diff --git a/src/officesense_pi/src/config/config.ts b/src/officesense_pi/src/config/config.ts
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+++ b/src/officesense_pi/src/config/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+interface Config {
+    api: {
+        address: string;
+        port: number;
+    };
+    mqtt: {
+        host: string;
+        port: number;
+        username: string;
+        password: string;
+        topic: string;
+    };
+    redis: {
+        host: string;
+        port: number;
+    };
+    core: {
+        hysteresis: number;
+        candidateHysteresis: number;
+        debounceMS: number;
+        minSamples: number;
+        transitionTTL: number;
+        transitionCleanupInterval: number;
+        lossThreshold: number;
+        userTTL: number;
+    };
+}
+
+const config: Config = {
+    api: {
+        address: "0.0.0.0",
+        port: 80,
+    },
+    mqtt: {
+        host: "192.168.1.2",
+        port: 1883,
+        username: "user",
+        password: "pass",
+        topic: "scanners/+",
+    },
+    redis: {
+        host: "192.168.1.2",
+        port: 6379,
+    },
+    core: {
+        hysteresis: 6,
+        candidateHysteresis: 3,
+        debounceMS: 3000,
+        minSamples: 4,
+        transitionTTL: 5 * 60 * 1000,
+        transitionCleanupInterval: 60 * 1000,
+        lossThreshold: 5000,
+        userTTL: 3 * 60 * 1000
+    },
+}
+
+export default config;
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diff --git a/src/officesense_pi/src/core/analyze.ts b/src/officesense_pi/src/core/analyze.ts
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+++ b/src/officesense_pi/src/core/analyze.ts
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+import { getRedis } from "./redis.js";
+import { prisma } from "../lib/prisma.js";
+import { RoomTransition, transitions } from "./transition.js";
+import config from "../config/config.js";
+
+const adjectives = [
+    "Crazy",
+    "Silent",
+    "Dark",
+    "Fast",
+    "Lucky",
+    "Wild",
+    "Epic"
+];
+
+const nouns = [
+    "Tiger",
+    "Wolf",
+    "Falcon",
+    "Shadow",
+    "Ninja",
+    "Dragon",
+    "Phoenix"
+];
+
+function generateNickname() {
+    const adjective =
+        adjectives[Math.floor(Math.random() * adjectives.length)];
+
+    const noun =
+        nouns[Math.floor(Math.random() * nouns.length)];
+
+    const number = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000);
+
+    return `${adjective}${noun}${number}`;
+}
+
+function newUser(): { pseudoID: string, psuedoName: string } {
+    return {
+        pseudoID: crypto.randomUUID(),
+        psuedoName: generateNickname()
+    };
+}
+
+export async function analyzeData(roomID: string, metrics: {
+    tagID: string,
+    rssi: number
+}) {
+    console.log(`\n=======================================================\n` +
+        `ROOM_ID: ${roomID}\nTAG_ID: ${metrics.tagID}\nRSSI: ${metrics.rssi}\n` +
+        `=======================================================\n`);
+
+    const userID = (
+        await prisma.tag.findUnique({
+            where: { id: metrics.tagID },
+            select: { userId: true },
+        })
+    )?.userId;
+
+    console.log(`[SQLite] Resolved USER_ID: ${userID}`);
+
+    if (!userID)
+        return;
+
+    const redis = getRedis();
+    const res = await redis.get(`user:${userID}`);
+
+    if (!res) {
+        const user = newUser();
+        console.log(`[Redis] Created USER: ${user.psuedoName} USER_ID: ${user.pseudoID}`);
+
+        // trigger camera
+
+        await redis.set(`user:${userID}`, JSON.stringify({
+            userID: user.pseudoID,
+            name: user.psuedoName,
+            rssi: metrics.rssi,
+            room: roomID,
+            verified: false,
+            timestamp: Date.now()
+        }), { PX: config.core.userTTL });
+
+        console.log("[Redis] Stored new user in redis.");
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let resObj = JSON.parse(res);
+    console.log(`[Redis] User exists in redis in ROOM_ID: ${resObj["room"]}`);
+
+    if (roomID == resObj["room"]) {
+        console.log("[Redis] Same room, updating redis...");
+        resObj["rssi"] = metrics.rssi;
+        resObj["timestamp"] = Date.now()
+
+        await redis.set(`user:${userID}`, JSON.stringify(resObj), { PX: config.core.userTTL });
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let transition = transitions.get(userID);
+
+    if (!transition) {
+        console.log("[!] Starting new transition");
+        transition = new RoomTransition();
+        transitions.set(userID, transition);
+    }
+
+    if (transition.shouldTransitionTo(roomID, metrics.rssi, resObj["rssi"], resObj["timestamp"])) {
+        // trigger camera
+
+        console.log(`[!] Transition done ${resObj["room"]} -> ${roomID}`);
+
+        resObj["rssi"] = metrics.rssi;
+        resObj["room"] = roomID;
+        resObj["timestamp"] = Date.now()
+
+
+        await redis.set(`user:${userID}`, JSON.stringify(resObj), { PX: config.core.userTTL });
+    } else
+        console.log("[!] Transition declined");
+}
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diff --git a/src/officesense_pi/src/core/bootstrap.ts b/src/officesense_pi/src/core/bootstrap.ts
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+++ b/src/officesense_pi/src/core/bootstrap.ts
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+import { initRedis } from "./redis.js";
+import * as mqtt from "./mqtt.js";
+import { cleanupWorker } from "./transition.js";
+
+export async function bootstrap() {
+    try {
+        await initRedis();
+        await mqtt.start();
+        cleanupWorker();
+
+        console.log("Core started.");
+    } catch (err: any) {
+        console.log("Bootstrap failed:", err.message);
+        process.exit(1);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/officesense_pi/src/core/mqtt.ts b/src/officesense_pi/src/core/mqtt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11fe6a3
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+++ b/src/officesense_pi/src/core/mqtt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import mqtt, { MqttClient } from "mqtt";
+import config from "../config/config.js";
+import { analyzeData } from "./analyze.js";
+
+function initMqtt(): Promise<MqttClient> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const client = mqtt.connect(
+            `mqtt://${config.mqtt.host}:${config.mqtt.port}`,
+            {
+                username: config.mqtt.username,
+                password: config.mqtt.password
+            }
+        );
+
+        client.once("connect", () => {
+            console.log("MQTT connected.");
+
+            client.subscribe(config.mqtt.topic, (err) => {
+                if (err) {
+                    reject(err);
+                } else {
+                    console.log("MQTT subscribed.");
+                    resolve(client);
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
+        client.once("error", (err) => {
+            reject(err);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+export async function start() {
+    try {
+        const mqttClient = await initMqtt();
+
+        mqttClient.on("message", (topic, message) => {
+            analyzeData(topic.split("/").pop()!, JSON.parse(message.toString()));
+        });
+
+        mqttClient.on("error", (err) => {
+            console.log(err.message);
+        })
+    } catch (err: any) {
+        console.log("MQTT connection failed:", err.message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/officesense_pi/src/core/redis.ts b/src/officesense_pi/src/core/redis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9b1944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/officesense_pi/src/core/redis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { createClient, type RedisClientType } from "redis";
+import config from "../config/config.js";
+
+let redisClient: RedisClientType;
+
+export async function initRedis(): Promise<RedisClientType> {
+    redisClient = createClient({
+        url: `redis://${config.redis.host}:${config.redis.port}`
+    });
+
+    redisClient.on("error", (err) => {
+        console.log("Redis error:", err.message);
+    });
+
+    await redisClient.connect();
+
+    console.log("Redis connected.");
+
+    return redisClient;
+}
+
+export function getRedis(): RedisClientType {
+    if (!redisClient) {
+        throw new Error("Redis not initialized");
+    }
+
+    return redisClient;
+}
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diff --git a/src/officesense_pi/src/core/transition.ts b/src/officesense_pi/src/core/transition.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7c33d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/officesense_pi/src/core/transition.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import config from "../config/config.js";
+
+export const transitions = new Map<string, RoomTransition>();
+
+export function cleanupWorker() {
+    setInterval(() => {
+        const now = Date.now();
+
+        for (const [userID, transition] of transitions) {
+            const inactiveFor = now - transition.lastSeen;
+
+            if (inactiveFor > 5 * config.core.transitionTTL)
+                transitions.delete(userID);
+        }
+    }, config.core.transitionCleanupInterval);
+}
+
+type Candidate = {
+    roomID: string | null;
+    since: number | null;
+    samples: number;
+    rssi: number | null;
+};
+
+export class RoomTransition {
+    candidate: Candidate;
+    lastSeen: number;
+
+    constructor() {
+        this.lastSeen = Date.now();
+        this.candidate = { roomID: null, since: null, samples: 0, rssi: null };
+    }
+
+    shouldTransitionTo(roomID: string, candidateRSSI: number, currRSSI: number, lastCurrentSeen: number) {
+        const now = Date.now();
+        this.lastSeen = now;
+
+        const stronger = candidateRSSI > currRSSI + config.core.hysteresis;
+
+        const signalLost = now - lastCurrentSeen > config.core.lossThreshold;
+
+        console.log(`[TRANSITION] stronger = ${stronger}`);
+        console.log(`[TRANSITION] signalLost = ${signalLost}`);
+
+        if (!stronger && !signalLost) {
+            this.reset();
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const noCandidate = this.candidate.roomID == null;
+        const betterCandidate = this.candidate.roomID != roomID &&
+            this.candidate.rssi !== null &&
+            candidateRSSI > this.candidate.rssi + config.core.candidateHysteresis;
+
+        console.log(`[TRANSITION] noCandidate = ${noCandidate}`);
+        console.log(`[TRANSITION] betterCandidate = ${betterCandidate}`);
+
+        if (noCandidate || betterCandidate) {
+            this.candidate.roomID = roomID;
+            this.candidate.since = now;
+            this.candidate.samples = 1;
+            this.candidate.rssi = candidateRSSI;
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        this.candidate.samples++;
+        this.candidate.rssi = candidateRSSI;
+
+        console.log(`[TRANSITION] samples = ${this.candidate.samples}`);
+        console.log(`[TRANSITION] candidateRSSI = ${this.candidate.rssi}`);
+
+        const enoughTime = now - (this.candidate.since ?? now) >= config.core.debounceMS;
+        const enoughConfirmations = this.candidate.samples >= config.core.minSamples;
+        
+        console.log(`[TRANSITION] enoughTime = ${enoughTime}`);
+        console.log(`[TRANSITION] enoughConfirmations = ${enoughConfirmations}`);
+        console.log(`[TRANSITION] signalLost = ${signalLost}`);
+
+        if ((enoughTime && enoughConfirmations) || signalLost) {
+            this.reset();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    reset() {
+        this.candidate.roomID = null;
+        this.candidate.since = null;
+        this.candidate.samples = 0;
+        this.candidate.rssi = null;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/officesense_pi/src/index.ts b/src/officesense_pi/src/index.ts
index 8844cdd..e0e57d8 100644
--- a/src/officesense_pi/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/officesense_pi/src/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 import express from "express";
 import lookupRoutes from "./api/lookup/lookup.routes.js";
+import config from "./config/config.js";
+import { bootstrap } from "./core/bootstrap.js";
 
-const app = express();
-const PORT = 80;
-const ADDRESS = "0.0.0.0";
+(async () => {
+    const app = express();
 
-app.use("/", lookupRoutes);
+    app.use("/", lookupRoutes);
 
-app.listen(PORT, ADDRESS, () => {
-    console.log(`Server listening on ${ADDRESS}:${PORT}`);
-});
+    app.listen(config.api.port, config.api.address, () => {
+        console.log(`Server listening on ${config.api.address}:${config.api.port}`);
+    });
+
+    bootstrap();
+
+})()