diff --git a/src/common/args.rs b/src/common/args.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65a1085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/args.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+use libpt::log::{Level, Logger};
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use clap_verbosity_flag::{InfoLevel, Verbosity};
+
+use crate::common::conf::Mode;
+
+/// short about section displayed in help
+const ABOUT_ROOT: &'static str = r##"
+Let your hosts play ping pong over the network
+"##;
+/// longer about section displayed in help, is combined with [the short help](ABOUT_ROOT)
+static LONG_ABOUT_ROOT: &'static str = r##"
+
+    Connect to a ping pong server and periodically send a ping. The server will reply with a pong.
+    That's it really. You can also host your own netpong server (server feature).
+"##;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
+#[command(
+    author,
+    version,
+    about = ABOUT_ROOT,
+    long_about = format!("{}{}", ABOUT_ROOT ,LONG_ABOUT_ROOT),
+    help_template =
+r#"{about-section}
+{usage-heading} {usage}
+{all-args}{tab}
+
+libpt: {version}
+Author: {author-with-newline}
+"#
+    )]
+pub(crate) struct Cli {
+    // clap_verbosity_flag seems to make this a global option implicitly
+    /// set a verbosity, multiple allowed (f.e. -vvv)
+    #[command(flatten)]
+    pub(crate) verbose: Verbosity<InfoLevel>,
+
+    /// show additional logging meta data
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub(crate) meta: bool,
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "server")]
+    #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = false)]
+    pub(crate) server: bool,
+
+    #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = Mode::Tcp, ignore_case = true)]
+    pub(crate) mode: Mode,
+
+    /// Address of the server
+    pub(crate) addr: std::net::SocketAddr,
+}
+
+impl Cli {
+    pub fn cli_parse() -> Self {
+        let cli = Self::parse();
+        let ll: Level = match cli.verbose.log_level().unwrap().as_str() {
+            "TRACE" => Level::TRACE,
+            "DEBUG" => Level::DEBUG,
+            "INFO" => Level::INFO,
+            "WARN" => Level::WARN,
+            "ERROR" => Level::ERROR,
+            _ => {
+                unreachable!();
+            }
+        };
+        if cli.meta {
+            Logger::init(None, Some(ll)).expect("could not initialize Logger");
+        } else {
+            // less verbose version
+            Logger::init_mini(Some(ll)).expect("could not initialize Logger");
+        }
+        return cli;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/common/conf.rs b/src/common/conf.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..514f588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/conf.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+use clap::ValueEnum;
+use crate::common::args::Cli;
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Mode {
+    Tcp,
+}
+
+impl ValueEnum for Mode {
+    fn to_possible_value(&self) -> Option<clap::builder::PossibleValue> {
+        Some(match self {
+            Self::Tcp => clap::builder::PossibleValue::new("tcp"),
+        })
+    }
+    fn value_variants<'a>() -> &'a [Self] {
+        &[Self::Tcp]
+    }
+    fn from_str(input: &str, ignore_case: bool) -> Result<Self, String> {
+        let comp: String = if ignore_case {
+            input.to_lowercase()
+        } else {
+            input.to_string()
+        };
+        match comp.as_str() {
+            "tcp" => return Ok(Self::Tcp),
+            _ => return Err(format!("\"{input}\" is not a valid mode")),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for Mode {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let repr: String = match self {
+            Self::Tcp => format!("tcp"),
+        };
+        write!(f, "{}", repr)
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct Config {
+    cli: Cli,
+    addr: std::net::SocketAddr,
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn new(cli: Cli, addr: std::net::SocketAddr) -> Self {
+        Config { cli, addr }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/common/mod.rs b/src/common/mod.rs
index 00da770..8d2493b 100644
--- a/src/common/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/mod.rs
@@ -1,38 +1,6 @@
-use std::fmt::Display;
 
-use clap::ValueEnum;
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
-pub(crate) enum Mode {
-    Tcp,
-}
+pub mod args;
+use args::*;
 
-impl ValueEnum for Mode {
-    fn to_possible_value(&self) -> Option<clap::builder::PossibleValue> {
-        Some(match self {
-            Self::Tcp => clap::builder::PossibleValue::new("tcp"),
-        })
-    }
-    fn value_variants<'a>() -> &'a [Self] {
-        &[Self::Tcp]
-    }
-    fn from_str(input: &str, ignore_case: bool) -> Result<Self, String> {
-        let comp: String = if ignore_case {
-            input.to_lowercase()
-        } else {
-            input.to_string()
-        };
-        match comp.as_str() {
-            "tcp" => return Ok(Self::Tcp),
-            _ => return Err(format!("\"{input}\" is not a valid mode")),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Display for Mode {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let repr: String = match self{
-            Self::Tcp => format!("tcp")
-        };
-        write!(f, "{}", repr)
-    }
-}
+pub mod conf;
+use conf::*;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 83d938c..3b1d87d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,85 +5,14 @@
 
 use libpt::log::*;
 
-use clap::Parser;
-use clap_verbosity_flag::{InfoLevel, Verbosity};
-
 mod client;
 mod common;
 mod server;
 
-use common::Mode;
-
-/// short about section displayed in help
-const ABOUT_ROOT: &'static str = r##"
-Let your hosts play ping pong over the network
-"##;
-/// longer about section displayed in help, is combined with [the short help](ABOUT_ROOT)
-static LONG_ABOUT_ROOT: &'static str = r##"
-
-    Connect to a ping pong server and periodically send a ping. The server will reply with a pong.
-    That's it really. You can also host your own netpong server (server feature).
-"##;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
-#[command(
-    author,
-    version,
-    about = ABOUT_ROOT,
-    long_about = format!("{}{}", ABOUT_ROOT ,LONG_ABOUT_ROOT),
-    help_template =
-r#"{about-section}
-{usage-heading} {usage}
-{all-args}{tab}
-
-libpt: {version}
-Author: {author-with-newline}
-"#
-    )]
-pub(crate) struct Cli {
-    // clap_verbosity_flag seems to make this a global option implicitly
-    /// set a verbosity, multiple allowed (f.e. -vvv)
-    #[command(flatten)]
-    pub(crate) verbose: Verbosity<InfoLevel>,
-
-    /// show additional logging meta data
-    #[arg(long)]
-    pub(crate) meta: bool,
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "server")]
-    #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = false)]
-    pub(crate) server: bool,
-
-    #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = Mode::Tcp, ignore_case = true)]
-    pub(crate) mode: Mode,
-
-    /// Address of the server
-    pub(crate) addr: std::net::SocketAddr,
-}
-
-fn cli_parse() -> Cli {
-    let cli = Cli::parse();
-    let ll: Level = match cli.verbose.log_level().unwrap().as_str() {
-        "TRACE" => Level::TRACE,
-        "DEBUG" => Level::DEBUG,
-        "INFO" => Level::INFO,
-        "WARN" => Level::WARN,
-        "ERROR" => Level::ERROR,
-        _ => {
-            unreachable!();
-        }
-    };
-    if cli.meta {
-        Logger::init(None, Some(ll)).expect("could not initialize Logger");
-    } else {
-        // less verbose version
-        Logger::init_mini(Some(ll)).expect("could not initialize Logger");
-    }
-    return cli;
-}
+use common::{args::Cli, conf::*};
 
 fn main() {
-    let cli = cli_parse();
+    let cli = Cli::cli_parse();
     debug!("dumping cli args:\n{:#?}", cli);
     #[cfg(feature = "server")]
     if cli.server {