diff --git a/src/app/channel/message.js b/src/app/pm/message.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/channel/message.js
rename to src/app/pm/message.js
diff --git a/src/app/pm/pmHandler.js b/src/app/pm/pmHandler.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29b4ad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/pm/pmHandler.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*Canopy - The next generation of stoner streaming software
+Copyright (C) 2024-2025 Rainbownapkin and the TTN Community
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.*/
+
+//local includes
+const config = require("../../../config.json");
+const csrfUtils = require("../../utils/csrfUtils");
+const userBanModel = require("../../schemas/user/userBanSchema");
+
+/**
+ * Class containg global server-side private message relay logic
+ */
+class pmHandler{
+    /**
+     * Instantiates object containing global server-side private message relay logic
+     * @param {Socket.io} io - Socket.io server instanced passed down from server.js 
+     */
+    constructor(io){
+        /**
+         * Socket.io server instance passed down from server.js
+         */
+        this.io = io;
+
+        /**
+         * Socket.io server namespace for handling messaging
+         */
+        this.namespace = io.of('/pm');
+
+        //Handle connections from private messaging namespace
+        this.namespace.on("connection", this.handleConnection.bind(this) );
+    }
+
+    async handleConnection(socket){
+
+    }
+
+}
+
+module.exports = pmHandler;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index f584830..6005d30 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 //Define Local Imports
 //Application
 const channelManager = require('./app/channel/channelManager');
+const pmHandler = require('./app/pm/pmHandler');
 //Util
 const configCheck = require('./utils/configCheck');
 const scheduler = require('./utils/scheduler');
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ scheduler.kickoff();
 
 //Hand over general-namespace socket.io connections to the channel manager
 module.exports.channelManager = new channelManager(io)
+module.exports.pmHandler = new pmHandler(io)
 
 //Listen Function
 webServer.listen(port, () => {
diff --git a/www/js/channel/channel.js b/www/js/channel/channel.js
index fd72349..f7955d1 100644
--- a/www/js/channel/channel.js
+++ b/www/js/channel/channel.js
@@ -68,12 +68,15 @@ class channel{
      * Handles initial client connection
      */
     connect(){
-        this.socket = io({
-            extraHeaders: {
+        const clientOptions = {
+                extraHeaders: {
                 //Include CSRF token
                 'x-csrf-token': utils.ajax.getCSRFToken()
             }
-        });
+        };
+
+        this.socket = io(clientOptions);
+        this.pmSocket = io("/pm", clientOptions);
     }
 
     /**