diff --git a/collector/arp_linux.go b/collector/arp_linux.go
index cd61d9a7..8f42d380 100644
--- a/collector/arp_linux.go
+++ b/collector/arp_linux.go
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ type arpCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("arp", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		arpConfig := config.(ArpConfig)
-		return NewARPCollector(arpConfig, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("arp", defaultEnabled, NewARPCollector)
 }
 
 type ArpConfig struct {
@@ -44,15 +41,15 @@ type ArpConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewARPCollector returns a new Collector exposing ARP stats.
-func NewARPCollector(config ArpConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewARPCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return &arpCollector{
 		fs:           fs,
-		deviceFilter: newDeviceFilter(*config.DeviceExclude, *config.DeviceInclude),
+		deviceFilter: newDeviceFilter(*config.Arp.DeviceExclude, *config.Arp.DeviceInclude),
 		entries: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "arp", "entries"),
 			"ARP entries by device",
diff --git a/collector/bcache_linux.go b/collector/bcache_linux.go
index 0102a15f..e5a24c91 100644
--- a/collector/bcache_linux.go
+++ b/collector/bcache_linux.go
@@ -25,17 +25,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("bcache", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		bcacheConfig := config.(BcacheConfig)
-		return NewBcacheCollector(bcacheConfig, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("bcache", defaultEnabled, NewBcacheCollector)
+
 }
 
 // A bcacheCollector is a Collector which gathers metrics from Linux bcache.
 type bcacheCollector struct {
 	fs     bcache.FS
 	logger log.Logger
-	config BcacheConfig
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 type BcacheConfig struct {
@@ -44,8 +42,8 @@ type BcacheConfig struct {
 
 // NewBcacheCollector returns a newly allocated bcacheCollector.
 // It exposes a number of Linux bcache statistics.
-func NewBcacheCollector(config BcacheConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := bcache.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func NewBcacheCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := bcache.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ func NewBcacheCollector(config BcacheConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, erro
 func (c *bcacheCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	var stats []*bcache.Stats
 	var err error
-	if *c.config.PriorityStats {
+	if *c.config.Bcache.PriorityStats {
 		stats, err = c.fs.Stats()
 	} else {
 		stats, err = c.fs.StatsWithoutPriority()
@@ -321,7 +319,7 @@ func (c *bcacheCollector) updateBcacheStats(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, s *bcac
 				extraLabelValue: cache.Name,
 			},
 		}
-		if *c.config.PriorityStats {
+		if *c.config.Bcache.PriorityStats {
 			// metrics in /sys/fs/bcache/<uuid>/<cache>/priority_stats
 			priorityStatsMetrics := []bcacheMetric{
 				{
diff --git a/collector/bonding_linux.go b/collector/bonding_linux.go
index 36752266..5735eae2 100644
--- a/collector/bonding_linux.go
+++ b/collector/bonding_linux.go
@@ -31,17 +31,16 @@ import (
 type bondingCollector struct {
 	slaves, active typedDesc
 	logger         log.Logger
+	config         NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("bonding", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewBondingCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("bonding", defaultEnabled, NewBondingCollector)
 }
 
 // NewBondingCollector returns a newly allocated bondingCollector.
 // It exposes the number of configured and active slave of linux bonding interfaces.
-func NewBondingCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewBondingCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &bondingCollector{
 		slaves: typedDesc{prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "bonding", "slaves"),
@@ -54,12 +53,13 @@ func NewBondingCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			[]string{"master"}, nil,
 		), prometheus.GaugeValue},
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 // Update reads and exposes bonding states, implements Collector interface. Caution: This works only on linux.
 func (c *bondingCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	statusfile := sysFilePath("class/net")
+	statusfile := c.config.Path.sysFilePath("class/net")
 	bondingStats, err := readBondingStats(statusfile)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
diff --git a/collector/boot_time_bsd.go b/collector/boot_time_bsd.go
index 06b8807a..9d2600f4 100644
--- a/collector/boot_time_bsd.go
+++ b/collector/boot_time_bsd.go
@@ -28,13 +28,11 @@ type bootTimeCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("boottime", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return newBootTimeCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("boottime", defaultEnabled, newBootTimeCollector(logger))
 }
 
 // newBootTimeCollector returns a new Collector exposing system boot time on BSD systems.
-func newBootTimeCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func newBootTimeCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &bootTimeCollector{
 		logger: logger,
 	}, nil
diff --git a/collector/boot_time_solaris.go b/collector/boot_time_solaris.go
index 0271571a..6782cd72 100644
--- a/collector/boot_time_solaris.go
+++ b/collector/boot_time_solaris.go
@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@ type bootTimeCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("boottime", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return newBootTimeCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("boottime", defaultEnabled, newBootTimeCollector)
 }
 
-func newBootTimeCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func newBootTimeCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &bootTimeCollector{
 		boottime: typedDesc{
 			prometheus.NewDesc(
diff --git a/collector/btrfs_linux.go b/collector/btrfs_linux.go
index d9279c53..cebf5b30 100644
--- a/collector/btrfs_linux.go
+++ b/collector/btrfs_linux.go
@@ -33,17 +33,16 @@ import (
 type btrfsCollector struct {
 	fs     btrfs.FS
 	logger log.Logger
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("btrfs", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewBtrfsCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("btrfs", defaultEnabled, NewBtrfsCollector)
 }
 
 // NewBtrfsCollector returns a new Collector exposing Btrfs statistics.
-func NewBtrfsCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := btrfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func NewBtrfsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := btrfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ func NewBtrfsCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &btrfsCollector{
 		fs:     fs,
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ type btrfsIoctlFsStats struct {
 func (c *btrfsCollector) getIoctlStats() (map[string]*btrfsIoctlFsStats, error) {
 	// Instead of introducing more ioctl calls to scan for all btrfs
 	// filesystems re-use our mount point utils to find known mounts
-	mountsList, err := mountPointDetails(c.logger)
+	mountsList, err := mountPointDetails(c.config, c.logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (c *btrfsCollector) getIoctlStats() (map[string]*btrfsIoctlFsStats, error)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		mountPath := rootfsFilePath(mount.mountPoint)
+		mountPath := c.config.Path.rootfsFilePath(mount.mountPoint)
 
 		fs, err := dennwc.Open(mountPath, true)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/collector/buddyinfo.go b/collector/buddyinfo.go
index af442b5e..42869082 100644
--- a/collector/buddyinfo.go
+++ b/collector/buddyinfo.go
@@ -37,19 +37,17 @@ type buddyinfoCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("buddyinfo", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewBuddyinfoCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("buddyinfo", defaultDisabled, NewBuddyinfoCollector)
 }
 
 // NewBuddyinfoCollector returns a new Collector exposing buddyinfo stats.
-func NewBuddyinfoCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewBuddyinfoCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	desc := prometheus.NewDesc(
 		prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, buddyInfoSubsystem, "blocks"),
 		"Count of free blocks according to size.",
 		[]string{"node", "zone", "size"}, nil,
 	)
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/cgroups_linux.go b/collector/cgroups_linux.go
index 87501368..eaa68013 100644
--- a/collector/cgroups_linux.go
+++ b/collector/cgroups_linux.go
@@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ type cgroupSummaryCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(cgroupsCollectorSubsystem, defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewCgroupSummaryCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(cgroupsCollectorSubsystem, defaultDisabled, NewCgroupSummaryCollector)
 }
 
 // NewCgroupSummaryCollector returns a new Collector exposing a summary of cgroups.
-func NewCgroupSummaryCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewCgroupSummaryCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/collector.go b/collector/collector.go
index 59d12464..85c9a5f4 100644
--- a/collector/collector.go
+++ b/collector/collector.go
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	factories              = make(map[string]func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error))
+	factories              = make(map[string]func(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error))
 	initiatedCollectorsMtx = sync.Mutex{}
 	initiatedCollectors    = make(map[string]Collector)
 	collectorState         = make(map[string]*bool)
 	forcedCollectors       = map[string]bool{} // collectors which have been explicitly enabled or disabled
 )
 
-func registerCollector(collector string, isDefaultEnabled bool, factory func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error)) {
+func registerCollector(collector string, isDefaultEnabled bool, factory func(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error)) {
 	var helpDefaultState string
 	if isDefaultEnabled {
 		helpDefaultState = "enabled"
diff --git a/collector/config.go b/collector/config.go
index 7abd93a8..40ef137f 100644
--- a/collector/config.go
+++ b/collector/config.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type NodeCollectorConfig struct {
 	NetDev                NetDevConfig
 	NetStat               NetStatConfig
 	NTP                   NTPConfig
+	Path                  PathConfig
 	Perf                  PerfConfig
 	PowerSupplyClass      PowerSupplyClassConfig
 	Qdisc                 QdiscConfig
diff --git a/collector/conntrack_linux.go b/collector/conntrack_linux.go
index 7a221216..cd6ceb8b 100644
--- a/collector/conntrack_linux.go
+++ b/collector/conntrack_linux.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type conntrackCollector struct {
 	earlyDrop     *prometheus.Desc
 	searchRestart *prometheus.Desc
 	logger        log.Logger
+	config        NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 type conntrackStatistics struct {
@@ -53,13 +54,11 @@ type conntrackStatistics struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("conntrack", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewConntrackCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("conntrack", defaultEnabled, NewConntrackCollector)
 }
 
 // NewConntrackCollector returns a new Collector exposing conntrack stats.
-func NewConntrackCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewConntrackCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &conntrackCollector{
 		current: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "", "nf_conntrack_entries"),
@@ -112,25 +111,26 @@ func NewConntrackCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			nil, nil,
 		),
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *conntrackCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	value, err := readUintFromFile(procFilePath("sys/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_count"))
+	value, err := readUintFromFile(c.config.Path.procFilePath("sys/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_count"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.handleErr(err)
 	}
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
 		c.current, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(value))
 
-	value, err = readUintFromFile(procFilePath("sys/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_max"))
+	value, err = readUintFromFile(c.config.Path.procFilePath("sys/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_max"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.handleErr(err)
 	}
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
 		c.limit, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(value))
 
-	conntrackStats, err := getConntrackStatistics()
+	conntrackStats, err := getConntrackStatistics(c.config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return c.handleErr(err)
 	}
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ func (c *conntrackCollector) handleErr(err error) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve conntrack stats: %w", err)
 }
 
-func getConntrackStatistics() (*conntrackStatistics, error) {
+func getConntrackStatistics(config NodeCollectorConfig) (*conntrackStatistics, error) {
 	c := conntrackStatistics{}
 
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/cpu_darwin.go b/collector/cpu_darwin.go
index df21148b..bacde20a 100644
--- a/collector/cpu_darwin.go
+++ b/collector/cpu_darwin.go
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@ type statCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewCPUCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, NewCPUCollector)
 }
 
 // NewCPUCollector returns a new Collector exposing CPU stats.
-func NewCPUCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewCPUCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &statCollector{
 		cpu:    nodeCPUSecondsDesc,
 		logger: logger,
diff --git a/collector/cpu_dragonfly.go b/collector/cpu_dragonfly.go
index 5d74e7db..1420c436 100644
--- a/collector/cpu_dragonfly.go
+++ b/collector/cpu_dragonfly.go
@@ -82,13 +82,11 @@ type statCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewStatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, NewStatCollector)
 }
 
 // NewStatCollector returns a new Collector exposing CPU stats.
-func NewStatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &statCollector{
 		cpu:    nodeCPUSecondsDesc,
 		logger: logger,
diff --git a/collector/cpu_freebsd.go b/collector/cpu_freebsd.go
index 6a44e036..d75b8adc 100644
--- a/collector/cpu_freebsd.go
+++ b/collector/cpu_freebsd.go
@@ -89,13 +89,11 @@ type statCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewStatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, NewStatCollector)
 }
 
 // NewStatCollector returns a new Collector exposing CPU stats.
-func NewStatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &statCollector{
 		cpu: typedDesc{nodeCPUSecondsDesc, prometheus.CounterValue},
 		temp: typedDesc{prometheus.NewDesc(
diff --git a/collector/cpu_linux.go b/collector/cpu_linux.go
index ebd676fb..f22f6876 100644
--- a/collector/cpu_linux.go
+++ b/collector/cpu_linux.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type cpuCollector struct {
 	cpuFlagsIncludeRegexp *regexp.Regexp
 	cpuBugsIncludeRegexp  *regexp.Regexp
 
-	config CPUConfig
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 // Idle jump back limit in seconds.
@@ -69,20 +69,17 @@ type CPUConfig struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cpuConfig := config.(CPUConfig)
-		return NewCPUCollector(cpuConfig, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, NewCPUCollector)
 }
 
 // NewCPUCollector returns a new Collector exposing kernel/system statistics.
-func NewCPUCollector(config CPUConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewCPUCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	sysfs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+	sysfs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -138,7 +135,7 @@ func NewCPUCollector(config CPUConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 		cpuStats:     make(map[int64]procfs.CPUStat),
 		config:       config,
 	}
-	err = c.compileIncludeFlags(c.config.FlagsInclude, c.config.BugsInclude)
+	err = c.compileIncludeFlags(c.config.CPU.FlagsInclude, c.config.CPU.BugsInclude)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fail to compile --collector.cpu.info.flags-include and --collector.cpu.info.bugs-include, the values of them must be regular expressions: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -146,8 +143,8 @@ func NewCPUCollector(config CPUConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *cpuCollector) compileIncludeFlags(flagsIncludeFlag, bugsIncludeFlag *string) error {
-	if (*flagsIncludeFlag != "" || *bugsIncludeFlag != "") && !*c.config.EnableCPUInfo {
-		*c.config.EnableCPUInfo = true
+	if (*flagsIncludeFlag != "" || *bugsIncludeFlag != "") && !*c.config.CPU.EnableCPUInfo {
+		*c.config.CPU.EnableCPUInfo = true
 		level.Info(c.logger).Log("msg", "--collector.cpu.info has been set to `true` because you set the following flags, like --collector.cpu.info.flags-include and --collector.cpu.info.bugs-include")
 	}
 
@@ -169,7 +166,7 @@ func (c *cpuCollector) compileIncludeFlags(flagsIncludeFlag, bugsIncludeFlag *st
 
 // Update implements Collector and exposes cpu related metrics from /proc/stat and /sys/.../cpu/.
 func (c *cpuCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	if *c.config.EnableCPUInfo {
+	if *c.config.CPU.EnableCPUInfo {
 		if err := c.updateInfo(ch); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -180,7 +177,7 @@ func (c *cpuCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	if c.isolatedCpus != nil {
 		c.updateIsolated(ch)
 	}
-	return c.updateThermalThrottle(ch)
+	return c.updateThermalThrottle(c.config, ch)
 }
 
 // updateInfo reads /proc/cpuinfo
@@ -237,8 +234,8 @@ func updateFieldInfo(valueList []string, filter *regexp.Regexp, desc *prometheus
 }
 
 // updateThermalThrottle reads /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu* and expose thermal throttle statistics.
-func (c *cpuCollector) updateThermalThrottle(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	cpus, err := filepath.Glob(sysFilePath("devices/system/cpu/cpu[0-9]*"))
+func (c *cpuCollector) updateThermalThrottle(config NodeCollectorConfig, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
+	cpus, err := filepath.Glob(config.Path.sysFilePath("devices/system/cpu/cpu[0-9]*"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -345,7 +342,7 @@ func (c *cpuCollector) updateStat(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.cpu, prometheus.CounterValue, cpuStat.SoftIRQ, cpuNum, "softirq")
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.cpu, prometheus.CounterValue, cpuStat.Steal, cpuNum, "steal")
 
-		if *c.config.EnableCPUGuest {
+		if *c.config.CPU.EnableCPUGuest {
 			// Guest CPU is also accounted for in cpuStat.User and cpuStat.Nice, expose these as separate metrics.
 			ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.cpuGuest, prometheus.CounterValue, cpuStat.Guest, cpuNum, "user")
 			ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.cpuGuest, prometheus.CounterValue, cpuStat.GuestNice, cpuNum, "nice")
diff --git a/collector/cpu_netbsd.go b/collector/cpu_netbsd.go
index 5b312ab7..4f1e63fb 100644
--- a/collector/cpu_netbsd.go
+++ b/collector/cpu_netbsd.go
@@ -218,13 +218,11 @@ type statCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewStatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, NewStatCollector)
 }
 
 // NewStatCollector returns a new Collector exposing CPU stats.
-func NewStatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &statCollector{
 		cpu: typedDesc{nodeCPUSecondsDesc, prometheus.CounterValue},
 		temp: typedDesc{prometheus.NewDesc(
diff --git a/collector/cpu_openbsd.go b/collector/cpu_openbsd.go
index 088f1d57..31c3d49e 100644
--- a/collector/cpu_openbsd.go
+++ b/collector/cpu_openbsd.go
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ type cpuCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewCPUCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, NewCPUCollector)
 }
 
 func NewCPUCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
diff --git a/collector/cpu_solaris.go b/collector/cpu_solaris.go
index ed39d5bb..702ba3f8 100644
--- a/collector/cpu_solaris.go
+++ b/collector/cpu_solaris.go
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ type cpuCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewCPUCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("cpu", defaultEnabled, NewCpuCollector)
 }
 
-func NewCpuCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewCpuCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &cpuCollector{
 		cpu:    typedDesc{nodeCPUSecondsDesc, prometheus.CounterValue},
 		logger: logger,
diff --git a/collector/cpu_vulnerabilities_linux.go b/collector/cpu_vulnerabilities_linux.go
index 1f75d43e..afa028c1 100644
--- a/collector/cpu_vulnerabilities_linux.go
+++ b/collector/cpu_vulnerabilities_linux.go
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ var (
 	)
 )
 
-type cpuVulnerabilitiesCollector struct{}
-
-func init() {
-	registerCollector(cpuVulerabilitiesCollector, defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewVulnerabilitySysfsCollector(logger)
-	})
+type cpuVulnerabilitiesCollector struct {
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
-func NewVulnerabilitySysfsCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	return &cpuVulnerabilitiesCollector{}, nil
+func init() {
+	registerCollector(cpuVulerabilitiesCollector, defaultDisabled, NewVulnerabilitySysfsCollector)
+}
+
+func NewVulnerabilitySysfsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	return &cpuVulnerabilitiesCollector{config}, nil
 }
 
 func (v *cpuVulnerabilitiesCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*v.config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/cpufreq_linux.go b/collector/cpufreq_linux.go
index 03ed1b5d..973f416a 100644
--- a/collector/cpufreq_linux.go
+++ b/collector/cpufreq_linux.go
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@ type cpuFreqCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("cpufreq", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewCPUFreqCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("cpufreq", defaultEnabled, NewCPUFreqCollector)
 }
 
 // NewCPUFreqCollector returns a new Collector exposing kernel/system statistics.
-func NewCPUFreqCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func NewCPUFreqCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/cpufreq_solaris.go b/collector/cpufreq_solaris.go
index 37ecdf31..50e2a9f9 100644
--- a/collector/cpufreq_solaris.go
+++ b/collector/cpufreq_solaris.go
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ type cpuFreqCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("cpufreq", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewCPUFreqCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("cpufreq", defaultEnabled, NewCPUFreqCollector)
 }
 
-func NewCpuFreqCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewCpuFreqCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &cpuFreqCollector{
 		logger: logger,
 	}, nil
diff --git a/collector/devstat_dragonfly.go b/collector/devstat_dragonfly.go
index 566ffdba..953c9650 100644
--- a/collector/devstat_dragonfly.go
+++ b/collector/devstat_dragonfly.go
@@ -102,13 +102,11 @@ type devstatCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("devstat", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewDevstatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("devstat", defaultDisabled,NewDevstatCollector)
 }
 
 // NewDevstatCollector returns a new Collector exposing Device stats.
-func NewDevstatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewDevstatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfiglogger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &devstatCollector{
 		bytesDesc: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, devstatSubsystem, "bytes_total"),
diff --git a/collector/devstat_freebsd.go b/collector/devstat_freebsd.go
index 01965004..a8c96a1a 100644
--- a/collector/devstat_freebsd.go
+++ b/collector/devstat_freebsd.go
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ type devstatCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("devstat", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewDevstatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("devstat", defaultDisabled, NewDevstatCollector)
 }
 
 // NewDevstatCollector returns a new Collector exposing Device stats.
diff --git a/collector/diskstats_darwin.go b/collector/diskstats_darwin.go
index 01ed064f..00ffa3fc 100644
--- a/collector/diskstats_darwin.go
+++ b/collector/diskstats_darwin.go
@@ -39,17 +39,14 @@ type diskstatsCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("diskstats", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(DiskstatsDeviceFilterConfig)
-		return NewDiskstatsCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("diskstats", defaultEnabled, NewDiskstatsCollector)
 }
 
 // NewDiskstatsCollector returns a new Collector exposing disk device stats.
-func NewDiskstatsCollector(config DiskstatsDeviceFilterConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewDiskstatsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	var diskLabelNames = []string{"device"}
 
-	deviceFilter, err := newDiskstatsDeviceFilter(config, logger)
+	deviceFilter, err := newDiskstatsDeviceFilter(config.DiskstatsDeviceFilter, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse device filter flags: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/diskstats_linux.go b/collector/diskstats_linux.go
index 7390b4d8..33d79f09 100644
--- a/collector/diskstats_linux.go
+++ b/collector/diskstats_linux.go
@@ -86,26 +86,24 @@ type diskstatsCollector struct {
 	deviceMapperInfoDesc    typedFactorDesc
 	ataDescs                map[string]typedFactorDesc
 	logger                  log.Logger
-	getUdevDeviceProperties func(uint32, uint32) (udevInfo, error)
+	getUdevDeviceProperties func(NodeCollectorConfig, uint32, uint32) (udevInfo, error)
+	config                  NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("diskstats", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(DiskstatsDeviceFilterConfig)
-		return NewDiskstatsCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("diskstats", defaultEnabled, NewDiskstatsCollector)
 }
 
 // NewDiskstatsCollector returns a new Collector exposing disk device stats.
 // Docs from https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/iostats.txt
-func NewDiskstatsCollector(config DiskstatsDeviceFilterConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewDiskstatsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	var diskLabelNames = []string{"device"}
-	fs, err := blockdevice.NewFS(*procPath, *sysPath)
+	fs, err := blockdevice.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath, *config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	deviceFilter, err := newDiskstatsDeviceFilter(config, logger)
+	deviceFilter, err := newDiskstatsDeviceFilter(config.DiskstatsDeviceFilter, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse device filter flags: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -261,11 +259,12 @@ func NewDiskstatsCollector(config DiskstatsDeviceFilterConfig, logger log.Logger
 			},
 		},
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}
 
 	// Only enable getting device properties from udev if the directory is readable.
-	if stat, err := os.Stat(*udevDataPath); err != nil || !stat.IsDir() {
-		level.Error(logger).Log("msg", "Failed to open directory, disabling udev device properties", "path", *udevDataPath)
+	if stat, err := os.Stat(*config.Path.UdevDataPath); err != nil || !stat.IsDir() {
+		level.Error(logger).Log("msg", "Failed to open directory, disabling udev device properties", "path", *config.Path.UdevDataPath)
 	} else {
 		collector.getUdevDeviceProperties = getUdevDeviceProperties
 	}
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ func (c *diskstatsCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		info, err := getUdevDeviceProperties(stats.MajorNumber, stats.MinorNumber)
+		info, err := getUdevDeviceProperties(c.config, stats.MajorNumber, stats.MinorNumber)
 		if err != nil {
 			level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Failed to parse udev info", "err", err)
 		}
@@ -373,8 +372,8 @@ func (c *diskstatsCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getUdevDeviceProperties(major, minor uint32) (udevInfo, error) {
-	filename := udevDataFilePath(fmt.Sprintf("b%d:%d", major, minor))
+func getUdevDeviceProperties(config NodeCollectorConfig, major, minor uint32) (udevInfo, error) {
+	filename := config.Path.udevDataFilePath(fmt.Sprintf("b%d:%d", major, minor))
 
 	data, err := os.Open(filename)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/collector/diskstats_openbsd.go b/collector/diskstats_openbsd.go
index b5729bdc..90814a00 100644
--- a/collector/diskstats_openbsd.go
+++ b/collector/diskstats_openbsd.go
@@ -45,15 +45,12 @@ type diskstatsCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("diskstats", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(DiskstatsDeviceFilterConfig)
-		return NewDiskstatsCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("diskstats", defaultEnabled, NewDiskstatsCollector)
 }
 
 // NewDiskstatsCollector returns a new Collector exposing disk device stats.
-func NewDiskstatsCollector(config DiskstatsDeviceFilterConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	deviceFilter, err := newDiskstatsDeviceFilter(config, logger)
+func NewDiskstatsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	deviceFilter, err := newDiskstatsDeviceFilter(config.DiskstatsDeviceFilter, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse device filter flags: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/diskstats_openbsd_amd64.go b/collector/diskstats_openbsd_amd64.go
index 3d1c72f1..395f714b 100644
--- a/collector/diskstats_openbsd_amd64.go
+++ b/collector/diskstats_openbsd_amd64.go
@@ -56,15 +56,12 @@ type diskstatsCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("diskstats", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(DiskstatsDeviceFilterConfig)
-		return NewDiskstatsCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("diskstats", defaultEnabled, NewDiskstatsCollector)
 }
 
 // NewDiskstatsCollector returns a new Collector exposing disk device stats.
-func NewDiskstatsCollector(config DiskstatsDeviceFilterConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	deviceFilter, err := newDiskstatsDeviceFilter(config, logger)
+func NewDiskstatsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	deviceFilter, err := newDiskstatsDeviceFilter(config.DiskstatsDeviceFilter, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse device filter flags: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/dmi.go b/collector/dmi.go
index 30051d7c..dcba329d 100644
--- a/collector/dmi.go
+++ b/collector/dmi.go
@@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ type dmiCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("dmi", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewDMICollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("dmi", defaultEnabled, NewDMICollector)
 }
 
 // NewDMICollector returns a new Collector exposing DMI information.
-func NewDMICollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func NewDMICollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/drbd_linux.go b/collector/drbd_linux.go
index 9d5befa3..9ffd118a 100644
--- a/collector/drbd_linux.go
+++ b/collector/drbd_linux.go
@@ -80,15 +80,14 @@ type drbdCollector struct {
 	stringPair map[string]drbdStringPairMetric
 	connected  *prometheus.Desc
 	logger     log.Logger
+	config     NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("drbd", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return newDRBDCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("drbd", defaultDisabled, newDRBDCollector)
 }
 
-func newDRBDCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func newDRBDCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &drbdCollector{
 		numerical: map[string]drbdNumericalMetric{
 			"ns": newDRBDNumericalMetric(
@@ -185,11 +184,12 @@ func newDRBDCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			nil,
 		),
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *drbdCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	statsFile := procFilePath("drbd")
+	statsFile := c.config.Path.procFilePath("drbd")
 	file, err := os.Open(statsFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
diff --git a/collector/drm_linux.go b/collector/drm_linux.go
index c431afb5..a38eb2fb 100644
--- a/collector/drm_linux.go
+++ b/collector/drm_linux.go
@@ -42,14 +42,12 @@ type drmCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("drm", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewDrmCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("drm", defaultDisabled, NewDrmCollector)
 }
 
 // NewDrmCollector returns a new Collector exposing /sys/class/drm/card?/device stats.
-func NewDrmCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func NewDrmCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/edac_linux.go b/collector/edac_linux.go
index 715f0423..bd87f882 100644
--- a/collector/edac_linux.go
+++ b/collector/edac_linux.go
@@ -40,16 +40,15 @@ type edacCollector struct {
 	csRowCECount *prometheus.Desc
 	csRowUECount *prometheus.Desc
 	logger       log.Logger
+	config       NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("edac", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewEdacCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("edac", defaultEnabled, NewEdacCollector)
 }
 
 // NewEdacCollector returns a new Collector exposing edac stats.
-func NewEdacCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewEdacCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &edacCollector{
 		ceCount: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, edacSubsystem, "correctable_errors_total"),
@@ -72,11 +71,12 @@ func NewEdacCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			[]string{"controller", "csrow"}, nil,
 		),
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *edacCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	memControllers, err := filepath.Glob(sysFilePath("devices/system/edac/mc/mc[0-9]*"))
+	memControllers, err := filepath.Glob(c.config.Path.sysFilePath("devices/system/edac/mc/mc[0-9]*"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/collector/entropy_linux.go b/collector/entropy_linux.go
index 7416ff9d..f3a4588f 100644
--- a/collector/entropy_linux.go
+++ b/collector/entropy_linux.go
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@ type entropyCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("entropy", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewEntropyCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("entropy", defaultEnabled, NewEntropyCollector)
 }
 
 // NewEntropyCollector returns a new Collector exposing entropy stats.
-func NewEntropyCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewEntropyCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/ethtool_linux.go b/collector/ethtool_linux.go
index 5243cbfb..e05ed9e1 100644
--- a/collector/ethtool_linux.go
+++ b/collector/ethtool_linux.go
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ type EthtoolConfig struct {
 // makeEthtoolCollector is the internal constructor for EthtoolCollector.
 // This allows NewEthtoolTestCollector to override its .ethtool interface
 // for testing.
-func makeEthtoolCollector(config EthtoolConfig, logger log.Logger) (*ethtoolCollector, error) {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func makeEthtoolCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (*ethtoolCollector, error) {
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func makeEthtoolCollector(config EthtoolConfig, logger log.Logger) (*ethtoolColl
 	return &ethtoolCollector{
 		fs:             fs,
 		ethtool:        &ethtoolLibrary{e},
-		deviceFilter:   newDeviceFilter(*config.DeviceExclude, *config.DeviceInclude),
-		metricsPattern: regexp.MustCompile(*config.IncludedMetrics),
+		deviceFilter:   newDeviceFilter(*config.Ethtool.DeviceExclude, *config.Ethtool.DeviceInclude),
+		metricsPattern: regexp.MustCompile(*config.Ethtool.IncludedMetrics),
 		logger:         logger,
 		entries: map[string]*prometheus.Desc{
 			"rx_bytes": prometheus.NewDesc(
@@ -203,10 +203,7 @@ func makeEthtoolCollector(config EthtoolConfig, logger log.Logger) (*ethtoolColl
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("ethtool", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(EthtoolConfig)
-		return NewEthtoolCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("ethtool", defaultDisabled, NewEthtoolCollector)
 }
 
 // Generate the fully-qualified metric name for the ethool metric.
@@ -218,7 +215,7 @@ func buildEthtoolFQName(metric string) string {
 }
 
 // NewEthtoolCollector returns a new Collector exposing ethtool stats.
-func NewEthtoolCollector(config EthtoolConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewEthtoolCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return makeEthtoolCollector(config, logger)
 }
 
diff --git a/collector/ethtool_linux_test.go b/collector/ethtool_linux_test.go
index 50db2be4..6136ca3d 100644
--- a/collector/ethtool_linux_test.go
+++ b/collector/ethtool_linux_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
 	"github.com/go-kit/log"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/testutil"
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ node_network_supported_speed_bytes{device="eth0",duplex="full",mode="10baseT"} 1
 node_network_supported_speed_bytes{device="eth0",duplex="half",mode="100baseT"} 1.25e+07
 node_network_supported_speed_bytes{device="eth0",duplex="half",mode="10baseT"} 1.25e+06
 `
-	*sysPath = "fixtures/sys"
+	*config.Path.SysPath = "fixtures/sys"
 
 	config := NodeCollectorConfig{}
 	logger := log.NewLogfmtLogger(os.Stderr)
diff --git a/collector/exec_bsd.go b/collector/exec_bsd.go
index a659328a..06e31865 100644
--- a/collector/exec_bsd.go
+++ b/collector/exec_bsd.go
@@ -28,13 +28,11 @@ type execCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("exec", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewExecCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("exec", defaultEnabled, NewExecCollector)
 }
 
 // NewExecCollector returns a new Collector exposing system execution statistics.
-func NewExecCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewExecCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	// From sys/vm/vm_meter.c:
 	// All are of type CTLTYPE_UINT.
 	//
diff --git a/collector/fibrechannel_linux.go b/collector/fibrechannel_linux.go
index c43605fd..2e50ee36 100644
--- a/collector/fibrechannel_linux.go
+++ b/collector/fibrechannel_linux.go
@@ -36,17 +36,15 @@ type fibrechannelCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("fibrechannel", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewFibreChannelCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("fibrechannel", defaultEnabled, NewFibreChannelCollector)
 }
 
 // NewFibreChannelCollector returns a new Collector exposing FibreChannel stats.
-func NewFibreChannelCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewFibreChannelCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	var i fibrechannelCollector
 	var err error
 
-	i.fs, err = sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+	i.fs, err = sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/filefd_linux.go b/collector/filefd_linux.go
index 51984a4a..ac6478ac 100644
--- a/collector/filefd_linux.go
+++ b/collector/filefd_linux.go
@@ -33,21 +33,20 @@ const (
 
 type fileFDStatCollector struct {
 	logger log.Logger
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(fileFDStatSubsystem, defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewFileFDStatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(fileFDStatSubsystem, defaultEnabled, NewFileFDStatCollector)
 }
 
 // NewFileFDStatCollector returns a new Collector exposing file-nr stats.
-func NewFileFDStatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	return &fileFDStatCollector{logger}, nil
+func NewFileFDStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	return &fileFDStatCollector{logger, config}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *fileFDStatCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	fileFDStat, err := parseFileFDStats(procFilePath("sys/fs/file-nr"))
+	fileFDStat, err := parseFileFDStats(c.config.Path.procFilePath("sys/fs/file-nr"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get file-nr: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/filesystem_common.go b/collector/filesystem_common.go
index dbf22876..2470b761 100644
--- a/collector/filesystem_common.go
+++ b/collector/filesystem_common.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type filesystemCollector struct {
 	filesDesc, filesFreeDesc      *prometheus.Desc
 	roDesc, deviceErrorDesc       *prometheus.Desc
 	logger                        log.Logger
-	config                        FilesystemConfig
+	config                        NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 type filesystemLabels struct {
@@ -70,46 +70,43 @@ type FilesystemConfig struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("filesystem", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(FilesystemConfig)
-		return NewFilesystemCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("filesystem", defaultEnabled, NewFilesystemCollector)
 }
 
 // NewFilesystemCollector returns a new Collector exposing filesystems stats.
-func NewFilesystemCollector(config FilesystemConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	if *config.OldMountPointsExcluded != "" {
+func NewFilesystemCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	if *config.Filesystem.OldMountPointsExcluded != "" {
 		if !mountPointsExcludeSet {
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", "--collector.filesystem.ignored-mount-points is DEPRECATED and will be removed in 2.0.0, use --collector.filesystem.mount-points-exclude")
-			*config.MountPointsExclude = *config.OldMountPointsExcluded
+			*config.Filesystem.MountPointsExclude = *config.Filesystem.OldMountPointsExcluded
 		} else {
 			return nil, errors.New("--collector.filesystem.ignored-mount-points and --collector.filesystem.mount-points-exclude are mutually exclusive")
 		}
 	}
-	if *config.MountPointsExclude != "" {
-		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed flag --collector.filesystem.mount-points-exclude", "flag", *config.MountPointsExclude)
+	if *config.Filesystem.MountPointsExclude != "" {
+		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed flag --collector.filesystem.mount-points-exclude", "flag", *config.Filesystem.MountPointsExclude)
 	} else {
-		*config.MountPointsExclude = defMountPointsExcluded
+		*config.Filesystem.MountPointsExclude = defMountPointsExcluded
 	}
 
-	if *config.OldFSTypesExcluded != "" {
+	if *config.Filesystem.OldFSTypesExcluded != "" {
 		if !fsTypesExcludeSet {
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", "--collector.filesystem.ignored-fs-types is DEPRECATED and will be removed in 2.0.0, use --collector.filesystem.fs-types-exclude")
-			*config.FSTypesExclude = *config.OldFSTypesExcluded
+			*config.Filesystem.FSTypesExclude = *config.Filesystem.OldFSTypesExcluded
 		} else {
 			return nil, errors.New("--collector.filesystem.ignored-fs-types and --collector.filesystem.fs-types-exclude are mutually exclusive")
 		}
 	}
-	if *config.FSTypesExclude != "" {
-		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed flag --collector.filesystem.fs-types-exclude", "flag", *config.FSTypesExclude)
+	if *config.Filesystem.FSTypesExclude != "" {
+		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed flag --collector.filesystem.fs-types-exclude", "flag", *config.Filesystem.FSTypesExclude)
 
 	} else {
-		*config.FSTypesExclude = defFSTypesExcluded
+		*config.Filesystem.FSTypesExclude = defFSTypesExcluded
 	}
 
 	subsystem := "filesystem"
-	mountPointPattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.MountPointsExclude)
-	filesystemsTypesPattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.FSTypesExclude)
+	mountPointPattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.Filesystem.MountPointsExclude)
+	filesystemsTypesPattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.Filesystem.FSTypesExclude)
 
 	sizeDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
 		prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, subsystem, "size_bytes"),
diff --git a/collector/filesystem_linux.go b/collector/filesystem_linux.go
index 813532d0..c6a924c8 100644
--- a/collector/filesystem_linux.go
+++ b/collector/filesystem_linux.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ var stuckMountsMtx = &sync.Mutex{}
 
 // GetStats returns filesystem stats.
 func (c *filesystemCollector) GetStats() ([]filesystemStats, error) {
-	mps, err := mountPointDetails(c.logger)
+	mps, err := mountPointDetails(c.config, c.logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (c *filesystemCollector) GetStats() ([]filesystemStats, error) {
 	statChan := make(chan filesystemStats)
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 
-	workerCount := *c.config.StatWorkerCount
+	workerCount := *c.config.Filesystem.StatWorkerCount
 	if workerCount < 1 {
 		workerCount = 1
 	}
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ func (c *filesystemCollector) GetStats() ([]filesystemStats, error) {
 
 func (c *filesystemCollector) processStat(labels filesystemLabels) filesystemStats {
 	success := make(chan struct{})
-	go stuckMountWatcher(c.config.MountTimeout, labels.mountPoint, success, c.logger)
+	go stuckMountWatcher(c.config.Filesystem.MountTimeout, labels.mountPoint, success, c.logger)
 
 	buf := new(unix.Statfs_t)
-	err := unix.Statfs(rootfsFilePath(labels.mountPoint), buf)
+	err := unix.Statfs(c.config.Path.rootfsFilePath(labels.mountPoint), buf)
 	stuckMountsMtx.Lock()
 	close(success)
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (c *filesystemCollector) processStat(labels filesystemLabels) filesystemSta
 	stuckMountsMtx.Unlock()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Error on statfs() system call", "rootfs", rootfsFilePath(labels.mountPoint), "err", err)
+		level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Error on statfs() system call", "rootfs", c.config.Path.rootfsFilePath(labels.mountPoint), "err", err)
 		return filesystemStats{
 			labels:      labels,
 			deviceError: 1,
@@ -166,22 +166,22 @@ func stuckMountWatcher(mountTimeout *time.Duration, mountPoint string, success c
 	}
 }
 
-func mountPointDetails(logger log.Logger) ([]filesystemLabels, error) {
-	file, err := os.Open(procFilePath("1/mounts"))
+func mountPointDetails(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) ([]filesystemLabels, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(config.Path.procFilePath("1/mounts"))
 	if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		// Fallback to `/proc/mounts` if `/proc/1/mounts` is missing due hidepid.
 		level.Debug(logger).Log("msg", "Reading root mounts failed, falling back to system mounts", "err", err)
-		file, err = os.Open(procFilePath("mounts"))
+		file, err = os.Open(config.Path.procFilePath("mounts"))
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
-	return parseFilesystemLabels(file)
+	return parseFilesystemLabels(config, file)
 }
 
-func parseFilesystemLabels(r io.Reader) ([]filesystemLabels, error) {
+func parseFilesystemLabels(config NodeCollectorConfig, r io.Reader) ([]filesystemLabels, error) {
 	var filesystems []filesystemLabels
 
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func parseFilesystemLabels(r io.Reader) ([]filesystemLabels, error) {
 
 		filesystems = append(filesystems, filesystemLabels{
 			device:     parts[0],
-			mountPoint: rootfsStripPrefix(parts[1]),
+			mountPoint: config.Path.rootfsStripPrefix(parts[1]),
 			fsType:     parts[2],
 			options:    parts[3],
 		})
diff --git a/collector/hwmon_linux.go b/collector/hwmon_linux.go
index e24d77fb..d6c3563e 100644
--- a/collector/hwmon_linux.go
+++ b/collector/hwmon_linux.go
@@ -43,15 +43,13 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("hwmon", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(HwMonConfig)
-		return NewHwMonCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("hwmon", defaultEnabled, NewHwMonCollector)
 }
 
 type hwMonCollector struct {
 	deviceFilter deviceFilter
 	logger       log.Logger
+	config       NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 type HwMonConfig struct {
@@ -61,11 +59,12 @@ type HwMonConfig struct {
 
 // NewHwMonCollector returns a new Collector exposing /sys/class/hwmon stats
 // (similar to lm-sensors).
-func NewHwMonCollector(config HwMonConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewHwMonCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 
 	return &hwMonCollector{
 		logger:       logger,
-		deviceFilter: newDeviceFilter(*config.ChipExclude, *config.ChipInclude),
+		deviceFilter: newDeviceFilter(*config.HwMon.ChipExclude, *config.HwMon.ChipInclude),
+		config:       config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -436,7 +435,7 @@ func (c *hwMonCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	// Step 1: scan /sys/class/hwmon, resolve all symlinks and call
 	//         updatesHwmon for each folder
 
-	hwmonPathName := filepath.Join(sysFilePath("class"), "hwmon")
+	hwmonPathName := filepath.Join(c.config.Path.sysFilePath("class"), "hwmon")
 
 	hwmonFiles, err := os.ReadDir(hwmonPathName)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/collector/infiniband_linux.go b/collector/infiniband_linux.go
index e4d7395d..3fe28ab0 100644
--- a/collector/infiniband_linux.go
+++ b/collector/infiniband_linux.go
@@ -36,17 +36,15 @@ type infinibandCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("infiniband", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewInfiniBandCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("infiniband", defaultEnabled, NewInfiniBandCollector)
 }
 
 // NewInfiniBandCollector returns a new Collector exposing InfiniBand stats.
-func NewInfiniBandCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewInfiniBandCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	var i infinibandCollector
 	var err error
 
-	i.fs, err = sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+	i.fs, err = sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/interrupts_common.go b/collector/interrupts_common.go
index 614f4b61..9f2b4166 100644
--- a/collector/interrupts_common.go
+++ b/collector/interrupts_common.go
@@ -25,16 +25,15 @@ import (
 type interruptsCollector struct {
 	desc   typedDesc
 	logger log.Logger
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("interrupts", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewInterruptsCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("interrupts", defaultDisabled, NewInterruptsCollector)
 }
 
 // NewInterruptsCollector returns a new Collector exposing interrupts stats.
-func NewInterruptsCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewInterruptsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &interruptsCollector{
 		desc: typedDesc{prometheus.NewDesc(
 			namespace+"_interrupts_total",
@@ -42,5 +41,6 @@ func NewInterruptsCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			interruptLabelNames, nil,
 		), prometheus.CounterValue},
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/collector/interrupts_linux.go b/collector/interrupts_linux.go
index ede78191..05ff3375 100644
--- a/collector/interrupts_linux.go
+++ b/collector/interrupts_linux.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func (c *interruptsCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) (err error) {
-	interrupts, err := getInterrupts()
+	interrupts, err := getInterrupts(c.config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get interrupts: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ type interrupt struct {
 	values  []string
 }
 
-func getInterrupts() (map[string]interrupt, error) {
-	file, err := os.Open(procFilePath("interrupts"))
+func getInterrupts(config NodeCollectorConfig) (map[string]interrupt, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(config.Path.procFilePath("interrupts"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/collector/ipvs_linux.go b/collector/ipvs_linux.go
index cf67f676..73853fda 100644
--- a/collector/ipvs_linux.go
+++ b/collector/ipvs_linux.go
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("ipvs", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(IPVSConfig)
-		return NewIPVSCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("ipvs", defaultEnabled, NewIPVSCollector)
 }
 
 type IPVSConfig struct {
@@ -78,27 +75,27 @@ type IPVSConfig struct {
 
 // NewIPVSCollector sets up a new collector for IPVS metrics. It accepts the
 // "procfs" config parameter to override the default proc location (/proc).
-func NewIPVSCollector(config IPVSConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewIPVSCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return newIPVSCollector(config, logger)
 }
 
-func newIPVSCollector(config IPVSConfig, logger log.Logger) (*ipvsCollector, error) {
+func newIPVSCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (*ipvsCollector, error) {
 	var (
 		c         ipvsCollector
 		err       error
 		subsystem = "ipvs"
 	)
 
-	if *config.Labels == "" {
-		*config.Labels = strings.Join(fullIpvsBackendLabels, ",")
+	if *config.IPVS.Labels == "" {
+		*config.IPVS.Labels = strings.Join(fullIpvsBackendLabels, ",")
 	}
 
-	if c.backendLabels, err = c.parseIpvsLabels(*config.Labels); err != nil {
+	if c.backendLabels, err = c.parseIpvsLabels(*config.IPVS.Labels); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	c.logger = logger
-	c.fs, err = procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+	c.fs, err = procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/ksmd_linux.go b/collector/ksmd_linux.go
index f642e5d8..dbdf23d5 100644
--- a/collector/ksmd_linux.go
+++ b/collector/ksmd_linux.go
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@ var (
 type ksmdCollector struct {
 	metricDescs map[string]*prometheus.Desc
 	logger      log.Logger
+	config      NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("ksmd", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewKsmdCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("ksmd", defaultDisabled, NewKsmdCollector)
 }
 
 func getCanonicalMetricName(filename string) string {
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ func getCanonicalMetricName(filename string) string {
 }
 
 // NewKsmdCollector returns a new Collector exposing kernel/system statistics.
-func NewKsmdCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewKsmdCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	subsystem := "ksmd"
 	descs := make(map[string]*prometheus.Desc)
 
@@ -61,13 +60,13 @@ func NewKsmdCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, subsystem, getCanonicalMetricName(n)),
 			fmt.Sprintf("ksmd '%s' file.", n), nil, nil)
 	}
-	return &ksmdCollector{descs, logger}, nil
+	return &ksmdCollector{descs, logger, config}, nil
 }
 
 // Update implements Collector and exposes kernel and system statistics.
 func (c *ksmdCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	for _, n := range ksmdFiles {
-		val, err := readUintFromFile(sysFilePath(filepath.Join("kernel/mm/ksm", n)))
+		val, err := readUintFromFile(c.config.Path.sysFilePath(filepath.Join("kernel/mm/ksm", n)))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/collector/lnstat_linux.go b/collector/lnstat_linux.go
index a5809d1c..8ac99a22 100644
--- a/collector/lnstat_linux.go
+++ b/collector/lnstat_linux.go
@@ -27,16 +27,15 @@ import (
 
 type lnstatCollector struct {
 	logger log.Logger
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("lnstat", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewLnstatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("lnstat", defaultDisabled, NewLnstatCollector)
 }
 
-func NewLnstatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	return &lnstatCollector{logger}, nil
+func NewLnstatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	return &lnstatCollector{logger, config}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *lnstatCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ func (c *lnstatCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 		subsystem = "lnstat"
 	)
 
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*c.config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/loadavg.go b/collector/loadavg.go
index 259a9f9d..172ec4d0 100644
--- a/collector/loadavg.go
+++ b/collector/loadavg.go
@@ -28,16 +28,15 @@ import (
 type loadavgCollector struct {
 	metric []typedDesc
 	logger log.Logger
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("loadavg", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewLoadavgCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("loadavg", defaultEnabled, NewLoadavgCollector)
 }
 
 // NewLoadavgCollector returns a new Collector exposing load average stats.
-func NewLoadavgCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewLoadavgCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &loadavgCollector{
 		metric: []typedDesc{
 			{prometheus.NewDesc(namespace+"_load1", "1m load average.", nil, nil), prometheus.GaugeValue},
@@ -45,11 +44,12 @@ func NewLoadavgCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			{prometheus.NewDesc(namespace+"_load15", "15m load average.", nil, nil), prometheus.GaugeValue},
 		},
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *loadavgCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	loads, err := getLoad()
+	loads, err := getLoad(c.config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get load: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/loadavg_linux.go b/collector/loadavg_linux.go
index aab11b18..075eb278 100644
--- a/collector/loadavg_linux.go
+++ b/collector/loadavg_linux.go
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Read loadavg from /proc.
-func getLoad() (loads []float64, err error) {
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(procFilePath("loadavg"))
+func getLoad(config NodeCollectorConfig) (loads []float64, err error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(config.Path.procFilePath("loadavg"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	loads, err = parseLoad(string(data))
+	loads, err = parseLoad(config, string(data))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ func getLoad() (loads []float64, err error) {
 }
 
 // Parse /proc loadavg and return 1m, 5m and 15m.
-func parseLoad(data string) (loads []float64, err error) {
+func parseLoad(config NodeCollectorConfig, data string) (loads []float64, err error) {
 	loads = make([]float64, 3)
 	parts := strings.Fields(data)
 	if len(parts) < 3 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected content in %s", procFilePath("loadavg"))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected content in %s", config.Path.procFilePath("loadavg"))
 	}
 	for i, load := range parts[0:3] {
 		loads[i], err = strconv.ParseFloat(load, 64)
diff --git a/collector/logind_linux.go b/collector/logind_linux.go
index 42c0da36..0a087fbf 100644
--- a/collector/logind_linux.go
+++ b/collector/logind_linux.go
@@ -82,13 +82,11 @@ type logindSeatEntry struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("logind", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewLogindCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("logind", defaultDisabled, NewLogindCollector)
 }
 
 // NewLogindCollector returns a new Collector exposing logind statistics.
-func NewLogindCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewLogindCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &logindCollector{logger}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/collector/mdadm_linux.go b/collector/mdadm_linux.go
index 7e4eb86f..86c08b57 100644
--- a/collector/mdadm_linux.go
+++ b/collector/mdadm_linux.go
@@ -29,17 +29,16 @@ import (
 
 type mdadmCollector struct {
 	logger log.Logger
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("mdadm", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewMdadmCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("mdadm", defaultEnabled, NewMdadmCollector)
 }
 
 // NewMdadmCollector returns a new Collector exposing raid statistics.
-func NewMdadmCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	return &mdadmCollector{logger}, nil
+func NewMdadmCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	return &mdadmCollector{logger, config}, nil
 }
 
 var (
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func (c *mdadmCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*c.config.Path.ProcPath)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ func (c *mdadmCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Not collecting mdstat, file does not exist", "file", *procPath)
+			level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Not collecting mdstat, file does not exist", "file", *c.config.Path.ProcPath)
 			return ErrNoData
 		}
 
diff --git a/collector/meminfo.go b/collector/meminfo.go
index 72283662..020ff8aa 100644
--- a/collector/meminfo.go
+++ b/collector/meminfo.go
@@ -32,17 +32,16 @@ const (
 
 type meminfoCollector struct {
 	logger log.Logger
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("meminfo", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewMeminfoCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("meminfo", defaultEnabled, NewMeminfoCollector)
 }
 
 // NewMeminfoCollector returns a new Collector exposing memory stats.
-func NewMeminfoCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	return &meminfoCollector{logger}, nil
+func NewMeminfoCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	return &meminfoCollector{logger, config}, nil
 }
 
 // Update calls (*meminfoCollector).getMemInfo to get the platform specific
diff --git a/collector/meminfo_linux.go b/collector/meminfo_linux.go
index cee29502..c6c24970 100644
--- a/collector/meminfo_linux.go
+++ b/collector/meminfo_linux.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func (c *meminfoCollector) getMemInfo() (map[string]float64, error) {
-	file, err := os.Open(procFilePath("meminfo"))
+	file, err := os.Open(c.config.Path.procFilePath("meminfo"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/collector/meminfo_numa_linux.go b/collector/meminfo_numa_linux.go
index f58e5c9a..5725ec86 100644
--- a/collector/meminfo_numa_linux.go
+++ b/collector/meminfo_numa_linux.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type meminfoMetric struct {
 type meminfoNumaCollector struct {
 	metricDescs map[string]*prometheus.Desc
 	logger      log.Logger
+	config      NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -57,11 +58,12 @@ func NewMeminfoNumaCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Col
 	return &meminfoNumaCollector{
 		metricDescs: map[string]*prometheus.Desc{},
 		logger:      logger,
+		config:      config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *meminfoNumaCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	metrics, err := getMemInfoNuma()
+	metrics, err := getMemInfoNuma(c.config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get NUMA meminfo: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -79,12 +81,12 @@ func (c *meminfoNumaCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getMemInfoNuma() ([]meminfoMetric, error) {
+func getMemInfoNuma(config NodeCollectorConfig) ([]meminfoMetric, error) {
 	var (
 		metrics []meminfoMetric
 	)
 
-	nodes, err := filepath.Glob(sysFilePath("devices/system/node/node[0-9]*"))
+	nodes, err := filepath.Glob(config.Path.sysFilePath("devices/system/node/node[0-9]*"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/collector/memory_bsd.go b/collector/memory_bsd.go
index 56fc85ff..6189a141 100644
--- a/collector/memory_bsd.go
+++ b/collector/memory_bsd.go
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ type memoryCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("meminfo", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewMemoryCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("meminfo", defaultEnabled, NewMemoryCollector)
 }
 
 // NewMemoryCollector returns a new Collector exposing memory stats.
diff --git a/collector/mountstats_linux.go b/collector/mountstats_linux.go
index c27f86b2..c2515a34 100644
--- a/collector/mountstats_linux.go
+++ b/collector/mountstats_linux.go
@@ -107,14 +107,12 @@ type nfsDeviceIdentifier struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("mountstats", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewMountStatsCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("mountstats", defaultDisabled, NewMountStatsCollector)
 }
 
 // NewMountStatsCollector returns a new Collector exposing NFS statistics.
-func NewMountStatsCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewMountStatsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/netclass_linux.go b/collector/netclass_linux.go
index 860b6e13..a5ee6cad 100644
--- a/collector/netclass_linux.go
+++ b/collector/netclass_linux.go
@@ -35,14 +35,11 @@ type netClassCollector struct {
 	ignoredDevicesPattern *regexp.Regexp
 	metricDescs           map[string]*prometheus.Desc
 	logger                log.Logger
-	config                NetClassConfig
+	config                NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("netclass", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(NetClassConfig)
-		return NewNetClassCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("netclass", defaultEnabled, NewNetClassCollector)
 }
 
 type NetClassConfig struct {
@@ -53,12 +50,12 @@ type NetClassConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewNetClassCollector returns a new Collector exposing network class stats.
-func NewNetClassCollector(config NetClassConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func NewNetClassCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
-	pattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.IgnoredDevices)
+	pattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.NetClass.IgnoredDevices)
 	return &netClassCollector{
 		fs:                    fs,
 		subsystem:             "network",
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ func NewNetClassCollector(config NetClassConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector,
 }
 
 func (c *netClassCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	if *c.config.Netlink {
+	if *c.config.NetClass.Netlink {
 		return c.netClassRTNLUpdate(ch)
 	}
 	return c.netClassSysfsUpdate(ch)
@@ -126,7 +123,7 @@ func (c *netClassCollector) netClassSysfsUpdate(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) err
 
 		if ifaceInfo.Speed != nil {
 			// Some devices return -1 if the speed is unknown.
-			if *ifaceInfo.Speed >= 0 || !*c.config.InvalidSpeed {
+			if *ifaceInfo.Speed >= 0 || !*c.config.NetClass.InvalidSpeed {
 				speedBytes := int64(*ifaceInfo.Speed * 1000 * 1000 / 8)
 				pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("speed_bytes"), "speed_bytes", speedBytes, prometheus.GaugeValue, ifaceInfo.Name)
 			}
diff --git a/collector/netclass_rtnl_linux.go b/collector/netclass_rtnl_linux.go
index 5b348474..0bf98cf3 100644
--- a/collector/netclass_rtnl_linux.go
+++ b/collector/netclass_rtnl_linux.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (c *netClassCollector) netClassRTNLUpdate(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) erro
 		pushMetric(ch, c.getFieldDesc("protocol_type"), "protocol_type", msg.Type, prometheus.GaugeValue, msg.Attributes.Name)
 
 		// Skip statistics if argument collector.netclass_rtnl.with-stats is false or statistics are unavailable.
-		if c.config.RTNLWithStats == nil || !*c.config.RTNLWithStats || msg.Attributes.Stats64 == nil {
+		if c.config.NetClass.RTNLWithStats == nil || !*c.config.NetClass.RTNLWithStats || msg.Attributes.Stats64 == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/collector/netdev_common.go b/collector/netdev_common.go
index 1e2ca293..ce061c3a 100644
--- a/collector/netdev_common.go
+++ b/collector/netdev_common.go
@@ -35,16 +35,13 @@ type netDevCollector struct {
 	metricDescsMutex sync.Mutex
 	metricDescs      map[string]*prometheus.Desc
 	logger           log.Logger
-	config           NetDevConfig
+	config           NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 type netDevStats map[string]map[string]uint64
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("netdev", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(NetDevConfig)
-		return NewNetDevCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("netdev", defaultEnabled, NewNetDevCollector)
 }
 
 type NetDevConfig struct {
@@ -58,40 +55,40 @@ type NetDevConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewNetDevCollector returns a new Collector exposing network device stats.
-func NewNetDevCollector(config NetDevConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	if *config.OldDeviceInclude != "" {
-		if *config.DeviceInclude == "" {
+func NewNetDevCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	if *config.NetDev.OldDeviceInclude != "" {
+		if *config.NetDev.DeviceInclude == "" {
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", "--collector.netdev.device-whitelist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in 2.0.0, use --collector.netdev.device-include")
-			*config.DeviceInclude = *config.OldDeviceInclude
+			*config.NetDev.DeviceInclude = *config.NetDev.OldDeviceInclude
 		} else {
 			return nil, errors.New("--collector.netdev.device-whitelist and --collector.netdev.device-include are mutually exclusive")
 		}
 	}
 
-	if *config.OldDeviceExclude != "" {
-		if *config.DeviceExclude == "" {
+	if *config.NetDev.OldDeviceExclude != "" {
+		if *config.NetDev.DeviceExclude == "" {
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", "--collector.netdev.device-blacklist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in 2.0.0, use --collector.netdev.device-exclude")
-			*config.DeviceExclude = *config.OldDeviceExclude
+			*config.NetDev.DeviceExclude = *config.NetDev.OldDeviceExclude
 		} else {
 			return nil, errors.New("--collector.netdev.device-blacklist and --collector.netdev.device-exclude are mutually exclusive")
 		}
 	}
 
-	if *config.DeviceExclude != "" && *config.DeviceInclude != "" {
+	if *config.NetDev.DeviceExclude != "" && *config.NetDev.DeviceInclude != "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("device-exclude & device-include are mutually exclusive")
 	}
 
-	if *config.DeviceExclude != "" {
-		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed flag --collector.netdev.device-exclude", "flag", *netdevDeviceExclude)
+	if *config.NetDev.DeviceExclude != "" {
+		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed flag --collector.netdev.device-exclude", "flag", *config.NetDev.DeviceExclude)
 	}
 
-	if *config.DeviceInclude != "" {
-		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed Flag --collector.netdev.device-include", "flag", *netdevDeviceInclude)
+	if *config.NetDev.DeviceInclude != "" {
+		level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed Flag --collector.netdev.device-include", "flag", *config.NetDev.DeviceInclude)
 	}
 
 	return &netDevCollector{
 		subsystem:    "network",
-		deviceFilter: newDeviceFilter(*config.DeviceExclude, *config.DeviceInclude),
+		deviceFilter: newDeviceFilter(*config.NetDev.DeviceExclude, *config.NetDev.DeviceInclude),
 		metricDescs:  map[string]*prometheus.Desc{},
 		logger:       logger,
 		config:       config,
@@ -115,12 +112,12 @@ func (c *netDevCollector) metricDesc(key string) *prometheus.Desc {
 }
 
 func (c *netDevCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	netDev, err := getNetDevStats(c.config.Netlink, &c.deviceFilter, c.logger)
+	netDev, err := getNetDevStats(c.config, c.config.NetDev.Netlink, &c.deviceFilter, c.logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get netstats: %w", err)
 	}
 	for dev, devStats := range netDev {
-		if !*c.config.DetailedMetrics {
+		if !*c.config.NetDev.DetailedMetrics {
 			legacy(devStats)
 		}
 		for key, value := range devStats {
@@ -128,7 +125,7 @@ func (c *netDevCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 			ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(desc, prometheus.CounterValue, float64(value), dev)
 		}
 	}
-	if *c.config.AddressInfo {
+	if *c.config.NetDev.AddressInfo {
 		interfaces, err := net.Interfaces()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not get network interfaces: %w", err)
diff --git a/collector/netdev_linux.go b/collector/netdev_linux.go
index 0d3ce780..1b9e9166 100644
--- a/collector/netdev_linux.go
+++ b/collector/netdev_linux.go
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/procfs"
 )
 
-func getNetDevStats(netDevNetlink *bool, filter *deviceFilter, logger log.Logger) (netDevStats, error) {
+func getNetDevStats(config NodeCollectorConfig, netDevNetlink *bool, filter *deviceFilter, logger log.Logger) (netDevStats, error) {
 	if *netDevNetlink {
 		return netlinkStats(filter, logger)
 	}
-	return procNetDevStats(filter, logger)
+	return procNetDevStats(config, filter, logger)
 }
 
 func netlinkStats(filter *deviceFilter, logger log.Logger) (netDevStats, error) {
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ func parseNetlinkStats(links []rtnetlink.LinkMessage, filter *deviceFilter, logg
 	return metrics
 }
 
-func procNetDevStats(filter *deviceFilter, logger log.Logger) (netDevStats, error) {
+func procNetDevStats(config NodeCollectorConfig, filter *deviceFilter, logger log.Logger) (netDevStats, error) {
 	metrics := netDevStats{}
 
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return metrics, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/netisr_freebsd.go b/collector/netisr_freebsd.go
index 8977a57e..d8e5dd35 100644
--- a/collector/netisr_freebsd.go
+++ b/collector/netisr_freebsd.go
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("netisr", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewNetisrCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("netisr", defaultEnabled, NewNetisrCollector)
 }
 
-func NewNetisrCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewNetisrCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &netisrCollector{
 		sysctls: []bsdSysctl{
 			{
diff --git a/collector/netstat_linux.go b/collector/netstat_linux.go
index a05be8af..c55ebd7d 100644
--- a/collector/netstat_linux.go
+++ b/collector/netstat_linux.go
@@ -37,13 +37,11 @@ const (
 type netStatCollector struct {
 	fieldPattern *regexp.Regexp
 	logger       log.Logger
+	config       NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(netStatsSubsystem, defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(NetStatConfig)
-		return NewNetStatCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(netStatsSubsystem, defaultEnabled, NewNetStatCollector)
 }
 
 type NetStatConfig struct {
@@ -52,24 +50,25 @@ type NetStatConfig struct {
 
 // NewNetStatCollector takes and returns
 // a new Collector exposing network stats.
-func NewNetStatCollector(config NetStatConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	pattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.Fields)
+func NewNetStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	pattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.NetStat.Fields)
 	return &netStatCollector{
 		fieldPattern: pattern,
 		logger:       logger,
+		config:       config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *netStatCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	netStats, err := getNetStats(procFilePath("net/netstat"))
+	netStats, err := getNetStats(c.config.Path.procFilePath("net/netstat"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get netstats: %w", err)
 	}
-	snmpStats, err := getNetStats(procFilePath("net/snmp"))
+	snmpStats, err := getNetStats(c.config.Path.procFilePath("net/snmp"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get SNMP stats: %w", err)
 	}
-	snmp6Stats, err := getSNMP6Stats(procFilePath("net/snmp6"))
+	snmp6Stats, err := getSNMP6Stats(c.config.Path.procFilePath("net/snmp6"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get SNMP6 stats: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/network_route_linux.go b/collector/network_route_linux.go
index 5b7f8ae2..f661e1ab 100644
--- a/collector/network_route_linux.go
+++ b/collector/network_route_linux.go
@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ type networkRouteCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("network_route", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewNetworkRouteCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("network_route", defaultDisabled, NewNetworkRouteCollector)
 }
 
 // NewNetworkRouteCollector returns a new Collector exposing systemd statistics.
-func NewNetworkRouteCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewNetworkRouteCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	const subsystem = "network"
 
 	routeInfoDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
diff --git a/collector/nfs_linux.go b/collector/nfs_linux.go
index a704d79d..21585534 100644
--- a/collector/nfs_linux.go
+++ b/collector/nfs_linux.go
@@ -44,14 +44,12 @@ type nfsCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("nfs", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewNfsCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("nfs", defaultEnabled, NewNfsCollector)
 }
 
 // NewNfsCollector returns a new Collector exposing NFS statistics.
-func NewNfsCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := nfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewNfsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := nfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/nfsd_linux.go b/collector/nfsd_linux.go
index 54cd8ff9..9a0fb493 100644
--- a/collector/nfsd_linux.go
+++ b/collector/nfsd_linux.go
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ type nfsdCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("nfsd", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewNFSdCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("nfsd", defaultEnabled, NewNFSdCollector)
 }
 
 const (
@@ -46,8 +44,8 @@ const (
 )
 
 // NewNFSdCollector returns a new Collector exposing /proc/net/rpc/nfsd statistics.
-func NewNFSdCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := nfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewNFSdCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := nfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/ntp.go b/collector/ntp.go
index 957cb810..36b7c0c4 100644
--- a/collector/ntp.go
+++ b/collector/ntp.go
@@ -41,14 +41,11 @@ var (
 type ntpCollector struct {
 	stratum, leap, rtt, offset, reftime, rootDelay, rootDispersion, sanity typedDesc
 	logger                                                                 log.Logger
-	config                                                                 NTPConfig
+	config                                                                 NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("ntp", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(NTPConfig)
-		return NewNtpCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("ntp", defaultDisabled, NewNtpCollector)
 }
 
 type NTPConfig struct {
@@ -65,22 +62,22 @@ type NTPConfig struct {
 // Default definition of "local" is:
 // - collector.ntp.server address is a loopback address (or collector.ntp.server-is-mine flag is turned on)
 // - the server is reachable with outgoin IP_TTL = 1
-func NewNtpCollector(config NTPConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	ipaddr := net.ParseIP(*config.Server)
-	if !*config.ServerIsLocal && (ipaddr == nil || !ipaddr.IsLoopback()) {
+func NewNtpCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	ipaddr := net.ParseIP(*config.NTP.Server)
+	if !*config.NTP.ServerIsLocal && (ipaddr == nil || !ipaddr.IsLoopback()) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("only IP address of local NTP server is valid for --collector.ntp.server")
 	}
 
-	if *config.ProtocolVersion < 2 || *config.ProtocolVersion > 4 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid NTP protocol version %d; must be 2, 3, or 4", *config.ProtocolVersion)
+	if *config.NTP.ProtocolVersion < 2 || *config.NTP.ProtocolVersion > 4 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid NTP protocol version %d; must be 2, 3, or 4", *config.NTP.ProtocolVersion)
 	}
 
-	if *config.OffsetTolerance < 0 {
+	if *config.NTP.OffsetTolerance < 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("offset tolerance must be non-negative")
 	}
 
-	if *config.ServerPort < 1 || *config.ServerPort > 65535 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid NTP port number %d; must be between 1 and 65535 inclusive", *config.ServerPort)
+	if *config.NTP.ServerPort < 1 || *config.NTP.ServerPort > 65535 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid NTP port number %d; must be between 1 and 65535 inclusive", *config.NTP.ServerPort)
 	}
 
 	level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", "This collector is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version release.")
@@ -130,11 +127,11 @@ func NewNtpCollector(config NTPConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *ntpCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	resp, err := ntp.QueryWithOptions(*c.config.Server, ntp.QueryOptions{
-		Version: *c.config.ProtocolVersion,
-		TTL:     *c.config.IPTTL,
+	resp, err := ntp.QueryWithOptions(*c.config.NTP.Server, ntp.QueryOptions{
+		Version: *c.config.NTP.ProtocolVersion,
+		TTL:     *c.config.NTP.IPTTL,
 		Timeout: time.Second, // default `ntpdate` timeout
-		Port:    *c.config.ServerPort,
+		Port:    *c.config.NTP.ServerPort,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get SNTP reply: %w", err)
@@ -159,7 +156,7 @@ func (c *ntpCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	// Here is SNTP packet sanity check that is exposed to move burden of
 	// configuration from node_exporter user to the developer.
 
-	maxerr := *c.config.OffsetTolerance
+	maxerr := *c.config.NTP.OffsetTolerance
 	leapMidnightMutex.Lock()
 	if resp.Leap == ntp.LeapAddSecond || resp.Leap == ntp.LeapDelSecond {
 		// state of leapMidnight is cached as leap flag is dropped right after midnight
@@ -171,7 +168,7 @@ func (c *ntpCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	}
 	leapMidnightMutex.Unlock()
 
-	if resp.Validate() == nil && resp.RootDistance <= *c.config.MaxDistance && resp.MinError <= maxerr {
+	if resp.Validate() == nil && resp.RootDistance <= *c.config.NTP.MaxDistance && resp.MinError <= maxerr {
 		ch <- c.sanity.mustNewConstMetric(1)
 	} else {
 		ch <- c.sanity.mustNewConstMetric(0)
diff --git a/collector/nvme_linux.go b/collector/nvme_linux.go
index fbbd3e0e..506f1d04 100644
--- a/collector/nvme_linux.go
+++ b/collector/nvme_linux.go
@@ -33,14 +33,12 @@ type nvmeCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("nvme", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewNVMeCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("nvme", defaultEnabled, NewNVMeCollector)
 }
 
 // NewNVMeCollector returns a new Collector exposing NVMe stats.
-func NewNVMeCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func NewNVMeCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/os_release.go b/collector/os_release.go
index 569d9b36..8d09f947 100644
--- a/collector/os_release.go
+++ b/collector/os_release.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ type osReleaseCollector struct {
 	osReleaseFilenames []string // all os-release file names to check
 	version            float64
 	versionDesc        *prometheus.Desc
+	config             NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 type Plist struct {
@@ -77,13 +78,11 @@ type Dict struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("os", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewOSCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("os", defaultEnabled, NewOSCollector)
 }
 
 // NewOSCollector returns a new Collector exposing os-release information.
-func NewOSCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewOSCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &osReleaseCollector{
 		logger: logger,
 		infoDesc: prometheus.NewDesc(
@@ -99,6 +98,7 @@ func NewOSCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			"Metric containing the major.minor part of the OS version.",
 			[]string{"id", "id_like", "name"}, nil,
 		),
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (c *osReleaseCollector) UpdateStruct(path string) error {
 
 func (c *osReleaseCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	for i, path := range c.osReleaseFilenames {
-		err := c.UpdateStruct(*rootfsPath + path)
+		err := c.UpdateStruct(*c.config.Path.RootfsPath + path)
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/collector/paths.go b/collector/paths.go
index 82c94187..e14e0204 100644
--- a/collector/paths.go
+++ b/collector/paths.go
@@ -16,40 +16,36 @@ package collector
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2"
-	"github.com/prometheus/procfs"
 )
 
-var (
-	// The path of the proc filesystem.
-	procPath     = kingpin.Flag("path.procfs", "procfs mountpoint.").Default(procfs.DefaultMountPoint).String()
-	sysPath      = kingpin.Flag("path.sysfs", "sysfs mountpoint.").Default("/sys").String()
-	rootfsPath   = kingpin.Flag("path.rootfs", "rootfs mountpoint.").Default("/").String()
-	udevDataPath = kingpin.Flag("path.udev.data", "udev data path.").Default("/run/udev/data").String()
-)
-
-func procFilePath(name string) string {
-	return filepath.Join(*procPath, name)
+type PathConfig struct {
+	ProcPath     *string
+	SysPath      *string
+	RootfsPath   *string
+	UdevDataPath *string
 }
 
-func sysFilePath(name string) string {
-	return filepath.Join(*sysPath, name)
+func (p *PathConfig) procFilePath(name string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(*p.ProcPath, name)
 }
 
-func rootfsFilePath(name string) string {
-	return filepath.Join(*rootfsPath, name)
+func (p *PathConfig) sysFilePath(name string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(*p.SysPath, name)
 }
 
-func udevDataFilePath(name string) string {
-	return filepath.Join(*udevDataPath, name)
+func (p *PathConfig) rootfsFilePath(name string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(*p.RootfsPath, name)
 }
 
-func rootfsStripPrefix(path string) string {
-	if *rootfsPath == "/" {
+func (p *PathConfig) udevDataFilePath(name string) string {
+	return filepath.Join(*p.UdevDataPath, name)
+}
+
+func (p *PathConfig) rootfsStripPrefix(path string) string {
+	if *p.RootfsPath == "/" {
 		return path
 	}
-	stripped := strings.TrimPrefix(path, *rootfsPath)
+	stripped := strings.TrimPrefix(path, *p.RootfsPath)
 	if stripped == "" {
 		return "/"
 	}
diff --git a/collector/paths_test.go b/collector/paths_test.go
index 9426fa4b..2f060f4c 100644
--- a/collector/paths_test.go
+++ b/collector/paths_test.go
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ func TestDefaultProcPath(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if got, want := procFilePath("somefile"), "/proc/somefile"; got != want {
+	if got, want := c.config.Path.procFilePath("somefile"), "/proc/somefile"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %s, Got: %s", want, got)
 	}
 
-	if got, want := procFilePath("some/file"), "/proc/some/file"; got != want {
+	if got, want := c.config.Path.procFilePath("some/file"), "/proc/some/file"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %s, Got: %s", want, got)
 	}
 }
@@ -39,39 +39,39 @@ func TestCustomProcPath(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if got, want := procFilePath("somefile"), "../some/place/somefile"; got != want {
+	if got, want := c.config.Path.procFilePath("somefile"), "../some/place/somefile"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %s, Got: %s", want, got)
 	}
 
-	if got, want := procFilePath("some/file"), "../some/place/some/file"; got != want {
+	if got, want := c.config.Path.procFilePath("some/file"), "../some/place/some/file"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %s, Got: %s", want, got)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestDefaultSysPath(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDefault*config.Path.SysPath(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, err := kingpin.CommandLine.Parse([]string{"--path.sysfs", "/sys"}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if got, want := sysFilePath("somefile"), "/sys/somefile"; got != want {
+	if got, want := *config.Path.SysPath("somefile"), "/sys/somefile"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %s, Got: %s", want, got)
 	}
 
-	if got, want := sysFilePath("some/file"), "/sys/some/file"; got != want {
+	if got, want := *config.Path.SysPath("some/file"), "/sys/some/file"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %s, Got: %s", want, got)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCustomSysPath(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCustom*config.Path.SysPath(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, err := kingpin.CommandLine.Parse([]string{"--path.sysfs", "./../some/./place/"}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	if got, want := sysFilePath("somefile"), "../some/place/somefile"; got != want {
+	if got, want := *config.Path.SysPath("somefile"), "../some/place/somefile"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %s, Got: %s", want, got)
 	}
 
-	if got, want := sysFilePath("some/file"), "../some/place/some/file"; got != want {
+	if got, want := *config.Path.SysPath("some/file"), "../some/place/some/file"; got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %s, Got: %s", want, got)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/collector/perf_linux.go b/collector/perf_linux.go
index b8e00b5a..c7b855ba 100644
--- a/collector/perf_linux.go
+++ b/collector/perf_linux.go
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(perfSubsystem, defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(PerfConfig)
-		return NewPerfCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(perfSubsystem, defaultDisabled, NewPerfCollector)
 }
 
 type PerfConfig struct {
@@ -303,7 +300,7 @@ func newPerfTracepointCollector(
 
 // NewPerfCollector returns a new perf based collector, it creates a profiler
 // per CPU.
-func NewPerfCollector(config PerfConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewPerfCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	collector := &perfCollector{
 		perfHwProfilers:     map[int]*perf.HardwareProfiler{},
 		perfSwProfilers:     map[int]*perf.SoftwareProfiler{},
@@ -318,8 +315,8 @@ func NewPerfCollector(config PerfConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 		cpus []int
 		err  error
 	)
-	if config.CPUs != nil && *config.CPUs != "" {
-		cpus, err = perfCPUFlagToCPUs(*config.CPUs)
+	if config.Perf.CPUs != nil && *config.Perf.CPUs != "" {
+		cpus, err = perfCPUFlagToCPUs(*config.Perf.CPUs)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -331,8 +328,8 @@ func NewPerfCollector(config PerfConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	}
 
 	// First configure any tracepoints.
-	if *config.Tracepoint != nil && len(*config.Tracepoint) > 0 {
-		tracepointCollector, err := newPerfTracepointCollector(logger, *config.Tracepoint, cpus)
+	if *config.Perf.Tracepoint != nil && len(*config.Perf.Tracepoint) > 0 {
+		tracepointCollector, err := newPerfTracepointCollector(logger, *config.Perf.Tracepoint, cpus)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -341,27 +338,27 @@ func NewPerfCollector(config PerfConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 
 	// Configure perf profilers
 	hardwareProfilers := perf.AllHardwareProfilers
-	if *config.HwProfiler != nil && len(*config.HwProfiler) > 0 {
+	if *config.Perf.HwProfiler != nil && len(*config.Perf.HwProfiler) > 0 {
 		// hardwareProfilers = 0
-		for _, hf := range *config.HwProfiler {
+		for _, hf := range *config.Perf.HwProfiler {
 			if v, ok := perfHardwareProfilerMap[hf]; ok {
 				hardwareProfilers |= v
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	softwareProfilers := perf.AllSoftwareProfilers
-	if *config.SwProfiler != nil && len(*config.SwProfiler) > 0 {
+	if *config.Perf.SwProfiler != nil && len(*config.Perf.SwProfiler) > 0 {
 		// softwareProfilers = 0
-		for _, sf := range *config.SwProfiler {
+		for _, sf := range *config.Perf.SwProfiler {
 			if v, ok := perfSoftwareProfilerMap[sf]; ok {
 				softwareProfilers |= v
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	cacheProfilers := perf.L1DataReadHitProfiler | perf.L1DataReadMissProfiler | perf.L1DataWriteHitProfiler | perf.L1InstrReadMissProfiler | perf.InstrTLBReadHitProfiler | perf.InstrTLBReadMissProfiler | perf.LLReadHitProfiler | perf.LLReadMissProfiler | perf.LLWriteHitProfiler | perf.LLWriteMissProfiler | perf.BPUReadHitProfiler | perf.BPUReadMissProfiler
-	if *config.CaProfilerFlag != nil && len(*config.CaProfilerFlag) > 0 {
+	if *config.Perf.CaProfilerFlag != nil && len(*config.Perf.CaProfilerFlag) > 0 {
 		cacheProfilers = 0
-		for _, cf := range *config.CaProfilerFlag {
+		for _, cf := range *config.Perf.CaProfilerFlag {
 			if v, ok := perfCacheProfilerMap[cf]; ok {
 				cacheProfilers |= v
 			}
@@ -372,7 +369,7 @@ func NewPerfCollector(config PerfConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	for _, cpu := range cpus {
 		// Use -1 to profile all processes on the CPU, see:
 		// man perf_event_open
-		if !*config.NoHwProfiler {
+		if !*config.Perf.NoHwProfiler {
 			hwProf, err := perf.NewHardwareProfiler(
 				-1,
 				cpu,
@@ -388,7 +385,7 @@ func NewPerfCollector(config PerfConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			collector.hwProfilerCPUMap[&hwProf] = cpu
 		}
 
-		if !*config.NoSwProfiler {
+		if !*config.Perf.NoSwProfiler {
 			swProf, err := perf.NewSoftwareProfiler(-1, cpu, softwareProfilers)
 			if err != nil && !swProf.HasProfilers() {
 				return nil, err
@@ -400,7 +397,7 @@ func NewPerfCollector(config PerfConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			collector.swProfilerCPUMap[&swProf] = cpu
 		}
 
-		if !*config.NoCaProfiler {
+		if !*config.Perf.NoCaProfiler {
 			cacheProf, err := perf.NewCacheProfiler(
 				-1,
 				cpu,
diff --git a/collector/powersupplyclass.go b/collector/powersupplyclass.go
index f9172197..e6483246 100644
--- a/collector/powersupplyclass.go
+++ b/collector/powersupplyclass.go
@@ -29,21 +29,19 @@ type powerSupplyClassCollector struct {
 	ignoredPattern *regexp.Regexp
 	metricDescs    map[string]*prometheus.Desc
 	logger         log.Logger
+	config         NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("powersupplyclass", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(PowerSupplyClassConfig)
-		return NewPowerSupplyClassCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("powersupplyclass", defaultEnabled, NewPowerSupplyClassCollector)
 }
 
 type PowerSupplyClassConfig struct {
 	IgnoredPowerSupplies *string
 }
 
-func NewPowerSupplyClassCollector(config PowerSupplyClassConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	pattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.IgnoredPowerSupplies)
+func NewPowerSupplyClassCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	pattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.PowerSupplyClass.IgnoredPowerSupplies)
 	return &powerSupplyClassCollector{
 		subsystem:      "power_supply",
 		ignoredPattern: pattern,
diff --git a/collector/powersupplyclass_linux.go b/collector/powersupplyclass_linux.go
index 86e81fb6..01a0be25 100644
--- a/collector/powersupplyclass_linux.go
+++ b/collector/powersupplyclass_linux.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (c *powerSupplyClassCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	powerSupplyClass, err := getPowerSupplyClassInfo(c.ignoredPattern)
+	powerSupplyClass, err := getPowerSupplyClassInfo(c.config, c.ignoredPattern)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 			return ErrNoData
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ func pushPowerSupplyMetric(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, subsystem string, name s
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(fieldDesc, valueType, value, powerSupplyName)
 }
 
-func getPowerSupplyClassInfo(ignore *regexp.Regexp) (sysfs.PowerSupplyClass, error) {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func getPowerSupplyClassInfo(config NodeCollectorConfig, ignore *regexp.Regexp) (sysfs.PowerSupplyClass, error) {
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/collector/pressure_linux.go b/collector/pressure_linux.go
index 6141fcc1..bd0b5d45 100644
--- a/collector/pressure_linux.go
+++ b/collector/pressure_linux.go
@@ -45,14 +45,12 @@ type pressureStatsCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("pressure", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewPressureStatsCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("pressure", defaultEnabled, NewPressureStatsCollector)
 }
 
 // NewPressureStatsCollector returns a Collector exposing pressure stall information
-func NewPressureStatsCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewPressureStatsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/processes_linux.go b/collector/processes_linux.go
index f37235e7..2778ebd3 100644
--- a/collector/processes_linux.go
+++ b/collector/processes_linux.go
@@ -40,17 +40,16 @@ type processCollector struct {
 	pidUsed      *prometheus.Desc
 	pidMax       *prometheus.Desc
 	logger       log.Logger
+	config       NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("processes", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewProcessStatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("processes", defaultEnabled, NewProcessStatCollector)
 }
 
 // NewProcessStatCollector returns a new Collector exposing process data read from the proc filesystem.
-func NewProcessStatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewProcessStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *processCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	}
 
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.threadAlloc, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(threads))
-	maxThreads, err := readUintFromFile(procFilePath("sys/kernel/threads-max"))
+	maxThreads, err := readUintFromFile(c.config.Path.procFilePath("sys/kernel/threads-max"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve limit number of threads: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ func (c *processCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.threadsState, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(threadStates[state]), state)
 	}
 
-	pidM, err := readUintFromFile(procFilePath("sys/kernel/pid_max"))
+	pidM, err := readUintFromFile(c.config.Path.procFilePath("sys/kernel/pid_max"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to retrieve limit number of maximum pids alloved: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ func (c *processCollector) getAllocatedThreads() (int, map[string]int32, int, ma
 }
 
 func (c *processCollector) getThreadStates(pid int, pidStat procfs.ProcStat, threadStates map[string]int32) error {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(procFilePath(path.Join(strconv.Itoa(pid), "task")))
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(c.config.Path.procFilePath(path.Join(strconv.Itoa(pid), "task")))
 	if err != nil {
 		if c.isIgnoredError(err) {
 			level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "file not found when retrieving tasks for pid", "pid", pid, "err", err)
diff --git a/collector/processes_linux_test.go b/collector/processes_linux_test.go
index e2814a01..5eee41c3 100644
--- a/collector/processes_linux_test.go
+++ b/collector/processes_linux_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2"
+	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/config"
 	"github.com/go-kit/log"
 	"github.com/prometheus/procfs"
 )
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func TestReadProcessStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	want := 1
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func TestReadProcessStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 		t.Fatalf("Process states cannot be nil %v:", states)
 	}
-	maxPid, err := readUintFromFile(procFilePath("sys/kernel/pid_max"))
+	maxPid, err := readUintFromFile(c.config.Path.procFilePath("sys/kernel/pid_max"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to retrieve limit number of maximum pids alloved %v\n", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/qdisc_linux.go b/collector/qdisc_linux.go
index d5cf96f3..d3f55b37 100644
--- a/collector/qdisc_linux.go
+++ b/collector/qdisc_linux.go
@@ -37,14 +37,11 @@ type qdiscStatCollector struct {
 	overlimits   typedDesc
 	qlength      typedDesc
 	backlog      typedDesc
-	config       QdiscConfig
+	config       NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("qdisc", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(QdiscConfig)
-		return NewQdiscStatCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("qdisc", defaultDisabled, NewQdiscStatCollector)
 }
 
 type QdiscConfig struct {
@@ -54,8 +51,8 @@ type QdiscConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewQdiscStatCollector returns a new Collector exposing queuing discipline statistics.
-func NewQdiscStatCollector(config QdiscConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	if *config.DeviceExclude != "" && *config.DeviceInclude != "" {
+func NewQdiscStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	if *config.Qdisc.DeviceExclude != "" && *config.Qdisc.DeviceInclude != "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("collector.qdisk.device-include and collector.qdisk.device-exclude are mutaly exclusive")
 	}
 
@@ -96,7 +93,7 @@ func NewQdiscStatCollector(config QdiscConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, er
 			[]string{"device", "kind"}, nil,
 		), prometheus.GaugeValue},
 		logger:       logger,
-		deviceFilter: newDeviceFilter(*config.DeviceExclude, *config.DeviceExclude),
+		deviceFilter: newDeviceFilter(*config.Qdisc.DeviceExclude, *config.Qdisc.DeviceExclude),
 		config:       config,
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -117,7 +114,7 @@ func (c *qdiscStatCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	var msgs []qdisc.QdiscInfo
 	var err error
 
-	fixtures := *c.config.Fixtures
+	fixtures := *c.config.Qdisc.Fixtures
 
 	if fixtures == "" {
 		msgs, err = qdisc.Get()
diff --git a/collector/rapl_linux.go b/collector/rapl_linux.go
index 0158285f..bd7df219 100644
--- a/collector/rapl_linux.go
+++ b/collector/rapl_linux.go
@@ -35,14 +35,11 @@ type raplCollector struct {
 	logger log.Logger
 
 	joulesMetricDesc *prometheus.Desc
-	config           RaplConfig
+	config           NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(raplCollectorSubsystem, defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(RaplConfig)
-		return NewRaplCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(raplCollectorSubsystem, defaultEnabled, NewRaplCollector)
 }
 
 type RaplConfig struct {
@@ -50,8 +47,8 @@ type RaplConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewRaplCollector returns a new Collector exposing RAPL metrics.
-func NewRaplCollector(config RaplConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func NewRaplCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@ func (c *raplCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 
 		joules := float64(microJoules) / 1000000.0
 
-		if *c.config.ZoneLabel {
+		if *c.config.Rapl.ZoneLabel {
 			ch <- c.joulesMetricWithZoneLabel(rz, joules)
 		} else {
 			ch <- c.joulesMetric(rz, joules)
diff --git a/collector/runit.go b/collector/runit.go
index 483dbe11..9d3a29da 100644
--- a/collector/runit.go
+++ b/collector/runit.go
@@ -29,14 +29,11 @@ type runitCollector struct {
 	stateNormal    typedDesc
 	stateTimestamp typedDesc
 	logger         log.Logger
-	config         RunitConfig
+	config         NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("runit", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(RunitConfig)
-		return NewRunitCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("runit", defaultDisabled, NewRunitCollector)
 }
 
 type RunitConfig struct {
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ type RunitConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewRunitCollector returns a new Collector exposing runit statistics.
-func NewRunitCollector(config RunitConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewRunitCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	var (
 		subsystem   = "service"
 		constLabels = prometheus.Labels{"supervisor": "runit"}
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@ func NewRunitCollector(config RunitConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error)
 }
 
 func (c *runitCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	services, err := runit.GetServices(*c.config.ServiceDir)
+	services, err := runit.GetServices(*c.config.Runit.ServiceDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/collector/schedstat_linux.go b/collector/schedstat_linux.go
index d2f566bb..cbd8c577 100644
--- a/collector/schedstat_linux.go
+++ b/collector/schedstat_linux.go
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 // NewSchedstatCollector returns a new Collector exposing task scheduler statistics
-func NewSchedstatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewSchedstatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ type schedstatCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("schedstat", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewSchedstatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("schedstat", defaultEnabled, NewSchedstatCollector)
 }
 
 func (c *schedstatCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
diff --git a/collector/selinux_linux.go b/collector/selinux_linux.go
index 970cdb9c..fd00da56 100644
--- a/collector/selinux_linux.go
+++ b/collector/selinux_linux.go
@@ -30,13 +30,11 @@ type selinuxCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("selinux", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewSelinuxCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("selinux", defaultEnabled, NewSelinuxCollector)
 }
 
 // NewSelinuxCollector returns a new Collector exposing SELinux statistics.
-func NewSelinuxCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewSelinuxCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	const subsystem = "selinux"
 
 	return &selinuxCollector{
diff --git a/collector/slabinfo_linux.go b/collector/slabinfo_linux.go
index d8f0ed8f..4e07038f 100644
--- a/collector/slabinfo_linux.go
+++ b/collector/slabinfo_linux.go
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@ type slabinfoCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("slabinfo", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewSlabinfoCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("slabinfo", defaultDisabled, NewSlabinfoCollector)
 }
 
-func NewSlabinfoCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewSlabinfoCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/sockstat_linux.go b/collector/sockstat_linux.go
index cf2831fa..ca6c8ff6 100644
--- a/collector/sockstat_linux.go
+++ b/collector/sockstat_linux.go
@@ -36,21 +36,20 @@ var pageSize = os.Getpagesize()
 
 type sockStatCollector struct {
 	logger log.Logger
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(sockStatSubsystem, defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewSockStatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(sockStatSubsystem, defaultEnabled, NewSockStatCollector)
 }
 
 // NewSockStatCollector returns a new Collector exposing socket stats.
-func NewSockStatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	return &sockStatCollector{logger}, nil
+func NewSockStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	return &sockStatCollector{logger, config}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *sockStatCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*c.config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/softirqs_common.go b/collector/softirqs_common.go
index 1bfac97d..10822ddf 100644
--- a/collector/softirqs_common.go
+++ b/collector/softirqs_common.go
@@ -31,20 +31,18 @@ type softirqsCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("softirqs", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewSoftirqsCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("softirqs", defaultDisabled, NewSoftirqsCollector)
 }
 
 // NewSoftirqsCollector returns a new Collector exposing softirq stats.
-func NewSoftirqsCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewSoftirqsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	desc := typedDesc{prometheus.NewDesc(
 		namespace+"_softirqs_functions_total",
 		"Softirq counts per CPU.",
 		softirqLabelNames, nil,
 	), prometheus.CounterValue}
 
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/softnet_linux.go b/collector/softnet_linux.go
index 954c4c59..3a242c71 100644
--- a/collector/softnet_linux.go
+++ b/collector/softnet_linux.go
@@ -42,14 +42,12 @@ const (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("softnet", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewSoftnetCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("softnet", defaultEnabled, NewSoftnetCollector)
 }
 
 // NewSoftnetCollector returns a new Collector exposing softnet metrics.
-func NewSoftnetCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewSoftnetCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/stat_linux.go b/collector/stat_linux.go
index cf77368b..3830f444 100644
--- a/collector/stat_linux.go
+++ b/collector/stat_linux.go
@@ -34,14 +34,11 @@ type statCollector struct {
 	procsBlocked *prometheus.Desc
 	softIRQ      *prometheus.Desc
 	logger       log.Logger
-	config       StatConfig
+	config       NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("stat", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(StatConfig)
-		return NewStatCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("stat", defaultEnabled, NewStatCollector)
 }
 
 type StatConfig struct {
@@ -49,8 +46,8 @@ type StatConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewStatCollector returns a new Collector exposing kernel/system statistics.
-func NewStatCollector(config StatConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -112,7 +109,7 @@ func (c *statCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.procsRunning, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(stats.ProcessesRunning))
 	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.procsBlocked, prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(stats.ProcessesBlocked))
 
-	if *c.config.Softirq {
+	if *c.config.Stat.Softirq {
 		si := stats.SoftIRQ
 
 		for _, vec := range []struct {
diff --git a/collector/supervisord.go b/collector/supervisord.go
index f44f95b6..87110121 100644
--- a/collector/supervisord.go
+++ b/collector/supervisord.go
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ type supervisordCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("supervisord", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(SupervisordConfig)
-		return NewSupervisordCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("supervisord", defaultDisabled, NewSupervisordCollector)
 }
 
 type SupervisordConfig struct {
@@ -54,13 +51,13 @@ type SupervisordConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewSupervisordCollector returns a new Collector exposing supervisord statistics.
-func NewSupervisordCollector(config SupervisordConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewSupervisordCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	var (
 		subsystem  = "supervisord"
 		labelNames = []string{"name", "group"}
 	)
 
-	if u, err := url.Parse(*config.URL); err == nil && u.Scheme == "unix" {
+	if u, err := url.Parse(*config.Supervisord.URL); err == nil && u.Scheme == "unix" {
 		// Fake the URI scheme as http, since net/http.*Transport.roundTrip will complain
 		// about a non-http(s) transport.
 		xrpc = xmlrpc.NewClient("http://unix/RPC2")
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ func NewSupervisordCollector(config SupervisordConfig, logger log.Logger) (Colle
 			},
 		}
 	} else {
-		xrpc = xmlrpc.NewClient(*config.URL)
+		xrpc = xmlrpc.NewClient(*config.Supervisord.URL)
 	}
 
 	level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", "This collector is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version release.")
diff --git a/collector/sysctl_linux.go b/collector/sysctl_linux.go
index 9954e4aa..dec348ff 100644
--- a/collector/sysctl_linux.go
+++ b/collector/sysctl_linux.go
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ type sysctlCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("sysctl", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(SysctlConfig)
-		return NewSysctlCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("sysctl", defaultDisabled, NewSysctlCollector)
 }
 
 type SysctlConfig struct {
@@ -45,8 +42,8 @@ type SysctlConfig struct {
 	IncludeInfo *[]string
 }
 
-func NewSysctlCollector(config SysctlConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewSysctlCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ func NewSysctlCollector(config SysctlConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, erro
 		sysctls: []*sysctl{},
 	}
 
-	for _, include := range *config.Include {
+	for _, include := range *config.Sysctl.Include {
 		sysctl, err := newSysctl(include, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -64,7 +61,7 @@ func NewSysctlCollector(config SysctlConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, erro
 		c.sysctls = append(c.sysctls, sysctl)
 	}
 
-	for _, include := range *config.IncludeInfo {
+	for _, include := range *config.Sysctl.IncludeInfo {
 		sysctl, err := newSysctl(include, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/collector/systemd_linux.go b/collector/systemd_linux.go
index 3fe79316..9cc00cad 100644
--- a/collector/systemd_linux.go
+++ b/collector/systemd_linux.go
@@ -64,16 +64,13 @@ type systemdCollector struct {
 	systemdUnitIncludePattern *regexp.Regexp
 	systemdUnitExcludePattern *regexp.Regexp
 	logger                    log.Logger
-	config                    SystemdConfig
+	config                    NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 var unitStatesName = []string{"active", "activating", "deactivating", "inactive", "failed"}
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("systemd", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(SystemdConfig)
-		return NewSystemdCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("systemd", defaultDisabled, NewSystemdCollector)
 }
 
 type SystemdConfig struct {
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ type SystemdConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewSystemdCollector returns a new Collector exposing systemd statistics.
-func NewSystemdCollector(config SystemdConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewSystemdCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	const subsystem = "systemd"
 
 	unitDesc := prometheus.NewDesc(
@@ -134,26 +131,26 @@ func NewSystemdCollector(config SystemdConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, er
 		prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, subsystem, "version"),
 		"Detected systemd version", []string{"version"}, nil)
 
-	if *config.OldUnitExclude != "" {
+	if *config.Systemd.OldUnitExclude != "" {
 		if !systemdUnitExcludeSet {
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", "--collector.systemd.unit-blacklist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in 2.0.0, use --collector.systemd.unit-exclude")
-			*config.UnitExclude = *config.OldUnitExclude
+			*config.Systemd.UnitExclude = *config.Systemd.OldUnitExclude
 		} else {
 			return nil, errors.New("--collector.systemd.unit-blacklist and --collector.systemd.unit-exclude are mutually exclusive")
 		}
 	}
-	if *config.OldUnitInclude != "" {
+	if *config.Systemd.OldUnitInclude != "" {
 		if !systemdUnitIncludeSet {
 			level.Warn(logger).Log("msg", "--collector.systemd.unit-whitelist is DEPRECATED and will be removed in 2.0.0, use --collector.systemd.unit-include")
-			*config.UnitInclude = *config.OldUnitInclude
+			*config.Systemd.UnitInclude = *config.Systemd.OldUnitInclude
 		} else {
 			return nil, errors.New("--collector.systemd.unit-whitelist and --collector.systemd.unit-include are mutually exclusive")
 		}
 	}
-	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed flag --collector.systemd.unit-include", "flag", *config.UnitInclude)
-	systemdUnitIncludePattern := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *config.UnitInclude))
-	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed flag --collector.systemd.unit-exclude", "flag", *config.UnitExclude)
-	systemdUnitExcludePattern := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *config.UnitExclude))
+	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed flag --collector.systemd.unit-include", "flag", *config.Systemd.UnitInclude)
+	systemdUnitIncludePattern := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *config.Systemd.UnitInclude))
+	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Parsed flag --collector.systemd.unit-exclude", "flag", *config.Systemd.UnitExclude)
+	systemdUnitExcludePattern := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^(?:%s)$", *config.Systemd.UnitExclude))
 
 	return &systemdCollector{
 		unitDesc:                      unitDesc,
@@ -178,7 +175,7 @@ func NewSystemdCollector(config SystemdConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, er
 // to reduce wait time for responses.
 func (c *systemdCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	begin := time.Now()
-	conn, err := newSystemdDbusConn(c.config.Private)
+	conn, err := newSystemdDbusConn(c.config.Systemd.Private)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get dbus connection: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -221,7 +218,7 @@ func (c *systemdCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 		level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "collectUnitStatusMetrics took", "duration_seconds", time.Since(begin).Seconds())
 	}()
 
-	if *c.config.EnableStartTimeMetrics {
+	if *c.config.Systemd.EnableStartTimeMetrics {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ func (c *systemdCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 		}()
 	}
 
-	if *c.config.EnableTaskMetrics {
+	if *c.config.Systemd.EnableTaskMetrics {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
@@ -295,7 +292,7 @@ func (c *systemdCollector) collectUnitStatusMetrics(conn *dbus.Conn, ch chan<- p
 				c.unitDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, isActive,
 				unit.Name, stateName, serviceType)
 		}
-		if *c.config.EnableRestartsMetrics && strings.HasSuffix(unit.Name, ".service") {
+		if *c.config.Systemd.EnableRestartsMetrics && strings.HasSuffix(unit.Name, ".service") {
 			// NRestarts wasn't added until systemd 235.
 			restartsCount, err := conn.GetUnitTypePropertyContext(context.TODO(), unit.Name, "Service", "NRestarts")
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/collector/tapestats_linux.go b/collector/tapestats_linux.go
index 42af04c6..f16653d7 100644
--- a/collector/tapestats_linux.go
+++ b/collector/tapestats_linux.go
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ type tapestatsCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("tapestats", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(TapestatsConfig)
-		return NewTapestatsCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("tapestats", defaultEnabled, NewTapestatsCollector)
 }
 
 type TapestatsConfig struct {
@@ -56,10 +53,10 @@ type TapestatsConfig struct {
 
 // NewTapestatsCollector returns a new Collector exposing tape device stats.
 // Docs from https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/scsi/st.html#sysfs-and-statistics-for-tape-devices
-func NewTapestatsCollector(config TapestatsConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewTapestatsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	var tapeLabelNames = []string{"device"}
 
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ func NewTapestatsCollector(config TapestatsConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector
 	tapeSubsystem := "tape"
 
 	return &tapestatsCollector{
-		ignoredDevicesPattern: regexp.MustCompile(*config.IgnoredDevices),
+		ignoredDevicesPattern: regexp.MustCompile(*config.Tapestats.IgnoredDevices),
 
 		ioNow: prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, tapeSubsystem, "io_now"),
diff --git a/collector/tcpstat_linux.go b/collector/tcpstat_linux.go
index 120face8..4165d558 100644
--- a/collector/tcpstat_linux.go
+++ b/collector/tcpstat_linux.go
@@ -61,16 +61,15 @@ const (
 type tcpStatCollector struct {
 	desc   typedDesc
 	logger log.Logger
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("tcpstat", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewTCPStatCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("tcpstat", defaultDisabled, NewTCPStatCollector)
 }
 
 // NewTCPStatCollector returns a new Collector exposing network stats.
-func NewTCPStatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewTCPStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &tcpStatCollector{
 		desc: typedDesc{prometheus.NewDesc(
 			prometheus.BuildFQName(namespace, "tcp", "connection_states"),
@@ -78,6 +77,7 @@ func NewTCPStatCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			[]string{"state"}, nil,
 		), prometheus.GaugeValue},
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (c *tcpStatCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 	}
 
 	// if enabled ipv6 system
-	if _, hasIPv6 := os.Stat(procFilePath("net/tcp6")); hasIPv6 == nil {
+	if _, hasIPv6 := os.Stat(c.config.Path.procFilePath("net/tcp6")); hasIPv6 == nil {
 		tcp6Stats, err := getTCPStats(syscall.AF_INET6)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("couldn't get tcp6stats: %w", err)
diff --git a/collector/textfile.go b/collector/textfile.go
index e9f26981..def07914 100644
--- a/collector/textfile.go
+++ b/collector/textfile.go
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ type textFileCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("textfile", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(TextFileConfig)
-		return NewTextFileCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("textfile", defaultEnabled, NewTextFileCollector)
 }
 
 type TextFileConfig struct {
@@ -60,9 +57,9 @@ type TextFileConfig struct {
 
 // NewTextFileCollector returns a new Collector exposing metrics read from files
 // in the given textfile directory.
-func NewTextFileCollector(config TextFileConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewTextFileCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	c := &textFileCollector{
-		path:   *config.Directory,
+		path:   *config.TextFile.Directory,
 		logger: logger,
 	}
 	return c, nil
diff --git a/collector/thermal_darwin.go b/collector/thermal_darwin.go
index 6bb4d0f9..d7330970 100644
--- a/collector/thermal_darwin.go
+++ b/collector/thermal_darwin.go
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ type thermCollector struct {
 const thermal = "thermal"
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(thermal, defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewThermCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(thermal, defaultEnabled, NewThermCollector)
 }
 
 // NewThermCollector returns a new Collector exposing current CPU power levels.
diff --git a/collector/thermal_zone_linux.go b/collector/thermal_zone_linux.go
index 7f1acbb9..e68ac882 100644
--- a/collector/thermal_zone_linux.go
+++ b/collector/thermal_zone_linux.go
@@ -39,14 +39,12 @@ type thermalZoneCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("thermal_zone", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewThermalZoneCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("thermal_zone", defaultEnabled, NewThermalZoneCollector)
 }
 
 // NewThermalZoneCollector returns a new Collector exposing kernel/system statistics.
-func NewThermalZoneCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+func NewThermalZoneCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/time.go b/collector/time.go
index be510c30..1d34cbb0 100644
--- a/collector/time.go
+++ b/collector/time.go
@@ -30,17 +30,16 @@ type timeCollector struct {
 	clocksourcesAvailable typedDesc
 	clocksourceCurrent    typedDesc
 	logger                log.Logger
+	config                NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("time", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewTimeCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("time", defaultEnabled, NewTimeCollector)
 }
 
 // NewTimeCollector returns a new Collector exposing the current system time in
 // seconds since epoch.
-func NewTimeCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewTimeCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	const subsystem = "time"
 	return &timeCollector{
 		now: typedDesc{prometheus.NewDesc(
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ func NewTimeCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			[]string{"device", "clocksource"}, nil,
 		), prometheus.GaugeValue},
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/collector/time_linux.go b/collector/time_linux.go
index a67f5a8f..f3c502c1 100644
--- a/collector/time_linux.go
+++ b/collector/time_linux.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (c *timeCollector) update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*sysPath)
+	fs, err := sysfs.NewFS(*c.config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/timex.go b/collector/timex.go
index 93d1d01a..5fa6014e 100644
--- a/collector/timex.go
+++ b/collector/timex.go
@@ -62,13 +62,11 @@ type timexCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("timex", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewTimexCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("timex", defaultEnabled, NewTimexCollector)
 }
 
 // NewTimexCollector returns a new Collector exposing adjtime(3) stats.
-func NewTimexCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewTimexCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	const subsystem = "timex"
 
 	return &timexCollector{
diff --git a/collector/udp_queues_linux.go b/collector/udp_queues_linux.go
index 3e30e39f..05f1b4ff 100644
--- a/collector/udp_queues_linux.go
+++ b/collector/udp_queues_linux.go
@@ -36,14 +36,12 @@ type (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("udp_queues", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewUDPqueuesCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("udp_queues", defaultEnabled, NewUDPqueuesCollector)
 }
 
 // NewUDPqueuesCollector returns a new Collector exposing network udp queued bytes.
-func NewUDPqueuesCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewUDPqueuesCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/uname.go b/collector/uname.go
index 46b1cb51..e03101db 100644
--- a/collector/uname.go
+++ b/collector/uname.go
@@ -49,13 +49,11 @@ type uname struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("uname", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return newUnameCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("uname", defaultEnabled, newUnameCollector)
 }
 
 // NewUnameCollector returns new unameCollector.
-func newUnameCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func newUnameCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &unameCollector{logger}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/collector/vmstat_linux.go b/collector/vmstat_linux.go
index c9d7ed41..5241425c 100644
--- a/collector/vmstat_linux.go
+++ b/collector/vmstat_linux.go
@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ const (
 type vmStatCollector struct {
 	fieldPattern *regexp.Regexp
 	logger       log.Logger
+	config       NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(vmStatSubsystem, defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(VmStatConfig)
-		return NewvmStatCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(vmStatSubsystem, defaultEnabled, NewvmStatCollector)
 }
 
 type VmStatConfig struct {
@@ -49,16 +47,17 @@ type VmStatConfig struct {
 }
 
 // NewvmStatCollector returns a new Collector exposing vmstat stats.
-func NewvmStatCollector(config VmStatConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	pattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.Fields)
+func NewvmStatCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	pattern := regexp.MustCompile(*config.VmStat.Fields)
 	return &vmStatCollector{
 		fieldPattern: pattern,
 		logger:       logger,
+		config:       config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *vmStatCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	file, err := os.Open(procFilePath("vmstat"))
+	file, err := os.Open(c.config.Path.procFilePath("vmstat"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/collector/wifi_linux.go b/collector/wifi_linux.go
index 5c056618..39ef3df5 100644
--- a/collector/wifi_linux.go
+++ b/collector/wifi_linux.go
@@ -45,14 +45,11 @@ type wifiCollector struct {
 	stationBeaconLossTotal       *prometheus.Desc
 
 	logger log.Logger
-	config WifiConfig
+	config NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("wifi", defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		cfg := config.(WifiConfig)
-		return NewWifiCollector(cfg, logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("wifi", defaultDisabled, NewWifiCollector)
 }
 
 type WifiConfig struct {
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ type wifiStater interface {
 }
 
 // NewWifiCollector returns a new Collector exposing Wifi statistics.
-func NewWifiCollector(config WifiConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewWifiCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	const (
 		subsystem = "wifi"
 	)
@@ -169,7 +166,7 @@ func NewWifiCollector(config WifiConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *wifiCollector) Update(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	stat, err := newWifiStater(*c.config.Fixtures)
+	stat, err := newWifiStater(*c.config.Wifi.Fixtures)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Cannot access wifi metrics, report no error.
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
diff --git a/collector/xfs_linux.go b/collector/xfs_linux.go
index ed3dea98..819d1598 100644
--- a/collector/xfs_linux.go
+++ b/collector/xfs_linux.go
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@ type xfsCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("xfs", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewXFSCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("xfs", defaultEnabled, NewXFSCollector)
 }
 
 // NewXFSCollector returns a new Collector exposing XFS statistics.
-func NewXFSCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := xfs.NewFS(*procPath, *sysPath)
+func NewXFSCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := xfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath, *config.Path.SysPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open sysfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/collector/zfs.go b/collector/zfs.go
index 03bffd11..032a9b63 100644
--- a/collector/zfs.go
+++ b/collector/zfs.go
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ var errZFSNotAvailable = errors.New("ZFS / ZFS statistics are not available")
 type zfsSysctl string
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector("zfs", defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewZFSCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector("zfs", defaultEnabled, NewZFSCollector)
 }
 
 type zfsCollector struct {
@@ -42,10 +40,11 @@ type zfsCollector struct {
 	linuxZpoolStatePath  string
 	linuxPathMap         map[string]string
 	logger               log.Logger
+	config               NodeCollectorConfig
 }
 
 // NewZFSCollector returns a new Collector exposing ZFS statistics.
-func NewZFSCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewZFSCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &zfsCollector{
 		linuxProcpathBase:    "spl/kstat/zfs",
 		linuxZpoolIoPath:     "/*/io",
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ func NewZFSCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 			"zfs_zil":         "zil",
 		},
 		logger: logger,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/collector/zfs_freebsd.go b/collector/zfs_freebsd.go
index 77760027..3b070225 100644
--- a/collector/zfs_freebsd.go
+++ b/collector/zfs_freebsd.go
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(zfsCollectorSubsystem, defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewZfsCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(zfsCollectorSubsystem, defaultEnabled, NewZfsCollector)
 }
 
-func NewZfsCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+func NewZfsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
 	return &zfsCollector{
 		sysctls: []bsdSysctl{
 			{
diff --git a/collector/zfs_linux.go b/collector/zfs_linux.go
index ec195b3d..a7348a56 100644
--- a/collector/zfs_linux.go
+++ b/collector/zfs_linux.go
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ const (
 var zfsPoolStatesName = []string{"online", "degraded", "faulted", "offline", "removed", "unavail", "suspended"}
 
 func (c *zfsCollector) openProcFile(path string) (*os.File, error) {
-	file, err := os.Open(procFilePath(path))
+	file, err := os.Open(c.config.Path.procFilePath(path))
 	if err != nil {
 		// file not found error can occur if:
 		// 1. zfs module is not loaded
 		// 2. zfs version does not have the feature with metrics -- ok to ignore
-		level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Cannot open file for reading", "path", procFilePath(path))
+		level.Debug(c.logger).Log("msg", "Cannot open file for reading", "path", c.config.Path.procFilePath(path))
 		return nil, errZFSNotAvailable
 	}
 	return file, nil
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *zfsCollector) updateZfsStats(subsystem string, ch chan<- prometheus.Met
 }
 
 func (c *zfsCollector) updatePoolStats(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
-	zpoolPaths, err := filepath.Glob(procFilePath(filepath.Join(c.linuxProcpathBase, c.linuxZpoolIoPath)))
+	zpoolPaths, err := filepath.Glob(c.config.Path.procFilePath(filepath.Join(c.linuxProcpathBase, c.linuxZpoolIoPath)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (c *zfsCollector) updatePoolStats(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	zpoolObjsetPaths, err := filepath.Glob(procFilePath(filepath.Join(c.linuxProcpathBase, c.linuxZpoolObjsetPath)))
+	zpoolObjsetPaths, err := filepath.Glob(c.config.Path.procFilePath(filepath.Join(c.linuxProcpathBase, c.linuxZpoolObjsetPath)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (c *zfsCollector) updatePoolStats(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	zpoolStatePaths, err := filepath.Glob(procFilePath(filepath.Join(c.linuxProcpathBase, c.linuxZpoolStatePath)))
+	zpoolStatePaths, err := filepath.Glob(c.config.Path.procFilePath(filepath.Join(c.linuxProcpathBase, c.linuxZpoolStatePath)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/collector/zfs_solaris.go b/collector/zfs_solaris.go
index d7c2e640..b94f04dc 100644
--- a/collector/zfs_solaris.go
+++ b/collector/zfs_solaris.go
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(zfsCollectorSubsystem, defaultEnabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewZfsCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(zfsCollectorSubsystem, defaultEnabled, NewZfsCollector)
 }
 
 func NewZfsCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
diff --git a/collector/zoneinfo_linux.go b/collector/zoneinfo_linux.go
index 4e9045aa..eefc1095 100644
--- a/collector/zoneinfo_linux.go
+++ b/collector/zoneinfo_linux.go
@@ -33,14 +33,12 @@ type zoneinfoCollector struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	registerCollector(zoneinfoSubsystem, defaultDisabled, func(config any, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-		return NewZoneinfoCollector(logger)
-	})
+	registerCollector(zoneinfoSubsystem, defaultDisabled, NewZoneinfoCollector)
 }
 
 // NewZoneinfoCollector returns a new Collector exposing zone stats.
-func NewZoneinfoCollector(logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
-	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*procPath)
+func NewZoneinfoCollector(config NodeCollectorConfig, logger log.Logger) (Collector, error) {
+	fs, err := procfs.NewFS(*config.Path.ProcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open procfs: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/kingpinconfig/flags.go b/kingpinconfig/flags.go
index 3585c893..3971ad78 100644
--- a/kingpinconfig/flags.go
+++ b/kingpinconfig/flags.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package kingpinconfig
 import (
 	"github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2"
 	"github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/collector"
+	"github.com/prometheus/procfs"
 )
 
 func AddFlags(a *kingpin.Application) collector.NodeCollectorConfig {
@@ -108,6 +109,11 @@ func AddFlags(a *kingpin.Application) collector.NodeCollectorConfig {
 	config.NTP.MaxDistance = a.Flag("collector.ntp.max-distance", "Max accumulated distance to the root").Default("3.46608s").Duration()
 	config.NTP.OffsetTolerance = a.Flag("collector.ntp.local-offset-tolerance", "Offset between local clock and local ntpd time to tolerate").Default("1ms").Duration()
 
+	*config.Path.ProcPath = kingpin.Flag("path.procfs", "procfs mountpoint.").Default(procfs.DefaultMountPoint).String()
+	config.Path.*config.Path.SysPath = kingpin.Flag("path.sysfs", "sysfs mountpoint.").Default("/sys").String()
+	config.Path.RootfsPath = kingpin.Flag("path.rootfs", "rootfs mountpoint.").Default("/").String()
+	config.Path.UdevDataPath = kingpin.Flag("path.udev.data", "udev data path.").Default("/run/udev/data").String()
+
 	config.Perf.CPUs = a.Flag("collector.perf.cpus", "List of CPUs from which perf metrics should be collected").Default("").String()
 	config.Perf.Tracepoint = a.Flag("collector.perf.tracepoint", "perf tracepoint that should be collected").Strings()
 	config.Perf.NoHwProfiler = a.Flag("collector.perf.disable-hardware-profilers", "disable perf hardware profilers").Default("false").Bool()