diff --git a/settings.yaml b/settings.yaml
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+---
+# Settings Config File
+host:
+    powercap:
+        name: power_cap
+        type: i
+        default: 0
+        min: 0
+        max: 1000
+        unit: watts
+    bootflags:
+        name: boot_flags
+        type: s
+        default: "0000000000"
diff --git a/settings_file.py b/settings_file.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python -u
+SETTINGS={'host': {'bootflags': {'default': '0000000000', 'type': 's', 'name': 'boot_flags'}, 'powercap': {'name': 'power_cap', 'min': 0, 'default': 0, 'max': 1000, 'type': 'i', 'unit': 'watts'}}}
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diff --git a/settings_manager.py b/settings_manager.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python -u
+
+import gobject
+import dbus
+import dbus.service
+import dbus.mainloop.glib
+import Openbmc
+import settings_file as s
+
+DBUS_NAME = 'org.openbmc.settings.Host'
+OBJ_NAME = '/org/openbmc/settings/host0'
+CONTROL_INTF = 'org.openbmc.Settings'
+
+# TODO Save settings in tmp until persistant storage is available
+# Path where the settings are stored in the BMC
+SETTINGS_PATH = '/tmp/'
+
+class HostSettingsObject(Openbmc.DbusProperties):
+    def __init__(self,bus,name):
+        Openbmc.DbusProperties.__init__(self)
+        dbus.service.Object.__init__(self,bus,name)
+
+        # Listen to changes in the property values and sync them to the BMC
+        bus.add_signal_receiver(self.settings_signal_handler,
+            dbus_interface = "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+            signal_name = "PropertiesChanged",
+            path = "/org/openbmc/settings/host0")
+
+        # Create the dbus properties
+        for i in s.SETTINGS['host'].iterkeys():
+            self.sname = s.SETTINGS['host'][i]['name']
+            self.stype = s.SETTINGS['host'][i]['type']
+            self.svalue = s.SETTINGS['host'][i]['default']
+            self.bmcvalue = self.svalue # Default BMC value to file value
+            self.set_settings_property()
+
+    # Check if the requested value is the same as the current one in the BMC
+    def check_settings_need_update(self):
+        filepath = SETTINGS_PATH + self.sname
+        update = True
+        try:
+            with open(filepath, 'r') as f:
+                self.bmcvalue = f.read() # Upate BMC value with value on system
+                if self.bmcvalue == self.svalue:
+                    update = False
+        except (IOError):
+            pass
+        return update
+
+    # Create dbus properties based on bmc value. This will be either a value
+    # previously set, or the default file value if the BMC value does not exist.
+    def set_settings_property(self):
+        update = self.check_settings_need_update()
+        if update == True:
+            self.svalue = self.bmcvalue # Update svalue with the value that will be used 
+            if self.stype=="i":
+                self.Set(DBUS_NAME,self.sname,self.svalue)
+            elif self.stype=="s":
+                self.Set(DBUS_NAME,self.sname,str(self.svalue))
+
+    # Save the settings to the BMC. This will write the settings value in
+    # individual files named by the property name to the BMC.
+    def set_system_settings(self):
+        update = self.check_settings_need_update()
+        if update == True:
+            filepath = SETTINGS_PATH + self.sname
+            with open(filepath, 'w') as f:
+                f.write(str(self.svalue))
+
+    # Signal handler for when one ore more settings properties were updated.
+    # This will sync the changes to the BMC.
+    def settings_signal_handler(self, interface_name, changed_properties, invalidated_properties):
+        data = changed_properties                                           
+        for i in data:                                                      
+            self.sname = i
+            self.svalue = data[i]
+            self.set_system_settings()
+
+    # Placeholder signal. Needed to register the settings interface.
+    @dbus.service.signal(DBUS_NAME,signature='s')
+    def SettingsUpdated(self,sname):
+        pass
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    dbus.mainloop.glib.DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
+
+    bus = Openbmc.getDBus()
+    name = dbus.service.BusName(DBUS_NAME, bus)
+    obj = HostSettingsObject(bus, OBJ_NAME)
+    mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
+
+    print "Running HostSettingsService"
+    mainloop.run()
+
diff --git a/settings_parser.py b/settings_parser.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python -u
+
+# Simple parser to create a python dictionary from a yaml file.
+# It saves the applications from doing the parsing and
+# adding dependencies to additional modules like yaml
+
+import yaml
+
+SETTINGS_FILE = 'settings.yaml'
+OUTPUT_FILE = 'settings_file.py'
+FILE_HEADER = '#!/usr/bin/python -u'
+
+with open(SETTINGS_FILE) as s:
+    data = yaml.safe_load(s)
+
+with open(OUTPUT_FILE, 'w') as f:
+    f.write(FILE_HEADER)
+    f.write('\n')
+    f.write('SETTINGS=')
+    f.write(str(data))