diff --git a/music-player/server/src/core.rs b/music-player/server/src/core.rs
index a6eb170..60f614c 100644
--- a/music-player/server/src/core.rs
+++ b/music-player/server/src/core.rs
@@ -15,20 +15,6 @@ use std::{
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum ScannerError {
-    #[error("Cannot scan {0}")]
-    CannotScan(PathBuf),
-    #[error("IO error {0}")]
-    IO(std::io::Error),
-}
-
-impl From<std::io::Error> for ScannerError {
-    fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> Self {
-        Self::IO(err)
-    }
-}
-
 pub enum ControlMsg {
     Exit,
 }
@@ -53,87 +39,6 @@ pub struct Core {
     control_tx: Sender<ControlMsg>,
 }
 
-fn scan_frequency() -> Duration {
-    Duration::from_secs(60)
-}
-
-pub struct FileScanner {
-    db: Arc<dyn MusicIndex>,
-    control_rx: Receiver<ControlMsg>,
-    tracker_tx: Sender<TrackMsg>,
-    next_scan: Instant,
-    music_directories: Vec<PathBuf>,
-}
-
-impl FileScanner {
-    fn new(
-        db: Arc<dyn MusicIndex>,
-        roots: Vec<PathBuf>,
-        control_rx: Receiver<ControlMsg>,
-        tracker_tx: Sender<TrackMsg>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            db,
-            control_rx,
-            tracker_tx,
-            next_scan: Instant::now(),
-            music_directories: roots,
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn scan(&mut self) {
-        loop {
-            match self.control_rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_millis(100)) {
-                Ok(ControlMsg::Exit) => return,
-                Err(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => (),
-                Err(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => return,
-            }
-            if Instant::now() >= self.next_scan {
-                for root in self.music_directories.iter() {
-                    self.scan_dir(vec![root.clone()]);
-                }
-                self.next_scan = Instant::now() + scan_frequency();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn scan_dir(&self, mut paths: Vec<PathBuf>) -> Flow<(), FatalError, ScannerError> {
-        while let Some(dir) = paths.pop() {
-            println!("scanning {:?}", dir);
-            return_error!(self.scan_dir_(&mut paths, dir));
-        }
-        ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn scan_dir_(
-        &self,
-        paths: &mut Vec<PathBuf>,
-        dir: PathBuf,
-    ) -> Flow<(), FatalError, ScannerError> {
-        let dir_iter = return_error!(Flow::from(dir.read_dir().map_err(ScannerError::from)));
-        for entry in dir_iter {
-            match entry {
-                Ok(entry) if entry.path().is_dir() => paths.push(entry.path()),
-                Ok(entry) => {
-                    let _ = return_fatal!(self.scan_file(entry.path()).or_else(|err| {
-                        println!("scan_file failed: {:?}", err);
-                        ok::<(), FatalError, ScannerError>(())
-                    }));
-                    ()
-                }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    println!("scan_dir could not read path: ({:?})", err);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn scan_file(&self, path: PathBuf) -> Flow<(), FatalError, ScannerError> {
-        ok(())
-    }
-}
-
 impl Core {
     pub fn new(db: Arc<dyn MusicIndex>) -> Flow<Core, FatalError, Error> {
         let (control_tx, control_rx) = channel::<ControlMsg>();
@@ -141,15 +46,7 @@ impl Core {
         let (track_handle, track_rx) = {
             let (track_tx, track_rx) = channel();
             let db = db.clone();
-            let track_handle = thread::spawn(move || {
-                FileScanner::new(
-                    db,
-                    vec![PathBuf::from("/home/savanni/Music/")],
-                    control_rx,
-                    track_tx,
-                )
-                .scan();
-            });
+            let track_handle = thread::spawn(move || {});
             (track_handle, track_rx)
         };
 
diff --git a/music-player/server/src/lib.rs b/music-player/server/src/lib.rs
index 4d885c6..cbf09e5 100644
--- a/music-player/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/music-player/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod audio;
 pub mod core;
 pub mod database;
+pub mod music_scanner;
 use database::DatabaseError;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
diff --git a/music-player/server/src/music_scanner.rs b/music-player/server/src/music_scanner.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d22480e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/music-player/server/src/music_scanner.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+use crate::{
+    core::{ControlMsg, TrackMsg},
+    database::MusicIndex,
+    FatalError,
+};
+use flow::{ok, return_error, return_fatal, Flow};
+use std::{
+    path::PathBuf,
+    sync::{
+        mpsc::{Receiver, RecvTimeoutError, Sender},
+        Arc,
+    },
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
+};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+fn scan_frequency() -> Duration {
+    Duration::from_secs(60)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum ScannerError {
+    #[error("Cannot scan {0}")]
+    CannotScan(PathBuf),
+    #[error("IO error {0}")]
+    IO(std::io::Error),
+}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for ScannerError {
+    fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::IO(err)
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait MusicScanner {
+    fn scan(&self);
+}
+
+pub struct FileScanner {
+    db: Arc<dyn MusicIndex>,
+    control_rx: Receiver<ControlMsg>,
+    tracker_tx: Sender<TrackMsg>,
+    next_scan: Instant,
+    music_directories: Vec<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+impl FileScanner {
+    fn new(
+        db: Arc<dyn MusicIndex>,
+        roots: Vec<PathBuf>,
+        control_rx: Receiver<ControlMsg>,
+        tracker_tx: Sender<TrackMsg>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            db,
+            control_rx,
+            tracker_tx,
+            next_scan: Instant::now(),
+            music_directories: roots,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn scan(&mut self) {
+        loop {
+            match self.control_rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_millis(100)) {
+                Ok(ControlMsg::Exit) => return,
+                Err(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => (),
+                Err(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => return,
+            }
+            if Instant::now() >= self.next_scan {
+                for root in self.music_directories.iter() {
+                    self.scan_dir(vec![root.clone()]);
+                }
+                self.next_scan = Instant::now() + scan_frequency();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn scan_dir(&self, mut paths: Vec<PathBuf>) -> Flow<(), FatalError, ScannerError> {
+        while let Some(dir) = paths.pop() {
+            println!("scanning {:?}", dir);
+            return_error!(self.scan_dir_(&mut paths, dir));
+        }
+        ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn scan_dir_(
+        &self,
+        paths: &mut Vec<PathBuf>,
+        dir: PathBuf,
+    ) -> Flow<(), FatalError, ScannerError> {
+        let dir_iter = return_error!(Flow::from(dir.read_dir().map_err(ScannerError::from)));
+        for entry in dir_iter {
+            match entry {
+                Ok(entry) if entry.path().is_dir() => paths.push(entry.path()),
+                Ok(entry) => {
+                    let _ = return_fatal!(self.scan_file(entry.path()).or_else(|err| {
+                        println!("scan_file failed: {:?}", err);
+                        ok::<(), FatalError, ScannerError>(())
+                    }));
+                    ()
+                }
+                Err(err) => {
+                    println!("scan_dir could not read path: ({:?})", err);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn scan_file(&self, path: PathBuf) -> Flow<(), FatalError, ScannerError> {
+        ok(())
+    }
+}