diff --git a/gns3server/config.py b/gns3server/config.py
index 63516d95..7918c9d4 100644
--- a/gns3server/config.py
+++ b/gns3server/config.py
@@ -30,18 +30,19 @@ import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class Config(object):
+class Config:
 
     """
     Configuration file management using configparser.
 
-    :params files: Array of configuration files (optional)
-    :params config_directory: Path of the configuration directory. If None default OS directory
+    :param files: Array of configuration files (optional)
+    :param profil: Profil settings (default use standard settings file)
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, files=None, config_directory=None):
+    def __init__(self, files=None, profil=None):
 
         self._files = files
+        self._profil = profil
 
         # Monitor configuration files for changes
         self._watched_files = {}
@@ -61,10 +62,16 @@ class Config(object):
 
             appdata = os.path.expandvars("%APPDATA%")
             common_appdata = os.path.expandvars("%COMMON_APPDATA%")
+
+            if self._profil:
+                user_dir = os.path.join(appdata, appname, "profiles", self._profil)
+            else:
+                user_dir = os.path.join(appdata, appname)
+
             filename = "gns3_server.ini"
             if self._files is None:
                 self._files = [os.path.join(os.getcwd(), filename),
-                               os.path.join(appdata, appname, filename),
+                               os.path.join(user_dir, filename),
                                os.path.join(appdata, appname + ".ini"),
                                os.path.join(common_appdata, appname, filename),
                                os.path.join(common_appdata, appname + ".ini")]
@@ -80,9 +87,15 @@ class Config(object):
             appname = "GNS3"
             home = os.path.expanduser("~")
             filename = "gns3_server.conf"
+
+            if self._profil:
+                user_dir = os.path.join(home, ".config", appname, "profiles", self._profil)
+            else:
+                user_dir = os.path.join(home, ".config", appname)
+
             if self._files is None:
                 self._files = [os.path.join(os.getcwd(), filename),
-                               os.path.join(home, ".config", appname, filename),
+                               os.path.join(user_dir, filename),
                                os.path.join(home, ".config", appname + ".conf"),
                                os.path.join("/etc/gns3", filename),
                                os.path.join("/etc/xdg", appname, filename),
@@ -93,6 +106,13 @@ class Config(object):
         self.clear()
         self._watch_config_file()
 
+    @property
+    def profil(self):
+        """
+        Settings profil
+        """
+        return self._profil
+
     def clear(self):
         """Restart with a clean config"""
         self._config = configparser.RawConfigParser()
@@ -193,16 +213,15 @@ class Config(object):
         self.set_section_config(section, conf)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def instance(files=None):
+    def instance(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         Singleton to return only one instance of Config.
 
-        :params files: Array of configuration files (optional)
         :returns: instance of Config
         """
 
         if not hasattr(Config, "_instance") or Config._instance is None:
-            Config._instance = Config(files)
+            Config._instance = Config(*args, **kwargs)
         return Config._instance
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
index 47cc0923..5f75522c 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
@@ -48,9 +48,13 @@ class Controller:
             config_path = os.path.join(os.path.expandvars("%APPDATA%"), "GNS3")
         else:
             config_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".config", "GNS3")
-        self._config_file = os.path.join(config_path, "gns3_controller.conf")
 
         server_config = Config.instance().get_section_config("Server")
+        if Config.instance().profil:
+            config_path = os.path.join(config_path, "profiles", Config.instance().profil)
+        self._config_file = os.path.join(config_path, "gns3_controller.conf")
+        log.info("Load controller configuration file {}".format(self._config_file))
+
         if server_config.getboolean("local", False) is True:
             self._computes["local"] = Compute(compute_id="local",
                                               controller=self,
diff --git a/gns3server/run.py b/gns3server/run.py
index a2ad3529..72bab049 100644
--- a/gns3server/run.py
+++ b/gns3server/run.py
@@ -106,10 +106,13 @@ def parse_arguments(argv):
     parser.add_argument("--log", help="send output to logfile instead of console")
     parser.add_argument("--daemon", action="store_true", help="start as a daemon")
     parser.add_argument("--pid", help="store process pid")
+    parser.add_argument("--profil", help="Settings profil (blank will use default settings files)")
 
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
     if args.config:
-        Config.instance(files=[args.config])
+        Config.instance(files=[args.config], profil=args.profil)
+    else:
+        Config.instance(profil=args.profil)
 
     config = Config.instance().get_section_config("Server")
     defaults = {
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ def parse_arguments(argv):
         "quiet": config.getboolean("quiet", False),
         "debug": config.getboolean("debug", False),
         "logfile": config.getboolean("logfile", ""),
-        "server_discovery": config.getboolean("server_discovery", False),
+        "server_discovery": config.getboolean("server_discovery", False)
     }
 
     parser.set_defaults(**defaults)