diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1271719..68e0917 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ __pycache__/
 .venv/
 test/
 build/
+dist/
 *.egg-info/
 ssl/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ba374c..cc56393 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 # Heartbeat Daemon (hbd) ✅
 
 A lightweight daemon that listens for UDP heartbeat messages and acts on them: keeps host state, optionally updates DNS records via `nsupdate`, forwards messages to WebSocket clients, and sends notifications (email, Pushover, Mattermost, Signal). It is a refactor of a previously monolithic script into a modular Python package (`hbd`).
@@ -20,25 +18,23 @@ A lightweight daemon that listens for UDP heartbeat messages and acts on them: k
 ## ⚙️ Quickstart
 
 Prerequisites:
-- Python 3.10+ (project uses language features from recent Python) 
+
+- Python 3.10+ (project uses language features from recent Python)
 - `nsupdate` (for DNS updates) if using dynamic DNS
 
 Install dependencies (recommended into a venv):
 
-```bash
-python3 -m venv .venv
-source .venv/bin/activate
-python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
-# for development/testing tools
-python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-```
+This project now declares its dependencies in `pyproject.toml`. Instead
+of the old `requirements.txt` flow, install the package into a virtualenv
+using `pip`:
+
+See `scripts/install.sh` for a way to install.
 
 Run the daemon (example):
 
 ```bash
 # run with default config lookup (~/.hb.yaml)
-PYTHONPATH=. hbd -c .hb.yaml -f -v
+hbd -c .hb.yaml -f -v
 ```
 
 You can also run it directly via the package entrypoint after installation:
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@ PYTHONPATH=. python -m debugpy --listen 5678 --wait-for-client -m hbd.cli -c .hb
 
 Set breakpoints in modules such as `hbd/udp.py`, `hbd/dns.py`, or `hbd/server.py`, and use the **Attach** configuration to connect. Use `justMyCode: false` if you need to step into third-party code.
 
-
 ---
 
 ## 🛠 Configuration
@@ -82,6 +77,13 @@ Set breakpoints in modules such as `hbd/udp.py`, `hbd/dns.py`, or `hbd/server.py
 - `interval` / `grace`: heartbeat timing configuration
 - `dyndomains`: list of dyndomains to update via `nsupdate`
 - `nsupdate_bin`: path to nsupdate binary
+- `ws_port`: port for plain WebSocket connections (default: 50005)
+- `wss_port`: port for secure WebSocket (WSS) connections (default: none).
+  If set, `hbd` will attempt to serve WSS on this port when `wss_pem` and
+  `wss_key` SSL files are available under `cert_path` (see below).
+- `cert_path`: directory where TLS certificate and key are looked up (default: /usr/local/etc/ssl/)
+- `wss_pem`: filename for the certificate chain (default: fullchain.pem)
+- `wss_key`: filename for the private key (default: privkey.pem)
 
 Example `.hb.yaml` (minimal):
 
@@ -102,7 +104,11 @@ pushsrv: pushover
 
 - `hbd.proto` — serialization/deserialization of heartbeat messages (supports compressed payloads)
 - `hbd.udp` — UDP parsing and `handle_datagram` implementation (main state machine)
-- `hbd.dns` — `create_nsupdate_payload`, `nsupdate`, and a background DNS thread (`start_dns_thread`)
+- `hbd.dns` — `create_nsupdate_payload`, `nsupdate`, and an asyncio DNS worker (`start_dns_worker`).
+  The DNS worker now runs as an `asyncio` task and the package exposes a
+  small thread-safe bridge so legacy synchronous code can `put()` updates
+  into the queue; there is no longer a permanently-blocking background
+  `threading.Thread`.
 - `hbd.notify` — email and push notification helpers
 - `hbd.ws` — WebSocket server and thread-safe broadcast helpers
 - `hbd.http` — HTTP handler factory for the status UI/API
@@ -112,6 +118,17 @@ pushsrv: pushover
 
 This modular layout makes the code easier to test and maintain.
 
+**Runtime & Shutdown**
+
+- The main runtime is asyncio-based. Services (UDP listener, HTTP server, WebSocket server, monitor, and DNS worker) run as asyncio tasks.
+- On SIGINT/SIGTERM the server triggers a graceful shutdown: it cancels active tasks, signals the DNS worker via a sentinel, and cleans up resources before exit.
+- The DNS update worker is implemented as an `asyncio` task; synchronous producers can still enqueue DNS updates via a small thread-safe bridge available at `hbd.hbdclass.Host.dnsQ`.
+
+**Templates & Static Files**
+
+- Template files are located under `hbd/templates` by default. The HTTP server resolves templates relative to the `hbd` package but the path can be overridden with the `templates_dir` config key.
+- Static assets (CSS/JS/images) are served from `hbd/static` via the `/static/<path>` HTTP route. Place your static files in that directory or configure the HTTP server as needed.
+
 ---
 
 ## 🧪 Testing & Dev
@@ -126,8 +143,8 @@ pytest -q
 ```
 
 Developer tooling included:
+
 - `pyproject.toml` — project metadata and dependencies
-- `requirements-dev.txt` — dev/test dependencies
 - `tox.ini` — convenience wrappers for running tests, lint, and mypy
 
 To run linters and type checks locally:
@@ -153,6 +170,7 @@ tox -e mypy
 ## 🤝 Contributing
 
 Contributions welcome! Please:
+
 1. Open an issue to discuss larger changes.
 2. Create a topic branch and a clear PR.
 3. Add tests for new features and run linters.
@@ -167,8 +185,8 @@ This repository is licensed under the MIT license. See `LICENSE` for details.
 ---
 
 If you'd like, I can also:
+
 - add a **GitHub Actions** workflow that runs tests and lint on push/PR 🔁
 - add a `CONTRIBUTING.md` template for PRs and code style 💬
 
 Which one should I do next? ✨
-
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diff --git a/hbd/cli.py b/hbd/cli.py
index 82dbfd5..0ca5e55 100644
--- a/hbd/cli.py
+++ b/hbd/cli.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Command line interface for hbd package."""
+
 import argparse
 
 from .config import load_config
@@ -13,11 +14,19 @@ def build_parser():
         description="HeartBeatDaemon - Wait for heartbeat messages and act on them (or their absence)",
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
     )
-    parser.add_argument("-c", "--config", dest="configfile", help="Config file path (YAML)")
-    parser.add_argument("-f", "--foreground", action="store_true", help="Run in foreground")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-c", "--config", dest="configfile", help="Config file path (YAML)"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-f", "--foreground", action="store_true", help="Run in foreground"
+    )
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Verbose output")
-    parser.add_argument("-p", "--pushsrv", dest="pushsrv", choices=PUSHSRVS, help="Push service to use")
-    parser.add_argument("-x", "--debug", action="count", default=0, help="Increase debug level")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-p", "--pushsrv", dest="pushsrv", choices=PUSHSRVS, help="Push service to use"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-x", "--debug", action="count", default=0, help="Increase debug level"
+    )
     return parser
 
 
diff --git a/hbd/config.py b/hbd/config.py
index 387f248..e7fdb87 100644
--- a/hbd/config.py
+++ b/hbd/config.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Configuration loader and defaults for hbd."""
+
 import logging
 import os
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ DEFAULTS = {
     "wss_port": None,
     "cert_path": "/usr/local/etc/ssl/",
     "wss_pem": "fullchain.pem",
-    "wss_key": "privkey.pem"
+    "wss_key": "privkey.pem",
 }
 
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ def load_config(path=None):
     if os.path.exists(path):
         if yaml:
             with open(path) as fh:
-                data = yaml.safe_load(fh) 
+                data = yaml.safe_load(fh)
             # only keep known keys
             for k, v in data.items():
                 if k in cfg:
diff --git a/hbd/dns.py b/hbd/dns.py
index 714af27..af15835 100644
--- a/hbd/dns.py
+++ b/hbd/dns.py
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 """DNS update helper and pure asyncio worker for heartbeat daemon."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
-import subprocess
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
 from typing import Optional
 import asyncio
 
 
-def create_nsupdate_payload(hostname: str, newip: str, dyndomain: str, dnsttl: str = "5") -> str:
-    D = {"domain": dyndomain, "fqdn": f"{hostname}.dy.{dyndomain}", "dnsttl": dnsttl, "newip": newip, "ts": __import__("time").strftime("%Y-%m-%d.%H:%M:%S", __import__("time").gmtime())}
+def create_nsupdate_payload(
+    hostname: str, newip: str, dyndomain: str, dnsttl: str = "5"
+) -> str:
+    D = {
+        "domain": dyndomain,
+        "fqdn": f"{hostname}.dy.{dyndomain}",
+        "dnsttl": dnsttl,
+        "newip": newip,
+        "ts": __import__("time").strftime(
+            "%Y-%m-%d.%H:%M:%S", __import__("time").gmtime()
+        ),
+    }
     if ":" in newip:
         nsup = (
             """update delete %(fqdn)s AAAA
@@ -17,7 +27,8 @@ update add %(fqdn)s %(dnsttl)s TXT "Created: %(ts)s"
 send
 answer
 
-""" % D
+"""
+            % D
         )
     else:
         nsup = (
@@ -28,12 +39,19 @@ update add %(fqdn)s %(dnsttl)s TXT "Created: %(ts)s"
 send
 answer
 
-""" % D
+"""
+            % D
         )
     return nsup
 
 
-def nsupdate(hostname: str, newip: str, dyndomain: str, nsupdate_bin: str = "/usr/local/bin/nsupdate", rndc_key: str = "/etc/dhcpc/rndc-key") -> Optional[str]:
+def nsupdate(
+    hostname: str,
+    newip: str,
+    dyndomain: str,
+    nsupdate_bin: str = "/usr/local/bin/nsupdate",
+    rndc_key: str = "/etc/dhcpc/rndc-key",
+) -> Optional[str]:
     """Perform DNS update via nsupdate command.
 
     Returns None on success, else returns combined stdout/stderr as a string.
@@ -54,7 +72,14 @@ def nsupdate(hostname: str, newip: str, dyndomain: str, nsupdate_bin: str = "/us
     return out
 
 
-async def dns_update_worker(hbdclass, cfg: dict, async_queue=None, log: Optional[callable] = None, pushmsg: Optional[callable] = None, loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None):
+async def dns_update_worker(
+    hbdclass,
+    cfg: dict,
+    async_queue=None,
+    log: Optional[callable] = None,
+    pushmsg: Optional[callable] = None,
+    loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None,
+):
     """Pure async DNS worker that processes updates from asyncio.Queue.
 
     Exits when it receives a None sentinel.
@@ -66,7 +91,9 @@ async def dns_update_worker(hbdclass, cfg: dict, async_queue=None, log: Optional
     if not dnsq:
         if log:
             try:
-                await loop.run_in_executor(None, log, None, "dns_update_worker: no queue available")
+                await loop.run_in_executor(
+                    None, log, None, "dns_update_worker: no queue available"
+                )
             except Exception:
                 pass
         return
@@ -77,7 +104,9 @@ async def dns_update_worker(hbdclass, cfg: dict, async_queue=None, log: Optional
         except Exception as e:
             if log:
                 try:
-                    await loop.run_in_executor(None, log, None, f"dns_update_worker: error getting item: {e}")
+                    await loop.run_in_executor(
+                        None, log, None, f"dns_update_worker: error getting item: {e}"
+                    )
                 except Exception:
                     pass
             break
@@ -96,12 +125,25 @@ async def dns_update_worker(hbdclass, cfg: dict, async_queue=None, log: Optional
 
         m = f"changed address to {addr}"
         for dyndomain in cfg.get("dyndomains", []):
-            err = await loop.run_in_executor(None, nsupdate, name, addr, dyndomain, cfg.get("nsupdate_bin", "/usr/local/bin/nsupdate"), cfg.get("rndc_key", "/etc/dhcpc/rndc-key"))
+            err = await loop.run_in_executor(
+                None,
+                nsupdate,
+                name,
+                addr,
+                dyndomain,
+                cfg.get("nsupdate_bin", "/usr/local/bin/nsupdate"),
+                cfg.get("rndc_key", "/etc/dhcpc/rndc-key"),
+            )
             if err:
                 m += f", DNS update failed: {err}"
                 if pushmsg:
                     try:
-                        await loop.run_in_executor(None, pushmsg, "error: nsupdate failed", f"{name}.dy.{dyndomain}: {m}")
+                        await loop.run_in_executor(
+                            None,
+                            pushmsg,
+                            "error: nsupdate failed",
+                            f"{name}.dy.{dyndomain}: {m}",
+                        )
                     except Exception:
                         pass
             else:
@@ -125,7 +167,13 @@ async def dns_update_worker(hbdclass, cfg: dict, async_queue=None, log: Optional
             pass
 
 
-def start_dns_worker(hbdclass, cfg: dict, log: Optional[callable] = None, pushmsg: Optional[callable] = None, loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None):
+def start_dns_worker(
+    hbdclass,
+    cfg: dict,
+    log: Optional[callable] = None,
+    pushmsg: Optional[callable] = None,
+    loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None,
+):
     """Start the async DNS worker and return the Task.
 
     Replaces Host.dnsQ with an asyncio.Queue wrapped in a thread-safe bridge
@@ -139,6 +187,7 @@ def start_dns_worker(hbdclass, cfg: dict, log: Optional[callable] = None, pushms
 
     class _QueueBridge:
         """Thread-safe wrapper around asyncio.Queue for synchronous callers."""
+
         def __init__(self, loop, aq):
             self._loop = loop
             self._aq = aq
@@ -167,5 +216,9 @@ def start_dns_worker(hbdclass, cfg: dict, log: Optional[callable] = None, pushms
     bridge = _QueueBridge(loop, async_q)
     hbdclass.Host.dnsQ = bridge
 
-    task = loop.create_task(dns_update_worker(hbdclass, cfg, async_queue=async_q, log=log, pushmsg=pushmsg, loop=loop))
+    task = loop.create_task(
+        dns_update_worker(
+            hbdclass, cfg, async_queue=async_q, log=log, pushmsg=pushmsg, loop=loop
+        )
+    )
     return task
diff --git a/hbd/hbc.py b/hbd/hbc.py
index e507a29..95792ef 100755
--- a/hbd/hbc.py
+++ b/hbd/hbc.py
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ import time
 import socket
 import os
 import signal
-import getopt
-import string
 import select
-import errno
 import traceback
 from hashlib import md5
 import shutil
@@ -37,13 +34,13 @@ helpflag = False
 verbose = False
 fdaemon = False
 daemonized = False
-optlist = []
 msgboot = {}
 home = os.environ["HOME"]
 configfile = "%s/.hbrc" % home
 cmdargs = []
 iam = socket.gethostname()
 
+
 def log(msg):
     if fdaemon:
         syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, msg)
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ class Conn:
         try:
             self.lastack = msgDict["time"]
             mul = 2
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.lastack = now
             mul = 1
         rtt = (self.lastack - self.lastsend) * mul
@@ -140,7 +137,7 @@ def shortname(name):
 def dicttos(ID, d):
     s = []
     for k in d:
-        if type(d[k]) == type(1.2):
+        if isinstance(d[k], float):
             s.append("%s=%0.5f" % (k, d[k]))
         else:
             s.append("%s=%s" % (k, d[k]))
@@ -169,7 +166,7 @@ def stodict(msg):
             v = vr[1].strip()
             try:
                 v = eval(v)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
             d[k] = v
     if verbose:
@@ -199,7 +196,7 @@ def XXstodict(msg):
             try:
                 if v[0].isdigit():
                     v = eval(v)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
             d[k] = v
     return d
@@ -208,8 +205,8 @@ def XXstodict(msg):
 def syslogtrace(note):
     logm = "%s hbc died: \n%s" % (note, traceback.format_exc())
     log(logm)
-    for l in logm.split("\n"):
-        syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, " tb: %s" % l)
+    for line in logm.split("\n"):
+        syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, " tb: %s" % line)
     if verbose:
         print(logm)
 
@@ -314,7 +311,7 @@ def restart():
     e = "fallthrough"
     try:
         os.execv(sys.argv[0], [sys.argv[0]] + cmdargs)
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         pass
     print("should not be here:", str(e))
     log("restart failed: %s" % e)
@@ -350,7 +347,7 @@ def process():
                 if running:
                     running = False
                 break
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 if running:
                     syslogtrace("select")
                     running = False
@@ -374,12 +371,12 @@ def process():
                         "sock.recvfrom: %s (%s) %s"
                         % (addr, len(data), str(msgDict)[:80])
                     )
-                if msgDict == None:
+                if msgDict is None:
                     print("bad backet from %s (%s) %s" % (addr, len(data), data))
                 elif msgDict["ID"] == "ACK":
                     conns[conn].ack(msgDict, now)
                 elif msgDict["ID"] == "UPD":
-                    if doupdate(conn, msgDict) == None:
+                    if doupdate(conn, msgDict) is None:
                         if verbose:
                             print("process: restart after update")
                         dorestart = True
@@ -473,6 +470,7 @@ def daemonize(
     os.dup2(so.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
     os.dup2(se.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
 
+
 #
 # Main program
 #
@@ -483,46 +481,55 @@ def build_parser():
         formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
     )
     parser.add_argument("-b", "--boot", action="store_true", help="Send a boot message")
-    parser.add_argument("-c", "--config", dest="configfile", help="Config file path (YAML)")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-c", "--config", dest="configfile", help="Config file path (YAML)"
+    )
     parser.add_argument("-m", "--message", dest="message", help="Send a message")
-    parser.add_argument("-n", "--name", dest="name", help="Name to use in heartbeat message")
-    parser.add_argument("-f", "--daemon", action="store_true", help="Run in daemon mode")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-n", "--name", dest="name", help="Name to use in heartbeat message"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-f", "--daemon", action="store_true", help="Run in daemon mode"
+    )
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Verbose output")
-    parser.add_argument("-x", "--debug", action="count", default=0, help="Increase debug level")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-x", "--debug", action="count", default=0, help="Increase debug level"
+    )
     parser.add_argument("hosts", nargs="+", help="Heartbeat daemon hosts to send to")
     return parser
 
+
 def main(argv=None):
-    global msgonly, helpflag, verbose, fdaemon, daemonized, optlist, msgboot, home, configfile, cmdargs, iam, hb_port, conns, interval, hb_hosts
+    global msgonly, verbose, fdaemon, daemonized, cmdargs, iam, hb_port, conns, interval, hb_hosts
     parser = build_parser()
-    args = parser.parse_args(argv) 
-   
+    args = parser.parse_args(argv)
+
     config = load_config(args.configfile)
 
     # Apply CLI overrides
     if args.boot:
-         msgboot["boot"] = 1
+        msgboot["boot"] = 1
     if args.message:
-         msgboot["service"] = "service"
-         msgboot["msg"] = args.message
-         msgonly = True
+        msgboot["service"] = "service"
+        msgboot["msg"] = args.message
+        msgonly = True
     if args.name:
-         iam = args.name
+        iam = args.name
     if args.daemon:
-         fdaemon = True
+        fdaemon = True
     if args.verbose:
-         verbose = True
+        verbose = True
     if args.debug:
-         config.setdefault("debug", 0)
-         config["debug"] += args.debug
+        config.setdefault("debug", 0)
+        config["debug"] += args.debug
 
     cmdargs += argv
     if verbose:
         print("cmdargs for restart are %s" % cmdargs)
-   
+
     #
     # set defaults
-   
+
     hb_hosts = args.hosts
     hb_port = config.get("hb_port", PORT)
     interval = config.get("interval", INTERVAL)
@@ -535,10 +542,10 @@ def main(argv=None):
         print("notice: iam: %s" % iam)
         print("notice: msgonly: %s" % msgonly)
         print("notice: msgboot: %s" % msgboot)
-   
+
     if not msgonly:
         msgboot["interval"] = interval
-   
+
     conns = {}
     while True:
         if verbose:
@@ -549,23 +556,23 @@ def main(argv=None):
         if verbose:
             log("no connections yet, sleep a bit")
         time.sleep(2)
-    
+
     if verbose:
         log("%s connections created" % (len(conns)))
-    
+
     if len(msgboot) > 0:
         if verbose:
             print("on boot")
         msgboot["acks"] = 0
         for conn in conns:
             conns[conn].sendto(msgboot)
-    
+
     if msgonly:
         if verbose:
             print("msgboot done msgonly=%s" % msgonly)
         closeall()
         sys.exit(0)
-    
+
     #
     syslog.openlog("hbc", syslog.LOG_PID, syslog.LOG_DAEMON)
     if fdaemon:
@@ -573,21 +580,21 @@ def main(argv=None):
         daemonize()
         daemonized = True
         syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_ERR, "starting heartbeat to %s" % ",".join(hb_hosts))
-    
+
     signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, handler)
-    running = True
     try:
         process()
     except Exception as e:
         syslogtrace("process")
         if verbose:
             print("err: process exit: %s" % e)
-    
+
     if verbose:
         log("main: cleanup")
     cleanup()
     if dorestart:
         restart()
-    
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()
diff --git a/hbd/hbdclass.py b/hbd/hbdclass.py
index 5c9698e..f6fe806 100644
--- a/hbd/hbdclass.py
+++ b/hbd/hbdclass.py
@@ -93,18 +93,18 @@ class Connection:
             if self.state == Connection.UNKNOWN:
                 d["deltastatetime"] = ""
             elif delta > 86400:
-                # 				d['deltastatetime'] = time.strftime("%d %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(delta))
+                # d['deltastatetime'] = time.strftime("%d %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(delta))
                 d["deltastatetime"] = "%0.1f days" % (delta / 86400.0)
             elif delta > 3600:
-                # 				d['deltastatetime'] = time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(delta))
+                # 	d['deltastatetime'] = time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(delta))
                 d["deltastatetime"] = time.strftime("%k:%M hrs", time.gmtime(delta))
-            # 				d['deltastatetime'] = "%0.1f hrs" % (delta / 3600.)
+            # 		d['deltastatetime'] = "%0.1f hrs" % (delta / 3600.)
             elif delta > 60:
-                # 				d['deltastatetime'] = time.strftime("%M:%S", time.gmtime(delta))
+                # 	d['deltastatetime'] = time.strftime("%M:%S", time.gmtime(delta))
                 d["deltastatetime"] = time.strftime("%M:%S mins", time.gmtime(delta))
-            # 				d['deltastatetime'] = "%0.1f mins" % (delta / 60.)
+            # 		d['deltastatetime'] = "%0.1f mins" % (delta / 60.)
             else:
-                # 				d['deltastatetime'] = time.strftime("%S", time.gmtime(delta))
+                # 	d['deltastatetime'] = time.strftime("%S", time.gmtime(delta))
                 d["deltastatetime"] = "%i secs" % (delta)
         if self.state == Connection.UNKNOWN and now - self.lastbeat > 86400 * 10:
             d = self.clearstate()
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class Connection:
             r = "changed from %s to %s" % (self.addr, addr)
             try:
                 del Connection.htab[self.addr]
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
             self.addr = addr
             Connection.htab[addr] = self.host.name
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ class Host:
     def dispstats(self):
         if self.doesack != -1:
             if self.upcount > 0:
-                # 				return "(%0.1f%%) %s %s %s " % ((self.doesack * 100.0) / self.upcount, self.doesack, self.upcount, self.hdwcounts)
                 r = ""
                 for v in range(3):
                     a, u = self.hdwcounts[v]
@@ -372,7 +371,7 @@ class Host:
         res = []
         le = max(40 - len(Host.hosts), 3)
         res.append("<h4>Log of Events</h4>")
-        for m in msgs[len(msgs) - le:]:
+        for m in msgs[len(msgs) - le :]:
             res.append("%s<BR>" % m)
         return res
 
diff --git a/hbd/http.py b/hbd/http.py
index e96ab77..d1e2e12 100644
--- a/hbd/http.py
+++ b/hbd/http.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """HTTP server implementation using aiohttp and jinja2."""
+
 import asyncio
 import json
 import time
@@ -6,15 +7,16 @@ import urllib.parse
 import os
 import logging
 from aiohttp import web
-from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
 import jinja2
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
 def _render_template(html_str: str, **context) -> str:
     tmpl = jinja2.Template(html_str)
     return tmpl.render(**context)
 
+
 async def start(
     host: str,
     port: int,
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ async def start(
         res.append('<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">')
         res.append("<html>")
         res.append("<head>")
-        res.append(f"<title>Heartbeat</title>")
+        res.append("<title>Heartbeat</title>")
         if tcss:
             res.append(tcss)
         res.append("</head>")
@@ -51,7 +53,11 @@ async def start(
         res += hbdclass.ubHost.buildhosttable()
         res += hbdclass.ubHost.buildmsgtable(msgs_getter())
         res.append(
-            "<p> %s (%s)</p>" % (time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.localtime(get_now())), config.get("tz", "CET-1CDT"))
+            "<p> %s (%s)</p>"
+            % (
+                time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.localtime(get_now())),
+                config.get("tz", "CET-1CDT"),
+            )
         )
         res.append("</body></html>")
         body = "\n".join(res)
@@ -73,7 +79,9 @@ async def start(
             return web.Response(status=400, text="need h= and c= arguments")
         if uname not in hbdclass.Host.hosts:
             return web.Response(status=400, text=f"h={uname} not found")
-        hbdclass.Host.hosts[uname].cmds.append(("CMD", {"cmd": urllib.parse.unquote(ucmd)}))
+        hbdclass.Host.hosts[uname].cmds.append(
+            ("CMD", {"cmd": urllib.parse.unquote(ucmd)})
+        )
         return web.Response(text=f"cmd {uname} queued")
 
     async def drop(request):
@@ -150,7 +158,9 @@ async def start(
             request=request,
             heartbeat_ws_url=heartbeat_ws_url,
             extra_scripts=extra_scripts,
-            hosts=[hbdclass.Host.hosts[h].stateinfo() for h in sorted(hbdclass.Host.hosts)],
+            hosts=[
+                hbdclass.Host.hosts[h].stateinfo() for h in sorted(hbdclass.Host.hosts)
+            ],
             messages=msgs_getter()[-30:],
         )
         return web.Response(text=body, content_type="text/html")
@@ -209,4 +219,3 @@ async def start(
         await asyncio.Future()
     finally:
         await runner.cleanup()
-
diff --git a/hbd/monitor.py b/hbd/monitor.py
index 9ee1d88..f459689 100644
--- a/hbd/monitor.py
+++ b/hbd/monitor.py
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 """monitor helper and thread for heartbeat daemon."""
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 import asyncio
-import threading
-import subprocess
 import time
-from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
-from typing import Optional
-from . import hbdclass
+
 DROPOVERDUE = 7 * 24 * 3600
 
-def checkoverdue(config: dict, hbdclass, log: callable, pushmsg: callable, msg_to_websockets: callable):
+
+def checkoverdue(
+    config: dict,
+    hbdclass,
+    log: callable,
+    pushmsg: callable,
+    msg_to_websockets: callable,
+):
     now = time.time()
     for h in list(hbdclass.Host.hosts.keys()):
         pmsg = []
@@ -22,7 +26,8 @@ def checkoverdue(config: dict, hbdclass, log: callable, pushmsg: callable, msg_t
                 conn.newstate(hbdclass.Connection.OVERDUE, now, config.get("grace", 10))
                 pmsg.append(conn.afam)
             if (
-                conn.state == hbdclass.Connection.OVERDUE and (now - conn.lastbeat) > DROPOVERDUE
+                conn.state == hbdclass.Connection.OVERDUE
+                and (now - conn.lastbeat) > DROPOVERDUE
             ):
                 conn.newstate(hbdclass.Connection.UNKNOWN, conn.lastbeat)
         if pmsg != []:
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ def checkoverdue(config: dict, hbdclass, log: callable, pushmsg: callable, msg_t
             log(h, "%s overdue" % " and ".join(pmsg))
             msg_to_websockets("host", hbdclass.Host.hosts[h].stateinfo())
 
+
 async def start(
     config: dict,
     hbdclass: callable,
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ async def start(
     pushmsg=None,
     msg_to_websockets=None,
 ):
-    """ start a monitor loop that checks for overdue hosts every minute """
+    """start a monitor loop that checks for overdue hosts every minute"""
     while True:
-        await asyncio.sleep(15) # 15 seconds between checks
+        await asyncio.sleep(15)  # 15 seconds between checks
         checkoverdue(config, hbdclass, log, pushmsg, msg_to_websockets)
diff --git a/hbd/notify.py b/hbd/notify.py
index d78cc93..5ea95ec 100644
--- a/hbd/notify.py
+++ b/hbd/notify.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Notification helpers: email, pushover, mattermost, signal and dispatcher."""
+
 import logging
 from typing import Optional
 import http.client
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ import urllib.parse
 import subprocess
 import smtplib
 import time
-import traceback
 
 DEFAULT_PUSHPROVIDERS = ["all", "pushover", "mattermost", "signal"]
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def setup(cfg: dict):
 def send_email(toaddrs, smtpserver, sender, subject, body, debug=0):
     """Send a plain email via SMTP. Returns True on success."""
     try:
-        smtpport = _config.get("smtpport", 587) 
+        smtpport = _config.get("smtpport", 587)
         server = smtplib.SMTP(smtpserver, smtpport)
         if debug > 0:
             server.set_debuglevel(1)
@@ -57,10 +57,15 @@ def email(subject: str, msg: str, debug: int = 0) -> bool:
     and sender address.
     """
     toaddrs = _config.get("toemail")
-    fromemail = _config.get("fromemail") 
-    smtpserver = _config.get("smtpserver") 
+    fromemail = _config.get("fromemail")
+    smtpserver = _config.get("smtpserver")
     if not toaddrs or not fromemail or not smtpserver:
-        logger.warning("email config incomplete: toemail=%s, fromemail=%s, smtpserver=%s", toaddrs, fromemail, smtpserver)
+        logger.warning(
+            "email config incomplete: toemail=%s, fromemail=%s, smtpserver=%s",
+            toaddrs,
+            fromemail,
+            smtpserver,
+        )
         return False
     date = time.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z", time.localtime())
     body = "To: %s\nFrom: %s\nSubject: %s\nDate: %s\n\n%s" % (
@@ -91,7 +96,15 @@ def pushover(token: str, user: str, msg: str, debug: int = 0) -> bool:
         return False
 
 
-def pushmattermost(host: str, token: str, channel: str, msg: str, username: str = "hbd", icon: Optional[str] = None, debug: int = 0) -> bool:
+def pushmattermost(
+    host: str,
+    token: str,
+    channel: str,
+    msg: str,
+    username: str = "hbd",
+    icon: Optional[str] = None,
+    debug: int = 0,
+) -> bool:
     """Send a message to Mattermost via simple webhook driver if available.
 
     This helper tries to import mattermostdriver.Driver and uses webhooks if present.
@@ -115,7 +128,9 @@ def pushmattermost(host: str, token: str, channel: str, msg: str, username: str
         return False
 
 
-def pushsignal(signal_cli_bin: str, user: str, recipient: str, msg: str, debug: int = 0) -> bool:
+def pushsignal(
+    signal_cli_bin: str, user: str, recipient: str, msg: str, debug: int = 0
+) -> bool:
     """Send a message via signal-cli (requires local installation).
 
     Uses subprocess to call signal-cli. Returns True if the command succeeded.
@@ -125,7 +140,7 @@ def pushsignal(signal_cli_bin: str, user: str, recipient: str, msg: str, debug:
     try:
         res = subprocess.run(CLI, capture_output=True)
         if res.returncode != 0:
-            logger.error("signal failed: %s". res.stderr.decode())
+            logger.error("signal failed: %s".res.stderr.decode())
             return False
         logger.debug("signal sent: %s", res.stdout.decode())
         return True
@@ -148,13 +163,32 @@ def pushmsg(cfg: dict, msg: str, debug: int = 0):
     results = {}
     p = cfg.get("pushsrv", "pushover")
     if p in ("all", "pushover"):
-        ok = pushover(cfg.get("pushover_token", ""), cfg.get("pushover_user", ""), msg, debug=debug)
+        ok = pushover(
+            cfg.get("pushover_token", ""),
+            cfg.get("pushover_user", ""),
+            msg,
+            debug=debug,
+        )
         results["pushover"] = ok
     if p in ("all", "mattermost"):
-        ok = pushmattermost(cfg.get("matter_host", ""), cfg.get("matter_token", ""), cfg.get("matter_channel", ""), msg, username=cfg.get("matter_username", "hbd"), icon=cfg.get("matter_icon"), debug=debug)
+        ok = pushmattermost(
+            cfg.get("matter_host", ""),
+            cfg.get("matter_token", ""),
+            cfg.get("matter_channel", ""),
+            msg,
+            username=cfg.get("matter_username", "hbd"),
+            icon=cfg.get("matter_icon"),
+            debug=debug,
+        )
         results["mattermost"] = ok
     if p in ("all", "signal"):
-        ok = pushsignal(cfg.get("signal_cli", "/usr/local/bin/signal-cli"), cfg.get("signal_user", ""), cfg.get("signal_recipient", ""), msg, debug=debug)
+        ok = pushsignal(
+            cfg.get("signal_cli", "/usr/local/bin/signal-cli"),
+            cfg.get("signal_user", ""),
+            cfg.get("signal_recipient", ""),
+            msg,
+            debug=debug,
+        )
         results["signal"] = ok
     if p in ("all", "email"):
         ok = email("Heartbeat notification", msg, debug=debug)
@@ -166,4 +200,3 @@ def pushmsg(cfg: dict, msg: str, debug: int = 0):
 def pushmsg_from_config(msg: str, debug: int = 0) -> dict:
     """Use the module-level configuration dict to dispatch a push message."""
     return pushmsg(_config, msg, debug=debug)
-
diff --git a/hbd/proto.py b/hbd/proto.py
index 8212960..375748d 100644
--- a/hbd/proto.py
+++ b/hbd/proto.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Message encoding/decoding utilities for hbd protocol."""
+
 from typing import Dict, Any
 import zlib
 
diff --git a/hbd/server.py b/hbd/server.py
index 4b353e6..488d7b4 100644
--- a/hbd/server.py
+++ b/hbd/server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Server runtime: starts UDP listener, HTTP server and websocket stubs."""
+
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import socket
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ import time
 import signal
 import sys
 import ssl
-import pathlib
 from . import __version__
 
 from . import udp
@@ -23,14 +23,17 @@ lastfm = ["", "", ""]
 # shared runtime collections and helpers
 msgs = []
 
+
 def initlog(logfile):
     try:
         return open(logfile, "a+")
     except Exception as e:
         import sys
+
         print("cannot open loffile %s, using STDERR: %s" % (logfile, e))
         return sys.stderr
 
+
 def log(host, m, service=None):
     ts = time.time()
     s = f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', time.localtime(ts))} {host or ''} {m}"
@@ -44,10 +47,12 @@ def log(host, m, service=None):
             logger.warning("failed to write to logfile: %s", e)
     msg_to_websockets("message", s)
 
+
 def cleanup_function(config):
     """This function will be executed upon program exit."""
     logger.info("Running cleanup function...")
     import pickle
+
     pickfile = config.get("pickfile", "hbd.pickle")
 
     pickf = open(pickfile, "wb")
@@ -56,17 +61,17 @@ def cleanup_function(config):
     pick.dump(msgs)
     pick.dump(lastfm)
     pickf.close()
- 
+
     logger.info("Cleanup complete.")
-    
+
+
 async def _run_async(config):
-    global  msgs
     loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
     shutdown_event = asyncio.Event()
 
     # Signal handlers for graceful shutdown
     def signal_handler(signum, frame):
-        sig_name = signal.Signals(signum).name if hasattr(signal, 'Signals') else signum
+        sig_name = signal.Signals(signum).name if hasattr(signal, "Signals") else signum
         logger.info(f"Received {sig_name}, initiating shutdown...")
         loop.call_soon_threadsafe(shutdown_event.set)
 
@@ -74,13 +79,10 @@ async def _run_async(config):
     loop.add_signal_handler(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler, signal.SIGINT, None)
     loop.add_signal_handler(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler, signal.SIGTERM, None)
 
-    # prepare runtime dependencies
-    import threading
-#    from . import hbdclass
     from . import http as http_mod
     from . import dns as dns_mod
     from . import notify as notify_mod
-    from . import monitor as monitor_mod    
+    from . import monitor as monitor_mod
 
     notify_mod.setup(config)
 
@@ -93,7 +95,9 @@ async def _run_async(config):
     try:
         sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_IPV6, socket.IPV6_V6ONLY, False)
     except OSError as e:
-        logger.error(f"Warning: Could not set IPV6_V6ONLY to False. System may not support dual-stack or option is unavailable. Error: {e}")
+        logger.warning(
+            f"Warning: Could not reset IPV6_V6ONLY not supported or dual-stack is unavailable. Error: {e}"
+        )
 
     # 3. Bind to all interfaces (::) on a specific port
 
@@ -138,14 +142,20 @@ async def _run_async(config):
                 VER="",
             )
         )
-        logger.info("HTTP server started on %s:%s", config.get("hbd_host", ""), config.get("hbd_port", 50004))
+        logger.info(
+            "HTTP server started on %s:%s",
+            config.get("hbd_host", ""),
+            config.get("hbd_port", 50004),
+        )
     except Exception as e:
         logger.exception("failed to start HTTP server: %s", e)
 
     # start dns update worker (async)
     dns_task = None
     try:
-        dns_task = dns_mod.start_dns_worker(hbdclass, config, log=log, pushmsg=pushmsg, loop=loop)
+        dns_task = dns_mod.start_dns_worker(
+            hbdclass, config, log=log, pushmsg=pushmsg, loop=loop
+        )
         logger.info("dns update worker started")
     except Exception as e:
         logger.exception("dns worker failed to start: %s", e)
@@ -161,7 +171,11 @@ async def _run_async(config):
         except FileNotFoundError:
             logger.error("error: missing SSL keys %s or %s", wss_pem, wss_key)
             sys.exit(1)
-        logger.info("Starting secure WebSocket server on port %s with cert %s", config.get("wss_port", None), wss_pem)
+        logger.info(
+            "Starting secure WebSocket server on port %s with cert %s",
+            config.get("wss_port", None),
+            wss_pem,
+        )
     else:
         ssl_context = None
 
@@ -172,7 +186,10 @@ async def _run_async(config):
                 ws_port=config.get("ws_port", None),
                 wss_port=config.get("wss_port", None),
                 ssl_context=ssl_context,
-                get_hosts=lambda: [hbdclass.Host.hosts[h].stateinfo() for h in sorted(hbdclass.Host.hosts)],
+                get_hosts=lambda: [
+                    hbdclass.Host.hosts[h].stateinfo()
+                    for h in sorted(hbdclass.Host.hosts)
+                ],
                 get_msgs=lambda: msgs,
                 verbose=config.get("verbose", False),
             )
@@ -209,7 +226,7 @@ async def _run_async(config):
             transport.close()
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning("Error closing UDP transport: %s", e)
-        
+
         tasks_to_cancel = [http_task, ws_task, monitor_task]
         for task in tasks_to_cancel:
             if task:
@@ -218,20 +235,23 @@ async def _run_async(config):
                     logger.debug("Cancelled task: %s", task)
                 except Exception as e:
                     logger.warning("Error cancelling task: %s", e)
-        
+
         # Wait for tasks to finish cancellation with timeout
         remaining_tasks = [t for t in tasks_to_cancel if t]
         if remaining_tasks:
             try:
-                await asyncio.wait_for(asyncio.gather(*remaining_tasks, return_exceptions=True), timeout=2.0)
+                await asyncio.wait_for(
+                    asyncio.gather(*remaining_tasks, return_exceptions=True),
+                    timeout=2.0,
+                )
             except asyncio.TimeoutError:
                 logger.warning("Timeout waiting for tasks to cancel")
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.debug("Exception during task cancellation: %s", e)
-        
+
         # Signal DNS worker to exit and await it
         try:
-            if 'dns_task' in locals() and dns_task:
+            if "dns_task" in locals() and dns_task:
                 try:
                     hbdclass.Host.dnsQ.put(None)
                 except Exception:
@@ -270,12 +290,12 @@ def load_pickled_hosts(config, hbdclass):
             logger.info("opening pickls %s", pickfile)
         pickf = open(pickfile, "rb")
         pick = pickle.Unpickler(pickf)
-        try:    
+        try:
             hbdclass.Host.hosts = pick.load()
             msgs = pick.load()
-            try: 
+            try:
                 lastfm = pick.load()
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 lastfm = ["", "", ""]
             pickf.close()
         except Exception as e:
@@ -295,6 +315,7 @@ def load_pickled_hosts(config, hbdclass):
         if config.get("verbose", False):
             logger.info("no pickled data")
 
+
 def run(config):
     """Start the hbd service (blocking).
 
@@ -302,19 +323,19 @@ def run(config):
     """
     global logf
     import os
-    import threading
-    import time as time_module
 
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG if config.get("debug", 0) > 0 else logging.INFO)
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=logging.DEBUG if config.get("debug", 0) > 0 else logging.INFO
+    )
     load_pickled_hosts(config, hbdclass)
 
     logf = initlog(logfile=config.get("logfile", "messages.log"))
     log(None, f"hbd version {__version__} starting up")
-    
+
     # Create and set the event loop manually
     loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
     asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
-    
+
     try:
         loop.run_until_complete(_run_async(config))
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
@@ -337,11 +358,13 @@ def run(config):
                 task.cancel()
             # Run one more cycle to process cancellations
             if pending:
-                loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.gather(*pending, return_exceptions=True))
+                loop.run_until_complete(
+                    asyncio.gather(*pending, return_exceptions=True)
+                )
         except Exception:
             pass
         finally:
             loop.close()
-    
+
     # Exit
     os._exit(0)
diff --git a/hbd/udp.py b/hbd/udp.py
index c29dfaa..cd21470 100644
--- a/hbd/udp.py
+++ b/hbd/udp.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 """UDP listener and datagram processing."""
+
 import asyncio
 import zlib
 import logging
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
 from .proto import stodict, oldmtodict
 from hbd.utils import dur
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class EchoServerProtocol(asyncio.DatagramProtocol):
     def __init__(self, config=None, handler=None):
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def parse_message(data: bytes):
         msg = oldmtodict(data)
     return msg
 
+
 def dicttos(ID, d, compress=False):
     s = []
     for k in d:
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ def dicttos(ID, d, compress=False):
         opk = ID + ":" + zpk
     return opk
 
+
 def handle_datagram(msg: dict, addr, transport, ctx: dict):
     """Handle a parsed datagram message.
 
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ def handle_datagram(msg: dict, addr, transport, ctx: dict):
     ip = addr[0] if isinstance(addr, (list, tuple)) else addr
     name = msg.get("name", "unknown")
     from hbd.utils import shortname
+
     uname = shortname(name)
 
     if uname not in hbdcls.Host.hosts:
@@ -215,5 +218,3 @@ def handle_datagram(msg: dict, addr, transport, ctx: dict):
             msg_to_websockets("host", host.stateinfo())
         except Exception:
             pass
-
-
diff --git a/hbd/utils.py b/hbd/utils.py
index 7188dd9..3eb06e1 100644
--- a/hbd/utils.py
+++ b/hbd/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Utility helpers extracted from the original script."""
-import time
 
 
 def shortname(name: str) -> str:
diff --git a/hbd/ws.py b/hbd/ws.py
index 8beb0c7..0bf488f 100644
--- a/hbd/ws.py
+++ b/hbd/ws.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Provides an asyncio-based WebSocket server and a thread-safe broadcast
 function that other threads or synchronous code can call.
 """
+
 import asyncio
 import json
 import logging
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ _verbose = False
 
 
 async def _handler(websocket, path=None):
-    global _connections
     _connections.add(websocket)
     remote_address = websocket.remote_address
     if path is None:
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ async def _handler(websocket, path=None):
             if _verbose:
                 logger.debug("received ws data: %s", _)
 
-    except (websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedOK, websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedError) as e:
+    except (
+        websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedOK,
+        websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedError,
+    ) as e:
         if _verbose:
             logger.info("ws closed: %r", e)
     except Exception as e:
@@ -59,7 +62,15 @@ async def _handler(websocket, path=None):
         await websocket.wait_closed()
 
 
-async def start(host: str, ws_port: int, wss_port: Optional[int] = None, ssl_context=None, get_hosts: Optional[Callable] = None, get_msgs: Optional[Callable] = None, verbose: bool = False):
+async def start(
+    host: str,
+    ws_port: int,
+    wss_port: Optional[int] = None,
+    ssl_context=None,
+    get_hosts: Optional[Callable] = None,
+    get_msgs: Optional[Callable] = None,
+    verbose: bool = False,
+):
     """Start WebSocket servers and block until cancelled.
 
     This is intended to be awaited inside the main asyncio event loop.
@@ -77,11 +88,13 @@ async def start(host: str, ws_port: int, wss_port: Optional[int] = None, ssl_con
     websockets_logger = logging.getLogger("websockets.server")
     websockets_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if verbose else logging.INFO)
     # regular WebSocket
-    ws_server = websockets.serve(_handler, host, ws_port) #, subprotocols=["hbd"])
+    ws_server = websockets.serve(_handler, host, ws_port)  # , subprotocols=["hbd"])
     servers.append(ws_server)
     # secure WebSocket (optional)
     if wss_port and ssl_context:
-        wss_server = websockets.serve(_handler, host, wss_port, ssl=ssl_context ) #, subprotocols=["hbd"])
+        wss_server = websockets.serve(
+            _handler, host, wss_port, ssl=ssl_context
+        )  # , subprotocols=["hbd"])
         servers.append(wss_server)
 
     # await starting of all servers
@@ -89,7 +102,9 @@ async def start(host: str, ws_port: int, wss_port: Optional[int] = None, ssl_con
         await srv
 
     if _verbose:
-        logger.info("WebSocket server(s) started on port %s (wss %s)", ws_port, wss_port)
+        logger.info(
+            "WebSocket server(s) started on port %s (wss %s)", ws_port, wss_port
+        )
 
     # block forever (until loop is stopped or cancelled)
     await asyncio.Future()
@@ -101,8 +116,6 @@ def broadcast(typ: str, data) -> bool:
     Schedules coroutine(s) on the running loop to send message to all
     connected websockets. Returns False if server was not running.
     """
-    global _loop
-    
     if not _loop:
         return False
     jmsg = json.dumps({"type": typ, "data": data})
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 21816f7..9551dd6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,3 +45,13 @@ include = ["hbd*"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 "hbd" = ["*.yaml", "static/*", "static/*/*", "templates/*"]
+
+
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 111
+
+[tool.flake8]
+max-line-length = 111
+
+[tool.pylint.format]
+max-line-length = 111
diff --git a/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from install.sh
rename to scripts/install.sh
diff --git a/tests/test_dns.py b/tests/test_dns.py
index d0cf7d2..db648be 100644
--- a/tests/test_dns.py
+++ b/tests/test_dns.py
@@ -47,7 +47,13 @@ class TestDNS(unittest.TestCase):
         proc.communicate.return_value = (b"some error", None)
         mock_popen.return_value = proc
 
-        err = dns.nsupdate("host", "1.2.3.4", "example", nsupdate_bin="/usr/bin/nsupdate", rndc_key="/etc/rndc.key")
+        err = dns.nsupdate(
+            "host",
+            "1.2.3.4",
+            "example",
+            nsupdate_bin="/usr/bin/nsupdate",
+            rndc_key="/etc/rndc.key",
+        )
         self.assertIsNotNone(err)
         self.assertIn("some error", err)
 
@@ -71,7 +77,9 @@ class TestDNS(unittest.TestCase):
                 Host = FakeHost
 
             # start the thread (daemon) that processes the queue
-            t = dns.start_dns_thread(FakeHbd, {"dyndomains": ["example"]}, log=log, email=email)
+            t = dns.start_dns_thread(
+                FakeHbd, {"dyndomains": ["example"]}, log=log, email=email
+            )
             self.assertTrue(t.is_alive())
 
             # enqueue one item and wait for it to be processed (polling with timeout)
@@ -83,7 +91,9 @@ class TestDNS(unittest.TestCase):
                 time.sleep(0.1)
 
             self.assertTrue(logs, "dnsupdatethread did not call log")
-            self.assertTrue(any("changed address" in m or "DNS updated" in m for (_h, m) in logs))
+            self.assertTrue(
+                any("changed address" in m or "DNS updated" in m for (_h, m) in logs)
+            )
 
     def test_dnsupdatethread_calls_email_on_failure(self):
         # patch nsupdate to fail with an error message
@@ -104,7 +114,9 @@ class TestDNS(unittest.TestCase):
             class FakeHbd:
                 Host = FakeHost
 
-            t = dns.start_dns_thread(FakeHbd, {"dyndomains": ["example"]}, log=log, email=email)
+            dns.start_dns_thread(
+                FakeHbd, {"dyndomains": ["example"]}, log=log, email=email
+            )
             # enqueue and wait for the email to be sent
             FakeHbd.Host.dnsQ.put(("testhost", "1.2.3.4"))
 
@@ -114,12 +126,23 @@ class TestDNS(unittest.TestCase):
                 time.sleep(0.1)
 
             self.assertTrue(emails, "dnsupdatethread did not call email on failure")
-            self.assertTrue(any("nsupdate failed" in s or "nsupdate failed" in m or "error" in m for (s, m) in emails))
+            self.assertTrue(
+                any(
+                    "nsupdate failed" in s or "nsupdate failed" in m or "error" in m
+                    for (s, m) in emails
+                )
+            )
 
     @patch("hbd.dns.Popen")
     def test_nsupdate_raises_oserror(self, mock_popen):
         mock_popen.side_effect = OSError("noexec")
-        err = dns.nsupdate("h", "1.2.3.4", "example", nsupdate_bin="/usr/bin/nsupdate", rndc_key="/etc/rndc.key")
+        err = dns.nsupdate(
+            "h",
+            "1.2.3.4",
+            "example",
+            nsupdate_bin="/usr/bin/nsupdate",
+            rndc_key="/etc/rndc.key",
+        )
         self.assertIsNotNone(err)
         self.assertIn("execution failed", err)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_handle_datagram.py b/tests/test_handle_datagram.py
index 7c686b6..1e6ea0a 100644
--- a/tests/test_handle_datagram.py
+++ b/tests/test_handle_datagram.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from hbd.udp import handle_datagram, parse_message
 from hbd.proto import dicttos
 
+
 class FakeTransport:
     def __init__(self):
         self.sent = []
+
     def sendto(self, data, addr):
         self.sent.append((data, addr))
 
@@ -18,30 +20,30 @@ def test_handle_cmd_sends_command():
     import hbdclass
 
     ctx = {
-        'config': {'watchhosts':[], 'dyndnshosts':[]},
-        'hbdclass': hbdclass,
-        'log': dummy_noop,
-        'email': dummy_noop,
-        'pushmsg': dummy_noop,
-        'msg_to_websockets': dummy_noop,
-        'msgs': [],
-        'DEBUG': 0,
-        'verbose': False,
+        "config": {"watchhosts": [], "dyndnshosts": []},
+        "hbdclass": hbdclass,
+        "log": dummy_noop,
+        "email": dummy_noop,
+        "pushmsg": dummy_noop,
+        "msg_to_websockets": dummy_noop,
+        "msgs": [],
+        "DEBUG": 0,
+        "verbose": False,
     }
 
     # create host by sending initial heartbeat
-    msg = parse_message(dicttos('HTB', {'name':'cmdhost','interval':10}))
-    handle_datagram(msg, ('127.0.0.1',50000), ftr, ctx)
-    assert ftr.sent[0][0] == b'ACK'
+    msg = parse_message(dicttos("HTB", {"name": "cmdhost", "interval": 10}))
+    handle_datagram(msg, ("127.0.0.1", 50000), ftr, ctx)
+    assert ftr.sent[0][0] == b"ACK"
 
     # queue a CMD for the host and send another heartbeat; expect command sent
-    h = hbdclass.Host.hosts['cmdhost']
-    h.cmds.append(('CMD', {'cmd': 'doit'}))
+    h = hbdclass.Host.hosts["cmdhost"]
+    h.cmds.append(("CMD", {"cmd": "doit"}))
     ftr.sent.clear()
-    msg2 = parse_message(dicttos('HTB', {'name':'cmdhost','interval':10}))
-    handle_datagram(msg2, ('127.0.0.1',50000), ftr, ctx)
+    msg2 = parse_message(dicttos("HTB", {"name": "cmdhost", "interval": 10}))
+    handle_datagram(msg2, ("127.0.0.1", 50000), ftr, ctx)
     # should have sent ACK and the command; last send should be non-empty
     assert len(ftr.sent) >= 1
     # the command for cver 0 will be sent as raw cmd string
     # so at least one send contains b'doit' or similar
-    assert any(b'doit' in s[0] for s in ftr.sent)
+    assert any(b"doit" in s[0] for s in ftr.sent)
diff --git a/tests/test_proto.py b/tests/test_proto.py
index 16a4044..2135d75 100644
--- a/tests/test_proto.py
+++ b/tests/test_proto.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import pytest
 from hbd.proto import dicttos, stodict, oldmtodict
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_udp.py b/tests/test_udp.py
index 3495980..23a887c 100644
--- a/tests/test_udp.py
+++ b/tests/test_udp.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ from hbd.proto import dicttos
 
 
 def test_parse_message_uncompressed():
-    raw = dicttos('HTB', {'name': 'host', 'interval': 1})
+    raw = dicttos("HTB", {"name": "host", "interval": 1})
     m = parse_message(raw)
-    assert m['ID'].startswith('HTB')
+    assert m["ID"].startswith("HTB")
 
 
 def test_parse_message_compressed():
-    raw = dicttos('ACK', {'time': 1}, compress=True)
+    raw = dicttos("ACK", {"time": 1}, compress=True)
     m = parse_message(raw)
-    assert 'ID' in m
+    assert "ID" in m
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ad7c1ef..6a2a3d1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ commands =
     mypy hbd
 
 [flake8]
-max-line-length = 88
+max-line-length = 111
 extend-ignore = E203