diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index b67f622..b31bb69 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ import jinja_partials
 from flask_htmx import HTMX
 import minify_html
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
+from flask_socketio import SocketIO
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 jinja_partials.register_extensions(app)
 htmx = HTMX(app)
+socketio = SocketIO(app)
 
 
 @app.after_request
@@ -29,6 +31,11 @@ def response_minify(response):
     return response
 
 
+@socketio.on('message')
+def handle_message(data):
+    print('received message: ' + data)
+
+
 @app.route("/api/status", methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def status():
     req_data = save_request(request)
@@ -49,4 +56,4 @@ def save_request(request):
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Bind to PORT if defined, otherwise default to 5000.
     port = int(os.environ.get('PORT', 5000))
-    app.run(host='127.0.0.1', port=port)
+    socketio.run(app, host='127.0.0.1', port=port)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ac809cc..a02d961 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ jinja-partials==0.1.1
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.3
 flask-htmx==0.2.0
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
-minify-html==0.10.3
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+minify-html==0.10.3
+bidict==0.22.1
+flask-socketio==5.3.2
+python-engineio==4.3.4
+python-socketio==5.7.2
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