diff --git a/mobilizon_bots/cli.py b/mobilizon_bots/cli.py
index 65dd7b4..52a762a 100644
--- a/mobilizon_bots/cli.py
+++ b/mobilizon_bots/cli.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import logging.config
 import sys
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 
-from config import settings
+from mobilizon_bots.config.config import settings
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/mobilizon_bots/config.py b/mobilizon_bots/config.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 44113ed..0000000
--- a/mobilizon_bots/config.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-from dynaconf import Dynaconf, Validator
-
-settings = Dynaconf(
-    environments=True,
-    envvar_prefix="MOBILIZON_BOTS",
-    settings_files=[
-        "mobilizon_bots/settings.toml",
-        "mobilizon_bots/.secrets.toml",
-        "/etc/mobilizon_bots.toml",
-        "/etc/mobilizon_bots_secrets.toml",
-    ],
-    validators=[
-        # Ensure some parameters exists (are required)
-        Validator("local_state_dir", "log_dir", "db_path", must_exist=True),
-        # Ensure some parameter mets a condition
-        # conditions: (eq, ne, lt, gt, lte, gte, identity, is_type_of, is_in, is_not_in)
-        Validator("local_state_dir", "log_dir", "db_path", is_type_of=str),
-        # check file or directory
-        # validate a value is eq in specific env
-        # Validator('PROJECT', eq='hello_world', env='production'),
-        #
-        # # Ensure some parameter (string) meets a condition
-        # # conditions: (len_eq, len_ne, len_min, len_max, cont)
-        # # Determines the minimum and maximum length for the value
-        # Validator("NAME", len_min=3, len_max=125),
-        #
-        # # Signifies the presence of the value in a set, text or word
-        # Validator("DEV_SERVERS", cont='localhost'),
-        #
-        # # Checks whether the length is the same as defined.
-        # Validator("PORT", len_eq=4),
-    ],
-)
-
-settings.validators.validate()
diff --git a/mobilizon_bots/config/__init__.py b/mobilizon_bots/config/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/mobilizon_bots/config/config.py b/mobilizon_bots/config/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f5ece1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobilizon_bots/config/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from dynaconf import Dynaconf, Validator
+
+from mobilizon_bots.config import strategies, publishers
+from mobilizon_bots.config.publishers import publisher_names
+
+SETTINGS_FILE = [
+    "mobilizon_bots/settings.toml",
+    "mobilizon_bots/.secrets.toml",
+    "/etc/mobilizon_bots.toml",
+    "/etc/mobilizon_bots_secrets.toml",
+]
+ENVVAR_PREFIX = "MOBILIZON_BOTS"
+base_validators = [Validator("selection.strategy", must_exist=True)] + [
+    Validator(f"publisher.{publisher_name}.active", must_exist=True, is_type_of=bool)
+    for publisher_name in publisher_names
+]
+
+raw_settings = Dynaconf(
+    environments=True,
+    envvar_prefix=ENVVAR_PREFIX,
+    settings_files=SETTINGS_FILE,
+    validators=base_validators,
+)
+
+strategy_validators = strategies.get_validators(raw_settings)
+publisher_validators = publishers.get_validators(raw_settings)
+
+settings = Dynaconf(
+    environments=True,
+    envvar_prefix=ENVVAR_PREFIX,
+    settings_files=SETTINGS_FILE,
+    validators=base_validators + strategy_validators + publisher_validators,
+)
+# TODO use validation control in dynaconf 3.2.0 once released
+settings.validators.validate()
diff --git a/mobilizon_bots/config/publishers.py b/mobilizon_bots/config/publishers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0209232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobilizon_bots/config/publishers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from dynaconf import Validator
+
+telegram_validators = [Validator("publisher.telegram.chat_id", must_exist=True)]
+zulip_validators = []
+mastodon_validators = []
+twitter_validators = []
+facebook_validators = []
+
+publisher_name_to_validators = {
+    "telegram": telegram_validators,
+    "facebook": facebook_validators,
+    "twitter": twitter_validators,
+    "mastodon": mastodon_validators,
+    "zulip": zulip_validators,
+}
+publisher_names = publisher_name_to_validators.keys()
+
+
+def get_active_publishers(settings):
+    return filter(
+        lambda publisher_name: settings["publisher"][publisher_name]["active"],
+        publisher_names,
+    )
+
+
+def get_validators(settings):
+    active_publishers = get_active_publishers(settings)
+    validators = []
+    for publisher in active_publishers:
+        validators += publisher_name_to_validators[publisher]
+    return validators
diff --git a/mobilizon_bots/config/strategies.py b/mobilizon_bots/config/strategies.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..525216b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobilizon_bots/config/strategies.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from dynaconf import Validator
+
+next_event_validators = [
+    Validator(
+        "selection.strategy_options.break_between_events_in_minutes", must_exist=True
+    )
+]
+
+
+strategy_name_to_validators = {"next_event": next_event_validators}
+
+
+def get_validators(settings):
+    return strategy_name_to_validators[settings["selection"]["strategy"]]
diff --git a/mobilizon_bots/settings.toml b/mobilizon_bots/settings.toml
index 5f7ead3..fed0e09 100644
--- a/mobilizon_bots/settings.toml
+++ b/mobilizon_bots/settings.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,24 @@ log_dir = "/var/log/mobots"
 db_name = "events.db"
 db_path = "@format {this.local_state_dir}/{this.db_name}"
 
+[default.selection]
+strategy = "next_event"
+
+[default.selection.strategy_options]
+break_between_events_in_minutes =5
+
+[default.publisher.telegram]
+active=true
+chat_id="pippo"
+[default.publisher.facebook]
+active=false
+[default.publisher.zulip]
+active=false
+[default.publisher.twitter]
+active=false
+[default.publisher.mastodon]
+active=false
+
 [default.logging]
 version = 1
 disable_existing_loggers = false