diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Errors/EndConnectionError.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Errors/EndConnectionError.h
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+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/Errors/EndConnectionError.h
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+#pragma once
+
+namespace comm {
+namespace network {
+
+struct EndConnectionError : public std::exception {
+  const char *what() const throw() {
+    return "connection ended";
+  }
+};
+
+} // namespace network
+} // namespace comm
diff --git a/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/ReactorBase.h b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/ReactorBase.h
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+++ b/services/backup/docker-server/contents/server/src/ReactorBase.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "EndConnectionError.h"
+
+namespace comm {
+namespace network {
+
+template <class Request, class Response>
+class ReactorBase : public grpc::ServerBidiReactor<Request, Response> {
+  Request request;
+  Response response;
+  bool finished = false;
+
+  void finish(grpc::Status status = grpc::Status::OK) {
+    if (this->finished) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this->finished = true;
+    this->Finish(status);
+  }
+
+public:
+  ReactorBase() {
+    this->StartRead(&this->request);
+  }
+
+  void OnDone() override {
+    GPR_ASSERT(this->finished);
+    delete this;
+  }
+
+  void OnReadDone(bool ok) override {
+    if (!ok) {
+      this->finish();
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      this->response = this->handleRequest(this->request);
+      this->StartWrite(&this->response);
+    } catch (EndConnectionError &e) {
+      this->finish();
+    } catch (std::runtime_error &e) {
+      this->finish(grpc::Status(grpc::StatusCode::INTERNAL, e.what()));
+    }
+  }
+
+  void OnWriteDone(bool ok) override {
+    if (!ok) {
+      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "Server write failed");
+      return;
+    }
+    this->StartRead(&this->request);
+  }
+
+  virtual Response handleRequest(Request request) = 0;
+};
+
+} // namespace network
+} // namespace comm