diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index cfc045b..0000000
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-FROM archlinux:base-devel
-
-RUN pacman-key --init && \
-    pacman -Syu --noconfirm git
-
-ADD packages /tmp/packages
-ADD pkgbuilds /tmp/pkgbuilds
-ADD scripts/build.sh /tmp
-ADD scripts/run.sh /tmp
-
-RUN chmod +x /tmp/build.sh && \
-    chmod +x /tmp/run.sh && \
-    chmod -R 777 /tmp/pkgbuilds && \
-    /tmp/run.sh && \
-    echo "Build completed!"
-
-
-WORKDIR /tmp/gintctl
-ENTRYPOINT git clone https://gitea.planet-casio.com/Lephenixnoir/gintctl.git . && \
-    fxsdk build-cg && \
-    fxsdk build-fx && \
-    cp /tmp/pkgbuilds/**/*.pkg.* /mnt/output/ && \
-    cp /tmp/packages/* /mnt/output/ && \
-    echo "Build completed!"
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 66f9b23..e0c3213 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from utils import *
 
 def main(arch):
     packages = load_config()
-    clean_directories()
+    init_directories()
 
     commands = []
     diffs = 0
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def main(arch):
         logging.info("no updates planned")
         sys.exit(0)
 
-    docker_build()
+    # docker_build()
 
 
     os.popen(f"rsync output/*.pkg.* khazad-dum:/var/lib/nginx/http/arch.middleearth.fr/{arch}/")
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ def main(arch):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Build some packages.')
+    parser.add_argument('-c', '--config-dir', default="/home/eldeberen/Programmation/MiddleArch/")
     parser.add_argument('--arch', default="x86_64", help='target architecture')
-    parser.add_argument('--logs', default="/tmp", help='logs destination')
+    parser.add_argument('--logs', default="/tmp", help='logs destination')  # TODO: add clean path filter
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
diff --git a/middlearch/__main__.py b/middlearch/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ae6f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middlearch/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Build some packages.')
+parser.add_argument('-c', '--config-dir',
+    default="/home/eldeberen/Programmation/MiddleArch/",
+    help="configuration directory")
+parser.add_argument('--arch', default="x86_64", help='target architecture')
+parser.add_argument('--logs', default="/tmp", help='logs destination')  # TODO: add clean path filter
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/middlearch/config/chroot.py b/middlearch/config/chroot.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/middlearch/config/config.py b/middlearch/config/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff72a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middlearch/config/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import logging
+import os, shutil
+import yaml
+
+
+def load_config(path="packages.yaml"):
+    with open(path) as file:
+        packages = yaml.load(file, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
+
+    logging.info(f"{len(packages)} packages loaded")
+    logging.debug(", ".join([p['name'] for p in packages]))
+
+    return packages
diff --git a/utils/__init__.py b/utils/__init__.py
index 49861bb..c7dbc8d 100644
--- a/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-from .config import load_config, clean_directories
-from .docker import docker_build
+from .config import load_config, init_directories
 from .git import get_tags_from_git
 from .middlearch import get_package_version, get_package_tarball
 from .pkgbuild import render_pkgbuild
diff --git a/utils/docker.py b/utils/docker.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 694eec4..0000000
--- a/utils/docker.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-import os
-
-def docker_build():
-    def run(cmd, quiet=True):
-        r = os.popen(cmd + " 2>&1").read()
-        if not "Build completed!" in r:
-            logging.error(r)
-            logging.error("toolchain build failed")
-            exit(1)
-        if not quiet:
-            logging.info(r)
-
-    run(f"sudo docker build . -t middlearch/ci")
-    run(f"sudo docker run -i --mount type=bind,src=/home/eldeberen/Programmation/Casio/MiddleArch/output,dst=/mnt/output middlearch/ci", quiet=False)