diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 029c8d8..350fd4b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ droplet.pb.go: droplet.proto
 		--go_opt=Mdroplet.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
 		droplet.proto
 
+cluster.pb.go: cluster.proto
+	cd ~/go/src && protoc --go_out=. --proto_path=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
+		--go_opt=Mdroplet.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
+		--go_opt=Mcluster.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
+		cluster.proto
+
 
 events.pb.go: events.proto
 	protoc --go_out=. events.proto
diff --git a/cluster.proto b/cluster.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d50af52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+package virtbuf;
+
+import "droplet.proto";
+
+message Cluster {
+        int64 id = 1;
+	repeated Droplet droplets = 2;
+}
diff --git a/configfile/main.go b/configfile/main.go
index cf4e545..727559d 100644
--- a/configfile/main.go
+++ b/configfile/main.go
@@ -21,15 +21,18 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalln("Error reading file:", err)
 	}
 
-	var aDroplet  pb.Droplet
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(in, &aDroplet); err != nil {
+	var aCluster  pb.Cluster
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(in, &aCluster); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("Failed to parse droplet:", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Println(aDroplet)
+	log.Println(aCluster)
+	for i, d := range aCluster.Droplets {
+		log.Println("\tdrop =", i, d)
+	}
 }
 
-func marshalWriteToFile(myWriter *bufio.Writer, e *pb.Droplet) {
+func marshalWriteToFile(myWriter *bufio.Writer, e *pb.Cluster) {
 	buf, err := proto.Marshal(e)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("marshaling error: ", err)
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ func marshalWriteToFile(myWriter *bufio.Writer, e *pb.Droplet) {
 func TestWriteDroplet() {
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
-	e := pb.CreateSampleDroplet()
+	e := pb.CreateSampleCluster(10)
 
 	got := buf.String()
 	log.Println(got)
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ func TestWriteDroplet() {
 }
 
 func marshalUnmarshal() {
-	test := pb.CreateSampleDroplet()
+	test := pb.CreateSampleCluster(10)
 	data, err := proto.Marshal(test)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("marshaling error: ", err)
diff --git a/sampleData.go b/sampleData.go
index b75970b..c910200 100644
--- a/sampleData.go
+++ b/sampleData.go
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ func CreateSampleDroplet() *Droplet {
 	return e
 }
 
-func CreateSampleDroplets(total int) []Droplet {
-
-	var all []Droplet
+func CreateSampleCluster(total int) *Cluster {
+	var c *Cluster
+	c = new(Cluster)
 
 	for i := 0; i < total; i++ {
 		d := CreateSampleDroplet()
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ func CreateSampleDroplets(total int) []Droplet {
 		// e.Id += 1000 + int32(i)
 		d.Comment = "Sample Droplet " + string(i)
 
-		all = append(all, *d)
+		c.Droplets = append(c.Droplets, d)
 	}
 
-	return all
+	return c
 }