diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/chub/.DS_Store b/chub/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a56625f
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diff --git a/chub/client/init.go b/chub/client/init.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f5c9db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chub/client/init.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func Init(machine *Machine) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/chub/client/machine.go b/chub/client/machine.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b6c05e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chub/client/machine.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package client
+
+type Machine struct {
+	Hostname     string
+	Platform     string
+	Architecture string
+	MachineGuid  string
+}
diff --git a/chub/globals/.DS_Store b/chub/globals/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53fa1c4
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diff --git a/chub/globals/globals.go b/chub/globals/globals.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca38a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chub/globals/globals.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package globals
+
+const (
+	ConfigurationFolderName      = ".chub"
+	ConfigurationFilePermissions = 600
+	ConfigurationFileName        = "config"
+	UrlOfTheService              = "confighub.meteor.com"
+)
diff --git a/chub/init.go b/chub/init.go
index 694c078..5125e10 100644
--- a/chub/init.go
+++ b/chub/init.go
@@ -1,11 +1,43 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"chub/client"
+	"encoding/json"
+	homedir "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 func initCommand(guid string) {
+	confguration := config{MachineGuid: guid}
+	saveGuidToHomedir(configuration)
 
-	fmt.Printf("initializing %v\n", guid)
+	machineToInitialize := client.Machine{os.Hostname(), runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH, guid}
+	client.init(&machineToInitialize)
+
+}
+
+type config struct {
+	MachineGuid string
+}
+
+func saveGuidToHomedir(configuration config) {
+
+	directory := homedir.Expand() + filepath.Separator + ConfigurationFolderName
+	if err := os.Mkdir(directory, ConfigurationFilePermissions); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	configByteContent, err := json.Marshal(configuration)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("Something is terribly wrong. I am sorry. I am so so sorry. :~(")
+	}
+
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile(directory+filepath.Separator+ConfigurationFileName, configByteContent, ConfigurationFilePermissions)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("I cannot write to config file in user directory. How can this be ?")
+	}
 
 }