diff --git a/api/src/activity/federation.js b/api/src/activity/federation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69223a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/activity/federation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module.exports = {
+	inbox: (msg) => {
+		console.log('INBOX')
+		console.log(msg)
+	},
+	outbox: (msg) => {
+		console.log('OUTBOX')
+		console.log(msg)
+	},
+};
diff --git a/api/src/activity/index.js b/api/src/activity/index.js
index a9be412..5addef4 100644
--- a/api/src/activity/index.js
+++ b/api/src/activity/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ global.replaceImpl = (funcs, name, withFunc) => {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+	federation: require('./federation.js'),
 	rewriteImplementations: () => {
 		require('./well-known.js').init()
 		require('./actor.js').init()
diff --git a/api/src/server.js b/api/src/server.js
index 2c5dcce..a8bad16 100644
--- a/api/src/server.js
+++ b/api/src/server.js
@@ -62,18 +62,8 @@ app.get(routes.likes, apex.net.likes.get)
 app.get('/.well-known/webfinger', apex.net.webfinger.get)
 app.get('/.well-known/nodeinfo', apex.net.nodeInfoLocation.get)
 app.get('/nodeinfo/:version', apex.net.nodeInfo.get)
-
-// custom side-effects for your app
-app.on('apex-outbox', msg => {
-	if (msg.activity.type === 'Create') {
-		console.log(`New ${msg.object.type} from ${msg.actor}`)
-	}
-})
-app.on('apex-inbox', msg => {
-	if (msg.activity.type === 'Create') {
-		console.log(`New ${msg.object.type} from ${msg.actor} to ${msg.recipient}`)
-	}
-})
+app.on('apex-outbox', activity.federation.outbox)
+app.on('apex-inbox', activity.federation.inbox)
 
 // API defines
 app.route(api.url('/accounts/register')).post(api.accounts.register.post)