diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6127b3..54c4b44 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,52 +1,5 @@
-# Prerequisites
-*.d
-
-# Object files
-*.o
-*.ko
-*.obj
-*.elf
-
-# Linker output
-*.ilk
-*.map
-*.exp
-
-# Precompiled Headers
-*.gch
-*.pch
-
-# Libraries
-*.lib
-*.a
-*.la
-*.lo
-
-# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)
-*.dll
-*.so
-*.so.*
-*.dylib
-
-# Executables
-*.exe
-*.out
-*.app
-*.i*86
-*.x86_64
-*.hex
-
-# Debug files
-*.dSYM/
-*.su
-*.idb
-*.pdb
-
-# Kernel Module Compile Results
-*.mod*
-*.cmd
-.tmp_versions/
-modules.order
-Module.symvers
-Mkfile.old
-dkms.conf
+# additions by alec (tm)
+*.pem
+.idea/
+cmake-build-*/
+*.db-journal
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..545af70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
+project(glovechat C)
+
+file(GLOB_RECURSE server_src
+    "src/server/*.h"
+    "src/server/*.c"
+)
+
+find_package(OpenSSL)
+
+add_executable(server ${server_src})
+target_include_directories(server
+    PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+target_link_libraries(server ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES})
+install(TARGETS server RUNTIME DESTINATION bin/server)
+
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Windows")
+    target_link_libraries(server wsock32 ws2_32)
+elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
+    target_link_libraries(server dl pthread nsl resolv)
+else()
+    target_link_libraries(server dl pthread socket nsl resolv)
+endif()
diff --git a/resources/client/native/NULL b/resources/client/native/NULL
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe3a073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/client/native/NULL
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+NULL
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diff --git a/resources/server/NULL b/resources/server/NULL
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe3a073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/server/NULL
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+NULL
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/native/NULL b/src/client/native/NULL
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe3a073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/native/NULL
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+NULL
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/web/NULL b/src/client/web/NULL
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe3a073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/web/NULL
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+NULL
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diff --git a/src/server/main.c b/src/server/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe2fd58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    printf("allo");
+
+    return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/src/server/sock/tcp_win.c b/src/server/sock/tcp_win.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb4ce34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/sock/tcp_win.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "tcp_win.h"
+
diff --git a/src/server/sock/tcp_win.h b/src/server/sock/tcp_win.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0b4577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/sock/tcp_win.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef GLOVE_SOCK_TCP_H
+#define GLOVE_SOCK_TCP_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define TCP_FLAG_TYPE           1
+#define TCP_FLAG_NONBLOCKING    2
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t flags;
+} tcp_t;
+
+tcp_t* tcp_create_server();
+tcp_t* tcp_create_client();
+
+void tcp_destroy(tcp_t* socket);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/server/util/thread.c b/src/server/util/thread.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c57e838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/util/thread.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//
+// Created by alec on 12/20/2018.
+//
+
+#include "thread.h"
diff --git a/src/server/util/thread.h b/src/server/util/thread.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc35afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/util/thread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#ifndef GLOVE_UTIL_THREAD_H
+#define GLOVE_UTIL_THREAD_H
+
+#endif