diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index eeea023..2c8c5dc 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type JobEnum struct {
 func (j JobEnum) Name() string {
 	var name string
 	switch v := j.Ret.(type) {
+	case *SnapJob: name = v.Name
 	case *PushJob: name = v.Name
 	case *SinkJob: name = v.Name
 	case *PullJob: name = v.Name
@@ -58,6 +59,15 @@ type PassiveJob struct {
 	Debug       JobDebugSettings `yaml:"debug,optional"`
 }
 
+type SnapJob struct {
+	Type         string                `yaml:"type"`
+	Name         string                `yaml:"name"`
+	Pruning      PruningLocal	   `yaml:"pruning"`
+	Debug        JobDebugSettings      `yaml:"debug,optional"`
+	Snapshotting SnapshottingEnum      `yaml:"snapshotting"`
+	Filesystems FilesystemsFilter `yaml:"filesystems"`
+}
+
 type PushJob struct {
 	ActiveJob `yaml:",inline"`
 	Snapshotting SnapshottingEnum          `yaml:"snapshotting"`
@@ -340,6 +350,7 @@ func enumUnmarshal(u func(interface{}, bool) error, types map[string]interface{}
 
 func (t *JobEnum) UnmarshalYAML(u func(interface{}, bool) error) (err error) {
 	t.Ret, err = enumUnmarshal(u, map[string]interface{}{
+		"snap":   &SnapJob{},
 		"push":   &PushJob{},
 		"sink":   &SinkJob{},
 		"pull":   &PullJob{},
diff --git a/config/samples/snap.yml b/config/samples/snap.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6775b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/samples/snap.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+jobs:
+- name: snapjob
+  type: snap
+  filesystems: {
+    "tank/frequently_changed<": true,
+  }
+  snapshotting:
+    type: periodic
+    interval: 2m
+    prefix: zrepl_snapjob_
+  pruning:
+    keep:
+      - type: last_n
+        count: 60
diff --git a/daemon/job/build_jobs.go b/daemon/job/build_jobs.go
index a48a183..d8f2371 100644
--- a/daemon/job/build_jobs.go
+++ b/daemon/job/build_jobs.go
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ func buildJob(c *config.Global, in config.JobEnum) (j Job, err error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return cannotBuildJob(err, v.Name)
 		}
+	case *config.SnapJob:
+		m, err := modeSnapFromConfig(c, v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return cannotBuildJob(err, v.Name)
+		}
+		j, err = snap_activeSide(c, v, m)
+		if err != nil {
+			return cannotBuildJob(err, v.Name)
+		}
 	case *config.PushJob:
 		m, err := modePushFromConfig(c, v)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/daemon/job/job.go b/daemon/job/job.go
index 5b3a684..6888fed 100644
--- a/daemon/job/job.go
+++ b/daemon/job/job.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type Type string
 
 const (
 	TypeInternal Type = "internal"
+    TypeSnap = "snap"
 	TypePush Type = "push"
 	TypeSink Type = "sink"
 	TypePull Type  = "pull"
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ func (s *Status) UnmarshalJSON(in []byte) (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("field '%s', not found", key)
 	}
 	switch s.Type {
+	case TypeSnap:
+		fallthrough
 	case TypePull: fallthrough
 	case TypePush:
 		var st ActiveSideStatus
diff --git a/daemon/job/snapjob.go b/daemon/job/snapjob.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8515799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/job/snapjob.go
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+package job
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+//	"github.com/problame/go-streamrpc"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/config"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/daemon/filters"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/daemon/job/reset"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/daemon/job/wakeup"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/daemon/logging"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/daemon/pruner"
+	//"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/pruning"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/daemon/snapper"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/daemon/transport/connecter"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/endpoint"
+//	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/replication"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/util/envconst"
+	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/zfs"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type snap_ActiveSide struct {
+	mode          snap_activeMode
+	name          string
+	clientFactory *connecter.ClientFactory
+
+	prunerFactory *pruner.SinglePrunerFactory
+
+	//promRepStateSecs *prometheus.HistogramVec // labels: state
+	promPruneSecs *prometheus.HistogramVec // labels: prune_side
+	//promBytesReplicated *prometheus.CounterVec // labels: filesystem
+
+	tasksMtx sync.Mutex
+	tasks    snap_activeSideTasks
+}
+
+
+type snap_activeSideTasks struct {
+	state ActiveSideState
+
+	// valid for state ActiveSideReplicating, ActiveSidePruneSender, ActiveSidePruneReceiver, ActiveSideDone
+	//replication *replication.Replication
+	//replicationCancel context.CancelFunc
+
+	// valid for state ActiveSidePruneSender, ActiveSidePruneReceiver, ActiveSideDone
+	//prunerSender, prunerReceiver *pruner.Pruner
+	pruner *pruner.Pruner
+
+	// valid for state ActiveSidePruneReceiver, ActiveSideDone
+	prunerCancel context.CancelFunc
+}
+
+func (a *snap_ActiveSide) Name() string { return a.name }
+
+func (a *snap_ActiveSide) GetPruner(ctx context.Context, sender *endpoint.Sender) (*pruner.Pruner) {
+    //p := &pruner.Pruner{ args: pruner.args{ctx, WithLogger(ctx, GetLogger(ctx).WithField("prune_side", "sender")), sender, sender, a.rules, envconst.Duration("ZREPL_PRUNER_RETRY_INTERVAL", 10 * time.Second), true, a.promPruneSecs.WithLabelValues("sender")}, state: pruner.State.Plan,}
+    p := a.prunerFactory.BuildSinglePruner(ctx,sender,sender)
+    /*if err != nil {
+	return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot build receiver pruning rules")
+    }*/
+    return p
+}
+
+
+func (a *snap_ActiveSide) updateTasks(u func(*snap_activeSideTasks)) snap_activeSideTasks {
+	a.tasksMtx.Lock()
+	defer a.tasksMtx.Unlock()
+	var copy snap_activeSideTasks
+	copy = a.tasks
+	if u == nil {
+		return copy
+	}
+	u(&copy)
+	a.tasks = copy
+	return copy
+}
+
+
+type snap_activeMode interface {
+	Type() Type
+	RunPeriodic(ctx context.Context, wakeUpCommon chan<- struct{})
+	//FSFilter() endpoint.FSFilter
+	FSFilter() zfs.DatasetFilter
+}
+
+
+
+type modeSnap struct {
+//    fsfilter         endpoint.FSFilter
+    fsfilter         zfs.DatasetFilter
+    snapper *snapper.PeriodicOrManual
+}
+
+func (m *modeSnap) Type() Type { return TypeSnap }
+
+func (m *modeSnap) RunPeriodic(ctx context.Context, wakeUpCommon chan <- struct{}) {
+    m.snapper.Run(ctx, wakeUpCommon)
+}
+
+func (m *modeSnap) FSFilter() zfs.DatasetFilter {
+	return m.fsfilter
+}
+
+func modeSnapFromConfig(g *config.Global, in *config.SnapJob) (*modeSnap, error) {
+    m := &modeSnap{}
+    fsf, err := filters.DatasetMapFilterFromConfig(in.Filesystems)
+    if err != nil {
+        return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "cannnot build filesystem filter")
+    }
+    m.fsfilter = fsf
+
+    if m.snapper, err = snapper.FromConfig(g, fsf, in.Snapshotting); err != nil {
+        return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot build snapper")
+    }
+
+    return m, nil
+}
+
+
+func snap_activeSide(g *config.Global, in *config.SnapJob, mode *modeSnap) (j *snap_ActiveSide, err error) {
+
+	j = &snap_ActiveSide{mode: mode}
+	j.name = in.Name
+/***	j.promRepStateSecs = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+		Namespace:   "zrepl",
+		Subsystem:   "replication",
+		Name:        "state_time",
+		Help:        "seconds spent during replication",
+		ConstLabels: prometheus.Labels{"zrepl_job":j.name},
+	}, []string{"state"})
+	j.promBytesReplicated = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Namespace:   "zrepl",
+		Subsystem:   "replication",
+		Name:        "bytes_replicated",
+		Help:        "number of bytes replicated from sender to receiver per filesystem",
+		ConstLabels: prometheus.Labels{"zrepl_job":j.name},
+	}, []string{"filesystem"})
+
+	j.clientFactory, err = connecter.FromConfig(g, in.Connect)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot build client")
+	}
+***/
+	j.promPruneSecs = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+		Namespace:   "zrepl",
+		Subsystem:   "pruning",
+		Name:        "time",
+		Help:        "seconds spent in pruner",
+		ConstLabels: prometheus.Labels{"zrepl_job":j.name},
+	}, []string{"prune_side"})
+	j.prunerFactory, err = pruner.NewSinglePrunerFactory(in.Pruning, j.promPruneSecs)
+	//j.rules = pruning.RulesFromConfig(in.Keep)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot build snapjob pruning rules")
+	}
+	return j, nil
+}
+
+func (j *snap_ActiveSide) RegisterMetrics(registerer prometheus.Registerer) {
+	registerer.MustRegister(j.promPruneSecs)
+}
+
+/*func (j *ActiveSide) Name() string { return j.name }
+
+type ActiveSideStatus struct {
+	Replication *replication.Report
+	PruningSender, PruningReceiver *pruner.Report
+}
+*/
+
+func (j *snap_ActiveSide) Status() *Status {
+	tasks := j.updateTasks(nil)
+
+	s := &ActiveSideStatus{}
+	t := j.mode.Type()
+	/*if tasks.replication != nil {
+		s.Replication = tasks.replication.Report()
+	}
+	if tasks.prunerSender != nil {*/
+	if tasks.pruner != nil {
+		s.PruningSender = tasks.pruner.Report()
+	}
+	/*if tasks.prunerReceiver != nil {
+		s.PruningReceiver = tasks.prunerReceiver.Report()
+	}*/
+	return &Status{Type: t, JobSpecific: s}
+}
+
+func (j *snap_ActiveSide) Run(ctx context.Context) {
+	log := GetLogger(ctx)
+	ctx = logging.WithSubsystemLoggers(ctx, log)
+
+	defer log.Info("job exiting")
+
+	periodicDone := make(chan struct{})
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+	go j.mode.RunPeriodic(ctx, periodicDone)
+
+	invocationCount := 0
+outer:
+	for {
+		log.Info("wait for wakeups")
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			log.WithError(ctx.Err()).Info("context")
+			break outer
+
+		case <-wakeup.Wait(ctx):
+		case <-periodicDone:
+		}
+		invocationCount++
+		invLog := log.WithField("invocation", invocationCount)
+		j.do(WithLogger(ctx, invLog))
+	}
+}
+
+func (j *snap_ActiveSide) do(ctx context.Context) {
+
+	log := GetLogger(ctx)
+	ctx = logging.WithSubsystemLoggers(ctx, log)
+
+	// allow cancellation of an invocation (this function)
+	ctx, cancelThisRun := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancelThisRun()
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case <-reset.Wait(ctx):
+			log.Info("reset received, cancelling current invocation")
+			cancelThisRun()
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// The code after this watchdog goroutine is sequential and transitions the state from
+	//   ActiveSideReplicating -> ActiveSidePruneSender -> ActiveSidePruneReceiver -> ActiveSideDone
+	// If any of those sequential tasks 'gets stuck' (livelock, no progress), the watchdog will eventually
+	// cancel its context.
+	// If the task is written to support context cancellation, it will return immediately (in permanent error state),
+	// and the sequential code above transitions to the next state.
+	go func() {
+
+		wdto := envconst.Duration("ZREPL_JOB_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT", 10*time.Minute)
+		jitter := envconst.Duration("ZREPL_JOB_WATCHDOG_JITTER", 1*time.Second)
+		// shadowing!
+		log := log.WithField("watchdog_timeout", wdto.String())
+
+		log.Debug("starting watchdog")
+		defer log.Debug("watchdog stopped")
+
+		t := time.NewTicker(wdto)
+		defer t.Stop()
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			case <-t.C: // fall
+			}
+
+			j.updateTasks(func(tasks *snap_activeSideTasks) {
+				// Since cancelling a task will cause the sequential code to transition to the next state immediately,
+				// we cannot check for its progress right then (no fallthrough).
+				// Instead, we return (not continue because we are in a closure) and give the new state another
+				// ZREPL_JOB_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT interval to try make some progress.
+
+				log.WithField("state", tasks.state).Debug("watchdog firing")
+
+				const WATCHDOG_ENVCONST_NOTICE = " (adjust ZREPL_JOB_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT env variable if inappropriate)"
+
+				switch tasks.state {
+				/*case ActiveSideReplicating:
+					log.WithField("replication_progress", tasks.replication.Progress.String()).
+						Debug("check replication progress")
+					if tasks.replication.Progress.CheckTimeout(wdto, jitter) {
+						log.Error("replication did not make progress, cancelling" + WATCHDOG_ENVCONST_NOTICE)
+						tasks.replicationCancel()
+						return
+					}*/
+				case ActiveSidePruneSender:
+					log.WithField("prune_sender_progress", "TEST DEBUG 123").
+						Debug("check pruner_sender progress")
+					if tasks.pruner.Progress.CheckTimeout(wdto, jitter) {
+						log.Error("pruner_sender did not make progress, cancelling" + WATCHDOG_ENVCONST_NOTICE)
+						tasks.prunerCancel()
+						return
+					}
+				/*case ActiveSidePruneReceiver:
+					log.WithField("prune_receiver_progress", tasks.replication.Progress.String()).
+						Debug("check pruner_receiver progress")
+					if tasks.prunerReceiver.Progress.CheckTimeout(wdto, jitter) {
+						log.Error("pruner_receiver did not make progress, cancelling" + WATCHDOG_ENVCONST_NOTICE)
+						tasks.prunerReceiverCancel()
+						return
+					}*/
+				case ActiveSideDone:
+					// ignore, ctx will be Done() in a few milliseconds and the watchdog will exit
+				default:
+					log.WithField("state", tasks.state).
+						Error("watchdog implementation error: unknown active side state")
+				}
+			})
+
+		}
+	}()
+
+/*	client, err := j.clientFactory.NewClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("factory cannot instantiate streamrpc client")
+	}
+	defer client.Close(ctx)
+
+	sender, receiver, err := j.mode.SenderReceiver(client)
+	{
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+		ctx, repCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+		tasks := j.updateTasks(func(tasks *activeSideTasks) {
+			// reset it
+			*tasks = activeSideTasks{}
+			tasks.replicationCancel = repCancel
+			tasks.replication = replication.NewReplication(j.promRepStateSecs, j.promBytesReplicated)
+			tasks.state = ActiveSideReplicating
+		})
+		log.Info("start replication")
+		tasks.replication.Drive(ctx, sender, receiver)
+		repCancel() // always cancel to free up context resources
+	}
+
+	{
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+*/
+		ctx, localCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+		sender := endpoint.NewSender(j.mode.FSFilter())
+		tasks := j.updateTasks(func(tasks *snap_activeSideTasks) {
+			tasks.pruner = j.GetPruner(ctx, sender)
+			tasks.prunerCancel = localCancel
+			tasks.state = ActiveSidePruneSender
+		})
+
+		log.Info("start pruning sender")
+		tasks.pruner.Prune()
+		log.Info("finished pruning sender")
+		localCancel()
+//	}
+/*	{
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+		ctx, receiverCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+		tasks := j.updateTasks(func(tasks *activeSideTasks) {
+			tasks.prunerReceiver = j.prunerFactory.BuildReceiverPruner(ctx, receiver, sender)
+			tasks.prunerReceiverCancel = receiverCancel
+			tasks.state = ActiveSidePruneReceiver
+		})
+		log.Info("start pruning receiver")
+		tasks.prunerReceiver.Prune()
+		log.Info("finished pruning receiver")
+		receiverCancel()
+	}
+*/
+	j.updateTasks(func(tasks *snap_activeSideTasks) {
+		tasks.state = ActiveSideDone
+	})
+
+}
+
diff --git a/daemon/pruner/pruner.go b/daemon/pruner/pruner.go
index d5705db..1d66d95 100644
--- a/daemon/pruner/pruner.go
+++ b/daemon/pruner/pruner.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+//	"github.com/zrepl/zrepl/replication"
 )
 
 // Try to keep it compatible with gitub.com/zrepl/zrepl/replication.Endpoint
@@ -82,6 +83,13 @@ type PrunerFactory struct {
 	promPruneSecs *prometheus.HistogramVec
 }
 
+type SinglePrunerFactory struct {
+	keepRules                         []pruning.KeepRule
+	retryWait                      time.Duration
+	considerSnapAtCursorReplicated bool
+	promPruneSecs *prometheus.HistogramVec
+}
+
 func checkContainsKeep1(rules []pruning.KeepRule) error {
 	if len(rules) == 0 {
 		return nil //No keep rules means keep all - ok
@@ -95,6 +103,21 @@ func checkContainsKeep1(rules []pruning.KeepRule) error {
 	return errors.New("sender keep rules must contain last_n or be empty so that the last snapshot is definitely kept")
 }
 
+func NewSinglePrunerFactory(in config.PruningLocal, promPruneSecs *prometheus.HistogramVec) (*SinglePrunerFactory, error) {
+	rules, err := pruning.RulesFromConfig(in.Keep)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "cannot build pruning rules")
+	}
+	considerSnapAtCursorReplicated := false
+	f := &SinglePrunerFactory{
+		keepRules: rules,
+		retryWait: envconst.Duration("ZREPL_PRUNER_RETRY_INTERVAL", 10 * time.Second),
+		considerSnapAtCursorReplicated: considerSnapAtCursorReplicated,
+		promPruneSecs: promPruneSecs,
+	}
+	return f, nil
+}
+
 func NewPrunerFactory(in config.PruningSenderReceiver, promPruneSecs *prometheus.HistogramVec) (*PrunerFactory, error) {
 	keepRulesReceiver, err := pruning.RulesFromConfig(in.KeepReceiver)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -156,6 +179,22 @@ func (f *PrunerFactory) BuildReceiverPruner(ctx context.Context, target Target,
 	return p
 }
 
+func (f *SinglePrunerFactory) BuildSinglePruner(ctx context.Context, target Target, receiver History) *Pruner {
+	p := &Pruner{
+		args: args{
+			WithLogger(ctx, GetLogger(ctx).WithField("prune_side", "sender")),
+			target,
+			receiver,
+			f.keepRules,
+			f.retryWait,
+			f.considerSnapAtCursorReplicated,
+			f.promPruneSecs.WithLabelValues("sender"),
+		},
+		state: Plan,
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
 //go:generate enumer -type=State
 type State int