diff --git a/lib/NeoPattern/NeoPatternDto.cpp b/lib/NeoPattern/NeoPatternDto.h
similarity index 68%
rename from lib/NeoPattern/NeoPatternDto.cpp
rename to lib/NeoPattern/NeoPatternDto.h
index 7e4d274..297982b 100644
--- a/lib/NeoPattern/NeoPatternDto.cpp
+++ b/lib/NeoPattern/NeoPatternDto.h
@@ -10,12 +10,26 @@
 // TODO move ARRAY_LENGTH to core lib
 #define ARRAY_LENGTH(array) sizeof(array)/sizeof(array[0])
 
-struct NeoPixelConfig {
+struct NeoPixelConfig : public JsonStruct {
     int pin;
     int length;
     int brightness;
     int updateInterval;
     int defaultColor;
+    void mapJsonObject(JsonObject& root) {
+        root["pin"] = pin;
+        root["length"] = length;
+        root["brightness"] = brightness;
+        root["updateInterval"] = updateInterval;
+        root["defaultColor"] = defaultColor;
+    }
+    void fromJsonObject(JsonObject& json) {
+        pin = getIntAttrFromJson(json, "pin");
+        length = getIntAttrFromJson(json, "length");
+        brightness = getIntAttrFromJson(json, "brightness");
+        updateInterval = getIntAttrFromJson(json, "updateInterval");
+        defaultColor = getIntAttrFromJson(json, "defaultColor");
+    }
 };
 
 struct NeoPatternDto : public JsonStruct {
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index f65c106..09cc2af 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ lib_deps = ${common.lib_deps}
     painlessMesh
     ESP8266mDNS
     ArduinoOTA
+    ArduinoJson
     ESP Async WebServer
     ESPAsyncTCP
     Adafruit NeoPixel
diff --git a/src/IlluCat.h b/src/IlluCat.h
index e228ca5..2ae54af 100644
--- a/src/IlluCat.h
+++ b/src/IlluCat.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "NeoPattern.cpp"
-#include "NeoPatternDto.cpp"
+#include "NeoPatternDto.h"
 #include "NeoPattern_api_json.h"
 #include "NeoPattern_api_modes.cpp"
 #include "utils_print.h"
@@ -22,22 +22,29 @@ using namespace std::placeholders;
 
 class IlluCat : public MeshSprocket {
     public:
-        NeoPixelConfig pixelConfig;
         NeoPattern* pixels;
         NeoPatternDto state;
         Task animation;
         AsyncWebServer* server;
+        
+        NeoPixelConfig pixelConfig;
+        SprocketConfig sprocketConfig; 
+        OtaConfig otaConfig;
+        WebServerConfig webConfig;
 
-        IlluCat(SprocketConfig cfg, OtaConfig otaCfg, WebServerConfig webCfg, NeoPixelConfig pixelCfg) : MeshSprocket(cfg) {
-            pixelConfig = pixelCfg;
-            pixels = new NeoPattern(pixelCfg.length, pixelCfg.pin, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
-            server = new AsyncWebServer(80);
-            addPlugin(new OtaTcpPlugin(otaCfg));
-            addPlugin(new WebServerPlugin(webCfg, server));
-            addPlugin(new WebConfigPlugin(server));
-            addPlugin(new PixelPlugin(pixelConfig, pixels));
+        IlluCat(SprocketConfig cfg, OtaConfig otaCfg, WebServerConfig webCfg/* , NeoPixelConfig pixelCfg */) : MeshSprocket(cfg) {
+            //pixelConfig = pixelCfg;
 
-            scanningAnimation();
+            sprocketConfig = cfg;
+            otaConfig = otaCfg;
+            webConfig = webCfg;
+
+            pixelConfig.pin = 4;
+            pixelConfig.length = 8;
+            pixelConfig.brightness = 32;
+            pixelConfig.updateInterval = 100;
+            pixelConfig.defaultColor = 100;
+            
         }
         void scanningAnimation() {
             pixels->Scanner(pixels->Wheel(COLOR_NOT_CONNECTED), pixelConfig.updateInterval);
@@ -48,19 +55,27 @@ class IlluCat : public MeshSprocket {
         }
         Sprocket* activate(Scheduler* scheduler, Network* network) {
             // call parent method that enables dispatching and plugins
-            MeshSprocket::activate(scheduler, network);
+            net = static_cast<MeshNet*>(network);
             net->mesh.onNewConnection(bind(&IlluCat::newConnection,this, _1));
             net->mesh.onChangedConnections(bind(&IlluCat::connectionChanged,this));
             
+            if(SPIFFS.begin()){
+                pixelConfig.fromFile("/config.json");
+            }
+            pixels = new NeoPattern(pixelConfig.length, pixelConfig.pin, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
+            server = new AsyncWebServer(80);
+            addPlugin(new OtaTcpPlugin(otaConfig));
+            addPlugin(new WebServerPlugin(webConfig, server));
+            addPlugin(new WebConfigPlugin(server));
+            addPlugin(new PixelPlugin(pixelConfig, pixels));
+
+            scanningAnimation();
+
             // FIXME OnDisable is triggered after last scan, aprx. 10 sec
             net->mesh.stationScan.task.setOnDisable(bind(&IlluCat::defaultAnimation,this));
-            return this;
+            return MeshSprocket::activate(scheduler, network);;
         } using MeshSprocket::activate;
 
-        void animate(){
-            pixels->Update();
-        }
-
         void onMessage( uint32_t from, String &msg ) {
             PRINT_MSG(Serial, SPROCKET_TYPE, "msg from %u = %s\n", from, msg.c_str());
             state.fromJsonString(msg);
diff --git a/src/PixelPlugin.h b/src/PixelPlugin.h
index 09d33b8..8345da0 100644
--- a/src/PixelPlugin.h
+++ b/src/PixelPlugin.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "TaskSchedulerDeclarations.h"
 #include "MeshNet.h"
 #include "Plugin.h"
+#include "NeoPatternDto.h"
 #include "NeoPattern.cpp"
 
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f2fff0f..440847f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ MeshNet net({
 IlluCat sprocket(
     { STARTUP_DELAY, SERIAL_BAUD_RATE },
     { OTA_PORT, OTA_PASSWORD },
-    { WEB_CONTEXT_PATH, WEB_DOC_ROOT, WEB_DEFAULT_FILE },
-    { LED_STRIP_PIN, LED_STRIP_LENGTH, LED_STRIP_BRIGHTNESS, LED_STRIP_UPDATE_INTERVAL, LED_STRIP_DEFAULT_COLOR }
+    { WEB_CONTEXT_PATH, WEB_DOC_ROOT, WEB_DEFAULT_FILE }/* ,
+    { LED_STRIP_PIN, LED_STRIP_LENGTH, LED_STRIP_BRIGHTNESS, LED_STRIP_UPDATE_INTERVAL, LED_STRIP_DEFAULT_COLOR } */
 );
 
 void setup() {