diff --git a/implementation-java-edition/build.gradle b/implementation-java-edition/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea6925a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/implementation-java-edition/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java-library'
+    id 'checkstyle'
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'org.cadixdev.licenser'
+apply from: '../gradle/checkstyle.gradle'
+apply from: '../gradle/errorprone.gradle'
+
+java {
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+}
+
+license {
+    header = project.rootProject.file('HEADER.txt')
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation project(':velocity-api')
+    implementation project(':velocity-native')
+    implementation project(':velocity-proxy-core')
+
+    implementation "io.netty:netty-codec:${nettyVersion}"
+    implementation "io.netty:netty-codec-haproxy:${nettyVersion}"
+    implementation "io.netty:netty-codec-http:${nettyVersion}"
+    implementation "io.netty:netty-handler:${nettyVersion}"
+    implementation "io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:${nettyVersion}"
+    implementation "io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:${nettyVersion}:linux-x86_64"
+    implementation "io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:${nettyVersion}:linux-aarch_64"
+}
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diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 31acc63aa..4a3a514e8 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ rootProject.name = 'velocity'
 include(
         'api',
         'proxy-core',
+        'implementation-java-edition',
         'proxy',
         'native',
-        'network',
         'annotation-processor'
 )
 findProject(':annotation-processor')?.name = 'velocity-annotation-processor'
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ findProject(':api')?.name = 'velocity-api'
 findProject(':proxy')?.name = 'velocity-proxy'
 findProject(':proxy-core')?.name = 'velocity-proxy-core'
 findProject(':native')?.name = 'velocity-native'
-findProject(':network')?.name = 'velocity-network'
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+findProject(':implementation-java-edition')?.name = 'velocity-implementation-java-edition'
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