diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index c20cb3f..129466c 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
     // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Q17",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/Q17.js",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "skipFiles": [
+                "<node_internals>/**"
+            ],
+            "type": "pwa-node"
+        },
         {
             "name": "Launch",
             "type": "go",
diff --git a/17input.txt b/17input.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db486cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/17input.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+...#..#.
+..##.##.
+..#.....
+....#...
+#.##...#
+####..##
+...##.#.
+#.#.#...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Q17.js b/Q17.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72c8d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Q17.js
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+const fs = require('fs')
+
+let list = []
+
+function deepCopy(obj) {
+    if (typeof obj === 'object') {
+        if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+            let l = obj.length;
+            let r = new Array(l);
+            for (let i = 0; i < l; i++) {
+                r[i] = deepCopy(obj[i]);
+            }
+            return r;
+        } else {
+            let r = {};
+            r.prototype = obj.prototype;
+            for (let k in obj) {
+                r[k] = deepCopy(obj[k]);
+            }
+            return r;
+        }
+    }
+    return obj;
+}
+
+function q17() {
+    let start = new Date()
+    makeList()
+    console.log(`makeList took ${(new Date() - start)}ms`)
+    start = new Date()
+    part1()
+    console.log(`q17part1 took ${(new Date() - start)}ms`)
+    start = new Date()
+    part2()
+    console.log(`q17part2 took ${(new Date() - start)}ms`)
+}
+
+function makeList() {
+    const lines = fs.readFileSync('17input.txt').toString().split('\n')
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+        for (let j = 0; j < lines[i].trim().length; j++) {
+            if (!list[i]) {
+                list[i] = []
+            }
+
+            list[i][j] = lines[i][j]
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function activeNeighbors(arr, initialX, initialY, initialZ) {
+    let numActive = 0
+
+    for (let z = Math.max(initialZ - 1, 0); z <= Math.min(initialZ + 1, arr.length - 1); z++) {
+        for (let x = Math.max(initialX - 1, 0); x <= Math.min(initialX + 1, arr[z].length - 1); x++) {
+            for (let y = Math.max(initialY - 1, 0); y <= Math.min(initialY + 1, arr[z][x].length - 1); y++) {
+                if (z === initialZ && x === initialX && y === initialY) {
+                    continue
+                }
+
+                if (arr[z][x][y] === '#') {
+                    numActive++
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return numActive
+}
+
+function activeNeighbors4(arr, initialX, initialY, initialZ, initialW) {
+    let numActive = 0
+
+    for (let w = Math.max(initialW - 1, 0); w <= Math.min(initialW + 1, arr.length - 1); w++) {
+        for (let z = Math.max(initialZ - 1, 0); z <= Math.min(initialZ + 1, arr[w].length - 1); z++) {
+            for (let x = Math.max(initialX - 1, 0); x <= Math.min(initialX + 1, arr[w][z].length - 1); x++) {
+                for (let y = Math.max(initialY - 1, 0); y <= Math.min(initialY + 1, arr[w][z][x].length - 1); y++) {
+                    if (w === initialW && z === initialZ && x === initialX && y === initialY) {
+                        continue
+                    }
+
+                    if (arr[w][z][x][y] === '#') {
+                        numActive++
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return numActive
+}
+
+function expandArea(arr) {
+    let xLen = arr[0].length
+    let yLen = arr[0][0].length
+    let emptyX = Array.from('.'.repeat(yLen + 2))
+    let emptyZ = Array.from({ length: xLen + 2 }, () => emptyX)
+
+    for (let z = 0; z < arr.length; z++) {
+        for (let x = 0; x < arr[z].length; x++) {
+            arr[z][x].unshift('.')
+            arr[z][x].push('.')
+        }
+
+        arr[z].unshift(emptyX)
+        arr[z].push(emptyX)
+    }
+
+    arr.unshift(emptyZ)
+    arr.push(emptyZ)
+}
+
+function expandArea4(arr) {
+    let zLen = arr[0].length
+
+    for (let w = 0; w < arr.length; w++) {
+        expandArea(arr[w])
+    }
+
+    let emptyW = Array.from({ length: zLen + 2 }, () => arr[0][0])
+
+    arr.unshift(emptyW)
+    arr.push(emptyW)
+}
+
+function part1() {
+    let current = []
+    current[0] = deepCopy(list)
+
+    for (let loops = 0; loops < 6; loops++) {
+        expandArea(current)
+        let copy = deepCopy(current)
+
+        for (let z = 0; z < current.length; z++) {
+            for (let x = 0; x < current[z].length; x++) {
+                for (let y = 0; y < current[z][x].length; y++) {
+                    let numActive = activeNeighbors(current, x, y, z)
+                    if (current[z][x][y] === '#') {
+                        if (numActive !== 2 && numActive !== 3) {
+                            copy[z][x][y] = '.'
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if (numActive === 3) {
+                            copy[z][x][y] = '#'
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        current = deepCopy(copy)
+    }
+
+    console.log(`q17part1: answer=${current.flat(Infinity).filter(i => i === '#').length}`)
+}
+
+function part2() {
+    let current = []
+    current[0] = []
+    current[0][0] = deepCopy(list)
+
+    for (let loops = 0; loops < 6; loops++) {
+        expandArea4(current)
+        let copy = deepCopy(current)
+
+        for (let w = 0; w < current.length; w++) {
+            for (let z = 0; z < current[w].length; z++) {
+                for (let x = 0; x < current[w][z].length; x++) {
+                    for (let y = 0; y < current[w][z][x].length; y++) {
+                        let numActive = activeNeighbors4(current, x, y, z, w)
+                        if (current[w][z][x][y] === '#') {
+                            if (numActive !== 2 && numActive !== 3) {
+                                copy[w][z][x][y] = '.'
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            if (numActive === 3) {
+                                copy[w][z][x][y] = '#'
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        current = deepCopy(copy)
+    }
+
+    console.log(`q17part2: answer=${current.flat(Infinity).filter(i => i === '#').length}`)
+}
+
+q17()
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