diff --git a/modules/Makefile.am b/modules/Makefile.am
index eb0419851..17a8c4074 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile.am
+++ b/modules/Makefile.am
@@ -468,12 +468,13 @@ media_module_LTLIBRARIES = \
 
 app_moduledir = @moduledir@
 
-app_app_register_la_SOURCES = \
-	app/register.cc \
+app_app_app_la_SOURCES = \
+	app/app.cc \
+	app/transactions.cc \
 	###
 
 app_module_LTLIBRARIES = \
-	app/app_register.la \
+	app/app_app.la \
 	###
 
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/modules/app/app.cc b/modules/app/app.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3268e89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/app/app.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Matrix Construct
+//
+// Copyright (C) Matrix Construct Developers, Authors & Contributors
+// Copyright (C) 2016-2019 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
+//
+// Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+// purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+// copyright notice and this permission notice is present in all copies. The
+// full license for this software is available in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "app.h"
+
+ircd::mapi::header
+IRCD_MODULE
+{
+	"Application Services",
+	ircd::m::app::init,
+	ircd::m::app::fini
+};
+
+decltype(ircd::m::app::app_room_id)
+ircd::m::app::app_room_id
+{
+	"app", my_host()
+};
+
+decltype(ircd::m::app::apps)
+ircd::m::app::apps;
+
+void
+ircd::m::app::init()
+{
+	if(!m::exists(app_room_id))
+		m::create(app_room_id, m::me, "internal");
+}
+
+void
+ircd::m::app::fini()
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/app/app.h b/modules/app/app.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..423c1c9d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/app/app.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Matrix Construct
+//
+// Copyright (C) Matrix Construct Developers, Authors & Contributors
+// Copyright (C) 2016-2019 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
+//
+// Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+// purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+// copyright notice and this permission notice is present in all copies. The
+// full license for this software is available in the LICENSE file.
+
+// app.cc
+namespace ircd::m::app
+{
+	void init();
+	void fini();
+
+	extern const m::room::id::buf app_room_id;
+	extern std::map<std::string, m::room::id::buf> apps;
+}
diff --git a/modules/app/register.cc b/modules/app/transactions.cc
similarity index 71%
rename from modules/app/register.cc
rename to modules/app/transactions.cc
index ab0ae7289..9204e9979 100644
--- a/modules/app/register.cc
+++ b/modules/app/transactions.cc
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 // Matrix Construct
 //
 // Copyright (C) Matrix Construct Developers, Authors & Contributors
-// Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
+// Copyright (C) 2016-2019 Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
 //
 // Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
 // purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
 // copyright notice and this permission notice is present in all copies. The
 // full license for this software is available in the LICENSE file.
 
-using namespace ircd;
-
-mapi::header
-IRCD_MODULE
-{
-	"2.1 :Application Services :Registration",
-};
+#include "app.h"