diff --git a/src/server/main.cc b/src/server/main.cc
index 3ccde6b..873c41f 100644
--- a/src/server/main.cc
+++ b/src/server/main.cc
@@ -1,19 +1,50 @@
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <string>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
-using std::cout, std::cin, std::string;
+using std::cout, std::endl, std::string;
 
 int main() {
 
-    while (true) {
-        string message;
-        cout << "Enter message: ";
-        cin >> message;
+    struct Message {
+        string content;
+        string username;
+    };
 
-        if (message == "exit") {
-            break;
-        }
+    cout << "Initializing server";
+    int serverSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    if (serverSocket == -1) {
+        // TODO error
     }
 
+    sockaddr_in serverAddress;
+    serverAddress.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    serverAddress.sin_port = htons(8080);
+    serverAddress.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.50");
+
+    int bindStatus = bind(serverSocket, (struct sockaddr *)&serverAddress,
+                          sizeof(serverAddress));
+    if (bindStatus == -1) {
+        // TODO error
+    }
+
+    int listenStatus = listen(serverSocket, 5);
+    if (listenStatus == -1) {
+        // TODO error
+    }
+
+    int clientSocket = accept(serverSocket, nullptr, nullptr);
+    if (clientSocket == -1) {
+        // TODO error
+    }
+
+    char buffer[1024] = { 0 };
+    recv(clientSocket, buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0);
+    cout << "Message from client " << buffer << endl;
+
+    close(serverSocket);
+
     return 0;
 }