diff --git a/backend/server.py b/backend/server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0982e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import json
+
+from discord.ext import ipc
+from quart import Quart, jsonify, request
+from quart_cors import cors
+from time import time
+
+
+app = Quart(__name__)
+# TODO allow_origin=re.compile(r"http://localhost:.*")
+#      needs higher Python & Quart version
+app = cors(app, allow_origin="*")
+app.config.from_object(__name__)
+
+
+ipc_client = ipc.Client(secret_key="SOME_SECRET_KEY")
+
+
+@app.route("/ping", methods=["GET"])
+async def ping():
+    """
+    Send a ping request, monitors bot latency, endpoint time, and PSQL latency
+    """
+    latency = await ipc_client.request("get_bot_latency")
+
+    return jsonify({"bot_latency": latency, "response_sent": time()})
+
+
+@app.route("/dm", methods=["POST"])
+async def send_dm():
+    """
+    Send a DM to the given user
+    """
+    data = json.loads((await request.body).decode('UTF-8'))
+
+    dm = await ipc_client.request(
+        "send_dm",
+        user=int(data["userid"]),
+        message=data.get("message")
+    )
+
+    return jsonify({"response": dm})
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run()
diff --git a/cogs/ipc.py b/cogs/ipc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de29a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cogs/ipc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from discord.ext import commands, ipc
+
+
+class IPC(commands.Cog):
+    def __init__(self, client):
+        self.client = client
+
+    @ipc.server.route()
+    async def send_dm(self, data):
+        print("got here")
+        user = self.client.get_user(data.user)
+        await user.send(data.message)
+        print("sent")
+        return True
+
+    @ipc.server.route()
+    async def get_bot_latency(self):
+        """
+        Get Didier's latency
+        """
+        return str(round(self.client.latency * 1000))
+
+
+def setup(client):
+    client.add_cog(IPC(client))
diff --git a/didier.py b/didier.py
index 89bb5cb..e2b4b18 100644
--- a/didier.py
+++ b/didier.py
@@ -1,33 +1,58 @@
 import discord
-from discord.ext import commands
+from discord.ext import commands, ipc
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from functions.prefixes import get_prefix
 import os
 
 
-load_dotenv(verbose=True)
+class Didier(commands.Bot):
+    """
+    Main Bot class for Didier
+    """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        # IPC Server
+        # TODO secret key
+        self.ipc = ipc.Server(self, secret_key="SOME_SECRET_KEY")
+
+        # Cogs that should be loaded before the others
+        self.preload = ("ipc", "utils", "failedchecks", "events",)
+
+        # Remove default help command
+        self.remove_command("help")
+
+        self.init_extensions()
+
+    def init_extensions(self):
+        # Load initial extensions
+        for ext in self.preload:
+            self.load_extension(f"cogs.{ext}")
+
+        # Load all remaining cogs
+        for file in os.listdir("./cogs"):
+            if file.endswith(".py") and not (file.startswith(self.preload)):
+                self.load_extension("cogs.{}".format(file[:-3]))
+
+    async def on_ipc_ready(self):
+        print("IPC server is ready.")
+
+    async def on_ipc_error(self, endpoint, error):
+        print(endpoint, "raised", error)
 
 
-# Configure intents (1.5.0)
-intents = discord.Intents.default()
-intents.members = True
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    load_dotenv(verbose=True)
 
-client = commands.Bot(command_prefix=get_prefix, case_insensitive=True, intents=intents)
+    # Configure intents (1.5.0)
+    intents = discord.Intents.default()
+    intents.members = True
 
-# Remove default help because it sucks & I made my own
-client.remove_command("help")
+    client = Didier(command_prefix=get_prefix, case_insensitive=True, intents=intents)
 
-# Load utils first so it can be used in other places & it's not None
-client.load_extension("cogs.utils")
-client.load_extension("cogs.failedchecks")
-client.load_extension("cogs.events")
+    # Get the token out of the file & run the bot
+    with open("files/client.txt", "r") as fp:
+        token = fp.readline()
 
-# Load all remaining cogs
-for file in os.listdir("./cogs"):
-    if file.endswith(".py") and not (file.startswith(("utils", "failedchecks", "events"),)):
-        client.load_extension("cogs.{}".format(file[:-3]))
-
-# Get the token out of the file & run the bot
-with open("files/client.txt", "r") as fp:
-    token = fp.readline()
-client.run(token)
+    client.ipc.start()
+    client.run(token)