diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 98d422f..c1c8332 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -1,13 +1,32 @@
 package config
 
+import "net"
+
+// Config represents the main config of a node.
 type Config struct {
-	PublicKey  string
-	PrivateKey string
-	Host       string
-	Port       uint16
-	Server     *ServerConfig
+	PublicKey  string        // Node public key
+	PrivateKey string        // Node private key
+	Host       string        // Node host
+	Port       uint16        // Node port
+	Server     *ServerConfig // List of servers
+}
+
+// ServerConfig represents a server configuration.
+type ServerConfig struct {
+	PublicKey string       // Server public key
+	Host      string       // Server hostname or IP
+	Port      uint16       // Server port
+	Keys      []*KeyConfig // List of keys
+}
+
+// KeyConfig represents a key on a server.
+type KeyConfig struct {
+	ID          string // Key UUID
+	KeyShare    string // Keyshare
+	KeyMetaInfo string // Key Metainformation
 }
 
+// Returns a server, given its ID
 func (config *Config) GetServerByID(id string) *ServerConfig {
 	if config.Server.PublicKey == id {
 		return config.Server
@@ -15,25 +34,26 @@ func (config *Config) GetServerByID(id string) *ServerConfig {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (config *Config) GetServerIPs() []string {
+// Returns a list of IPs. If a server has a hostname instead of an IP, it resolves it.
+func (config *Config) GetServerIPs() ([]string, error) {
 	ips := make([]string, 1)
-	ips[0] = config.Server.Host
-	return ips
+	// try to parse as IP
+	ip, err := net.ResolveIPAddr("ip", config.Server.Host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	ips[0] = ip.String()
+	return ips, nil
 }
 
+// Returns the list of public keys of the servers
 func (config *Config) GetServerPubKeys() []string {
 	pubkeys := make([]string, 1)
 	pubkeys[0] = config.Server.PublicKey
 	return pubkeys
 }
 
-type ServerConfig struct {
-	PublicKey string
-	Host      string
-	Port      uint16
-	Keys      []*KeyConfig
-}
-
+// Returns a key in a server, based on its ID
 func (serverConfig *ServerConfig) GetKeyByID(id string) *KeyConfig {
 	for _, key := range serverConfig.Keys {
 		if key.ID == id {
@@ -42,9 +62,3 @@ func (serverConfig *ServerConfig) GetKeyByID(id string) *KeyConfig {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-type KeyConfig struct {
-	ID          string
-	KeyShare    string
-	KeyMetaInfo string
-}
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 6523b3f..cece135 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pebbe/zmq4"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"log"
+	"net"
 	"sync"
 )
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ const TchsmProtocol = "tcp"
 type Node struct {
 	privKey     string         // The private key for the node, used in ZMQ CURVE Auth.
 	pubKey      string         // The public key for the node, used in ZMQ CURVE Auth.
-	host        string         // A string representing the IP the node is going to use to listen to requests.
+	host        *net.IPAddr         // A string representing the IP the node is going to use to listen to requests.
 	port        uint16         // a int representing the port the node is going to use to listen to requests
 	config      *config.Config // A pointer to the struct which saves the configuration of the node.
 	context     *zmq4.Context  // The context used by zmq connections.
@@ -33,11 +34,14 @@ type Node struct {
 
 // InitNode inits the node using the configuration provided. Returns a started node or an error if the function fails.
 func InitNode(config *config.Config) (*Node, error) {
-
+	ip, err := net.ResolveIPAddr("ip", config.Host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	node := &Node{
 		pubKey:  config.PublicKey,
 		privKey: config.PrivateKey,
-		host:    config.Host,
+		host:    ip,
 		port:    config.Port,
 		config:  config,
 		servers: make([]*Server, 0),
@@ -48,8 +52,11 @@ func InitNode(config *config.Config) (*Node, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	node.context = context
-
-	zmq4.AuthAllow(TchsmDomain, config.GetServerIPs()...)
+	ips, err := config.GetServerIPs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	zmq4.AuthAllow(TchsmDomain, ips...)
 	zmq4.AuthCurveAdd(TchsmDomain, config.GetServerPubKeys()...)
 
 	in, err := context.NewSocket(zmq4.ROUTER)
@@ -68,9 +75,14 @@ func InitNode(config *config.Config) (*Node, error) {
 	node.socket = in
 
 	serverConfig := config.Server
+
+	serverIP, err := net.ResolveIPAddr("ip", serverConfig.Host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	server := &Server{
 		pubKey:  serverConfig.PublicKey,
-		host:    serverConfig.Host,
+		host:    serverIP,
 		port:    serverConfig.Port,
 		client:  node,
 		channel: make(chan *message.Message),
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index a79e60c..6ab5831 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/niclabs/tcrsa"
 	"github.com/pebbe/zmq4"
 	"log"
+	"net"
 )
 
 // Server represents the connection with the Distributed TCHSM server.
 // It saves its connection values, its public key, and the keyshares and keymetainfo sent by the server.
 type Server struct {
-	host    string                // IP where the server is listening.
+	host    *net.IPAddr           // IP where the server is listening.
 	port    uint16                // Port where the server is listening.
 	pubKey  string                // Public key of the server. Used for SMQ CURVE auth.
 	keys    map[string]*Key       // Dictionary with key shares created by this server.