diff --git a/src/lib/mod.rs b/src/lib/mod.rs
index 6e06bd7..0b03722 100644
--- a/src/lib/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lib/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::thread;
 
-use crossbeam::{unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
+use crossbeam_channel::{unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
 
 enum Message {
   NewJob(Job),
diff --git a/src/lib/server/client_management/mod.rs b/src/lib/server/client_management/mod.rs
index 19f3b13..330a0ed 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/client_management/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lib/server/client_management/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub struct ClientManager {
   clients: Mutex<Vec<Arc<Client>>>,
 
   weak_self: Mutex<Option<Weak<Self>>>,
+	server_ref: Mutex<Option<Weak<Server>>,
 
   sender: Sender<ClientManagerMessages>,
   receiver: Receiver<ClientManagerMessages>,
@@ -53,8 +54,6 @@ impl ClientManager {
     manager_ref
   }
 
-
-
   fn set_ref(&self, reference: Arc<Self>) {
     let mut lock = self.weak_self.lock().unwrap();
     *lock = Some(Arc::downgrade(&reference));
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ impl IOwner<Client> for ClientManager{
   }
 
 	fn get_ref(&self) -> Weak<Self> {
-    self.weak_self.lock().unwrap().clone().unwrap()
+    self.weak_self.lock().unwrap().unwrap().clone()
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/server/mod.rs b/src/lib/server/mod.rs
index 5ab86fa..097b104 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lib/server/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,46 @@
 pub mod client_management;
-// pub mod server;
-// pub mod server_v3;
 
-pub struct _Server {}
+use std::sync::{Arc, Weak, Mutex};
+use std::net::TcpListener;
+
+use crate::lib::server::client_management::ClientManager;
+use crate::lib::Foundation::{IOwner, IOwned, ICooperative};
+
+pub struct Server {
+	server_socket: TcpListener,
+
+	client_manager: Arc<ClientManager>,
+}
+
+impl Server {
+	pub fn new() -> Arc<Server> {
+
+		let listener = TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:5600").expect("Could not bind to address");
+
+		let server: Arc<Self> = Arc::new(Server {
+			server_socket: listener,
+			weak_self: Mutex::new(None),
+			client_manager: ClientManager::new()
+		});
+
+		server.
+	}
+
+
+}
+
+impl IOwner<ClientManager> for Server {
+	fn add_child(&self, child: Arc<ClientManager>) {
+		self.client_manager
+	}
+
+	fn get_ref(&self) -> Weak<Self> {
+		self.weak_self.lock().unwrap().unwrap().clone()
+	}
+}
+
+impl ICooperative for Server{
+	fn tick(&self) {
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 57abb62..0f29b99 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 mod lib;
 
 use clap::{App, Arg};
+
+use crate::lib::server::Server;
  
 fn main() {
   let _args = App::new("--rust chat server--")
@@ -8,15 +10,15 @@ fn main() {
     .author("Mitchel Hardie <mitch161>, Michael Bailey <michael-bailey>")
     .about("this is a chat server developed in rust, depending on the version one of two implementations will be used")
     .arg(
-      Arg::new("config")
-      .short('p')
+      Arg::with_name("config")
+      .short("p")
       .long("port")
       .value_name("PORT")
-      .about("sets the port the server listens on.")
+			.help("sets the port the server runs on.")
       .takes_value(true))
     .get_matches();
 
-  // creating the server object
+	let mut server = Server::new();
 }