diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 90737a6..5180adf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": false,
   "name": "bluelib",
-  "version": "0.10.4",
+  "version": "0.11.0",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
   "source": "src/index.js",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "files": ["dist/*"],
   "scripts": {
     "start": "preact watch",
-    "dist": "microbundle && npm publish"
+    "dist": "git add . && cross-env-shell git commit -m \"$npm_package_version\" && git push && microbundle && npm publish && cross-env-shell hub release create -m \"$npm_package_version\" \"$npm_package_version\""
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "cross-env": "^7.0.2",
diff --git a/src/contexts/RoyalnetInstanceUrl.js b/src/contexts/RoyalnetInstanceUrl.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dac780a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/contexts/RoyalnetInstanceUrl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import {createContext} from "preact";
+
+export default createContext(undefined);
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFormValidator.js b/src/hooks/useFormValidator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbde452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useFormValidator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'preact/hooks';
+
+export default function(value, validator) {
+    const [status, setStatus] = useState({
+        validity: null,
+        message: ""
+    });
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        validator(value, setStatus);
+    }, [value]);
+
+    return status;
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useRoyalnetData.js b/src/hooks/useRoyalnetData.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9ffcdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useRoyalnetData.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import RoyalnetInstanceUrl from '../contexts/RoyalnetInstanceUrl';
+import {useContext, useEffect, useState} from 'preact/hooks';
+import {royalnetApiRequest} from '../utils/royalnetApiRequest';
+
+
+export default function(method, path, body) {
+    const instanceUrl = useContext(RoyalnetInstanceUrl);
+    const [data, setData] = useState(undefined);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        royalnetApiRequest(instanceUrl, method, path, body).then(d => setData(d));
+    }, [instanceUrl, method, path, body]);
+
+    return data;
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useRoyalnetInstanceValidator.js b/src/hooks/useRoyalnetInstanceValidator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af03822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useRoyalnetInstanceValidator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { useContext, useState } from 'preact/hooks';
+import RoyalnetInstanceUrl from '../contexts/RoyalnetInstanceUrl';
+import useFormValidator from "./useFormValidator";
+import apiRequest from '../utils/apiRequest';
+
+const instanceUrlRegex = /^https?:\/\/.*?[^/]$/;
+
+export default function() {
+    const defaultInstanceUrl = useContext(RoyalnetInstanceUrl);
+    const [instanceUrl, setInstanceUrl] = useState(defaultInstanceUrl);
+    const [instanceTesterAbort, setInstanceTesterAbort] = useState(null);
+
+    const instanceUrlStatus = useFormValidator(instanceUrl, (value, setStatus) => {
+        if(value.length === 0) {
+            setStatus({
+                validity: null,
+                message: ""
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(!Boolean(instanceUrlRegex.test(value))) {
+            setStatus({
+                validity: false,
+                message: "Invalid URL"
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(instanceTesterAbort !== null) {
+            instanceTesterAbort.abort();
+        }
+        let abort = new AbortController();
+        setInstanceTesterAbort(abort);
+
+        apiRequest(value, "GET", "/api/royalnet/version/v1", undefined, abort.signal).then((data) => {
+            if(value === instanceUrl) {
+                setStatus({
+                    validity: true,
+                    message: `Royalnet ${data["semantic"]}`
+                });
+            }
+            else {
+                console.log("wtf?")
+            }
+        }).catch((err) => {
+            if(value === instanceUrl) {
+                setStatus({
+                    validity: false,
+                    message: "Royalnet not found"
+                });
+            }
+        });
+        setStatus({
+            validity: null,
+            message: ""
+        });
+    });
+
+    return [instanceUrl, setInstanceUrl, instanceUrlStatus];
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/royalnetApiRequest.js b/src/utils/royalnetApiRequest.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2395da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/royalnetApiRequest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Error
+class RoyalnetApiError extends Error {
+    constructor(errorCode, errorType, errorArgs, ...params) {
+        // noinspection JSCheckFunctionSignatures
+        super(...params);
+        if(Error.captureStackTrace) Error.captureStackTrace(this, RoyalnetApiError);
+
+        this.name = "RoyalnetApiError";
+        this.errorCode = errorCode;
+        this.errorType = errorType;
+        this.errorArgs = errorArgs;
+        this.message = `${errorCode} | ${errorType} | ${errorArgs.join("|")}`;
+    }
+}
+
+
+async function royalnetApiRequest(baseUrl, method, path, args, abortSignal) {
+    if(args === undefined || args === null) {
+        args = {};
+    }
+
+    let body;
+    let url;
+    if(method === "GET") {
+        body = undefined;
+        //Create a query string
+        let params = new URLSearchParams();
+        //Use the items in the args object as key-value pairs for the query string
+        Object.keys(args).forEach(key => {
+            let arg = args[key];
+            params.append(key, arg);
+        });
+        url = `${baseUrl}${path}?${params.toString()}`;
+    }
+    else {
+        body = JSON.stringify(args);
+        url = `${baseUrl}${path}`;
+    }
+
+    //Make the request
+    let response = await fetch(url, {
+        method: method,
+        body: body,
+        signal: abortSignal,
+    });
+    //Parse the response as JSON
+    let json = await response.json();
+    //Check if the request was a success
+    if(json["success"] === false) {
+        throw new RoyalnetApiError(json["error_code"], json["error_type"], json["error_args"])
+    }
+    return json["data"]
+}
+
+export {royalnetApiRequest, RoyalnetApiError};