diff --git a/src/activity_pub/inbox.rs b/src/activity_pub/inbox.rs
index 2eb36ccc..828242c2 100644
--- a/src/activity_pub/inbox.rs
+++ b/src/activity_pub/inbox.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use models::likes::*;
 use models::posts::*;
 use models::users::User;
 
-pub trait Inbox: Actor + Sized {
+pub trait Inbox {
     fn received(&self, conn: &PgConnection, act: serde_json::Value);
 
     fn save(&self, conn: &PgConnection, act: serde_json::Value) {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2d16db20..e3b8880e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ fn main() {
             routes::instance::index,
             routes::instance::configure,
             routes::instance::post_config,
+            routes::instance::shared_inbox,
 
             routes::notifications::notifications,
 
diff --git a/src/models/instance.rs b/src/models/instance.rs
index 626a6dcd..4025788f 100644
--- a/src/models/instance.rs
+++ b/src/models/instance.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use diesel::{self, QueryDsl, RunQueryDsl, ExpressionMethods, PgConnection};
+use serde_json;
 use std::iter::Iterator;
 
+use activity_pub::inbox::Inbox;
 use models::users::User;
 use schema::{instances, users};
 
@@ -81,3 +83,11 @@ impl Instance {
             .len() > 0
     }
 }
+
+impl Inbox for Instance {
+    fn received(&self, conn: &PgConnection, act: serde_json::Value) {
+        self.save(conn, act.clone());
+
+        // TODO: add to stream, or whatever needs to be done
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/instance.rs b/src/routes/instance.rs
index 6b4bbb45..77cf1d9e 100644
--- a/src/routes/instance.rs
+++ b/src/routes/instance.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use rocket_contrib::Template;
 use serde_json;
 
 use BASE_URL;
+use activity_pub::inbox::Inbox;
 use db_conn::DbConn;
 use models::posts::Post;
 use models::users::User;
@@ -65,3 +66,11 @@ fn post_config(conn: DbConn, data: Form<NewInstanceForm>) -> Redirect {
         Redirect::to("/users/new")
     }
 }
+
+#[post("/inbox", data = "<data>")]
+fn shared_inbox(conn: DbConn, data: String) -> String {
+    let act: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&data[..]).unwrap();
+    let instance = Instance::get_local(&*conn).unwrap();
+    instance.received(&*conn, act);
+    String::from("")
+}