diff --git a/messagingserver/client.cpp b/messagingserver/client.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0ea2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messagingserver/client.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include "client.h"
+
+#include <QTcpSocket>
+#include <QDebug>
+
+#include "server.h"
+
+Client::Client(QTcpSocket *socket, Server *server) :
+    QObject(server), m_socket(socket)
+{
+    qDebug() << this << "connected";
+
+    m_socket->setParent(this);
+
+    connect(m_socket, &QIODevice::readyRead, this, &Client::readyRead);
+    connect(m_socket, &QAbstractSocket::disconnected, this, &QObject::deleteLater);
+}
+
+Client::~Client()
+{
+    qDebug() << this << "disconnected";
+}
+
+qint64 Client::write(const char *data, qint64 len)
+{
+    return m_socket->write(data, len);
+}
+
+qint64 Client::write(const char *data)
+{
+    return m_socket->write(data);
+}
+
+qint64 Client::write(const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    return m_socket->write(data);
+}
+
+void Client::readyRead()
+{
+    qDebug() << this << "readyRead" << m_socket->readAll();
+}
diff --git a/messagingserver/client.h b/messagingserver/client.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b72237f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messagingserver/client.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class QTcpSocket;
+
+class Server;
+
+class Client : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit Client(QTcpSocket *socket, Server *server);
+    ~Client();
+
+    qint64 write(const char *data, qint64 len);
+    qint64 write(const char *data);
+    qint64 write(const QByteArray &data);
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void readyRead();
+
+private:
+    QTcpSocket *m_socket;
+};
diff --git a/messagingserver/main.cpp b/messagingserver/main.cpp
index 1a46e00..80684c3 100644
--- a/messagingserver/main.cpp
+++ b/messagingserver/main.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #include <QCoreApplication>
-#include <QDebug>
+
+#include "server.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
 
-    qDebug() << "hello from server";
+    Server server;
 
-    return 0;
+    return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/messagingserver/messagingserver.pro b/messagingserver/messagingserver.pro
index 5f24eac..5f5b18f 100644
--- a/messagingserver/messagingserver.pro
+++ b/messagingserver/messagingserver.pro
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ TARGET = messagingserver
 
 PROJECT_ROOT = ../..
 
-SOURCES += main.cpp
+SOURCES += main.cpp \
+    client.cpp \
+    server.cpp
 
-HEADERS +=
+HEADERS += \
+    client.h \
+    server.h
 
 FORMS +=
 
diff --git a/messagingserver/server.cpp b/messagingserver/server.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7292f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messagingserver/server.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#include "server.h"
+
+#include <QTcpServer>
+#include <QDateTime>
+#include <QTimerEvent>
+
+#include "client.h"
+
+Server::Server(QObject *parent) :
+    QObject(parent),
+    m_server(new QTcpServer(this))
+{
+    if(!m_server->listen(QHostAddress::Any, 1234))
+        qFatal("could not start listening %s", m_server->errorString());
+
+    connect(m_server, &QTcpServer::newConnection, this, &Server::newConnection);
+
+    m_timerId = startTimer(1000);
+}
+
+void Server::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event)
+{
+    if(event->timerId() == m_timerId)
+        Q_EMIT distribute(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString("dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss\r\n").toUtf8());
+    else
+        QObject::timerEvent(event);
+}
+
+void Server::newConnection()
+{
+    auto socket = m_server->nextPendingConnection();
+    if(!socket)
+    {
+        qWarning() << "null socket received";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto client = new Client(socket, this);
+    connect(this, &Server::distribute, client, qOverload<const QByteArray &>(&Client::write));
+    m_clients.insert(client);
+    connect(client, &QObject::destroyed, this, [this, client](){
+        m_clients.remove(client);
+    });
+}
diff --git a/messagingserver/server.h b/messagingserver/server.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a692c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messagingserver/server.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QSet>
+
+class QTcpServer;
+
+class Client;
+
+class Server : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit Server(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void distribute(const QByteArray &data);
+
+protected:
+    void timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void newConnection();
+
+private:
+    QTcpServer *m_server;
+    QSet<Client*> m_clients;
+    int m_timerId;
+};