diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e6a350c2..24b899c7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "2"
-members = ["crates/tuono", "crates/tuono_lib", "crates/tuono_lib_macros"]
+members = [
+  "crates/tuono", 
+  "crates/tuono_internal", 
+  "crates/tuono_lib", 
+  "crates/tuono_lib_macros"
+]
 exclude = [
   "apps/documentation",
   "examples/with-mdx",
diff --git a/crates/tuono_internal/Cargo.toml b/crates/tuono_internal/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..280cef19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tuono_internal/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[package]
+name = "tuono_internal"
+version = "0.17.3"
+edition = "2021"
+authors = ["V. Ageno <valerioageno@yahoo.it>"]
+description = "Superfast React fullstack framework"
+homepage = "https://tuono.dev"
+keywords = [ "react", "typescript", "fullstack", "web", "ssr"]
+repository = "https://github.com/tuono-labs/tuono"
+readme = "../../README.md"
+license-file = "../../LICENSE.md"
+categories = ["web-programming"]
+include = [
+		"src/*.rs",
+		"Cargo.toml"
+]
+
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.137"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+fs_extra = "1.3.0"
+tempfile = "3.14.0"
+assert_cmd = "2.0.16"
+serial_test = "0.10.0"
diff --git a/crates/tuono_internal/README.md b/crates/tuono_internal/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d24d8d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tuono_internal/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# tuono_internal
+
+This crate is a collection of internal utilities for the Tuono project. It is
+not intended for use outside of the project.
diff --git a/crates/tuono_internal/src/config.rs b/crates/tuono_internal/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3340f9fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tuono_internal/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::fs::read_to_string;
+use std::io;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct ServerConfig {
+    pub host: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub server: ServerConfig,
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn get() -> io::Result<Config> {
+        let config_file = read_to_string(PathBuf::from_iter([".tuono", "config", "config.json"]))?;
+
+        serde_json::from_str(&config_file)
+            .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/tuono_internal/src/lib.rs b/crates/tuono_internal/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef68c369
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tuono_internal/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod config;
diff --git a/crates/tuono_internal/tests/config.rs b/crates/tuono_internal/tests/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35e668e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tuono_internal/tests/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+mod utils;
+use serial_test::serial;
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
+use tuono_internal::config::Config;
+use utils::TempTuonoProject;
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_correctly_read_the_config_file() {
+    let folder = TempTuonoProject::new();
+
+    folder.add_file_with_content(
+        "./.tuono/config/config.json",
+        r#"{ "server": {"host": "localhost", "port": 3000}}"#,
+    );
+
+    let config = Config::get();
+
+    assert!(config.is_ok());
+
+    let config = config.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(config.server.host, "localhost");
+    assert_eq!(config.server.port, 3000);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_fail_if_the_file_does_not_exist() {
+    TempTuonoProject::new();
+
+    let config = Config::get();
+
+    assert!(config.is_err());
+
+    assert_eq!(config.err().unwrap().kind(), ErrorKind::NotFound);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn should_fail_if_the_file_is_not_json() {
+    let folder = TempTuonoProject::new();
+
+    folder.add_file_with_content("./.tuono/config/config.json", "INVALID JSON");
+
+    let config = Config::get();
+
+    assert!(config.is_err());
+
+    assert_eq!(config.err().unwrap().kind(), ErrorKind::InvalidData);
+}
diff --git a/crates/tuono_internal/tests/utils.rs b/crates/tuono_internal/tests/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da591559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/tuono_internal/tests/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use fs_extra::dir::create_all;
+use std::env;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use tempfile::{tempdir, TempDir};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TempTuonoProject {
+    original_dir: PathBuf,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    // Required for dropping the temp_dir when this struct drops
+    temp_dir: TempDir,
+}
+
+impl TempTuonoProject {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let original_dir = env::current_dir().expect("Failed to read current_dir");
+        let temp_dir = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp_dir");
+
+        env::set_current_dir(temp_dir.path()).expect("Failed to change current dir into temp_dir");
+
+        TempTuonoProject {
+            original_dir,
+            temp_dir,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_file_with_content<'a>(&self, path: &'a str, content: &'a str) {
+        let path = PathBuf::from(path);
+        create_all(
+            path.parent().expect("File path does not have any parent"),
+            false,
+        )
+        .expect("Failed to create parent file directories");
+
+        let mut file = File::create(path).expect("Failed to create the file");
+        file.write_all(content.as_bytes())
+            .expect("Failed to write into the file");
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for TempTuonoProject {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // Set back the current dir in the previous state
+        env::set_current_dir(self.original_dir.to_owned())
+            .expect("Failed to restore the original directory.");
+    }
+}