diff --git a/cmd/discuss.go b/cmd/discuss.go
index da9d76f98..0d389be40 100644
--- a/cmd/discuss.go
+++ b/cmd/discuss.go
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ func runDiscuss(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		redacted = redact(string(src))
 	}
 
-	out := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	tmpl := template.Must(template.New("discuss").Parse(discussTmpl))
 
+	out := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	_ = tmpl.Execute(out, map[string]any{
 		"CfgFile":    file,
 		"CfgError":   errorString(cfgErr),
diff --git a/cmd/dump.go b/cmd/dump.go
index 9ff4391ae..d5443fea7 100644
--- a/cmd/dump.go
+++ b/cmd/dump.go
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	_ "embed"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"text/template"
 
+	"github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3"
 	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/core"
 	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/server"
 	"github.com/evcc-io/evcc/util"
@@ -17,8 +23,17 @@ var dumpCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Run:   runDump,
 }
 
+var (
+	//go:embed dump.tpl
+	dumpTmpl string
+
+	dumpConfig *bool
+)
+
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(dumpCmd)
+
+	dumpConfig = dumpCmd.Flags().Bool("cfg", false, "Dump config file")
 }
 
 func handle(device any, err error) any {
@@ -33,16 +48,47 @@ func runDump(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	log.INFO.Printf("evcc %s", server.FormattedVersion())
 
 	// load config
-	if err := loadConfigFile(&conf); err != nil {
-		log.FATAL.Fatal(err)
-	}
+	err := loadConfigFile(&conf)
 
 	// setup environment
-	if err := configureEnvironment(conf); err != nil {
-		log.FATAL.Fatal(err)
+	if err == nil {
+		err = configureEnvironment(conf)
+	}
+
+	var site *core.Site
+	if err == nil {
+		site, err = configureSiteAndLoadpoints(conf)
+	}
+
+	if *dumpConfig {
+		file, pathErr := filepath.Abs(cfgFile)
+		if pathErr != nil {
+			file = cfgFile
+		}
+
+		var redacted string
+		if src, err := os.ReadFile(cfgFile); err == nil {
+			redacted = redact(string(src))
+		}
+
+		tmpl := template.Must(
+			template.New("dump").
+				Funcs(template.FuncMap(sprig.FuncMap())).
+				Parse(dumpTmpl))
+
+		out := new(bytes.Buffer)
+		_ = tmpl.Execute(out, map[string]any{
+			"CfgFile":    file,
+			"CfgError":   errorString(err),
+			"CfgContent": redacted,
+			"Version":    server.FormattedVersion(),
+		})
+
+		fmt.Println(out.String())
+
+		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	site, err := configureSiteAndLoadpoints(conf)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.FATAL.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/dump.tpl b/cmd/dump.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74ce096d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dump.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+{{ if .CfgError -}}
+Fehlermeldung:
+
+{{ .CfgError | indent 4 }}
+
+{{ end -}}
+
+{{ if .CfgContent -}}
+Konfiguration{{ if .CfgFile }} ({{ .CfgFile }}){{ end }}:
+
+{{ .CfgContent }}
+
+{{ end -}}
+
+{{ if .Version -}}
+Version: `{{ .Version }}`
+{{ end -}}
diff --git a/cmd/flags.go b/cmd/flags.go
index 46341c711..453d56a64 100644
--- a/cmd/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/flags.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -32,6 +33,18 @@ const (
 	flagDelay  = "delay"
 )
 
+func bind(cmd *cobra.Command, flag, vpr string) {
+	if err := viper.BindPFlag(vpr, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flag)); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func bindP(cmd *cobra.Command, flag, vpr string) {
+	if err := viper.BindPFlag(vpr, cmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup(flag)); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
 func selectByName(cmd *cobra.Command, conf *[]qualifiedConfig) error {
 	flag := cmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup(flagName)
 	if !flag.Changed {
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 695cac71e..f7b73fc4c 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -51,54 +51,28 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "evcc",
 	Short:   "EV Charge Controller",
 	Version: server.FormattedVersion(),
-	Run:     run,
-}
-
-func bind(cmd *cobra.Command, flag string) {
-	if err := viper.BindPFlag(flag, cmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup(flag)); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-}
-
-func configureCommand(cmd *cobra.Command) {
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringP(
-		"log", "l",
-		"info",
-		"Log level (fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace)",
-	)
-	bind(cmd, "log")
-
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cfgFile,
-		"config", "c",
-		"",
-		"Config file (default \"~/evcc.yaml\" or \"/etc/evcc.yaml\")",
-	)
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP(
-		"help", "h",
-		false,
-		"Help for "+cmd.Name(),
-	)
+	Run:     runRoot,
 }
 
 func init() {
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
-	configureCommand(rootCmd)
 
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().IntP("port", "p", 7070, "Listen port")
-	if err := viper.BindPFlag("network.port", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("port")); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	// global options
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cfgFile, "config", "c", "", "Config file (default \"~/evcc.yaml\" or \"/etc/evcc.yaml\")")
 
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().DurationP("interval", "i", 10*time.Second, "Update interval")
-	bind(rootCmd, "interval")
-
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("metrics", false, "Expose metrics")
-	bind(rootCmd, "metrics")
-
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("profile", false, "Expose pprof profiles")
-	bind(rootCmd, "profile")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP("help", "h", false, "Help")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool(flagHeaders, false, flagHeadersDescription)
+
+	// config file options
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("log", "l", "info", "Log level (fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace)")
+	bindP(rootCmd, "log", "log")
+
+	rootCmd.Flags().Bool("metrics", false, "Expose metrics")
+	bind(rootCmd, "metrics", "metrics")
+
+	rootCmd.Flags().Bool("profile", false, "Expose pprof profiles")
+	bind(rootCmd, "profile", "profile")
 }
 
 // initConfig reads in config file and ENV variables if set
@@ -189,7 +163,7 @@ func publishErrorInfo(cfgFile string, err error) {
 	publish("fatal", unwrap(err))
 }
 
-func run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+func runRoot(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	util.LogLevel(viper.GetString("log"), viper.GetStringMapString("levels"))
 	log.INFO.Printf("evcc %s", server.FormattedVersion())