diff --git a/src/ancillary/multiprocess.ts b/src/ancillary/multiprocess.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edd8df620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ancillary/multiprocess.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import EventEmitter from 'node:events'
+import cluster from 'node:cluster'
+import { cpus } from 'node:os'
+
+export type MultiprocessOptions = {
+  /**
+   * If `true`, a single worker failure should not kill us all. A failed worker will get respawned.
+   */
+  keepAlive: boolean
+  autostart: boolean
+  workers: number | undefined
+  main: MultiprocessWork
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Partial<MultiprocessOptions> = {
+  keepAlive: true,
+  autostart: true,
+}
+
+export type MultiprocessWork = () => void | Promise<void>
+
+export class Multiprocess extends EventEmitter {
+  private keepAlive: boolean
+  private readonly work: MultiprocessWork
+
+  constructor(work: MultiprocessWork, options: Partial<MultiprocessOptions>) {
+    super()
+    const effectiveOptions = { ...DEFAULT_OPTIONS, ...options }
+    if (!work || typeof work !== 'function') {
+      throw new Error('You need to provide a worker function.')
+    }
+
+    this.keepAlive = effectiveOptions.keepAlive ?? true
+    this.work = work.bind(this)
+    this.fork = this.fork.bind(this)
+    this.stop = this.stop.bind(this)
+
+    if (cluster.isPrimary) {
+      cluster.setupPrimary({
+        silent: false,
+      })
+    }
+
+    if (effectiveOptions.autostart) {
+      if (cluster.isWorker) {
+        this.work()
+      } else {
+        this.start(effectiveOptions)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  start(options: Partial<MultiprocessOptions>) {
+    if (options.workers === 0) {
+      this.work()
+      return
+    }
+    let processes = options.workers || cpus().length // TODO workers = -1 or undef means no workers
+    process.on('SIGINT', this.stop).on('SIGTERM', this.stop)
+    cluster.on('online', (wrk) => {
+      this.emit('worker', wrk.process.pid)
+    })
+    cluster.on('exit', (wrk) => {
+      this.emit('exit', wrk.process.pid)
+      return this.fork()
+    })
+
+    while (processes) {
+      processes -= 1
+      cluster.fork()
+    }
+
+    if (options.main) {
+      options.main()
+    }
+  }
+
+  stop() {
+    if (cluster.isPrimary) {
+      this.keepAlive = false
+      for (const worker of Object.values(cluster.workers || {})) {
+        if (worker) {
+          worker.process.kill()
+          worker.kill()
+        }
+      }
+      this.emit('offline')
+    }
+  }
+
+  fork(): void {
+    if (this.keepAlive) {
+      cluster.fork()
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Leverage node:cluster to spawn multiple identical child processes.
+ *
+ * @param work - execute inside a worker.
+ * @param options
+ */
+export function multiprocess(work: MultiprocessWork, options: Partial<MultiprocessOptions> = {}) {
+  return new Multiprocess(work, options)
+}
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 9fa1304b9..0e475a796 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ import bodyParser from 'body-parser'
 import { Server } from '@overnightjs/core'
 import { auth } from './auth/index.js'
 import { expressLoggers, logger, expressErrorLogger } from './logger/index.js'
-
-
-import * as http from 'http'
 import { Config } from 'node-config-ts'
+import { multiprocess, type Multiprocess } from './ancillary/multiprocess'
 
 const DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT = 8081
 
 export class CeramicAnchorServer extends Server {
-  private _server?: http.Server
+  private _server?: Multiprocess
 
   constructor(controllers: any[], config: Config) {
     super(true)
 
     this.app.set('trust proxy', true)
-    this.app.use(bodyParser.raw({inflate: true, type: 'application/vnd.ipld.car', limit: '1mb'}))
+    this.app.use(bodyParser.raw({ inflate: true, type: 'application/vnd.ipld.car', limit: '1mb' }))
     this.app.use(bodyParser.json({ type: 'application/json' }))
-    this.app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true, type: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' }))
+    this.app.use(
+      bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true, type: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' })
+    )
     this.app.use(expressLoggers)
     if (config.requireAuth == true) {
       this.app.use(auth)
@@ -34,17 +34,26 @@ export class CeramicAnchorServer extends Server {
    * @param port - Server listening port
    */
   start(port: number = DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT): Promise<void> {
+    const workers = process.env['JEST_WORKER_ID'] ? 1 : undefined
     return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-      this._server = this.app
-        .listen(port, () => {
-          logger.imp(`Server ready: Listening on port ${port}`)
-          resolve()
-        })
-        .on('error', (err) => reject(err))
+      this._server = multiprocess(
+        () => {
+          this.app
+            .listen(port, () => {
+              logger.imp(`Server ready: Listening on port ${port}`)
+              resolve()
+            })
+            .on('error', (err) => reject(err))
+        },
+        {
+          keepAlive: false,
+          workers: workers,
+        }
+      )
     })
   }
 
   stop(): void {
-    this._server?.close()
+    this._server?.stop()
   }
 }