diff --git a/server/CMakeLists.txt b/server/CMakeLists.txt
index 21a94c9..8020f86 100644
--- a/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-project(server)
+project(server) 
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE server_src
     "src/*.hpp"
diff --git a/server/src/main.cpp b/server/src/main.cpp
index 1afc905..5786436 100644
--- a/server/src/main.cpp
+++ b/server/src/main.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 #include "crypto/bcrypt.hpp"
 #include "utils/bigint.hpp"
 #include "sock/scapesock.hpp"
+#include "sock/pool.hpp"
+
+class User;
+class Test : sosc::Pool<User> {
+protected:
+    void ProcessClient(User* client) override;
+};
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     sosc::ScapeServer server;
diff --git a/server/src/sock/pool.cpp b/server/src/sock/pool.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 423f999..0000000
--- a/server/src/sock/pool.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#include "pool.hpp"
-
diff --git a/server/src/sock/pool.hpp b/server/src/sock/pool.hpp
index d149bb1..b89a6fc 100644
--- a/server/src/sock/pool.hpp
+++ b/server/src/sock/pool.hpp
@@ -7,29 +7,85 @@
 #include <mutex>
 
 namespace sosc {
-template<typename T>
+typedef struct {
+    // amount of threads to start with (never close)
+    int initial_count = 3;
+    // starting limit of clients per thread
+    int initial_size = 3;
+    // amount the limit scales when threshold is passed
+    int size_growth = 1;
+    
+    // any values below marked -1 indicates no limit
+    // max amount of clients in a scaled thread
+    int max_size = -1;
+    // maximum number of threads
+    int max_count = -1;
+    // maximum number of connections in the pool
+    int max_total = -1;
+    // excess deviance from threshold necessary to rebalance
+    int tolerance = -1;
+} poolinfo_t;
+    
+template<class T>
 class Pool {
 public:
+    Pool(const poolinfo_t& info);
     
+    void Start();
+    bool AddClient(T* client);
+    void Stop();
 protected:
     virtual void ProcessClient(T* client) = 0;
 private:
     class Stack {
     public:
+        Stack(Pool<T> *pool);
+        void Start();
         
+        void AddClient(T* client);
+        int ClientCount() const;
+        
+        void Stop();
     private:
         std::thread thread;
+        Pool<T> *pool;
+        bool is_open;
+        
         std::list<T*> clients;
         std::mutex clients_mtx;
-        Pool<T> *pool;
-        
-        friend class Pool<T>;
     };
     
+    poolinfo_t info;
+    bool is_running;
     std::vector<Stack> stacks;
-    
     friend class Stack;
 };
+
+template<class T>
+Pool<T>::Pool(const poolinfo_t& info) {
+    this->info = info;
+    this->is_running = false;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void Pool<T>::Start() {
+    if(this->is_running == true)
+        return;
+    
+    for(int i = 0; i < this->info.initial_count; ++i) {
+        this->stacks.push_back(Stack(this));
+        this->stacks.back().Start();
+    }
+        
+    this->is_running = true;
+}
+
+template<class T>
+bool Pool<T>::AddClient(T* client) {
+    
+    
+    return false;
+}
 }
 
 #endif