diff --git a/src/esqlite.app.src b/src/esqlite.app.src
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc27be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/esqlite.app.src
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{application, esqlite,
+ [
+  {description, "sqlite nif interface"},
+  {vsn, "1"},
+  {modules, [esqlite]},
+  {registered, []},
+  {applications, [
+                  kernel,
+                  stdlib
+                 ]},
+  {env, []}
+ ]}.
diff --git a/src/esqlite.erl b/src/esqlite.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd810a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/esqlite.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+%%
+%%
+%%
+
+-module(esqlite).
+-author("Maas-Maarten Zeeman <mmzeeman@xs4all.nl>").
+
+-on_load(init/0).
+
+init() ->
+    ok = erlang:load_nif(code:priv_dir(esqlite) ++ "/esqlite_nif", 0).
+
+%% @doc Open a new database connection
+%%
+open(Name) ->
+    ok.
+