diff --git a/rascal2/config.py b/rascal2/config.py
index 51cc351..149f749 100644
--- a/rascal2/config.py
+++ b/rascal2/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+import logging
 import pathlib
 import platform
+from os import PathLike
+
+from rascal2.core import Settings
 
 SOURCE_PATH = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
 STATIC_PATH = SOURCE_PATH / "static"
@@ -30,4 +34,49 @@ def path_for(filename: str):
     return (IMAGES_PATH / filename).as_posix()
 
 
-# TODO: Initial global QSetting
+def setup_settings(project_path: str | PathLike) -> Settings:
+    """Set up the Settings object for the project.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    project_path : str or PathLike
+        The path to the current RasCAL-2 project.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    Settings
+        If a settings.json file already exists in the
+        RasCAL-2 project, returns a Settings object with
+        the settings defined there. Otherwise, returns a
+        (global) default Settings object.
+
+    """
+    filepath = pathlib.Path(project_path, "settings.json")
+    if filepath.is_file():
+        json = pathlib.Path(filepath).read_text()
+        return Settings.model_validate_json(json)
+    return Settings()
+
+
+def setup_logging(logpath: str | PathLike, level: int = logging.INFO) -> logging.Logger:
+    """Set up logging for the project.
+
+    The default logging path and level are defined in the settings.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    logpath : str | PathLike
+        The path to where the log file will be written.
+    file_level : int, default logging.INFO
+        The debug level for the logger.
+
+    """
+    logpath = pathlib.Path(logpath)
+    logger = logging.getLogger(logpath.stem)
+    logging.setLevel(level)
+
+    # TODO add console print handler when console is added
+    log_filehandler = logging.FileHandler(logpath)
+    logger.addHandler(log_filehandler)
+
+    return logger