diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bcd7d6b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# `royalnet`
+
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 506efd03..483e63f5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 python-telegram-bot>=11.1.0
+websockets>=7.0
+pytest>=4.3.1
diff --git a/royalnet/bots/__init__.py b/royalnet/bots/__init__.py
index e69de29b..83599e7e 100644
--- a/royalnet/bots/__init__.py
+++ b/royalnet/bots/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .telegram import TelegramBot
+
+__all__ = ["TelegramBot"]
diff --git a/royalnet/bots/telegram.py b/royalnet/bots/telegram.py
index cc7eb58f..b56e23be 100644
--- a/royalnet/bots/telegram.py
+++ b/royalnet/bots/telegram.py
@@ -3,19 +3,29 @@ import asyncio
 import typing
 from ..commands import NullCommand
 from ..utils import asyncify, Call, Command
+from ..network import RoyalnetLink, Message
+
+
+async def todo(message: Message):
+    pass
 
 
 class TelegramBot:
-    def __init__(self, api_key: str, commands: typing.List[typing.Type[Command]], *, missing_command: Command=NullCommand):
-        self.bot = telegram.Bot(api_key)
-        self.should_run = False
-        self.offset = -100
-        self.commands = commands
-        self.missing_command: typing.Callable = missing_command
+    def __init__(self,
+                 api_key: str,
+                 master_server_uri: str,
+                 master_server_secret: str,
+                 commands: typing.List[typing.Type[Command]],
+                 missing_command: Command = NullCommand):
+        self.bot: telegram.Bot = telegram.Bot(api_key)
+        self.should_run: bool = False
+        self.offset: int = -100
+        self.missing_command = missing_command
+        self.network: RoyalnetLink = RoyalnetLink(master_server_uri, master_server_secret, "telegram", todo)
         # Generate commands
-        self._commands = {}
-        for command in self.commands:
-            self._commands[f"/{command.command_name}"] = command
+        self.commands = {}
+        for command in commands:
+            self.commands[f"/{command.command_name}"] = command
 
         class TelegramCall(Call):
             interface_name = "telegram"
@@ -23,6 +33,11 @@ class TelegramBot:
 
             async def reply(self, text: str):
                 await asyncify(self.channel.send_message, text, parse_mode="HTML")
+
+            async def net_request(self, message: Message, destination: str):
+                response = await self.network.request(message, destination)
+                return response
+
         self.Call = TelegramCall
 
     async def run(self):
@@ -56,9 +71,12 @@ class TelegramBot:
         command_text.replace(f"@{self.bot.username}", "")
         # Find the function
         try:
-            command = self._commands[command_text]
+            command = self.commands[command_text]
         except KeyError:
             # Skip inexistent commands
             command = self.missing_command
         # Call the command
         return await self.Call(message.chat, command, *parameters).run()
+
+    async def handle_net_request(self, message: Message):
+        pass
diff --git a/royalnet/network/__init__.py b/royalnet/network/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9015ede6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/royalnet/network/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from .messages import Message, ErrorMessage, InvalidSecretEM, InvalidDestinationEM, InvalidPackageEM
+from .packages import Package
+from .royalnetlink import RoyalnetLink, NetworkError, NotConnectedError, NotIdentifiedError
+from .royalnetserver import RoyalnetServer
+
+__all__ = ["Message",
+           "ErrorMessage",
+           "InvalidSecretEM",
+           "InvalidDestinationEM",
+           "InvalidPackageEM",
+           "RoyalnetLink",
+           "NetworkError",
+           "NotConnectedError",
+           "NotIdentifiedError",
+           "Package",
+           "RoyalnetServer"]
diff --git a/royalnet/network/messages.py b/royalnet/network/messages.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99696f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/royalnet/network/messages.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+class Message:
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"<{self.__class__.__name__}>"
+
+
+class IdentifySuccessfulMessage(Message):
+    pass
+
+
+class ErrorMessage(Message):
+    def __init__(self, reason):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.reason = reason
+
+
+class InvalidSecretEM(ErrorMessage):
+    pass
+
+
+class InvalidPackageEM(ErrorMessage):
+    pass
+
+
+class InvalidDestinationEM(InvalidPackageEM):
+    pass
diff --git a/royalnet/network/packages.py b/royalnet/network/packages.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..499ca0a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/royalnet/network/packages.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import pickle
+import uuid
+
+
+class Package:
+    def __init__(self, data, destination: str, source: str, *, conversation_id: str = None):
+        self.data = data
+        self.destination: str = destination
+        self.source = source
+        self.conversation_id = conversation_id or str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"<Package to {self.destination}: {self.data.__class__.__name__}>"
+
+    def reply(self, data) -> "Package":
+        return Package(data, self.source, self.destination, conversation_id=self.conversation_id)
+
+    def pickle(self):
+        return pickle.dumps(self)
diff --git a/royalnet/network/royalnetlink.py b/royalnet/network/royalnetlink.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..557cb1e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/royalnet/network/royalnetlink.py
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import asyncio
+import websockets
+import uuid
+import functools
+import typing
+import pickle
+import logging
+from .messages import Message, ErrorMessage
+from .packages import Package
+
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class NotConnectedError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class NotIdentifiedError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class NetworkError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, error_msg: ErrorMessage, *args):
+        super().__init__(*args)
+        self.error_msg: ErrorMessage = error_msg
+
+
+class PendingRequest:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.event: asyncio.Event = asyncio.Event()
+        self.data: Message = None
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        if self.event.is_set():
+            return f"<PendingRequest: {self.data.__class__.__name__}>"
+        return f"<PendingRequest>"
+
+    def set(self, data):
+        self.data = data
+        self.event.set()
+
+
+def requires_connection(func):
+    @functools.wraps(func)
+    async def new_func(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        await self._connect_event.wait()
+        return await func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    return new_func
+
+
+def requires_identification(func):
+    @functools.wraps(func)
+    async def new_func(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        await self._identify_event.wait()
+        return await func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+    return new_func
+
+
+class RoyalnetLink:
+    def __init__(self, master_uri: str, secret: str, link_type: str, request_handler):
+        assert ":" not in link_type
+        self.master_uri: str = master_uri
+        self.link_type: str = link_type
+        self.nid: str = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.secret: str = secret
+        self.websocket: typing.Optional[websockets.WebSocketClientProtocol] = None
+        self.request_handler = request_handler
+        self._pending_requests: typing.Dict[typing.Optional[Message]] = {}
+        self._connect_event: asyncio.Event = asyncio.Event()
+        self.identify_event: asyncio.Event = asyncio.Event()
+
+    async def connect(self):
+        log.info(f"Connecting to {self.master_uri}...")
+        self.websocket = await websockets.connect(self.master_uri)
+        self._connect_event.set()
+        log.info(f"Connected!")
+
+    @requires_connection
+    async def receive(self) -> Package:
+        try:
+            raw_pickle = await self.websocket.recv()
+        except websockets.ConnectionClosed:
+            self.websocket = None
+            self._connect_event.clear()
+            self.identify_event.clear()
+            log.info(f"Connection to {self.master_uri} was closed.")
+            # What to do now? Let's just reraise.
+            raise
+        package: typing.Union[Package, Package] = pickle.loads(raw_pickle)
+        assert package.destination == self.nid
+        log.debug(f"Received package: {package}")
+        return package
+
+    @requires_connection
+    async def identify(self) -> None:
+        log.info(f"Identifying to {self.master_uri}...")
+        await self.websocket.send(f"Identify {self.nid}:{self.link_type}:{self.secret}")
+        response_package = await self.receive()
+        response = response_package.data
+        if isinstance(response, ErrorMessage):
+            raise NetworkError(response, "Server returned error while identifying self")
+        self.identify_event.set()
+        log.info(f"Identified successfully!")
+
+    @requires_identification
+    async def send(self, package: Package):
+        raw_pickle: bytes = pickle.dumps(package)
+        await self.websocket.send(raw_pickle)
+        log.debug(f"Sent package: {package}")
+
+    @requires_identification
+    async def request(self, message, destination):
+        package = Package(message, destination, self.nid)
+        request = PendingRequest()
+        self._pending_requests[package.conversation_id] = request
+        await self.send(package)
+        log.debug(f"Sent request: {message} -> {destination}")
+        await request.event.wait()
+        result: Message = request.data
+        log.debug(f"Received response: {request} -> {result}")
+        if isinstance(result, ErrorMessage):
+            raise NetworkError(result, "Server returned error while requesting something")
+        return result
+
+    async def run(self):
+        log.debug(f"Running main client loop for {self.nid}.")
+        while True:
+            if self.websocket is None:
+                await self.connect()
+            if not self.identify_event.is_set():
+                await self.identify()
+            package: Package = await self.receive()
+            # Package is a response
+            if package.conversation_id in self._pending_requests:
+                request = self._pending_requests[package.conversation_id]
+                request.set(package.data)
+                continue
+            # Package is a request
+            assert isinstance(package, Package)
+            log.debug(f"Received request {package.conversation_id}: {package}")
+            response = await self.request_handler(package.data)
+            if response is not None:
+                response_package: Package = package.reply(response)
+                await self.send(response_package)
+                log.debug(f"Replied to request {response_package.conversation_id}: {response_package}")
diff --git a/royalnet/network/royalnetserver.py b/royalnet/network/royalnetserver.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..208d805e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/royalnet/network/royalnetserver.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import typing
+import websockets
+import re
+import datetime
+import pickle
+import uuid
+import asyncio
+import logging
+from .messages import Message, ErrorMessage, InvalidPackageEM, InvalidSecretEM, IdentifySuccessfulMessage
+from .packages import Package
+
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ConnectedClient:
+    def __init__(self, socket: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol):
+        self.socket: websockets.WebSocketServerProtocol = socket
+        self.nid: str = None
+        self.link_type: str = None
+        self.connection_datetime: datetime.datetime = datetime.datetime.now()
+
+    @property
+    def is_identified(self) -> bool:
+        return bool(self.nid)
+
+    async def send(self, package: Package):
+        await self.socket.send(package.pickle())
+
+
+class RoyalnetServer:
+    def __init__(self, address: str, port: int, required_secret: str):
+        self.address: str = address
+        self.port: int = port
+        self.required_secret: str = required_secret
+        self.identified_clients: typing.List[ConnectedClient] = []
+
+    def find_client(self, *, nid: str = None, link_type: str = None) -> typing.List[ConnectedClient]:
+        assert not (nid and link_type)
+        if nid:
+            matching = [client for client in self.identified_clients if client.nid == nid]
+            assert len(matching) <= 1
+            return matching
+        if link_type:
+            matching = [client for client in self.identified_clients if client.link_type == link_type]
+            return matching or []
+
+    async def listener(self, websocket: websockets.server.WebSocketServerProtocol, request_uri: str):
+        log.info(f"{websocket.remote_address} connected to the server.")
+        connected_client = ConnectedClient(websocket)
+        # Wait for identification
+        identify_msg = await websocket.recv()
+        log.debug(f"{websocket.remote_address} identified itself with: {identify_msg}.")
+        if not isinstance(identify_msg, str):
+            websocket.send(InvalidPackageEM("Invalid identification message (not a str)"))
+            return
+        identification = re.match(r"Identify ([A-Za-z0-9\-]+):([a-z]+):([A-Za-z0-9\-]+)", identify_msg)
+        if identification is None:
+            websocket.send(InvalidPackageEM("Invalid identification message (regex failed)"))
+            return
+        secret = identification.group(3)
+        if secret != self.required_secret:
+            websocket.send(InvalidSecretEM("Invalid secret"))
+            return
+        # Identification successful
+        connected_client.nid = identification.group(1)
+        connected_client.link_type = identification.group(2)
+        self.identified_clients.append(connected_client)
+        log.debug(f"{websocket.remote_address} identified successfully as {connected_client.nid} ({connected_client.link_type}).")
+        await connected_client.send(Package(IdentifySuccessfulMessage(), connected_client.nid, "__master__"))
+        log.debug(f"{connected_client.nid}'s identification confirmed.")
+        # Main loop
+        while True:
+            # Receive packages
+            raw_pickle = await websocket.recv()
+            package: Package = pickle.loads(raw_pickle)
+            log.debug(f"Received package: {package}")
+            # Check if the package destination is the server itself.
+            if package.destination == "__master__":
+                # TODO: do stuff
+                pass
+            # Otherwise, route the package to its destination
+            loop.create_task(self.route_package(package))
+
+    def find_destination(self, package: Package) -> typing.List[ConnectedClient]:
+        """Find a list of destinations for the sent packages"""
+        # Parse destination
+        # Is it nothing?
+        if package.destination == "NULL":
+            return []
+        # Is it a valid nid?
+        try:
+            destination = str(uuid.UUID(package.destination))
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            return self.find_client(nid=destination)
+        # Is it a link_type?
+        return self.find_client(link_type=package.destination)
+
+    async def route_package(self, package: Package) -> None:
+        """Executed every time a package is received and must be routed somewhere."""
+        destinations = self.find_destination(package)
+        log.debug(f"Routing package: {package} -> {destinations}")
+        for destination in destinations:
+            specific_package = Package(package.data, destination.nid, package.source, conversation_id=package.conversation_id)
+            await destination.send(specific_package)
+
+    async def run(self):
+        log.debug(f"Running main server loop for __master__ on ws://{self.address}:{self.port}")
+        await websockets.serve(self.listener, host=self.address, port=self.port)
diff --git a/royalnet/utils/call.py b/royalnet/utils/call.py
index e7862200..a3181168 100644
--- a/royalnet/utils/call.py
+++ b/royalnet/utils/call.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import typing
+from ..network.messages import Message
 from .command import Command, CommandArgs
 
 
@@ -12,6 +14,11 @@ class Call:
         """Send a text message to the channel the call was made."""
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    async def net_request(self, message: Message, destination: str):
+        """Send data to the rest of the Royalnet, and optionally wait for an answer.
+        The data must be pickleable."""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
     # These parameters / methods should be left alone
     def __init__(self, channel, command: Command, *args, **kwargs):
         self.channel = channel
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6595a41a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import setuptools
+
+with open("README.md", "r") as f:
+    long_description = f.read()
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    name="royalnet",
+    version="5.0a1",
+    author="Stefano Pigozzi",
+    author_email="ste.pigozzi@gmail.com",
+    description="The great bot network of the Royal Games community",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
+    url="https://github.com/Steffo99/royalnet",
+    packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
+    install_requires=[
+        "python-telegram-bot>=11.1.0",
+        "websockets>=7.0"
+    ],
+    python_requires=">=3.7",
+    classifiers=[
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+        "Topic :: Internet"
+    ]
+)
diff --git a/tests/test_network.py b/tests/test_network.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75c2880c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_network.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import pytest
+import asyncio
+from royalnet.network import RoyalnetLink, RoyalnetServer
+from royalnet.network import Message
+
+
+async def echo(message: Message):
+    return message
+
+
+def test_connection():
+    loop = asyncio.SelectorEventLoop()
+    server = RoyalnetServer("localhost", 1234, "testing")
+    link = RoyalnetLink("ws://localhost:1234", "testing", "testing", echo)
+    loop.create_task(server.run())
+    loop.run_until_complete(link.run())
+    assert link.websocket is not None
+    assert link.identify_event.is_set()
+    assert len(server.identified_clients) == 1
+    assert server.identified_clients[0].link_type == "testing"
+
+
+def test_request():
+    loop = asyncio.SelectorEventLoop()
+    server = RoyalnetServer("localhost", 1234, "testing")
+    link1 = RoyalnetLink("ws://localhost:1234", "testing", "testing1", echo)
+    link2 = RoyalnetLink("ws://localhost:1234", "testing", "testing2", echo)
+    loop.create_task(server.run())
+    loop.create_task(link1.run())
+    loop.create_task(link2.run())
+    message = Message()
+    response = loop.run_until_complete(link1.request(message, "testing2"))
+    assert message is response