diff --git a/simulator/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/simulator/BlockStreamSimulator.java b/simulator/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/simulator/BlockStreamSimulator.java
index 3c0e09538..2e193767f 100644
--- a/simulator/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/simulator/BlockStreamSimulator.java
+++ b/simulator/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/simulator/BlockStreamSimulator.java
@@ -19,16 +19,25 @@
 import com.hedera.block.simulator.config.ConfigProvider;
 import com.hedera.block.simulator.config.ConfigProviderImpl;
 import com.hedera.block.simulator.config.data.GrpcConfig;
+import java.lang.System.Logger;
 
 public class BlockStreamSimulator {
-    private static final System.Logger LOGGER =
+    private static final Logger LOGGER =
             System.getLogger(BlockStreamSimulator.class.getName());
 
     public BlockStreamSimulator() {}
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
-        LOGGER.log(System.Logger.Level.INFO, "Starting Block Stream Simulator");
+        BlockStreamSimulator blockStreamSimulator = new BlockStreamSimulator();
+        blockStreamSimulator.start();
+    }
+
+    public void start() {
         ConfigProvider configProvider = new ConfigProviderImpl();
-        LOGGER.log(System.Logger.Level.INFO, configProvider.getConfiguration().getConfigData(GrpcConfig.class).port());
+        LOGGER.log(Logger.Level.INFO, "Starting Block Stream Simulator");
+    }
+
+    public void stop() {
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/simulator/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/simulator/generator/BlockStreamManager.java b/simulator/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/simulator/generator/BlockStreamManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a30e46f95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simulator/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/simulator/generator/BlockStreamManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Hedera Hashgraph, LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.hedera.block.simulator.generator;
+
+public interface BlockStreamManager {
+}