diff --git a/.idea/gradle.xml b/.idea/gradle.xml
index b0bb074..c6945e9 100644
--- a/.idea/gradle.xml
+++ b/.idea/gradle.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/client" />
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/common" />
+            <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/gateway" />
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/server" />
           </set>
         </option>
diff --git a/gateway/build.gradle b/gateway/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d62a3f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm' version '2.2.0'
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization' version '2.2.0'
+    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '9.3.1'
+    id 'org.jetbrains.dokka' version '2.2.0'
+}
+
+group = 'lab7.prog'
+version = '1.0'
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.8.0")
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.7.0")
+    implementation project(':common')
+}
+
+test {
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+}
+
+
+shadowJar {
+    archiveBaseName.set('Lab7-gateway')
+    archiveVersion.set('1.0')
+    manifest {
+        attributes 'Main-Class': 'MainKt'
+    }
+}
+
+kotlin {
+    jvmToolchain(17)
+}
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diff --git a/gateway/src/main/kotlin/Main.kt b/gateway/src/main/kotlin/Main.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..555a9cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/src/main/kotlin/Main.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import core.BackendServer
+import core.GatewayManager
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    val listenPort = if (args.isNotEmpty()) args[0].toInt() else 9090
+
+    val backends = listOf(
+        BackendServer("localhost", 8080),
+        BackendServer("localhost", 8081),
+    )
+
+    val gateway = GatewayManager(
+        listenPort = listenPort,
+        backends = backends,
+        healthCheckIntervalMs = 5_000L,
+        probeTimeoutMs = 2_000
+    )
+
+    Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(Thread {
+        gateway.stop()
+    })
+
+    gateway.startHealthChecks()
+    gateway.start()
+}
diff --git a/gateway/src/main/kotlin/core/GatewayManager.kt b/gateway/src/main/kotlin/core/GatewayManager.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbd5f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/src/main/kotlin/core/GatewayManager.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+package core
+
+import network.AppJson
+import network.Request
+import java.net.DatagramPacket
+import java.net.DatagramSocket
+import java.net.InetAddress
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool
+import java.util.concurrent.RecursiveAction
+import java.util.concurrent.RecursiveTask
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
+
+data class BackendServer(val host: String, val port: Int) {
+    @Volatile var isAlive: Boolean = false
+    override fun toString() = "$host:$port"
+}
+
+class GatewayManager(
+    private val listenPort: Int,
+    private val backends: List<BackendServer>,
+    private val healthCheckIntervalMs: Long = 5_000L,
+    private val probeTimeoutMs: Int = 2_000
+) {
+    private val socket = DatagramSocket(listenPort)
+    private val roundRobinCounter = AtomicInteger(0)
+
+    private val readerPool     = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(4)
+    private val processingPool = ForkJoinPool(Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors())
+    private val senderPool     = ForkJoinPool(Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors())
+    private val healthPool     = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(2)
+
+    fun startHealthChecks() {
+        println("[Gateway] Initial health check...")
+        backends.forEach { probeServer(it) }
+        println("[Gateway] Alive: ${backends.filter { it.isAlive }.map { "$it" }}")
+
+        healthPool.scheduleAtFixedRate(
+            { backends.forEach { probeServer(it) } },
+            healthCheckIntervalMs,
+            healthCheckIntervalMs,
+            TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS
+        )
+    }
+
+    private fun probeServer(backend: BackendServer) {
+        val wasAlive = backend.isAlive
+        backend.isAlive = try {
+            val probe = AppJson.encodeToString(
+                Request.serializer(),
+                Request(commandName = "info", jwt = "no token")
+            ).toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
+
+            val bs = DatagramSocket()
+            bs.soTimeout = probeTimeoutMs
+            bs.send(DatagramPacket(probe, probe.size, InetAddress.getByName(backend.host), backend.port))
+
+            val buf = ByteArray(65507)
+            bs.receive(DatagramPacket(buf, buf.size))
+            bs.close()
+            true
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            false
+        }
+
+        if (wasAlive != backend.isAlive)
+            println("[Gateway] $backend -> ${if (backend.isAlive) "UP" else "DOWN"}")
+    }
+
+    private fun pickBackend(): BackendServer? {
+        val alive = backends.filter { it.isAlive }
+        if (alive.isEmpty()) return null
+        return alive[roundRobinCounter.getAndIncrement() % alive.size]
+    }
+
+    fun start() {
+        println("[Gateway] Listening on port $listenPort")
+        repeat(4) { readerPool.submit(::readLoop) }
+        try {
+            Thread.currentThread().join()
+        } catch (_: InterruptedException) {}
+    }
+
+    private fun readLoop() {
+        val buf = ByteArray(65507)
+        while (!socket.isClosed) {
+            try {
+                val packet = DatagramPacket(buf.copyOf(), buf.size)
+                socket.receive(packet)
+
+                val address   = packet.address
+                val clientPort = packet.port
+                val data      = packet.data.copyOf(packet.length)
+
+                processingPool.submit(ProxyTask(data, address, clientPort))
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                if (!socket.isClosed) println("[Gateway] Read error: ${e.message}")
+                else break
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    inner class ProxyTask(
+        private val data: ByteArray,
+        private val clientAddress: InetAddress,
+        private val clientPort: Int
+    ) : RecursiveTask<Unit>() {
+
+        override fun compute() {
+            val backend = pickBackend()
+            if (backend == null) {
+                val err = """{"success":false,"message":"No alive servers"}"""
+                    .toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
+                senderPool.submit(SendTask(err, clientAddress, clientPort))
+                return
+            }
+
+            try {
+                val bs = DatagramSocket()
+                bs.soTimeout = probeTimeoutMs
+                bs.send(DatagramPacket(data, data.size, InetAddress.getByName(backend.host), backend.port))
+
+                val respBuf = ByteArray(65507)
+                val respPacket = DatagramPacket(respBuf, respBuf.size)
+                bs.receive(respPacket)
+                bs.close()
+
+                senderPool.submit(SendTask(respPacket.data.copyOf(respPacket.length), clientAddress, clientPort))
+
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                println("[Gateway] Backend $backend failed: ${e.message}")
+                backend.isAlive = false
+
+                val fallback = pickBackend()
+                if (fallback != null) {
+                    processingPool.submit(ProxyTask(data, clientAddress, clientPort))
+                } else {
+                    val err = """{"success":false,"message":"All backends unavailable"}"""
+                        .toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
+                    senderPool.submit(SendTask(err, clientAddress, clientPort))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    inner class SendTask(
+        private val bytes: ByteArray,
+        private val address: InetAddress,
+        private val port: Int
+    ) : RecursiveAction() {
+
+        override fun compute() {
+            try {
+                val packet = DatagramPacket(bytes, bytes.size, address, port)
+                synchronized(socket) { socket.send(packet) }
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                println("[Gateway] Send error: ${e.message}")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun stop() {
+        println("[Gateway] Shutting down...")
+        socket.close()
+        readerPool.shutdownNow()
+        processingPool.shutdown()
+        senderPool.shutdown()
+        healthPool.shutdownNow()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 08d52da..e834d66 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ plugins {
 rootProject.name = 'Lab7'
 include 'client'
 include 'server'
-include 'common'
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+include 'common'
+include 'gateway'
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