diff --git a/algorithms/partitioner/main.cpp b/algorithms/partitioner/main.cpp
index 1c1dbebd..6f773697 100644
--- a/algorithms/partitioner/main.cpp
+++ b/algorithms/partitioner/main.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  along with SBG Partitioner.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
- ******************************************************************************/
+******************************************************************************/
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -31,15 +31,65 @@
 #include "kernighan_lin_partitioner.hpp"
 #include "partition_graph.hpp"
 #include "partition_metrics_api.hpp"
+#include "sbg_partitioner_log.hpp"
 
 using namespace std;
 
 using namespace sbg_partitioner;
 
+
+static void read_configuration_file(const string& filename, PartitionerParams& params)
+{
+    
+    // helper function
+    auto to_bool = [](string& str) {
+        std::transform(str.begin(), str.end(), str.begin(), ::tolower);
+        std::istringstream is(str);
+        bool b;
+        is >> std::boolalpha >> b;
+        return b;
+    };
+
+    ifstream ifs(filename);
+    string line;
+    while (std::getline(ifs, line)) {
+        std::istringstream is_line(line);
+        std::string key;
+        if(std::getline(is_line, key, '=')) {
+            std::string value;
+            if(std::getline(is_line, value)) {
+                if (key == "filename") {
+                    params.filename = value;
+                } else if (key == "partitions") {
+                    params.number_of_partitions = stoi(value);
+                } else if (key == "imbalance") {
+                    params.epsilon = stof(value);
+                } else if (key == "multithreading") {
+                    params.enable_multithreading = to_bool(value);
+                } else if (key == "initial_partition_strategy") {
+                    params.initial_partition_strategy = InitialPartitionStrategy(stoi(value));
+                } else if (key == "metrics") {
+                    params.compute_metrics = to_bool(value);
+                } else if (key == "partitions_directory") {
+                    params.directory = value;
+                } else {
+                    cerr << "Key " << key << " not found, it will be ignored" << endl;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
 static void usage()
 {
     cout << "Usage sbg-partitioner" << endl;
     cout << endl;
+
+    cout << "-c, --config-filename   Path to the configuration file, a file with key/values "
+            "that represents the partitioner configuration. If a flag and value by configuration "
+            "file are passed, the flag will be used."
+         << endl;
     cout << "-f, --filename          Path to the input file, a json file that represents "
           "the model we want to partitionate."
         << endl;
@@ -66,6 +116,7 @@ static void usage()
     cout << "SBG Partitioner home page: https://github.com/CIFASIS/sbg-partitioner " << endl;
 }
 
+
 static void version()
 {
     cout << "SBG Partitioner 1.0.0" << endl;
@@ -82,6 +133,7 @@ void sort_before_print(PartitionMap partitions, const SBG::LIB::WeightedSBGraph&
     cout << "partitions: " << partitions << endl;
 }
 
+
 void read_directory(const std::string& name, std::vector<std::string>& v)
 {
     auto path_leaf_string = [](const std::filesystem::directory_entry& entry) { return entry.path().string(); };
@@ -92,136 +144,161 @@ void read_directory(const std::string& name, std::vector<std::string>& v)
     std::transform(start, end, std::back_inserter(v), path_leaf_string);
 }
 
+
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     int opt;
-    optional<string> filename = nullopt;
-    optional<string> directory = nullopt;
-    optional<unsigned> number_of_partitions = nullopt;
-    optional<string> output_file;
-    optional<string> output_sb_graph = nullopt;
-    optional<float> epsilon = nullopt;
-    InitialPartitionStrategy initial_partition_strategy = InitialPartitionStrategy::ALL;
-    bool enable_multithreading = false;
-    bool compute_metrics = false;
-
-    while (true) {
-        static struct option long_options[] = {{"filename", required_argument, 0, 'f'},    {"partitions", required_argument, 0, 'p'},
-                                            {"output-file", required_argument, 0, 'g'}, {"output-graph", required_argument, 0, 'o'},
-                                            {"compute-metrics", no_argument, 0, 'm'},   {"directory", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
-                                            {"initial-partition-strategy", required_argument, 0, 'i'}, {"enable-multithreading", no_argument, 0, 't'},
-                                            {"version", no_argument, 0, 'v'}, {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'}};
+    PartitionerParams params;
 
+    // look for configuration file
+    while (true)
+    {
         int option_index = 0;
-        opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "f:p:e:o:g:d:i:tmvh:", long_options, &option_index);
+        static struct option long_options[] = {{"config-filename", required_argument, 0, 'c'},
+                                                {"filename", required_argument, 0, 'f'},    {"partitions", required_argument, 0, 'p'},
+                                                {"output-file", required_argument, 0, 'g'}, {"output-graph", required_argument, 0, 'o'},
+                                                {"compute-metrics", no_argument, 0, 'm'},   {"directory", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
+                                                {"initial-partition-strategy", required_argument, 0, 'i'}, {"enable-multithreading", no_argument, 0, 't'},
+                                                {"version", no_argument, 0, 'v'}, {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'}};
+
+        opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "c:f:p:e:o:g:d:i:tmvh:", long_options, &option_index);
         if (opt == EOF) break;
 
         switch (opt) {
-        case 'f':
-        if (optarg) {
-            filename = string(optarg);
-        }
-        break;
+            case 'c':
+            if (optarg) {
+                params.config_filename = string(optarg);
+            }
+            break;
 
-        case 'p':
-        if (optarg) {
-            number_of_partitions = atoi(optarg);
+            default:
+            continue;
         }
-        break;
+    }
 
-        case 'o':
-        if (optarg) {
-            output_sb_graph = string(optarg);
-        }
-        break;
+    // read configuration file if exists, before reading flags
+    if (params.config_filename) {
+        read_configuration_file(*params.config_filename, params);
+    }
+    
+    // reset it to read values again. We reed them again because flags overwrite values from configuration file
+    optind = 0;
+    while (true) {
+        int option_index = 0;
+        static struct option long_options[] = {{"config-filename", required_argument, 0, 'c'},
+                                                {"filename", required_argument, 0, 'f'},    {"partitions", required_argument, 0, 'p'},
+                                                {"output-file", required_argument, 0, 'g'}, {"output-graph", required_argument, 0, 'o'},
+                                                {"compute-metrics", no_argument, 0, 'm'},   {"directory", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
+                                                {"initial-partition-strategy", required_argument, 0, 'i'}, {"enable-multithreading", no_argument, 0, 't'},
+                                                {"version", no_argument, 0, 'v'}, {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'}};
+
+        opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "c:f:p:e:o:g:d:i:tmvh:", long_options, &option_index);
+        if (opt == EOF) break;
 
-        case 'g':
-        if (optarg) {
-            output_file = string(optarg);
-        }
-        break;
+        switch (opt) {
+            case 'c': // already read
+            break;
+        
+            case 'f':
+            if (optarg) {
+                params.filename = string(optarg);
+            }
+            break;
 
-        case 'e':
-        if (optarg) {
-            epsilon = atof(optarg);
-        }
-        break;
+            case 'p':
+            if (optarg) {
+                params.number_of_partitions = atoi(optarg);
+            }
+            break;
 
-        case 'm':
-        compute_metrics = true;
-        break;
+            case 'o':
+            if (optarg) {
+                params.output_sb_graph = string(optarg);
+            }
+            break;
 
-        case 'd':
-        if (optarg) {
-            directory = string(optarg);
-        }
-        break;
+            case 'g':
+            if (optarg) {
+                params.output_file = string(optarg);
+            }
+            break;
 
-        case 'i':
-        if (optarg) {
-            initial_partition_strategy = InitialPartitionStrategy(atoi(optarg));
-        }
-        break;
+            case 'e':
+            if (optarg) {
+                params.epsilon = atof(optarg);
+            }
+            break;
 
-        case 't':
-        enable_multithreading = true;
-        break;
+            case 'm':
+            params.compute_metrics = true;
+            break;
 
-        case 'v':
-        version();
-        exit(0);
+            case 'd':
+            if (optarg) {
+                params.directory = string(optarg);
+            }
+            break;
 
-        case 'h':
-        usage();
-        exit(0);
+            case 'i':
+            if (optarg) {
+                params.initial_partition_strategy = InitialPartitionStrategy(atoi(optarg));
+            }
+            break;
 
-        case '?':
-        usage();
-        exit(-1);
-        break;
+            case 't':
+            params.enable_multithreading = true;
+            break;
 
-        default:
-        cout << "opt " << opt << endl;
-        abort();
+            case 'v':
+            version();
+            exit(0);
+
+            case 'h':
+            usage();
+            exit(0);
+
+            case '?':
+            usage();
+            exit(-1);
+            break;
+
+            default:
+            abort();
         }
     }
 
-    if (not filename or not number_of_partitions) {
+    if (not params.filename or not params.number_of_partitions) {
         usage();
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    if (not epsilon) {
-        epsilon = 0.0;
-    }
-
-    if (*epsilon < 0 or *epsilon > 1) {
+    if (params.epsilon < 0 or params.epsilon > 1) {
         usage();
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    cout << "filename is " << *filename << endl;
-    cout << "number of partitions is " << *number_of_partitions << endl;
+    cout << "filename is " << *params.filename << endl;
+    cout << "number of partitions is " << *params.number_of_partitions << endl;
 
     optional<string> s;
-    if (output_sb_graph) {
+    if (params.output_sb_graph) {
         s = "";
     }
 
     auto start_build_graph = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-    auto sb_graph = build_sb_graph(filename->c_str());
+    auto sb_graph = build_sb_graph(params.filename->c_str());
     auto end_build_graph = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     auto time_to_build_graph = chrono::duration<double, std::milli>(end_build_graph - start_build_graph).count();
 
     cout << "sb_graph: " << sb_graph << endl;
 
     auto start_partitionate = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
-    auto partitions = best_initial_partition(sb_graph, *number_of_partitions, initial_partition_strategy, enable_multithreading);
-    kl_sbg_imbalance_partitioner(sb_graph, partitions, *epsilon, enable_multithreading);
+    auto partitions = best_initial_partition(sb_graph, *params.number_of_partitions, params.initial_partition_strategy, params.enable_multithreading);
+    kl_sbg_imbalance_partitioner(sb_graph, partitions, params.epsilon, params.enable_multithreading);
     auto end_partitionate = chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     auto time_to_partitionate = chrono::duration<double, std::milli>(end_partitionate - start_partitionate).count();
 
-    if (compute_metrics) {
+    if (params.compute_metrics) {
         map<string, metrics::communication_metrics> metrics;
 
         int edge_cut = metrics::edge_cut(partitions, sb_graph);
@@ -237,9 +314,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             cout << f << ": " << m << endl;
         }
 
-        if (compute_metrics and directory) {
+        if (params.compute_metrics and params.directory) {
             std::vector<std::string> dir_files;
-            read_directory(*directory, dir_files);
+            read_directory(*params.directory, dir_files);
 
             for (const auto& f : dir_files) {
                 auto partition_from_file = metrics::read_partition_from_file(f, sb_graph);
@@ -263,7 +340,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     cout << "time_to_partitionate = " << time_to_partitionate << " ms" << endl;
 
     if (sanity_check_enabled) {
-        sanity_check(sb_graph, partitions, *number_of_partitions);
+        sanity_check(sb_graph, partitions, *params.number_of_partitions);
     }
 
     if (s) {
diff --git a/algorithms/partitioner/partition_graph.hpp b/algorithms/partitioner/partition_graph.hpp
index 4f8592cd..13cb8bc3 100644
--- a/algorithms/partitioner/partition_graph.hpp
+++ b/algorithms/partitioner/partition_graph.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <sbg/interval.hpp>
 #include <sbg/sbg.hpp>
 
+#include "partitioner_params.hpp"
 #include "sbg_partitioner_types.hpp"
 #include "weighted_sb_graph.hpp"
 
@@ -34,15 +35,6 @@ namespace sbg_partitioner {
 constexpr bool sanity_check_enabled = false;
 
 
-enum InitialPartitionStrategy {
-    ALL = 0,
-    DFS_DISTRIBUTIVE_PREORDER = 1,
-    DFS_DISTRIBUTIVE_POSTORDER = 2,
-    DFS_GREEDY_PREORDER = 3,
-    DFS_GREEDY_POSTORDER =4
-};
-
-
 /// @brief Converts a Partition element into a Set.
 /// @param partition - A list of SetPiece elements.
 /// @return A SBG::LIB::Set representation of the Partition element.
diff --git a/algorithms/partitioner/partitioner_params.hpp b/algorithms/partitioner/partitioner_params.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7ff1d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algorithms/partitioner/partitioner_params.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/**
+ This file is part of Set--Based Graph Library.
+
+ SBG Library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ SBG Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with SBG Library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+******************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <optional>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace sbg_partitioner {
+
+
+enum InitialPartitionStrategy {
+    ALL = 0,
+    DFS_DISTRIBUTIVE_PREORDER = 1,
+    DFS_DISTRIBUTIVE_POSTORDER = 2,
+    DFS_GREEDY_PREORDER = 3,
+    DFS_GREEDY_POSTORDER =4
+};
+
+
+struct PartitionerParams
+{
+    std::optional<std::string> config_filename = std::nullopt;
+    std::optional<std::string> filename = std::nullopt;
+    std::optional<std::string> directory = std::nullopt;
+    std::optional<unsigned> number_of_partitions = std::nullopt;
+    std::optional<std::string> output_file;
+    std::optional<std::string> output_sb_graph = std::nullopt;
+    float epsilon = 0.0;
+    InitialPartitionStrategy initial_partition_strategy = InitialPartitionStrategy::ALL;
+    bool enable_multithreading = false;
+    bool compute_metrics = false;
+};
+
+}
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