diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 756cde067..6ee2153ca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,4 +45,7 @@ gradle-app.setting
 .project
 
 # JDT-specific (Eclipse Java Development Tools)
-.classpath
\ No newline at end of file
+.classpath
+
+.idea
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/protos/src/main/protobuf/blockstream.proto b/protos/src/main/protobuf/blockstream.proto
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c2164233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protos/src/main/protobuf/blockstream.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+option java_package = "com.hedera.block.protos";
+option java_outer_classname = "BlockStreamServiceGrpcProto";
+
+service BlockStreamGrpc {
+  rpc GetBlock(BlockRequest) returns (Block) {}
+}
+
+message Block {
+  int64 id = 1;
+  string value = 2;
+}
+
+message BlockResponse {
+  int64 id = 1;
+}
+
+message BlockRequest {
+  int64 id = 1;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/BlockStreamService.java b/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/BlockStreamService.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4e5af7d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/BlockStreamService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.hedera.block.server;
+
+import com.google.protobuf.Descriptors;
+import com.hedera.block.protos.BlockStreamServiceGrpcProto;
+import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver;
+import io.helidon.webserver.grpc.GrpcService;
+
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+
+public class BlockStreamService implements GrpcService {
+
+    private final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName());
+
+    @Override
+    public Descriptors.FileDescriptor proto() {
+        return BlockStreamServiceGrpcProto.getDescriptor();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String serviceName() {
+        return "BlockStreamGrpc";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void update(Routing routing) {
+        routing.unary("GetBlock", this::getBlock);
+    }
+
+    // @Override void invoke(ReqT request, StreamObserver<RespT> responseObserver);
+
+    private void getBlock(BlockStreamServiceGrpcProto.BlockRequest request, StreamObserver<BlockStreamServiceGrpcProto.Block> responseObserver) {
+        logger.info("GetBlock request received");
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Server.java b/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Server.java
index c17a5cd15..0c45d077f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Server.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/hedera/block/server/Server.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.hedera.block.server;
 
+import com.hedera.block.protos.BlockStreamServiceGrpcProto;
 import com.hedera.block.protos.EchoServiceGrpcProto;
 import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver;
 import io.helidon.webserver.WebServer;
@@ -24,15 +25,23 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
                 .port(8080)
                 .addRouting(HttpRouting.builder()
                         .get("/greet", (req, res) -> res.send("Hello World!")))
+//                .addRouting(GrpcRouting.builder()
+//                        .service(new EchoService())
+//                        .unary(EchoServiceGrpcProto.getDescriptor(),
+//                                "EchoService",
+//                                "Echo",
+//                                Server::grpcEcho))
                 .addRouting(GrpcRouting.builder()
-                        .service(new EchoService())
-                        .unary(EchoServiceGrpcProto.getDescriptor(),
-                                "EchoService",
-                                "Echo",
-                                Server::grpcEcho))
+                        .service(new BlockStreamService())
+                        .unary(BlockStreamServiceGrpcProto.getDescriptor(),
+                                "BlockStreamGrpc",
+                                "GetBlock",
+                                Server::grpcGetBlock))
                 .build()
                 .start();
     }
 
     static void grpcEcho(EchoServiceGrpcProto.EchoRequest request, StreamObserver<EchoServiceGrpcProto.EchoResponse> responseObserver) {}
+
+    static void grpcGetBlock(BlockStreamServiceGrpcProto.BlockRequest request, StreamObserver<BlockStreamServiceGrpcProto.Block> responseObserver) {}
 }