diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/LibraryService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/LibraryService.cs
index 585bfd45d1..bcf87ab674 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/LibraryService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/LibraryService.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Mef;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
         {
             var kernel = (Kernel)Kernel;
 
-            var allTypes = kernel.Assemblies.SelectMany(MefUtils.GetTypes).Where(t => !t.IsAbstract && t.IsSubclassOf(typeof(BaseItem)));
+            var allTypes = kernel.AllTypes.Where(t => !t.IsAbstract && t.IsSubclassOf(typeof(BaseItem)));
 
             if (request.HasInternetProvider)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Kernel/BaseKernel.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Kernel/BaseKernel.cs
index 2b39864089..91965e4690 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Kernel/BaseKernel.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Kernel/BaseKernel.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Events;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Localization;
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Mef;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.ScheduledTasks;
@@ -13,12 +11,14 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
 using System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting;
+using System.ComponentModel.Composition.Primitives;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SimpleInjector;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
 {
@@ -200,13 +200,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         [ImportMany(typeof(IWebSocketListener))]
         public IEnumerable<IWebSocketListener> WebSocketListeners { get; private set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the list of Localized string files
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The string files.</value>
-        [ImportMany(typeof(LocalizedStringData))]
-        public IEnumerable<LocalizedStringData> StringFiles { get; private set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the MEF CompositionContainer
         /// </summary>
@@ -241,7 +234,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         /// Gets the rest services.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The rest services.</value>
-        [ImportMany(typeof(IRestfulService))]
         public IEnumerable<IRestfulService> RestServices { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -265,7 +257,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
             get
             {
                 // Lazy load
-                LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialized(ref _protobufSerializer, ref _protobufSerializerInitialized, ref _protobufSerializerSyncLock, () => DynamicProtobufSerializer.Create(Assemblies));
+                LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialized(ref _protobufSerializer, ref _protobufSerializerInitialized, ref _protobufSerializerSyncLock, () => DynamicProtobufSerializer.Create(AllTypes));
                 return _protobufSerializer;
             }
             private set
@@ -341,6 +333,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
         /// <value>The assemblies.</value>
         public Assembly[] Assemblies { get; private set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets all types.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>All types.</value>
+        public Type[] AllTypes { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BaseKernel{TApplicationPathsType}" /> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -460,25 +458,83 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
 
             Assemblies = GetComposablePartAssemblies().ToArray();
 
-            CompositionContainer = MefUtils.GetSafeCompositionContainer(Assemblies.Select(i => new AssemblyCatalog(i)));
+            AllTypes = Assemblies.SelectMany(GetTypes).ToArray();
 
-            ComposeExportedValues(CompositionContainer);
-
-            CompositionContainer.ComposeParts(this);
+            ComposeParts(AllTypes);
 
             await OnComposablePartsLoaded().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             CompositionContainer.Catalog.Dispose();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The ioc container
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly Container _iocContainer = new Container();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Composes the parts.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="allTypes">All types.</param>
+        private void ComposeParts(IEnumerable<Type> allTypes)
+        {
+            var concreteTypes = allTypes.Where(t => t.IsClass && !t.IsAbstract && !t.IsInterface && !t.IsGenericType).ToArray();
+
+            CompositionContainer = GetSafeCompositionContainer(concreteTypes.Select(i => new TypeCatalog(i)));
+
+            ComposeExportedValues(CompositionContainer, _iocContainer);
+
+            CompositionContainer.ComposeParts(this);
+
+            ComposePartsWithIocContainer(concreteTypes, _iocContainer);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Composes the parts with ioc container.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="allTypes">All types.</param>
+        /// <param name="container">The container.</param>
+        protected virtual void ComposePartsWithIocContainer(Type[] allTypes, Container container)
+        {
+            RestServices = GetExports<IRestfulService>(allTypes);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the exports.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="allTypes">All types.</param>
+        /// <returns>IEnumerable{``0}.</returns>
+        protected IEnumerable<T> GetExports<T>(Type[] allTypes)
+        {
+            var currentType = typeof(T);
+
+            Logger.Info("Composing instances of " + currentType.Name);
+
+            return allTypes.Where(currentType.IsAssignableFrom).Select(Instantiate).Cast<T>().ToArray();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Instantiates the specified type.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <returns>System.Object.</returns>
+        private object Instantiate(Type type)
+        {
+            return _iocContainer.GetInstance(type);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Composes the exported values.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="container">The container.</param>
-        protected virtual void ComposeExportedValues(CompositionContainer container)
+        protected virtual void ComposeExportedValues(CompositionContainer container, Container iocContainer)
         {
             container.ComposeExportedValue("logger", Logger);
             container.ComposeExportedValue("appHost", ApplicationHost);
+
+            iocContainer.RegisterSingle(Logger);
+            iocContainer.RegisterSingle(ApplicationHost);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -545,6 +601,71 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel
             yield return GetType().Assembly;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Plugins that live on both the server and UI are going to have references to assemblies from both sides.
+        /// But looks for Parts on one side, it will throw an exception when it seems Types from the other side that it doesn't have a reference to.
+        /// For example, a plugin provides a Resolver. When MEF runs in the UI, it will throw an exception when it sees the resolver because there won't be a reference to the base class.
+        /// This method will catch those exceptions while retining the list of Types that MEF is able to resolve.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="catalogs">The catalogs.</param>
+        /// <returns>CompositionContainer.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">catalogs</exception>
+        private static CompositionContainer GetSafeCompositionContainer(IEnumerable<ComposablePartCatalog> catalogs)
+        {
+            if (catalogs == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("catalogs");
+            }
+
+            var newList = new List<ComposablePartCatalog>();
+
+            // Go through each Catalog
+            foreach (var catalog in catalogs)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    // Try to have MEF find Parts
+                    catalog.Parts.ToArray();
+
+                    // If it succeeds we can use the entire catalog
+                    newList.Add(catalog);
+                }
+                catch (ReflectionTypeLoadException ex)
+                {
+                    // If it fails we can still get a list of the Types it was able to resolve and create TypeCatalogs
+                    var typeCatalogs = ex.Types.Where(t => t != null).Select(t => new TypeCatalog(t));
+                    newList.AddRange(typeCatalogs);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return new CompositionContainer(new AggregateCatalog(newList));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a list of types within an assembly
+        /// This will handle situations that would normally throw an exception - such as a type within the assembly that depends on some other non-existant reference
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="assembly">The assembly.</param>
+        /// <returns>IEnumerable{Type}.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">assembly</exception>
+        private static IEnumerable<Type> GetTypes(Assembly assembly)
+        {
+            if (assembly == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("assembly");
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                return assembly.GetTypes();
+            }
+            catch (ReflectionTypeLoadException ex)
+            {
+                // If it fails we can still get a list of the Types it was able to resolve
+                return ex.Types.Where(t => t != null);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Fires after MEF finishes finding composable parts within plugin assemblies
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
index 9ad4a12736..12c76cff65 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaBrowser.Common.csproj
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\ServiceStack.Text.3.9.37\lib\net35\ServiceStack.Text.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="SimpleInjector">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\SimpleInjector.2.0.0-beta5\lib\net40-client\SimpleInjector.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" />
     <Reference Include="System.Configuration" />
@@ -139,7 +142,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Kernel\IKernel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Kernel\TcpManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Localization\LocalizedStringData.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Mef\MefUtils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Net\AlchemyWebSocket.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Net\BaseRestService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Net\Handlers\BaseActionHandler.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Mef/MefUtils.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Mef/MefUtils.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 744f6cd809..0000000000
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Mef/MefUtils.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting;
-using System.ComponentModel.Composition.Primitives;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Reflection;
-
-namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Mef
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Class MefUtils
-    /// </summary>
-    public static class MefUtils
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Plugins that live on both the server and UI are going to have references to assemblies from both sides.
-        /// But looks for Parts on one side, it will throw an exception when it seems Types from the other side that it doesn't have a reference to.
-        /// For example, a plugin provides a Resolver. When MEF runs in the UI, it will throw an exception when it sees the resolver because there won't be a reference to the base class.
-        /// This method will catch those exceptions while retining the list of Types that MEF is able to resolve.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="catalogs">The catalogs.</param>
-        /// <returns>CompositionContainer.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">catalogs</exception>
-        public static CompositionContainer GetSafeCompositionContainer(IEnumerable<ComposablePartCatalog> catalogs)
-        {
-            if (catalogs == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("catalogs");
-            }
-
-            var newList = new List<ComposablePartCatalog>();
-
-            // Go through each Catalog
-            foreach (var catalog in catalogs)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    // Try to have MEF find Parts
-                    catalog.Parts.ToArray();
-
-                    // If it succeeds we can use the entire catalog
-                    newList.Add(catalog);
-                }
-                catch (ReflectionTypeLoadException ex)
-                {
-                    // If it fails we can still get a list of the Types it was able to resolve and create TypeCatalogs
-                    var typeCatalogs = ex.Types.Where(t => t != null).Select(t => new TypeCatalog(t));
-                    newList.AddRange(typeCatalogs);
-                }
-            }
-
-            return new CompositionContainer(new AggregateCatalog(newList));
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a list of types within an assembly
-        /// This will handle situations that would normally throw an exception - such as a type within the assembly that depends on some other non-existant reference
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="assembly">The assembly.</param>
-        /// <returns>IEnumerable{Type}.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">assembly</exception>
-        public static IEnumerable<Type> GetTypes(Assembly assembly)
-        {
-            if (assembly == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("assembly");
-            }
-
-            try
-            {
-                return assembly.GetTypes();
-            }
-            catch (ReflectionTypeLoadException ex)
-            {
-                // If it fails we can still get a list of the Types it was able to resolve
-                return ex.Types.Where(t => t != null);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/DynamicProtobufSerializer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/DynamicProtobufSerializer.cs
index f83b31322c..359cf9da06 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/DynamicProtobufSerializer.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Serialization/DynamicProtobufSerializer.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-using MediaBrowser.Common.Mef;
-using ProtoBuf;
+using ProtoBuf;
 using ProtoBuf.Meta;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
 {
@@ -135,21 +133,20 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Serialization
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates the specified assemblies.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="assemblies">The assemblies.</param>
         /// <returns>DynamicProtobufSerializer.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">assemblies</exception>
-        public static DynamicProtobufSerializer Create(IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies)
+        public static DynamicProtobufSerializer Create(IEnumerable<Type> types)
         {
-            if (assemblies == null)
+            if (types == null)
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("assemblies");
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("types");
             }
             
             var model = TypeModel.Create();
             var attributeType = typeof(ProtoContractAttribute);
 
             // Find all ProtoContracts in the current assembly
-            foreach (var type in assemblies.SelectMany(a => MefUtils.GetTypes(a).Where(t => Attribute.IsDefined(t, attributeType))))
+            foreach (var type in types.Where(t => Attribute.IsDefined(t, attributeType)))
             {
                 model.Add(type, true);
             }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/packages.config b/MediaBrowser.Common/packages.config
index 536640094c..96fdb618b8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/packages.config
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/packages.config
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@
   <package id="ServiceStack.OrmLite.SqlServer" version="3.9.37" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="ServiceStack.Redis" version="3.9.37" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="ServiceStack.Text" version="3.9.37" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="SimpleInjector" version="2.0.0-beta5" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Kernel.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Kernel.cs
index 952160b2b7..ea868ec454 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Kernel.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Kernel.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Kernel;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Localization;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Drawing;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ using System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using SimpleInjector;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
 {
@@ -178,25 +180,29 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
             get { return KernelContext.Server; }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the list of Localized string files
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The string files.</value>
+        [ImportMany(typeof(LocalizedStringData))]
+        public IEnumerable<LocalizedStringData> StringFiles { get; private set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the list of plugin configuration pages
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The configuration pages.</value>
-        [ImportMany(typeof(IPluginConfigurationPage))]
         public IEnumerable<IPluginConfigurationPage> PluginConfigurationPages { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the intro providers.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The intro providers.</value>
-        [ImportMany(typeof(IIntroProvider))]
         public IEnumerable<IIntroProvider> IntroProviders { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the list of currently registered weather prvoiders
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The weather providers.</value>
-        [ImportMany(typeof(IWeatherProvider))]
         public IEnumerable<IWeatherProvider> WeatherProviders { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -232,7 +238,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
         /// Gets the list of available user repositories
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The user repositories.</value>
-        [ImportMany(typeof(IUserRepository))]
         private IEnumerable<IUserRepository> UserRepositories { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -251,7 +256,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
         /// Gets the list of available item repositories
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The item repositories.</value>
-        [ImportMany(typeof(IItemRepository))]
         private IEnumerable<IItemRepository> ItemRepositories { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -264,22 +268,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
         /// Gets the list of available item repositories
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The user data repositories.</value>
-        [ImportMany(typeof(IUserDataRepository))]
         private IEnumerable<IUserDataRepository> UserDataRepositories { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the list of available DisplayPreferencesRepositories
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The display preferences repositories.</value>
-        [ImportMany(typeof(IDisplayPreferencesRepository))]
         private IEnumerable<IDisplayPreferencesRepository> DisplayPreferencesRepositories { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the list of entity resolution ignore rules
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The entity resolution ignore rules.</value>
-        [ImportMany(typeof(BaseResolutionIgnoreRule))]
-        internal IEnumerable<BaseResolutionIgnoreRule> EntityResolutionIgnoreRules { get; private set; }
+        internal IEnumerable<IResolutionIgnoreRule> EntityResolutionIgnoreRules { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the active user data repository
@@ -357,12 +358,35 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller
         /// Composes the exported values.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="container">The container.</param>
-        protected override void ComposeExportedValues(CompositionContainer container)
+        /// <param name="iocContainer">The _ioc container.</param>
+        protected override void ComposeExportedValues(CompositionContainer container, Container iocContainer)
         {
-            base.ComposeExportedValues(container);
+            base.ComposeExportedValues(container, iocContainer);
 
             container.ComposeExportedValue("kernel", this);
             container.ComposeExportedValue("blurayExaminer", BlurayExaminer);
+
+            iocContainer.RegisterSingle(this);
+            iocContainer.RegisterSingle(BlurayExaminer);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Composes the parts with ioc container.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="allTypes">All types.</param>
+        /// <param name="container">The container.</param>
+        protected override void ComposePartsWithIocContainer(Type[] allTypes, Container container)
+        {
+            base.ComposePartsWithIocContainer(allTypes, container);
+
+            EntityResolutionIgnoreRules = GetExports<IResolutionIgnoreRule>(allTypes);
+            UserDataRepositories = GetExports<IUserDataRepository>(allTypes);
+            UserRepositories = GetExports<IUserRepository>(allTypes);
+            DisplayPreferencesRepositories = GetExports<IDisplayPreferencesRepository>(allTypes);
+            ItemRepositories = GetExports<IItemRepository>(allTypes);
+            WeatherProviders = GetExports<IWeatherProvider>(allTypes);
+            IntroProviders = GetExports<IIntroProvider>(allTypes);
+            PluginConfigurationPages = GetExports<IPluginConfigurationPage>(allTypes);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
index 3978e6e397..f962427cdd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\protobuf-net.2.0.0.621\lib\net40\protobuf-net.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="SimpleInjector, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=984cb50dea722e99, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\SimpleInjector.2.0.0-beta5\lib\net40-client\SimpleInjector.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Providers\MediaInfo\FFMpegVideoImageProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Resolvers\Audio\MusicAlbumResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Resolvers\Audio\MusicArtistResolver.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Resolvers\BaseResolutionIgnoreRule.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Resolvers\IResolutionIgnoreRule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Resolvers\CoreResolutionIgnoreRule.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Resolvers\EntityResolutionHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Resolvers\LocalTrailerResolver.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Resolvers/CoreResolutionIgnoreRule.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Resolvers/CoreResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
index 2d69f8deff..d237f68f32 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Resolvers/CoreResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Resolvers/CoreResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Resolvers
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides the core resolver ignore rules
     /// </summary>
-    [Export(typeof(BaseResolutionIgnoreRule))]
-    public class CoreResolutionIgnoreRule : BaseResolutionIgnoreRule
+    [Export(typeof(IResolutionIgnoreRule))]
+    public class CoreResolutionIgnoreRule : IResolutionIgnoreRule
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Any folder named in this list will be ignored - can be added to at runtime for extensibility
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Resolvers
             "extrafanart"
         };
 
-        public override bool ShouldIgnore(ItemResolveArgs args)
+        public bool ShouldIgnore(ItemResolveArgs args)
         {
             // Ignore hidden files and folders
             if (args.IsHidden)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Resolvers/BaseResolutionIgnoreRule.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Resolvers/IResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
similarity index 66%
rename from MediaBrowser.Controller/Resolvers/BaseResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
rename to MediaBrowser.Controller/Resolvers/IResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
index 45effc4da1..661688f3c7 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Resolvers/BaseResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Resolvers/IResolutionIgnoreRule.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Resolvers
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides a base "rule" that anyone can use to have paths ignored by the resolver
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract class BaseResolutionIgnoreRule
+    public interface IResolutionIgnoreRule
     {
-        public abstract bool ShouldIgnore(ItemResolveArgs args);
+        bool ShouldIgnore(ItemResolveArgs args);
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/packages.config b/MediaBrowser.Controller/packages.config
index e3e4367b73..6fd19eed96 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/packages.config
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/packages.config
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 <packages>
   <package id="morelinq" version="1.0.15631-beta" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="protobuf-net" version="2.0.0.621" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="SimpleInjector" version="2.0.0-beta5" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite.csproj
index f4fb64ea57..22e552f8ae 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite.csproj
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.SQLite">
       <HintPath>..\packages\System.Data.SQLite.1.0.84.0\lib\net45\System.Data.SQLite.dll</HintPath>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs
index 4ef4cf0862..80d389c941 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteDisplayPreferencesRepository.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
 using System.Data;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite
     /// <summary>
     /// Class SQLiteDisplayPreferencesRepository
     /// </summary>
-    [Export(typeof(IDisplayPreferencesRepository))]
     class SQLiteDisplayPreferencesRepository : SqliteRepository, IDisplayPreferencesRepository
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -40,8 +38,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SQLiteUserDataRepository" /> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
-        [ImportingConstructor]
-        protected SQLiteDisplayPreferencesRepository([Import("logger")] ILogger logger)
+        public SQLiteDisplayPreferencesRepository(ILogger logger)
             : base(logger)
         {
         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteItemRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteItemRepository.cs
index d00bd63ce5..58a924bc4b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteItemRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteItemRepository.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
 using System.Data;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite
     /// <summary>
     /// Class SQLiteItemRepository
     /// </summary>
-    [Export(typeof(IItemRepository))]
     public class SQLiteItemRepository : SqliteRepository, IItemRepository
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -45,8 +43,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SQLiteUserDataRepository" /> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
-        [ImportingConstructor]
-        protected SQLiteItemRepository([Import("logger")] ILogger logger)
+        public SQLiteItemRepository(ILogger logger)
             : base(logger)
         {
         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteUserDataRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteUserDataRepository.cs
index 732ebc06c0..eaa89508a5 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteUserDataRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteUserDataRepository.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
 using System.Data;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite
     /// <summary>
     /// Class SQLiteUserDataRepository
     /// </summary>
-    [Export(typeof(IUserDataRepository))]
     public class SQLiteUserDataRepository : SqliteRepository, IUserDataRepository
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -39,8 +37,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SQLiteUserDataRepository" /> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
-        [ImportingConstructor]
-        protected SQLiteUserDataRepository([Import("logger")] ILogger logger)
+        public SQLiteUserDataRepository(ILogger logger)
             : base(logger)
         {
         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteUserRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteUserRepository.cs
index 8788a488fd..6c0de21615 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteUserRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite/SQLiteUserRepository.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Persistence;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
 using System.Data;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite
     /// <summary>
     /// Class SQLiteUserRepository
     /// </summary>
-    [Export(typeof(IUserRepository))]
     public class SQLiteUserRepository : SqliteRepository, IUserRepository
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -40,8 +38,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Sqlite
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SQLiteUserDataRepository" /> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
-        [ImportingConstructor]
-        protected SQLiteUserRepository([Import("logger")] ILogger logger)
+        public SQLiteUserRepository(ILogger logger)
             : base(logger)
         {
         }