diff --git a/src/handler/handler.cpp b/src/handler/handler.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d37ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handler/handler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Tyler Perkins
+// 8-23-21
+// Handlers implementation
+//
+
+#include "handler.hpp"
+
+namespace dashboard {
+    namespace handlers {
+        void intHandler(int dummy){
+            std::cerr << "Received, ctrl+c, quitting!\n";
+            exit(0);
+        }
+
+        void setHandlers(){
+            //go through and set every handler
+            std::signal(SIGINT, intHandler);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/handler/handler.hpp b/src/handler/handler.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5ab299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handler/handler.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Tyler Perkins
+// 8-23-21
+// Handlers definitions
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <csignal>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace dashboard {
+    namespace handlers {
+        void setHandlers();
+        
+        void intHandler(int);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 9d26cec..d71214d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 //
 
 #include "config.hpp"
-
+#include "handler/handler.hpp"
 
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv){
+    dashboard::handlers::setHandlers();
 
 
     return 0;