diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f7f46a6..76e9c1b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3,4 +3,16 @@
 sbin_PROGRAMS = ibm-log-manager
 
 ibm_log_manager_SOURCES = \
-	main.cpp
+	main.cpp \
+	manager.cpp
+
+ibm_log_manager_CXX_FLAGS =  \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_CFLAGS) \
+	$(SDBUSPLUS_CFLAGS) \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_CFLAGS)
+
+ibm_log_manager_LDFLAGS = \
+	-lstdc++fs \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS) \
+	$(SDBUSPLUS_LIBS) \
+	$(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 04100d9..6c88d68 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,11 +10,23 @@
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES], [phosphor-dbus-interfaces],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires openbmc/phosphor-dbus-interfaces package."]))
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus],,
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires openbmc/sdbusplus package."]))
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PHOSPHOR_LOGGING], [phosphor-logging],,\
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires openbmc/phosphor-logging package."]))
+
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_14([noext])
 AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-Wall -Werror], [CXXFLAGS])
 
 LT_INIT
 
+AC_DEFINE(LOGGING_PATH, "/xyz/openbmc_project/logging",
+          [The xyz log manager DBus object path])
+AC_DEFINE(LOGGING_IFACE, "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry",
+          [The xyz log entry interface])
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/dbus.hpp b/dbus.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54dfd4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbus.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace ibm
+{
+namespace logging
+{
+
+using DbusInterface = std::string;
+using DbusProperty = std::string;
+using Value = sdbusplus::message::variant<bool, uint32_t, uint64_t,
+                                          std::string,
+                                          std::vector<std::string>>;
+
+using DbusPropertyMap = std::map<DbusProperty, Value>;
+using DbusInterfaceMap = std::map<DbusInterface, DbusPropertyMap>;
+using DbusInterfaceList = std::vector<DbusInterface>;
+
+}
+}
+
diff --git a/interfaces.hpp b/interfaces.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a388f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interfaces.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace ibm
+{
+namespace logging
+{
+
+enum class InterfaceType
+{
+    POLICY
+};
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/manager.cpp b/manager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73d77ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2018 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#include "config.h"
+#include "manager.hpp"
+
+namespace ibm
+{
+namespace logging
+{
+
+Manager::Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus) :
+        bus(bus),
+        addMatch(
+                bus,
+                sdbusplus::bus::match::rules::interfacesAdded() +
+                sdbusplus::bus::match::rules::path_namespace(LOGGING_PATH),
+                std::bind(std::mem_fn(&Manager::interfaceAdded),
+                          this, std::placeholders::_1)),
+        removeMatch(
+                bus,
+                sdbusplus::bus::match::rules::interfacesRemoved() +
+                sdbusplus::bus::match::rules::path_namespace(LOGGING_PATH),
+                std::bind(std::mem_fn(&Manager::interfaceRemoved),
+                          this, std::placeholders::_1))
+{
+    //TODO: createAll();
+}
+
+void Manager::interfaceAdded(sdbusplus::message::message& msg)
+{
+    sdbusplus::message::object_path path;
+    DbusInterfaceMap interfaces;
+
+    msg.read(path, interfaces);
+
+    //Find the Logging.Entry interface with all of its properties
+    //to pass to create().
+    auto propertyMap = std::find_if(
+            interfaces.begin(),
+            interfaces.end(),
+            [](const auto& i)
+            {
+                return i.first == LOGGING_IFACE;
+            });
+
+    if (propertyMap != interfaces.end())
+    {
+        //TODO: create(path, propertyMap->second);
+    }
+}
+
+void Manager::interfaceRemoved(sdbusplus::message::message& msg)
+{
+    sdbusplus::message::object_path path;
+    DbusInterfaceList interfaces;
+
+    msg.read(path, interfaces);
+
+    //If the Logging.Entry interface was removed, then remove
+    //our object
+
+    auto i = std::find(
+            interfaces.begin(),
+            interfaces.end(),
+            LOGGING_IFACE);
+
+    if (i != interfaces.end())
+    {
+        auto id = getEntryID(path);
+
+        auto entry = entries.find(id);
+        if (entry != entries.end())
+        {
+            entries.erase(entry);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/manager.hpp b/manager.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f779939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manager.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <experimental/any>
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
+#include <map>
+#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+#include "dbus.hpp"
+#include "interfaces.hpp"
+
+namespace ibm
+{
+namespace logging
+{
+
+
+/**
+ * @class Manager
+ *
+ * This class hosts IBM specific interfaces for the error logging
+ * entry objects.  It watches for interfaces added and removed
+ * signals to know when to create and delete objects.  Handling the
+ * xyz.openbmc_project.Logging service going away is done at the
+ * systemd service level where this app will be stopped too.
+ */
+class Manager
+{
+    public:
+
+        Manager() = delete;
+        ~Manager() = default;
+        Manager(const Manager&) = delete;
+        Manager& operator=(const Manager&) = delete;
+        Manager(Manager&&) = delete;
+        Manager& operator=(Manager&&) = delete;
+
+        /**
+         * Constructor
+         *
+         * @param[in] bus - the D-Bus bus object
+         */
+        explicit Manager(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus);
+
+    private:
+
+        /**
+         * The callback for an interfaces added signal
+         *
+         * Creates the IBM interfaces for the log entry
+         * that was just created.
+         *
+         * @param[in] msg - the sdbusplus message
+         */
+        void interfaceAdded(sdbusplus::message::message& msg);
+
+        /**
+         * The callback for an interfaces removed signal
+         *
+         * Removes the IBM interfaces for the log entry
+         * that was just removed.
+         *
+         * @param[in] msg - the sdbusplus message
+         */
+        void interfaceRemoved(sdbusplus::message::message& msg);
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the entry ID for a log
+         *
+         * @param[in] objectPath - the object path of the log
+         *
+         * @return uint32_t - the ID
+         */
+        inline uint32_t getEntryID(const std::string& objectPath)
+        {
+            std::experimental::filesystem::path path(objectPath);
+            return std::stoul(path.filename());
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * The sdbusplus bus object
+         */
+        sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;
+
+        /**
+         * The match object for interfacesAdded
+         */
+        sdbusplus::bus::match_t addMatch;
+
+        /**
+         * The match object for interfacesRemoved
+         */
+        sdbusplus::bus::match_t removeMatch;
+
+        using EntryID = uint32_t;
+        using InterfaceMap = std::map<InterfaceType, std::experimental::any>;
+        using EntryMap = std::map<EntryID, InterfaceMap>;
+
+        /**
+         * A map of the error log IDs to their IBM interface objects.
+         * There may be multiple interfaces per ID.
+         */
+        EntryMap entries;
+};
+
+}
+}