diff --git a/bin/start-node.js b/bin/start-node.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfcafcc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/start-node.js
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var BitcoinNode = require('..').Node;
+var chainlib = require('chainlib');
+var io = require('socket.io');
+var log = chainlib.log;
+log.debug = function() {};
+
+var configuration = {
+  datadir: process.env.BITCOINDJS_DIR || '~/.bitcoin',
+  network: process.env.BITCOINDJS_NETWORK || 'livenet'
+};
+
+var node = new BitcoinNode(configuration);
+
+var count = 0;
+var interval;
+
+node.on('ready', function() {
+
+  interval = setInterval(function() {
+    log.info('Sync Status: Tip:', node.chain.tip.hash, 'Height:', node.chain.tip.__height, 'Rate:', count/10, 'blocks per second');
+    count = 0;
+  }, 10000);
+
+  io.on('connection', function(socket) {
+
+    var bus = node.openBus();
+
+    var methods = node.getAllAPIMethods();
+    var methodsMap = {};
+
+    methods.forEach(function(data) {
+      var name = data[0];
+      var instance = data[1];
+      var method = data[2];
+      methodsMap[name] = function() {
+        return method.apply(instance, arguments);
+      };
+    });
+
+    socket.on('message', function(message) {
+      if (methodsMap[message.command]) {
+        methodsMap[message.command](message.params);
+      }
+    });
+
+    socket.on('subscribe', function(name, params) {
+      bus.subscribe(name, params);
+    });
+
+    socket.on('unsubscribe', function(name, params) {
+      bus.unsubscribe(name, params);
+    });
+
+    var events = node.getAllPublishEvents();
+
+    events.forEach(function(event) {
+      bus.on(event.name, function(data) {
+        socket.emit(event.name, data);
+      });
+    });
+
+    socket.on('disconnect', function() {
+      bus.close();
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});
+
+node.on('error', function(err) {
+  log.error(err);
+});
+
+node.chain.on('addblock', function(block) {
+  count++;
+});
diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index 00a929bd..7c82de52 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@ Node.prototype.openBus = function() {
   return new Bus({db: this.db});
 };
 
+Node.prototype.getAllAPIMethods = function() {
+  var methods = [];
+  for (var i = 0; i < this.db.modules.length; i++) {
+    var mod = this.db.modules[i];
+    methods = methods.concat(mod.getAPIMethods());
+  }
+  return methods;
+};
+
+Node.prototype.getAllPublishEvents = function() {
+  var events = [];
+  for (var i = 0; i < this.db.modules.length; i++) {
+    var mod = this.db.modules[i];
+    events = events.concat(mod.getPublishEvents());
+  }
+  return events;
+};
+
 Node.prototype._loadConfiguration = function(config) {
   var self = this;
   this._loadBitcoinConf(config);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5cd18da..466d302f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "preinstall": "./bin/build-libbitcoind",
     "install": "./bin/build-bindings",
-    "start": "node example",
+    "start": "node bin/start.js",
     "test": "NODE_ENV=test mocha --recursive",
     "coverage": "istanbul cover _mocha -- --recursive",
     "libbitcoind": "node bin/start-libbitcoind.js"
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
     "errno": "^0.1.2",
     "memdown": "^1.0.0",
     "mkdirp": "0.5.0",
-    "nan": "1.3.0"
+    "nan": "1.3.0",
+    "socket.io": "^1.3.6",
+    "tiny": "0.0.10"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "benchmark": "1.0.0",