diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f43ad59..53fdde4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "202651474fe73c62d9e0a56c6133f7a0ff1dc1c8cf7a5b03381af2a26553ac9d"
+dependencies = [
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+ "axum-core",
+ "axum-macros",
+ "base64 0.21.5",
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.0.0",
+ "http-body 1.0.0",
+ "http-body-util",
+ "hyper 1.1.0",
+ "hyper-util",
+ "itoa 1.0.10",
+ "matchit",
+ "memchr",
+ "mime",
+ "multer",
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "rustversion",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_path_to_error",
+ "serde_urlencoded",
+ "sha1",
+ "sync_wrapper",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-tungstenite 0.20.1",
+ "tower",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "axum-core"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77cb22c689c44d4c07b0ab44ebc25d69d8ae601a2f28fb8d672d344178fa17aa"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.0.0",
+ "http-body 1.0.0",
+ "http-body-util",
+ "mime",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "rustversion",
+ "sync_wrapper",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "axum-macros"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5a2edad600410b905404c594e2523549f1bcd4bded1e252c8f74524ccce0b867"
+dependencies = [
+ "heck 0.4.1",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 2.0.43",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "backend"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "axum",
+ "common",
+ "dashmap",
+ "ed25519-compact",
+ "futures",
+ "k256",
+ "lazy_static",
  "prisma-client-rust",
- "prisma-client-rust-cli",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
+ "ring",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tokio",
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+[[package]]
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+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4c7f02d4ea65f2c1853089ffd8d2787bdbc63de2f0d29dedbcf8ccdfa0ccd4cf"
+
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+[[package]]
+name = "base64ct"
+version = "1.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8c3c1a368f70d6cf7302d78f8f7093da241fb8e8807c05cc9e51a125895a6d5b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bigdecimal"
 version = "0.3.1"
@@ -695,6 +788,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "capnp",
  "capnpc",
+ "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -712,6 +806,12 @@ version = "0.2.0"
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+[[package]]
+name = "const-oid"
+version = "0.9.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c2459377285ad874054d797f3ccebf984978aa39129f6eafde5cdc8315b612f8"
+
 [[package]]
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@@ -856,6 +956,18 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
+name = "crypto-bigint"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0dc92fb57ca44df6db8059111ab3af99a63d5d0f8375d9972e319a379c6bab76"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
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 name = "crypto-common"
 version = "0.1.6"
@@ -893,6 +1005,12 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
+name = "ct-codecs"
+version = "1.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f3b7eb4404b8195a9abb6356f4ac07d8ba267045c8d6d220ac4dc992e6cc75df"
+
 [[package]]
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@@ -1006,6 +1124,19 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
+name = "dashmap"
+version = "5.5.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "978747c1d849a7d2ee5e8adc0159961c48fb7e5db2f06af6723b80123bb53856"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "hashbrown 0.14.3",
+ "lock_api",
+ "once_cell",
+ "parking_lot_core 0.9.9",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "2.5.0"
@@ -1023,6 +1154,16 @@ dependencies = [
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+name = "der"
+version = "0.7.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fffa369a668c8af7dbf8b5e56c9f744fbd399949ed171606040001947de40b1c"
+dependencies = [
+ "const-oid",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
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@@ -1083,6 +1224,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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 dependencies = [
  "block-buffer 0.10.4",
+ "const-oid",
  "crypto-common",
  "subtle",
 ]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ee27f32b5c5292967d2d4a9d7f1e0b0aed2c15daded5a60300e4abb9d8020bca"
+dependencies = [
+ "der",
+ "digest 0.10.7",
+ "elliptic-curve",
+ "rfc6979",
+ "signature",
+ "spki",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ed25519-compact"
+version = "2.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a667e6426df16c2ac478efa4a439d0e674cba769c5556e8cf221739251640c8c"
+dependencies = [
+ "ct-codecs",
+ "getrandom 0.2.11",
+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b5e6043086bf7973472e0c7dff2142ea0b680d30e18d9cc40f267efbf222bd47"
+dependencies = [
+ "base16ct",
+ "crypto-bigint",
+ "digest 0.10.7",
+ "ff",
+ "generic-array",
+ "group",
+ "pkcs8",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+ "sec1",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "2.4.0"
@@ -1401,6 +1586,16 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
+name = "ff"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ded41244b729663b1e574f1b4fb731469f69f79c17667b5d776b16cda0479449"
+dependencies = [
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
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 version = "0.3.6"
@@ -1481,10 +1676,15 @@ name = "frontend"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "common",
+ "futures",
+ "reqwest",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tauri",
  "tauri-build",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-tungstenite 0.21.0",
+ "url",
 ]
 
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 dependencies = [
  "typenum",
  "version_check",
+ "zeroize",
 ]
 
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@@ -1786,8 +1987,10 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fe9006bed769170c11f845cf00c7c1e9092aeb3f268e007c3e760ac68008070f"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
+ "js-sys",
  "libc",
  "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1911,6 +2114,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "group"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f0f9ef7462f7c099f518d754361858f86d8a07af53ba9af0fe635bbccb151a63"
+dependencies = [
+ "ff",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gtk"
 version = "0.15.5"
@@ -1977,7 +2191,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-sink",
  "futures-util",
- "http",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "indexmap 2.1.0",
+ "slab",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-util 0.7.10",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "h2"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e1d308f63daf4181410c242d34c11f928dcb3aa105852019e043c9d1f4e4368a"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "fnv",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.0.0",
  "indexmap 2.1.0",
  "slab",
  "tokio",
@@ -2090,6 +2323,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "itoa 1.0.10",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "http"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b32afd38673a8016f7c9ae69e5af41a58f81b1d31689040f2f1959594ce194ea"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "fnv",
+ "itoa 1.0.10",
+]
+
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 version = "0.4.6"
@@ -2097,7 +2341,30 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7ceab25649e9960c0311ea418d17bee82c0dcec1bd053b5f9a66e265a693bed2"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
- "http",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "http-body"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1cac85db508abc24a2e48553ba12a996e87244a0395ce011e62b37158745d643"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "http 1.0.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "http-body-util"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "41cb79eb393015dadd30fc252023adb0b2400a0caee0fa2a077e6e21a551e840"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.0.0",
+ "http-body 1.0.0",
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
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  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
- "h2",
- "http",
- "http-body",
+ "h2 0.3.22",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "http-body 0.4.6",
  "httparse",
  "httpdate",
  "itoa 1.0.10",
@@ -2143,6 +2410,25 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hyper"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fb5aa53871fc917b1a9ed87b683a5d86db645e23acb32c2e0785a353e522fb75"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-util",
+ "h2 0.4.0",
+ "http 1.0.0",
+ "http-body 1.0.0",
+ "httparse",
+ "httpdate",
+ "itoa 1.0.10",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.5.0"
@@ -2150,12 +2436,30 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d6183ddfa99b85da61a140bea0efc93fdf56ceaa041b37d553518030827f9905"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
- "hyper",
+ "hyper 0.14.28",
  "native-tls",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-native-tls 0.3.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hyper-util"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bdea9aac0dbe5a9240d68cfd9501e2db94222c6dc06843e06640b9e07f0fdc67"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 1.0.0",
+ "http-body 1.0.0",
+ "hyper 1.1.0",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "socket2 0.5.5",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.1.58"
@@ -2444,6 +2748,20 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "k256"
+version = "0.13.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3f01b677d82ef7a676aa37e099defd83a28e15687112cafdd112d60236b6115b"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "ecdsa",
+ "elliptic-curve",
+ "once_cell",
+ "sha2 0.10.8",
+ "signature",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "keccak"
 version = "0.1.4"
@@ -2742,6 +3060,12 @@ version = "0.1.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2532096657941c2fea9c289d370a250971c689d4f143798ff67113ec042024a5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "matchit"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0e7465ac9959cc2b1404e8e2367b43684a6d13790fe23056cc8c6c5a6b7bcb94"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "md-5"
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 checksum = "953cbbb6f9ba4b9304f4df79b98cdc9d14071ed93065a9fca11c00c5d9181b66"
 dependencies = [
- "hyper",
+ "hyper 0.14.28",
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  "ipnet",
  "metrics 0.19.0",
@@ -2976,7 +3300,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "percent-encoding",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "rustc_version_runtime",
- "rustls",
+ "rustls 0.21.10",
  "rustls-pemfile",
  "serde",
  "serde_bytes",
@@ -2989,13 +3313,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "take_mut",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
- "tokio-rustls",
+ "tokio-rustls 0.24.1",
  "tokio-util 0.7.10",
  "trust-dns-proto",
  "trust-dns-resolver",
  "typed-builder",
  "uuid",
- "webpki-roots",
+ "webpki-roots 0.25.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3093,6 +3417,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "multer"
+version = "2.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "01acbdc23469fd8fe07ab135923371d5f5a422fbf9c522158677c8eb15bc51c2"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "encoding_rs",
+ "futures-util",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "httparse",
+ "log",
+ "memchr",
+ "mime",
+ "spin",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mysql_async"
 version = "0.30.0"
@@ -3871,6 +4213,16 @@ version = "0.1.0"
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+[[package]]
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+version = "0.10.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f950b2377845cebe5cf8b5165cb3cc1a5e0fa5cfa3e1f7f55707d8fd82e0a7b7"
+dependencies = [
+ "der",
+ "spki",
+]
+
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@@ -4016,7 +4368,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/Brendonovich/prisma-client-rust?tag=0.6.10#9486
 dependencies = [
  "directories",
  "flate2",
- "http",
+ "http 0.2.11",
  "prisma-client-rust-sdk",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -4592,10 +4944,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "encoding_rs",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
- "h2",
- "http",
- "http-body",
- "hyper",
+ "h2 0.3.22",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "http-body 0.4.6",
+ "hyper 0.14.28",
  "hyper-tls",
  "ipnet",
  "js-sys",
@@ -4629,6 +4981,16 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rfc6979"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f8dd2a808d456c4a54e300a23e9f5a67e122c3024119acbfd73e3bf664491cb2"
+dependencies = [
+ "hmac",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
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@@ -4765,10 +5127,24 @@ checksum = "f9d5a6813c0759e4609cd494e8e725babae6a2ca7b62a5536a13daaec6fcb7ba"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "ring",
- "rustls-webpki",
+ "rustls-webpki 0.101.7",
  "sct",
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+[[package]]
+name = "rustls"
+version = "0.22.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fe6b63262c9fcac8659abfaa96cac103d28166d3ff3eaf8f412e19f3ae9e5a48"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "ring",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "rustls-webpki 0.102.0",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-pemfile"
 version = "1.0.4"
@@ -4778,6 +5154,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64 0.21.5",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-pki-types"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e9d979b3ce68192e42760c7810125eb6cf2ea10efae545a156063e61f314e2a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls-webpki"
 version = "0.101.7"
@@ -4788,6 +5170,17 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustls-webpki"
+version = "0.102.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "de2635c8bc2b88d367767c5de8ea1d8db9af3f6219eba28442242d9ab81d1b89"
+dependencies = [
+ "ring",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "untrusted",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
 version = "1.0.14"
@@ -4891,6 +5284,20 @@ version = "4.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1c107b6f4780854c8b126e228ea8869f4d7b71260f962fefb57b996b8959ba6b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sec1"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d3e97a565f76233a6003f9f5c54be1d9c5bdfa3eccfb189469f11ec4901c47dc"
+dependencies = [
+ "base16ct",
+ "der",
+ "generic-array",
+ "pkcs8",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "security-framework"
 version = "2.9.2"
@@ -5214,6 +5621,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "signature"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77549399552de45a898a580c1b41d445bf730df867cc44e6c0233bbc4b8329de"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest 0.10.7",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "simd-adler32"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -5307,6 +5724,16 @@ version = "0.9.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6980e8d7511241f8acf4aebddbb1ff938df5eebe98691418c4468d0b72a96a67"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "spki"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d91ed6c858b01f942cd56b37a94b3e0a1798290327d1236e4d9cf4eaca44d29d"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64ct",
+ "der",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sql-ddl"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -5540,6 +5967,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.43",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sync_wrapper"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2047c6ded9c721764247e62cd3b03c09ffc529b2ba5b10ec482ae507a4a70160"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "synstructure"
 version = "0.12.6"
@@ -5703,7 +6136,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "glob",
  "gtk",
  "heck 0.4.1",
- "http",
+ "http 0.2.11",
  "ignore",
  "objc",
  "once_cell",
@@ -5799,7 +6232,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf2d0652aa2891ff3e9caa2401405257ea29ab8372cce01f186a5825f1bd0e76"
 dependencies = [
  "gtk",
- "http",
+ "http 0.2.11",
  "http-range",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "raw-window-handle",
@@ -6087,10 +6520,49 @@ version = "0.24.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c28327cf380ac148141087fbfb9de9d7bd4e84ab5d2c28fbc911d753de8a7081"
 dependencies = [
- "rustls",
+ "rustls 0.21.10",
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-rustls"
+version = "0.25.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "775e0c0f0adb3a2f22a00c4745d728b479985fc15ee7ca6a2608388c5569860f"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustls 0.22.1",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-tungstenite"
+version = "0.20.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "212d5dcb2a1ce06d81107c3d0ffa3121fe974b73f068c8282cb1c32328113b6c"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-util",
+ "log",
+ "tokio",
+ "tungstenite 0.20.1",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-tungstenite"
+version = "0.21.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c83b561d025642014097b66e6c1bb422783339e0909e4429cde4749d1990bc38"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-util",
+ "log",
+ "rustls 0.22.1",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "tokio",
+ "tokio-rustls 0.25.0",
+ "tungstenite 0.21.0",
+ "webpki-roots 0.26.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio-util"
 version = "0.6.10"
@@ -6200,6 +6672,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "winnow",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tower"
+version = "0.4.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b8fa9be0de6cf49e536ce1851f987bd21a43b771b09473c3549a6c853db37c1c"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-util",
+ "pin-project",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "tokio",
+ "tower-layer",
+ "tower-service",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tower-layer"
+version = "0.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c20c8dbed6283a09604c3e69b4b7eeb54e298b8a600d4d5ecb5ad39de609f1d0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tower-service"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -6373,6 +6867,46 @@ version = "0.2.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e421abadd41a4225275504ea4d6566923418b7f05506fbc9c0fe86ba7396114b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tungstenite"
+version = "0.20.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e3dac10fd62eaf6617d3a904ae222845979aec67c615d1c842b4002c7666fb9"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder",
+ "bytes",
+ "data-encoding",
+ "http 0.2.11",
+ "httparse",
+ "log",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
+ "sha1",
+ "thiserror",
+ "url",
+ "utf-8",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tungstenite"
+version = "0.21.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9ef1a641ea34f399a848dea702823bbecfb4c486f911735368f1f137cb8257e1"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder",
+ "bytes",
+ "data-encoding",
+ "http 1.0.0",
+ "httparse",
+ "log",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
+ "rustls 0.22.1",
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+ "sha1",
+ "thiserror",
+ "url",
+ "utf-8",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "twox-hash"
 version = "1.6.3"
@@ -6380,7 +6914,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "97fee6b57c6a41524a810daee9286c02d7752c4253064d0b05472833a438f675"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "rand 0.7.3",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "static_assertions",
 ]
 
@@ -6735,6 +7269,15 @@ version = "0.25.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1778a42e8b3b90bff8d0f5032bf22250792889a5cdc752aa0020c84abe3aaf10"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "webpki-roots"
+version = "0.26.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0de2cfda980f21be5a7ed2eadb3e6fe074d56022bea2cdeb1a62eb220fc04188"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustls-pki-types",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "webview2-com"
 version = "0.19.1"
@@ -7161,7 +7704,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "glib",
  "gtk",
  "html5ever",
- "http",
+ "http 0.2.11",
  "kuchikiki",
  "libc",
  "log",
@@ -7242,3 +7785,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.43",
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zeroize"
+version = "1.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "525b4ec142c6b68a2d10f01f7bbf6755599ca3f81ea53b8431b7dd348f5fdb2d"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3bbc5f..5c0843c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 - [ ] retrieve history
 - [ ] notifications
 - [ ] multiple clients
+- [ ] send files (s3 backend interop)
 
 distant future shit
 
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index 3182b43..4ef83ef 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+common = { path = "../common" }
+
+anyhow = { version = "1.0.76", features = ["backtrace"] }
+axum = { version = "0.7.2", features = ["http2", "multipart", "macros", "ws"] }
+dashmap = "5.5.3"
+ed25519-compact = "2.0.6"
+futures = "0.3.30"
+k256 = "0.13.2"
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 prisma-client-rust = { git = "https://github.com/Brendonovich/prisma-client-rust", tag = "0.6.10" }
-prisma-client-rust-cli = { git = "https://github.com/Brendonovich/prisma-client-rust", tag = "0.6.10" }
+rand = "0.8.5"
+ring = "0.17.7"
 serde = "1.0.193"
+serde_json = "1.0.108"
+tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/backend/prisma/schema.prisma b/backend/prisma/schema.prisma
index 54cf6e8..b1e4af9 100644
--- a/backend/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/backend/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -15,9 +15,20 @@ model User {
   pubKey      String @id
   displayName String
 
+  accountCreatedAt DateTime @default(now())
+
   messages Message[]
 }
 
+model Auth {
+  token     String    @id @default(uuid())
+  name      String
+  pubKey    String
+  active    Boolean
+  createdAt DateTime  @default(now())
+  expiresAt DateTime?
+}
+
 model Room {
   id String @id
 }
@@ -30,5 +41,7 @@ model Message {
   authorPubKey String
   author       User   @relation(fields: [authorPubKey], references: [pubKey])
 
+  createdAt DateTime @default(now())
+
   @@index([type])
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main.rs b/backend/src/main.rs
index 80a1832..cae9d19 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,100 @@
-fn main() {
-  println!("Hello, world!");
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate serde;
+
+mod prisma;
+
+use std::{future::Future, sync::Arc};
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use axum::{
+  extract::{
+    ws::{Message as WsMessage, WebSocket},
+    Query, State, WebSocketUpgrade,
+  },
+  response::{sse::Event, Response},
+  routing::{get, post},
+  Json, Router,
+};
+use common::Message;
+use dashmap::DashMap;
+use futures::FutureExt;
+use prisma::PrismaClient;
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use tokio::sync::broadcast::{self, Sender};
+
+lazy_static::lazy_static! {
+  static ref AUTH_CHALLENGES: DashMap<String, String> = DashMap::new();
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct AppState {
+  room_tx: Sender<Message>,
+  client: Arc<PrismaClient>,
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+  let client = PrismaClient::_builder().build().await?;
+  let (room_tx, room_rx) = broadcast::channel::<Message>(10_000);
+
+  let state = AppState {
+    client: Arc::new(client),
+    room_tx,
+  };
+
+  let app = Router::new()
+    .route("/v1/message", post(send_message))
+    .route("/v1/events", get(event_stream_init))
+    .with_state(state);
+
+  let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:1551").await?;
+  axum::serve(listener, app).await?;
+
+  Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct SendMessageRequest {
+  #[serde(flatten)]
+  message: Message,
+}
+
+async fn send_message(
+  State(state): State<AppState>,
+  Json(request): Json<SendMessageRequest>,
+) -> Json<Value> {
+  state.room_tx.send(request.message).unwrap();
+  println!("Got message from client, forwarding to room...");
+
+  Json(json!({}))
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct EventStreamRequest {
+  name: String,
+}
+
+async fn event_stream_init(
+  ws: WebSocketUpgrade,
+  Query(request): Query<EventStreamRequest>,
+  State(state): State<AppState>,
+) -> Response {
+  println!("Username: {}", request.name);
+  ws.on_upgrade(|socket| event_stream(socket, request, state))
+}
+
+async fn event_stream(
+  mut socket: WebSocket,
+  request: EventStreamRequest,
+  state: AppState,
+) {
+  let room_tx = state.room_tx.clone();
+  let mut room_rx = room_tx.subscribe();
+
+  loop {
+    let result = room_rx.recv().await.unwrap();
+    println!("Received message: {result:?}");
+    let payload = serde_json::to_string(&result).unwrap();
+    socket.send(WsMessage::Text(payload)).await.unwrap();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/common/Cargo.toml b/common/Cargo.toml
index e24ac6a..582a1c7 100644
--- a/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.76", features = ["backtrace"] }
 capnp = "0.18.10"
+serde = { version = "1.0.193", features = ["derive"] }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.76", features = ["backtrace"] }
diff --git a/common/src/lib.rs b/common/src/lib.rs
index 51cc9b8..da0170d 100644
--- a/common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate serde;
+
 pub mod clientserver_capnp {
   include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/proto/clientserver_capnp.rs"));
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Message {
+  pub author: String,
+  pub body: String,
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 0f61668..c6038ff 100644
--- a/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ tauri-build = { version = "1.5", features = [] }
 [dependencies]
 tauri = { version = "1.5", features = ["shell-open"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0"
+serde_json = "1.0.108"
 
 common = { path = "../../common" }
+tokio-tungstenite = { version = "0.21.0", features = ["rustls-tls-webpki-roots"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["full"] }
+reqwest = { version = "0.11.23", features = ["json"] }
+futures = "0.3.30"
+url = "2.5.0"
 
 [features]
 # this feature is used for production builds or when `devPath` points to the filesystem
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/frontend/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 03a8da7..5e7bf46 100644
--- a/frontend/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,31 @@
 // Prevents additional console window on Windows in release, DO NOT REMOVE!!
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
 
+use common::Message;
+use futures::{stream::SplitSink, SinkExt, StreamExt};
+use tauri::{State, Window};
+use tokio::{net::TcpStream, sync::RwLock};
+use tokio_tungstenite::{
+  tungstenite::Message as WsMessage, MaybeTlsStream, WebSocketStream,
+};
+use url::Url;
+
+struct AppState {
+  connection: RwLock<Connection>,
+}
+
+enum Connection {
+  Unconnected,
+  Connected(ConnState),
+}
+
+struct ConnState {
+  server_address: String,
+  username: String,
+  socket_write:
+    SplitSink<WebSocketStream<MaybeTlsStream<TcpStream>>, WsMessage>,
+}
+
 // Learn more about Tauri commands at https://tauri.app/v1/guides/features/command
 #[tauri::command]
 fn greet(name: &str) -> String {
@@ -8,16 +33,86 @@ fn greet(name: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
-fn connect(server_address: &str, username: &str) -> String {
-  format!(
-    "connecting to {} with username {}",
-    server_address, username
-  )
+async fn connect(
+  server_address: String,
+  username: String,
+  state: State<'_, AppState>,
+  window: Window,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+  let mut url = Url::parse(&server_address).unwrap();
+  url.set_scheme("ws");
+  url.set_path("/v1/events");
+  url.set_query(Some(&format!("name={username}")));
+  // &format!("/v1/events?name={username}"));
+
+  println!("connecting to {url}");
+  let (socket, response) = tokio_tungstenite::connect_async(url).await.unwrap();
+
+  let (socket_write, mut socket_read) = socket.split();
+
+  // Spawn reader
+  tokio::spawn(async move {
+    loop {
+      let message = match socket_read.next().await {
+        Some(v) => v.unwrap(),
+        None => break,
+      };
+
+      let message: Message = match message {
+        WsMessage::Text(message) => serde_json::from_str(&message).unwrap(),
+        _ => continue,
+      };
+
+      window.emit("new_message", message).unwrap();
+    }
+  });
+
+  {
+    let mut state_ref = state.connection.write().await;
+    *state_ref = Connection::Connected(ConnState {
+      server_address,
+      username,
+      socket_write,
+    });
+  }
+
+  Ok(format!("connected"))
 }
 
-fn main() {
+#[tauri::command]
+async fn send_message(
+  state: State<'_, AppState>,
+  content: String,
+) -> Result<String, String> {
+  let state_ref = state.connection.read().await;
+  match *state_ref {
+    Connection::Unconnected => return Err(format!("L")),
+    Connection::Connected(ref state) => {
+      let message = Message {
+        author: state.username.clone(),
+        body: content,
+      };
+      // let payload = serde_json::to_string(&message).unwrap();
+
+      let client = reqwest::Client::new();
+      let url = format!("{}/v1/message", state.server_address);
+      let res = client.post(url).json(&message).send().await.unwrap();
+      // state.socket.send(WsMessage::Text(payload)).await.unwrap();
+    }
+  }
+
+  Ok(format!("done"))
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+  let state = AppState {
+    connection: RwLock::new(Connection::Unconnected),
+  };
+
   tauri::Builder::default()
-    .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![greet, connect])
+    .manage(state)
+    .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![greet, connect, send_message])
     .run(tauri::generate_context!())
     .expect("error while running tauri application");
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 7327d42..ace9fae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { createEffect, createSignal } from "solid-js";
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/tauri";
 import "./App.css";
+import { listen } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
+import { createStore } from "solid-js/store";
 
 const initialRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 9000) + 1000;
 
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@ function App() {
   const [connectionStatus, setConnectionStatus] = createSignal({
     status: "unconnected",
   });
+  const [messageContent, setMessageContent] = createSignal("");
+  const [messages, setMessages] = createStore([]);
 
   // const [greetMsg, setGreetMsg] = createSignal("");
   // const [name, setName] = createSignal("");
@@ -27,7 +31,15 @@ function App() {
       serverAddress: serverAddress(),
       username: username(),
     });
-    console.log("result", result);
+    console.log("connection result", result);
+    setConnectionStatus({ status: "connected" });
+  };
+
+  const sendMessage = async (evt) => {
+    evt.preventDefault();
+
+    await invoke("send_message", { content: messageContent() });
+    console.log("SHIET");
   };
 
   const action = () => {
@@ -42,6 +54,17 @@ function App() {
   };
   const disabled = () => connectionStatus().status === "connecting";
 
+  createEffect(async () => {
+    const unlisten = await listen("new_message", (event) => {
+      console.log("new message", event);
+      setMessages([...messages, event.payload]);
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      unlisten();
+    };
+  });
+
   return (
     <div class="container">
       <div>
@@ -60,6 +83,24 @@ function App() {
       </div>
 
       <div>{connectionStatus().status}</div>
+
+      <div>
+        <ul>
+          {messages.map((message) => (
+            <li>{JSON.stringify(message)}</li>
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+
+      <div>
+        <form onSubmit={sendMessage}>
+          <input
+            placeholder="Send a message..."
+            value={messageContent()}
+            onChange={(evt) => setMessageContent(evt.target.value)}
+          />
+        </form>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }