diff --git a/client/build.gradle b/client/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f37927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java'
+}
+
+sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+
+repositories {
+    jcenter()
+}
+
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        java {
+            srcDirs = ['src']
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile rootProject
+}
diff --git a/client/src/Main.java b/client/src/Main.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c258df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/Main.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+public class Main {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        System.out.println("Random sampling client");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 54709e6..96d0562 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 rootProject.name = 'random-sampling'
-include 'demo-java', 'demo-scala'
+include 'demo-java', 'demo-scala', 'client'