diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6b7df28..55912ec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ install_strip_local_manifest.txt
 install_strip_local_manifest.txt
 .vscode/
 
-my_own_redis
\ No newline at end of file
+
+.venv/
+my_own_redis
diff --git a/.python-version b/.python-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24ee5b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.python-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.13
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 623ca27..f40c703 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)
 project(MyOwnRedis)
 
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDART 17)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_REQUIRED_FLAGS -Wall -Wextra -Werror)
 
 set(SOURCES
     src/main.cpp
     src/utils.cpp
     src/config.cpp
     src/server.cpp
+    src/net_util.cpp
 )
 
 add_executable(my_own_redis ${SOURCES})
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..187b069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import socket
+import struct
+import argparse
+
+
+def recv_exact(sock: socket.socket, n: int) -> bytes:
+    data = b''
+    while len(data) < n:
+        chunk = sock.recv(n - len(data))
+        if len(chunk) == 0:
+            raise ConnectionError('EOF from server')
+        data += chunk
+    return data
+
+def send_frame(sock: socket.socket, payload: bytes) -> None:
+    header = struct.pack('!I', len(payload))
+    sock.sendall(header + payload)
+
+def recv_frame(sock: socket.socket) -> bytes:
+    header = recv_exact(sock, 4)
+    (length,) = struct.unpack('!I', header)
+    if length > 10_000_000:
+        raise ValueError('Message length is too long')
+    return recv_exact(sock, length)
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='NOT(Redis) client')
+    parser.add_argument('-H', '--host', type=str, required=False, default='127.0.0.1', help='Server host')
+    parser.add_argument('-P', '--port', type=int, required=False, default=6379, help='Server port')
+    parser.add_argument('-M', '--message', type=str, required=False, default='hello', help='Message to send')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    try:
+        with socket.create_connection((args.host, args.port)) as sock:
+            send_frame(sock, args.message.encode())
+            response = recv_frame(sock)
+            print('Message sent:', args.message)
+            print('Server says:', response.decode("utf-8", errors='replace'))
+    except ConnectionRefusedError as e:
+        print('Connection refused by server:', e)
+        exit(1)
+    except ConnectionError as e:
+        print('Failed to connect to server:', e)
+        exit(1)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('Unexpected error:', e)
+        exit(1)
+    
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4479991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[project]
+name = "own-redis-client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Fuck C++ for client I swear bruh"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.13"
+dependencies = []
+
+[project.scripts]
+client = "python client.py"
diff --git a/src/constants.hpp b/src/constants.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f442ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/constants.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+const uint32_t k_max_message_size = 4096;
diff --git a/src/net_util.cpp b/src/net_util.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84046c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net_util.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "net_util.hpp"
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string>
+
+
+int32_t read_full(int connectionfd, void* buf, size_t len) {
+    auto buffer = static_cast<char*>(buf);
+    while (len > 0) {
+        ssize_t rv = ::read(connectionfd, buffer, len);
+        if (rv == 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        if (rv < 0) {
+            if (errno == EINTR) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            return -1;
+        }
+        buffer += rv;
+        len -= static_cast<size_t>(rv);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int32_t write_all(int connectionfd, const void* buf, size_t len) {
+    auto* buffer = static_cast<const char*>(buf);
+    while (len > 0) {
+        ssize_t rv = ::write(connectionfd, buffer, len);
+        if (rv <= 0) {
+            if (rv < 0 && errno == EINTR) continue;
+            return -1;
+        }
+        buffer += rv;
+        len -= static_cast<size_t>(rv);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/net_util.hpp b/src/net_util.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36596cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net_util.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int32_t read_full(int connectionfd, void* buf, size_t len);
+int32_t write_all(int connectionfd, const void* buf, size_t len);
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index eabd1cd..c89648b 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-#include "server.hpp"
-#include <iostream>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <arpa/inet.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/ip.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "server.hpp"
+#include "net_util.hpp"
+#include "constants.hpp"
+#include "utils.hpp"
+
 
 Server::Server(const Config& config)
     : address(config.get_address()), port(config.get_port()), sockfd(-1) {
@@ -43,18 +54,41 @@ void Server::setup() {
     std::cout << "Server started on " << address << ":" << port << "\n";
 }
 
-void Server::handle_connection(int connectionfd) {
-    char rbuf[64] = {};
-    ssize_t n = read(connectionfd, rbuf, sizeof(rbuf) - 1);
-    if (n < 0) {
-        std::cerr << "Error reading client packet\n";
-        return;
+int32_t Server::handle_connection(int connectionfd) {
+    std::cout << "Waiting for data from " << connectionfd << "\n";
+
+    uint32_t len_net = 0;
+    errno = 0;
+    if (read_full(connectionfd, &len_net, sizeof(len_net)) != 0) {
+        print_error(errno == 0 ? "EOF from client" : "Error reading length");
+        return -1;
     }
-    std::cout << "Client says: " << std::string(rbuf, n) << "\n";
-    ssize_t written = write(connectionfd, "Hello, client!\n", 14);
-    if (written < 0) {
-        std::cerr << "Error writing to client\n";
+
+    uint32_t len = ntohl(len_net);
+
+    if (len > k_max_message_size) {
+        print_error("Message length is too long");
+        std::cerr << len << " > " << k_max_message_size << "\n";
+        return -1;
     }
+
+    std::string message(len, '\0');
+    if (len > 0) {
+        if (read_full(connectionfd, message.data(), len) != 0) {
+            print_error("Error reading payload");
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "Client says: " << message << "\n";
+
+    const std::string reply = "world";
+    uint32_t reply_len_net = htonl(static_cast<uint32_t>(reply.size()));
+
+    if (write_all(connectionfd, &reply_len_net, sizeof(reply_len_net)) != 0) return -1;
+    if (write_all(connectionfd, reply.data(), reply.size()) != 0) return -1;
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 void Server::run() {
@@ -67,7 +101,14 @@ void Server::run() {
         if (connectionfd < 0) {
             continue;
         }
-        handle_connection(connectionfd);
+        std::cout << "Accepted connection from " << connectionfd << "\n";
+        while (true) {
+            int32_t err = handle_connection(connectionfd);
+            if (err) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        std::cout << "Closing connection from " << connectionfd << "\n";
         close(connectionfd);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/server.hpp b/src/server.hpp
index e811495..790114f 100644
--- a/src/server.hpp
+++ b/src/server.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <string>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include "config.hpp"
 
 class Server {
@@ -15,6 +16,6 @@ private:
     std::string address;
     int port;
 
-    void handle_connection(int connectionfd);
+    int32_t handle_connection(int connectionfd);
     void setup();
 };
diff --git a/src/utils.cpp b/src/utils.cpp
index 1d0d4c0..64421ff 100644
--- a/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils.cpp
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ void stop_program(int signum) {
     std::cout << "Exiting program...\n";
     exit(signum); 
 }
+
+void print_error(const std::string& msg) {
+    std::cerr << msg << ": " << std::strerror(errno) << "\n";
+}
diff --git a/src/utils.hpp b/src/utils.hpp
index 9554f86..6c81c7d 100644
--- a/src/utils.hpp
+++ b/src/utils.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <string>
 
 void stop_program(int signum);
+void print_error(const std::string& msg);
 
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65ca04f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version = 1
+revision = 3
+requires-python = ">=3.13"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "own-redis-client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = { virtual = "." }