diff --git a/client/client.lua b/client/client.lua
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+ipaddr = "68.46.126.104:48228"
+--ipaddr = "localhost:48228"
+
+local idfile = fs.open("id", "r")
+
+local id = nil
+local command = nil
+
+if not idfile then
+    local fuel = turtle.getFuelLevel()
+    local stdin = io.input()
+    print("Direction (North, South, East, West):")
+    local direction = stdin:read("l")
+    print("X:")
+    local x = tonumber(stdin:read("l"))
+    print("Y:")
+    local x = tonumber(stdin:read("l"))
+    print("Z:")
+    local x = tonumber(stdin:read("l"))
+    local y = tonumber(stdin:read("l"))
+    local z = tonumber(stdin:read("l"))
+
+    local info = {
+        fuel = fuel,
+        position = {x, y, z},
+        facing = direction,
+    }
+    -- TODO: get from boot floppy
+    local turtleinfo = http.post(
+        "http://" .. ipaddr .. "/turtle/new",
+        textutils.serializeJSON(info),
+        { ["Content-Type"] = "application/json" }
+    )
+    local response = textutils.unserialiseJSON(turtleinfo.readAll())
+
+    idfile = fs.open("id", "w")
+    idfile.write(response.id)
+    idfile.close()
+    os.setComputerLabel(response.name)
+    id = response.id
+    command = response.command
+else
+    id = idfile.readAll()
+    idfile.close()
+end
+
+print(command)