diff --git a/Bloxstrap/InterProcessLock.cs b/Bloxstrap/InterProcessLock.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Bloxstrap
+{
+    public class InterProcessLock : IDisposable
+    {
+        public Mutex Mutex { get; private set; }
+
+        public bool IsAcquired { get; private set; }
+
+        public InterProcessLock(string name, TimeSpan timeout)
+        {
+            Mutex = new Mutex(false, "Bloxstrap-" + name);
+            IsAcquired = Mutex.WaitOne(timeout);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            if (IsAcquired)
+            {
+                Mutex.ReleaseMutex();
+                IsAcquired = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}