diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f8f316..c2c1f64 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"drizzle-orm": "^0.33.0",
-		"postgres": "^3.4.4"
+		"postgres": "^3.4.4",
+		"socket.io": "^4.8.1",
+		"socket.io-client": "^4.8.1"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/prodServer.ts b/prodServer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae4d583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prodServer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as url from 'url';
+import { createWSSGlobalInstance, onHttpServerUpgrade } from './src/lib/server/webSocketUtils';
+
+const __filename = url.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+createWSSGlobalInstance();
+
+const { server } = await import(path.resolve(__dirname, './build/index.js'));
+server.server.on('upgrade', onHttpServerUpgrade);
diff --git a/src/lib/hooks.server.ts b/src/lib/hooks.server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..718d1d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/hooks.server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { building } from '$app/environment';
+import type { Handle } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { Server as SocketIOServer } from 'socket.io';
+
+let io: SocketIOServer | undefined;
+
+const startupSocketIOServer = (httpServer: never) => {
+	if (io) return;
+	console.log('[socket.io:kit] setup');
+	io = new SocketIOServer(httpServer);
+	io.on('connection', (socket) => {
+		console.log(`[socket.io:kit] client connected (${socket.id})`);
+		socket.emit('message', `Hello from SvelteKit ${new Date().toLocaleString()} (${socket.id})`);
+
+		socket.on('disconnect', () => {
+			console.log(`[socket.io:kit] client disconnected (${socket.id})`);
+		});
+	});
+};
+
+export const handle = (async ({ event, resolve }) => {
+	if (!building) {
+		startupSocketIOServer(event.locals.httpServer);
+		event.locals.io = io;
+	}
+	return resolve(event, {
+		filterSerializedResponseHeaders: (name) => name === 'content-type'
+	});
+}) satisfies Handle;
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diff --git a/src/lib/server/webSocketUtils.ts b/src/lib/server/webSocketUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c187bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/server/webSocketUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { parse } from 'url';
+import { WebSocketServer } from 'ws';
+import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
+import type { Server, WebSocket as WebSocketBase } from 'ws';
+import type { IncomingMessage } from 'http';
+import type { Duplex } from 'stream';
+
+export const GlobalThisWSS = Symbol.for('sveltekit.wss');
+
+export interface ExtendedWebSocket extends WebSocketBase {
+  socketId: string;
+  // userId: string;
+};
+
+// You can define server-wide functions or class instances here
+// export interface ExtendedServer extends Server<ExtendedWebSocket> {};
+
+export type ExtendedWebSocketServer = Server<ExtendedWebSocket>;
+
+export type ExtendedGlobal = typeof globalThis & {
+  [GlobalThisWSS]: ExtendedWebSocketServer;
+};
+
+export const onHttpServerUpgrade = (req: IncomingMessage, sock: Duplex, head: Buffer) => {
+  const pathname = req.url ? parse(req.url).pathname : null;
+  if (pathname !== '/websocket') return;
+
+  const wss = (globalThis as ExtendedGlobal)[GlobalThisWSS];
+
+  wss.handleUpgrade(req, sock, head, (ws) => {
+    console.log('[handleUpgrade] creating new connecttion');
+    wss.emit('connection', ws, req);
+  });
+};
+
+export const createWSSGlobalInstance = () => {
+  const wss = new WebSocketServer({ noServer: true }) as ExtendedWebSocketServer;
+
+  (globalThis as ExtendedGlobal)[GlobalThisWSS] = wss;
+
+  wss.on('connection', (ws) => {
+    ws.socketId = nanoid();
+    console.log(`[wss:global] client connected (${ws.socketId})`);
+
+    ws.on('close', () => {
+      console.log(`[wss:global] client disconnected (${ws.socketId})`);
+    });
+  });
+
+  return wss;
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index cc88df0..b46ad5c 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,2 +1,44 @@
-<h1>Welcome to SvelteKit</h1>
-<p>Visit <a href="https://svelte.dev/docs/kit">svelte.dev/docs/kit</a> to read the documentation</p>
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { io } from 'socket.io-client';
+
+	let socket: ReturnType<typeof io> | null = null;
+	let log: string[] = [];
+
+	function logEvent(str: string) {
+		log = [...log, str];
+	}
+
+	function establishSocketIOConnection() {
+		if (socket) return;
+		socket = io();
+
+		socket.on('connect', () => {
+			console.log('[ws] connection open');
+			logEvent('[ws] connection open');
+		});
+
+		socket.on('disconnect', () => {
+			console.log('[ws] connection closed');
+			logEvent('[ws] connection closed');
+		});
+
+		socket.on('message', (data: string) => {
+			console.log('[ws] message received', data);
+			logEvent(`[ws] message received: ${data}`);
+		});
+	}
+</script>
+
+<main>
+	<h1 class="text-lg"># SvelteKit with Socket.IO Integration</h1>
+
+	<button class="button" on:click={() => establishSocketIOConnection()}>
+		Establish Socket.IO connection
+	</button>
+
+	<ul>
+		{#each log as event}
+			<li>{event}</li>
+		{/each}
+	</ul>
+</main>
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diff --git a/tailwind.config.ts b/tailwind.config.ts
index aa4bc77..140eb5f 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.ts
+++ b/tailwind.config.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,5 @@ import type { Config } from 'tailwindcss';
 
 export default {
 	content: ['./src/**/*.{html,js,svelte,ts}'],
-
-	theme: {
-		extend: {}
-	},
-
 	plugins: []
 } satisfies Config;
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index bbf8c7d..d40ab7f 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,33 @@
 import { sveltekit } from '@sveltejs/kit/vite';
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import { Server as SocketIOServer } from 'socket.io';
+
+function setupSocketIOServer(httpServer: never) {
+	if (!httpServer) {
+		throw new Error('HTTP server is not available');
+	}
+	const io = new SocketIOServer(httpServer);
+	io.on('connection', (socket) => {
+		console.log(`[socket.io] client connected (${socket.id})`);
+		io.emit('message', `Hello from SvelteKit ${new Date().toLocaleString()} (${socket.id})`);
+
+		socket.on('disconnect', () => {
+			console.log(`[socket.io] client disconnected (${socket.id})`);
+		});
+	});
+}
 
 export default defineConfig({
-	plugins: [sveltekit()]
-});
+	plugins: [
+		sveltekit(),
+		{
+			name: 'integratedSocketIOServer',
+			configureServer(server) {
+				setupSocketIOServer(server.httpServer);
+			},
+			configurePreviewServer(server) {
+				setupSocketIOServer(server.httpServer);
+			}
+		},
+	]
+});
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