diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5d198fe..0fd4ed9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ actix-web = "1.0.*"
 actix-files = "*"
 lootalot-db = { version = "0.1", path = "./lootalot_db" }
 dotenv = "*"
+env_logger = "*"
+futures = "0.1"
+diesel = "*"
 
 [workspace]
 members = [
diff --git a/lootalot_db/Cargo.toml b/lootalot_db/Cargo.toml
index 4b8ddf0..a09ca54 100644
--- a/lootalot_db/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lootalot_db/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 dotenv = "*"
+serde = "*"
+serde_derive = "*"
 
 [dependencies.diesel]
 version = "1.0"
-features = ["sqlite"]
+features = ["sqlite", "r2d2"]
diff --git a/lootalot_db/db.sqlite3 b/lootalot_db/db.sqlite3
index 9e908f0..da9f626 100644
Binary files a/lootalot_db/db.sqlite3 and b/lootalot_db/db.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/lootalot_db/src/lib.rs b/lootalot_db/src/lib.rs
index ffc8932..256d49c 100644
--- a/lootalot_db/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lootalot_db/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate diesel;
-extern crate dotenv;
+             extern crate dotenv;
+#[macro_use] extern crate diesel;
+#[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
 
 use diesel::prelude::*;
-use dotenv::dotenv;
-use std::env;
+use diesel::r2d2::{self, ConnectionManager };
 
 pub fn establish_connection() -> Result<SqliteConnection, String> {
-    dotenv().ok();
-    let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("DATABASE_URL must be set !");
+    dotenv::dotenv().ok();
+    let database_url = std::env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("DATABASE_URL must be set !");
     SqliteConnection::establish(&database_url)
         .map_err(|e| format!("Error connecting to {} : {:?}", database_url, e))
 }
@@ -16,14 +15,28 @@ pub fn establish_connection() -> Result<SqliteConnection, String> {
 pub mod models;
 pub mod schema;
 
-pub fn list_players() -> Vec<models::Player> {
+pub fn list_players(conn: &SqliteConnection)
+    -> Result<Vec<models::Player>, diesel::result::Error> {
     use schema::players::dsl::*;
-    let conn = establish_connection().unwrap();
-    players
-        .load::<models::Player>(&conn)
-        .expect("Error loading players")
+    Ok(players
+        .load::<models::Player>(conn)?)
 }
 
+pub type Pool = r2d2::Pool<ConnectionManager<SqliteConnection>>;
+
+pub fn create_pool() -> Pool {
+    dotenv::dotenv().ok();
+    let connspec = std::env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("DATABASE_URL");
+    let manager = ConnectionManager::<SqliteConnection>::new(connspec);
+    r2d2::Pool::builder()
+        .build(manager)
+        .expect("Failed to create pool.")
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/lootalot_db/src/models.rs b/lootalot_db/src/models.rs
index 16a1fc3..3d8e226 100644
--- a/lootalot_db/src/models.rs
+++ b/lootalot_db/src/models.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+use crate::serde_derive::{Serialize};
 use crate::schema::players;
 use crate::*;
 
-#[derive(Queryable)]
+#[derive(Debug, Queryable, Serialize)]
 pub struct Player {
     id: i32,
     name: String,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b7870ed..ca89765 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,34 @@
-extern crate actix_web;
 extern crate dotenv;
+extern crate env_logger;
+
+extern crate actix_web;
 extern crate lootalot_db;
 
-use actix_files as fs;
-use actix_web::{HttpServer, App, web::Json};
 use std::env;
-
+use actix_files as fs;
+use actix_web::{web, HttpServer, App};
+use lootalot_db::Pool;
 
 mod api {
-    use actix_web::{ Result, web::Json};
+    use futures::Future;
+    use actix_web::{web, HttpResponse, Result, Error, web::Json};
 
-    struct Player;
+    use super::Pool;
+    use lootalot_db::models::Player;
     struct Item;
 
-    fn player_list() -> Result<Json<Vec<Player>>> {
-        let players: Vec<Player> = Vec::new();
-        Ok(Json(players))
-    }
-
-    fn player_info(_id: i32) -> Result<Json<Player>> {
-        let player = Player;
-        Ok(Json(player))
+    pub fn players_list(pool: web::Data<Pool>) -> impl Future<Item=HttpResponse, Error=Error> {
+        web::block( move || {
+            let conn = pool.get().unwrap();
+            println!("Waiting for player list...");
+            lootalot_db::list_players(&conn)
+        })
+        .then(|res| {
+            match res {
+                Ok(players) => { println!("Ok! {:?}", &players); HttpResponse::Ok().json(players)},
+                Err(_) => { println!("Error!"); HttpResponse::InternalServerError().finish()},
+            }
+        })
     }
 
     fn chest_content(_id: i32) -> Result<Json<Vec<Item>>> {
@@ -41,12 +49,18 @@ mod api {
 fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     println!("Hello, world!");
 
+    env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "actix_web=debug");
+    env_logger::init();
     dotenv::dotenv().ok();
 
     let www_root: String = env::var("WWW_ROOT").expect("WWW_ROOT must be set");
     println!("serving files from: {}", &www_root);
+
+    let pool = lootalot_db::create_pool();
     HttpServer::new(move || {
         App::new()
+            .data(pool.clone())
+            .route("/players", web::get().to_async(api::players_list))
             .service(
                 fs::Files::new("/", www_root.clone())
                     .index_file("index.html")