diff --git a/npmextra.json b/npmextra.json
index 4ff49cf..0d5cb21 100644
--- a/npmextra.json
+++ b/npmextra.json
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
   "npmci": {
     "npmAccessLevel": "public"
+  },
+  "npmdocker": {
+    
   }
 }
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diff --git a/ts/smartnginx.classes.certhandler.ts b/ts/smartnginx.classes.certhandler.ts
index 94a2a91..60d7e0f 100644
--- a/ts/smartnginx.classes.certhandler.ts
+++ b/ts/smartnginx.classes.certhandler.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 import * as plugins from './smartnginx.plugins';
 
 export class CertHandler {
+  private _readyDeferred = plugins.smartpromise.defer();
+  certHandlerReady = this._readyDeferred.promise;
+  constructor() {} // nothing to do here for now
 
+  /**
+   * ensure a cert is at the right location
+   * @param hostName
+   */
+  async ensureCertForHost(hostName) {
+
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/ts/smartnginx.classes.smartnginx.ts b/ts/smartnginx.classes.smartnginx.ts
index f355f59..9817a51 100644
--- a/ts/smartnginx.classes.smartnginx.ts
+++ b/ts/smartnginx.classes.smartnginx.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,22 @@ export class SmartNginx {
    * add a host
    * @param nginxHostArg
    */
-  addHost(nginxHostArg: NginxHost) {
-    this.hosts.push(nginxHostArg);
+  addHost(hostNameArg: string, destinationIp: string): NginxHost {
+    const nginxHost = new NginxHost(this, {
+      hostName: hostNameArg,
+      destination: destinationIp
+    })
+    this.hosts.push(nginxHost);
+    return nginxHost;
   }
 
+  getNginxHostByHostName(hostNameArg: string): NginxHost {
+    return this.hosts.find(nginxHost => {
+      return nginxHost.hostName === hostNameArg;
+    })
+  }
+
+
   /**
    * listHosts
    */