diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 8749ec7..7957003 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,18 +1,45 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
 
 #define GLFW_INCLUDE_VULKAN
 #include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
 
 typedef struct Application {
   GLFWwindow *window;
+  VkInstance instance;
 } Application;
 
-void initWindow(Application *app);
-void initVulkan();
-void mainLoop(Application *app);
-void cleanup(Application *app);
+void createInstance(Application *app) {
+  VkApplicationInfo appInfo;
+  appInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO;
+  appInfo.pApplicationName = "Hello Triangle";
+  appInfo.applicationVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 0, 0);
+  appInfo.pEngineName = "No Engine";
+  appInfo.engineVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 0, 0);
+  appInfo.apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_0;
+
+  VkInstanceCreateInfo createInfo;
+  createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO;
+  createInfo.pApplicationInfo = &appInfo;
+
+  uint32_t glfwExtensionCount = 0;
+  const char **glfwExtensions;
+
+  glfwExtensions = glfwGetRequiredInstanceExtensions(&glfwExtensionCount);
+
+  createInfo.enabledExtensionCount = glfwExtensionCount;
+  createInfo.ppEnabledExtensionNames = glfwExtensions;
+
+  createInfo.enabledLayerCount = 0;
+
+  VkResult result = vkCreateInstance(&createInfo, NULL, &app->instance);
+  if (result != VK_SUCCESS){
+    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create vulkan instance");
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+}
 
 void initWindow(Application *app) {
   glfwInit();
@@ -20,7 +47,7 @@ void initWindow(Application *app) {
   glfwWindowHint(GLFW_RESIZABLE, GLFW_FALSE);
   app->window = glfwCreateWindow(800, 600, "Vulkan", NULL, NULL);
 }
-void initVulkan() {}
+void initVulkan(Application *app) { createInstance(app); }
 void mainLoop(Application *app) {
   while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(app->window)) {
     glfwPollEvents();
@@ -35,7 +62,7 @@ int main(void) {
   Application app;
 
   initWindow(&app);
-  initVulkan();
+  initVulkan(&app);
   mainLoop(&app);
   cleanup(&app);