diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index db11846..70f22a2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@ FROM --platform=linux/amd64 alpine:latest
 
 RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/echovault
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/echovault/bin
-RUN mkdir -p /etc/ssl/certs/echovault
+RUN mkdir -p /etc/ssl/certs/echovault/server
+RUN mkdir -p /etc/ssl/certs/echovault/client
 
 COPY ./bin/linux/x86_64/server /opt/echovault/bin
-COPY ./openssl/server /etc/ssl/certs/echovault
+COPY ./openssl/server /etc/ssl/certs/echovault/server
+COPY ./openssl/client /etc/ssl/certs/echovault/client
 
 WORKDIR /opt/echovault/bin
 
-CMD "./server" \ 
+CMD "./server" \
   "--bindAddr" "${BIND_ADDR}" \
   "--port" "${PORT}" \
   "--mlPort" "${ML_PORT}" \
   "--raftPort" "${RAFT_PORT}" \
   "--serverId" "${SERVER_ID}" \
   "--joinAddr" "${JOIN_ADDR}" \
-  "--key" "${KEY}" \
-  "--cert" "${CERT}" \
   "--pluginDir" "${PLUGIN_DIR}" \
   "--dataDir" "${DATA_DIR}" \
   "--snapshotThreshold" "${SNAPSHOT_THRESHOLD}" \
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ CMD "./server" \
   "--forwardCommand=${FORWARD_COMMAND}" \
   "--restoreSnapshot=${RESTORE_SNAPSHOT}" \
   "--restoreAOF=${RESTORE_AOF}" \
+  "--certKeyPair=${CERT_KEY_PAIR}" \
+  "--clientCert=${CLIENT_CERT}" \
diff --git a/src/raft/raft.go b/src/raft/raft.go
index 544e55a..e2c0841 100644
--- a/src/raft/raft.go
+++ b/src/raft/raft.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (r *Raft) RaftInit(ctx context.Context) {
 	raftConfig := raft.DefaultConfig()
 	raftConfig.LocalID = raft.ServerID(conf.ServerID)
 	raftConfig.SnapshotThreshold = conf.SnapShotThreshold
-	raftConfig.SnapshotInterval = time.Duration(conf.SnapshotInterval) * time.Second
+	raftConfig.SnapshotInterval = conf.SnapshotInterval
 
 	var logStore raft.LogStore
 	var stableStore raft.StableStore
diff --git a/src/server/server.go b/src/server/server.go
index 7bf7bfe..0202f2d 100644
--- a/src/server/server.go
+++ b/src/server/server.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/echovault/echovault/src/memberlist"
@@ -67,16 +68,43 @@ func (server *Server) StartTCP(ctx context.Context) {
 		fmt.Printf("Starting TCP server at Address %s, Port %d...\n", conf.BindAddr, conf.Port)
 	}
 
-	if conf.TLS {
+	if conf.TLS || conf.MTLS {
 		// TLS
 		fmt.Printf("Starting TLS server at Address %s, Port %d...\n", conf.BindAddr, conf.Port)
-		cer, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(conf.Cert, conf.Key)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
+
+		var certificates []tls.Certificate
+		for _, certKeyPair := range conf.CertKeyPairs {
+			c, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(certKeyPair[0], certKeyPair[1])
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			certificates = append(certificates, c)
+		}
+
+		clientAuth := tls.NoClientCert
+		clientCerts := x509.NewCertPool()
+
+		if conf.MTLS {
+			clientAuth = tls.RequireAndVerifyClientCert
+			for _, c := range conf.ClientCerts {
+				certFile, err := os.Open(c)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				certBytes, err := io.ReadAll(certFile)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				if ok := clientCerts.AppendCertsFromPEM(certBytes); !ok {
+					log.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		listener = tls.NewListener(listener, &tls.Config{
-			Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cer},
+			Certificates: certificates,
+			ClientAuth:   clientAuth,
+			ClientCAs:    clientCerts,
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -156,8 +184,8 @@ func (server *Server) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	server.LoadModules(ctx)
 
-	if conf.TLS && (len(conf.Key) <= 0 || len(conf.Cert) <= 0) {
-		fmt.Println("Must provide key and certificate file paths for TLS mode.")
+	if conf.TLS && len(conf.CertKeyPairs) <= 0 {
+		log.Fatal("must provide certificate and key file paths for TLS mode")
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/server/snapshot/snapshot.go b/src/server/snapshot/snapshot.go
index 798cf74..f1fb680 100644
--- a/src/server/snapshot/snapshot.go
+++ b/src/server/snapshot/snapshot.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (engine *Engine) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 	if engine.options.Config.SnapshotInterval != 0 {
 		go func() {
 			for {
-				<-time.After(time.Duration(engine.options.Config.SnapshotInterval) * time.Second)
+				<-time.After(engine.options.Config.SnapshotInterval)
 				if engine.changeCount == engine.options.Config.SnapShotThreshold {
 					if err := engine.TakeSnapshot(); err != nil {
 						log.Println(err)
diff --git a/src/utils/config.go b/src/utils/config.go
index f994b66..1207132 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.go
+++ b/src/utils/config.go
@@ -7,38 +7,61 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	TLS                bool   `json:"tls" yaml:"tls"`
-	Key                string `json:"key" yaml:"key"`
-	Cert               string `json:"cert" yaml:"cert"`
-	Port               uint16 `json:"port" yaml:"port"`
-	PluginDir          string `json:"plugins" yaml:"plugins"`
-	ServerID           string `json:"serverId" yaml:"serverId"`
-	JoinAddr           string `json:"joinAddr" yaml:"joinAddr"`
-	BindAddr           string `json:"bindAddr" yaml:"bindAddr"`
-	RaftBindPort       uint16 `json:"raftPort" yaml:"raftPort"`
-	MemberListBindPort uint16 `json:"mlPort" yaml:"mlPort"`
-	InMemory           bool   `json:"inMemory" yaml:"inMemory"`
-	DataDir            string `json:"dataDir" yaml:"dataDir"`
-	BootstrapCluster   bool   `json:"BootstrapCluster" yaml:"bootstrapCluster"`
-	AclConfig          string `json:"AclConfig" yaml:"AclConfig"`
-	ForwardCommand     bool   `json:"forwardCommand" yaml:"forwardCommand"`
-	RequirePass        bool   `json:"requirePass" yaml:"requirePass"`
-	Password           string `json:"password" yaml:"password"`
-	SnapShotThreshold  uint64 `json:"snapshotThreshold" yaml:"snapshotThreshold"`
-	SnapshotInterval   uint   `json:"snapshotInterval" yaml:"snapshotInterval"`
-	RestoreSnapshot    bool   `json:"restoreSnapshot" yaml:"restoreSnapshot"`
-	RestoreAOF         bool   `json:"restoreAOF" yaml:"restoreAOF"`
+	TLS                bool          `json:"tls" yaml:"tls"`
+	MTLS               bool          `json:"mtls" yaml:"mtls"`
+	Key                string        `json:"key" yaml:"key"`
+	CertKeyPairs       [][]string    `json:"certKeyPairs" yaml:"certKeyPairs"`
+	ClientCerts        []string      `json:"clientCerts" yaml:"clientCerts"`
+	Port               uint16        `json:"port" yaml:"port"`
+	PluginDir          string        `json:"plugins" yaml:"plugins"`
+	ServerID           string        `json:"serverId" yaml:"serverId"`
+	JoinAddr           string        `json:"joinAddr" yaml:"joinAddr"`
+	BindAddr           string        `json:"bindAddr" yaml:"bindAddr"`
+	RaftBindPort       uint16        `json:"raftPort" yaml:"raftPort"`
+	MemberListBindPort uint16        `json:"mlPort" yaml:"mlPort"`
+	InMemory           bool          `json:"inMemory" yaml:"inMemory"`
+	DataDir            string        `json:"dataDir" yaml:"dataDir"`
+	BootstrapCluster   bool          `json:"BootstrapCluster" yaml:"bootstrapCluster"`
+	AclConfig          string        `json:"AclConfig" yaml:"AclConfig"`
+	ForwardCommand     bool          `json:"forwardCommand" yaml:"forwardCommand"`
+	RequirePass        bool          `json:"requirePass" yaml:"requirePass"`
+	Password           string        `json:"password" yaml:"password"`
+	SnapShotThreshold  uint64        `json:"snapshotThreshold" yaml:"snapshotThreshold"`
+	SnapshotInterval   time.Duration `json:"snapshotInterval" yaml:"snapshotInterval"`
+	RestoreSnapshot    bool          `json:"restoreSnapshot" yaml:"restoreSnapshot"`
+	RestoreAOF         bool          `json:"restoreAOF" yaml:"restoreAOF"`
 }
 
 func GetConfig() (Config, error) {
+	var certKeyPairs [][]string
+	var clientCerts []string
+
+	flag.Func("certKeyPair",
+		"A pair of file paths representing the signed certificate and it's corresponding key separated by a comma.",
+		func(s string) error {
+			pair := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(s), ",")
+			if len(pair) != 2 {
+				return errors.New("certKeyPair must be 2 comma separated strings in the format")
+			}
+			certKeyPairs = append(certKeyPairs, pair)
+			return nil
+		})
+
+	flag.Func("clientCert", "Certificate file used to verify the client. ", func(s string) error {
+		clientCerts = append(clientCerts, s)
+		return nil
+	})
+
 	tls := flag.Bool("tls", false, "Start the server in TLS mode. Default is false")
+	mtls := flag.Bool("mtls", false, "Use mTLS to verify the client.")
 	key := flag.String("key", "", "The private key file path.")
-	cert := flag.String("cert", "", "The signed certificate file path.")
 	port := flag.Int("port", 7480, "Port to use. Default is 7480")
 	pluginDir := flag.String("pluginDir", "", "Directory where plugins are located.")
 	serverId := flag.String("serverId", "1", "Server ID in raft cluster. Leave empty for client.")
@@ -51,7 +74,7 @@ func GetConfig() (Config, error) {
 	bootstrapCluster := flag.Bool("bootstrapCluster", false, "Whether this instance should bootstrap a new cluster.")
 	aclConfig := flag.String("aclConfig", "", "ACL config file path.")
 	snapshotThreshold := flag.Uint64("snapshotThreshold", 1000, "The number of entries that trigger a snapshot. Default is 1000.")
-	snapshotInterval := flag.Uint("snapshotInterval", 60*5, "The time interval between snapshots (in seconds). Default is 5 minutes.")
+	snapshotInterval := flag.Duration("snapshotInterval", 5*time.Minute, "The time interval between snapshots (in seconds). Default is 5 minutes.")
 	restoreSnapshot := flag.Bool("restoreSnapshot", false, "This flag prompts the server to restore state from snapshot when set to true. Only works in standalone mode. Higher priority than restoreAOF.")
 	restoreAOF := flag.Bool("restoreAOF", false, "This flag prompts the server to restore state from append-only logs. Only works in standalone mode. Lower priority than restoreSnapshot.")
 	forwardCommand := flag.Bool(
@@ -79,9 +102,11 @@ It is a plain text value by default but you can provide a SHA256 hash by adding
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	conf := Config{
+		CertKeyPairs:       certKeyPairs,
+		ClientCerts:        clientCerts,
 		TLS:                *tls,
+		MTLS:               *mtls,
 		Key:                *key,
-		Cert:               *cert,
 		PluginDir:          *pluginDir,
 		Port:               uint16(*port),
 		ServerID:           *serverId,