diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/clientapi.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/clientapi.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..989dbf3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/clientapi.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+
+	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/readers"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/writers"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+// setup registers HTTP handlers with the given ServeMux. It also supplies the given http.Client
+// to clients which need to make outbound HTTP requests.
+func setup(mux *http.ServeMux, httpClient *http.Client) {
+	mux.Handle("/metrics", prometheus.Handler())
+	mux.Handle("/api/send", prometheus.InstrumentHandler("send_message", util.MakeJSONAPI(&writers.SendMessage{})))
+	mux.Handle("/api/sync", prometheus.InstrumentHandler("sync", util.MakeJSONAPI(&readers.Sync{})))
+}
+
+func main() {
+	bindAddr := os.Getenv("BIND_ADDRESS")
+	if bindAddr == "" {
+		log.Panic("No BIND_ADDRESS environment variable found.")
+	}
+	log.Info("Starting clientapi")
+	setup(http.DefaultServeMux, http.DefaultClient)
+	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(bindAddr, nil))
+}
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/readers/sync.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/readers/sync.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5de15b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/readers/sync.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package readers
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
+)
+
+// Sync handles HTTP requests to /sync
+type Sync struct{}
+
+// OnIncomingRequest implements util.JSONRequestHandler
+func (s *Sync) OnIncomingRequest(req *http.Request) (interface{}, *util.HTTPError) {
+	logger := req.Context().Value(util.CtxValueLogger).(*log.Entry)
+	logger.Info("Doing stuff...")
+	return nil, &util.HTTPError{
+		Code:    404,
+		Message: "Not implemented yet",
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/writers/sendmessage.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/writers/sendmessage.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc4df2f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/writers/sendmessage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package writers
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
+)
+
+// SendMessage handles HTTP requests to /rooms/$room_id/send/$event_type
+type SendMessage struct {
+}
+
+// OnIncomingRequest implements util.JSONRequestHandler
+func (s *SendMessage) OnIncomingRequest(req *http.Request) (interface{}, *util.HTTPError) {
+	logger := req.Context().Value(util.CtxValueLogger).(*log.Entry)
+	logger.Info("Doing stuff...")
+	return nil, &util.HTTPError{
+		Code:    404,
+		Message: "Not implemented yet",
+	}
+}