diff --git a/lib/config.rb b/lib/config.rb
index 41527d1..b03e53b 100644
--- a/lib/config.rb
+++ b/lib/config.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 class Config
   def initialize(options = {})
     filepath = options[:file] || 'autoexec.cfg'
+    @type = options[:type] || :client
     init_configs
     load_cfg(filepath)
   end
 
-  def init_configs
+  def init_client_configs
     @configs = {
       password: { help: 'Password to the server', default: '' }
     }
@@ -15,6 +16,23 @@ class Config
       echo: { help: 'Echo the text', callback: proc { |arg| puts arg } },
       quit: { help: 'Quit', callback: proc { |_| exit } }
     }
+  end
+
+  def init_server_configs
+    @configs = {
+      sv_map: { help: 'map', default: 'dm1' }
+    }
+    @commands = {
+      shutdown: { help: 'shutdown server', callback: proc { |_| exit } }
+    }
+  end
+
+  def init_configs
+    if @type == :client
+      init_client_configs
+    else
+      init_server_configs
+    end
     @configs.each do |cfg, data|
       self.class.send(:attr_accessor, cfg)
       instance_variable_set("@#{cfg}", data[:default])
diff --git a/lib/game_server.rb b/lib/game_server.rb
index 9146c9b..c41a49f 100644
--- a/lib/game_server.rb
+++ b/lib/game_server.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class GameServer
 
   def initialize(server)
     @server = server
+    @config = server.config
+    @map_path = nil
     @ack_game_tick = -1
     @pred_game_tick = 0
     @map = Map.new(
@@ -28,6 +30,29 @@ class GameServer
     )
   end
 
+  def load_map
+    puts "loading map '#{@config.sv_map}' ..."
+    map_path = nil
+    if File.exist? "data/#{@config.sv_map}.map"
+      map_path = "data/#{@config.sv_map}.map"
+    elsif File.exist? "data/maps/#{@config.sv_map}.map"
+      map_path = "data/maps/#{@config.sv_map}.map"
+    elsif File.exist? "maps/#{@config.sv_map}.map"
+      map_path = "maps/#{@config.sv_map}.map"
+    elsif File.exist? "#{Dir.home}/.teeworlds/maps/#{@config.sv_map}.map"
+      map_path = "#{Dir.home}/.teeworlds/maps/#{@config.sv_map}.map"
+    end
+
+    if map_path.nil?
+      puts "map not found '#{@config.sv_map}'"
+      # TODO: this should error when the feature is done
+      # exit 1
+    else
+      puts "found at #{map_path}"
+      @map_path = map_path
+    end
+  end
+
   ##
   # call_hook
   #
diff --git a/lib/teeworlds_server.rb b/lib/teeworlds_server.rb
index 02751c4..93a628b 100644
--- a/lib/teeworlds_server.rb
+++ b/lib/teeworlds_server.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require_relative 'chunk'
 require_relative 'net_base'
 require_relative 'models/net_addr'
 require_relative 'packer'
+require_relative 'config'
 require_relative 'game_server'
 require_relative 'models/token'
 require_relative 'messages/sv_emoticon'
@@ -65,14 +66,16 @@ class Client
 end
 
 class TeeworldsServer
-  attr_accessor :clients
+  attr_accessor :clients, :config
   attr_reader :hooks, :shutdown_reason, :current_game_tick
 
   def initialize(options = {})
     @verbose = options[:verbose] || false
     @ip = '127.0.0.1'
     @port = 8303
+    @config = Config.new(file: options[:config], type: :server)
     @game_server = GameServer.new(self)
+    @game_server.load_map
     # @type clients [Hash<Integer, Client>]
     @clients = {}
     @current_game_tick = 0