diff --git a/elstat/adapters.py b/elstat/adapters.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..303f3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elstat/adapters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class PingAdapter:
+    async def query(worker, adp_args: dict):
+        return None
+
+
+class ElixireAdapter:
+    async def query(worker, adp_args: dict):
+        return
+
diff --git a/elstat/consts.py b/elstat/consts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a30671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elstat/consts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from .adapters import ElixireAdapter, PingAdapter
+
+
+ADAPTERS = {
+    'elixire': ElixireAdapter,
+    'ping': PingAdapter,
+}
diff --git a/elstat/manager.py b/elstat/manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7376a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elstat/manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from .worker import ServiceWorker
+
+
+class ServiceManager:
+    def __init__(self, app):
+        self.app = app
+        self.cfg = app.cfg
+        self.conn = app.conn
+        self.loop = app.loop
+
+        self.workers = {}
+        self.state = {}
+
+        self._start()
+
+    def _start(self):
+        for name, service in self.cfg.SERVICES.items():
+            # spawn a service worker
+            serv_worker = ServiceWorker(self, name, service)
+            self.workers[name] = serv_worker
+
+            self.state[name] = False
diff --git a/elstat/worker.py b/elstat/worker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6283a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elstat/worker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+
+from .consts import ADAPTERS
+
+
+class ServiceWorker:
+    def __init__(self, manager, name, service):
+        self.name = name
+        self.manager = manager
+        self.service = service
+        self.adapter = ADAPTERS[service['adapter']]
+        self.log = logging.getLogger(f'elstat.service.{name}')
+
+        self._start()
+
+    async def work(self):
+        res = await self.adapter.query(self, self.service['adapter_args'])
+        return res
+
+    async def _work_loop(self):
+        try:
+            while True:
+                self.log.info(f'polling {self.name}')
+                await self.work()
+                await asyncio.sleep(self.service['poll'])
+        except Exception:
+            self.log.exception('fail on poll')
+
+    def _start(self):
+        self.log.info(f'starting work loop for {self.name}')
+        self.manager.loop.create_task(self._work_loop())
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index b87ee1a..1bf8bf7 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from sanic_cors import CORS
 from sanic.exceptions import NotFound, FileNotFound
 
 import config
+from elstat import manager
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 app = Sanic()
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ CORS(app, automatic_options=True)
 async def _app_start(refapp, loop):
     refapp.session = aiohttp.ClientSession(loop=loop)
     refapp.conn = sqlite3.connect('elstat.db')
+    refapp.serv = manager.ServiceManager(app)
 
 
 @app.listener('after_server_stop')