diff --git a/src/cli_parser.rs b/src/cli_parser.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ddb9c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli_parser.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// A simple API to ping telegram bots and returns if it's online or not.
+// Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Awiteb <a@4rs.nl>
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0>.
+
+use std::{env, path::PathBuf};
+
+use crate::ServerError;
+
+pub(crate) const HELP_MESSAGE: &str = r#"Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Awiteb <a@4rs.nl>
+License GNU AGPL-3.0-or-later <https://gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0>
+This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
+There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+
+Git repository: https://git.4rs.nl/awiteb/telepingbot
+
+A simple API to ping telegram bots and returns if it's online or not
+
+Usage: telepingbot [OPTIONS]
+
+Options:
+  -c, --config <CONFIG_FILE>  The config toml file
+  -V, --version               Print version
+  --help                      Print this message
+
+Please report bugs to <https://git.4rs.nl/awiteb/telepingbot/issues>."#;
+
+/// The server accepted args
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct Args {
+    /// The config file location, default to `config.toml`
+    pub config_file: PathBuf,
+    /// The version flag, the user want the server version
+    pub version:     bool,
+    /// The help flag, the user want to show the help message
+    pub help:        bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for Args {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            config_file: "config.toml".into(),
+            version:     false,
+            help:        false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Args {
+    /// Parse the cli input
+    pub(crate) fn parse() -> crate::ServerResult<Self> {
+        let mut user_args = env::args_os().skip(1);
+        let mut args = Self::default();
+
+        while let Some(arg) = user_args.next() {
+            if let Some(str_arg) = arg.to_str() {
+                match str_arg {
+                    "-V" | "--version" => args.version = true,
+                    "--help" => args.help = true,
+                    "-c" | "--config" => {
+                        args.config_file = user_args
+                            .next()
+                            .ok_or_else(|| {
+                                ServerError::CliParse(
+                                    "The `-c`/`--config` does't have the config path".to_owned(),
+                                )
+                            })?
+                            .into()
+                    }
+                    unknowun => {
+                        return Err(ServerError::CliParse(format!("Unknowun arg `{unknowun}`")));
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                return Err(ServerError::CliParse(
+                    "Invalid argument string provided".to_owned(),
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(args)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if the server should stop
+    pub(crate) fn stop(&self) -> bool {
+        const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+
+        if self.help {
+            println!("{HELP_MESSAGE}");
+        } else if self.version {
+            println!("telepingbot v{VERSION}");
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        true
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 40cfa7f..e31f34d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use salvo::{conn::TcpListener, Listener};
 
 mod api;
+mod cli_parser;
 mod errors;
 mod superbot;
 mod traits;
@@ -60,6 +61,12 @@ async fn try_main() -> ServerResult<()> {
     pretty_env_logger::init();
     dotenv::dotenv().ok();
     log::info!("Starting the API");
+    let cli_args = cli_parser::Args::parse()?;
+
+    if cli_args.stop() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
 
     let bots: Vec<String> = fs::read_to_string("bots.txt")?
         .lines()