diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd69f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "third_party/tomlplusplus"]
+	path = third_party/tomlplusplus
+	url = https://github.com/marzer/tomlplusplus
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 88eb805..a344415 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ include(Policies)
 include(ProjectFuncs)
 include(CompilerFlags)
 
+add_subdirectory(third_party/tomlplusplus)
 
 add_executable(nanosm
 	src/main.cpp
 
+	src/tomlpp_src.cpp
+
 	# glue code
 	src/EventLoop.cpp
 	src/Timer.cpp
@@ -21,6 +24,14 @@ add_executable(nanosm
 	src/Process.cpp
 )
 
+target_compile_definitions(nanosm PRIVATE
+	-DTOML_HEADER_ONLY=0
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(nanosm PRIVATE
+	tomlplusplus::tomlplusplus
+)
+
 nanosm_target(nanosm)
 
 # todo: cmake install sex
diff --git a/cmake/CompilerFlags-GNU.cmake b/cmake/CompilerFlags-GNU.cmake
index b67a82a..bd93fee 100644
--- a/cmake/CompilerFlags-GNU.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CompilerFlags-GNU.cmake
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${NANOSM_CORE_COMPILE_ARGS}")
 
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -O0 -g3")
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -O3 -g3")
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -O3")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -O3 -s")
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O0 -g3")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -g3")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -s")
 
 set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${NANOSM_CORE_LINKER_ARGS} -Wl,-z,noexecstack,-z,relro,-z,now")
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e234212..3dc14c5 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ void test() {
 		printf("exited with %d exitcode\n", exitCode);
 
 		timer->SetExpiryCallback([pp = p]() {
-			printf("5s elapsed, restarting Nowr\n");
+			printf("Timer elapsed, restarting Nowr\n");
 			pp->Respawn();
 		});
 
 		// Start the timer to wait a bit before restarting the process
-		timer->Arm(5);
+		timer->Arm(1);
 	});
 
 	ev.AddObject(timer);
diff --git a/src/tomlpp_src.cpp b/src/tomlpp_src.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/third_party/tomlplusplus b/third_party/tomlplusplus
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..89406c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/tomlplusplus
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 89406c77e6480c212b17e0ce7939f9ee833e909d