diff --git a/server/api/api.go b/server/api/api.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ed0f150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+)
+
+func code(code int) *echo.HTTPError {
+	return echo.NewHTTPError(code, "")
+}
+
+func sock(c *echo.Context) bool {
+	return c.Request().Header.Get(echo.Upgrade) == echo.WebSocket
+}
diff --git a/server/api/auth.go b/server/api/auth.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5acd4fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/auth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+)
+
+// AuthOpts defines options for the Head middleward
+type AuthOpts struct {
+}
+
+// Auth defines middleware for reading JWT authentication tokens
+func Auth(opts *AuthOpts) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(h echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(c *echo.Context) error {
+			return h(c)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/api/cors.go b/server/api/cors.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d59a775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/cors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+)
+
+// CorsOpts defines options for the Head middleward
+type CorsOpts struct {
+	AllowedMethods      []string
+	AllowedHeaders      []string
+	AccessControlMaxAge int
+}
+
+// Cors defines middleware for specifying CORS headers
+func Cors(opts *CorsOpts) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(h echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(c *echo.Context) error {
+
+			origin := c.Request().Header.Get("Origin")
+
+			if origin == "" {
+				return h(c)
+			}
+
+			// Set default values for opts.AllowedMethods
+			allowedMethods := opts.AllowedMethods
+			if len(allowedMethods) == 0 {
+				allowedMethods = []string{"GET", "PUT", "POST", "PATCH", "TRACE", "DELETE"}
+			}
+
+			// Set default values for opts.AllowedHeaders
+			allowedHeaders := opts.AllowedHeaders
+			if len(allowedHeaders) == 0 {
+				allowedHeaders = []string{"Accept", "Content-Type", "Origin"}
+			}
+
+			// Set default values for opts.AccessControlMaxAge
+			accessControlMaxAge := opts.AccessControlMaxAge
+			if accessControlMaxAge == 0 {
+				accessControlMaxAge = 3600
+			}
+
+			// Normalize AllowedMethods and make comma-separated-values
+			normedMethods := []string{}
+			for _, allowedMethod := range allowedMethods {
+				normed := http.CanonicalHeaderKey(allowedMethod)
+				normedMethods = append(normedMethods, normed)
+			}
+
+			// Normalize AllowedHeaders and make comma-separated-values
+			normedHeaders := []string{}
+			for _, allowedHeader := range allowedHeaders {
+				normed := http.CanonicalHeaderKey(allowedHeader)
+				normedHeaders = append(normedHeaders, normed)
+			}
+
+			c.Response().Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", strings.Join(normedMethods, ","))
+			c.Response().Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", strings.Join(normedHeaders, ","))
+			c.Response().Header().Set("Access-Control-Max-Age", strconv.Itoa(accessControlMaxAge))
+			c.Response().Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", origin)
+
+			return h(c)
+
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/api/head.go b/server/api/head.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94aeafcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/head.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+)
+
+// HeadOpts defines options for the Head middleward
+type HeadOpts struct {
+	CacheControl string
+}
+
+// Head defines middleware for setting miscellaneous headers
+func Head(opts *HeadOpts) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(h echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(c *echo.Context) error {
+
+			// Set default values for opts.PoweredBy
+			cacheControl := opts.CacheControl
+			if cacheControl == "" {
+				cacheControl = "no-cache"
+			}
+
+			c.Response().Header().Set("Cache-control", cacheControl)
+
+			return h(c)
+
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/api/info.go b/server/api/info.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7dd67348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/info.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+)
+
+// InfoOpts defines options for the Head middleward
+type InfoOpts struct {
+	PoweredBy string
+}
+
+// Info defines middleware for specifying the server powered-by header
+func Info(opts *InfoOpts) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(h echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(c *echo.Context) error {
+
+			// Set default values for opts.PoweredBy
+			poweredBy := opts.PoweredBy
+			if poweredBy == "" {
+				poweredBy = "Surreal"
+			}
+
+			c.Response().Header().Set("X-Powered-By", poweredBy)
+
+			return h(c)
+
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/api/type.go b/server/api/type.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ddd3e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/type.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"mime"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+)
+
+// TypeOpts defines options for the Head middleward
+type TypeOpts struct {
+	AllowedContent []string
+}
+
+// Type defines middleware for checking the request content-type
+func Type(opts *TypeOpts) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(h echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(c *echo.Context) error {
+
+			// Set default values for opts.AllowedContent
+			allowedContent := opts.AllowedContent
+			if len(allowedContent) == 0 {
+				allowedContent = []string{echo.ApplicationJSON}
+			}
+
+			// Extract the Content-Type header
+			header := c.Request().Header.Get(echo.ContentType)
+			cotype, _, _ := mime.ParseMediaType(header)
+
+			// Sort and search opts.AllowedContent types
+			sort.Strings(allowedContent)
+			i := sort.SearchStrings(allowedContent, cotype)
+
+			if c.Request().ContentLength == 0 {
+				return h(c)
+			}
+
+			if c.Request().ContentLength >= 1 {
+				if i < len(allowedContent) {
+					return h(c)
+				}
+			}
+
+			return code(415)
+
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/crud.go b/server/crud.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b8d3afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/crud.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+)
+
+func crud(c *echo.Context) error {
+
+	s, e := sql.NewParser(c.Request().Body).Parse()
+
+	if e == nil {
+		return c.JSON(200, show(s))
+	}
+
+	if e != nil {
+		return c.JSON(422, oops(e))
+	}
+
+	return nil
+
+}
diff --git a/server/errors.go b/server/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88da9645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+)
+
+func show(i interface{}) interface{} {
+	return i
+}
+
+func oops(e error) interface{} {
+	return map[string]interface{}{
+		"code":          422,
+		"details":       "Request problems detected",
+		"documentation": docs,
+		"information":   e.Error(),
+	}
+}
+
+func errors(err error, c *echo.Context) {
+
+	code := 500
+
+	if e, ok := err.(*echo.HTTPError); ok {
+		code = e.Code()
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(code, errs[code])
+
+}
+
+const docs = "https://docs.surreal.io/"
+
+var errs = map[int]interface{}{
+
+	200: map[string]interface{}{
+		"code":          200,
+		"details":       "Information",
+		"documentation": docs,
+		"information":   "Visit the documentation for details on accessing the api.",
+	},
+
+	401: map[string]interface{}{
+		"code":          401,
+		"details":       "Authentication failed",
+		"documentation": docs,
+		"information":   "Your authentication details are invalid. Reauthenticate using a valid token.",
+	},
+
+	403: map[string]interface{}{
+		"code":          403,
+		"details":       "Request resource forbidden",
+		"documentation": docs,
+		"information":   "Your request was forbidden. Perhaps you don't have the necessary permissions to access this resource.",
+	},
+
+	404: map[string]interface{}{
+		"code":          404,
+		"details":       "Request resource not found",
+		"documentation": docs,
+		"information":   "The requested resource does not exist. Check that you have entered the url correctly.",
+	},
+
+	405: map[string]interface{}{
+		"code":          405,
+		"details":       "This method is not allowed",
+		"documentation": docs,
+		"information":   "The requested http method is not allowed for this resource. Refer to the documentation for allowed methods.",
+	},
+
+	415: map[string]interface{}{
+		"code":          415,
+		"details":       "Unsupported content type requested",
+		"documentation": docs,
+		"information":   "Requests to the api must use the 'Content-Type: application/json' header. Check your request settings and try again.",
+	},
+
+	422: map[string]interface{}{
+		"code":          422,
+		"details":       "Request problems detected",
+		"documentation": docs,
+		"information":   "There is a problem with your request. The request needs to adhere to certain constraints.",
+	},
+
+	500: map[string]interface{}{
+		"code":          500,
+		"details":       "There was a problem with our servers, and we have been notified",
+		"documentation": docs,
+	},
+}
diff --git a/server/json.go b/server/json.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47620373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/json.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+)
+
+func encode(i interface{}) interface{} {
+	obj, _ := json.Marshal(i)
+	return string(obj)
+}
+
+func decode(i interface{}) interface{} {
+	var obj map[string]interface{}
+	json.Unmarshal([]byte(i.(string)), &obj)
+	return obj
+}
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..147a1850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/abcum/surreal/cnf"
+	"github.com/abcum/surreal/server/api"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/middleware"
+)
+
+// Setup sets up the server for rest and websockets
+func Setup(ctx cnf.Context) (e error) {
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	wg.Add(2)
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------
+	// REST handler
+	// -------------------------------------------------------
+
+	r := echo.New()
+
+	r.Any("/", crud)
+
+	r.SetDebug(ctx.Verbose)
+	r.AutoIndex(false)
+	r.SetHTTPErrorHandler(errors)
+
+	r.Use(middleware.Gzip())
+	r.Use(middleware.Logger())
+	r.Use(middleware.Recover())
+	r.Use(api.Head(&api.HeadOpts{}))
+	r.Use(api.Type(&api.TypeOpts{}))
+	r.Use(api.Cors(&api.CorsOpts{}))
+	r.Use(api.Auth(&api.AuthOpts{}))
+
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		log.Printf("Starting HTTP server on %s", ctx.Http)
+		r.Run(ctx.Http)
+	}()
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------
+	// SOCK handler
+	// -------------------------------------------------------
+
+	s := echo.New()
+
+	s.WebSocket("/", sock)
+
+	r.SetDebug(ctx.Verbose)
+	s.AutoIndex(false)
+	s.SetHTTPErrorHandler(errors)
+
+	s.Use(middleware.Gzip())
+	s.Use(middleware.Logger())
+	s.Use(middleware.Recover())
+	s.Use(api.Head(&api.HeadOpts{}))
+	s.Use(api.Type(&api.TypeOpts{}))
+	s.Use(api.Cors(&api.CorsOpts{}))
+	s.Use(api.Auth(&api.AuthOpts{}))
+
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		log.Printf("Starting SOCK server on %s", ctx.Sock)
+		s.Run(ctx.Sock)
+	}()
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------
+	// Start server
+	// -------------------------------------------------------
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	return nil
+
+}
diff --git a/server/sock.go b/server/sock.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab50b38e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/sock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+	"golang.org/x/net/websocket"
+)
+
+func sock(c *echo.Context) error {
+
+	ws := c.Socket()
+
+	var msg string
+
+	for {
+
+		if err := websocket.Message.Receive(ws, &msg); err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+
+		s, e := sql.Parse(msg)
+
+		if e == nil {
+			if err := websocket.Message.Send(ws, encode(show(s))); err != nil {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if e != nil {
+			if err := websocket.Message.Send(ws, encode(oops(e))); err != nil {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	return nil
+
+}