diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d84cb69..5b2bfe3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 clap = { version = "4.0.29", features = ["derive"] }
 confy = "0.5.1"
 tungstenite = "0.18.0"
+url = "2.3.1"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e7a11a9..bed9847 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,51 @@
-fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world!");
+use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
+use tungstenite::{connect, Message};
+use url::Url;
+
+const POSSIBLE_COMMANDS: &[&str] = &["play", "pause"];
+
+#[derive(ValueEnum, Debug, Clone)]
+enum SousaCommands {
+    Play,
+    Pause,
+}
+
+#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(author, version, about, long_about=None)]
+struct CliArgs {
+    /// The IP of the Sousa server. Defaults to 'localhost'
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "localhost")]
+    hostname: Option<String>,
+
+    /// The Port of the Sousa server. Defaults to something
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "9001")]
+    port: Option<String>,
+
+    /// The command to execute
+    #[arg(short, long, value_enum)]
+    action: SousaCommands,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let cli = CliArgs::parse();
+
+    let (mut socket, resp) = connect(
+        Url::parse(format!("ws://{}:{}", cli.hostname.unwrap(), cli.port.unwrap()).as_str())
+            .unwrap(),
+    )
+    .expect("Couldn't connect to url");
+
+    println!("Connected to the server");
+    println!("Response HTTP code: {}", resp.status());
+    println!("Response contains the following headers:");
+    for (ref header, _value) in resp.headers() {
+        println!("* {}", header);
+    }
+
+    socket
+        .write_message(Message::Text("Hello WebSocket".into()))
+        .unwrap();
+    //let msg = socket.read_message().expect("Error reading message");
+    //println!("Received: {}", msg);
+    socket.close(None).unwrap();
 }