diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 7484556..97697bb 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
      ├── alice
      │   ├── big_buck_bunny.mkv
      │   ├── elephants_dream.mkv
-     │   ├── rc.toml
+     │   ├── rc.conf
      │   └── the_daily_dweebs.mkv
      └── inbox
          ├── logo.svg
-         └── rc.toml
+         └── rc.conf
    #+end_example
 
    Then the following two routes exist:
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
    - =https://cloud.example.com/alice=
    - =https://cloud.example.com/inbox=
 
-   This is determined by the presence of a =rc.toml= file in subdirectories in which the individual permissions for the routes can be set.
-   The configuration options can be [[#rctoml][seen below]].
+   This is determined by the presence of a =rc.conf= file in subdirectories in which the individual permissions for the routes can be set.
+   The configuration options can be [[#rcconf][seen below]].
    All other routes, including =http://cloud.example.com=, return =404 Not Found=.
 
    This repository contains the above listed =public= directory for testing /raincloud/ locally.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
    : $ pip install -r requirements.txt
    : $ ./run.py
 
-   Play around with the =rc.toml= files and create new directories to see how /raincloud/ behaves.
+   Play around with the =rc.conf= files and create new directories to see how /raincloud/ behaves.
    No restarting is needed.
 
    The password for the =alice= directory is =movie_night!=.
@@ -100,20 +100,22 @@
    Set them for example like this:
    : >>> app = raincloud.create_app(base_path='/home/alice/public', secret_key='super_secret', cloud_name='myCloud')
 
-*** =rc.toml=
+*** =rc.conf=
     :properties:
-    :custom_id: rctoml
+    :custom_id: rcconf
     :end:
 
-    A =rc.toml= file can contain up to three configuration parameters:
+    A =rc.conf= file can contain up to three configuration parameters:
+
+    #+begin_src conf
+      [raincloud]
 
-    #+begin_src toml
       # Insert a password hash to enable password protection for this directory
       # Use one of the following commands to create a hash:
       #   mkpasswd -m sha-256
       #   mkpasswd -m sha-512
       #
-      #hashed_password = ""
+      #hashed_password =
 
       # Set this to 'true' to allow file downloads from this directory
       download = false
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 144a53c..53a7cdb 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
         flask = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}.python3Packages.flask;
         gunicorn = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}.python3Packages.gunicorn;
         raincloud = self.packages.${system}.raincloud;
-        toml = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}.python3Packages.toml;
 
         cfg = config.services.raincloud;
 
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@
               environment =
                 let
                   penv = python.buildEnv.override {
-                    extraLibs = [ flask raincloud toml ];
+                    extraLibs = [ flask raincloud ];
                   };
                 in
                   {
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@
               src = self;
               propagatedBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
                 python3Packages.flask
-                python3Packages.toml
               ];
             };
           defaultPackage = self.packages.${system}.raincloud;
@@ -142,7 +140,6 @@
               python3
               python3Packages.flask
               python3Packages.gunicorn
-            python3Packages.toml
             ];
           };
         }
diff --git a/public/alice/rc.toml b/public/alice/rc.conf
similarity index 77%
rename from public/alice/rc.toml
rename to public/alice/rc.conf
index 98979f9..3f9476d 100644
--- a/public/alice/rc.toml
+++ b/public/alice/rc.conf
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+[raincloud]
+
 # Insert a password hash to enable password protection for this directory
 # Use one of the following commands to create a hash:
 #   mkpasswd -m sha-256
 #   mkpasswd -m sha-512
 #
-hashed_password = "$5$s9bLebSgS9O4CPDR$xQF4/bWQqv5rqaq3Or2oTpXBW4TZdjFtBeH9CwZiw72" # movie_night!
+hashed_password = $5$s9bLebSgS9O4CPDR$xQF4/bWQqv5rqaq3Or2oTpXBW4TZdjFtBeH9CwZiw72
 
 # Set this to 'true' to allow file downloads from this directory
 download = true
diff --git a/public/inbox/rc.toml b/public/inbox/rc.conf
similarity index 91%
rename from public/inbox/rc.toml
rename to public/inbox/rc.conf
index ea5fba6..ea7d7b1 100644
--- a/public/inbox/rc.toml
+++ b/public/inbox/rc.conf
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+[raincloud]
+
 # Insert a password hash to enable password protection for this directory
 # Use one of the following commands to create a hash:
 #   mkpasswd -m sha-256
 #   mkpasswd -m sha-512
 #
-#hashed_password = ""
+#hashed_password = 
 
 # Set this to 'true' to allow file downloads from this directory
 download = false
diff --git a/raincloud/directory_handler.py b/raincloud/directory_handler.py
index ea23f11..266b95e 100644
--- a/raincloud/directory_handler.py
+++ b/raincloud/directory_handler.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
-import toml
+import configparser
 
 
 class RaincloudIOException(Exception):
@@ -16,31 +16,37 @@ class DirectoryHandler:
             )
 
     def get_config(self, directory):
-        """Load a 'rc.toml' file from given directory.
+        """Load a 'rc.conf' file from given directory.
 
         Parameters:
-            directory - basepath of 'rc.toml'
+            directory - basepath of 'rc.conf'
 
         Returns: Dictionary of config parameters
         """
-        path = self.base_path / directory / "rc.toml"
+        path = self.base_path / directory / "rc.conf"
 
         if path.exists():
             config = {}
             config["directory"] = directory
 
-            parsed_config = toml.load(path)
+            config_parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
+            config_parser.read(path)
+
+            parsed_config = dict(config_parser["raincloud"])
             config["hashed_password"] = (
                 parsed_config["hashed_password"]
                 if "hashed_password" in parsed_config
                 else None
             )
-            config["download"] = (
-                parsed_config["download"] if "download" in parsed_config else False
-            )
-            config["upload"] = (
-                parsed_config["upload"] if "upload" in parsed_config else False
-            )
+            config["download"] = False
+            if (
+                "download" in parsed_config
+                and parsed_config["download"].lower() == "true"
+            ):
+                config["download"] = True
+            config["upload"] = False
+            if "upload" in parsed_config and parsed_config["upload"].lower() == "true":
+                config["upload"] = True
             return config
 
         else:
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@ class DirectoryHandler:
         file_paths = [f for f in path.glob("*") if f.is_file()]
         files = []
         for p in file_paths:
-            if p.name != "rc.toml":
+            if p.name != "rc.conf":
                 files.append(p.name)
         return files
 
diff --git a/raincloud/raincloud.py b/raincloud/raincloud.py
index 9b2bb35..66c4d6a 100755
--- a/raincloud/raincloud.py
+++ b/raincloud/raincloud.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def create_app(base_path, secret_key, cloud_name="raincloud"):
 
                 # Download
                 else:
-                    if config["download"] and filename != "rc.toml":
+                    if config["download"] and filename != "rc.conf":
                         return send_from_directory(
                             dh.get_absolute_path(directory), filename
                         )
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def create_app(base_path, secret_key, cloud_name="raincloud"):
                 if config["upload"]:
                     f = request.files["file"]
                     filename = secure_filename(f.filename)
-                    if filename != "rc.toml":
+                    if filename != "rc.conf":
                         dh.save_to_directory(f, directory, filename)
 
                     # Reload
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f9ecb16..7e10602 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 flask
-toml
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b1ae010..73f62bc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ setup(
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,
-    install_requires=["flask", "toml"],
+    install_requires=["flask"],
 )