diff --git a/src/guacd/Makefile.am b/src/guacd/Makefile.am
index 6139f48e..f56e37e1 100644
--- a/src/guacd/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/guacd/Makefile.am
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ man_MANS = man/guacd.8
 noinst_HEADERS =  \
     client.h      \
     client-map.h  \
+    conf-file.h   \
     conf-parse.h  \
     log.h
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ guacd_SOURCES =   \
     daemon.c      \
 	client.c      \
 	client-map.c  \
+	conf-file.c   \
 	conf-parse.c  \
 	log.c
 
diff --git a/src/guacd/conf-file.c b/src/guacd/conf-file.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac9b41e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/guacd/conf-file.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Glyptodon LLC
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "conf-file.h"
+#include "conf-parse.h"
+
+int guacd_conf_parse_file(guacd_config* conf, int fd) {
+
+    /* Load defaults */
+    conf->bind_port = 4822;
+
+    /* STUB */
+    return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/guacd/conf-file.h b/src/guacd/conf-file.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7f6ea55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/guacd/conf-file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Glyptodon LLC
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _GUACD_CONF_FILE_H
+#define _GUACD_CONF_FILE_H
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+/**
+ * The contents of a guacd configuration file.
+ */
+typedef struct guacd_config {
+
+    /**
+     * The port to bind on.
+     */
+    int bind_port;
+
+} guacd_config;
+
+/**
+ * Reads the given file descriptor, parsing its contents into the guacd_config.
+ * On success, zero is returned. If parsing fails, non-zero is returned, and an
+ * error message is printed to stderr.
+ */
+int guacd_conf_parse_file(guacd_config* conf, int fd);
+
+#endif
+