diff --git a/core/headscale/client.go b/core/headscale/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9147629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/headscale/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+type client struct {
+	config string
+}
+
+func newClient(config string) *client {
+	return &client{
+		config: fmt.Sprintf("--config=%s", config),
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *client) createUser(name string) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command("headscale", c.config, "users", "create", name)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
+	return err
+}
+
+func (c *client) createPreAuthKey(user string) (string, error) {
+	// TODO(giolekva): make expiration configurable, and auto-refresh
+	cmd := exec.Command("headscale", c.config, "--user", user, "preauthkeys", "create", "--reusable", "--expiration", "365d")
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
+	return string(out), err
+}
+
+func (c *client) enableRoute(id string) error {
+	// TODO(giolekva): make expiration configurable, and auto-refresh
+	cmd := exec.Command("headscale", c.config, "routes", "enable", "-r", id)
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	fmt.Println(string(out))
+	return err
+}