diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 97bd4fe..ef62f72 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+json = "0.12.4"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b994d90..851d669 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,23 +2,26 @@ use std::env;
 
 mod flow;
 mod io;
+mod server;
 mod types;
 
 use types::Address;
 
 fn main() {
-    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
-    if args.len() != 4 {
-        panic!("Expected three arguments");
-    }
-    let (from_str, to_str, edges_file) = (&args[1], &args[2], &args[3]);
+    server::start(8080);
 
-    println!("Computing flow {from_str} -> {to_str} using {edges_file}");
-    let edges = io::read_edges_binary(edges_file).expect("Error loading edges.");
-    println!("Read {} edges", edges.len());
-    flow::compute_flow(
-        &Address::from(from_str.as_str()),
-        &Address::from(to_str.as_str()),
-        &edges,
-    );
+    // let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    // if args.len() != 4 {
+    //     panic!("Expected three arguments");
+    // }
+    // let (from_str, to_str, edges_file) = (&args[1], &args[2], &args[3]);
+
+    // println!("Computing flow {from_str} -> {to_str} using {edges_file}");
+    // let edges = io::read_edges_binary(edges_file).expect("Error loading edges.");
+    // println!("Read {} edges", edges.len());
+    // flow::compute_flow(
+    //     &Address::from(from_str.as_str()),
+    //     &Address::from(to_str.as_str()),
+    //     &edges,
+    // );
 }
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ccbe4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use json;
+use json::JsonValue;
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, ErrorKind};
+use std::{
+    io::{Read, Write},
+    net::{SocketAddr, TcpListener, TcpStream},
+};
+
+pub fn start(port: u16) {
+    let listener =
+        TcpListener::bind(format!("127.0.0.1:{port}")).expect("Could not create server.");
+    loop {
+        match listener.accept() {
+            Ok((socket, address)) => match handle_connection(socket, address) {
+                Ok(_) => {}
+                Err(e) => println!("Error communicating with client: {e}"),
+            },
+            Err(e) => println!("Error accepting connection: {e}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct JsonRpcRequest {
+    id: JsonValue,
+    method: String,
+    params: JsonValue,
+}
+
+fn handle_connection(mut socket: TcpStream, address: SocketAddr) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let request = read_request(socket)?;
+    match request.method.as_str() {
+        "load_edges_binary" => {}
+        "compute_transfer" => {}
+        "cancel" => {}
+        "update_edges" => {}
+        _ => {}
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn read_request(mut socket: TcpStream) -> Result<JsonRpcRequest, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    // let mut buf_reader = BufReader::new(&mut socket);
+    // let http_request: Vec<_> = buf_reader
+    //     .by_ref()
+    //     .lines()
+    //     .map(|result| result.unwrap())
+    //     .take_while(|line| !line.is_empty())
+    //     .collect();
+    // println!("{http_request:?}");
+    // let mut buf = [0; 74];
+    // buf_reader.read_exact(&mut buf)?;
+    // println!("payload: {buf:?}");
+
+    // let response = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n\r\n";
+
+    // socket.write_all(response.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    let payload = read_payload(socket)?;
+    let mut request = json::parse(&String::from_utf8(payload)?)?;
+    println!("Request: {request}");
+    let id = request["id"].take();
+    let params = request["params"].take();
+    match request["method"].as_str() {
+        Some(method) => Ok(JsonRpcRequest {
+            id,
+            method: method.to_string(),
+            params,
+        }),
+        _ => Err(From::from("Invalid JSON-RPC request: {request}")),
+    }
+}
+
+fn read_payload(socket: TcpStream) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let mut reader = BufReader::new(socket);
+    let mut length = 0;
+    for result in reader.by_ref().lines() {
+        let l = result?;
+        if l.is_empty() {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let header = "content-length: ";
+        if l.to_lowercase().starts_with(header) {
+            length = usize::from_str_radix(&l[header.len()..], 10)?;
+        }
+    }
+    let mut payload = vec![0u8; length];
+
+    reader.read_exact(payload.as_mut_slice())?;
+    Ok(payload)
+}