diff --git a/desktop/CMakeLists.txt b/desktop/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/desktop/CMakeLists.txt
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+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+
+set(REACT_NATIVE_DESKTOP_EXTERNAL_MODULES_TYPE_NAMES ${REACT_NATIVE_DESKTOP_EXTERNAL_MODULES_TYPE_NAMES}
+                                                     \"RCTHttpServer\" PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+set(REACT_NATIVE_DESKTOP_EXTERNAL_MODULES_SRC ${REACT_NATIVE_DESKTOP_EXTERNAL_MODULES_SRC}
+                                              ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/rcthttpserver.cpp PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/desktop/rcthttpserver.cpp b/desktop/rcthttpserver.cpp
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+++ b/desktop/rcthttpserver.cpp
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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-present, Status Research and Development GmbH.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "rcthttpserver.h"
+#include "bridge.h"
+#include "eventdispatcher.h"
+
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QVariantMap>
+
+#include "libstatus.h"
+
+namespace {
+struct RegisterQMLMetaType {
+    RegisterQMLMetaType() {
+        qRegisterMetaType<RCTHttpServer*>();
+    }
+} registerMetaType;
+} // namespace
+
+class RCTHttpServerPrivate {
+public:
+    Bridge* bridge = nullptr;
+};
+
+RCTHttpServer::RCTHttpServer(QObject* parent) : QObject(parent), d_ptr(new RCTHttpServerPrivate) {}
+
+RCTHttpServer::~RCTHttpServer() {}
+
+void RCTHttpServer::setBridge(Bridge* bridge) {
+    Q_D(RCTHttpServer);
+    d->bridge = bridge;
+}
+
+QString RCTHttpServer::moduleName() {
+    return "RCTHttpServer";
+}
+
+QList<ModuleMethod*> RCTHttpServer::methodsToExport() {
+    return QList<ModuleMethod*>{};
+}
+
+QVariantMap RCTHttpServer::constantsToExport() {
+    return QVariantMap();
+}
+
+void RCTHttpServer::start(int port, QString serviceName) {
+
+}
+
+void RCTHttpServer::stop() {
+
+}
+
+void RCTHttpServer::respond(int code, QString type, QString body) {
+
+}
+
diff --git a/desktop/rcthttpserver.h b/desktop/rcthttpserver.h
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+++ b/desktop/rcthttpserver.h
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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-present, Status Research and Development GmbH.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef RCTHTTPSERVER_H
+#define RCTHTTPSERVER_H
+
+#include "moduleinterface.h"
+
+#include <QVariantMap>
+
+class RCTHttpServerPrivate;
+class RCTHttpServer : public QObject, public ModuleInterface {
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_INTERFACES(ModuleInterface)
+
+    Q_DECLARE_PRIVATE(RCTHttpServer)
+
+public:
+    Q_INVOKABLE RCTHttpServer(QObject* parent = 0);
+    ~RCTHttpServer();
+
+    void setBridge(Bridge* bridge) override;
+
+    QString moduleName() override;
+    QList<ModuleMethod*> methodsToExport() override;
+    QVariantMap constantsToExport() override;
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void start(int port, QString serviceName);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void stop();
+    Q_INVOKABLE void respond(int code, QString type, QString body);
+
+private:
+    QScopedPointer<RCTHttpServerPrivate> d_ptr;
+};
+
+#endif // RCTHTTPSERVER_H