diff --git a/src/server/poolserver/CMakeLists.txt b/src/server/poolserver/CMakeLists.txt
index e437a16..624e82e 100644
--- a/src/server/poolserver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/server/poolserver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/server/shared/Configuration
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/server/shared/Database
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/server/shared/Logging
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/server/shared/JSON
+  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/server/shared/JSONRPC
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/server/poolserver/Server
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/server/poolserver/Database
   ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}
diff --git a/src/server/poolserver/Main.cpp b/src/server/poolserver/Main.cpp
index cf428ac..934fef1 100644
--- a/src/server/poolserver/Main.cpp
+++ b/src/server/poolserver/Main.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 #include "Server.h"
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "Log.h"
+#include "Util.h"
+#include "JSON.h"
+#include "JSONRPC.h"
 #include <boost/program_options.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
 
 bool InitConfig(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -78,7 +83,7 @@ bool InitConfig(int argc, char *argv[])
     
     if (!ifs.is_open()) {
         sLog.Error(LOG_GENERAL, "Failed opening config file: %s", sConfig.Get<std::string>("config").c_str());
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
     
     store(parse_config_file(ifs, fileOptions), sConfig.vm);
diff --git a/src/server/shared/CMakeLists.txt b/src/server/shared/CMakeLists.txt
index cf7017a..00296da 100644
--- a/src/server/shared/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/server/shared/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ add_subdirectory(Database)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE sources_Configuration Configuration/*.cpp Configuration/*.h)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE sources_Logging Logging/*.cpp Logging/*.h)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE sources_Stratum Stratum/*.cpp Stratum/*.h)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE sources_JSON JSON/*.cpp JSON/*.h)
+file(GLOB_RECURSE sources_JSONRPC JSONRPC/*.cpp JSONRPC/*.h)
 
 file(GLOB sources_localdir *.cpp *.h)
 
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@ set(sources_Shared
   ${sources_Database}
   ${sources_Logging}
   ${sources_Stratum}
+  ${sources_JSON}
+  ${sources_JSONRPC}
   ${sources_localdir}
 )
 
@@ -20,6 +24,8 @@ include_directories(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Configuration
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Database
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Logging
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/JSON
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/JSONRPC
   ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}
   ${MYSQL_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
diff --git a/src/server/shared/JSON/JSON.cpp b/src/server/shared/JSON/JSON.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaac634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/shared/JSON/JSON.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "JSON.h"
+#include <sstream>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <vector>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+
+JSON JSON::FromString(std::string jsonstring)
+{
+    JSON json;
+    json.pt = new boost::property_tree::ptree();
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss.str(jsonstring);
+    boost::property_tree::json_parser::read_json(ss, *json.pt);
+    return json;
+}
+
+std::string JSON::ToString()
+{
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    boost::property_tree::json_parser::write_json(ss, *pt);
+    return ss.str();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/shared/JSON/JSON.h b/src/server/shared/JSON/JSON.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99dfe12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/shared/JSON/JSON.h
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#ifndef JSON_H_
+#define JSON_H_
+
+#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
+#include <boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp>
+#include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+class JSON
+{
+public:
+    static JSON FromString(std::string jsonstring);
+    
+    JSON(bool base = true) : _base(base), pt(NULL)
+    {
+        if (base)
+            pt = new boost::property_tree::ptree();
+    }
+    
+    ~JSON()
+    {
+        //if (_base && pt)
+        //    delete pt;
+    }
+    
+    template<class T>
+    T Get(std::string key)
+    {
+        return pt->get<T>(key);
+    }
+    
+    JSON operator[] (std::string key)
+    {
+        JSON json(false);
+        json.pt = &pt->get_child(key);
+        return json;
+    }
+    
+    JSON operator[] (int index)
+    {
+        JSON json(false);
+        boost::property_tree::ptree::iterator it = pt->begin();
+        for (int i = 0; i < index; ++i)
+            ++it;
+        boost::property_tree::ptree::value_type& kv = *it;
+        json.pt = &kv.second;
+        return json;
+    }
+    
+    template<class T>
+    inline void Set(std::string key, T value)
+    {
+        pt->put<T>(key, value);
+    }
+    
+    template<class T>
+    inline void Add(T value)
+    {
+        pt->push_back(std::make_pair("", value));
+    }
+    
+    uint64_t Size()
+    {
+        return pt->size();
+    }
+    
+    std::string ToString();
+    
+    boost::property_tree::ptree* pt;
+    bool _base;
+};
+
+template<>
+inline void JSON::Set<JSON>(std::string key, JSON value)
+{
+    pt->put_child(key, *value.pt);
+}
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/shared/JSONRPC/JSONRPC.cpp b/src/server/shared/JSONRPC/JSONRPC.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0174da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/shared/JSONRPC/JSONRPC.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#include "JSONRPC.h"
+
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+#include <boost/exception/all.hpp>
+#include "Util.h"
+#include "Log.h"
+
+bool JSONRPC::Connect(JSONRPCConnectionInfo connInfo)
+{
+    _connInfo = connInfo;
+    
+    if (_connInfo.B64Auth.empty())
+        _connInfo.B64Auth = Util::ToBase64(_connInfo.User + ":" + _connInfo.Pass, false);
+    
+    sLog.Debug(LOG_JSONRPC, "JSONRPC::Connect(): B64Auth: %s", _connInfo.B64Auth.c_str());
+
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver resolver(_ios);
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::query q(_connInfo.Host, _connInfo.Port);
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::iterator epi = resolver.resolve(q);
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::iterator end;
+
+    boost::system::error_code error = boost::asio::error::host_not_found;
+    
+    while (error && epi != end)
+    {
+        _sock.close();
+        _sock.connect(*epi, error);
+    }
+    
+    if (error)
+    {
+        sLog.Error(LOG_JSONRPC, "JSONRPC::Connect(): Error connecting to '%s': %s", _connInfo.Host.c_str(), boost::system::system_error(error).what());
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    _ep = *epi;
+    
+    _sock.close();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+JSON JSONRPC::Query(std::string method, JSON params)
+{
+    JSON request(true);
+    request.Set("jsonrpc", "1.0");
+    request.Set("id", 1);
+    request.Set("method", method);
+    if (params.Size() > 0)
+        request.Set("params", params);
+    std::string jsonstring = request.ToString();
+    
+    sLog.Debug(LOG_JSONRPC, "JSONRPC::Query(): JSONString: %s", jsonstring.c_str());
+    
+    boost::system::error_code error;
+    
+    _sock.close();
+    _sock.connect(_ep, error);
+    
+    if (error)
+    {
+        sLog.Error(LOG_JSONRPC, "JSONRPC::Query(): Error connecting to '%s': %s", _connInfo.Host.c_str(), boost::system::system_error(error).what());
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    boost::asio::streambuf request_buf;
+    std::ostream request_info(&request_buf);
+    request_info << "POST / HTTP/1.1\n";
+    request_info << "Host: 127.0.0.1\n";
+    request_info << "Content-Type: application/json-rpc\n";
+    request_info << "Authorization: Basic " << _connInfo.B64Auth << "\n";
+    request_info << "Content-Length: " << jsonstring.size() << "\n\n";
+    request_info << jsonstring;
+
+    boost::asio::write(_sock, request_buf);
+
+    boost::asio::streambuf response;
+    boost::asio::read_until(_sock, response, "\n");
+
+    std::istream response_stream(&response);
+    
+    std::string http_version;
+    uint32_t status_code;
+    std::string status_message;
+    
+    response_stream >> http_version >> status_code;
+    std::getline(response_stream, status_message);
+
+    
+    if (!response_stream || http_version.substr(0, 5) != "HTTP/")
+    {
+        sLog.Error(LOG_JSONRPC, "JSONRPC::Query(): Malformed HTTP Response");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    if (status_code != 200)
+    {
+        sLog.Error(LOG_JSONRPC, "JSONRPC::Query(): Returned status code: %u", status_code);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    std::vector<std::string> headers;
+    std::string header;
+    while (std::getline(response_stream, header) && header != "\r")
+        headers.push_back(header);
+    
+    std::string jsonresponse = "";
+    
+    if (response.size() > 0) {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << &response;
+        jsonresponse += oss.str();
+    }
+
+    // Read until EOF, writing data to output as we go.
+    while(boost::asio::read(_sock, response, boost::asio::transfer_at_least(1), error)){
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << &response;
+        jsonresponse += oss.str();
+    }
+    
+    _sock.close();
+    
+    sLog.Debug(LOG_JSONRPC, "JSONRPC::Query(): JSON Response: %s", jsonresponse.c_str());
+    
+    return JSON::FromString(jsonresponse);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/shared/JSONRPC/JSONRPC.h b/src/server/shared/JSONRPC/JSONRPC.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c5f3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/shared/JSONRPC/JSONRPC.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef JSONRPC_H_
+#define JSONRPC_H_
+
+// Some of the JSON RPC code was written by https://github.com/bytemaster/cpp_bitcoin_rpc
+
+#include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include "JSON.h"
+
+struct JSONRPCConnectionInfo
+{
+    std::string Host;
+    std::string Port;
+    std::string User;
+    std::string Pass;
+    std::string B64Auth;
+};
+
+class JSONRPC
+{
+public:
+    JSONRPC(): _sock(_ios) {}
+    bool Connect(JSONRPCConnectionInfo conninfo);
+    JSON Query(std::string method, JSON params = JSON::FromString("[]"));
+
+private:
+    JSONRPCConnectionInfo _connInfo;
+    boost::asio::io_service _ios;
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket _sock;
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint _ep;
+};
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/shared/Logging/Log.h b/src/server/shared/Logging/Log.h
index 48e30c7..5ddaab5 100644
--- a/src/server/shared/Logging/Log.h
+++ b/src/server/shared/Logging/Log.h
@@ -14,18 +14,20 @@
 
 enum LogType
 {
-    LOG_GENERAL                     = 0,
-    LOG_SERVER                        = 1,
-    LOG_DATABASE                    = 2
+    LOG_GENERAL                         = 0,
+    LOG_SERVER                          = 1,
+    LOG_DATABASE                        = 2,
+    LOG_JSON                            = 3,
+    LOG_JSONRPC                         = 4
 };
 
 enum LogLevel
 {
-    LOG_LEVEL_NONE                    = 0,
-    LOG_LEVEL_ERROR                    = 1,
-    LOG_LEVEL_WARN                    = 2,
-    LOG_LEVEL_INFO                    = 3,
-    LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG                 = 4
+    LOG_LEVEL_NONE                      = 0,
+    LOG_LEVEL_ERROR                     = 1,
+    LOG_LEVEL_WARN                      = 2,
+    LOG_LEVEL_INFO                      = 3,
+    LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG                     = 4
 };
 
 class Log
diff --git a/src/server/shared/Util.cpp b/src/server/shared/Util.cpp
index bf70584..3ab5b1c 100644
--- a/src/server/shared/Util.cpp
+++ b/src/server/shared/Util.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "Util.h"
 
+#include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
+
 std::string Util::Date(const char* format, bool utc)
 {
     boost::posix_time::ptime now;
@@ -15,3 +17,28 @@ std::string Util::Date(const char* format, bool utc)
 
     return ss.str();
 }
+
+std::string Util::ToBase64(std::string input, bool linebreaks)
+{
+    uint32_t writePaddChars = (3 - input.length() % 3) % 3;
+    
+    if (linebreaks) {
+        std::string base64(it_base64_lb_t(input.begin()), it_base64_lb_t(input.end()));
+        base64.append(writePaddChars, '=');
+        return base64;
+    } else {
+        std::string base64(it_base64_t(input.begin()), it_base64_t(input.end()));
+        base64.append(writePaddChars, '=');
+        return base64;
+    }
+}
+
+std::string Util::FromBase64(std::string input)
+{
+    boost::algorithm::trim(input);
+    uint32_t paddChars = count(input.begin(), input.end(), '=');
+    std::replace(input.begin(), input.end(), '=', 'A'); // replace '=' by base64 encoding of '\0'
+    std::string result(it_binary_t(input.begin()), it_binary_t(input.end())); // decode
+    result.erase(result.end() - paddChars, result.end());  // erase padding '\0' characters
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/server/shared/Util.h b/src/server/shared/Util.h
index 71b92b6..216d476 100644
--- a/src/server/shared/Util.h
+++ b/src/server/shared/Util.h
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <queue>
+#include <string>
 #include <boost/date_time.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread.hpp>
 #include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/iterators/base64_from_binary.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/iterators/binary_from_base64.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/iterators/transform_width.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/iterators/insert_linebreaks.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/iterators/remove_whitespace.hpp>
 
 namespace Util
 {
@@ -73,6 +79,29 @@ namespace Util
         virtual void Work() = 0;
         boost::thread* _thread;
     };
+    
+    // Base64 encode/decode functions by http://stackoverflow.com/users/1132850/piquer
+    
+    typedef boost::archive::iterators::insert_linebreaks
+            <
+                boost::archive::iterators::base64_from_binary
+                <
+                    boost::archive::iterators::transform_width<std::string::const_iterator, 6, 8>
+                >, 72
+            > it_base64_lb_t;
+    
+    typedef boost::archive::iterators::base64_from_binary
+            <
+                boost::archive::iterators::transform_width<std::string::const_iterator, 6, 8>
+            > it_base64_t;
+    
+    typedef boost::archive::iterators::transform_width
+            <
+                boost::archive::iterators::binary_from_base64<std::string::const_iterator>, 8, 6
+            > it_binary_t;
+    
+    std::string ToBase64(std::string input, bool linebreaks = true);
+    std::string FromBase64(std::string input);
 }
 
 #endif