diff --git a/openem-ingestor/.vscode/launch.json b/openem-ingestor/.vscode/launch.json
index df49c1e..11639dd 100644
--- a/openem-ingestor/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/openem-ingestor/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -2,12 +2,22 @@
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "configurations": [
     {
-      "name": "Wails: Debug openem-ingestor",
+      "name": "Wails: Debug Desktop App",
       "type": "go",
       "request": "launch",
       "mode": "exec",
-      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/bin/openem-ingestor",
-      "preLaunchTask": "build",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/desktop-app/build/bin/openem-ingestor",
+      "preLaunchTask": "build app",
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+      "env": {}
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Wails: Debug Service",
+      "type": "go",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "mode": "exec",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/service/build/bin/openem-ingestor",
+      "preLaunchTask": "build service",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
       "env": {}
     }
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/.vscode/tasks.json b/openem-ingestor/.vscode/tasks.json
index 2b0d0ee..187a71d 100644
--- a/openem-ingestor/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/openem-ingestor/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -2,10 +2,40 @@
   "version": "2.0.0",
   "tasks": [
     {
-      "label": "build",
+      "label": "copy app config",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "cp",
+      "args": [
+        "${workspaceFolder}/core/openem-ingestor-config.yaml",
+        "${workspaceFolder}/desktop-app/build/bin/"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "copy service config",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "cp",
+      "args": [
+        "${workspaceFolder}/core/openem-ingestor-config.yaml",
+        "${workspaceFolder}/service/build/bin/"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "build desktop app",
       "type": "shell",
       "options": {
-        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/desktop-app/"
+      },
+      "command": "wails",
+      "args": [
+        "build",
+        "-debug"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "build service app",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/service/"
       },
       "command": "go",
       "args": [
@@ -17,6 +47,28 @@
         "-o",
         "build/bin/openem-ingestor"
       ]
-    }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "build app",
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      },
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "build desktop app",
+        "copy app config"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "build service",
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": false
+      },
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "build service app",
+        "copy service config"
+      ]
+    },
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/app.go b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/app.go
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/app.go
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/app.go
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/.vscode/extensions.json b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/.vscode/extensions.json
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/.vscode/extensions.json
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/.vscode/extensions.json
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/README.md b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/README.md
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/README.md
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/index.html b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/index.html
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/index.html
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/index.html
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/package-lock.json b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/package-lock.json
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/package-lock.json
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/package-lock.json
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/package.json b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/package.json
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/package.json
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/package.json.md5 b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/package.json.md5
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/package.json.md5
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/package.json.md5
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/src/App.svelte b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/App.svelte
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/src/App.svelte
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/App.svelte
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/src/List.svelte b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/List.svelte
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/src/List.svelte
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/List.svelte
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/src/ListElement.svelte b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/ListElement.svelte
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/src/ListElement.svelte
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/ListElement.svelte
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/src/assets/fonts/OFL.txt b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/assets/fonts/OFL.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/src/assets/fonts/OFL.txt
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/assets/fonts/OFL.txt
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/src/assets/fonts/nunito-v16-latin-regular.woff2 b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/assets/fonts/nunito-v16-latin-regular.woff2
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/src/assets/fonts/nunito-v16-latin-regular.woff2
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/assets/fonts/nunito-v16-latin-regular.woff2
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/src/assets/images/logo-wide-1024x317.png b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/assets/images/logo-wide-1024x317.png
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/src/assets/images/logo-wide-1024x317.png
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/assets/images/logo-wide-1024x317.png
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/src/main.ts b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/main.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/src/main.ts
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/main.ts
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/src/style.css b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/style.css
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/src/style.css
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/style.css
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/src/vite-env.d.ts
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/svelte.config.js b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/svelte.config.js
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/svelte.config.js
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/svelte.config.js
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/tsconfig.json b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/tsconfig.json
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/tsconfig.json
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/tsconfig.json
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/tsconfig.node.json b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/tsconfig.node.json
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/tsconfig.node.json
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/tsconfig.node.json
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/vite.config.ts b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/vite.config.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/vite.config.ts
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/vite.config.ts
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.d.ts b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.d.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.d.ts
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.d.ts
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.js b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.js
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.js
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/wailsjs/go/main/App.js
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/package.json b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/package.json
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/package.json
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/main.go b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/main.go
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/main.go
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/main.go
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/openem-ingestor-config.yaml b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/openem-ingestor-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38c6f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/openem-ingestor-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Scicat:
+  Host: http://openem-scopem.ethz.ch:89/api/v3
+  AccessToken: "asdf"
+Transfer:
+  Method: S3
+  S3:
+    Endpoint: scopem-openem.ethz.ch:9000
+    Bucket: landingzone
+    Checksum: true
+  Globus:
+    Endpoint: globus.psi.ch
+Misc:
+  ConcurrencyLimit: 2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/wails.json b/openem-ingestor/desktop-app/wails.json
similarity index 100%
rename from openem-ingestor/wails.json
rename to openem-ingestor/desktop-app/wails.json
diff --git a/openem-ingestor/service/main.go b/openem-ingestor/service/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5e09b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openem-ingestor/service/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"openem-ingestor/core"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if err := core.ReadConfig(); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("Failed to read config file: %w", err))
+	}
+	log.Printf("Config file used: %s", viper.ConfigFileUsed())
+	log.Println(viper.AllSettings())
+
+}