diff --git a/connector/pom.xml b/connector/pom.xml
index 757a4777b..ab9fc56b3 100644
--- a/connector/pom.xml
+++ b/connector/pom.xml
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@
             <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
-            <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-            <version>1.19</version>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-yaml</artifactId>
+            <version>2.9.8</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-datatype-jsr310</artifactId>
+            <version>2.9.8</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.sentry</groupId>
@@ -34,6 +39,45 @@
             <version>1.0.0</version>
             <type>jar</type>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.7.5</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.4</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
+            <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
+            <version>27.0.1-jre</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+            <version>1.18.4</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.nukkitx.protocol</groupId>
+            <artifactId>bedrock-v354</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0.3</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.nukkitx.protocol</groupId>
+            <artifactId>bedrock-v340</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0.3</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.nukkitx.protocol</groupId>
+            <artifactId>bedrock-v332</artifactId>
+            <version>2.0.3</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <finalName>${outputName}-noshade</finalName>
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/GeyserConnector.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/GeyserConnector.java
index 1afb35314..e425456fe 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/GeyserConnector.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/GeyserConnector.java
@@ -14,24 +14,38 @@
 
 package org.geysermc.connector;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.yaml.YAMLFactory;
+import com.nukkitx.protocol.bedrock.BedrockPacketCodec;
+import com.nukkitx.protocol.bedrock.v354.Bedrock_v354;
 import org.geysermc.api.ChatColor;
 import org.geysermc.connector.command.GeyserCommandMap;
+import org.geysermc.connector.configuration.GeyserConfiguration;
 import org.geysermc.connector.console.ConsoleCommandReader;
 import org.geysermc.connector.console.GeyserLogger;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 
 public class GeyserConnector {
 
+    public static final BedrockPacketCodec BEDROCK_PACKET_CODEC = Bedrock_v354.V354_CODEC;
+
     private static final String NAME = "Geyser";
     private static final String VERSION = "1.0-SNAPSHOT";
 
     private static GeyserConnector instance;
 
     private boolean shuttingDown = false;
+
     private GeyserLogger logger;
     private GeyserCommandMap commandMap;
+    private GeyserConfiguration config;
+
     private final ScheduledExecutorService generalThreadPool;
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
@@ -53,6 +67,24 @@ public class GeyserConnector {
         logger.info("");
         logger.info("******************************************");
 
+        try {
+            File configFile = new File("config.yml");
+            if (!configFile.exists()) {
+                FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(configFile);
+                InputStream is = GeyserConnector.class.getResourceAsStream("/config.yml");
+                int data;
+                while ((data = is.read()) != -1)
+                    fos.write(data);
+                is.close();
+                fos.close();
+            }
+
+            ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper(new YAMLFactory());
+            config = objectMapper.readValue(configFile, GeyserConfiguration.class);
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            logger.severe("Failed to create config.yml! Make sure it's up to date and writable!");
+            shutdown();
+        }
         commandMap = new GeyserCommandMap(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/configuration/BedrockConfiguration.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/configuration/BedrockConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61519e347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/configuration/BedrockConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ * Version 3, 29 June 2007
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>
+ * Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
+ * of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+ *
+ * You can view the LICENCE file for details.
+ *
+ * @author GeyserMC
+ * @link https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser
+ */
+
+package org.geysermc.connector.configuration;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+@Getter
+public class BedrockConfiguration {
+
+    private String address;
+    private int port;
+
+    private String motd1;
+    private String motd2;
+
+    public String getAddress() {
+        return address;
+    }
+
+    public int getPort() {
+        return port;
+    }
+
+    public String getMotd1() {
+        return motd1;
+    }
+
+    public String getMotd2() {
+        return motd2;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/configuration/GeyserConfiguration.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/configuration/GeyserConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bdd7bc8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/configuration/GeyserConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ * Version 3, 29 June 2007
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>
+ * Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
+ * of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+ *
+ * You can view the LICENCE file for details.
+ *
+ * @author GeyserMC
+ * @link https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser
+ */
+
+package org.geysermc.connector.configuration;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+@Getter
+public class GeyserConfiguration {
+
+    private BedrockConfiguration bedrock;
+    private RemoteConfiguration remote;
+
+    @JsonProperty("ping-passthrough")
+    private boolean pingPassthrough;
+
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/configuration/RemoteConfiguration.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/configuration/RemoteConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ef5b2021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/configuration/RemoteConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
+ * Version 3, 29 June 2007
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>
+ * Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
+ * of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
+ *
+ * You can view the LICENCE file for details.
+ *
+ * @author GeyserMC
+ * @link https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser
+ */
+
+package org.geysermc.connector.configuration;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import lombok.Getter;
+
+@Getter
+public class RemoteConfiguration {
+
+    private String address;
+    private int port;
+
+    private String motd1;
+    private String motd2;
+
+    @JsonProperty("online-mode")
+    private boolean onlineMode;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/connector/src/main/resources/config.yml b/connector/src/main/resources/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bd2fc5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/connector/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# --------------------------------
+# Geyser Configuration File
+#
+# A bridge between Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and Minecraft: Java Edition.
+#
+# https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser
+# --------------------------------
+
+bedrock:
+  # The IP address that will listen for connections
+  address: 0.0.0.0
+  # The port that will listen for connections
+  port: 19132
+  # The MOTD that will be broadcasted to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition clients
+  motd1: "GeyserMC"
+  motd2: "Another GeyserMC forced host."
+remote:
+  # The IP address of the remote (Java Edition) server
+  address: 127.0.0.1
+  # The port of the remote (Java Edition) server
+  port: 25565
+  online-mode: true
+
+# Relay the MOTD, player count and max players from the remote server
+ping-passthrough: false
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e363ee8d..df40ec902 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
                 <enabled>true</enabled>
             </snapshots>
         </repository>
+        <repository>
+            <id>nukkitx-repo</id>
+            <url>https://repo.nukkitx.com/maven-releases/</url>
+        </repository>
     </repositories>
     <build>
         <defaultGoal>clean install</defaultGoal>