diff --git a/data-ingest/fetch-axione-data.py b/data-ingest/fetch-axione-data.py
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+import subprocess
+import configparser
+
+class Config(TypedDict):
+    hostname: str
+    user: str
+    password: str
+
+def parseConfig() -> Config:
+   cfg_path = os.environ.get("CONFIG", "/etc/ftth-ipe-map/conf.ini")
+   cfg = configparser.ConfigParser()
+   with open(cfg_path, "r") as f:
+       cfg.read_file(f)
+   return {
+       'hostname':cfg.get("AXIONE_FTP","hostname"),
+       'user':cfg.get("AXIONE_FTP","user"),
+       'password':cfg.get("AXIONE_FTP","password"),
+   }
+
+def call_lftp(args):
+    return subprocess.run(["lftp", "-u", f"{cfg.user},{cfg.password}", hostname]
+                          + args).stdout.decode("utf8")
+
+def retrieve_ipe_list(cfg: Config):
+    return call_lftp(["-e", "set ssl:verify-certificate no; find /; bye"])
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    cfg = parseConfig