diff --git a/server-api/.gitignore b/server-api/.gitignore
index 24e4eed..60ffa8a 100644
--- a/server-api/.gitignore
+++ b/server-api/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ target
 static/css/
 dev-sql/
 diesel.toml
+
+*.log
diff --git a/server-api/build.sh b/server-api/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..39f2064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server-api/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+_help() {
+cat <<EOF
+Usage: ./build.sh [-h|-t|-b|-r]
+	h Help    : shows this command
+	t Test    : Runs All tests from cargo tests to client tests
+	b Build   : Builds dev build with 'cargo build'
+	r Release : Builds release build with --release flag
+EOF
+}
+
+[[ -z $1  ]] && _help && exit 0
+
+while getopts ":htbr" arg; do
+	case ${arg} in
+		h)echo help command;;
+		t)
+			cargo build 1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+			cargo test  1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+			cargo run -- -s 1 > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+			echo Waiting on server to spin up && sleep 2
+			server=$!
+			export CARGO_BIN=$HOME/.cargo/bin/cargo
+			python3 client-tests/client.py > 'test.log' 
+			kill -9 $server
+			;;
+		b)cargo build;;
+		r)cargo build --release;;
+		*) _help;;
+	esac
+done
diff --git a/server-api/client-tests/client.py b/server-api/client-tests/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bfb2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server-api/client-tests/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import subprocess, os
+import json, requests
+
+class Test:
+    def __init__(self, base='http://localhost:8888', create_admin=False, admin=None):
+        '''
+        @opt:base = base url string
+        @opt:create_admin = creates admin account directly off cargo -c <NAME>
+        @opt:admin = optionally pass in dictionary with some admin credentials
+            potentially from another instance to run multiple tests at once
+        '''
+
+        self.test_count = 0
+        if create_admin:
+            self.body = Test.__create_admin()
+        elif admin is not None:
+            self.body = body
+        else:
+            # for now we use this because my dev server has this fake ass acc on it
+            self.body = {
+                'secret': 'utO088fltYrTZg323NZfAGrAkArMkDfwjPmt0ooAYta2oJOYDWcAd1FnrpVVMqZtMeUX4_Hu57-LHCkXy8gedg==',
+                'id': 23,
+                'name': 'admin',
+                'joindate':1602385239,
+                'status': 0,
+                'permissions': 18446744073709551615
+            }
+
+        self.base = base
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def __create_admin():
+        # /home/$user/.cargo/bin/cargo <- normally
+        # prolly some awful shit on pipes
+        CARGO_BIN = os.getenv('CARGO_BIN')
+        raw_json = subprocess.run(f'{CARGO_BIN} run --release -- -c dev-test'.split(), text=True, capture_output=True)
+        #raw_json = raw_json_b[2:-1].replace('\\n', ' ').strip()
+        return json.loads(raw_json.stdout)
+
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def log(url: str, method: str, request: requests.Response):
+        print(f'{method} {url}')
+        print(f'\t[Status Code]: {request.status_code}')
+        print(f'\t[Body]: {request.text}')
+
+    def post(self, url, **opts):
+        rbody = self.body
+        for k in opts:
+            rbody[k] = opts[k]
+
+        body = json.dumps(rbody)
+        r = requests.post(self.base + url, data=rbody)
+        self.log(self.base + url, 'POST', r)
+
+    def get(self, url, **opts):
+        rbody = self.body
+        for k in opts:
+            rbody[k] = opts[k]
+        
+        body = json.dumps(rbody)
+        r = requests.get(self.base + url, data=body)
+        self.log(self.base + url, 'GET', r)
+
+    def delete(self, url, **opts):
+        rbody = self.body
+        for k in opts:
+            rbody[k] = opts[k]
+
+        body =json.dumps(rbody)
+        r = requests.delete(self.base + url, data=body)
+        self.log(self.base + url, 'DELETE', r)
+
+    def creds(self):
+        return self.body
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    worker = Test(create_admin=True)
+
+    # First the invites api gets some basic tests
+    worker.get('/invite/create')
+
+    worker.post('/channels/create', name='something random', kind=1)
+    worker.get('/channels/list')
+    worker.delete('/channels/delete', name='something random')
+    worker.get('/channels/list')