diff --git a/cmd/config_job_local.go b/cmd/config_job_local.go
index ada9c1f..fca1961 100644
--- a/cmd/config_job_local.go
+++ b/cmd/config_job_local.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type LocalJob struct {
 	Debug             JobDebugSettings
 }
 
-func parseLocalJob(name string, i map[string]interface{}) (j *LocalJob, err error) {
+func parseLocalJob(c JobParsingContext, name string, i map[string]interface{}) (j *LocalJob, err error) {
 
 	var asMap struct {
 		Mapping           map[string]string
diff --git a/cmd/config_job_pull.go b/cmd/config_job_pull.go
index 37342e6..0855953 100644
--- a/cmd/config_job_pull.go
+++ b/cmd/config_job_pull.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type PullJob struct {
 	Debug             JobDebugSettings
 }
 
-func parsePullJob(name string, i map[string]interface{}) (j *PullJob, err error) {
+func parsePullJob(c JobParsingContext, name string, i map[string]interface{}) (j *PullJob, err error) {
 
 	var asMap struct {
 		Connect           map[string]interface{}
diff --git a/cmd/config_job_source.go b/cmd/config_job_source.go
index 7d4d8af..1dbdb33 100644
--- a/cmd/config_job_source.go
+++ b/cmd/config_job_source.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type SourceJob struct {
 	Debug          JobDebugSettings
 }
 
-func parseSourceJob(name string, i map[string]interface{}) (j *SourceJob, err error) {
+func parseSourceJob(c JobParsingContext, name string, i map[string]interface{}) (j *SourceJob, err error) {
 
 	var asMap struct {
 		Serve          map[string]interface{}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func parseSourceJob(name string, i map[string]interface{}) (j *SourceJob, err er
 
 	j = &SourceJob{Name: name}
 
-	if j.Serve, err = parseAuthenticatedChannelListenerFactory(asMap.Serve); err != nil {
+	if j.Serve, err = parseAuthenticatedChannelListenerFactory(c, asMap.Serve); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/config_parse.go b/cmd/config_parse.go
index a680ccc..6864105 100644
--- a/cmd/config_parse.go
+++ b/cmd/config_parse.go
@@ -3,13 +3,44 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"os"
 )
 
-func ParseConfig(path string) (config *Config, err error) {
+var ConfigFileDefaultLocations []string = []string{
+	"/etc/zrepl/zrepl.yml",
+	"/usr/local/etc/zrepl/zrepl.yml",
+}
+
+type ConfigParsingContext struct {
+	Global *Global
+}
+
+func ParseConfig(ctx context.Context, path string) (config *Config, err error) {
+
+	log := ctx.Value(contextKeyLog).(Logger)
+
+	if path == "" {
+		// Try default locations
+		for _, l := range ConfigFileDefaultLocations {
+			log.Printf("trying config location %s", l)
+			stat, err := os.Stat(l)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("stat error: %s", err)
+				continue
+			}
+			if !stat.Mode().IsRegular() {
+				log.Printf("warning: file at default location is not a regular file: %s", l)
+				continue
+			}
+			path = l
+			break
+		}
+	}
 
 	var i interface{}
 
@@ -48,10 +79,13 @@ func parseConfig(i interface{}) (c *Config, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	cpc := ConfigParsingContext{&c.Global}
+	jpc := JobParsingContext{cpc}
+
 	// Parse Jobs
 	c.Jobs = make(map[string]Job, len(asMap.Jobs))
 	for i := range asMap.Jobs {
-		job, err := parseJob(asMap.Jobs[i])
+		job, err := parseJob(jpc, asMap.Jobs[i])
 		if err != nil {
 			// Try to find its name
 			namei, ok := asMap.Jobs[i]["name"]
@@ -86,7 +120,11 @@ func extractStringField(i map[string]interface{}, key string, notempty bool) (fi
 	return
 }
 
-func parseJob(i map[string]interface{}) (j Job, err error) {
+type JobParsingContext struct {
+	ConfigParsingContext
+}
+
+func parseJob(c JobParsingContext, i map[string]interface{}) (j Job, err error) {
 
 	name, err := extractStringField(i, "name", true)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -101,11 +139,11 @@ func parseJob(i map[string]interface{}) (j Job, err error) {
 
 	switch jobtype {
 	case "pull":
-		return parsePullJob(name, i)
+		return parsePullJob(c, name, i)
 	case "source":
-		return parseSourceJob(name, i)
+		return parseSourceJob(c, name, i)
 	case "local":
-		return parseLocalJob(name, i)
+		return parseLocalJob(c, name, i)
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown job type '%s'", jobtype)
 	}
@@ -179,7 +217,7 @@ func parsePrunePolicy(v map[string]interface{}) (p PrunePolicy, err error) {
 
 }
 
-func parseAuthenticatedChannelListenerFactory(v map[string]interface{}) (p AuthenticatedChannelListenerFactory, err error) {
+func parseAuthenticatedChannelListenerFactory(c JobParsingContext, v map[string]interface{}) (p AuthenticatedChannelListenerFactory, err error) {
 
 	t, err := extractStringField(v, "type", true)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -188,7 +226,7 @@ func parseAuthenticatedChannelListenerFactory(v map[string]interface{}) (p Authe
 
 	switch t {
 	case "stdinserver":
-		return parseStdinserverListenerFactory(v)
+		return parseStdinserverListenerFactory(c, v)
 	default:
 		err = errors.Errorf("unknown type '%s'", t)
 		return
diff --git a/cmd/config_serve_stdinserver.go b/cmd/config_serve_stdinserver.go
index 3f411b5..a68c1d4 100644
--- a/cmd/config_serve_stdinserver.go
+++ b/cmd/config_serve_stdinserver.go
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import (
 
 type StdinserverListenerFactory struct {
 	ClientIdentity string `mapstructure:"client_identity"`
+	sockaddr       *net.UnixAddr
 }
 
-func parseStdinserverListenerFactory(i map[string]interface{}) (f *StdinserverListenerFactory, err error) {
+func parseStdinserverListenerFactory(c JobParsingContext, i map[string]interface{}) (f *StdinserverListenerFactory, err error) {
 
 	f = &StdinserverListenerFactory{}
 
@@ -26,11 +27,17 @@ func parseStdinserverListenerFactory(i map[string]interface{}) (f *StdinserverLi
 		err = errors.Errorf("must specify 'client_identity'")
 		return
 	}
+
+	f.sockaddr, err = stdinserverListenerSocket(c.Global.Serve.Stdinserver.SockDir, f.ClientIdentity)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
-func stdinserverListenerSockpath(clientIdentity string) (addr *net.UnixAddr, err error) {
-	sockpath := path.Join(conf.Global.Serve.Stdinserver.SockDir, clientIdentity)
+func stdinserverListenerSocket(sockdir, clientIdentity string) (addr *net.UnixAddr, err error) {
+	sockpath := path.Join(sockdir, clientIdentity)
 	addr, err = net.ResolveUnixAddr("unix", sockpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot resolve unix address")
@@ -40,9 +47,7 @@ func stdinserverListenerSockpath(clientIdentity string) (addr *net.UnixAddr, err
 
 func (f *StdinserverListenerFactory) Listen() (al AuthenticatedChannelListener, err error) {
 
-	unixaddr, err := stdinserverListenerSockpath(f.ClientIdentity)
-
-	sockdir := filepath.Dir(unixaddr.Name)
+	sockdir := filepath.Dir(f.sockaddr.Name)
 	sdstat, err := os.Stat(sockdir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot stat(2) sockdir '%s'", sockdir)
@@ -55,9 +60,9 @@ func (f *StdinserverListenerFactory) Listen() (al AuthenticatedChannelListener,
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("sockdir must not be world-accessible (permissions are %#o)", p)
 	}
 
-	ul, err := net.ListenUnix("unix", unixaddr) // TODO
+	ul, err := net.ListenUnix("unix", f.sockaddr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot listen on unix socket %s", unixaddr)
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot listen on unix socket %s", f.sockaddr)
 	}
 
 	l := &StdinserverListener{ul}
diff --git a/cmd/daemon.go b/cmd/daemon.go
index 08c3b11..f28ef4b 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
@@ -35,8 +36,21 @@ type Job interface {
 }
 
 func doDaemon(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	d := Daemon{}
-	d.Loop()
+
+	log := log.New(os.Stderr, "", log.LUTC|log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyLog, log)
+
+	conf, err := ParseConfig(ctx, rootArgs.configFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error parsing config: %s", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	d := NewDaemon(conf)
+	d.Loop(ctx)
+
 }
 
 type contextKey string
@@ -46,34 +60,38 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Daemon struct {
-	log Logger
+	conf *Config
 }
 
-func (d *Daemon) Loop() {
+func NewDaemon(initialConf *Config) *Daemon {
+	return &Daemon{initialConf}
+}
 
+func (d *Daemon) Loop(ctx context.Context) {
+
+	log := ctx.Value(contextKeyLog).(Logger)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
+	sigChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	finishs := make(chan Job)
-	cancels := make([]context.CancelFunc, len(conf.Jobs))
+
+	signal.Notify(sigChan, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
 
 	log.Printf("starting jobs from config")
 	i := 0
-	for _, job := range conf.Jobs {
+	for _, job := range d.conf.Jobs {
 		log.Printf("starting job %s", job.JobName())
 
 		logger := jobLogger{log, job.JobName()}
-		ctx := context.Background()
-		ctx, cancels[i] = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 		i++
-		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyLog, logger)
-
+		jobCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyLog, logger)
 		go func(j Job) {
-			j.JobStart(ctx)
+			j.JobStart(jobCtx)
 			finishs <- j
 		}(job)
 	}
 
-	sigChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(sigChan, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-
 	finishCount := 0
 outer:
 	for {
@@ -81,7 +99,7 @@ outer:
 		case j := <-finishs:
 			log.Printf("job finished: %s", j.JobName())
 			finishCount++
-			if finishCount == len(conf.Jobs) {
+			if finishCount == len(d.conf.Jobs) {
 				log.Printf("all jobs finished")
 				break outer
 			}
@@ -89,10 +107,7 @@ outer:
 		case sig := <-sigChan:
 			log.Printf("received signal: %s", sig)
 			log.Printf("cancelling all jobs")
-			for _, c := range cancels {
-				log.Printf("cancelling job")
-				c()
-			}
+			cancel()
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 2057617..1dde372 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -12,23 +12,14 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	golog "log"
 	"net/http"
 	_ "net/http/pprof"
-	"os"
 )
 
 type Logger interface {
 	Printf(format string, v ...interface{})
 }
 
-// global state / facilities
-var (
-	conf     *Config
-	logFlags int = golog.LUTC | golog.Ldate | golog.Ltime
-	log      Logger
-)
-
 var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "zrepl",
 	Short: "ZFS dataset replication",
@@ -46,15 +37,13 @@ var rootArgs struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
+	//cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&rootArgs.configFile, "config", "", "config file path")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&rootArgs.httpPprof, "debug.pprof.http", "", "run pprof http server on given port")
 }
 
 func initConfig() {
 
-	log = golog.New(os.Stderr, "", logFlags)
-
 	// CPU profiling
 	if rootArgs.httpPprof != "" {
 		go func() {
@@ -62,17 +51,6 @@ func initConfig() {
 		}()
 	}
 
-	// Config
-	if rootArgs.configFile == "" {
-		log.Printf("config file not set")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	var err error
-	if conf, err = ParseConfig(rootArgs.configFile); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("error parsing config: %s", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
 	return
 
 }
diff --git a/cmd/stdinserver.go b/cmd/stdinserver.go
index 185b269..a7e4038 100644
--- a/cmd/stdinserver.go
+++ b/cmd/stdinserver.go
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"context"
 	"github.com/ftrvxmtrx/fd"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"net"
 )
 
@@ -22,21 +24,27 @@ func init() {
 
 func cmdStdinServer(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
-	var err error
-	defer func() {
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("stdinserver exiting with error: %s", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-	}()
+	log := log.New(os.Stderr, "", log.LUTC|log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
+
+	die := func() {
+		log.Printf("stdinserver exiting after fatal error")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), contextKeyLog, log)
+	conf, err := ParseConfig(ctx, rootArgs.configFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error parsing config: %s", err)
+		die()
+	}
 
 	if len(args) != 1 || args[0] == "" {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("must specify client_identity as positional argument")
-		return
+		die()
 	}
 	identity := args[0]
 
-	unixaddr, err := stdinserverListenerSockpath(identity)
+	unixaddr, err := stdinserverListenerSocket(conf.Global.Serve.Stdinserver.SockDir, identity)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("%s", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -46,14 +54,14 @@ func cmdStdinServer(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	conn, err := net.DialUnix("unix", nil, unixaddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error connecting to zrepld: %s", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
+		die()
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("sending stdin and stdout fds to zrepld")
 	err = fd.Put(conn, os.Stdin, os.Stdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error: %s", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
+		die()
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("waiting for zrepld to close control connection")
@@ -73,11 +81,11 @@ func cmdStdinServer(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		neterr, ok := err.(net.Error)
 		if !ok {
 			log.Printf("received unexpected error type: %T %s", err, err)
-			os.Exit(1)
+			die()
 		}
 		if !neterr.Timeout() {
 			log.Printf("receivd unexpected net.Error (not a timeout): %s", neterr)
-			os.Exit(1)
+			die()
 		}
 		// Read timed out, as expected
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/test.go b/cmd/test.go
index 5702eef..a1a519b 100644
--- a/cmd/test.go
+++ b/cmd/test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kr/pretty"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/zfs"
+	"log"
 )
 
 var testCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ var testCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "test configuration",
 }
 
+var testCmdGlobal struct {
+	log  Logger
+	conf *Config
+}
+
 var testConfigSyntaxCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "config",
 	Short: "parse config file and dump parsed datastructure",
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@ var testPrunePolicyCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func init() {
+	cobra.OnInitialize(testCmdGlobalInit)
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(testCmd)
 	testCmd.AddCommand(testConfigSyntaxCmd)
 	testCmd.AddCommand(testDatasetMapFilter)
@@ -55,15 +62,33 @@ func init() {
 	testCmd.AddCommand(testPrunePolicyCmd)
 }
 
+func testCmdGlobalInit() {
+
+	testCmdGlobal.log = log.New(os.Stdout, "", 0)
+
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), contextKeyLog, testCmdGlobal.log)
+
+	var err error
+	if testCmdGlobal.conf, err = ParseConfig(ctx, rootArgs.configFile); err != nil {
+		testCmdGlobal.log.Printf("error parsing config file: %s", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func doTestConfig(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+
+	log, conf := testCmdGlobal.log, testCmdGlobal.conf
+
 	log.Printf("config ok")
-
 	log.Printf("%# v", pretty.Formatter(conf))
-
 	return
 }
 
 func doTestDatasetMapFilter(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+
+	log, conf := testCmdGlobal.log, testCmdGlobal.conf
+
 	if len(args) != 2 {
 		log.Printf("specify job name as first postitional argument, test input as second")
 		log.Printf(cmd.UsageString())
@@ -120,6 +145,8 @@ func doTestDatasetMapFilter(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 func doTestPrunePolicy(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
+	log, conf := testCmdGlobal.log, testCmdGlobal.conf
+
 	if cmd.Flags().NArg() != 1 {
 		log.Printf("specify job name as first positional argument")
 		log.Printf(cmd.UsageString())