diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f1c6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python: Current File",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "hbd",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "args":  ["-f"]
+
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hbd b/hbd
index 3a74038..706db9c 100755
--- a/hbd
+++ b/hbd
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ import json
 import zlib
 import codecs
 
+import asyncio
+import websockets
+
 from subprocess import Popen, STDOUT, PIPE
 
 #from hbdclass import *
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ msgs = []
 PORT = 50003
 TPORT = 50004
 THOST = ""
+WSPORT = 50005
 
 verbose = False
 
@@ -374,12 +378,14 @@ def log(host, m, service=None):
 	else:
 		hst = ""
 
-	msg = "%s: %s%s%s\n" % (ts, hst, srv, m)
-	msgs.append(msg)
+	msg = "%s: %s%s%s" % (ts, hst, srv, m)
+	msgs.append(msg+'\n')
+	msg_to_websockets('message', msg)
+
 	if logfmt == "msg":
 		m2 = "%d|%s|%s\n" % (now, hst, m)
 	else:
-		m2 = msg
+		m2 = msg+'\n'
 	logf.write(m2)
 	logf.flush()
 	pickleit()
@@ -536,6 +542,7 @@ def readsock(sock):
 		if verbose: print(("sendto2: %s (%s) %s %s" % (addr, len(opkt), op, str(rmsg)[:50])))
 		if DEBUG > 2: print(("msg from %s,%s, sent %s bytes back" % (addr[0], addr[1], ss)))
 
+	msg_to_websockets('host', host.stateinfo())
 
 
 def updatecode(ucode, uname):
@@ -801,6 +808,34 @@ def pickleit():
 	pick.dump(lastfm)
 	pickf.close()
 
+ws_connections = {}
+
+async def ws_serve(websocket, path):
+
+	ws_connections[websocket] = path
+	while True:
+		try:
+			name = await websocket.recv()
+		except (
+			websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedOK,
+			websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosedError)  as e:
+			print(f'ws closed: {e}')
+			break
+		print(f"< {name} at {path}")
+		for h in hbdclass.Host.hosts:
+			jmsg = json.dumps({'type': 'host', 'data': hbdclass.Host.hosts[h].stateinfo() })
+			await websocket.send(jmsg)
+
+	del ws_connections[websocket]
+
+def websocketupdater():
+	loop.run_forever()
+
+
+def msg_to_websockets(typ: str, msg: str):
+	jmsg = json.dumps({'type': typ, 'data': msg})
+	for ws in ws_connections:
+		asyncio.run(ws.send(jmsg))
 
 #
 # Main
@@ -1033,6 +1068,10 @@ except:
 	print(("failed to start server on %s:%s" % (hbd_host, hbd_port)))
 	sys.exit(1)
 
+
+ws_start_server = websockets.serve(ws_serve, hbd_host, WSPORT)
+asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(ws_start_server)
+
 servthread = threading.Thread(target=serv.serve_forever)
 servthread.daemon = True
 servthread.start()
@@ -1042,6 +1081,11 @@ dnsT = threading.Thread(target=dnsupdatethread)
 dnsT.daemon = True
 dnsT.start()
 
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+wsT = threading.Thread(target=websocketupdater)
+wsT.daemon = True
+wsT.start()
+
 running = True
 sig = 0
 signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, handler)
diff --git a/hbdclass.py b/hbdclass.py
index 93d392b..e7ce70e 100644
--- a/hbdclass.py
+++ b/hbdclass.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class Host:
         for af in self.connections:
             self.connections[af].registerDns()
 
-    def jsons(self):
+    def stateinfo(self):
         ddict = {}
         for d in self.__dict__:
             if d == "connections":
@@ -221,7 +221,10 @@ class Host:
                 ddict[d] = cl
             else:
                 ddict[d] = self.__dict__[d]
-        return json.dumps(ddict)
+        return ddict
+
+    def jsons(self):
+        return json.dumps(self.stateinfo())
 
     def setcver(self, cver):
         self.cver = cver
diff --git a/wstest.py b/wstest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b7743b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wstest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import asyncio
+import websockets
+
+async def hello():
+	uri = "ws://localhost:50005/messages"
+	async with websockets.connect(uri) as websocket:
+		name = "Andreas"
+
+		await websocket.send(name)
+		print(f"> {name}")
+
+		while True:
+			greeting = await websocket.recv()
+			print(f"< {greeting}")
+			if greeting == "bye":
+				break
+
+	print('out of here')
+
+asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(hello())