diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8b89a08..31287bb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -17,6 +17,54 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "anstream"
+version = "0.6.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6e2e1ebcb11de5c03c67de28a7df593d32191b44939c482e97702baaaa6ab6a5"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "anstyle-parse",
+ "anstyle-query",
+ "anstyle-wincon",
+ "colorchoice",
+ "utf8parse",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle"
+version = "1.0.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7079075b41f533b8c61d2a4d073c4676e1f8b249ff94a393b0595db304e0dd87"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle-parse"
+version = "0.2.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c75ac65da39e5fe5ab759307499ddad880d724eed2f6ce5b5e8a26f4f387928c"
+dependencies = [
+ "utf8parse",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle-query"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e28923312444cdd728e4738b3f9c9cac739500909bb3d3c94b43551b16517648"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "anstyle-wincon"
+version = "3.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1cd54b81ec8d6180e24654d0b371ad22fc3dd083b6ff8ba325b72e00c87660a7"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstyle",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.76"
@@ -107,6 +155,46 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "clap"
+version = "4.4.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e578d6ec4194633722ccf9544794b71b1385c3c027efe0c55db226fc880865c"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap_builder",
+ "clap_derive",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_builder"
+version = "4.4.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4df4df40ec50c46000231c914968278b1eb05098cf8f1b3a518a95030e71d1c7"
+dependencies = [
+ "anstream",
+ "anstyle",
+ "clap_lex",
+ "strsim",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_derive"
+version = "4.4.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cf9804afaaf59a91e75b022a30fb7229a7901f60c755489cc61c9b423b836442"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "clap_lex"
+version = "0.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "702fc72eb24e5a1e48ce58027a675bc24edd52096d5397d4aea7c6dd9eca0bd1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "client"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -116,12 +204,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "colorchoice"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "acbf1af155f9b9ef647e42cdc158db4b64a1b61f743629225fde6f3e0be2a7c7"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gimli"
 version = "0.28.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4271d37baee1b8c7e4b708028c57d816cf9d2434acb33a549475f78c181f6253"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "heck"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "95505c38b4572b2d910cecb0281560f54b440a19336cbbcb27bf6ce6adc6f5a8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -174,7 +274,7 @@ checksum = "8f3d0b296e374a4e6f3c7b0a1f5a51d748a0d34c85e7dc48fc3fa9a87657fe09"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "wasi",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -216,7 +316,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -299,6 +399,8 @@ name = "server"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "clap",
+ "minisql",
  "proto",
  "tokio",
 ]
@@ -325,9 +427,15 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7b5fac59a5cb5dd637972e5fca70daf0523c9067fcdc4842f053dae04a18f8e9"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strsim"
+version = "0.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "73473c0e59e6d5812c5dfe2a064a6444949f089e20eec9a2e5506596494e4623"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "2.0.41"
@@ -375,7 +483,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "signal-hook-registry",
  "socket2",
  "tokio-macros",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -395,6 +503,12 @@ version = "1.0.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3354b9ac3fae1ff6755cb6db53683adb661634f67557942dea4facebec0fee4b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "utf8parse"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "711b9620af191e0cdc7468a8d14e709c3dcdb115b36f838e601583af800a370a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "virtue"
 version = "0.0.13"
@@ -413,7 +527,16 @@ version = "0.48.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -422,13 +545,28 @@ version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc",
- "windows_i686_gnu",
- "windows_i686_msvc",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.5",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8a18201040b24831fbb9e4eb208f8892e1f50a37feb53cc7ff887feb8f50e7cd"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.0",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.0",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.0",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -437,38 +575,80 @@ version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cb7764e35d4db8a7921e09562a0304bf2f93e0a51bfccee0bd0bb0b666b015ea"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bbaa0368d4f1d2aaefc55b6fcfee13f41544ddf36801e793edbbfd7d7df075ef"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a28637cb1fa3560a16915793afb20081aba2c92ee8af57b4d5f28e4b3e7df313"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ffe5e8e31046ce6230cc7215707b816e339ff4d4d67c65dffa206fd0f7aa7b9a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3d6fa32db2bc4a2f5abeacf2b69f7992cd09dca97498da74a151a3132c26befd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1a657e1e9d3f514745a572a6846d3c7aa7dbe1658c056ed9c3344c4109a6949e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dff9641d1cd4be8d1a070daf9e3773c5f67e78b4d9d42263020c057706765c04"
diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index bca61ec..0dd40ff 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["full"] }
 anyhow = "1.0.76"
-proto = { path = "../proto" }
\ No newline at end of file
+clap = { version = "4.4.18", features = ["derive"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["full"] }
+minisql = { path = "../minisql" }
+proto = { path = "../proto" }
+
+
diff --git a/server/src/config.rs b/server/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68ae54b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use clap::Parser;
+
+const LOCAL_IPV4: IpAddr = IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[command(author, version, about)]
+pub struct Configuration {
+    #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = LOCAL_IPV4, help = "IP address for the server to listen on")]
+    address: IpAddr,
+    #[arg(short, long, default_value = "5432", help = "Port for the server to listen on")]
+    port: u16,
+    #[arg(short, long, help = "Path to the data file")]
+    file: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl Configuration {
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn get_socket_address(&self) -> SocketAddr {
+        SocketAddr::new(self.address, self.port)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn get_file_path(&self) -> &PathBuf {
+        &self.file
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index bda6dfd..f0b8084 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+mod config;
+
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use clap::Parser;
 use proto::handshake::response::HandshakeResponse;
 use proto::handshake::server::do_server_handshake;
 use proto::message::backend::{
@@ -11,10 +15,13 @@ use proto::writer::backend::BackendProtoWriter;
 use proto::writer::protowriter::{ProtoFlush, ProtoWriter};
 use tokio::io::{BufReader, BufWriter};
 use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
+use crate::config::Configuration;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let addr = "0.0.0.0:5432";
+    let config = Configuration::parse();
+
+    let addr = config.get_socket_address();
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(&addr).await?;
     println!("Server started at {addr}");