diff --git a/src/js/websocket.ts b/src/js/websocket.ts
index c81e13e..4f75eee 100644
--- a/src/js/websocket.ts
+++ b/src/js/websocket.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+let ws: WebSocket | null = null
+
+// open our websocket connection
 export function startConnection() {
-    console.log("whee")
+    const url = new URL('/ws', location.href)
+    url.protocol = url.protocol.replace('http', 'ws')
+    ws = new WebSocket(url)
+
+    ws.onopen = () => console.log('WS connected')
+    ws.onmessage = e => console.log('WS message:', e.data)
+    ws.onclose = () => setTimeout(startConnection, 1000) // simple retry
+    ws.onerror = () => ws?.close()
+}
+
+// send any message
+export function send(obj: any) {
+    ws?.readyState === 1 && ws.send(JSON.stringify(obj))
+}
+
+// close it... plz don't do this, though
+export function close() {
+    ws?.close(1000, 'bye')
 }
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diff --git a/src/server.tsx b/src/server.tsx
index 992fa29..81e85fa 100644
--- a/src/server.tsx
+++ b/src/server.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Hono } from "hono"
-import { serveStatic } from "hono/bun"
+import { serveStatic, upgradeWebSocket, websocket } from "hono/bun"
 import { prettyJSON } from "hono/pretty-json"
 import color from "kleur"
 
@@ -42,6 +42,23 @@ app.get("/js/:path{.+}", async c => {
     }
 })
 
+//
+// websocket
+//
+
+app.get("/ws", upgradeWebSocket((c) => {
+    return {
+        onMessage(event, ws) {
+            console.log(`Message from client: ${event.data}`)
+            ws.send('Hello from server!')
+        },
+        onClose: () => {
+            console.log('Connection closed')
+        },
+    }
+})
+)
+
 //
 // app routes
 //
@@ -117,4 +134,5 @@ export default {
     hostname: "0.0.0.0",
     fetch: app.fetch,
     idleTimeout: 0,
+    websocket
 }
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