diff --git a/doDroplet.go b/doDroplet.go
index e39d110..adba47c 100644
--- a/doDroplet.go
+++ b/doDroplet.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
@@ -123,6 +124,26 @@ func doEvent(e *virtpb.Event) *virtpb.Event {
 		return result
 	}
 
+	if e.Etype == virtpb.EventType_ADD {
+		log.Println("START ADD droplet event", e.Droplet.FormatTEXT())
+		if e.Droplet == nil {
+			result.State = virtpb.Event_FAIL
+			return result
+		}
+		result.DropletName = e.Droplet.Hostname
+		result.Error = e.Droplet.FormatTEXT() // feedback to the other side for debugging
+		if e.Droplet != nil {
+			if err := createDroplet(e.Droplet, result); err != nil {
+				result.Error += fmt.Sprintf("createDroplet() err: %v", err)
+				result.State = virtpb.Event_FAIL
+				return result
+			}
+		}
+		log.Println("create droplet worked", e.Droplet.FormatTEXT())
+		result.State = virtpb.Event_DONE
+		return result
+	}
+
 	log.Println("unknown event", e)
 	result.Etype = e.Etype
 	result.State = virtpb.Event_FAIL
@@ -178,3 +199,48 @@ func updateDroplet(newd *virtpb.Droplet) *virtpb.Event {
 	result.State = virtpb.Event_DONE
 	return result
 }
+
+func createDroplet(newd *virtpb.Droplet, result *virtpb.Event) error {
+	if newd == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("droplet protobuf == nil")
+	}
+
+	if newd.Uuid == "" {
+		newd.Uuid = uuid.New().String()
+	}
+
+	d := me.cluster.FindDropletByUuid(newd.Uuid)
+	if d != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("droplet uuid already used")
+	}
+
+	log.Println("found droplet to update:", newd.Uuid, newd.Hostname, newd.Cpus, newd.Memory)
+
+	if newd.Hostname == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Hostname can not be blank")
+	}
+	d = me.cluster.FindDropletByName(newd.Hostname)
+	if d != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("hostname already defined")
+	}
+
+	newd.LocalOnly = "yes on: " + "farm03"
+
+	// by default, on locally imported domains, set the preferred hypervisor!
+	newd.PreferredHypervisor = "farm03"
+
+	newd.Current = new(virtpb.Current)
+	newd.Current.Hypervisor = "farm03"
+	newd.StartState = virtpb.DropletState_OFF
+	newd.Current.State = virtpb.DropletState_OFF
+
+	me.cluster.AddDroplet(newd)
+
+	if err := me.cluster.ConfigSave(); err != nil {
+		log.Info("configsave error", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("ConfigSave() error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	result.State = virtpb.Event_DONE
+	return nil
+}