diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/ridgebotics/ridgescout/ui/transfer/FTPSync.java b/app/src/main/java/com/ridgebotics/ridgescout/ui/transfer/FTPSync.java
index 10d2aae..4c05be6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/ridgebotics/ridgescout/ui/transfer/FTPSync.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/ridgebotics/ridgescout/ui/transfer/FTPSync.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-// Class to synchronise data over FTP.
+// This is now deprsicated
 public class FTPSync extends Thread {
     public static final String remoteBasePath = "/RidgeScout/";
     public static final String timestampsFilename = "timestamps";
diff --git a/server/README.md b/server/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/server/main.py b/server/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f2f24b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import os
+import json
+from bottle import Bottle, run, get, static_file, response
+
+from utils import *
+
+app = Bottle()
+
+file_metadata = {}
+
+def save_metadata():
+    global file_metadata
+    write(METADATA_FILE, json.dumps(file_metadata))
+
+def load_metadata():
+    global file_metadata
+    data = read(METADATA_FILE)
+    if data is not None:
+        file_metadata = json.loads(data)
+
+# @app.route('/')
+# def list():
+#     response.content_type = 'application/json'
+#     return json.dumps(ls(DATA_ROOT))
+
+
+@app.route('/api/metadata')
+def metadata():
+    global file_metadata
+    load_metadata()
+    response.content_type = 'application/json'
+    return json.dumps(file_metadata)
+
+
+
+# @app.route('/<filename>')
+# def hello(filename):
+#     return static_file(DATA_ROOT, filename)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    mkdir(DATA_ROOT)
+    app.run(host='localhost', port=8080)
diff --git a/server/requirements.txt b/server/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..310dc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bottle
diff --git a/server/utils.py b/server/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44c1b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import os
+
+ROOT = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+METADATA_FILE = os.path.join(ROOT, 'metadata.json')
+DATA_ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data')
+
+def mkdir(path):
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        os.makedirs(path)
+
+def ls(path):
+    try:
+        return os.listdir(path)
+    except:
+        return []
+
+def read(path):
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        return None
+    try:
+        with open(path) as f:
+            return f.read()
+    except:
+        return None
+
+def write(path, data):
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        with open(path, mode='a'): pass
+    with open(path, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(data)