diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eab603e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fediverse-archive
diff --git a/fediverse-archive b/fediverse-archive
deleted file mode 100755
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diff --git a/fetcher.go b/fetcher.go
index aa3718f..f909977 100644
--- a/fetcher.go
+++ b/fetcher.go
@@ -1,23 +1,87 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+	//"github.com/bitly/go-simplejson"
 )
 
-// https://mastodon.social/api/v1/timelines/public?limit=40&local=true
+const mastodonIndexUrl = "https://instances.social/list.json?q%5Busers%5D=&q%5Bsearch%5D=&strict=false"
 
-func findPleromaInstances() {
-	//var url = "https://distsn.org/cgi-bin/distsn-pleroma-instances-api.cgi?shuffle"
+const pleromaIndexUrl = "https://distsn.org/cgi-bin/distsn-pleroma-instances-api.cgi"
 
+type InstanceLocator struct {
+	pleromaIndexLastRefresh  *time.Time
+	mastodonIndexLastRefresh *time.Time
+	instances                map[string]Instance
 }
 
-func fetchPleromaToots(url string) {
-	//https://%s/api/statuses/public_and_external_timeline.json?count=100
+type ServerImplementation int
+
+const (
+	Mastodon ServerImplementation = iota + 1
+	Pleorama
+)
+
+type Instance struct {
+	hostName   string
+	impl       ServerImplementation
+	errorCount uint
+	lastFetch  *time.Time
+	highestId  int
+	skip       bool
+}
+
+func NewInstance(hostname string) *Instance {
+	i := new(Instance)
+	i.hostName = hostname
+	i.detectNodeType()
+	return i
+}
+
+func (i *Instance) detectNodeType() {
+	if i.impl == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func (i *Instance) fetchNodeInfo() {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/.well-known/nodeinfo")
+	var c = &http.Client{
+		Timeout: time.Second * 10,
+	}
+	response, err := c.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debug().Msg("unable to fetch nodeinfo, node is down?")
+		i.skip = true
+	}
+
+	log.Debug().Msg(fmt.Sprintf("%#v", response))
+}
+
+func (i *Instance) fetchRecentToots() ([]byte, error) {
+	if i.impl == Mastodon {
+		return i.fetchRecentTootsJsonFromMastodon()
+	} else if i.impl == Pleorama {
+		return i.fetchRecentTootsJsonFromPleorama()
+	} else {
+		panic("nope")
+	}
+}
+
+func (i *Instance) fetchRecentTootsJsonFromPleorama() ([]byte, error) {
+	//url := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/api/statuses/public_and_external_timeline.json?count=100", i.hostName)
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (i *Instance) fetchRecentTootsJsonFromMastodon() ([]byte, error) {
+	//url := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/api/v1/timelines/public?limit=40&local=true", i.hostName)
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func fetchLatestToots(lastId int) {
-
 	log.Debug().Msg("This message appears only when log level set to Debug")
 	log.Info().Msg("This message appears when log level set to Debug or Info")
-
 }