diff --git a/src/launch/Launch.java b/src/launch/Launch.java
index 0ebfc27..2162abd 100644
--- a/src/launch/Launch.java
+++ b/src/launch/Launch.java
@@ -1,11 +1,67 @@
 package launch;
 
 import jade.Boot;
+import jade.core.Profile;
+import jade.core.ProfileImpl;
+import jade.core.Runtime;
+import jade.util.ExtendedProperties;
+import jade.wrapper.ContainerController;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 public class Launch extends Boot {
+    private static ProfileImpl simulationProfile;
+    private static ContainerController simulationContainerController;
+    private static Properties simulationProperties;
 
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
+    private static void createSimulationContainer(boolean gui) {
+        simulationProperties = new ExtendedProperties();
+
+        simulationProfile = new ProfileImpl((jade.util.leap.Properties) simulationProperties);
+
+        if(gui) {
+            simulationProperties.setProperty(Profile.GUI, "true");
+        }
+
+        Runtime.instance().setCloseVM(true);
+
+        if(simulationProfile.getBooleanProperty(Profile.MAIN,true)){
+            simulationContainerController = Runtime.instance().createMainContainer(simulationProfile);
+        } else {
+            simulationContainerController = Runtime.instance().createAgentContainer(simulationProfile);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Receives the map name and searches for the folder
+     * ./data/maps/<mapName> and reads the nodes and edges
+     * files inside.
+     * @param mapName - name of the folder where the map files are
+     */
+    private static void loadMap(String mapName) {
 
-        System.out.println("Hello world!");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Receives the parameters file name and searches for it in
+     * ./data/simulations/.
+     * @param agentsFile - name of the files with agent parameters
+     */
+    private static void loadAndStartAgents(String agentsFile) {
+
+    }
+
+    private static void checkParameters(String[] args) {
+        if(args.length != 3) {
+            System.out.println("Expected 3 arguments: <-gui?> <mapFolderName> <simulationFile>");
+            System.exit(0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        checkParameters(args);
+        createSimulationContainer(args[0].equals("-" + Profile.GUI));
+        loadMap(args[1]);
+        loadAndStartAgents(args[2]);
     }
 }