diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/dataminer/poolmanager/service/DataminerPoolManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/dataminer/poolmanager/service/DataminerPoolManager.java
index 91426ee..131ee4f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/dataminer/poolmanager/service/DataminerPoolManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/dataminer/poolmanager/service/DataminerPoolManager.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.gcube.dataanalysis.dataminer.poolmanager.ansiblebridge.AnsibleBridge;
 import org.gcube.dataanalysis.dataminer.poolmanager.clients.HAProxy;
 import org.gcube.dataanalysis.dataminer.poolmanager.clients.ISClient;
 import org.gcube.dataanalysis.dataminer.poolmanager.datamodel.*;
+import org.gcube.dataanalysis.dataminer.poolmanager.util.Props;
 import org.gcube.dataanalysis.dataminer.poolmanager.util.SVNUpdater;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.publisher.AdvancedScopedPublisher;
 import org.gcube.informationsystem.publisher.RegistryPublisherFactory;
@@ -72,8 +73,9 @@ public class DataminerPoolManager {
 	private Cluster getStagingDataminerCluster(){
 		Cluster cluster = new Cluster();
 		Host h = new Host();
+		Props p = new Props();
 		***REMOVED***TODO: read this from configuration or IS?
-		h.setName("dataminer1-devnext.d4science.org");
+		h.setName(p.getStagingHost());
 		cluster.addHost(h);
 		return cluster;
 ***REMOVED***
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/dataminer/poolmanager/util/Props.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/dataminer/poolmanager/util/Props.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74535ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/dataanalysis/dataminer/poolmanager/util/Props.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package org.gcube.dataanalysis.dataminer.poolmanager.util;
+
+***REMOVED***
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+public class Props {
+	public static String home = System.getProperty("user.home");
+
+	public Props() {
+***REMOVED***
+
+	public String getCSVUrl() {
+		Properties props = new Properties();
+		java.io.InputStream input = Props.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("service.properties");
+
+		***REMOVED*** loading properites from properties file
+		try {
+			props.load(input);
+	***REMOVED*** catch (IOException e) {
+			***REMOVED*** TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+	***REMOVED***
+
+		***REMOVED*** reading proeprty
+		String path = props.getProperty("HAPROXY_CSV");
+		return path;
+
+***REMOVED***
+
+	public String getStagingHost() {
+		Properties props = new Properties();
+		java.io.InputStream input = Props.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("service.properties");
+
+		***REMOVED*** loading properites from properties file
+		try {
+			props.load(input);
+	***REMOVED*** catch (IOException e) {
+			***REMOVED*** TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+	***REMOVED***
+
+		***REMOVED*** reading proeprty
+		String path = props.getProperty("STAGING_HOST");
+		return path;
+
+***REMOVED***
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		Props a = new Props();
+		System.out.println(a.getStagingHost());
+***REMOVED***
+***REMOVED***
diff --git a/src/main/resources/service.properties b/src/main/resources/service.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4aa58c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/service.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#YML node file
+STAGING_HOST: dataminer1-devnext.d4science.org
+#HAPROXY_CSV:  http:***REMOVED***data.d4science.org/Yk4zSFF6V3JOSytNd3JkRDlnRFpDUUR5TnRJZEw2QjRHbWJQNStIS0N6Yz0