diff --git a/cmd/jia.go b/cmd/jia.go
index 222514a..912906a 100644
--- a/cmd/jia.go
+++ b/cmd/jia.go
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
-	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/ifvictr/jia/pkg/jia"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
-	"github.com/slack-go/slack"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -19,60 +15,7 @@ func main() {
 	fmt.Println("Starting Jia…")
 	config := jia.NewConfig()
 
-	api := slack.New(config.BotToken)
-	rtm := api.NewRTM()
-
-	lastValidNumber := 0
-	var lastSender string
-
-	go rtm.ManageConnection()
-
-	for event := range rtm.IncomingEvents {
-		switch ev := event.Data.(type) {
-		case *slack.MessageEvent:
-			// Ignore messages that aren't in the target channel, or are non-user messages
-			if ev.Channel != config.ChannelId || ev.User == "USLACKBOT" || ev.User == "" {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// Attempt to extract a positive number from the beginning of a string
-			countPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`^\d+`)
-			matchedNumber, err := strconv.Atoi(countPattern.FindString(ev.Text))
-			log.Println(matchedNumber)
-
-			// Ignore messages that don't have numbers
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println("Failed to retrieve number, skipping…")
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// Reject if sender also sent the previous message
-			if ev.User == lastSender {
-				api.AddReaction("bangbang", slack.ItemRef{
-					Channel:   ev.Channel,
-					Timestamp: ev.Timestamp,
-				})
-				api.PostEphemeral(ev.Channel, ev.User, slack.MsgOptionText("You counted consecutively! That’s not allowed.", false))
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// Ignore numbers that aren't in order
-			if matchedNumber != lastValidNumber+1 {
-				api.AddReaction("bangbang", slack.ItemRef{
-					Channel:   ev.Channel,
-					Timestamp: ev.Timestamp,
-				})
-				api.PostEphemeral(ev.Channel, ev.User, slack.MsgOptionText("You counted incorrectly! The next valid number is "+strconv.Itoa(lastValidNumber+1), false))
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// Finally!
-			lastValidNumber = matchedNumber
-			lastSender = ev.User
-			api.AddReaction("+1", slack.ItemRef{
-				Channel:   ev.Channel,
-				Timestamp: ev.Timestamp,
-			})
-		}
-	}
+	// Start receiving messages
+	fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("Listening on port %d", config.Port))
+	jia.StartServer(config)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a987b4c..b03288d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/ifvictr/jia
 go 1.14
 
 require (
-	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 // indirect
+	github.com/go-redis/redis v6.15.8+incompatible
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.3.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/slack-go/slack v0.6.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4ea4c9f..451eb3b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/go-redis/redis v6.15.8+incompatible h1:BKZuG6mCnRj5AOaWJXoCgf6rqTYnYJLe4en2hxT7r9o=
+github.com/go-redis/redis v6.15.8+incompatible/go.mod h1:NAIEuMOZ/fxfXJIrKDQDz8wamY7mA7PouImQ2Jvg6kA=
 github.com/go-test/deep v1.0.4/go.mod h1:wGDj63lr65AM2AQyKZd/NYHGb0R+1RLqB8NKt3aSFNA=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.2.0 h1:VJtLvh6VQym50czpZzx07z/kw9EgAxI3x1ZB8taTMQQ=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.2.0/go.mod h1:E7qHFY5m1UJ88s3WnNqhKjPHQ0heANvMoAMk2YaljkQ=
diff --git a/pkg/jia/config.go b/pkg/jia/config.go
index beb5c88..418694d 100644
--- a/pkg/jia/config.go
+++ b/pkg/jia/config.go
@@ -2,17 +2,24 @@ package jia
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	BotToken  string
-	ChannelId string
+	BotToken          string
+	ChannelID         string
+	Port              int
+	RedisURL          string
+	VerificationToken string
 }
 
 func NewConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
-		BotToken:  getEnv("SLACK_CLIENT_BOT_TOKEN", ""),
-		ChannelId: getEnv("SLACK_CHANNEL_ID", ""),
+		BotToken:          getEnv("SLACK_CLIENT_BOT_TOKEN", ""),
+		ChannelID:         getEnv("SLACK_CHANNEL_ID", ""),
+		Port:              getEnvAsInt("PORT", 3000),
+		RedisURL:          getEnv("REDIS_URL", "redis://localhost:6379/0"),
+		VerificationToken: getEnv("SLACK_VERIFICATION_TOKEN", ""),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -24,3 +31,12 @@ func getEnv(key string, defaultValue string) string {
 
 	return defaultValue
 }
+
+func getEnvAsInt(key string, defaultValue int) int {
+	valueStr := getEnv(key, "")
+	if value, err := strconv.Atoi(valueStr); err == nil {
+		return value
+	}
+
+	return defaultValue
+}
diff --git a/pkg/jia/handlers.go b/pkg/jia/handlers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e786adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jia/handlers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package jia
+
+import (
+	"github.com/slack-go/slack"
+	"github.com/slack-go/slack/slackevents"
+)
+
+func HandleInnerEvent(slackClient *slack.Client, innerEvent *slackevents.EventsAPIInnerEvent) {
+	switch e := innerEvent.Data.(type) {
+	case *slackevents.MessageEvent:
+		onMessage(slackClient, e)
+		break
+	}
+}
+
+func onMessage(slackClient *slack.Client, event *slackevents.MessageEvent) {
+}
diff --git a/pkg/jia/server.go b/pkg/jia/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a890b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/jia/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package jia
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis"
+	"github.com/slack-go/slack"
+	"github.com/slack-go/slack/slackevents"
+)
+
+var (
+	jiaConfig   *Config
+	redisClient *redis.Client
+	slackClient *slack.Client
+)
+
+func StartServer(config *Config) {
+	jiaConfig = config
+	// Set up Redis connection
+	options, err := redis.ParseURL(config.RedisURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	redisClient = redis.NewClient(options)
+
+	// Initialize Slack app
+	slackClient = slack.New(config.BotToken)
+
+	// Start receiving events
+	http.HandleFunc("/slack/events", handleSlackEvents)
+	http.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", config.Port), nil)
+}
+
+func handleSlackEvents(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// Verify the payload was sent by Slack.
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	buf.ReadFrom(r.Body)
+	body := buf.String()
+	apiEvent, err := slackevents.ParseEvent(json.RawMessage(body),
+		slackevents.OptionVerifyToken(
+			&slackevents.TokenComparator{VerificationToken: jiaConfig.VerificationToken}))
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Handle the event that came through
+	switch apiEvent.Type {
+	case slackevents.URLVerification:
+		var r *slackevents.ChallengeResponse
+		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &r)
+		if err != nil {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		}
+
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text")
+		w.Write([]byte(r.Challenge))
+		break
+	case slackevents.CallbackEvent:
+		HandleInnerEvent(slackClient, &apiEvent.InnerEvent)
+		break
+	}
+}