diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
index 2cd648b6c3..53261cb8ec 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ exports.save = async function(ctx) {
   record.type = "record"
   const response = await db.post(record)
   record._rev = response.rev
-  // await ctx.publish(events.recordApi.save.onRecordCreated, {
-  //   record: record,
-  // })
+  ctx.eventPublisher.emit("RECORD_CREATED", record)
 
   ctx.body = record
   ctx.status = 200
diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.js b/packages/server/src/app.js
index bec5f8d16e..f947738567 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const logger = require("koa-pino-logger")
 const http = require("http")
 const api = require("./api")
 const env = require("./environment")
+const eventPublisher = require("./events");
 
 const app = new Koa()
 
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ app.use(
   })
 )
 
+app.context.publisher = eventPublisher;
+
 // api routes
 app.use(api.routes())
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/events/index.js b/packages/server/src/events/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14e4e052e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/events/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const EventEmitter = require("events").EventEmitter;
+
+module.exports = new EventEmitter();
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