diff --git a/feta.go b/feta.go
index d6ee5b0..25d0da7 100644
--- a/feta.go
+++ b/feta.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type Process struct {
 	builduser string
 	locator   *InstanceLocator
 	manager   *InstanceManager
+	ingester   *tootIngester
 	api       *fetaAPIServer
 	db        *gorm.DB
 	startup   time.Time
@@ -100,12 +101,19 @@ func (f *Process) runForever() int {
 
 	f.locator = newInstanceLocator()
 	f.manager = newInstanceManager()
+	f.ingester = newTootIngester()
+
 	f.api = new(fetaAPIServer)
 	f.api.setFeta(f) // api needs to get to us to access data
 
 	f.locator.addInstanceNotificationChannel(newInstanceHostnameNotifications)
 	f.manager.addInstanceNotificationChannel(newInstanceHostnameNotifications)
 
+    f.manager.addTootDestination(f.ingester.getDeliveryChannel())
+
+	// ingester goroutine:
+	go f.ingester.ingest()
+
 	// locator goroutine:
 	go f.locator.locate()
 
diff --git a/ingester.go b/ingester.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16fe65d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ingester.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package feta
+
+import "time"
+import "github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+
+type tootIngester struct {
+    inbound chan *toot
+}
+
+func newTootIngester() *tootIngester {
+    ti := new(tootIngester)
+    ti.inbound = make(chan *toot, 1)
+    return ti
+}
+
+func (ti *tootIngester) getDeliveryChannel() chan *toot {
+    return ti.inbound
+}
+
+func (ti *tootIngester) ingest() {
+	log.Info().Msg("tootIngester starting")
+    for {
+        time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // FIXME do something
+    }
+}
diff --git a/manager.go b/manager.go
index 330da3a..dc64ef9 100644
--- a/manager.go
+++ b/manager.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type InstanceManager struct {
 	mu                       sync.Mutex
 	instances                map[InstanceHostname]*instance
 	newInstanceNotifications chan InstanceHostname
+	newToots                chan *toot
 	startup                  time.Time
 	hostAdderSemaphore       chan bool
 }
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ func newInstanceManager() *InstanceManager {
 	return i
 }
 
+func (im *InstanceManager) addTootDestination(td chan *toot) {
+    im.newToots = td
+}
+
 func (im *InstanceManager) logCaller(msg string) {
 	fpcs := make([]uintptr, 1)
 	// Skip 2 levels to get the caller
diff --git a/toot.go b/toot.go
index 7a58330..7f01b6f 100644
--- a/toot.go
+++ b/toot.go
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package feta
 
-//import "github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-
 type toot struct {
 }