diff --git a/environment.go b/environment.go
index 7ea78aa..e94f6fa 100644
--- a/environment.go
+++ b/environment.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ type Environment struct {
 	// functionality to the environment. In order to be used, values in this
 	// slice must implement one or more of the interfaces in provider.go.
 	Providers []Provider
+	// Conf specifies configuration data. It is used to configure the
+	// environment, as well as plugins that get loaded.
+	Conf Meta
 
 	documents usync.Locker[map[string] *Document]
 	funcMap template.FuncMap
@@ -33,12 +36,15 @@ func (this *Environment) Init (ctx context.Context) error {
 	this.documents = usync.NewLocker(make(map[string] *Document))
 	this.funcMap = make(template.FuncMap)
 	for _, provider := range this.Providers {
-		provider, ok := provider.(FuncProvider)
-		if !ok { continue }
-		funcMap := provider.FuncMap()
-		if funcMap == nil { continue }
-		for name, function := range funcMap {
-			this.funcMap[name] = function
+		if provider, ok := provider.(Configurable); ok {
+			provider.Configure(this.Conf)
+		}
+		if provider, ok := provider.(FuncProvider); ok {
+			funcMap := provider.FuncMap()
+			if funcMap == nil { continue }
+			for name, function := range funcMap {
+				this.funcMap[name] = function
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return ctx.Err()