diff --git a/server/configs/cluster.conf b/server/configs/cluster.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99275dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/configs/cluster.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+# Cluster config file
+
+port: 4242
+net: apcera.me # net interface
+
+authorization {
+  user:     derek
+  password: bella
+  timeout:  1
+}
+
+pid_file: '/tmp/nats_cluster_test.pid'
+log_file: '/tmp/nats_cluster_test.log'
+
+cluster {
+  host: '127.0.0.1'
+  port: 4244
+
+  authorization {
+    user: route_user
+    password: top_secret
+    timeout: 1
+  }
+
+  # Routes are actively solicited and connected to from this server.
+  # Other servers can connect to us if they supply the correct credentials
+  # in their routes definitions from above.
+
+  routes = [
+    nats-route://foo:bar@apcera.me:4245
+    nats-route://foo:bar@apcera.me:4246
+  ]
+}
+
diff --git a/server/opts.go b/server/opts.go
index ee49be22..ea496ac6 100644
--- a/server/opts.go
+++ b/server/opts.go
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -11,24 +14,36 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Options struct {
-	Host           string        `json:"addr"`
-	Port           int           `json:"port"`
-	Trace          bool          `json:"-"`
-	Debug          bool          `json:"-"`
-	NoLog          bool          `json:"-"`
-	NoSigs         bool          `json:"-"`
-	Logtime        bool          `json:"-"`
-	MaxConn        int           `json:"max_connections"`
-	Username       string        `json:"user,omitempty"`
-	Password       string        `json:"-"`
-	Authorization  string        `json:"-"`
-	PingInterval   time.Duration `json:"ping_interval"`
-	MaxPingsOut    int           `json:"ping_max"`
-	HttpPort       int           `json:"http_port"`
-	SslTimeout     float64       `json:"ssl_timeout"`
-	AuthTimeout    float64       `json:"auth_timeout"`
-	MaxControlLine int           `json:"max_control_line"`
-	MaxPayload     int           `json:"max_payload"`
+	Host               string        `json:"addr"`
+	Port               int           `json:"port"`
+	Trace              bool          `json:"-"`
+	Debug              bool          `json:"-"`
+	NoLog              bool          `json:"-"`
+	NoSigs             bool          `json:"-"`
+	Logtime            bool          `json:"-"`
+	MaxConn            int           `json:"max_connections"`
+	Username           string        `json:"user,omitempty"`
+	Password           string        `json:"-"`
+	Authorization      string        `json:"-"`
+	PingInterval       time.Duration `json:"ping_interval"`
+	MaxPingsOut        int           `json:"ping_max"`
+	HttpPort           int           `json:"http_port"`
+	SslTimeout         float64       `json:"ssl_timeout"`
+	AuthTimeout        float64       `json:"auth_timeout"`
+	MaxControlLine     int           `json:"max_control_line"`
+	MaxPayload         int           `json:"max_payload"`
+	ClusterHost        string        `json:"addr"`
+	ClusterPort        int           `json:"port"`
+	ClusterUsername    string        `json:"-"`
+	ClusterPassword    string        `json:"-"`
+	ClusterAuthTimeout float64       `json:"auth_timeout"`
+	Routes             []*route      `json:"-"`
+}
+
+type authorization struct {
+	user    string
+	pass    string
+	timeout float64
 }
 
 // FIXME(dlc): Hacky
@@ -63,28 +78,74 @@ func ProcessConfigFile(configFile string) (*Options, error) {
 			opts.Logtime = v.(bool)
 		case "authorization":
 			am := v.(map[string]interface{})
-			for mk, mv := range am {
-				switch strings.ToLower(mk) {
-				case "user", "username":
-					opts.Username = mv.(string)
-				case "pass", "password":
-					opts.Password = mv.(string)
-				case "timeout":
-					at := float64(1)
-					switch mv.(type) {
-					case int64:
-						at = float64(mv.(int64))
-					case float64:
-						at = mv.(float64)
-					}
-					opts.AuthTimeout = at / float64(time.Second)
-				}
+			auth := parseAuthorization(am)
+			opts.Username = auth.user
+			opts.Password = auth.pass
+			opts.AuthTimeout = auth.timeout
+		case "cluster":
+			cm := v.(map[string]interface{})
+			if err := parseCluster(cm, opts); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	return opts, nil
 }
 
+// parseCluster will parse the cluster config.
+func parseCluster(cm map[string]interface{}, opts *Options) error {
+	for mk, mv := range cm {
+		switch strings.ToLower(mk) {
+		case "port":
+			opts.ClusterPort = int(mv.(int64))
+		case "host", "net":
+			opts.ClusterHost = mv.(string)
+		case "authorization":
+			am := mv.(map[string]interface{})
+			auth := parseAuthorization(am)
+			opts.ClusterUsername = auth.user
+			opts.ClusterPassword = auth.pass
+			opts.ClusterAuthTimeout = auth.timeout
+		case "routes":
+			ra := mv.([]interface{})
+			opts.Routes = make([]*route, 0, len(ra))
+			for _, r := range ra {
+				routeUrl := r.(string)
+				url, err := url.Parse(routeUrl)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("Error parsing route url [%q]", routeUrl)
+				}
+				route := &route{url: url}
+				opts.Routes = append(opts.Routes, route)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Helper function to parse Authorization configs.
+func parseAuthorization(am map[string]interface{}) authorization {
+	auth := authorization{}
+	for mk, mv := range am {
+		switch strings.ToLower(mk) {
+		case "user", "username":
+			auth.user = mv.(string)
+		case "pass", "password":
+			auth.pass = mv.(string)
+		case "timeout":
+			at := float64(1)
+			switch mv.(type) {
+			case int64:
+				at = float64(mv.(int64))
+			case float64:
+				at = mv.(float64)
+			}
+			auth.timeout = at / float64(time.Second)
+		}
+	}
+	return auth
+}
+
 // Will merge two options giving preference to the flagOpts if the item is present.
 func MergeOptions(fileOpts, flagOpts *Options) *Options {
 	if fileOpts == nil {
diff --git a/server/route.go b/server/route.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78e49712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/route.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2013 Apcera Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"net/url"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type route struct {
+	mu  sync.Mutex
+	url *url.URL
+}
diff --git a/server/routes_test.go b/server/routes_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1856777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright 2013 Apcera Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"net/url"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestRouteConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	opts, err := ProcessConfigFile("./configs/cluster.conf")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Received an error reading route config file: %v\n", err)
+	}
+
+	golden := &Options{
+		Host:               "apcera.me",
+		Port:               4242,
+		Username:           "derek",
+		Password:           "bella",
+		AuthTimeout:        1.0 / float64(time.Second),
+		ClusterHost:        "127.0.0.1",
+		ClusterPort:        4244,
+		ClusterUsername:    "route_user",
+		ClusterPassword:    "top_secret",
+		ClusterAuthTimeout: 1.0 / float64(time.Second),
+	}
+
+	// Setup URLs
+	r1, _ := url.Parse("nats-route://foo:bar@apcera.me:4245")
+	r2, _ := url.Parse("nats-route://foo:bar@apcera.me:4246")
+
+	golden.Routes = []*route{
+		&route{url: r1}, &route{url: r2},
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(golden, opts) {
+		t.Fatalf("Options are incorrect from config file.\nexpected: %+v\ngot: %+v",
+			golden, opts)
+	}
+}