diff --git a/onionr/api.py b/onionr/api.py
index cd5b6065..59ff34f4 100755
--- a/onionr/api.py
+++ b/onionr/api.py
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ class API:
             action = request.args.get('action')
             requestingPeer = request.args.get('myID')
             data = request.args.get('data')
+            try:
+                data
+            except:
+                data = ''
             if action == 'firstConnect':
                 pass
             elif action == 'ping':
@@ -160,6 +164,15 @@ class API:
                 resp = Response(self._utils.getBlockDBHash())
             elif action == 'getBlockHashes':
                 resp = Response(self._core.getBlockList())
+            elif action == 'announce':
+                if data != '':
+                    # TODO: require POW for this
+                    if self._core.addAddress(data):
+                        resp = Response('Success')
+                    else:
+                        resp = Response('')
+                else:
+                    resp = Response('')
             # setData should be something the communicator initiates, not this api
             elif action == 'getData':
                 resp = self._core.getData(data)
diff --git a/onionr/communicator.py b/onionr/communicator.py
index c42be173..a25df609 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator.py
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
                 if command[0] == 'shutdown':
                     logger.info('Daemon recieved exit command.')
                     break
+                elif command[0] == 'anounceNode':
+                    announceAmount = 1
+                    announceVal = False
+                    for i in command[1]:
+                        logger.info('Announcing our node to ' + command[1][i])
+                        while not announceVal:
+                            announceVal = self.performGet('announce', command[1][i], data=self._core.hsAdder, skipHighFailureAddress=True)
+                    
             time.sleep(1)
 
         return
diff --git a/onionr/core.py b/onionr/core.py
index 72525294..d9d865cf 100644
--- a/onionr/core.py
+++ b/onionr/core.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Core:
         self.blockDB = 'data/blocks.db'
         self.blockDataLocation = 'data/blocks/'
         self.addressDB = 'data/address.db'
+        self.hsAdder = ''
 
         if not os.path.exists('data/'):
             os.mkdir('data/')
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ class Core:
             os.mkdir('data/blocks/')
         if not os.path.exists(self.blockDB):
             self.createBlockDB()
+        
+        if os.path.exists('data/hs/hostname'):
+            with open('data/hs/hostname', 'r') as hs:
+                self.hsAdder = hs.read()
             
         self._utils = onionrutils.OnionrUtils(self)
         # Initialize the crypto object
@@ -540,4 +545,12 @@ class Core:
             self.addToBlockDB(addedHash, selfInsert=True)
             self.setBlockType(addedHash, header)
             retData = addedHash
-        return retData
\ No newline at end of file
+        return retData
+    
+    def introduceNode(self):
+        '''
+            Introduces our node into the network by telling X many nodes our HS address
+        '''
+        nodeList = self.listAdders().split('\n')
+        self.daemonQueueAdd('announceNode', nodeList)
+        return
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/onionr/onionr.py b/onionr/onionr.py
index 25108c39..a65d905e 100755
--- a/onionr/onionr.py
+++ b/onionr/onionr.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ except ImportError:
     logger.error('You need python3 tkinter and tk installed to use Onionr.')
     sys.exit(1)
 
-ONIONR_TAGLINE = 'Anonymous P2P Platform - GPLv3 - onionr.voidnet.tech'
+ONIONR_TAGLINE = 'Anonymous P2P Platform - GPLv3 - https://Onionr.VoidNet.Tech'
 ONIONR_VERSION = '0.0.0' # for debugging and stuff
 API_VERSION = '1' # increments of 1; only change when something fundemental about how the API works changes. This way other nodes knows how to communicate without learning too much information about you.