diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 712356e..dda1381 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ var (
 		"ADDITIONAL_PADDING_Y": 16,
 		"IMAGE_WIDTH_EXTRA_X":  -1.5,
 		"IMAGE_WIDTH_EXTRA_Y":  -3.75,
+		"NETWORK_TYPE":         "tcp",
+		"NETWORK_ADDRESS":      "localhost",
 		"MUSIC_DIRECTORY":      utils.CheckDirectoryFmt(getMusicDirectory()),
 		"PORT":                 "6600",
 		"DEFAULT_IMAGE_PATH":   "default.jpg",
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index d73fac1..399e7f4 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -26,6 +26,26 @@ This is the port where your Music Player Daemon Is Running
 ```yml
 MPD_PORT : "6600"
 ```
+## Network Type
+
+By Default gomp assumes that you connect to MPD Server through tcp, But if your MPD Server is configured to expose a unix socket rather than a port, then you can specify network type to "unix"
+
+```yml
+NETWORK_TYPE : "unix"
+```
+
+Read More about it in the [sample_config](https://github.com/aditya-K2/gomp/blob/master/sample_config.yml)
+
+## Network Address
+
+The Address of the Host for e.g `"localhost"` or `"/path/to/unix/socket/"` if you are using unix sockets
+Defaults to `localhost`
+
+```yml
+NETWORK_ADDRESS : "/home/$USER/.mpd/socket"
+```
+
+Read More about it in the [sample_config](https://github.com/aditya-K2/gomp/blob/master/sample_config.yml)
 
 ## Music Directory
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 14b99fa..0769117 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,16 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	config.ReadConfig()
 	var mpdConnectionError error
-	CONN, mpdConnectionError := mpd.Dial("tcp", "localhost:"+viper.GetString("MPD_PORT"))
+	del := ""
+	nt := viper.GetString("NETWORK_TYPE")
+	port := viper.GetString("MPD_PORT")
+	if nt == "tcp" {
+		del = ":"
+	} else if nt == "unix" && port != "" {
+		port = ""
+	}
+	CONN, mpdConnectionError := mpd.Dial(nt,
+		viper.GetString("NETWORK_ADDRESS")+del+port)
 	if mpdConnectionError != nil {
 		utils.Print("RED", "Could Not Connect to MPD Server\n")
 		utils.Print("GREEN", "Make Sure You Mention the Correct MPD Port in the config file.\n")
diff --git a/sample_config.yml b/sample_config.yml
index d4f25d3..4eca45b 100644
--- a/sample_config.yml
+++ b/sample_config.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,15 @@ IMAGE_WIDTH_EXTRA_Y  : -3.75
 
 MPD_PORT : "6600"
   # Port on which music player daemon is running
+  # Do not provide this if you are connecting through a unix socket
 
+NETWORK_TYPE : "tcp" # Defaults to tcp if not provided, use "unix" if MPD Server is configured to expose
+  # a unix socket rather than a port
+  # Known networks are "tcp", "tcp4" (IPv4-only), "tcp6" (IPv6-only), "udp", "udp4" (IPv4-only), "udp6" (IPv6-only),
+  # "ip", "ip4" (IPv4-only), "ip6" (IPv6-only), "unix" and "unixpacket".
+
+NETWORK_ADDRESS : "localhost" # Defaults to localhost if not provided,
+  # This is the address of the host, for e.g "localhost"/ "127.0.0.1" / a Unix Socket "/home/$USER/.mpd/socket"
 
 DEFAULT_IMAGE_PATH:   "default.jpg"
 # Note It is neccessary to use /home/your_user_name instead of ~