diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html
index 47935ef..cbeb9fd 100644
--- a/html/index.html
+++ b/html/index.html
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         }
 
         var croc = {
+            "key": "",
             "pake": "",
         };
         var sharedPassphrase = "pass123"
@@ -36,8 +37,13 @@
             if (event.data == "initiated") {
                 socket.send(JSON.stringify({ "m": "room", "ps": sharedPassphrase }))
             } else if (event.data == "initpake") {
-                croc.pake = pakeInit(sharedPassphrase, "1");
-                socket.send(JSON.stringify({ "m": "initpake", "ps": croc.pake }))
+                croc.pake = pakeInit(sharedPassphrase, "0");
+                socket.send(
+                    messageEncode(croc.key, JSON.stringify({ "t": "pake", "b": croc.pake }))
+                )
+            } else {
+                msgJSON = messageDecode(croc.key, event.data);
+                console.log(msgJSON);
             }
         };
         const socketOpenListener = (event) => {
diff --git a/html/main.go b/html/main.go
index 05b091a..cd6504b 100644
--- a/html/main.go
+++ b/html/main.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main 
+package main
 
 //go:generate cp /usr/local/go/misc/wasm/wasm_exec.js .
 
@@ -24,11 +24,86 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/schollz/croc/v6/src/compress"
 	"github.com/schollz/croc/v6/src/crypt"
+	"github.com/schollz/croc/v6/src/message"
 	log "github.com/schollz/logger"
 	"github.com/schollz/pake/v2"
 )
 
+// messageEncode(key, Message)
+// returns base64 encoded, encrypts if key != nil
+func messageEncode(this js.Value, inputs []js.Value) interface{} {
+	// initialize sender P ("1" indicates sender)
+	if len(inputs) != 2 {
+		return js.Global().Get("Error").New("need weakPassphrase, role")
+	}
+	var m message.Message
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(inputs[1].String()), &m)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return js.Global().Get("Error").New(err.Error())
+	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return js.Global().Get("Error").New(err.Error())
+	}
+	b = compress.Compress(b)
+	if inputs[0].String() != "" {
+		var key []byte
+		key, err = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(inputs[0].String())
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err)
+			return js.Global().Get("Error").New(err.Error())
+		}
+
+		b, err = crypt.Encrypt(b, key)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err)
+			return js.Global().Get("Error").New(err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(b)
+}
+
+// messageDecode(key, encodedMessage)
+// returns base64 encoded, encrypts if key != nil
+func messageDecode(this js.Value, inputs []js.Value) interface{} {
+	// initialize sender P ("1" indicates sender)
+	if len(inputs) != 2 {
+		return js.Global().Get("Error").New("need key, encodedmessage")
+	}
+	var key []byte
+	key = nil
+	var err error
+	if inputs[0].String() != "" {
+		key, err = base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(inputs[0].String())
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err)
+			return js.Global().Get("Error").New(err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
+	b, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(inputs[1].String())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return js.Global().Get("Error").New(err.Error())
+	}
+	m, err := message.Decode(key, b)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return js.Global().Get("Error").New(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	bJSON, err := json.Marshal(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return js.Global().Get("Error").New(err.Error())
+	}
+	return string(bJSON)
+}
+
 // pakeInit(weakPassphrase, role)
 // returns: pakeBytes
 func pakeInit(this js.Value, inputs []js.Value) interface{} {
@@ -162,6 +237,8 @@ func main() {
 	js.Global().Set("pakePublic", js.FuncOf(pakePublic))
 	js.Global().Set("pakeUpdate", js.FuncOf(pakeUpdate))
 	js.Global().Set("pakeSessionKey", js.FuncOf(pakeSessionKey))
+	js.Global().Set("messageEncode", js.FuncOf(messageEncode))
+	js.Global().Set("messageDecode", js.FuncOf(messageDecode))
 	fmt.Println("Initiated")
 	<-c
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/webrelay/webrelay.go b/src/webrelay/webrelay.go
index 649799b..fd6caf2 100644
--- a/src/webrelay/webrelay.go
+++ b/src/webrelay/webrelay.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package webrelay
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
@@ -105,9 +106,25 @@ func receive(conn *websocket.Conn) (err error) {
 					log.Error(err)
 					return
 				}
-			} else if bu.Message == "initpake" {
-				log.Debug("got init pake data")
-
+			}
+		}
+		b, errBase64 := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(string(message))
+		if errBase64 == nil {
+			log.Debug("parsing base64 bytes")
+			err = com.Send(b)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(err)
+				return
+			}
+			b, err = com.Receive()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(err)
+				return
+			}
+			err = conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, []byte(base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(b)))
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(err)
+				return
 			}
 
 		}