diff --git a/concord-server/src/index.ts b/concord-server/src/index.ts
index 1332236..816c3af 100644
--- a/concord-server/src/index.ts
+++ b/concord-server/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Server } from "socket.io";
 import routes from "./routes/index";
 import { Scalar } from "@scalar/hono-api-reference";
 import { openAPIRouteHandler } from "hono-openapi";
+import { registerSocketHandlers } from "./sockets";
 
 // Routes
 const app = new Hono();
@@ -13,7 +14,11 @@ app.use(
   "*",
   cors({
     origin: "http://localhost:5173",
-    allowHeaders: ["Content-Type", "Authorization", "Access-Control-Allow-Origin"],
+    allowHeaders: [
+      "Content-Type",
+      "Authorization",
+      "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
+    ],
     allowMethods: ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS"],
     credentials: true,
   }),
@@ -42,19 +47,13 @@ const io = new Server({
   cors: {
     origin: "http://localhost:5173",
     credentials: true,
-  }
+  },
 });
 const engine = new Engine();
 io.bind(engine);
 
 // Register socket.io events
-io.on("connection", (socket) => {
-  console.log("connected1");
-  socket.on("ping", (c) => {
-    console.log(c);
-    socket.emit("pong", c);
-  });
-});
+registerSocketHandlers(io);
 
 const { websocket } = engine.handler();
 
@@ -68,7 +67,10 @@ export default {
     if (url.pathname === "/socket.io/") {
       const response = await engine.handleRequest(req, server);
       // Add CORS headers explicitly
-      response.headers.set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "http://localhost:5173");
+      response.headers.set(
+        "Access-Control-Allow-Origin",
+        "http://localhost:5173",
+      );
       response.headers.set("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials", "true");
       return response;
     } else {
@@ -76,5 +78,5 @@ export default {
     }
   },
 
-  websocket
+  websocket,
 };
diff --git a/concord-server/src/sockets/index.ts b/concord-server/src/sockets/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..816e14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/concord-server/src/sockets/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Server } from "socket.io";
+import { registerVoiceHandlers } from "./voiceHandler";
+
+export function registerSocketHandlers(io: Server) {
+  // bad practice
+  io.on("connection", (socket) => {
+    console.log("connected");
+    socket.on("ping", (c) => {
+      console.log(c);
+      socket.emit("pong", c);
+    });
+  });
+
+  // good practice
+  registerVoiceHandlers(io);
+}
diff --git a/concord-server/src/sockets/voiceHandler.ts b/concord-server/src/sockets/voiceHandler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dc0484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/concord-server/src/sockets/voiceHandler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { Server, Socket } from "socket.io";
+
+//TEST IGNORE
+export function registerVoiceHandlers(io: Server) {
+  io.on("connection", (socket: Socket) => {
+    console.log(`Voice socket connected: ${socket.id}`);
+
+    socket.on("join-voice-channel", (channelId: string) => {
+      socket.join(channelId);
+      console.log(`Socket ${socket.id} joined voice channel ${channelId}`);
+      // Optionally, notify others in the channel
+      socket.to(channelId).emit("user-joined-voice", socket.id);
+    });
+
+    socket.on("leave-voice-channel", (channelId: string) => {
+      socket.leave(channelId);
+      console.log(`Socket ${socket.id} left voice channel ${channelId}`);
+      // Optionally, notify others in the channel
+      socket.to(channelId).emit("user-left-voice", socket.id);
+    });
+
+    socket.on("voice-data", (channelId: string, data: any) => {
+      // Broadcast voice data to all other clients in the same channel
+      socket.to(channelId).emit("voice-data", socket.id, data);
+    });
+
+    socket.on("disconnect", () => {
+      console.log(`Voice socket disconnected: ${socket.id}`);
+      // Handle user leaving all voice channels they were in
+      // (e.g., iterate through socket.rooms if you need to emit to specific channels)
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/concord-server/src/validators/channelValidator.ts b/concord-server/src/validators/channelValidator.ts
index 626e1fb..23cb918 100644
--- a/concord-server/src/validators/channelValidator.ts
+++ b/concord-server/src/validators/channelValidator.ts
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ export type GetChannelsByCategoryIdInput = z.infer<
 export type UpdateChannelInput = z.infer<typeof updateChannelSchema>;
 export type DeleteChannelInput = z.infer<typeof deleteChannelSchema>;
 export type DeleteChannelsByCategoryIdInput = z.infer<
-typeof deleteChannelsByCategoryIdSchema
+  typeof deleteChannelsByCategoryIdSchema
 >;
diff --git a/concord-server/src/validators/realtimeValidator.ts b/concord-server/src/validators/realtimeValidator.ts
index f9c971d..859b4e8 100644
--- a/concord-server/src/validators/realtimeValidator.ts
+++ b/concord-server/src/validators/realtimeValidator.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 
 export const postMessageToChannelSchema = z.object({
-    instanceId: z.uuidv7(),
-    categoryId: z.uuidv7(),
-    channelId: z.uuidv7(),
-    userId: z.uuidv7(),
-    content: z.string().min(1).max(2000),
-    repliedMessageId: z.uuidv7().optional(),
-    token: z.string(),
+  instanceId: z.uuidv7(),
+  categoryId: z.uuidv7(),
+  channelId: z.uuidv7(),
+  userId: z.uuidv7(),
+  content: z.string().min(1).max(2000),
+  repliedMessageId: z.uuidv7().optional(),
+  token: z.string(),
 });
 
 //TODO: add more realtime related validators as needed
 
-export type PostMessageToChannelInput = z.infer<typeof postMessageToChannelSchema>;
-//TODO: create more input schemas for other realtime actions
\ No newline at end of file
+export type PostMessageToChannelInput = z.infer<
+  typeof postMessageToChannelSchema
+>;
+//TODO: create more input schemas for other realtime actions