diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index a232413..8a5b79f 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -41,5 +41,11 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+    },
+    "files.associations": {
+        "hash_map": "cpp",
+        "string": "cpp",
+        "unordered_map": "cpp",
+        "string_view": "cpp"
     }
 }
diff --git a/config/default.conf b/config/default.conf
index 4863e6c..7fc3642 100644
--- a/config/default.conf
+++ b/config/default.conf
@@ -35,6 +35,47 @@ server {
         allow_methods GET;
     }
 
+    cgi_pass /cgi-bin/;
+    cgi_ext .py .php;
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name mylocal;
+
+    root /var/www/html2;
+    index index.html index2.htm;
+
+    error_page 400 /400.html;
+    error_page 403 /403.html;
+    error_page 404 /404.html;
+    error_page 405 /405.html;
+    error_page 413 /413.html;
+    error_page 500 /500.html;
+    error_page 502 /502.html;
+    error_page 504 /504.html;
+
+    client_max_body_size 1M;
+
+    location / {
+        autoindex off;
+        index index.html;
+        allow_methods GET POST DELETE;
+    }
+
+    location /2uploads {
+        root /var/www/uploads;
+        autoindex on;
+        allow_methods GET POST;
+    }
+
+    location /2images {
+        root /var/www/images;
+        autoindex off;
+        index index.jpg;
+        allow_methods GET;
+    }
+
     cgi_pass /cgi-bin/;
     cgi_ext .py .php;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webserv/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/webserv/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index c571bb8..16011b4 100644
--- a/webserv/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/webserv/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-#include <iostream>
 #include <webserv/config/ConfigManager.hpp>
+#include <webserv/config/ServerConfig.hpp>
+#include <webserv/config/utils.hpp>
 
-
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stdexcept>
 
 ConfigManager::ConfigManager() : _initialized(false)
 {
@@ -25,6 +29,95 @@ void ConfigManager::init(const std::string &filePath)
         throw std::runtime_error("ConfigManager is already initialized.");
     }
     std::cout << "Initializing ConfigManager with file: " << filePath << '\n';
-    // parseConfigFile(filePath);
+    parseConfigFile(filePath);
     _initialized = true;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void removeEmptyLines(std::string &str)
+{
+    std::istringstream stream(str);
+    std::string line;
+    std::string result;
+
+    while (std::getline(stream, line))
+    {
+        if (!trim(line).empty())
+        {
+            result += line + '\n';
+        }
+    }
+    str = result;
+}
+
+void removeComments(std::string &str)
+{
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    while ((pos = str.find('#', pos)) != std::string::npos)
+    {
+        size_t end = str.find('\n', pos);
+        if (end == std::string::npos)
+        {
+            str.erase(pos);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            str.erase(pos, end - pos);
+        }
+    }
+    removeEmptyLines(str);
+}
+
+void ConfigManager::parseConfigFile(const std::string &filePath)
+{
+    // Placeholder for actual file parsing logic
+    std::cout << "Parsing configuration file: " << filePath << '\n';
+    // Implement the parsing logic here
+
+    std::ifstream file(filePath);
+    if (!file.is_open())
+    {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Could not open config file: " + filePath);
+    }
+
+    std::stringstream buffer;
+    buffer << file.rdbuf();
+    std::string content = buffer.str();
+    removeComments(content);
+
+    std::string globalDeclarations;
+
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    while (true)
+    {
+        size_t serverPos = content.find("server", pos);
+        size_t bracePos = content.find('{', serverPos);
+        if (serverPos == std::string::npos || bracePos == std::string::npos)
+        {
+            // No more server blocks, remaining is global
+            globalDeclarations += content.substr(pos);
+            break;
+        }
+        // Add global declarations before this server block
+        globalDeclarations += content.substr(pos, serverPos - pos);
+        size_t closeBrace = findCorrespondingClosingBrace(content, bracePos);
+        if (closeBrace == std::string::npos)
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Malformed block in config file.");
+        }
+        // Optionally parse the server block here
+        std::string serverBlock = content.substr(bracePos + 1, closeBrace - bracePos - 1);
+        serverConfigs.emplace_back(serverBlock);
+        pos = closeBrace + 1;
+    }
+
+    // parseGlobalDeclarations(globalDeclarations); // Implement this function to handle global config
+    std::cout << "Global Declarations:\n" << globalDeclarations << '\n';
+    file.close();
+}
+
+void ConfigManager::parseGlobalDeclarations(const std::string &declarations)
+{
+    // Placeholder for actual global declarations parsing logic
+    std::cout << "Parsing global declarations:\n" << declarations << '\n';
+    // Implement the parsing logic here
+}
diff --git a/webserv/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/webserv/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 5d88276..64a20ba 100644
--- a/webserv/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/webserv/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -1,26 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <map>
-#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-struct LocationConfig
-{
-    std::string path;
-    bool autoIndex;
-    std::string indexFile;
-    // Add other location-specific configurations as needed
-};
-
-struct ServerConfig
-{
-    std::string host;
-    int port;
-    std::string root;
-    // Add other server-specific configurations as needed
-    std::unique_ptr<std::map<std::string, LocationConfig>> locations;
-};
+class ServerConfig;
 
 class ConfigManager
 {
@@ -39,7 +22,7 @@ class ConfigManager
     ~ConfigManager();
     std::vector<ServerConfig> serverConfigs;
 
-    // void parseConfigFile(const std::string &filePath);
-    // void parseServerBlock(const std::string &block);
-    // void parseLocationBlock(const std::string &block, ServerConfig &serverConfig);
+    void parseConfigFile(const std::string &filePath);
+    void parseGlobalDeclarations(const std::string &declarations);
+    
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webserv/config/LocationConfig.cpp b/webserv/config/LocationConfig.cpp
index e69de29..336dc57 100644
--- a/webserv/config/LocationConfig.cpp
+++ b/webserv/config/LocationConfig.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include <webserv/config/LocationConfig.hpp>
+#include <webserv/config/utils.hpp>
+
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+
+LocationConfig::LocationConfig(const std::string &locationBlock)
+    : path(""), autoIndex(false), indexFile("")
+{
+    parseLocationBlock(locationBlock);
+}
+
+void LocationConfig::parseLocationBlock(const std::string &block)
+{
+    // Placeholder for actual location block parsing logic
+    std::cout << "Parsing location block:\n" << block << '\n';
+    // Implement the parsing logic here
+    parseDirectives(block);
+       
+}
+void LocationConfig::parseDirectives(const std::string &declarations)
+{
+    // Placeholder for actual directives parsing logic
+    std::cout << "Parsing location directives:\n" << declarations << '\n';
+    // Implement the parsing logic here
+    std::istringstream stream(declarations);
+    std::string line;
+    while (std::getline(stream, line))
+    {
+        std::string directive;
+        std::istringstream ss{trim(line)};
+        ss >> directive;
+        if (!directive.empty())
+        {
+            std::cout << "Directive: " << directive << '\n';
+            // Implement the parsing logic here
+            std::string value;
+            ss >> value;
+            if (directive == "autoindex")
+            {
+                autoIndex = (value == "on");
+                std::cout << "Set autoindex to " << (autoIndex ? "on" : "off") << '\n';
+            }
+            else if (directive == "index")
+            {
+                indexFile = value;
+                std::cout << "Set index file to " << indexFile << '\n';
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                directives[directive] = value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/webserv/config/LocationConfig.hpp b/webserv/config/LocationConfig.hpp
index e69de29..e0c1004 100644
--- a/webserv/config/LocationConfig.hpp
+++ b/webserv/config/LocationConfig.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
+
+
+class LocationConfig
+{
+  public:
+    LocationConfig(const std::string &locationBlock);
+
+  private:
+    std::string path;
+    bool autoIndex;
+    std::string indexFile;
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> directives;
+
+    void parseLocationBlock(const std::string &block);
+    void parseDirectives(const std::string &declarations);
+};
diff --git a/webserv/config/ServerConfig.cpp b/webserv/config/ServerConfig.cpp
index e69de29..31f6fe5 100644
--- a/webserv/config/ServerConfig.cpp
+++ b/webserv/config/ServerConfig.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#include <webserv/config/ServerConfig.hpp>
+#include <webserv/config/LocationConfig.hpp>
+#include <webserv/config/utils.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+
+ServerConfig::ServerConfig(std::string const &serverBlock)
+    : host(""), port(80), root("")
+{
+    parseServerBlock(serverBlock);
+}
+
+
+
+void ServerConfig::parseServerBlock(const std::string &block)
+{
+    // Placeholder for actual server block parsing logic
+    std::cout << "Parsing server block:\n";
+
+      // Placeholder for actual file parsing logic
+    
+    std::string serverDeclarations;
+
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    while (true)
+    {
+        size_t locationPos = block.find("location", pos);
+
+        size_t bracePos = block.find('{', locationPos);
+        if (locationPos == std::string::npos || bracePos == std::string::npos)
+        {
+            // No more server blocks, remaining is global
+            serverDeclarations += block.substr(pos);
+            break;
+        }
+        std::string locationPath = trim(block.substr(locationPos, bracePos - (locationPos )));
+        // Add global declarations before this server block
+        serverDeclarations += block.substr(pos, locationPos - pos);
+        size_t closeBrace = findCorrespondingClosingBrace(block, bracePos);
+        if (closeBrace == std::string::npos)
+        {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Malformed block in config file.");
+        }
+        // Optionally parse the server block here
+        std::string serverBlock = block.substr(bracePos + 1, closeBrace - bracePos - 1);
+        locations.emplace(locationPath, LocationConfig(serverBlock));
+        pos = closeBrace + 1;
+    }
+
+    // parseGlobalDeclarations(Declarations); // Implement this function to handle global config
+    parseDirectives(serverDeclarations);
+}
+
+void ServerConfig::parseDirectives(const std::string &declarations)
+{
+    // Placeholder for actual directives parsing logic
+    std::cout << "Parsing directives:\n" << declarations << '\n';
+    std::string line;
+    std::istringstream stream(declarations);
+    while (std::getline(stream, line))
+    {
+        std::string directive;
+        std::istringstream ss{trim(line)};
+        ss >> directive;
+        if (!directive.empty())
+        {
+            std::cout << "Directive: " << directive << '\n';
+            // Implement the parsing logic here
+            std::string value;
+            ss >>   value;
+            if (directive == "listen")
+            {
+
+                port = std::stoi(value);
+                if (port < 1 || port > 65535)
+                {
+                    throw std::runtime_error("Invalid port number: " + std::to_string(port));
+                }
+                std::cout << "Set port to " << port << '\n';
+            }
+            else if (directive == "root")
+            {
+                root = value;
+                std::cout << "Set root to " << root << '\n';
+            }
+            else if (directive == "server_name")
+            {
+                host = value;
+                std::cout << "Set server_name to " << host << '\n';
+            }
+            else if (directive == "cgi_pass")
+            {
+                cgi_pass = value;
+                std::cout << "Set cgi_pass to " << cgi_pass << '\n';
+            }
+            else if(directive =="cgi_ext")
+            {
+                cgi_ext = value;
+                std::cout << "Set cgi_ext to " << cgi_ext << '\n';
+            }
+            else if(directive == "index")
+            {
+                index_files.clear();
+                std::string indexFile;
+                while (ss >> indexFile)
+                {
+                    index_files.push_back(indexFile);
+                    std::cout << "Added index file: " << indexFile << '\n';
+                }
+            }
+            else if (directive == "error_page")
+            {
+                int statusCode = std::stoi(value);
+                std::string errorPagePath;
+                ss >> errorPagePath;
+                error_page[statusCode] = errorPagePath;
+                std::cout << "Set error_page for status " << statusCode << " to " << errorPagePath << '\n';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webserv/config/ServerConfig.hpp b/webserv/config/ServerConfig.hpp
index e69de29..64b3864 100644
--- a/webserv/config/ServerConfig.hpp
+++ b/webserv/config/ServerConfig.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <webserv/config/LocationConfig.hpp>
+
+class ServerConfig
+{
+  public:
+    ServerConfig(const std::string &serverBlock);
+
+    [[nodiscard]] LocationConfig getLocation(const std::string &path) const;
+
+  private:
+    std::string host;
+    int port;
+    std::string root;
+    std::string cgi_pass;
+    std::string cgi_ext;
+    std::map<int, std::string> error_page;
+    std::vector<std::string> index_files;
+    std::map<std::string, LocationConfig> locations;
+
+    void parseServerBlock(const std::string &block);
+    void parseDirectives(const std::string &declarations);
+};
diff --git a/webserv/config/utils.cpp b/webserv/config/utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f27b32d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webserv/config/utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include <webserv/config/utils.hpp>
+
+#include <string>
+
+
+std::string trim(const std::string &str)
+{
+    size_t first = str.find_first_not_of(" \t\n\r");
+    size_t last = str.find_last_not_of(" \t\n\r");
+    if (first == std::string::npos || last == std::string::npos)
+    {
+        return "";
+    }
+    return str.substr(first, last - first + 1);
+}
+
+size_t findCorrespondingClosingBrace(const std::string &str, size_t openPos)
+{
+    int braceCount = 1;
+    if (str[openPos] != '{')
+    {
+        return std::string::npos; // Not an opening brace at the given position
+    }
+
+    for (size_t i = openPos + 1; i < str.size(); ++i)
+    {
+        if (str[i] == '{')
+        {
+            ++braceCount;
+        }
+        else if (str[i] == '}')
+        {
+            --braceCount;
+        }
+
+        if (braceCount == 0)
+        {
+            return i;
+        }
+    }
+    return std::string::npos; // No matching closing brace found
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webserv/config/utils.hpp b/webserv/config/utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b24b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webserv/config/utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+std::string trim(const std::string &str);
+size_t findCorrespondingClosingBrace(const std::string &str, size_t openPos);
diff --git a/webserv/main.cpp b/webserv/main.cpp
index b419188..c6fe2b6 100644
--- a/webserv/main.cpp
+++ b/webserv/main.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-#include <system_error>
 #include <webserv/config/ConfigManager.hpp>
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
-#include <vector>
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {