diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cef3e4a..641f87d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 target
 Cargo.lock
 .DS_Store
-sphinx-key/Cargo.lock
\ No newline at end of file
+sphinx-key/Cargo.lock
+notes.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5387f8a..c6cb728 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,3 +46,15 @@ espmonitor /dev/tty.usbserial-1420
 
 espflash target/riscv32imc-esp-espidf/debug/clear
 espmonitor /dev/tty.usbserial-1420
+
+### cargo generate esp-rs
+
+cargo generate --git https://github.com/esp-rs/esp-idf-template cargo
+
+std support: true
+
+v4.4
+
+esp32c3
+
+nightly
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.md b/build.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e830143
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+
+install the gcc risv toolchain on macos:
+
+https://github.com/riscv-collab/riscv-gnu-toolchain
+
+```
+git clone --recursive https://github.com/riscv/riscv-gnu-toolchain
+
+cd riscv-gnu-toolchain
+
+./configure --prefix=/opt/riscv
+
+sudo make
+
+export PATH=$PATH:/opt/riscv/bin
+
+(add that line above to your ~/.bash_profile to make it stick)
+```
+
+OR maybe this is better? 
+
+https://github.com/riscv-software-src/homebrew-riscv
+
+```
+brew tap riscv-software-src/riscv
+
+brew install riscv-tools
+```
diff --git a/signer/.cargo/config.toml b/signer/.cargo/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff90964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signer/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[build]
+# Uncomment the relevant target for your chip here (ESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3 or ESP32-C3)
+#target = "xtensa-esp32-espidf"
+#target = "xtensa-esp32s2-espidf"
+#target = "xtensa-esp32s3-espidf"
+target = "riscv32imc-esp-espidf"
+
+[target.xtensa-esp32-espidf]
+linker = "ldproxy"
+
+[target.xtensa-esp32s2-espidf]
+linker = "ldproxy"
+
+[target.xtensa-esp32s3-espidf]
+linker = "ldproxy"
+
+[target.riscv32imc-esp-espidf]
+linker = "ldproxy"
+
+# Future - necessary for the experimental "native build" of esp-idf-sys with ESP32C3
+# See also https://github.com/ivmarkov/embuild/issues/16
+rustflags = ["-C", "default-linker-libraries"]
+
+[unstable]
+
+build-std = ["std", "panic_abort"]
+#build-std-features = ["panic_immediate_abort"] # Required for older ESP-IDF versions without a realpath implementation
+
+[env]
+# Note: these variables are not used when using pio builder
+# Enables the esp-idf-sys "native" build feature (`cargo build --features native`) to build against ESP-IDF stable (v4.4)
+ESP_IDF_VERSION = { value = "branch:release/v4.4" }
+# Enables the esp-idf-sys "native" build feature (`cargo build --features native`) to build against ESP-IDF master (mainline)
+#ESP_IDF_VERSION = { value = "master" }
diff --git a/signer/.gitignore b/signer/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73a638b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signer/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/.vscode
+/.embuild
+/target
+/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/signer/Cargo.toml b/signer/Cargo.toml
index cb5a272..b39dde9 100644
--- a/signer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/signer/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,4 +3,22 @@ name = "sphinx-key-signer"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Evan Feenstra <evanfeenstra@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
-resolver = "2"
\ No newline at end of file
+resolver = "2"
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = "s"
+
+[profile.dev]
+debug = true # Symbols are nice and they don't increase the size on Flash
+opt-level = "z"
+
+[features]
+pio = ["esp-idf-sys/pio"]
+
+[dependencies]
+esp-idf-sys = { version = "0.31.5", features = ["binstart"] }
+vls-protocol-signer = { path = "../../validating-lightning-signer/vls-protocol-signer", default-features = false, features = ["secp-lowmemory"] }
+
+[build-dependencies]
+embuild = "0.29"
+anyhow = "1"
diff --git a/signer/build.rs b/signer/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dd5e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signer/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Necessary because of this issue: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/9641
+fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    embuild::build::CfgArgs::output_propagated("ESP_IDF")?;
+    embuild::build::LinkArgs::output_propagated("ESP_IDF")
+}
diff --git a/signer/rust-toolchain.toml b/signer/rust-toolchain.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb33ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signer/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[toolchain]
+
+channel = "nightly"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/signer/sdkconfig.defaults b/signer/sdkconfig.defaults
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ac9af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signer/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Rust often needs a bit of an extra main task stack size compared to C (the default is 3K)
+CONFIG_ESP_MAIN_TASK_STACK_SIZE=7000
+
+# Use this to set FreeRTOS kernel tick frequency to 1000 Hz (100 Hz by default).
+# This allows to use 1 ms granuality for thread sleeps (10 ms by default).
+#CONFIG_FREERTOS_HZ=1000
+
+# Workaround for https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/issues/7631
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE=n
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE_DEFAULT_FULL=n
diff --git a/signer/src/main.rs b/signer/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d3bfaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signer/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use esp_idf_sys as _; // If using the `binstart` feature of `esp-idf-sys`, always keep this module imported
+
+fn main() {
+    // Temporary. Will disappear once ESP-IDF 4.4 is released, but for now it is necessary to call this function once,
+    // or else some patches to the runtime implemented by esp-idf-sys might not link properly.
+    esp_idf_sys::link_patches();
+
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}
diff --git a/signer1/Cargo.toml b/signer1/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb5a272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signer1/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "sphinx-key-signer"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Evan Feenstra <evanfeenstra@gmail.com>"]
+edition = "2018"
+resolver = "2"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/signer/src/lib.rs b/signer1/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from signer/src/lib.rs
rename to signer1/src/lib.rs