "resources", "www_servers_connections.yml")
-    moler_config.load_config(path=conn_config, config_type='yaml')
+    moler_config.load_config(config=conn_config, config_type='yaml')
 
     conn = get_connection(name='www_server_1')
     assert conn.__module__ == 'moler.io.raw.tcp'
@@ -121,6 +121,22 @@ def test_can_select_connection_loaded_from_env_variable(moler_config, monkeypatc
     assert conn.port == 2345
 
 
+def test_can_select_connection_loaded_from_dict(moler_config):
+    from moler.connection import get_connection
+
+    configuration_in_dict = {'NAMED_CONNECTIONS':
+                                 {'www_server_1': {'io_type': 'tcp', 'host': 'localhost', 'port': 2344}},
+                             'IO_TYPES':
+                                 {'default_variant': {'tcp': 'threaded'}}}
+    moler_config.load_config(config=configuration_in_dict, config_type='dict')
+
+    conn = get_connection(name='www_server_1')
+    assert conn.__module__ == 'moler.io.raw.tcp'
+    assert conn.__class__.__name__ == 'ThreadedTcp'
+    assert conn.host == 'localhost'
+    assert conn.port == 2344
+
+
 def test_load_config_checks_env_variable_existence(moler_config):
     with pytest.raises(KeyError) as err:
         moler_config.load_config(from_env_var="MOLER_CONFIG", config_type='yaml')
diff --git a/test/test_device_configuration.py b/test/test_device_configuration.py
index 27bde7f33..da7fe018c 100644
--- a/test/test_device_configuration.py
+++ b/test/test_device_configuration.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def test_cannot_select_device_by_nonexisting_name(device_factory):
 
 def test_can_select_device_loaded_from_config_file(moler_config, device_factory):
     conn_config = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "resources", "device_config.yml")
-    moler_config.load_config(path=conn_config, config_type='yaml')
+    moler_config.load_config(config=conn_config, config_type='yaml')
 
     device = device_factory.get_device(name='UNIX')
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def test_can_select_device_loaded_from_config_file(moler_config, device_factory)
 
 def test_can_select_all_devices_loaded_from_config_file(moler_config, device_factory):
     conn_config = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "resources", "device_config.yml")
-    moler_config.load_config(path=conn_config, config_type='yaml')
+    moler_config.load_config(config=conn_config, config_type='yaml')
 
     device_factory.create_all_devices()
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def test_load_config_checks_env_variable_existence(moler_config):
 
 def test_return_created_device_when_call_another_time_for_same_named_device(moler_config, device_factory):
     conn_config = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "resources", "device_config.yml")
-    moler_config.load_config(path=conn_config, config_type='yaml')
+    moler_config.load_config(config=conn_config, config_type='yaml')
 
     device = device_factory.get_device(name='UNIX')
     same_device = device_factory.get_device(name='UNIX')
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def test_cannot_load_config_from_when_path_or_from_env_var_not_provide(moler_con
     with pytest.raises(AssertionError) as err:
         moler_config.load_config()
 
-    assert "Provide either 'path' or 'from_env_var' parameter (none given)" in str(err.value)
+    assert "Provide either 'config' or 'from_env_var' parameter (none given)" in str(err.value)
 
 
 # --------------------------- resources ---------------------------