diff --git a/client/app.js b/client/app.js
index 1db71a2..8ab10ee 100644
--- a/client/app.js
+++ b/client/app.js
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ import { hideBin } from 'yargs/helpers'
 const argv = yargs(hideBin(process.argv)).argv
 import axios from 'axios'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
+import ws from 'ws';
+
+const client = new ws('ws://localhost:3000');
+
+client.on('open', () => {
+  // Causes the server to print "Hello"
+  client.send('Hello');
+});
 
 if (argv.url && argv.username && argv.authkey) {
     const {
@@ -11,6 +19,7 @@ if (argv.url && argv.username && argv.authkey) {
         authkey,
         url
     } = argv
+
     if (typeof username === 'string' && typeof authkey === 'string' && typeof url === 'string') {
         const config = {
             url: url + "/status/heartbeat/" + username + "?auth=" + authkey,
@@ -20,7 +29,7 @@ if (argv.url && argv.username && argv.authkey) {
         function sendHeartbeat() {
             axios(config)
             .then(function (response) {
-                if(response.data.updateUserStatus.username == username){
+                if(response.data?.updateUserStatus?.username == username){
                     console.log(chalk.green("User Status Ping Successfully"))
                 }
                 else{
@@ -38,7 +47,6 @@ if (argv.url && argv.username && argv.authkey) {
             sendHeartbeat()
         }, 60000)
     } else {
-        
         console.log(chalk.red('Username')+', '+url+' and '+authkey+'must be strings')
     }
 } else {
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 327bb86..c4080eb 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "axios": "^0.27.2",
     "chalk": "^5.0.1",
+    "ws": "^8.8.1",
     "yargs": "^17.4.1"
   },
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/client/yarn.lock b/client/yarn.lock
index 1c7e61d..bfab37a 100644
--- a/client/yarn.lock
+++ b/client/yarn.lock
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
     string-width "^4.1.0"
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
 
+ws@^8.8.1:
+  version "8.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.8.1.tgz#5dbad0feb7ade8ecc99b830c1d77c913d4955ff0"
+  integrity sha512-bGy2JzvzkPowEJV++hF07hAD6niYSr0JzBNo/J29WsB57A2r7Wlc1UFcTR9IzrPvuNVO4B8LGqF8qcpsVOhJCA==
+
 y18n@^5.0.5:
   version "5.0.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/y18n/-/y18n-5.0.8.tgz#7f4934d0f7ca8c56f95314939ddcd2dd91ce1d55"
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index c583924..49dae79 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 const express = require("express");
+const { createServer } = require('http');
 const session = require("express-session");
 const mdb = require("./config/mongodb");
 const mongoStore = require("connect-mongo");
 const keys = require("./config/keys");
 const app = express();
-const axios = require("axios");
+// const axios = require("axios");
+const { WebSocketServer } = require("ws");
+const { parse } = require("url");
 
 app.use(
   session({
@@ -20,24 +23,62 @@ app.use(
   })
 );
 
-// Self pinger as status updater
-setInterval(() => {
-  const config = {
-    url: `http://localhost:${process.env.PORT}/status/ping/${keys.pingusername}`,
-  }
-  axios(config)
-    .then(function (response) {
-      console.log("Self Ping Completed");
-    })
-    .catch(function (error) {
-      console.log(error);
-    }
-  );
-}, 120000);
+const wss1 = new WebSocketServer({ noServer: true });
+const wss2 = new WebSocketServer({ noServer: true });
+const wss3 = new WebSocketServer({ noServer: true });
+
+wss1.on('connection', function connection(ws, request, socket) {
+  ws.on('message', function message(data) {
+    console.log(`Received message ${data} from user`);
+  });
+  ws.send('echo !!');
+  socket.destroy();
+});
+
+wss2.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
+  console.log("Client connected to wss2");
+  ws.send('Connected to Server!!');
+  ws.on('message', function message(data) {
+    console.log(`Received message ${data} from user ${client}`);
+  });
+});
+
+// wss2.on('close', function close(ws) {
+//   console.log('disconnected');
+//   ws.send('Goodbye!'); 
+// })
+
+wss3.on('connection', function connection(ws, socket) {
+  ws.send('No response');
+  socket.destroy();
+});
+
+app.use("/", require("./routes"));  
 
-app.use("/", require("./routes"));
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
+const server = createServer(app);
 
-app.listen(PORT, () => {
+server.on('upgrade', function upgrade(request, socket, head) {
+  const { pathname } = parse(request.url);
+
+  if (pathname === '/') {
+    wss1.handleUpgrade(request, socket, head, function done(ws) {
+      wss1.emit('connection', ws, request, socket);
+    });
+  } else if (pathname === '/status') {
+    wss2.handleUpgrade(request, socket, head, function done(ws) {
+      // wss2.emit('connection', ws, request);
+      wss2.emit('connection', ws, request);
+      // wss2.emit('close', ws, request);
+    });
+  } else {
+    wss3.handleUpgrade(request, socket, head, function done(ws) {
+      wss3.emit('connection', ws, socket);
+    });
+  }
+
+});
+
+server.listen(PORT, () => {
   console.log("API listening on port "+ PORT + "!");
 });
diff --git a/server/controllers/status.js b/server/controllers/status.js
index 1ba69bb..95339ec 100644
--- a/server/controllers/status.js
+++ b/server/controllers/status.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports.checkStatus = async (req, res, next) => {
     const userStatus = await UserStatus.findOne({
         username: req.params.username
     });
-    var lastPingTs = (format(userStatus.lastSeen, "x"));
+    var lastPingTs = (format(userStatus?.lastSeen, "x"));
     var currentTs = (format(new Date(), "x"));
     // var diff = currentTs - lastPingTs;
     // console.log(diff/60000);
diff --git a/server/handler/ws_handler.js b/server/handler/ws_handler.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..452a66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/handler/ws_handler.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+const wss1c = (wsc) => {
+    wsc.on('connection', function connection(ws, request, socket) {
+        ws.on('message', function message(data) {
+          console.log(`Received message ${data} from user`);
+        });
+        ws.send('echo !!');
+        socket.destroy();
+    });
+}
+
+const wss2c = (wsc) => {
+    wsc.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
+        ws.send('Client connected !!');
+        ws.on('message', function message(data) {
+            console.log(`Received message ${data} from user`);
+            ws.send('echo !!');
+        });
+    });
+    wsc.on('close', function close(ws) {
+        console.log('disconnected');
+        ws.send('Goodbye!');
+    })
+}
+
+const wss3c = (wsc) => {
+    wsc.on('connection', function connection(ws, socket) {
+        ws.send('No response');
+        socket.destroy();
+    });
+}
+
+
+module.exports = {
+    wss1c,
+    wss2c,
+    wss3c
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index af23167..540463b 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     "express-session": "^1.17.2",
     "helmet": "^5.0.2",
     "mongoose": "^6.3.0",
-    "nanoid": "^3.3.2"
+    "nanoid": "^3.3.2",
+    "ws": "^8.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nodemon": "^2.0.16"
diff --git a/server/yarn.lock b/server/yarn.lock
index c812983..3d756a3 100644
--- a/server/yarn.lock
+++ b/server/yarn.lock
@@ -1449,6 +1449,11 @@ write-file-atomic@^3.0.0:
     signal-exit "^3.0.2"
     typedarray-to-buffer "^3.1.5"
 
+ws@^8.8.1:
+  version "8.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.8.1.tgz#5dbad0feb7ade8ecc99b830c1d77c913d4955ff0"
+  integrity sha512-bGy2JzvzkPowEJV++hF07hAD6niYSr0JzBNo/J29WsB57A2r7Wlc1UFcTR9IzrPvuNVO4B8LGqF8qcpsVOhJCA==
+
 xdg-basedir@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xdg-basedir/-/xdg-basedir-4.0.0.tgz#4bc8d9984403696225ef83a1573cbbcb4e79db13"