diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e38df340..f1f63815 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ gem 'net-ldap', require: 'net/ldap'
 
 # INTEGRATION
 gem 'jira-ruby', require: 'jira'
+gem 'faraday'
+gem 'faraday_middleware'
+gem 'her'
+
 
 # DOGFOOD
 gem 'squash_ruby', require: 'squash/ruby'
diff --git a/config/environments/common/gitlab.yml b/config/environments/common/gitlab.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6262a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/environments/common/gitlab.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+disabled: true
+authentication:
+  strategy: api_key
+  key: "YOUR_API_KEY"
+api_host: "http://ur_gitlab/api/version3/project_id/1"
diff --git a/config/environments/common/redmine.yml b/config/environments/common/redmine.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..285088cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/environments/common/redmine.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+disabled: true
+authentication:
+  strategy: api_key
+  key: "the_key"
+api_host: "https://redmine.your.com/redmin/url"
diff --git a/lib/service/gitlab.rb b/lib/service/gitlab.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..535fa0fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/service/gitlab.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module Service
+  module Gitlab 
+
+    class ApiKeyAuthentication < Faraday::Middleware
+      def call(env)
+        # do something with the request
+        token_parameter = { private_token: Squash::Configuration.gitlab.authentication[:key]}
+        
+        #add your api key to every request as a parameter
+        env[:url].query = Rack::Utils.parse_nested_query(env[:url].query).merge(token_parameter).to_param  
+
+        @app.call(env).on_complete do |env|
+          # do something with the response
+          # env[:response] is now filled in
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    Her::API.setup :url => Squash::Configuration.gitlab.api_host do |connection|
+      connection.use ApiKeyAuthentication 
+      connection.use Faraday::Request::UrlEncoded
+      connection.use Her::Middleware::DefaultParseJSON
+      connection.use Faraday::Adapter::NetHttp
+    end
+
+    class Issue
+      include Her::Model
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/service/redmine.rb b/lib/service/redmine.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c907010e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/service/redmine.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+module Service
+  module Redmine 
+
+    class ApiKeyAuthentication < Faraday::Middleware
+      def call(env)
+        # do something with the request
+        token_parameter = { key: Squash::Configuration.redmine.authentication[:key] }
+
+        env[:url].query = Rack::Utils.parse_nested_query(env[:url].query).merge(token_parameter).to_param  
+
+        @app.call(env).on_complete do |env|
+          # do something with the response
+          # env[:response] is now filled in
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+
+    Her::API.setup :url => Squash::Configuration.redmine.api_host do |connection|
+      #connection.response :logger  # uncomment this if you need to debug your response
+      connection.use ApiKeyAuthentication if Squash::Configuration.redmine.authentication.strategy == "api_key"
+      connection.use Faraday::Request::UrlEncoded
+      connection.use Her::Middleware::DefaultParseJSON
+      connection.use Faraday::Adapter::NetHttp
+    end
+
+    class Issue
+      include Her::Model
+      collection_path "/issues.json"
+      resource_path "/issues/:id.json"
+      include_root_in_json true
+      parse_root_in_json true
+    end
+  end
+end