diff --git a/breez/breez.go b/breez/breez.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2654ae75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/breez/breez.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/breez/breez-sdk-go/breez_sdk"
+)
+
+type BreezService struct {
+	listener *BreezListener
+	svc      *breez_sdk.BlockingBreezServices
+}
+type BreezListener struct{}
+
+func (BreezListener) OnEvent(e breez_sdk.BreezEvent) {
+	log.Printf("received event %#v", e)
+}
+
+func NewBreezService(mnemonic, apiKey, inviteCode string) (result *BreezService, err error) {
+	seed, err := breez_sdk.MnemonicToSeed(mnemonic)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	nodeConfig := breez_sdk.NodeConfigGreenlight{
+		Config: breez_sdk.GreenlightNodeConfig{
+			InviteCode: &inviteCode,
+		},
+	}
+	listener := BreezListener{}
+	config := breez_sdk.DefaultConfig(breez_sdk.EnvironmentTypeProduction, apiKey, nodeConfig)
+	svc, err := breez_sdk.Connect(config, seed, listener)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	//todo: init LSP (wait for Breez to fix issue)
+	return &BreezService{
+		listener: &listener,
+		svc:      svc,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (bs *BreezService) SendPaymentSync(ctx context.Context, senderPubkey string, payReq string) (preimage string, err error) {
+	return "", nil
+
+}
+
+func (bs *BreezService) GetBalance(ctx context.Context, senderPubkey string) (balance int64, err error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func (bs *BreezService) MakeInvoice(ctx context.Context, senderPubkey string, amount int64, description string, descriptionHash string, expiry int64) (invoice string, paymentHash string, err error) {
+	return "", "", nil
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d12c39f3..a76b054f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/getAlby/nostr-wallet-connect
 go 1.20
 
 require (
+	github.com/breez/breez-sdk-go v0.1.5-beta.rc2
 	github.com/davrux/echo-logrus/v4 v4.0.3
 	github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.1
 	github.com/labstack/echo-contrib v0.14.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d7dc6030..855d247b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
 github.com/bgentry/speakeasy v0.1.0/go.mod h1:+zsyZBPWlz7T6j88CTgSN5bM796AkVf0kBD4zp0CCIs=
 github.com/bketelsen/crypt v0.0.3-0.20200106085610-5cbc8cc4026c/go.mod h1:MKsuJmJgSg28kpZDP6UIiPt0e0Oz0kqKNGyRaWEPv84=
+github.com/breez/breez-sdk-go v0.1.5-beta.rc2 h1:B9XFtPMFYi6OPK0NCmm5dwF4sq4vnSaB4vcLTv/TkdQ=
+github.com/breez/breez-sdk-go v0.1.5-beta.rc2/go.mod h1:EalYMEeQVwRzr6UXnF4QpLlpuWNwQQN9xwtDKNIutBo=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.0.0-20190824003749-130ea5bddde3/go.mod h1:3J08xEfcugPacsc34/LKRU2yO7YmuT8yt28J8k2+rrI=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.20.1-beta/go.mod h1:wVuoA8VJLEcwgqHBwHmzLRazpKxTv13Px/pDuV7OomQ=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.22.0-beta.0.20220111032746-97732e52810c/go.mod h1:tjmYdS6MLJ5/s0Fj4DbLgSbDHbEqLJrtnHecBFkdz5M=