diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index debef3f..82ca689 100644
Binary files a/Cargo.lock and b/Cargo.lock differ
diff --git a/emgauwa-controller.toml b/emgauwa-controller.toml
index ee4d72d..eca558f 100644
--- a/emgauwa-controller.toml
+++ b/emgauwa-controller.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 database = "sqlite://emgauwa-controller.sqlite"
+name = "Emgauwa Controller"
 
 [core]
 port = 4419
@@ -7,3 +8,8 @@ host = "127.0.0.1"
 [logging]
 level = "DEBUG"
 file = "stdout"
+
+[[relays]]
+driver = "gpio"
+pin = 5
+inverted = 1
diff --git a/emgauwa-controller/Cargo.toml b/emgauwa-controller/Cargo.toml
index b008756..c90a692 100644
--- a/emgauwa-controller/Cargo.toml
+++ b/emgauwa-controller/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ serde = "1.0"
 serde_json = "1.0"
 serde_derive = "1.0"
 
+sqlx = { version = "0.7", features = ["sqlite", "runtime-async-std", "macros", "chrono"] }
+
 futures = "0.3"
diff --git a/emgauwa-controller/src/driver.rs b/emgauwa-controller/src/driver.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a7350c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emgauwa-controller/src/driver.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Driver {
+    Gpio,
+    Piface,
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Driver {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> where D: Deserializer<'de> {
+        match String::deserialize(deserializer)?.as_str() {
+            "gpio" => Ok(Driver::Gpio),
+            "piface" => Ok(Driver::Piface),
+            _ => Err(serde::de::Error::custom("invalid driver")),
+        }
+
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/emgauwa-controller/src/main.rs b/emgauwa-controller/src/main.rs
index ca61306..c9327dd 100644
--- a/emgauwa-controller/src/main.rs
+++ b/emgauwa-controller/src/main.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,50 @@
 use std::str;
 
-use futures::{future, pin_mut, StreamExt};
+use futures::{future, pin_mut, SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
+use sqlx::pool::PoolConnection;
+use sqlx::Sqlite;
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 use tokio_tungstenite::{connect_async, tungstenite::protocol::Message};
 use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::Error;
 use emgauwa_lib::db;
+use emgauwa_lib::db::Controller;
+use emgauwa_lib::db::types::ControllerUid;
+use crate::settings::Settings;
 
 mod settings;
+mod driver;
+
+fn create_this_controller(conn: &mut PoolConnection<Sqlite>, settings: &Settings) -> Controller {
+	futures::executor::block_on(async {
+		Controller::create(
+			conn,
+			&ControllerUid::new(),
+			&settings.name,
+			i64::try_from(settings.relays.len()).expect("Too many relays"),
+			true
+		).await.expect("Failed to create controller")
+	})
+}
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
 	let settings = settings::init();
 
-	let _pool = db::init(&settings.database).await;
+	let pool = db::init(&settings.database).await;
+
+	let mut conn = pool.acquire().await.unwrap();
+
+	let this = Controller::get_all(&mut conn)
+		.await
+		.expect("Failed to get controller from database")
+		.pop()
+		.unwrap_or_else(|| create_this_controller(&mut conn, &settings));
+
+	let this_json = serde_json::to_string(&this).unwrap();
+
+	println!("{:?}", this);
+	println!("{:?}", this_json);
 
 	let url = format!(
 		"ws://{}:{}/api/v1/ws/controllers",
@@ -26,13 +57,14 @@ async fn main() {
 
 	let (ws_stream, _) = connect_async(url).await.expect("Failed to connect");
 
-	let (write, read) = ws_stream.split();
+	let (mut write, read) = ws_stream.split();
 
-	let stdin_to_ws = stdin_rx.map(Ok).forward(write);
+	write.send(Message::text(this_json)).await.unwrap();
 	let ws_to_stdout = read.for_each(handle_message);
 
-	pin_mut!(stdin_to_ws, ws_to_stdout);
-	future::select(stdin_to_ws, ws_to_stdout).await;
+	ws_to_stdout.await;
+	//pin_mut!(stdin_to_ws, ws_to_stdout);
+	//future::select(stdin_to_ws, ws_to_stdout).await;
 }
 
 // Our helper method which will read data from stdin and send it along the
diff --git a/emgauwa-controller/src/settings.rs b/emgauwa-controller/src/settings.rs
index 5faa53f..111debf 100644
--- a/emgauwa-controller/src/settings.rs
+++ b/emgauwa-controller/src/settings.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use emgauwa_lib::{constants, utils};
 use serde_derive::Deserialize;
+use crate::driver::Driver;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
@@ -17,6 +18,15 @@ pub struct Logging {
 	pub file: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(default)]
+#[allow(unused)]
+pub struct Relay {
+	pub driver: Driver,
+	pub pin: u8,
+	pub inverted: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(default)]
 #[allow(unused)]
@@ -24,6 +34,8 @@ pub struct Settings {
 	pub core: Core,
 	pub database: String,
 	pub logging: Logging,
+	pub name: String,
+	pub relays: Vec<Relay>,
 }
 
 impl Default for Settings {
@@ -32,6 +44,18 @@ impl Default for Settings {
 			core: Core::default(),
 			database: String::from("sqlite://emgauwa-controller.sqlite"),
 			logging: Logging::default(),
+			name: String::from("Emgauwa Controller"),
+			relays: Vec::new(),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+impl Default for Relay {
+	fn default() -> Self {
+		Relay {
+			driver: Driver::Gpio,
+			pin: 0,
+			inverted: false,
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/emgauwa-lib/src/db/mod.rs b/emgauwa-lib/src/db/mod.rs
index 0b31050..054efa7 100644
--- a/emgauwa-lib/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/emgauwa-lib/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ use crate::db::errors::DatabaseError;
 use crate::db::model_utils::Period;
 use crate::db::types::ScheduleUid;
 
-// export for easier/flatter access
-pub use crate::db::schedules::{Periods, Schedule};
-
 pub mod errors;
 mod model_utils;
 mod models;
-pub mod schedules;
+mod schedules;
 pub mod tag;
 pub mod types;
-pub mod controllers;
+mod controllers;
+
+pub use controllers::Controller;
+pub use schedules::{Periods, Schedule};
 
 static MIGRATOR: Migrator = sqlx::migrate!("../migrations"); // defaults to "./migrations"
 
diff --git a/emgauwa-lib/src/db/types/controller_uid.rs b/emgauwa-lib/src/db/types/controller_uid.rs
index 63817f1..91e4a0d 100644
--- a/emgauwa-lib/src/db/types/controller_uid.rs
+++ b/emgauwa-lib/src/db/types/controller_uid.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct ControllerUid(Uuid);
 
+impl ControllerUid {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(Uuid::new_v4())
+    }
+}
+
 impl Serialize for ControllerUid {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
         where
diff --git a/emgauwa-lib/src/handlers/v1/ws/controllers.rs b/emgauwa-lib/src/handlers/v1/ws/controllers.rs
index fea347e..9b3f6e1 100644
--- a/emgauwa-lib/src/handlers/v1/ws/controllers.rs
+++ b/emgauwa-lib/src/handlers/v1/ws/controllers.rs
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ impl StreamHandler<Result<Message, ProtocolError>> for ControllerWs {
 	fn handle(&mut self, msg: Result<Message, ProtocolError>, ctx: &mut Self::Context) {
 		let schedules = futures::executor::block_on(get_schedules(&mut self.pool)).unwrap();
 		let schedules_json = serde_json::to_string(&schedules).unwrap();
-		println!("{:?}", msg);
 		match msg {
 			Ok(Message::Ping(msg)) => ctx.pong(&msg),
-			Ok(Message::Text(_text)) => ctx.text(schedules_json),
+			Ok(Message::Text(text)) => {
+				println!("Got text: {}", text.to_string());
+				ctx.text(schedules_json)
+			},
 			_ => {}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/emgauwa-lib/src/return_models.rs b/emgauwa-lib/src/return_models.rs
index 2a56fe8..aed0ae1 100644
--- a/emgauwa-lib/src/return_models.rs
+++ b/emgauwa-lib/src/return_models.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::db::schedules::Schedule;
+use crate::db::Schedule;
 use futures::executor;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use sqlx::pool::PoolConnection;