diff --git a/core/config/config.go b/core/config/config.go
index a2407d7..50e67a2 100644
--- a/core/config/config.go
+++ b/core/config/config.go
@@ -9,12 +9,54 @@ import (
 
 // Config represents a configuration loaded from a Lua file
 type Config struct {
+	// Server settings
+	LogLevel string
+	Port     int
+	Debug    bool
+
+	// Directory paths
+	RoutesDir   string
+	StaticDir   string
+	OverrideDir string
+	LibDirs     []string
+
+	// Performance settings
+	BufferSize int
+
+	// Feature flags
+	HTTPLoggingEnabled bool
+	Watchers           map[string]bool
+
+	// Raw values map for backward compatibility and custom values
 	values map[string]any
 }
 
-// New creates a new empty configuration
+// New creates a new configuration with default values
 func New() *Config {
 	return &Config{
+		// Server defaults
+		LogLevel: "info",
+		Port:     3117,
+		Debug:    false,
+
+		// Directory defaults
+		RoutesDir:   "./routes",
+		StaticDir:   "./static",
+		OverrideDir: "./override",
+		LibDirs:     []string{"./libs"},
+
+		// Performance defaults
+		BufferSize: 20,
+
+		// Feature flag defaults
+		HTTPLoggingEnabled: true,
+		Watchers: map[string]bool{
+			"routes":  false,
+			"static":  false,
+			"modules": false,
+		},
+
+		// Initialize values map
 		values: make(map[string]any),
 	}
 }
@@ -28,16 +70,16 @@ func Load(filePath string) (*Config, error) {
 	}
 	defer state.Close()
 
+	// Create config with default values
+	config := New()
+
 	// Execute the Lua file
 	if err := state.DoFile(filePath); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load config file: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Create the config instance
-	config := New()
-
 	// Extract values from the Lua state
-	if err := extractGlobals(state, config.values); err != nil {
+	if err := extractGlobals(state, config); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -45,7 +87,7 @@ func Load(filePath string) (*Config, error) {
 }
 
 // extractGlobals extracts global variables from the Lua state
-func extractGlobals(state *luajit.State, values map[string]any) error {
+func extractGlobals(state *luajit.State, config *Config) error {
 	// Get the globals table (_G)
 	state.GetGlobal("_G")
 	if !state.IsTable(-1) {
@@ -123,68 +165,8 @@ func extractGlobals(state *luajit.State, values map[string]any) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Handle primitive types directly
-		switch valueType {
-		case luajit.TypeBoolean:
-			values[key] = state.ToBoolean(-1)
-			state.Pop(1)
-			continue
-		case luajit.TypeNumber:
-			values[key] = state.ToNumber(-1)
-			state.Pop(1)
-			continue
-		case luajit.TypeString:
-			values[key] = state.ToString(-1)
-			state.Pop(1)
-			continue
-		case luajit.TypeTable:
-			// For tables, use the existing conversion logic
-		default:
-			// Skip unsupported types
-			state.Pop(1)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// Handle tables (arrays and maps)
-		if valueType == luajit.TypeTable {
-			// Check if it looks like an array first
-			arrLen := state.GetTableLength(-1)
-			if arrLen > 0 {
-				// Process as array
-				arr := make([]any, arrLen)
-				for i := 1; i <= arrLen; i++ {
-					state.PushNumber(float64(i))
-					state.GetTable(-2) // Get t[i]
-
-					switch state.GetType(-1) {
-					case luajit.TypeBoolean:
-						arr[i-1] = state.ToBoolean(-1)
-					case luajit.TypeNumber:
-						arr[i-1] = state.ToNumber(-1)
-					case luajit.TypeString:
-						arr[i-1] = state.ToString(-1)
-					default:
-						// For complex elements, try to convert
-						if val, err := state.ToValue(-1); err == nil {
-							arr[i-1] = val
-						}
-					}
-
-					state.Pop(1) // Pop value
-				}
-				values[key] = arr
-				state.Pop(1)
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// Try normal table conversion for non-array tables
-			if table, err := state.ToTable(-1); err == nil {
-				values[key] = table
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Pop value, leave key for next iteration
-		state.Pop(1)
+		// Process based on key and type
+		processConfigValue(state, config, key, valueType)
 	}
 
 	// Pop the globals table
@@ -193,6 +175,147 @@ func extractGlobals(state *luajit.State, values map[string]any) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// processConfigValue processes a specific config value from Lua
+func processConfigValue(state *luajit.State, config *Config, key string, valueType luajit.LuaType) {
+	// Store in the values map first (for backward compatibility)
+	var value any
+
+	// Extract the value based on its type
+	switch valueType {
+	case luajit.TypeBoolean:
+		value = state.ToBoolean(-1)
+	case luajit.TypeNumber:
+		value = state.ToNumber(-1)
+	case luajit.TypeString:
+		value = state.ToString(-1)
+	case luajit.TypeTable:
+		// For tables, use the existing conversion logic
+		if table, err := state.ToTable(-1); err == nil {
+			value = table
+
+			// Special case for watchers table
+			if key == "watchers" {
+				processWatchersTable(config, table)
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		// Skip unsupported types
+		state.Pop(1)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Store in the values map
+	config.values[key] = value
+
+	// Now set specific struct fields based on key
+	switch key {
+	case "log_level":
+		if strVal, ok := value.(string); ok {
+			config.LogLevel = strVal
+		}
+	case "port":
+		if numVal, ok := value.(float64); ok {
+			config.Port = int(numVal)
+		}
+	case "debug":
+		if boolVal, ok := value.(bool); ok {
+			config.Debug = boolVal
+		}
+	case "routes_dir":
+		if strVal, ok := value.(string); ok {
+			config.RoutesDir = strVal
+		}
+	case "static_dir":
+		if strVal, ok := value.(string); ok {
+			config.StaticDir = strVal
+		}
+	case "override_dir":
+		if strVal, ok := value.(string); ok {
+			config.OverrideDir = strVal
+		}
+	case "buffer_size":
+		if numVal, ok := value.(float64); ok {
+			config.BufferSize = int(numVal)
+		}
+	case "http_logging_enabled":
+		if boolVal, ok := value.(bool); ok {
+			config.HTTPLoggingEnabled = boolVal
+		}
+	case "lib_dirs":
+		// Handle lib_dirs array
+		processLibDirs(config, value)
+	}
+
+	state.Pop(1) // Pop value, leave key for next iteration
+}
+
+// processWatchersTable processes the watchers table configuration
+func processWatchersTable(config *Config, watchersTable map[string]any) {
+	for key, value := range watchersTable {
+		if boolVal, ok := value.(bool); ok {
+			config.Watchers[key] = boolVal
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// processLibDirs processes the lib_dirs array configuration
+func processLibDirs(config *Config, value any) {
+	// Check if it's a direct array
+	if arr, ok := value.([]any); ok {
+		result := make([]string, 0, len(arr))
+		for _, v := range arr {
+			if str, ok := v.(string); ok {
+				result = append(result, str)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(result) > 0 {
+			config.LibDirs = result
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Check if it's in our special array format (map with empty key)
+	valueMap, ok := value.(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	arr, ok := valueMap[""]
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Handle array format
+	if strArray := extractStringArray(arr); len(strArray) > 0 {
+		config.LibDirs = strArray
+	}
+}
+
+// extractStringArray extracts a string array from various possible formats
+func extractStringArray(arr any) []string {
+	// Check different possible array formats
+	switch arr := arr.(type) {
+	case []string:
+		return arr
+	case []any:
+		result := make([]string, 0, len(arr))
+		for _, v := range arr {
+			if str, ok := v.(string); ok {
+				result = append(result, str)
+			}
+		}
+		return result
+	case []float64:
+		// Unlikely but handle numeric arrays too
+		result := make([]string, 0, len(arr))
+		for _, v := range arr {
+			result = append(result, fmt.Sprintf("%g", v))
+		}
+		return result
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Get returns a configuration value by key
 func (c *Config) Get(key string) any {
 	return c.values[key]
@@ -200,6 +323,19 @@ func (c *Config) Get(key string) any {
 
 // GetString returns a string configuration value
 func (c *Config) GetString(key string, defaultValue string) string {
+	// Check for specific struct fields first
+	switch key {
+	case "log_level":
+		return c.LogLevel
+	case "routes_dir":
+		return c.RoutesDir
+	case "static_dir":
+		return c.StaticDir
+	case "override_dir":
+		return c.OverrideDir
+	}
+
+	// Fall back to values map for other keys
 	value, ok := c.values[key]
 	if !ok {
 		return defaultValue
@@ -215,6 +351,15 @@ func (c *Config) GetString(key string, defaultValue string) string {
 
 // GetInt returns an integer configuration value
 func (c *Config) GetInt(key string, defaultValue int) int {
+	// Check for specific struct fields first
+	switch key {
+	case "port":
+		return c.Port
+	case "buffer_size":
+		return c.BufferSize
+	}
+
+	// Fall back to values map for other keys
 	value, ok := c.values[key]
 	if !ok {
 		return defaultValue
@@ -251,6 +396,24 @@ func (c *Config) GetFloat(key string, defaultValue float64) float64 {
 
 // GetBool returns a boolean configuration value
 func (c *Config) GetBool(key string, defaultValue bool) bool {
+	// Check for specific struct fields first
+	switch key {
+	case "debug":
+		return c.Debug
+	case "http_logging_enabled":
+		return c.HTTPLoggingEnabled
+	}
+
+	// Special case for watcher settings
+	if key == "watchers.routes" {
+		return c.Watchers["routes"]
+	} else if key == "watchers.static" {
+		return c.Watchers["static"]
+	} else if key == "watchers.modules" {
+		return c.Watchers["modules"]
+	}
+
+	// Fall back to values map for other keys
 	value, ok := c.values[key]
 	if !ok {
 		return defaultValue
@@ -266,6 +429,15 @@ func (c *Config) GetBool(key string, defaultValue bool) bool {
 
 // GetMap returns a map configuration value
 func (c *Config) GetMap(key string) map[string]any {
+	// Special case for watchers
+	if key == "watchers" {
+		result := make(map[string]any)
+		for k, v := range c.Watchers {
+			result[k] = v
+		}
+		return result
+	}
+
 	value, ok := c.values[key]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil
@@ -281,6 +453,15 @@ func (c *Config) GetMap(key string) map[string]any {
 
 // GetArray returns an array of values from a Lua array
 func (c *Config) GetArray(key string) []any {
+	// Special case for lib_dirs
+	if key == "lib_dirs" {
+		result := make([]any, len(c.LibDirs))
+		for i, v := range c.LibDirs {
+			result[i] = v
+		}
+		return result
+	}
+
 	value := c.Get(key)
 	if value == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -369,6 +550,11 @@ func (c *Config) GetIntArray(key string) []int {
 
 // GetStringArray returns an array of strings from a Lua array
 func (c *Config) GetStringArray(key string) []string {
+	// Special case for lib_dirs
+	if key == "lib_dirs" {
+		return c.LibDirs
+	}
+
 	arr := c.GetArray(key)
 	if arr == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -393,4 +579,44 @@ func (c *Config) Values() map[string]any {
 // Set sets a configuration value
 func (c *Config) Set(key string, value any) {
 	c.values[key] = value
+
+	// Also update the struct field if applicable
+	switch key {
+	case "log_level":
+		if strVal, ok := value.(string); ok {
+			c.LogLevel = strVal
+		}
+	case "port":
+		if numVal, ok := value.(float64); ok {
+			c.Port = int(numVal)
+		} else if intVal, ok := value.(int); ok {
+			c.Port = intVal
+		}
+	case "debug":
+		if boolVal, ok := value.(bool); ok {
+			c.Debug = boolVal
+		}
+	case "routes_dir":
+		if strVal, ok := value.(string); ok {
+			c.RoutesDir = strVal
+		}
+	case "static_dir":
+		if strVal, ok := value.(string); ok {
+			c.StaticDir = strVal
+		}
+	case "override_dir":
+		if strVal, ok := value.(string); ok {
+			c.OverrideDir = strVal
+		}
+	case "buffer_size":
+		if numVal, ok := value.(float64); ok {
+			c.BufferSize = int(numVal)
+		} else if intVal, ok := value.(int); ok {
+			c.BufferSize = intVal
+		}
+	case "http_logging_enabled":
+		if boolVal, ok := value.(bool); ok {
+			c.HTTPLoggingEnabled = boolVal
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/http/server.go b/core/http/server.go
index 5930f43..5a80f3f 100644
--- a/core/http/server.go
+++ b/core/http/server.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
+	"git.sharkk.net/Sky/Moonshark/core/config"
 	"git.sharkk.net/Sky/Moonshark/core/logger"
 	"git.sharkk.net/Sky/Moonshark/core/routers"
 	"git.sharkk.net/Sky/Moonshark/core/runner"
@@ -22,13 +23,14 @@ type Server struct {
 	httpServer     *http.Server
 	loggingEnabled bool
 	debugMode      bool // Controls whether to show error details
+	config         *config.Config
 	errorConfig    utils.ErrorPageConfig
 }
 
 // New creates a new HTTP server with optimized connection settings
 func New(luaRouter *routers.LuaRouter, staticRouter *routers.StaticRouter,
 	runner *runner.LuaRunner, log *logger.Logger,
-	loggingEnabled bool, debugMode bool, overrideDir string) *Server {
+	loggingEnabled bool, debugMode bool, overrideDir string, config *config.Config) *Server {
 
 	server := &Server{
 		luaRouter:      luaRouter,
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ func New(luaRouter *routers.LuaRouter, staticRouter *routers.StaticRouter,
 		httpServer:     &http.Server{},
 		loggingEnabled: loggingEnabled,
 		debugMode:      debugMode,
+		config:         config,
 		errorConfig: utils.ErrorPageConfig{
 			OverrideDir: overrideDir,
 			DebugMode:   debugMode,
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@ func setContentTypeIfMissing(w http.ResponseWriter, contentType string) {
 // handleDebugStats displays debug statistics
 func (s *Server) handleDebugStats(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Collect system stats
-	stats := utils.CollectSystemStats()
+	stats := utils.CollectSystemStats(s.config)
 
 	// Add component stats
 	routeCount, bytecodeBytes := s.luaRouter.GetRouteStats()
diff --git a/core/metadata/metadata.go b/core/metadata/metadata.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4140b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package metadata
+
+// Version holds the current Moonshark version
+const Version = "0.1"
+
+// Build time information
+var (
+	BuildTime = "unknown"
+	GitCommit = "unknown"
+	GoVersion = "unknown"
+)
diff --git a/core/utils/debug.go b/core/utils/debug.go
index 9439b02..4c5491f 100644
--- a/core/utils/debug.go
+++ b/core/utils/debug.go
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"git.sharkk.net/Sky/Moonshark/core/config"
+	"git.sharkk.net/Sky/Moonshark/core/metadata"
 )
 
 // ComponentStats holds stats from various system components
@@ -22,10 +25,12 @@ type SystemStats struct {
 	GoRoutines int
 	Memory     runtime.MemStats
 	Components ComponentStats
+	Version    string
+	Config     *config.Config // Configuration information
 }
 
 // CollectSystemStats gathers basic system statistics
-func CollectSystemStats() SystemStats {
+func CollectSystemStats(cfg *config.Config) SystemStats {
 	var stats SystemStats
 	var mem runtime.MemStats
 
@@ -33,6 +38,8 @@ func CollectSystemStats() SystemStats {
 	stats.Timestamp = time.Now()
 	stats.GoVersion = runtime.Version()
 	stats.GoRoutines = runtime.NumGoroutine()
+	stats.Version = metadata.Version
+	stats.Config = cfg
 
 	// Collect memory stats
 	runtime.ReadMemStats(&mem)
@@ -62,8 +69,8 @@ h1 {
     box-shadow: 0 2px 4px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
     margin-top: 0;
 }
-h2 { margin-top: 25px; }
-table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 15px 0; }
+h2 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
+table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; }
 th { width: 1%; white-space: nowrap; border-right: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
 th, td { text-align: left; padding: 0.75rem 0.5rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; }
 tr:last-child th, tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }
@@ -72,10 +79,10 @@ table tr:nth-child(even), tbody tr:nth-child(even) { background-color: rgba(0, 0
     background: #F2F2F2;
     color: #333;
     border-radius: 4px;
-    margin-bottom: 20px;
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
     box-shadow: 0 2px 4px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
 }
-.timestamp { color: #999; font-size: 0.9em; }
+.timestamp { color: #999; font-size: 0.9em; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
 .section { margin-bottom: 30px; }
     </style>
 </head>
@@ -83,6 +90,15 @@ table tr:nth-child(even), tbody tr:nth-child(even) { background-color: rgba(0, 0
     <h1>Moonshark</h1>
     <div class="timestamp">Generated at: {{.Timestamp.Format "2006-01-02 15:04:05"}}</div>
 
+	<div class="section">
+        <h2>Server</h2>
+        <div class="card">
+            <table>
+                <tr><th>Version</th><td>{{.Version}}</td></tr>
+            </table>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="section">
         <h2>System</h2>
         <div class="card">
@@ -106,15 +122,36 @@ table tr:nth-child(even), tbody tr:nth-child(even) { background-color: rgba(0, 0
     </div>
 
     <div class="section">
-        <h2>Lua Engine</h2>
+        <h2>LuaRunner</h2>
         <div class="card">
             <table>
+				<tr><th>Interpreter</th><td>LuaJIT 2.1 (Lua 5.1)</td></tr>
                 <tr><th>Active Routes</th><td>{{.Components.RouteCount}}</td></tr>
                 <tr><th>Bytecode Size</th><td>{{ByteCount .Components.BytecodeBytes}}</td></tr>
                 <tr><th>Loaded Modules</th><td>{{.Components.ModuleCount}}</td></tr>
             </table>
         </div>
     </div>
+
+    <div class="section">
+        <h2>Config</h2>
+        <div class="card">
+            <table>
+                <tr><th>Port</th><td>{{.Config.Port}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>Debug Mode</th><td>{{.Config.Debug}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>Log Level</th><td>{{.Config.LogLevel}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>Routes Directory</th><td>{{.Config.RoutesDir}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>Static Directory</th><td>{{.Config.StaticDir}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>Override Directory</th><td>{{.Config.OverrideDir}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>Buffer Size</th><td>{{.Config.BufferSize}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>HTTP Logging</th><td>{{.Config.HTTPLoggingEnabled}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>Lib Directories</th><td>{{range .Config.LibDirs}}{{.}}<br>{{end}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>Watch Routes</th><td>{{index .Config.Watchers "routes"}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>Watch Static</th><td>{{index .Config.Watchers "static"}}</td></tr>
+                <tr><th>Watch Modules</th><td>{{index .Config.Watchers "modules"}}</td></tr>
+            </table>
+        </div>
+    </div>
 </body>
 </html>
 `
diff --git a/moonshark.go b/moonshark.go
index a572edb..9805f07 100644
--- a/moonshark.go
+++ b/moonshark.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func main() {
 	debugMode := cfg.GetBool("debug", false)
 
 	// Create HTTP server
-	server := http.New(luaRouter, staticRouter, luaRunner, log, httpLoggingEnabled, debugMode, overrideDir)
+	server := http.New(luaRouter, staticRouter, luaRunner, log, httpLoggingEnabled, debugMode, overrideDir, cfg)
 
 	// Handle graceful shutdown
 	stop := make(chan os.Signal, 1)