diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+DRAFT
+=====
+
+This is just hypothetical while I build out the API
+
+SQLite3 Server
+=============
+
+Node.js runs on a single core, which isn't very effective.
+
+You can run multiple Node.js instances to take advantage of multiple cores,
+but if you do that, you can't use SQLite in each process.
+
+This module will either run client-server style in environments that benefit from it
+(such as the Raspberry Pi 2 with 4 cores), or in-process for environments that don't
+(such as the Raspberry Pi B and B+).
+
+Usage
+=====
+
+```js
+var sqlite = require('sqlite3-server');
+var opts = {
+  key: '1892d335081d8d346e556c9c3c8ff2c3'
+, bits: 128
+, filename: path.join('/tmp/authn.sqlcipher')
+, verbose: false
+, port: 3232 // default random
+, forceServer: true // default false
+};
+
+sqlite.create(opts).then(function (db) {
+  // EXACT same api as db
+});
+```
diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
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+'use strict';
+
+/*global Promise*/
+
+// TODO iterate over the prototype
+// translate request / response
+var sqlite3real = require('sqlite3');
+
+/*
+function createConnection(opts) {
+  var server = ;
+
+  return server.create(opts).then(function () {
+    // created and listening
+  });
+}
+*/
+
+function startServer(opts) {
+  return require('./server').create(opts).then(function (server) {
+    // this process doesn't need to connect to itself
+    // through a socket
+    return server.masterClient;
+  });
+}
+
+function getConnection(opts) {
+  return new Promise(function (resolve) {
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      var WebSocket = require('ws');
+      var ws = new WebSocket('ws+unix:' + opts.sock);
+
+      if (opts.serve) {
+        console.log("[EXPLICIT SERVER] #################################################");
+        return startServer(opts).then(function (client) {
+          // ws.masterClient = client;
+          resolve({ masterClient: client });
+        });
+      }
+
+      ws.on('error', function (err) {
+        console.error('[ERROR] ws connection failed, retrying');
+        console.error(err);
+
+        function retry() {
+          setTimeout(function () {
+            getConnection(opts).then(resolve);
+          }, 100 + (Math.random() * 250));
+        }
+
+        if (!opts.connect && ('ENOENT' === err.code || 'ECONNREFUSED' === err.code)) {
+          console.log('[NO SERVER] attempting to create a server #######################');
+          return startServer(opts).then(function (client) {
+            // ws.masterClient = client;
+            resolve({ masterClient: client });
+          }, function () {
+            retry();
+          });
+        }
+
+        retry();
+      });
+
+      ws.on('open', function () {
+        resolve(ws);
+      });
+    });
+  }, 100 + (Math.random() * 250));
+}
+
+function create(opts) {
+  if (!opts.sock) {
+    opts.sock = opts.filename + '.sock';
+  }
+
+  var promise;
+  var numcpus = require('os').cpus().length;
+  if (opts.standalone || (1 === numcpus && !opts.serve && !opts.connect)) {
+    return require('./wrapper').create(opts);
+  }
+
+  function retryServe() {
+    return startServer(opts).then(function (client) {
+      // ws.masterClient = client;
+      return { masterClient: client };
+    }, function () {
+      retryServe();
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (opts.serve) {
+    console.log('[EXPLICIT]');
+    promise = retryServe();
+  } else {
+    promise = getConnection(opts);
+  }
+  /*
+  if (opts.connect) {
+  }
+  */
+
+  // TODO maybe use HTTP POST instead?
+  return promise.then(function (ws) {
+    if (ws.masterClient) {
+      console.log('[MASTER CLIENT] found');
+      return ws.masterClient;
+    }
+
+    var db = {};
+    var proto = sqlite3real.Database.prototype;
+    var messages = [];
+
+    function rpc(fname, args) {
+      var id;
+      var cb;
+
+      if ('function' === typeof args[args.length - 1]) {
+        id = Math.random();
+        cb = args.pop();
+      }
+
+      console.log('fname, args');
+      console.log(fname, args);
+
+      ws.send(JSON.stringify({
+        type: 'rpc'
+      , func: fname
+      , args: args
+      , filename: opts.filename
+      , id: id
+      }));
+
+      if (!cb) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      function onMessage(data) {
+        var cmd;
+
+        try {
+          cmd = JSON.parse(data.toString('utf8'));
+        } catch(e) {
+          console.error('[ERROR] in client, from sql server parse json');
+          console.error(e);
+          console.error(data);
+          console.error();
+
+          //ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'error', value: { message: e.message, code: "E_PARSE_JSON" } }));
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (cmd.id !== id) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        //console.log('onMessage data');
+        //console.log(cmd);
+
+        cb.apply(cmd.this, cmd.args);
+
+        if ('on' !== fname) {
+          var index = messages.indexOf(onMessage);
+          messages.splice(index, 1);
+        }
+      }
+
+      messages.push(onMessage);
+    }
+
+    db.sanitize = require('./wrapper').sanitize;
+
+    Object.keys(sqlite3real.Database.prototype).forEach(function (key) {
+
+      if ('function' === typeof proto[key]) {
+        db[key] = function () {
+          rpc(key, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments));
+        };
+      }
+
+    });
+
+    ws.on('message', function (data) {
+      messages.forEach(function (fn) {
+        try {
+          fn(data);
+        } catch(e) {
+          // ignore
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    // serialize
+    // parallel
+    db.serialize = db.parallel = function () {
+      throw new Error('NOT IMPLEMENTED in SQLITE3-remote');
+    };
+
+    return db;
+  });
+}
+
+
+module.exports.sanitize = require('./wrapper').sanitize;
+module.exports.create = create;
diff --git a/cluster.js b/cluster.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var sqlite3 = require('./index');
+
+function create(opts) {
+  var cluster = require('cluster');
+  var numCores = require('os').cpus().length;
+
+  if (!opts.serve && ('boolean' !== typeof opts.serve)) {
+    opts.serve = (numCores > 1) && cluster.isMaster;
+  }
+
+  if (!opts.connect && ('boolean' !== typeof opts.connect)) {
+    opts.connect = (numCores > 1) && cluster.isWorker;
+  }
+
+  return sqlite3.create(opts);
+}
+
+module.exports.sanitize = sqlite3.sanitize;
+module.exports.create = create;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = require('./client');
diff --git a/install-sqlcipher.bash b/install-sqlcipher.bash
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+++ b/install-sqlcipher.bash
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+#brew options sqlcipher
+#brew install sqlcipher --with-fts
+echo STOP
+echo You must manually install sqlcipher
+exit 1
+
+export LDFLAGS="-L`brew --prefix`/opt/sqlcipher/lib"
+export CPPFLAGS="-I`brew --prefix`/opt/sqlcipher/include"
+npm install sqlite3 --build-from-source --sqlite_libname=sqlcipher --sqlite=`brew --prefix`
+
+node -e 'require("sqlite3")'
diff --git a/serve.js b/serve.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var server = require('http').createServer();
+var WebSocketServer = require('ws').Server;
+var wss = new WebSocketServer({ server: server });
+var port = process.env.PORT || process.argv[0] || 4080;
+
+var app = require('./sqlite-server');
+
+server.listen(port, function () {
+});
+
+app.create({ server: server, wss: wss }).then(function (app) {
+  server.on('request', app);
+});
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
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+'use strict';
+/*global Promise*/
+
+var wsses = {};
+
+function createApp(server, options) {
+  console.log('Create App');
+
+  if (wsses[options.filename]) {
+    return Promise.resolve(wsses[options.filename]);
+  }
+
+  return require('./wrapper').create(options).then(function (db) {
+    var url = require('url');
+    var express = require('express');
+    var app = express();
+    var wss = server.wss;
+
+    wss.on('connection', function (ws) {
+      var location = url.parse(ws.upgradeReq.url, true);
+      // you might use location.query.access_token to authenticate or share sessions
+      // or ws.upgradeReq.headers.cookie (see http://stackoverflow.com/a/16395220/151312
+
+      ws.__session_id = location.query.session_id || Math.random();
+
+      ws.on('message', function (buffer) {
+        console.log('[SERVER MESSAGE]', buffer);
+        var cmd;
+
+        try {
+          cmd = JSON.parse(buffer.toString('utf8'));
+        } catch(e) {
+          console.error('[ERROR] parse json');
+          console.error(e);
+          console.error(buffer);
+          console.error();
+          ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'error', value: { message: e.message, code: "E_PARSE_JSON" } }));
+          return;
+        }
+
+        switch(cmd.type) {
+          case 'init':
+            break;
+
+          case 'rpc':
+            cmd.args.push(function () {
+              var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+
+              ws.send(JSON.stringify({
+                this: this
+              , args: args
+              , id: cmd.id
+              }));
+            });
+
+            db[cmd.func].apply(db, cmd.args);
+            break;
+
+          default:
+            break;
+        }
+
+      });
+
+      ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'session', value: ws.__session_id }));
+    });
+
+    app.masterClient = db;
+    wsses[options.filename] = app;
+
+    return app;
+  });
+}
+
+function create(options) {
+  console.log('Create Server');
+
+  return new Promise(function (resolve) {
+    var server = require('http').createServer();
+    var WebSocketServer = require('ws').Server;
+    var wss = new WebSocketServer({ server: server });
+    //var port = process.env.PORT || process.argv[0] || 4080;
+
+    console.log('options.sock');
+    console.log(options.sock);
+    var fs = require('fs');
+    fs.unlink(options.sock, function () {
+      // ignore error when socket doesn't exist
+
+      server.listen(options.sock, function () {
+        console.log('Listening');
+      });
+    });
+
+    createApp({ server: server, wss: wss }, options).then(function (app) {
+      server.on('request', app);
+      resolve({ masterClient: app.masterClient });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports.create = create;
diff --git a/standalone.js b/standalone.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var sqlite3 = require('./index');
+
+function create(opts) {
+  opts.standalone = true;
+
+  // TODO if cluster *is* used issue a warning?
+  // I suppose the user could be issuing a different filename for each
+  // ... but then they have no need to use this module, right?
+
+  return sqlite3.create(opts);
+}
+
+module.exports.sanitize = sqlite3.sanitize;
+module.exports.create = create;
diff --git a/test-cluster.js b/test-cluster.js
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+++ b/test-cluster.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var cluster = require('cluster');
+var numCores = require('os').cpus().length;
+var i;
+
+function run() {
+  var sqlite3 = require('./cluster');
+
+  sqlite3.create({
+      key: '00000000000000000000000000000000'
+    , bits: 128
+    , filename: '/tmp/test.cluster.sqlcipher'
+    , verbose: null
+    , standalone: null
+    , serve: null
+    , connect: null
+  }).then(function (client) {
+    client.run("SELECT 1", [], function (err) {
+      if (err) {
+        console.error('[ERROR]', cluster.isMaster && '0' || cluster.worker.id);
+        console.error(err);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      console.log('[this]', cluster.isMaster && '0' || cluster.worker.id);
+      console.log(this);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+if (cluster.isMaster) {
+  for (i = 1; i <= numCores; i += 1) {
+    cluster.fork();
+  }
+}
+
+run();
diff --git a/test-standalone.js b/test-standalone.js
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+'use strict';
+
+function run() {
+  var sqlite3 = require('./standalone');
+
+  sqlite3.create({
+      key: '00000000000000000000000000000000'
+    , bits: 128
+    , filename: '/tmp/test.cluster.sqlcipher'
+    , verbose: null
+    , standalone: true
+    , serve: null
+    , connect: null
+  }).then(function (client) {
+    client.run("SELECT 1", [], function (err) {
+      if (err) {
+        console.error('[ERROR] standalone');
+        console.error(err);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      console.log('[this] standalone');
+      console.log(this);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+run();
diff --git a/wrapper.js b/wrapper.js
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+'use strict';
+
+/*global Promise*/
+var sqlite3 = require('sqlite3');
+var dbs = {};
+
+function sanitize(str) {
+  return String(str).replace("'", "''");
+}
+
+function create(opts) {
+  var db;
+
+  if (!opts) {
+    opts = {};
+  }
+
+  if (opts.verbose) {
+    sqlite3.verbose();
+  }
+
+  if (!dbs[opts.filename] || dbs[opts.filename].__key !== opts.key) {
+    dbs[opts.filename] = new sqlite3.Database(opts.filename);
+  }
+
+  db = dbs[opts.filename];
+  db.sanitize = sanitize;
+  db.__key = opts.key;
+
+  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+    db.serialize(function() {
+      var setup = [];
+
+      if (opts.key) {
+        // TODO test key length
+        if (!opts.bits) {
+          opts.bits = 128;
+        }
+
+        // TODO  db.run(sql, function () { resolve() });
+        setup.push(new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+          db.run("PRAGMA KEY = \"x'" + sanitize(opts.key) + "'\"", [], function (err) {
+            if (err) { reject(err); return; }
+            resolve(this);
+          });
+        }));
+        setup.push(new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+          db.run("PRAGMA CIPHER = 'aes-" + sanitize(opts.bits) + "-cbc'", [], function (err) {
+            if (err) { reject(err); return; }
+            resolve(this);
+          });
+        }));
+      }
+
+      Promise.all(setup).then(function () { resolve(db); }, reject);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports.sanitize = sanitize;
+module.exports.Database = sqlite3.Database;
+module.exports.create = create;