diff --git a/src/SQLmanager.cpp b/src/SQLmanager.cpp
index fbc3212..f61d1dc 100644
--- a/src/SQLmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/SQLmanager.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//database file location to read in the json?
+
 //deployer SLmanager implementation
 // Copyright (C) 2024 Jean-Cloud
 // GNU General Public License v3
@@ -6,20 +8,50 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <vector>
 #include <list>
+#include <sqlite3.h>
 #include "Service.h"
+#include "SQLmanager.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
-//constructor and destructor inlin
+//constructor
+SQLmanager::SQLmanager()
+{
+    sqlite3 *db;
+   char *zErrMsg = 0;
+   int rc;
 
-//services
-vector<Service> GetServices() const;
-const Service * FindServiceByUsername(string aUsername) const;
-const Service * FindServiceByID(int aUserID) const;
+   rc = sqlite3_open("test.db", &db);
+
+   if(rc) {
+      cerr << "Error. Database cannot be opened." << endl << sqlite3_errmsg(db) << endl;
+   } else {
+      cout << "Database opened" << endl;
+   }
+   sqlite3_close(db);
+}
+
+//destructor inline
+
+//public methods
+vector<Service> SQLmanager::GetServices() const
+{
+
+}
+const Service * SQLmanager::FindServiceByUsername(string aUsername) const
+{
+
+}
+const Service * SQLmanager::FindServiceByID(int aUserID) const
+{
+
+}
 //list<const Service*> FindServicesByServer(string aServer) const;
-int isServiceOnServer(string serviceUsername);
+int SQLmanager::isServiceOnServer(string serviceUsername)
+{
+
+}
 
-vector <Service> services;
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/SQLmanager.h b/src/SQLmanager.h
index ecf8f9f..10602ff 100644
--- a/src/SQLmanager.h
+++ b/src/SQLmanager.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 class SQLmanager {
     public:
-    SQLmanager(){}
+    SQLmanager();
     ~SQLmanager(){}
     //services
     vector<Service> GetServices() const;