diff --git a/.github/workflows/license.yml b/.github/workflows/license.yml
index 6f61797..209b092 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
+# The Licensed Work is (c) 2023 Sygma
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
 
 on: [pull_request]
 name: License check
 env:
   GO111MODULE: on 
   
+jobs:
   license-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: golang:1.19
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - run: make license
+      - run: go install github.com/google/addlicense@latest
 
-      - name: license updated check
-        run: git diff --exit-code
\ No newline at end of file
+      - run: make license-check
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d4013b8..33240c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ all: help
 license:
 	@echo "  >  \033[32mAdding license headers...\033[0m "
 	GO111MODULE=off go get -u github.com/google/addlicense
-	addlicense -v -c "Sygma" -f ./scripts/header.txt -y 2021 -ignore ".idea/**"  .
+	addlicense -v -c "Sygma" -f ./scripts/header.txt -y 2023 -ignore ".idea/**"  .
+
+## license-check: Checks for missing license headers
+license-check:
+	@echo "  >  \033[Checking for license headers...\033[0m "
+	GO111MODULE=off go get -u github.com/google/addlicense
+	addlicense -check -c "Sygma" -f ./scripts/header.txt -y 2021 -ignore ".idea/**" .
 
 coverage:
 	go tool cover -func cover.out | grep total | awk '{print $3}'
diff --git a/chains/evm/config/config.go b/chains/evm/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5587587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chains/evm/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// The Licensed Work is (c) 2023 Sygma
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
+
+package config
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig"
+	"github.com/sygmaprotocol/spectre-node/config"
+)
+
+type EVMConfig struct {
+	config.BaseNetworkConfig
+	Router             string `required:"true"`
+	Executor           string `required:"true"`
+	BlockConfirmations uint8  `default:"5"`
+}
+
+// LoadEVMConfig loads EVM config from the environment and validates the fields
+func LoadEVMConfig(domainID uint8) (*EVMConfig, error) {
+	var c EVMConfig
+	err := envconfig.Process(fmt.Sprintf("%s_DOMAINS_%d", config.PREFIX, domainID), &c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &c, nil
+}
diff --git a/chains/evm/config/config_test.go b/chains/evm/config/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bdeefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chains/evm/config/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// The Licensed Work is (c) 2023 Sygma
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
+
+package config_test
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/sygmaprotocol/spectre-node/chains/evm/config"
+	baseConfig "github.com/sygmaprotocol/spectre-node/config"
+)
+
+type EVMConfigTestSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+}
+
+func TestRunEVMConfigTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(EVMConfigTestSuite))
+}
+
+func (s *EVMConfigTestSuite) Test_LoadEVMConfig_MissingField() {
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_1_ID", "1")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_1_ENDPOINT", "http://endpoint.com")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_1_KEY", "key")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_1_EXECUTOR", "executor")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_2_ROUTER", "invalid")
+
+	_, err := config.LoadEVMConfig(1)
+
+	s.NotNil(err)
+}
+
+func (s *EVMConfigTestSuite) Test_LoadEVMConfig_SuccessfulLoad() {
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_1_ID", "1")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_1_ENDPOINT", "http://endpoint.com")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_1_KEY", "key")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_1_EXECUTOR", "executor")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_1_ROUTER", "router")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_DOMAINS_2_ROUTER", "invalid")
+
+	c, err := config.LoadEVMConfig(1)
+
+	s.Nil(err)
+	s.Equal(c, &config.EVMConfig{
+		BaseNetworkConfig: baseConfig.BaseNetworkConfig{
+			ID:       1,
+			Key:      "key",
+			Endpoint: "http://endpoint.com",
+		},
+		Router:             "router",
+		Executor:           "executor",
+		BlockConfirmations: 5,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b90ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// The Licensed Work is (c) 2023 Sygma
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
+
+package config
+
+import "github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig"
+
+const PREFIX = "SPECTRE"
+
+type Config struct {
+	Observability *Observability `env_config:"observability"`
+	Prover        *Prover        `env_config:"prover"`
+}
+
+type Observability struct {
+	LogLevel string `default:"debug" split_words:"true"`
+	LogFile  string `default:"out.log" split_words:"true"`
+}
+
+type Prover struct {
+	URL string `required:"true"`
+}
+
+// LoadConfig loads config from the environment and validates the fields
+func LoadConfig() (*Config, error) {
+	var c Config
+	err := envconfig.Process(PREFIX, &c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &c, nil
+}
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9871a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// The Licensed Work is (c) 2023 Sygma
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
+
+package config_test
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+	"github.com/sygmaprotocol/spectre-node/config"
+)
+
+type ConfigTestSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+}
+
+func TestRunConfigTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(ConfigTestSuite))
+}
+
+func (c *ConfigTestSuite) TearDownTest() {
+	os.Clearenv()
+}
+
+func (s *ConfigTestSuite) Test_LoadConfig_MissingField() {
+	_, err := config.LoadConfig()
+
+	s.NotNil(err)
+}
+
+func (s *ConfigTestSuite) Test_LoadConfig_DefaultValues() {
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_PROVER_URL", "http://prover.com")
+
+	c, err := config.LoadConfig()
+
+	s.Nil(err)
+	s.Equal(c, &config.Config{
+		Observability: &config.Observability{
+			LogLevel: "debug",
+			LogFile:  "out.log",
+		},
+		Prover: &config.Prover{
+			URL: "http://prover.com",
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func (s *ConfigTestSuite) Test_LoadEVMConfig_SuccessfulLoad() {
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_OBSERVABILITY_LOG_LEVEL", "info")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_OBSERVABILITY_LOG_FILE", "out2.log")
+	os.Setenv("SPECTRE_PROVER_URL", "http://prover.com")
+
+	c, err := config.LoadConfig()
+
+	s.Nil(err)
+	s.Equal(c, &config.Config{
+		Observability: &config.Observability{
+			LogLevel: "info",
+			LogFile:  "out2.log",
+		},
+		Prover: &config.Prover{
+			URL: "http://prover.com",
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/config/network.go b/config/network.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0f19da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/network.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// The Licensed Work is (c) 2023 Sygma
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
+
+package config
+
+type BaseNetworkConfig struct {
+	ID       uint8  `required:"true"`
+	Endpoint string `required:"true"`
+	Key      string `required:"true"`
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 25933c4..b5c2089 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,5 +3,12 @@ module github.com/sygmaprotocol/spectre-node
 go 1.19
 
 require (
-	
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+	github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig v1.4.0
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cddb33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig v1.4.0 h1:Im6hONhd3pLkfDFsbRgu68RDNkGF1r3dvMUtDTo2cv8=
+github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig v1.4.0/go.mod h1:cccZRl6mQpaq41TPp5QxidR+Sa3axMbJDNb//FQX6Gg=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=