started some things

example-host-config.toml

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+[hostname]
+base_path="https://tracker.example.com"

src/shared-utils/objects.cpp

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+#include "objects.hpp"
+
+namespace serializable {
+  template <typename S>
+  void serialize(S &s, HandshakeConnection &object){
+    s.value2b(object.payload); 
+  }
+}

src/shared-utils/objects.hpp

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+#pragma once 
+#include <bitsery/bitsery.h>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace serializable{
+
+struct HandshakeConnection {
+    std::uint16_t payload;
+  };
+
+  template<typename S>
+  void serialize(S& s, HandshakeConnection& object);
+}