diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
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index 00000000..5c41c842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle
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+allprojects {
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/host-cache/build.gradle b/host-cache/build.gradle
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/host-cache/build.gradle
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+apply plugin: 'groovy'
+apply plugin: 'application'
+
+dependencies {
+    compile 'net.i2p:i2p:0.9.35'
+    compile 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.5.0'
+}
+
+compileGroovy {
+    groovyOptions.optimizationOptions.indy = true
+}
+
+mainClassName = 'com.muwire.hostcache.HostCache'
diff --git a/host-cache/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/hostcache/HostCache.groovy b/host-cache/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/hostcache/HostCache.groovy
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index 00000000..3c3b0d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host-cache/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/hostcache/HostCache.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.muwire.hostcache
+
+public class HostCache {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        print "Hello world"
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
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+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include 'host-cache'