diff --git a/ms/Cargo.toml b/ms/Cargo.toml
index 988d313..a1033e7 100644
--- a/ms/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ms/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [workspace]
 members = [
+	"shared",
 	"server",
 	"txtclient",
 ]
diff --git a/ms/shared/Cargo.toml b/ms/shared/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f33cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/shared/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "shared"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.130", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/ms/shared/src/lib.rs b/ms/shared/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a61eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ms/shared/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use chrono::offset::Utc;
+use chrono::DateTime;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Message {
+    received: DateTime<Utc>,
+    message: String,
+}
+
+impl Message {
+    pub fn new(message: &str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            received: Utc::now(),
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}