diff --git a/pkg/csconfig/console.go b/pkg/csconfig/console.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c53f88e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/csconfig/console.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package csconfig
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+)
+
+const (
+	SEND_CUSTOM_SCENARIOS  = "custom"
+	SEND_TAINTED_SCENARIOS = "tainted"
+	SEND_MANUAL_SCENARIOS  = "manual"
+	SEND_LIVE_DECISIONS    = "live_decisions"
+)
+
+var CONSOLE_CONFIGS = []string{SEND_CUSTOM_SCENARIOS, SEND_LIVE_DECISIONS, SEND_MANUAL_SCENARIOS, SEND_TAINTED_SCENARIOS}
+
+type ConsoleConfig struct {
+	ShareManualDecisions  *bool `yaml:"share_manual_decisions"`
+	ShareTaintedScenarios *bool `yaml:"share_custom"`
+	ShareCustomScenarios  *bool `yaml:"share_tainted"`
+	ShareDecisions        *bool `yaml:"share_decisions"`
+}
+
+func (c *LocalApiServerCfg) LoadConsoleConfig() error {
+	c.ConsoleConfig = &ConsoleConfig{}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(c.ConsoleConfigPath); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		log.Debugf("no console configuration to load")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	yamlFile, err := ioutil.ReadFile(c.ConsoleConfigPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("reading console config file '%s': %s", c.ConsoleConfigPath, err)
+	}
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(yamlFile, c.ConsoleConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling console config file '%s': %s", c.ConsoleConfigPath, err)
+	}
+
+	if c.ConsoleConfig.ShareCustomScenarios == nil {
+		log.Debugf("no share_custom scenarios found, setting to false")
+		c.ConsoleConfig.ShareCustomScenarios = new(bool)
+	}
+	if c.ConsoleConfig.ShareTaintedScenarios == nil {
+		log.Debugf("no share_tainted scenarios found, setting to false")
+		c.ConsoleConfig.ShareTaintedScenarios = new(bool)
+	}
+	if c.ConsoleConfig.ShareManualDecisions == nil {
+		log.Debugf("no share_manual scenarios found, setting to false")
+		c.ConsoleConfig.ShareManualDecisions = new(bool)
+	}
+	if c.ConsoleConfig.ShareDecisions == nil {
+		log.Debugf("no share_decisions scenarios found, setting to false")
+		c.ConsoleConfig.ShareDecisions = new(bool)
+	}
+	log.Infof("Console configuration '%s' loaded successfully", c.ConsoleConfigPath)
+
+	return nil
+}