diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 88b1809..d1dcdca 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/mwuertinger/hal/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/mwuertinger/hal/pkg/device"
 	"github.com/mwuertinger/hal/pkg/frontend"
 	"github.com/mwuertinger/hal/pkg/mqtt"
 	"github.com/mwuertinger/hal/pkg/persistence"
+	"github.com/mwuertinger/hal/pkg/timer"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -35,6 +37,11 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("persistence.Start: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	timerSvc := timer.NewService()
+	if err := timerSvc.Start(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("timerSvc.Start: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	mqttBroker := mqtt.New()
 	if err := mqttBroker.Connect(c.Mqtt); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("mqttBroker.Connect: %v", err)
@@ -49,6 +56,17 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("frontend.Start: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// TODO remove
+	var switches []device.Switch
+	for _, dev := range device.List() {
+		switches = append(switches, dev.(device.Switch))
+	}
+	timerSvc.AddJob(timer.Job{
+		Timestamp: time.Date(2018, 10, 26, 5, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		Status:    true,
+		Switches:  switches,
+	})
+
 	log.Println("Server ready")
 
 	// Wait for receiving a signal.
diff --git a/pkg/timer/timer.go b/pkg/timer/timer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8b9789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/timer/timer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package timer
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"github.com/mwuertinger/hal/pkg/device"
+	"log"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type Service interface {
+	Start() error
+	AddJob(job Job) (uint64, error)
+}
+
+type Job struct {
+	ID        uint64
+	Timestamp time.Time       // execution time
+	Switches  []device.Switch // list of switches
+	Status    bool            // target status
+}
+
+type service struct {
+	mu          sync.Mutex // protects everything below
+	initialized bool
+	jobs        map[uint64]Job
+}
+
+func NewService() Service {
+	return &service{jobs: map[uint64]Job{}}
+}
+
+func (s *service) Start() error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	if s.initialized {
+		return errors.New("already initialized")
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		for now := range time.Tick(time.Minute) {
+			s.mu.Lock()
+			log.Print("Timer.jobs: ", s.jobs)
+			for id, job := range s.jobs {
+				if job.Timestamp.Before(now) {
+					log.Print("Timer: ", job)
+					for _, sw := range job.Switches {
+						sw.Switch(job.Status)
+					}
+					delete(s.jobs, id)
+				}
+			}
+			s.mu.Unlock()
+		}
+	}()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *service) AddJob(job Job) (uint64, error) {
+	job.ID = rand.Uint64()
+
+	// defensive copying
+	switches := make([]device.Switch, len(job.Switches))
+	copy(switches, job.Switches)
+	job.Switches = switches
+
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.jobs[job.ID] = job
+
+	return job.ID, nil
+}