diff --git a/database/yanic/main.go b/database/yanic/main.go
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+++ b/database/yanic/main.go
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+package yanic
+
+/**
+ * This database type is for injecting into another yanic instance.
+ */
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/flate"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/data"
+	"github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/database"
+	"github.com/FreifunkBremen/yanic/runtime"
+)
+
+type Connection struct {
+	database.Connection
+	config Config
+	conn   net.Conn
+}
+
+type Config map[string]interface{}
+
+func (c Config) Address() string {
+	return c["address"].(string)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	database.RegisterAdapter("yanic", Connect)
+}
+
+func Connect(configuration map[string]interface{}) (database.Connection, error) {
+	var config Config
+	config = configuration
+
+	conn, err := net.Dial("udp6", config.Address())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &Connection{conn: conn, config: config}, nil
+}
+
+func (conn *Connection) InsertNode(node *runtime.Node) {
+	res := &data.ResponseData{
+		NodeInfo:   node.Nodeinfo,
+		Statistics: node.Statistics,
+		Neighbours: node.Neighbours,
+	}
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	writer := bufio.NewWriter(&b)
+
+	flater, err := flate.NewWriter(writer, flate.NoCompression)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[database-yanic] could not create flater: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer flater.Close()
+	err = json.NewEncoder(flater).Encode(res)
+	if err != nil {
+		nodeid := "unknown"
+		if node.Nodeinfo != nil && node.Nodeinfo.NodeID != "" {
+			nodeid = node.Nodeinfo.NodeID
+		}
+		log.Printf("[database-yanic] could not send %s node: %s", nodeid, err)
+		return
+	}
+	flater.Flush()
+	writer.Flush()
+	conn.conn.Write(b.Bytes())
+
+}
+
+func (conn *Connection) InsertLink(link *runtime.Link, time time.Time) {
+}
+
+func (conn *Connection) InsertGlobals(stats *runtime.GlobalStats, time time.Time, site string) {
+}
+
+func (conn *Connection) PruneNodes(deleteAfter time.Duration) {
+}
+
+func (conn *Connection) Close() {
+	conn.conn.Close()
+}
diff --git a/database/yanic/main_test.go b/database/yanic/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/database/yanic/main_test.go
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+package yanic
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	conn, err := Connect(map[string]interface{}{
+		"address": "fasfs",
+	})
+	assert.Nil(conn)
+	assert.Error(err)
+
+	conn, err = Connect(map[string]interface{}{
+		"address": "[::1]:11001",
+	})
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	conn.Close()
+
+}