diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d40c6e7..7c1586f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -341,6 +341,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "termcolor",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "errno"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "534c5cf6194dfab3db3242765c03bbe257cf92f22b38f6bc0c58d59108a820ba"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "fastrand"
+version = "2.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9fc0510504f03c51ada170672ac806f1f105a88aa97a5281117e1ddc3368e51a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
 version = "1.0.28"
@@ -484,6 +500,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mpvipc-async",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "tower",
  "tower-http",
@@ -644,6 +661,12 @@ version = "0.2.153"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c198f91728a82281a64e1f4f9eeb25d82cb32a5de251c6bd1b5154d63a8e7bd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "linux-raw-sys"
+version = "0.4.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "78b3ae25bc7c8c38cec158d1f2757ee79e9b3740fbc7ccf0e59e4b08d793fa89"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.11"
@@ -922,6 +945,19 @@ version = "0.1.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d626bb9dae77e28219937af045c257c28bfd3f69333c512553507f5f9798cb76"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustix"
+version = "0.38.34"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "70dc5ec042f7a43c4a73241207cecc9873a06d45debb38b329f8541d85c2730f"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.5.0",
+ "errno",
+ "libc",
+ "linux-raw-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
 version = "1.0.15"
@@ -1050,6 +1086,19 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2047c6ded9c721764247e62cd3b03c09ffc529b2ba5b10ec482ae507a4a70160"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tempfile"
+version = "3.11.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b8fcd239983515c23a32fb82099f97d0b11b8c72f654ed659363a95c3dad7a53"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "fastrand",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rustix",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "termcolor"
 version = "1.4.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3f52df7..e40c614 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ log = "0.4.20"
 mpvipc-async = { git = "https://git.pvv.ntnu.no/oysteikt/mpvipc-async.git", rev = "v0.1.0" }
 serde = { version = "1.0.188", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.105"
+tempfile = "3.11.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.32.0", features = ["full"] }
 tower = { version = "0.4.13", features = ["full"] }
 tower-http = { version = "0.4.3", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/assets/default-mpv.conf b/assets/default-mpv.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc08973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/default-mpv.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[youtube]
+profile-cond=path:find('youtu%.?be')
+--ytdl-format="bestvideo[height<=?720][vcodec!~='vp0?9']+bestaudio/best"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bbd7a3b..35fb514 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ use clap::Parser;
 use mpvipc_async::Mpv;
 use std::{
     fs::create_dir_all,
+    io::Write,
     net::{IpAddr, SocketAddr},
     path::Path,
 };
+use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
 use tokio::process::{Child, Command};
 
 mod api;
@@ -25,6 +27,9 @@ struct Args {
     #[clap(long, value_name = "PATH")]
     mpv_executable_path: Option<String>,
 
+    #[clap(long, value_name = "PATH")]
+    mpv_config_file: Option<String>,
+
     #[clap(long, default_value = "true")]
     auto_start_mpv: bool,
 
@@ -32,14 +37,39 @@ struct Args {
     force_auto_start: bool,
 }
 
-struct MpvConnectionArgs {
+struct MpvConnectionArgs<'a> {
     socket_path: String,
     executable_path: Option<String>,
+    config_file: &'a NamedTempFile,
     auto_start: bool,
     force_auto_start: bool,
 }
 
-async fn connect_to_mpv(args: &MpvConnectionArgs) -> anyhow::Result<(Mpv, Option<Child>)> {
+const DEFAULT_MPV_CONFIG_CONTENT: &str = include_str!("../assets/default-mpv.conf");
+
+fn create_mpv_config_file(args_config_file: Option<String>) -> anyhow::Result<NamedTempFile> {
+    let file_content = if let Some(path) = args_config_file {
+        if !Path::new(&path).exists() {
+            anyhow::bail!("Mpv config file not found at {}", &path);
+        }
+
+        std::fs::read_to_string(&path).context("Failed to read mpv config file")?
+    } else {
+        DEFAULT_MPV_CONFIG_CONTENT.to_string()
+    };
+
+    let tmpfile = tempfile::Builder::new()
+        .prefix("mpv-")
+        .rand_bytes(8)
+        .suffix(".conf")
+        .tempfile()?;
+
+    tmpfile.reopen()?.write_all(file_content.as_bytes())?;
+
+    Ok(tmpfile)
+}
+
+async fn connect_to_mpv<'a>(args: &MpvConnectionArgs<'a>) -> anyhow::Result<(Mpv, Option<Child>)> {
     log::debug!("Connecting to mpv");
 
     debug_assert!(
@@ -81,6 +111,11 @@ async fn connect_to_mpv(args: &MpvConnectionArgs) -> anyhow::Result<(Mpv, Option
                 .arg("--idle")
                 .arg("--force-window")
                 .arg("--fullscreen")
+                .arg("--no-config")
+                .arg(format!(
+                    "--include={}",
+                    &args.config_file.path().to_string_lossy()
+                ))
                 // .arg("--no-terminal")
                 .arg("--load-unsafe-playlists")
                 .arg("--keep-open") // Keep last frame of video on end of video
@@ -131,9 +166,12 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     env_logger::init();
     let args = Args::parse();
 
+    let mpv_config_file = create_mpv_config_file(args.mpv_config_file)?;
+
     let (mpv, proc) = connect_to_mpv(&MpvConnectionArgs {
         socket_path: args.mpv_socket_path,
         executable_path: args.mpv_executable_path,
+        config_file: &mpv_config_file,
         auto_start: args.auto_start_mpv,
         force_auto_start: args.force_auto_start,
     })
@@ -180,5 +218,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
+    std::mem::drop(mpv_config_file);
+
     Ok(())
 }