diff --git a/cmd/common.go b/cmd/common.go
index 7cb69e80..f01d296a 100644
--- a/cmd/common.go
+++ b/cmd/common.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ func addDatabaseFlags(command *cobra.Command) {
 
 func addNitroFlags(command *cobra.Command) {
 	// nitro flags
+	command.PersistentFlags().Bool("nitro-run-node-in-process", false, "nitro run node in process")
+
 	command.PersistentFlags().String("nitro-pk", "", "nitro pk")
 	command.PersistentFlags().String("nitro-chain-pk", "", "nitro chainPk")
 	command.PersistentFlags().String("nitro-chain-url", "", "nitro chainUrl")
@@ -47,13 +49,19 @@ func addNitroFlags(command *cobra.Command) {
 	command.PersistentFlags().Bool("nitro-use-durable-store", false, "nitro useDurableStore")
 	command.PersistentFlags().String("nitro-durable-store-folder", "", "nitro durableStoreFolder")
 
+	command.PersistentFlags().String("nitro-endpoint", "", "nitro endpoint")
+
 	// nitro flag bindings
-	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.pk", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-pk"))
-	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.chainPk", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-chain-pk"))
-	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.chainUrl", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-chain-url"))
-	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.naAddress", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-na-address"))
-	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.vpaAddress", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-vpa-address"))
-	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.caAddress", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-ca-address"))
-	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.useDurableStore", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-use-durable-store"))
-	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.durableStoreFolder", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-durable-store"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.runNodeInProcess", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-run-node-in-process"))
+
+	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.inProcesssNode.pk", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-pk"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.inProcesssNode.chainPk", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-chain-pk"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.inProcesssNode.chainUrl", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-chain-url"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.inProcesssNode.naAddress", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-na-address"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.inProcesssNode.vpaAddress", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-vpa-address"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.inProcesssNode.caAddress", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-ca-address"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.inProcesssNode.useDurableStore", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-use-durable-store"))
+	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.inProcesssNode.durableStoreFolder", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-durable-store"))
+
+	viper.BindPFlag("nitro.remoteNode.nitroEndpoint", command.PersistentFlags().Lookup("nitro-endpoint"))
 }
diff --git a/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/serve.go
index c1c1a7e0..afda013b 100644
--- a/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve.go
@@ -92,15 +92,14 @@ func serve() {
 
 	server.Serve(wg)
 
-	// TODO: Read from config file
-	runNitroInProcess := false
-	nitroEndpoint := "127.0.0.1:4005/api/v1"
 	var voucherValidator paymentsmanager.VoucherValidator
 
-	if runNitroInProcess {
+	// TODO: Refactor into a function / subcommand
+	nitroConfig := serverConfig.Nitro
+	if nitroConfig.RunNodeInProcess {
 		log.Info("Running an in-process Nitro node")
 
-		nitroNode, err := initializeNitroNode(serverConfig.Nitro)
+		nitroNode, err := initNitroNode(&nitroConfig.InProcessNode)
 		if err != nil {
 			logWithCommand.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func serve() {
 			logWithCommand.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		nitroRpcServer, err := initializeNitroRpcServer(nitroNode, pm, &cert, rpcPort)
+		nitroRpcServer, err := initNitroRpcServer(nitroNode, pm, &cert, rpcPort)
 		if err != nil {
 			logWithCommand.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -132,12 +131,7 @@ func serve() {
 	} else {
 		log.Info("Connecting to a remote Nitro node")
 
-		clientConnection, err := nitroHttpTransport.NewHttpTransportAsClient(nitroEndpoint, 10*time.Millisecond)
-		if err != nil {
-			logWithCommand.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		nitroRpcClient, err := nitroRpc.NewRpcClient(clientConnection)
+		nitroRpcClient, err := initNitroRpcClient(&nitroConfig.RemoteNode)
 		if err != nil {
 			logWithCommand.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -422,19 +416,19 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // https://github.com/cerc-io/go-nitro/blob/release-v0.1.1-ts-port-0.1.7/internal/node/node.go#L17
-func initializeNitroNode(nitroConfig *s.NitroConfig) (*nitroNode.Node, error) {
+func initNitroNode(config *s.InProcessNitroNodeConfig) (*nitroNode.Node, error) {
 	// TODO: Read from config file
-	pkString := nitroConfig.Pk
-	useDurableStore := nitroConfig.UseDurableStore
-	durableStoreFolder := nitroConfig.DurableStoreFolder
+	pkString := config.Pk
+	useDurableStore := config.UseDurableStore
+	durableStoreFolder := config.DurableStoreFolder
 	msgPort := 3005
 	wsMsgPort := 5005
-	chainUrl := nitroConfig.ChainUrl
+	chainUrl := config.ChainUrl
 	chainStartBlock := uint64(0)
-	chainPk := nitroConfig.ChainPk
-	naAddress := nitroConfig.NaAddress
-	vpaAddress := nitroConfig.VpaAddress
-	caAddress := nitroConfig.CaAddress
+	chainPk := config.ChainPk
+	naAddress := config.NaAddress
+	vpaAddress := config.VpaAddress
+	caAddress := config.CaAddress
 
 	chainAuthToken := ""
 	publicIp := "0.0.0.0"
@@ -498,7 +492,7 @@ func initializeNitroNode(nitroConfig *s.NitroConfig) (*nitroNode.Node, error) {
 	return &node, nil
 }
 
-func initializeNitroRpcServer(node *nitroNode.Node, pm paymentsmanager.PaymentsManager, cert *tls.Certificate, rpcPort int) (*nitroRpc.RpcServer, error) {
+func initNitroRpcServer(node *nitroNode.Node, pm paymentsmanager.PaymentsManager, cert *tls.Certificate, rpcPort int) (*nitroRpc.RpcServer, error) {
 	var transport transport.Responder
 	var err error
 
@@ -516,3 +510,12 @@ func initializeNitroRpcServer(node *nitroNode.Node, pm paymentsmanager.PaymentsM
 	slog.Info("Completed Nitro RPC server initialization")
 	return rpcServer, nil
 }
+
+func initNitroRpcClient(config *s.RemoteNitroNodeConfig) (nitroRpc.RpcClientApi, error) {
+	clientConnection, err := nitroHttpTransport.NewHttpTransportAsClient(config.NitroEndpoint, 10*time.Millisecond)
+	if err != nil {
+		logWithCommand.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	return nitroRpc.NewRpcClient(clientConnection)
+}
diff --git a/environments/example.toml b/environments/example.toml
index 9e8982f4..a848a3da 100644
--- a/environments/example.toml
+++ b/environments/example.toml
@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@
     networkID = "1" # $ETH_NETWORK_ID
 
 [nitro]
+    runNodeInProcess = false # NITRO_RUN_NODE_IN_PROCESS
+
+    [nitro.inProcesssNode]
     pk = "" # NITRO_PK
     chainPk = "" # NITRO_CHAIN_PK
-    chainUrl = "" # NITRO_CHAIN_URL
+        chainUrl = "ws://127.0.0.1:8545" # NITRO_CHAIN_URL
     naAddress = "" # NITRO_NA_ADDRESS
     vpaAddress = "" # NITRO_VPA_ADDRESS
     caAddress = "" # NITRO_CA_ADDRESS
-    useDurableStore = false # NITRO_USE_DURABLE_STORE
-    durableStoreFolder = "" # NITRO_DURABLE_STORE_FOLDER
+        useDurableStore = true # NITRO_USE_DURABLE_STORE
+        durableStoreFolder = "./data/nitronode" # NITRO_DURABLE_STORE_FOLDER
+
+    [nitro.remoteNode]
+        nitroEndpoint = "127.0.0.1:4005/api/v1" # NITRO_ENDPOINT
diff --git a/pkg/serve/config.go b/pkg/serve/config.go
index 45998b1f..e1d0f732 100644
--- a/pkg/serve/config.go
+++ b/pkg/serve/config.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ const (
 	DATABASE_MAX_OPEN_CONNECTIONS = "DATABASE_MAX_OPEN_CONNECTIONS"
 	DATABASE_MAX_CONN_LIFETIME    = "DATABASE_MAX_CONN_LIFETIME"
 
+	NITRO_RUN_NODE_IN_PROCESS  = "NITRO_RUN_NODE_IN_PROCESS"
 	NITRO_PK                   = "NITRO_PK"
 	NITRO_CHAIN_PK             = "NITRO_CHAIN_PK"
 	NITRO_CHAIN_URL            = "NITRO_CHAIN_URL"
@@ -88,9 +89,10 @@ const (
 	NITRO_CA_ADDRESS           = "NITRO_CA_ADDRESS"
 	NITRO_USE_DURABLE_STORE    = "NITRO_USE_DURABLE_STORE"
 	NITRO_DURABLE_STORE_FOLDER = "NITRO_DURABLE_STORE_FOLDER"
+	NITRO_ENDPOINT             = "NITRO_ENDPOINT"
 )
 
-type NitroConfig struct {
+type InProcessNitroNodeConfig struct {
 	Pk                 string
 	ChainPk            string
 	ChainUrl           string
@@ -101,6 +103,16 @@ type NitroConfig struct {
 	DurableStoreFolder string
 }
 
+type RemoteNitroNodeConfig struct {
+	NitroEndpoint string
+}
+
+type NitroConfig struct {
+	RunNodeInProcess bool
+	InProcessNode    InProcessNitroNodeConfig
+	RemoteNode       RemoteNitroNodeConfig
+}
+
 // Config struct
 type Config struct {
 	DB       *sqlx.DB
@@ -305,25 +317,33 @@ func (c *Config) dbInit() {
 }
 
 func (c *Config) loadNitroConfig() {
-	c.Nitro = &NitroConfig{}
+	c.Nitro = &NitroConfig{InProcessNode: InProcessNitroNodeConfig{}, RemoteNode: RemoteNitroNodeConfig{}}
 
-	viper.BindEnv("nitro.pk", NITRO_PK)
-	viper.BindEnv("nitro.chainPk", NITRO_CHAIN_PK)
-	viper.BindEnv("nitro.chainUrl", NITRO_CHAIN_URL)
-	viper.BindEnv("nitro.naAddress", NITRO_NA_ADDRESS)
-	viper.BindEnv("nitro.vpaAddress", NITRO_VPA_ADDRESS)
-	viper.BindEnv("nitro.caAddress", NITRO_CA_ADDRESS)
-	viper.BindEnv("nitro.useDurableStore", NITRO_USE_DURABLE_STORE)
-	viper.BindEnv("nitro.durableStoreFolder", NITRO_DURABLE_STORE_FOLDER)
+	viper.BindEnv("nitro.runNodeInProcess", NITRO_RUN_NODE_IN_PROCESS)
 
-	c.Nitro.Pk = viper.GetString("nitro.pk")
-	c.Nitro.ChainPk = viper.GetString("nitro.chainPk")
-	c.Nitro.ChainUrl = viper.GetString("nitro.chainUrl")
-	c.Nitro.NaAddress = viper.GetString("nitro.naAddress")
-	c.Nitro.VpaAddress = viper.GetString("nitro.vpaAddress")
-	c.Nitro.CaAddress = viper.GetString("nitro.caAddress")
-	c.Nitro.UseDurableStore = viper.GetBool("nitro.useDurableStore")
-	c.Nitro.DurableStoreFolder = viper.GetString("nitro.durableStoreFolder")
+	viper.BindEnv("nitro.inProcesssNode.pk", NITRO_PK)
+	viper.BindEnv("nitro.inProcesssNode.chainPk", NITRO_CHAIN_PK)
+	viper.BindEnv("nitro.inProcesssNode.chainUrl", NITRO_CHAIN_URL)
+	viper.BindEnv("nitro.inProcesssNode.naAddress", NITRO_NA_ADDRESS)
+	viper.BindEnv("nitro.inProcesssNode.vpaAddress", NITRO_VPA_ADDRESS)
+	viper.BindEnv("nitro.inProcesssNode.caAddress", NITRO_CA_ADDRESS)
+	viper.BindEnv("nitro.inProcesssNode.useDurableStore", NITRO_USE_DURABLE_STORE)
+	viper.BindEnv("nitro.inProcesssNode.durableStoreFolder", NITRO_DURABLE_STORE_FOLDER)
+
+	viper.BindEnv("nitro.remoteNode.nitroEndpoint", NITRO_ENDPOINT)
+
+	c.Nitro.RunNodeInProcess = viper.GetBool("nitro.runNodeInProcess")
+
+	c.Nitro.InProcessNode.Pk = viper.GetString("nitro.inProcesssNode.pk")
+	c.Nitro.InProcessNode.ChainPk = viper.GetString("nitro.inProcesssNode.chainPk")
+	c.Nitro.InProcessNode.ChainUrl = viper.GetString("nitro.inProcesssNode.chainUrl")
+	c.Nitro.InProcessNode.NaAddress = viper.GetString("nitro.inProcesssNode.naAddress")
+	c.Nitro.InProcessNode.VpaAddress = viper.GetString("nitro.inProcesssNode.vpaAddress")
+	c.Nitro.InProcessNode.CaAddress = viper.GetString("nitro.inProcesssNode.caAddress")
+	c.Nitro.InProcessNode.UseDurableStore = viper.GetBool("nitro.inProcesssNode.useDurableStore")
+	c.Nitro.InProcessNode.DurableStoreFolder = viper.GetString("nitro.inProcesssNode.durableStoreFolder")
+
+	c.Nitro.RemoteNode.NitroEndpoint = viper.GetString("nitro.remoteNode.nitroEndpoint")
 }
 
 func (c *Config) loadGroupCacheConfig() {