diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1987c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+	// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=827846 to learn about workspace recommendations.
+	// Extension identifier format: ${publisher}.${name}. Example: vscode.csharp
+
+	// List of extensions which should be recommended for users of this workspace.
+	"recommendations": [
+		
+	],
+	// List of extensions recommended by VS Code that should not be recommended for users of this workspace.
+	"unwantedRecommendations": [
+		
+	]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aca7ae7..fbedbf7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
-# Postland
+## Backend
 
-- Posting
-- Deleting posts
+- [ ] Posting
+- [ ] Timeline
+- [ ] Deleting posts
+- [x] Following
+- [ ] Unfollowing
+- [x] Being followed
+- [x] Accepting follows
 - Approving / declining follows and authorized instance list
-- Following
-- Unfollowing
-- Liking
-- Unliking
+- [ ] Liking
+- [ ] Unliking
+
+## UX
+
+- [ ] Posting
+- [ ] Timeline
+- [ ] Deleting posts
+- [ ] Following
+- [ ] Unfollowing
+- [ ] Being followed
+- [ ] Accepting follows
+- Approving / declining follows and authorized instance list
+- [ ] Liking
+- [ ] Unliking
diff --git a/lib/activity_pub.ex b/lib/activity_pub.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef64556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/activity_pub.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+defmodule ActivityPub do
+  def fetch_actor(actor_id) do
+      request =
+        Req.new(url: actor_id)
+        |> Req.Request.put_header("accept", "application/json")
+
+      case Req.get(request) do
+        {:ok, result} ->
+          {:ok, result.body}
+
+        error ->
+          error
+      end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/activity_pub/headers.ex b/lib/activity_pub/headers.ex
index 04fed7e..9524a53 100644
--- a/lib/activity_pub/headers.ex
+++ b/lib/activity_pub/headers.ex
@@ -10,6 +10,23 @@ defmodule ActivityPub.Headers do
   ]
 
   def signing_headers(method, url, body, actor_url, private_key) do
+    url = case url do
+      url when is_struct(url, URI) ->
+        url
+      url when is_binary(url) ->
+        URI.parse(url)
+      end
+
+    private_key = case private_key do
+      "-----BEGIN" <> _ = key_pem ->
+        key_pem
+        |> :public_key.pem_decode()
+        |> hd()
+        |> :public_key.pem_entry_decode()
+      private_key ->
+        private_key
+      end
+
     method = String.downcase("#{method}")
     date = DateTime.utc_now() |> Calendar.strftime(@http_date_format)
     host = url.host
@@ -65,6 +82,7 @@ defmodule ActivityPub.Headers do
       value = find_value(header_pairs, header_name)
       "#{header_name}: #{value}\n"
     end)
+    |> String.trim()
   end
 
   def split_signature_header(signature_header) do
@@ -79,19 +97,17 @@ defmodule ActivityPub.Headers do
   end
 
   defp find_value(headers, key) do
+    key = String.downcase(key)
+
     Enum.find_value(headers, fn {key_candidate, value} ->
       String.downcase(key_candidate) == String.downcase(key) && value
     end)
   end
 
   def fetch_actor_key(key_id) do
-    request =
-      Req.new(url: key_id)
-      |> Req.Request.put_header("accept", "application/json")
-
-    case Req.get(request) do
-      {:ok, result} ->
-        key_map = result.body["publicKey"]
+    case ActivityPub.fetch_actor(key_id) do
+      {:ok, body} ->
+        key_map = body["publicKey"]
 
         if key_map["id"] == key_id do
           public_key =
diff --git a/lib/postland.ex b/lib/postland.ex
index e5571fe..56a62fd 100644
--- a/lib/postland.ex
+++ b/lib/postland.ex
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ defmodule Postland do
   if it comes from the database, an external API or others.
   """
 
+  use Phoenix.VerifiedRoutes, endpoint: PostlandWeb.Endpoint, router: PostlandWeb.Router
+
   alias Postland.Accounts
 
   def temporary_password() do
@@ -51,4 +53,8 @@ defmodule Postland do
   def setup?() do
     Accounts.solo_user() != nil
   end
+
+  def my_actor_id do
+    url(~p"/actor")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/postland/activities.ex b/lib/postland/activities.ex
index 0b216be..e97b4b3 100644
--- a/lib/postland/activities.ex
+++ b/lib/postland/activities.ex
@@ -1,10 +1,64 @@
 defmodule Postland.Activities do
+  use Phoenix.VerifiedRoutes, endpoint: PostlandWeb.Endpoint, router: PostlandWeb.Router
+
+  require Logger
+
   alias Postland.Activity
   alias Postland.Repo
+  alias Postland.Follows
+
+  def process_activity(params) do
+    case record_activity(params) do
+      {:ok, activity} ->
+        cause_effects(activity)
+
+        other ->
+          other
+    end
+  end
 
   def record_activity(params) do
     params
     |> Activity.changeset()
     |> Repo.insert()
   end
+
+  def cause_effects(%Activity{type: "Accept", data: %{"object" => %{"type" => "Follow", "id" => follow_id}}} = activity) do
+    pattern = ~r|/follows/([^/]+)|
+
+    actor_id = case Regex.run(pattern, follow_id) do
+      [_, encoded_actor_id] ->
+        Base.url_decode64!(encoded_actor_id, padding: false)
+
+      _other ->
+        nil
+    end
+
+    case Follows.get(Postland.my_actor_id(), actor_id) do
+      nil ->
+        Logger.warning("Got accept for a follow we don't have in the db: #{actor_id}")
+
+        {:ok, activity}
+
+      request ->
+        Follows.confirm_request(request)
+    end
+
+      {:ok, activity}
+  end
+
+  def cause_effects(%Activity{actor_id: actor_id, type: "Follow", data: %{"object" => object}} = activity) do
+    if object == Postland.my_actor_id() do
+      case Postland.Follows.record_inbound_request(actor_id) do
+        {:ok, _follow} ->
+          {:ok, activity}
+        other ->
+          other
+      end
+    else
+      {:ok, activity}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def cause_effects(activity), do: {:ok, activity}
 end
diff --git a/lib/postland/activity.ex b/lib/postland/activity.ex
index 2da246a..08fcbff 100644
--- a/lib/postland/activity.ex
+++ b/lib/postland/activity.ex
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ defmodule Postland.Activity do
 
   def changeset(attrs) do
     attrs = %{
+      "id" => Map.get(attrs, "id", Ecto.UUID.autogenerate()),
       "actor_id" => Map.get(attrs, "actor"),
       "type" => Map.get(attrs, "type"),
       "data" => attrs
     }
 
     %__MODULE__{}
-    |> cast(attrs, [:actor_id, :type, :data])
+    |> cast(attrs, [:id, :actor_id, :type, :data])
+    |> validate_required(:id)
     |> validate_required(:data)
     |> validate_required(:type)
   end
diff --git a/lib/postland/follow.ex b/lib/postland/follow.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc5f6bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/postland/follow.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+defmodule Postland.Follow do
+  use Ecto.Schema
+
+  import Ecto.Changeset
+
+  @primary_key false
+  schema "follows" do
+    field :follower, :string, primary_key: true
+    field :followee, :string, primary_key: true
+    field :confirmed_at, :naive_datetime
+  end
+
+  def changeset(follower, followee, confirmed \\ false) do
+    attrs = %{
+      follower: follower,
+      followee: followee,
+      confirmed_at: (if confirmed, do: NaiveDateTime.utc_now())
+    }
+
+    %__MODULE__{}
+    |> cast(attrs, [:follower, :followee, :confirmed_at])
+    |> validate_required(:followee)
+    |> validate_required(:follower)
+  end
+
+  def confirm_changeset(request) do
+    request
+    |> cast(%{confirmed_at: NaiveDateTime.utc_now()}, [:confirmed_at])
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/postland/follows.ex b/lib/postland/follows.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6903534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/postland/follows.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+defmodule Postland.Follows do
+  use Phoenix.VerifiedRoutes, endpoint: PostlandWeb.Endpoint, router: PostlandWeb.Router
+
+  import Ecto.Query, warn: false
+
+  alias Postland.Accounts
+  alias Postland.Activity
+  alias Postland.Follow
+  alias Postland.Repo
+  alias ActivityPub.Headers
+
+  alias Ecto.Multi
+
+  def record_and_send_acceptance(request) do
+    Multi.new()
+    |> Multi.run(:confirm_timestamp, fn _data, _repo -> confirm_request(request) end)
+    |> Multi.run(:send_acceptance, fn _data, _repo ->
+      send_acceptance(request)
+    end)
+    |> Repo.transaction()
+  end
+
+  def send_acceptance(request) do
+    {:ok, actor} = ActivityPub.fetch_actor(request.follower)
+    inbox = Map.get(actor, "inbox")
+
+    case get_follow_activity(request.follower) do
+      nil ->
+        {:error, "could not find Follow activity to Accept"}
+
+      follow_activity ->
+        body =
+          %{
+            "@context" => "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+            "type" => "Accept",
+            "actor" => Postland.my_actor_id(),
+            "object" => %{
+              "actor" => request.follower,
+              "id" => Map.get(follow_activity.data, "id"),
+              "object" => Postland.my_actor_id(),
+              "type" => "Follow"
+            }
+          }
+          |> Jason.encode!()
+
+        headers = Headers.signing_headers("POST", inbox, body, Postland.my_actor_id(), Accounts.solo_user().private_key)
+
+        Req.post(inbox, headers: headers, body: body)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def get_follow_activity(follower) do
+    from(a in Activity, where: a.type == "Follow", where: a.actor_id == ^follower, limit: 1, order_by: [desc: :inserted_at]) |> Repo.one()
+  end
+
+  def record_and_send_follow_request(to_actor_id) do
+    Multi.new()
+    |> Multi.run(:follow_record, fn _data, _repo -> record_outbound_request(to_actor_id) end)
+    |> Multi.run(:send_request, fn _data, _repo ->
+      send_follow_request(to_actor_id)
+    end)
+    |> Repo.transaction()
+  end
+
+  def send_follow_request(to_actor_id) do
+    encoded_followee = Base.url_encode64(to_actor_id, padding: false)
+    encoded_follower = Base.url_encode64(Postland.my_actor_id(), padding: false)
+
+    {:ok, actor} = ActivityPub.fetch_actor(to_actor_id)
+    inbox = Map.get(actor, "inbox")
+    follow_request = %{
+        "@context" => "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
+        "id" => url(~p"/follows/#{encoded_followee}/#{encoded_follower}"),
+        "type" => "Follow",
+        "actor" => Postland.my_actor_id(),
+        "object" => to_actor_id
+    }
+    |> Jason.encode!()
+
+    headers = Headers.signing_headers("POST", inbox, follow_request, Postland.my_actor_id(), Accounts.solo_user().private_key)
+
+    Req.post(inbox, headers: headers, body: follow_request)
+  end
+
+  def get(follower, followee) do
+    from(f in Follow, where: f.followee == ^followee, where: f.follower == ^follower) |> Repo.one()
+  end
+
+  def pending_inbound_requests() do
+    my_actor_id = Postland.my_actor_id()
+
+    from(f in Follow, where: f.followee == ^my_actor_id, where: is_nil(f.confirmed_at))
+    |> Repo.all()
+  end
+
+  def record_outbound_request(to_actor_id) do
+    Postland.my_actor_id()
+    |> Follow.changeset(to_actor_id)
+    |> Repo.insert(conflict_target: [:followee, :follower], on_conflict: :nothing)
+  end
+
+  def record_inbound_request(from_actor_id) do
+    from_actor_id
+    |> Follow.changeset(Postland.my_actor_id())
+    |> Repo.insert(conflict_target: [:followee, :follower], on_conflict: :nothing)
+  end
+
+  def confirm_request(request) do
+    request
+    |> Follow.confirm_changeset()
+    |> Repo.update()
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/postland_web/controllers/inbox_controller.ex b/lib/postland_web/controllers/inbox_controller.ex
index 729be7d..bf76b36 100644
--- a/lib/postland_web/controllers/inbox_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/postland_web/controllers/inbox_controller.ex
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ defmodule PostlandWeb.InboxController do
 
   def post(conn, params) do
     if Headers.verify(conn.method, conn.request_path, conn.req_headers) do
-      case Activities.record_activity(params) do
+      case Activities.process_activity(params) do
         {:ok, _activity} ->
-          send_resp(conn, 200, "ok")
+          send_resp(conn, 200, Jason.encode!(params))
 
         error ->
           Logger.error(error)
diff --git a/lib/postland_web/controllers/outbox_controller.ex b/lib/postland_web/controllers/outbox_controller.ex
index 0800f9b..de62bea 100644
--- a/lib/postland_web/controllers/outbox_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/postland_web/controllers/outbox_controller.ex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defmodule PostlandWeb.OutboxController do
     }
 
     if Headers.verify(conn.method, conn.request_path, conn.req_headers) do
-      render(conn, json)
+      Plug.Conn.send_resp(conn, 200, Jason.encode!(json))
     else
       send_resp(conn, 403, "forbidden")
     end
diff --git a/lib/postland_web/controllers/webfinger_json.ex b/lib/postland_web/controllers/webfinger_json.ex
index a6c53a6..e4dbb47 100644
--- a/lib/postland_web/controllers/webfinger_json.ex
+++ b/lib/postland_web/controllers/webfinger_json.ex
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ defmodule PostlandWeb.WebfingerJSON do
   def render("webfinger.json", _assigns) do
     user = Accounts.solo_user()
 
-    # TODO: Check that the host here is correct after deploy
     %{
       subject: "acct:#{user.username}@#{PostlandWeb.Endpoint.host()}",
       links: [
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 6753c6c..e115060 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   "finch": {:hex, :finch, "0.19.0", "c644641491ea854fc5c1bbaef36bfc764e3f08e7185e1f084e35e0672241b76d", [:mix], [{:mime, "~> 1.0 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mint, "~> 1.6.2 or ~> 1.7", [hex: :mint, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_options, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :nimble_options, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:nimble_pool, "~> 1.1", [hex: :nimble_pool, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "fc5324ce209125d1e2fa0fcd2634601c52a787aff1cd33ee833664a5af4ea2b6"},
   "floki": {:hex, :floki, "0.36.2", "a7da0193538c93f937714a6704369711998a51a6164a222d710ebd54020aa7a3", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "a8766c0bc92f074e5cb36c4f9961982eda84c5d2b8e979ca67f5c268ec8ed580"},
   "gettext": {:hex, :gettext, "0.26.1", "38e14ea5dcf962d1fc9f361b63ea07c0ce715a8ef1f9e82d3dfb8e67e0416715", [:mix], [{:expo, "~> 0.5.1 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :expo, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "01ce56f188b9dc28780a52783d6529ad2bc7124f9744e571e1ee4ea88bf08734"},
-  "heroicons": {:git, "https://github.com/tailwindlabs/heroicons.git", "88ab3a0d790e6a47404cba02800a6b25d2afae50", [tag: "v2.1.1", sparse: "optimized"]},
+  "heroicons": {:git, "https://github.com/tailwindlabs/heroicons.git", "88ab3a0d790e6a47404cba02800a6b25d2afae50", [tag: "v2.1.1", sparse: "optimized", depth: 1]},
   "hpax": {:hex, :hpax, "1.0.0", "28dcf54509fe2152a3d040e4e3df5b265dcb6cb532029ecbacf4ce52caea3fd2", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "7f1314731d711e2ca5fdc7fd361296593fc2542570b3105595bb0bc6d0fad601"},
   "jason": {:hex, :jason, "1.4.4", "b9226785a9aa77b6857ca22832cffa5d5011a667207eb2a0ad56adb5db443b8a", [:mix], [{:decimal, "~> 1.0 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "c5eb0cab91f094599f94d55bc63409236a8ec69a21a67814529e8d5f6cc90b3b"},
   "mime": {:hex, :mime, "2.0.6", "8f18486773d9b15f95f4f4f1e39b710045fa1de891fada4516559967276e4dc2", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "c9945363a6b26d747389aac3643f8e0e09d30499a138ad64fe8fd1d13d9b153e"},
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20241009214840_add_follows.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20241009214840_add_follows.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..639c728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20241009214840_add_follows.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+defmodule Postland.Repo.Migrations.AddActors do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    create table("follows", primary_key: false) do
+      add :follower, :string, primary_key: true
+      add :followee, :string, primary_key: true
+      add :confirmed_at, :naive_datetime
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20241011023003_add_timestamps_to_activities.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20241011023003_add_timestamps_to_activities.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b454d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20241011023003_add_timestamps_to_activities.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+defmodule Postland.Repo.Migrations.AddTimestampsToActivities do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    alter table("activities") do
+      timestamps()
+    end
+  end
+end