diff --git a/example/httpboot_config.yaml b/example/httpboot_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc00eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/httpboot_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bootServer: http://[2001:db8::1]/image.uki
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/api/httpboot_config.go b/internal/api/httpboot_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df61e29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/api/httpboot_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and IronCore contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package api
+
+type HttpBootConfig struct {
+	BootServer string `yaml:"bootServer"`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/httpboot/custom_httpboot_config.yaml b/plugins/httpboot/custom_httpboot_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f14053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/httpboot/custom_httpboot_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bootServer: "bootservice:http://[::1]:8888/httpboot"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/httpboot/httpboot_config.yaml b/plugins/httpboot/httpboot_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cce8035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/httpboot/httpboot_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bootServer: "https://[2001:db8::1]/boot.uki"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/httpboot/malformed_httpboot_config.yaml b/plugins/httpboot/malformed_httpboot_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69e8440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/httpboot/malformed_httpboot_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bootServer: ftp://www.example.com/boot.uki
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/httpboot/plugin.go b/plugins/httpboot/plugin.go
index bf621b1..264ed48 100644
--- a/plugins/httpboot/plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/httpboot/plugin.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/coredhcp/coredhcp/handler"
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coredhcp/coredhcp/plugins"
 	"github.com/insomniacslk/dhcp/dhcpv4"
 	"github.com/insomniacslk/dhcp/dhcpv6"
+	"github.com/ironcore-dev/fedhcp/internal/api"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
 var bootFile4 string
@@ -33,11 +36,19 @@ var Plugin = plugins.Plugin{
 
 const httpClient = "HTTPClient"
 
-func parseArgs(args ...string) (*url.URL, bool, error) {
+func parseArgs(args ...string) (string, error) {
 	if len(args) != 1 {
-		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("exactly one argument must be passed to the httpboot plugin, got %d", len(args))
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("exactly one argument must be passed to the httpboot plugin, got %d", len(args))
 	}
-	arg := args[0]
+	return args[0], nil
+}
+
+func parseConfig(args ...string) (*url.URL, bool, error) {
+	httpbootConfig, err := loadConfig(args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("erorr loading httpboot plugin config: %v", err)
+	}
+	arg := httpbootConfig.BootServer
 	useBootService := strings.HasPrefix(arg, "bootservice:")
 	if useBootService {
 		arg = strings.TrimPrefix(arg, "bootservice:")
@@ -52,8 +63,26 @@ func parseArgs(args ...string) (*url.URL, bool, error) {
 	return parsedURL, useBootService, nil
 }
 
+func loadConfig(args ...string) (*api.HttpBootConfig, error) {
+	path, err := parseArgs(args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("Reading httpboot config file %s", path)
+	configData, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read config file: %v", err)
+	}
+	config := &api.HttpBootConfig{}
+	if err = yaml.Unmarshal(configData, config); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse config file: %v", err)
+	}
+	return config, nil
+}
+
 func setup6(args ...string) (handler.Handler6, error) {
-	u, ubs, err := parseArgs(args...)
+	u, ubs, err := parseConfig(args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -64,7 +93,7 @@ func setup6(args ...string) (handler.Handler6, error) {
 }
 
 func setup4(args ...string) (handler.Handler4, error) {
-	u, ubs, err := parseArgs(args...)
+	u, ubs, err := parseConfig(args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/httpboot/plugin_test.go b/plugins/httpboot/plugin_test.go
index 53cee9b..7e14aa7 100644
--- a/plugins/httpboot/plugin_test.go
+++ b/plugins/httpboot/plugin_test.go
@@ -31,18 +31,20 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	expectedHTTPClient = []byte("HTTPClient")
+	expectedHTTPClient     = []byte("HTTPClient")
+	httpbootFilePath       = []string{"httpboot_config.yaml"}
+	customHttpbootFilePath = []string{"custom_httpboot_config.yaml"}
 )
 
-func Init4(bootURL string) {
-	_, err := setup4(bootURL)
+func Init4(bootFileUrl ...string) {
+	_, err := setup4(bootFileUrl...)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
 
-func Init6(bootURL string) {
-	_, err := setup6(bootURL)
+func Init6(bootFileUrl ...string) {
+	_, err := setup6(bootFileUrl...)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -51,12 +53,12 @@ func Init6(bootURL string) {
 /* parametrization */
 
 func TestWrongNumberArgs(t *testing.T) {
-	_, _, err := parseArgs("foo", "bar")
+	_, err := parseArgs("foo", "bar")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("no error occurred when providing wrong number of args (2), but it should have")
 	}
 
-	_, _, err = parseArgs()
+	_, err = parseArgs()
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("no error occurred when providing wrong number of args (0), but it should have")
 	}
@@ -69,12 +71,13 @@ func TestWrongArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		"bootfail:https://www.example.com/boot.uki",
 		"bootservice:tftp://www.example.com/boot.uki"}
 
+	malformedHttpbootFilePath := []string{"malformed_httpboot_config.yaml"}
 	for _, wrongURL := range malformedBootURL {
-		_, err := setup4(wrongURL)
+		_, err := setup4(malformedHttpbootFilePath...)
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Fatalf("no error occurred when parsing wrong boot param %s, but it should have", wrongURL)
 		}
-		_, err = setup6(wrongURL)
+		_, err = setup6(malformedHttpbootFilePath...)
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Fatalf("no error occurred when parsing wrong boot param %s, but it should have", wrongURL)
 		}
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ func TestWrongArgs(t *testing.T) {
 
 /* IPv6 */
 func TestGenericHTTPBootRequested6(t *testing.T) {
-	Init6(expectedGenericBootURL)
+	Init6(httpbootFilePath...)
 
 	req, err := dhcpv6.NewMessage()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ func TestGenericHTTPBootRequested6(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMalformedHTTPBootRequested6(t *testing.T) {
-	Init6(expectedGenericBootURL)
+	Init6(httpbootFilePath...)
 
 	req, err := dhcpv6.NewMessage()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -210,7 +213,7 @@ func TestMalformedHTTPBootRequested6(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestHTTPBootNotRequested6(t *testing.T) {
-	Init6(expectedGenericBootURL)
+	Init6(httpbootFilePath...)
 
 	req, err := dhcpv6.NewMessage()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ func TestHTTPBootNotRequested6(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestHTTPBootNotRelayedMsg6(t *testing.T) {
-	Init6(expectedGenericBootURL)
+	Init6(httpbootFilePath...)
 
 	req, err := dhcpv6.NewMessage()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ func TestHTTPBootNotRelayedMsg6(t *testing.T) {
 
 /* IPv4 */
 func TestGenericHTTPBootRequested4(t *testing.T) {
-	Init4(expectedGenericBootURL)
+	Init4(httpbootFilePath...)
 
 	req, err := dhcpv4.NewDiscovery(net.HardwareAddr{
 		0xaa, 0xbb, 0xcc, 0xdd, 0xee, 0xff},
@@ -325,7 +328,7 @@ func TestGenericHTTPBootRequested4(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMalformedHTTPBootRequested4(t *testing.T) {
-	Init4(expectedGenericBootURL)
+	Init4(httpbootFilePath...)
 
 	req, err := dhcpv4.NewDiscovery(net.HardwareAddr{
 		0xaa, 0xbb, 0xcc, 0xdd, 0xee, 0xff},
@@ -393,7 +396,7 @@ func TestMalformedHTTPBootRequested4(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestHTTPBootNotRequested4(t *testing.T) {
-	Init4(expectedGenericBootURL)
+	Init4(httpbootFilePath...)
 
 	req, err := dhcpv4.NewDiscovery(net.HardwareAddr{
 		0xaa, 0xbb, 0xcc, 0xdd, 0xee, 0xff},
@@ -434,7 +437,7 @@ func TestCustomHTTPBootRequestedKnownIP(t *testing.T) {
 	go startBootServiceMock()
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
 
-	Init6(fmt.Sprintf(bootServiceEndpoint, bootServicePort))
+	Init6(customHttpbootFilePath...)
 	req, err := dhcpv6.NewMessage()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -570,7 +573,7 @@ func TestCustomHTTPBootRequestedUnknownClient(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func createHTTPBootRequest(t *testing.T) (error, *dhcpv6.RelayMessage) {
-	Init6(fmt.Sprintf(bootServiceEndpoint, bootServicePort))
+	Init6(customHttpbootFilePath...)
 	req, err := dhcpv6.NewMessage()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -596,7 +599,7 @@ func createHTTPBootRequest(t *testing.T) (error, *dhcpv6.RelayMessage) {
 }
 
 func TestNoRelayCustomHTTPBootRequested(t *testing.T) {
-	Init6(fmt.Sprintf(bootServiceEndpoint, bootServicePort))
+	Init6(customHttpbootFilePath...)
 
 	req, err := dhcpv6.NewMessage()
 	if err != nil {