diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 36da244..98d2353 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 // Imports
+const { createServer } = require("http");
 const axios = require("axios");
 const cors = require("cors");
 const express = require("express");
 const { expressjwt: jwt } = require("express-jwt");
 const { unless } = require("express-unless");
 const jwks = require("jwks-rsa");
+const { Server } = require("socket.io");
 const pool = require("./database/db");
 const followRoute = require("./routes/followRoutes");
 const messagesRoute = require("./routes/messagesRoutes");
@@ -14,7 +16,14 @@ const userRoute = require("./routes/userRoutes");
 require("dotenv").config();
 
 const app = express();
+const server = createServer(app);
 const port = process.env.SERVER_PORT || 3001;
+const io = new Server(server, {
+  cors: {
+    origin: "http://localhost:3000",
+    methods: ["GET", "POST"],
+  },
+});
 
 const unauthenticatedRoutes = ["/"];
 
@@ -79,4 +88,17 @@ app.use("/api/profile", profileRoute);
 app.use("/api/messages", messagesRoute);
 app.use("/api/follow", followRoute);
 
-app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Listening on port ${port}....`));
+io.on("connection", (socket) => {
+  console.log("User connected: ", socket.id);
+
+  socket.on("message", (message) => {
+    console.log(message);
+    io.emit("message", message);
+  });
+
+  socket.on("disconnect", () => {
+    console.log("User disconnected: ", socket.id);
+  });
+});
+
+server.listen(port, () => console.log(`Listening on port ${port}....`));
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8553836..6f512bb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
         "express-unless": "^2.1.3",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
         "jwks-rsa": "^3.1.0",
-        "pg": "^8.13.0"
+        "pg": "^8.13.0",
+        "socket.io": "^4.8.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@eslint/js": "^9.15.0",
@@ -310,6 +311,11 @@
         "url": "https://opencollective.com/unts"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@socket.io/component-emitter": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@socket.io/component-emitter/-/component-emitter-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9BCxFwvbGg/RsZK9tjXd8s4UcwR0MWeFQ1XEKIQVVvAGJyINdrqKMcTRyLoK8Rse1GjzLV9cwjWV1olXRWEXVA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/body-parser": {
       "version": "1.19.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.19.5.tgz",
@@ -327,6 +333,19 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/cookie": {
+      "version": "0.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cookie/-/cookie-0.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XW/Aa8APYr6jSVVA1y/DEIZX0/GMKLEVekNG727R8cs56ahETkRAy/3DR7+fJyh7oUgGwNQaRfXCun0+KbWY7Q=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/cors": {
+      "version": "2.8.17",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/cors/-/cors-2.8.17.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8CGDvrBj1zgo2qE+oS3pOCyYNqCPryMWY2bGfwA0dcfopWGgxs+78df0Rs3rc9THP4JkOhLsAa+15VdpAqkcUA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/estree": {
       "version": "1.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/estree/-/estree-1.0.6.tgz",
@@ -681,6 +700,14 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/base64id": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/base64id/-/base64id-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lGe34o6EHj9y3Kts9R4ZYs/Gr+6N7MCaMlIFA3F1R2O5/m7K06AxfSeO5530PEERE6/WyEg3lsuyw4GHlPZHog==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^4.5.0 || >= 5.9"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/binary-extensions": {
       "version": "2.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/binary-extensions/-/binary-extensions-2.3.0.tgz",
@@ -1031,6 +1058,63 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/engine.io": {
+      "version": "6.6.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io/-/engine.io-6.6.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gmNvsYi9C8iErnZdVcJnvCpSKbWTt1E8+JZo8b+daLninywUWi5NQ5STSHZ9rFjFO7imNcvb8Pc5pe/wMR5xEw==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/cookie": "^0.4.1",
+        "@types/cors": "^2.8.12",
+        "@types/node": ">=10.0.0",
+        "accepts": "~1.3.4",
+        "base64id": "2.0.0",
+        "cookie": "~0.7.2",
+        "cors": "~2.8.5",
+        "debug": "~4.3.1",
+        "engine.io-parser": "~5.2.1",
+        "ws": "~8.17.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.2.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/engine.io-parser": {
+      "version": "5.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/engine.io-parser/-/engine.io-parser-5.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HqD3yTBfnBxIrbnM1DoD6Pcq8NECnh8d4As1Qgh0z5Gg3jRRIqijury0CL3ghu/edArpUYiYqQiDUQBIs4np3Q==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/engine.io/node_modules/cookie": {
+      "version": "0.7.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-0.7.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yki5XnKuf750l50uGTllt6kKILY4nQ1eNIQatoXEByZ5dWgnKqbnqmTrBE5B4N7lrMJKQ2ytWMiTO2o0v6Ew/w==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/engine.io/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "4.3.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Er2nc/H7RrMXZBFCEim6TCmMk02Z8vLC2Rbi1KEBggpo0fS6l0S1nnapwmIi3yW/+GOJap1Krg4w0Hg80oCqgQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/engine.io/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/es-define-property": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-define-property/-/es-define-property-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2922,6 +3006,107 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/socket.io": {
+      "version": "4.8.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io/-/socket.io-4.8.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oZ7iUCxph8WYRHHcjBEc9unw3adt5CmSNlppj/5Q4k2RIrhl8Z5yY2Xr4j9zj0+wzVZ0bxmYoGSzKJnRl6A4yg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "accepts": "~1.3.4",
+        "base64id": "~2.0.0",
+        "cors": "~2.8.5",
+        "debug": "~4.3.2",
+        "engine.io": "~6.6.0",
+        "socket.io-adapter": "~2.5.2",
+        "socket.io-parser": "~4.2.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.2.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-adapter": {
+      "version": "2.5.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-adapter/-/socket.io-adapter-2.5.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eLDQas5dzPgOWCk9GuuJC2lBqItuhKI4uxGgo9aIV7MYbk2h9Q6uULEh8WBzThoI7l+qU9Ast9fVUmkqPP9wYg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": "~4.3.4",
+        "ws": "~8.17.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-adapter/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "4.3.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Er2nc/H7RrMXZBFCEim6TCmMk02Z8vLC2Rbi1KEBggpo0fS6l0S1nnapwmIi3yW/+GOJap1Krg4w0Hg80oCqgQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-adapter/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-parser": {
+      "version": "4.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io-parser/-/socket.io-parser-4.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/GbIKmo8ioc+NIWIhwdecY0ge+qVBSMdgxGygevmdHj24bsfgtCmcUUcQ5ZzcylGFHsN3k4HB4Cgkl96KVnuew==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@socket.io/component-emitter": "~3.1.0",
+        "debug": "~4.3.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-parser/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "4.3.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Er2nc/H7RrMXZBFCEim6TCmMk02Z8vLC2Rbi1KEBggpo0fS6l0S1nnapwmIi3yW/+GOJap1Krg4w0Hg80oCqgQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io-parser/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "4.3.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Er2nc/H7RrMXZBFCEim6TCmMk02Z8vLC2Rbi1KEBggpo0fS6l0S1nnapwmIi3yW/+GOJap1Krg4w0Hg80oCqgQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socket.io/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/split2": {
       "version": "4.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/split2/-/split2-4.2.0.tgz",
@@ -3149,6 +3334,26 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ws": {
+      "version": "8.17.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-8.17.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6XQFvXTkbfUOZOKKILFG1PDK2NDQs4azKQl26T0YS5CxqWLgXajbPZ+h4gZekJyRqFU8pvnbAbbs/3TgRPy+GQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "bufferutil": "^4.0.1",
+        "utf-8-validate": ">=5.0.2"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "bufferutil": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "utf-8-validate": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/xtend": {
       "version": "4.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-4.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e47667a..dfed9c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     "express-unless": "^2.1.3",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "jwks-rsa": "^3.1.0",
-    "pg": "^8.13.0"
+    "pg": "^8.13.0",
+    "socket.io": "^4.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^9.15.0",