diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b927355df441e39ce66c8525523dbe592d1f2d97..cd2dc6cf479f202003ab3969bbba4a9b3062a24a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,3 +26,15 @@ project.xcworkspace
 #
 node_modules/
 npm-debug.log
+
+
+# android
+
+android/build/
+android/.gradle/
+android/.idea/
+android/android.iml
+android/gradle/
+android/gradlew
+android/gradlew.bat
+android/local.properties
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d8c78636b7cbb3b87589420f4fbd3a6797e844b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+buildscript {
+  repositories {
+    jcenter()
+  }
+
+  dependencies {
+    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.0'
+  }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+
+android {
+  compileSdkVersion 23
+  buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"
+
+  defaultConfig {
+    minSdkVersion 16
+    targetSdkVersion 22
+    versionCode 1
+    versionName "1.0"
+  }
+  lintOptions {
+    abortOnError false
+  }
+}
+
+repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+  compile 'com.facebook.react:react-native:0.11.+'
+}
diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
similarity index 64%
rename from android/AndroidManifest.xml
rename to android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4354ed1e05852ee901d779c98c0633d23d39bda8..8c7dc862e596504f528495923035c02223950909 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.projectseptember.rngl">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.projectseptember.RNGL">
 </manifest>
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/projectseptember/RNGL/GLCanvas.java b/android/src/main/java/com/projectseptember/RNGL/GLCanvas.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..50d55deca9e4538190864f9fc3fa8029fa4f17ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/projectseptember/RNGL/GLCanvas.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.projectseptember.RNGL;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeModule;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaScriptModule;
+
+public class GLCanvas implements ReactPackage {
+
+  @Override
+  public List<ViewManager> createViewManagers(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
+    return Arrays.<ViewManager>asList(
+      new GLCanvasManager()
+    );
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/projectseptember/RNGL/GLCanvasManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/projectseptember/RNGL/GLCanvasManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0946910d6edcb79ac010ede38414cd91f321f339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/projectseptember/RNGL/GLCanvasManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package com.projectseptember.RNGL;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeModule;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaScriptModule;
+
+public class GLCanvasManager extends SimpleViewManager<GLCanvasView> {
+
+  public static final String REACT_CLASS = "GLCanvas";
+
+  // TODO... props
+
+  @Override
+  public String getName() {
+    return REACT_CLASS;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public GLCanvasView createViewInstance(ThemedReactContext context) {
+    return new GLCanvasView(context, Fresco.newDraweeControllerBuilder(), mCallerContext);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void updateView(final ReactImageView view, final CatalystStylesDiffMap props) {
+    super.updateView(view, props);
+    // TODO... call setters with props
+    view.maybeUpdateView();
+  }
+}