diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 95dc9cf..e47b49e 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -1,43 +1,74 @@
 /**
  * Main application file
  */
 
 'use strict';
 
 // Set default node environment to development
 process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
 
 var express = require('express');
 var mongoose = require('mongoose');
 var config = require('./config/environment');
 var Adaptor = require('./components/adaptor');
 var ObjectCache = require('./components/objectcache');
 
 // Connect to database
 mongoose.connect(config.mongo.uri, config.mongo.options);
 
 // Populate DB with sample data
 if(config.seedDB) { require('./config/seed'); }
 
 // Setup server
 var app = express();
 var server = require('http').createServer(app);
 var socketio = require('socket.io')(server, {
     path: '/socket.io'
 });
 var adaptor;
 var objectCache;
+var sockets = [];
 
 require('./config/socketio')(socketio);
 require('./config/express')(app);
 require('./routes')(app);
 
+server.on('connection', function (socket) {
+    sockets.push(socket);
+    socket.on('close', function () {
+        sockets.splice(sockets.indexOf(socket), 1);
+    });
+});
+
 // Start server
 server.listen(config.port, config.ip, function () {
   console.log('Express server listening on %d, in %s mode', config.port, app.get('env'));
   objectCache = new ObjectCache();
   adaptor = new Adaptor(socketio, objectCache);
 });
 
+function destroy() {
+    adaptor.destroy(function () {
+        console.log('All realtime clients disconnected.');
+        objectCache.destroy(function () {
+            console.log('All objects persisted to DB.');
+            sockets.forEach(function (socket) {
+                socket.destroy();
+            });
+            server.close(function () {
+                console.log('HTTP server shut down.');
+                mongoose.disconnect(function () {
+                    console.log('DB connection closed.');
+                    console.log('Everything successfully shut down. Bye!');
+                    process.exit();
+                });
+            });
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+process.on("SIGTERM", destroy);
+process.on("SIGINT", destroy);
+
 // Expose app
 exports = module.exports = app;