diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/instance/instance.go
similarity index 65%
rename from internal/config/config.go
rename to internal/instance/instance.go
index cab63d2..d0423ad 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/instance/instance.go
@@ -1,42 +1,47 @@
-package config
+package instance
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 )
 
-// NewConfig creates a new Config value from a given JSON file.
-func NewConfig(file string) (Config, error) {
+// ReadInstance reads an instance's details from a given JSON file.
+func ReadInstance(file string) (Instance, error) {
 	var err error
 
-	c := defaultConfig()
+	i := defaultInstance()
 
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
 	if err != nil {
-		return c, fmt.Errorf("unable to read data from %s...\n%v", file, err)
+		return i, fmt.Errorf("unable to read data from %s...\n%v", file, err)
 	}
 
-	if err = json.Unmarshal(data, &c); err != nil {
-		return c, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode the JSON configuration from %s...\n%v", file, err)
+	if err = json.Unmarshal(data, &i); err != nil {
+		return i, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode the JSON configuration from %s...\n%v", file, err)
+	}
+
+	if len(i.Project) == 0 {
+		return i, errors.New("the value for 'project' must not be empty")
 	}
 
 	// Propagate the domain to the services as appropriate
-	c.Services.Gitea.Domain = c.Domain
-	c.Services.Traefik.Domain = c.Domain
-	c.Services.Gitea.RootUrl = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/%s", c.Domain, c.Services.Gitea.BaseUri)
-	c.Services.Gitea.SshDomain = c.Domain
+	i.Services.Gitea.Domain = i.Domain
+	i.Services.Traefik.Domain = i.Domain
+	i.Services.Gitea.RootUrl = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/%s", i.Domain, i.Services.Gitea.BaseUri)
+	i.Services.Gitea.SshDomain = i.Domain
 
 	// Propagate the shared Group ID to the serivces as appropriate
-	c.Services.Traefik.GroupId = c.SharedGroupId
-	c.Services.Gitea.GroupId = c.SharedGroupId
+	i.Services.Traefik.GroupId = i.SharedGroupId
+	i.Services.Gitea.GroupId = i.SharedGroupId
 
-	return c, nil
+	return i, nil
 }
 
-func defaultConfig() Config {
-	c := Config{
-		ProjectName:   "",
+func defaultInstance() Instance {
+	c := Instance{
+		Project:   "",
 		Domain:        "localhost",
 		SharedGroupId: 2239,
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/instance/instance_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from internal/config/config_test.go
rename to internal/instance/instance_test.go
index 426f6d2..92d204b 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/instance/instance_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package config
+package instance
 
 import (
 	"reflect"
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ func TestValidConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		name        string
 		description string
 		file        string
-		want        Config
+		want        Instance
 	}{
 		name:        "Test case: A valid Config",
 		description: "Testing the parsing of valid configuration.",
 		file:        "./testdata/config-valid.json",
-		want: Config{
+		want: Instance{
 			ProjectName: "forge-platform-test-config",
 			Docker: DockerConfig{
 				Network: DockerNetworkConfig{
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestValidConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testFunc := func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Log(testCase.description)
-		got, err := NewConfig(testCase.file)
+		got, err := ReadInstance(testCase.file)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Unable to create the configuration from file: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestInvalidConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testFunc := func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Log(testCase.description)
-		_, err := NewConfig(testCase.file)
+		_, err := ReadInstance(testCase.file)
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Error("Expected an error with this invalid configuration.")
 		} else {
diff --git a/internal/config/testdata/config-invalid.json b/internal/instance/testdata/config-invalid.json
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/config/testdata/config-invalid.json
rename to internal/instance/testdata/config-invalid.json
diff --git a/internal/config/testdata/config-valid.json b/internal/instance/testdata/config-valid.json
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/config/testdata/config-valid.json
rename to internal/instance/testdata/config-valid.json
diff --git a/internal/config/types.go b/internal/instance/types.go
similarity index 93%
rename from internal/config/types.go
rename to internal/instance/types.go
index 9f12bbe..8d2315a 100644
--- a/internal/config/types.go
+++ b/internal/instance/types.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-package config
+package instance
 
-// Config is the whole configuration for the forge platform deployment.
-type Config struct {
-	ProjectName   string         `json:"project"`
+// Instance is the whole configuration for the forge platform deployment.
+type Instance struct {
+	Project   string         `json:"project"`
 	Domain        string         `json:"domain"`
 	SharedGroupId int            `json:"sharedGroupId"`
 	Docker        DockerConfig   `json:"docker"`