diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/CMakeLists.txt b/FlippR-Driver/CMakeLists.txt
index a297a7c..9608a45 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES src/*.cpp)
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIB)
   add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${SOURCES})
 else()
-  add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC ${SOURCES} cli/OutputInterpreter.cpp cli/OutputInterpreter.h src/output/items/detail/DriverBoardItem.cpp src/output/items/detail/DriverBoardItem.h include/DriverFactory.h)
+  add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC ${SOURCES} cli/OutputInterpreter.cpp cli/OutputInterpreter.h src/output/items/detail/DriverBoardItem.cpp src/output/items/detail/DriverBoardItem.h include/DriverFactory.h src/utility/Colors.h)
 endif(BUILD_SHARED_LIB)
 
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
index 761e972..592fe63 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "output/OutputRequestHandlerFactory.h"
 #include "input/InputSocketHandlerFactory.h"
 #include "DriverFactory.h"
+#include "utility/Colors.h"
 
 #include <Poco/Net/SocketAddress.h>
 #include <Poco/Net/ServerSocket.h>
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
+  std::cout << FGRN("Starting FlippR-Server ... ") << std::endl;
+
   flippR_driver::networking::FlippRServer app;
   return app.run(argc, argv);
 }
@@ -50,22 +53,28 @@ void FlippRServer::parse_server_config_file()
 {
   std::ifstream config;
 
+  Parser parser;
+  Object::Ptr json;
+
   try
   {
     config.open("server_config.json");
+    json = parser.parse(config).extract<Object::Ptr>();
   }
   catch(const std::exception e)
   {
-    logger().information("No config file specified.");
+    logger().information(FCYN("server_config.json not specified!"));
     return;
   }
-  Parser parser;
-  Object::Ptr json = parser.parse(config).extract<Object::Ptr>();
+
+  logger().information(FCYN("Parsing server_config.json..."));
 
   for(auto &config_json : json->getNames())
   {
     handle_config_file(config_json, json->get(config_json));
   }
+
+  config.close();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -106,7 +115,6 @@ void FlippRServer::initialize_output_driver()
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
 
-  //todo linking errors
   this->output_driver = flippR_driver::get_OutputDriver(output_pin_config_stream,
     lamp_config_stream,
     solenoid_config_stream,
@@ -130,8 +138,6 @@ void FlippRServer::initialize_input_driver()
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
 
-
-    //todo linking errors
   this->input_driver = flippR_driver::get_InputDriver(input_config_stream, matrix_config_stream);
 }
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utility/Colors.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/utility/Colors.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..845a9bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utility/Colors.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//
+// Created by johannes on 18.06.19.
+//
+
+#ifndef _COLORS_
+#define _COLORS_
+
+/* FOREGROUND */
+#define RST  "\x1B[0m"
+#define KRED  "\x1B[31m"
+#define KGRN  "\x1B[32m"
+#define KYEL  "\x1B[33m"
+#define KBLU  "\x1B[34m"
+#define KMAG  "\x1B[35m"
+#define KCYN  "\x1B[36m"
+#define KWHT  "\x1B[37m"
+
+#define FRED(x) KRED x RST
+#define FGRN(x) KGRN x RST
+#define FYEL(x) KYEL x RST
+#define FBLU(x) KBLU x RST
+#define FMAG(x) KMAG x RST
+#define FCYN(x) KCYN x RST
+#define FWHT(x) KWHT x RST
+
+#define BOLD(x) "\x1B[1m" x RST
+#define UNDL(x) "\x1B[4m" x RST
+
+#endif  /* _COLORS_ */
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