diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 008b46c..c398993 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -272,6 +272,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "zip",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cargo_toml"
+version = "0.12.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dd63e5969cd55839b1ff80d8694e7571667befbaee13bbc2fe7aabc7d2cc104c"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "toml",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.73"
@@ -360,24 +370,37 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "3.2.22"
+version = "4.0.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "86447ad904c7fb335a790c9d7fe3d0d971dc523b8ccd1561a520de9a85302750"
+checksum = "0a1af219c3e254a8b4649d6ddaef886b2015089f35f2ac5e1db31410c0566ab8"
 dependencies = [
  "atty",
  "bitflags",
+ "clap_derive",
  "clap_lex",
- "indexmap",
+ "once_cell",
  "strsim",
  "termcolor",
- "textwrap",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_derive"
+version = "4.0.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cd114ae53ce5a0670f43d2f169c1cd26c69b4896b0c121900cf1e4d06d67316c"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck",
+ "proc-macro-error",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_lex"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2850f2f5a82cbf437dd5af4d49848fbdfc27c157c3d010345776f952765261c5"
+checksum = "0d4198f73e42b4936b35b5bb248d81d2b595ecb170da0bac7655c54eedfa8da8"
 dependencies = [
  "os_str_bytes",
 ]
@@ -3281,6 +3304,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "tourmaline"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "cargo_toml",
  "clap",
  "color-eyre",
  "dotenv",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 74ffdab..7a23853 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ name = "tourmaline"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[package.metadata]
+codename = "Walter White"
+
 [lib]
 name = "tourmaline"
 
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-clap = "3.2.22"
+clap = { version = "4.0.7", features = ["derive"] }
 color-eyre = "0.6.2"
 dotenv = "0.15.0"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
@@ -29,3 +32,7 @@ thiserror = "1.0.35"
 tokio = { version = "1.21.1", features = ["rt", "io-std", "io-util", "process", "time", "macros", "tracing", "fs"] }
 tracing = "0.1.36"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+cargo_toml = "0.12.3"
+serde = { version = "1.0.144", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74bf55a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use cargo_toml::Manifest;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct Metadata {
+    codename: String,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let manifest = Manifest::<Metadata>::from_path_with_metadata(PathBuf::from("Cargo.toml"))
+        .expect("Failed to read manifest (Cargo.toml)");
+
+    if let Some(package) = manifest.package {
+        if let Some(metadata) = package.metadata {
+            println!("cargo:rustc-env=TOURMALINE_CODENAME={}", metadata.codename);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf7e84a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use clap::Subcommand;
+
+const VERSION: &str = concat!(
+    env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+    " (",
+    env!("TOURMALINE_CODENAME"),
+    ")",
+);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
+#[clap(bin_name = "trm", name = "Tourmaline", version=VERSION, about= env!("CARGO_PKG_DESCRIPTION"), infer_subcommands = true)]
+pub struct Args {
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    pub command: Command,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Subcommand)]
+pub enum Command {
+    /// Installs the system from the given config
+    #[command()]
+    InstallFromConfig(InstallFromConfigArgs),
+
+    /// Generates empty script files for the installation
+    #[command()]
+    GenerateScripts(GenerateScriptsArgs),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
+pub struct InstallFromConfigArgs {
+    /// The path to the json config file
+    #[arg()]
+    pub path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
+pub struct GenerateScriptsArgs {
+    /// The path to the folder where the scripts should be generated in
+    #[arg()]
+    pub path: PathBuf,
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ebf61f5..cb32cd6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ pub struct TaskExecutor {
 }
 
 impl TaskExecutor {
+    /// Creates a new task executor with a given config
+    pub fn with_config(config: Config) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            config: Some(config),
+            loader: ScriptLoader::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
     tasks!(
         setup_users => SetupUsersScript,
         configure_network => ConfigureNetworkScript,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 05608f5..5cbea09 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,30 +1,45 @@
-use tourmaline::{
-    tasks::{User, UsersConfig},
-    TaskExecutor,
-};
+use args::{Args, Command, GenerateScriptsArgs, InstallFromConfigArgs};
+use clap::Parser;
+use miette::{Context, IntoDiagnostic};
+use tokio::{fs::OpenOptions, io::AsyncReadExt};
+use tourmaline::{config::Config, error::AppResult, generate_script_files, TaskExecutor};
+
+mod args;
 
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread")]
-async fn main() -> miette::Result<()> {
+async fn main() {
     color_eyre::install().unwrap();
     dotenv::dotenv().unwrap();
-    let executor = TaskExecutor::default();
-    let user_cfg = UsersConfig {
-        users: vec![
-            User {
-                name: String::from("test"),
-                password: String::from("password"),
-                sudoer: false,
-                shell: String::from("/bin/zsh"),
-            },
-            User {
-                name: String::from("test2"),
-                password: String::from("superpassword"),
-                sudoer: true,
-                shell: String::from("/bin/nu"),
-            },
-        ],
-    };
-    executor.setup_users(&user_cfg).await?;
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    match args.command {
+        Command::InstallFromConfig(args) => install_from_config(args).await,
+        Command::GenerateScripts(args) => generate_scripts(args).await,
+    }
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
+async fn install_from_config(args: InstallFromConfigArgs) -> AppResult<()> {
+    let mut file = OpenOptions::new()
+        .read(true)
+        .open(args.path)
+        .await
+        .into_diagnostic()
+        .context("Could not read file")?;
+    let mut cfg_contents = String::new();
+    file.read_to_string(&mut cfg_contents)
+        .await
+        .into_diagnostic()
+        .context("Could not read file")?;
+    let config: Config = serde_json::from_str(&cfg_contents)
+        .into_diagnostic()
+        .context("Could not parse config as JSON")?;
+
+    TaskExecutor::with_config(config)
+        .install_from_config()
+        .await
+}
 
-    Ok(())
+async fn generate_scripts(args: GenerateScriptsArgs) -> AppResult<()> {
+    generate_script_files(args.path).await
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 4cd7a9a..3e1d44b 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
 }
 
 pub async fn generate_script_files<P: AsRef<Path>>(output: P) -> AppResult<()> {
+    let script_path = output.as_ref().join("scripts");
+    let hook_path = output.as_ref().join("hooks");
+
+    if !script_path.exists() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(&script_path).await?;
+    }
+    if !hook_path.exists() {
+        fs::create_dir_all(&hook_path).await?;
+    }
+
     let tasks = all_tasks();
 
     for task in tasks {