diff --git a/gitignore_generator/config.py b/gitignore_generator/config.py
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+"""Configuration management for gitignore-generator."""
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+import yaml
+
+
+class Config:
+    """Configuration management class."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config_path: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Initialize configuration."""
+        if config_path is None:
+            config_path = os.environ.get(
+                "GITIGNORE_CONFIG",
+                str(Path(__file__).parent.parent / ".gitignore-generator" / "config.yaml")
+            )
+        self.config_path = Path(config_path)
+        self._config = self._load_config()
+
+    def _load_config(self) -> dict:
+        """Load configuration from file."""
+        if self.config_path.exists():
+            with open(self.config_path, "r") as f:
+                return yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+        return {}
+
+    @property
+    def template_dir(self) -> Path:
+        """Get template directory path."""
+        env_dir = os.environ.get("TEMPLATE_DIR")
+        if env_dir:
+            return Path(env_dir)
+        config_dir = self._config.get("template_dir")
+        if config_dir:
+            return Path(__file__).parent / config_dir
+        return Path(__file__).parent / "templates"
+
+    @property
+    def default_output(self) -> str:
+        """Get default output file name."""
+        env_output = os.environ.get("GITIGNORE_DEFAULT_FILE")
+        if env_output:
+            return env_output
+        config_output = self._config.get("default_output")
+        if config_output:
+            return config_output
+        return ".gitignore"
+
+    @property
+    def custom_templates_dir(self) -> Path:
+        """Get custom templates directory path."""
+        custom_dir = self._config.get("custom_templates_dir", "~/.config/gitignore-generator/templates")
+        return Path(custom_dir).expanduser()
+
+    def get_template_path(self, template_name: str, category: str = "languages") -> Optional[Path]:
+        """Get the path to a template file."""
+        template_path = self.template_dir / category / f"{template_name}.gitignore"
+        if template_path.exists():
+            return template_path
+        return None
+
+
+config = Config()