diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 1c30b61..4c6ea5c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@ name: "ssh deploy"
 description: "NodeJS action for FAST deployment with rsync/ssh and remote script execution before/after rsync"
 author: "easingthemes"
 inputs:
+  CONFIG_PATH:
+    description: "config path"
+    required: false
   SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:
     description: "Private key part of an SSH key pair"
-    required: true
+    required: false
   REMOTE_HOST:
     description: "Remote host"
-    required: true
+    required: false
   REMOTE_USER:
     description: "Remote user"
-    required: true
+    required: false
   REMOTE_PORT:
     description: "Remote port"
     required: false
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7cc9222..7b059e3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@draganfilipovic/ssh-deploy",
-  "version": "4.1.10",
+  "version": "5.0.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@draganfilipovic/ssh-deploy",
-      "version": "4.1.10",
+      "version": "5.0.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "rsyncwrapper": "^3.0.1"
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fda0591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+const { readFileSync, existsSync } = require('fs');
+const { handleError } = require('./helpers');
+
+const githubWorkspace = process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE;
+const inputConfigKey = 'CONFIG_PATH';
+const inputSshKeyPath = 'SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH';
+
+const readConfig = (configPath) => {
+  if (existsSync(configPath)) {
+    const message = `⚠️ [FILE] ${configPath} Required file exist.`;
+    handleError(message, true);
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    console.log(`[FILE] reading ${configPath} file ...`);
+    const fileContents = readFileSync(configPath, 'utf8');
+    return JSON.parse(fileContents);
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = `⚠️[FILE] reading file error. configPath: ${configPath}, message:  ${error.message}`;
+    handleError(message, true);
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
+const readSshKey = (SshKeyPath) => {
+  if (existsSync(SshKeyPath)) {
+    const message = `⚠️ [FILE] ${SshKeyPath} Required file exist.`;
+    handleError(message, true);
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    console.log(`[FILE] reading ${SshKeyPath} file ...`);
+    return readFileSync(SshKeyPath, 'utf8');
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = `⚠️[FILE] reading file error. configPath: ${SshKeyPath}, message:  ${error.message}`;
+    handleError(message, true);
+    return '';
+  }
+};
+
+const initConfig = () => {
+  const inputValue = process.env[inputConfigKey] || process.env[`INPUT_${inputConfigKey}`];
+  if (inputValue) {
+    const path = `${githubWorkspace}/${inputValue}`;
+    const conf = readConfig(path);
+    Object.keys(conf).forEach((k) => {
+      if (k && conf[k]) {
+        process.env[k] = conf[k];
+        if (k === inputSshKeyPath) {
+          process.env.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY = readSshKey(conf[k]);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+  console.warn('⚠️ [initConfig] CONFIG_PATH is not defined');
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  initConfig
+};
diff --git a/src/inputs.js b/src/inputs.js
index 2c5dd19..83117bd 100644
--- a/src/inputs.js
+++ b/src/inputs.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 const { snakeToCamel } = require('./helpers');
+const { initConfig } = require('./config');
+
+initConfig();
 
 const inputNames = [
   'REMOTE_HOST', 'REMOTE_USER', 'REMOTE_PORT',