diff --git a/hc_spider/core.py b/hc_spider/core.py
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+import multiprocessing
+import os
+import threading
+import time
+
+from hc_spider import common
+from hc_spider.controller import Controller
+from hc_spider.json_logger import JSONLogger
+from hc_spider.timer import Timer
+from hc_spider.watchdog import Watchdog
+from hc_spider.worker import Worker
+
+
+class HCSpider(threading.Thread):
+    _config: dict
+    _manager: multiprocessing.Manager
+    _workers: list[multiprocessing.Process]
+    _worker_count: int
+    _controller: threading.Thread
+    _logger: threading.Thread
+    _timer: threading.Thread
+    _watchdog: threading.Thread
+    _shared_objects: dict
+    _components: list[threading.Thread | list[threading.Thread]]
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.daemon = True
+        self.name = "Core"
+        self._config = common.load_config()
+        self._worker_count = self._config.get("workers")
+        self._worker_count = self._worker_count if self._worker_count > 0 else multiprocessing.cpu_count() - 1
+        self._manager = multiprocessing.Manager()
+        self._shared_objects = {
+            "job_queue": multiprocessing.Queue(-1),
+            "log_queue": multiprocessing.Queue(-1),
+            "shutdown_event": multiprocessing.Event(),
+            "watchdog_event": multiprocessing.Event(),
+            "worker_finished": multiprocessing.Barrier(self._worker_count + 1),  # +1 for the logger
+            "visited_nodes": self._manager.dict(),
+            "not_visited_nodes": self._manager.dict(),
+            "not_valid_urls": self._manager.list(),
+            "urls_with_error": self._manager.list(),
+            "config": common.load_config(),
+            "lock": multiprocessing.Lock()
+        }
+        self._load_components()
+
+    def _load_components(self) -> None:
+        self._components = [
+            [Worker(**self._shared_objects) for _ in range(self._worker_count)],
+            Controller(**self._shared_objects),
+            JSONLogger(**self._shared_objects),
+            Timer(**self._shared_objects),
+            Watchdog(**self._shared_objects)
+        ]
+
+    def _component_handler(self, components: list[threading.Thread | list[threading.Thread]], action: str) -> None:
+        for component in components:
+            if isinstance(component, list) is True:
+                match action:
+                    case "start":
+                        self._component_handler(components=component, action="start")
+                    case "join":
+                        self._component_handler(components=component, action="join")
+            else:
+                match action:
+                    case "start":
+                        component.start()
+                    case "join":
+                        component.join()
+
+    def _shutdown_handler(self) -> None:
+        if self._shared_objects.get("watchdog_event").is_set() is False:
+            self._shutdown_watchdog()
+
+        self._component_handler(components=self._components, action="join")
+
+    def _shutdown_watchdog(self) -> None:
+        with open(self._shared_objects.get("config").get("watchdog_file"), "w") as f:
+            f.write("exit")
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        print(f"{self.name} started with pid [{os.getpid()}]")
+        self._component_handler(components=self._components, action="start")
+
+        while self._shared_objects.get("shutdown_event").is_set() is False:
+            time.sleep(1)
+
+        print(f"[{self.name}] is shutting down", flush=True)
+        self._shutdown_handler()
+        print(f"[{self.name}] Workers visited {len(self._shared_objects.get('visited_nodes'))} urls", flush=True)
+
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        self._shared_objects.get("shutdown_event").set()
+
+    def __del__(self) -> None:
+        print(f"[{self.name}] exited", flush=True)