diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index abb316a..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#CFLAGS= -g -O0 -D _DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L -std=c11 -fPIE -pedantic -Wall # -Werror
-CFLAGS= -std=c17 -O3 -march=znver4 -D _DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L -std=c11 -fPIE -pedantic -Wall -flto=full # -Werror
-LDFLAGS=-lpthread -levdev -ludev -lconfig -lrt -lm -flto=full
-CC=clang
-OBJECTS=main.o dev_in.o dev_out.o dev_iio.o dev_evdev.o dev_hidraw.o settings.o virt_ds4.o virt_ds5.o devices_status.o xbox360.o rog_ally.o legion_go.o rogue_enemy.o
-TARGET=rogue-enemy
-
-all: $(TARGET)
-
-$(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJECTS) -o $@
-
-include depends
-
-depends:
-	$(CC) -MM $(OBJECTS:.o=.c) > depends
-
-clean:
-	rm -f ./$(TARGET) *.o depends
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev_in.c b/dev_in.c
index e1f5a69..600e68b 100644
--- a/dev_in.c
+++ b/dev_in.c
@@ -334,10 +334,22 @@ static void handle_rumble(dev_in_t *const in_devs, size_t in_devs_count, const o
     }
 }
 
-static int open_socket(void) {
+static int open_socket(struct sockaddr_un *serveraddr) {
     int res = -ENODEV;
 
+    int sd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0);
+    if (sd < 0)
+    {
+        res = sd;
+        goto open_socket_err;
+    }
 
+    res = connect(sd, (struct sockaddr *)serveraddr, SUN_LEN(serveraddr));
+    if (res < 0) {
+        goto open_socket_err;
+    }
+
+    res = sd;
 
 open_socket_err:
     return res;
@@ -378,11 +390,11 @@ void* dev_in_thread_func(void *ptr) {
         if (dev_in_data->communication.type == ipc_unix_pipe) {
             FD_SET(dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.pipe.out_message_pipe_fd, &read_fds);
         } else if (dev_in_data->communication.type == ipc_client_socket) {
-            dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket = open_socket();
+            dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket.fd = open_socket(&dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket.serveraddr);
 
             // do not do a thing! that will consume messages and they won't be available anymore!
-            if (dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket < 0) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "Unable to connect to server: %d -- will retry connection\n", dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket);
+            if (dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket.fd < 0) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Unable to connect to server: %d -- will retry connection\n", dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket.fd);
                 usleep(500000);
                 continue;
             }
@@ -466,7 +478,7 @@ void* dev_in_thread_func(void *ptr) {
                 // in case of an error reschedule to socket for reconnection
                 if (dev_in_data->communication.type == ipc_client_socket) {
                     close(out_message_fd);
-                    dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket = -1;
+                    dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket.fd = -1;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -529,7 +541,7 @@ void* dev_in_thread_func(void *ptr) {
             if (controller_msg_count > 0) {
                 int in_message_fd = -1;
                 if (dev_in_data->communication.type == ipc_client_socket) {
-                    in_message_fd = dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket;
+                    in_message_fd = dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket.fd;
                 } else if (dev_in_data->communication.type == ipc_unix_pipe) {
                     in_message_fd = dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.pipe.in_message_pipe_fd;
                 }
@@ -541,7 +553,7 @@ void* dev_in_thread_func(void *ptr) {
                     // in case of an error reschedule to socket for reconnection
                     if (dev_in_data->communication.type == ipc_client_socket) {
                         close(in_message_fd);
-                        dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket = -1;
+                        dev_in_data->communication.endpoint.socket.fd = -1;
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/ipc.h b/ipc.h
index c298a80..9e9f994 100644
--- a/ipc.h
+++ b/ipc.h
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@
 #define MAX_CONNECTED_CLIENTS 8
 
 typedef struct ipc_strategy_socket {
+    struct sockaddr_un serveraddr;
+    int fd;
+} ipc_strategy_socket_t;
+
+typedef struct ipc_strategy_ssocket {
     pthread_mutex_t mutex;
     int clients[MAX_CONNECTED_CLIENTS];
-} ipc_strategy_socket_t;
+} ipc_strategy_ssocket_t;
 
 typedef struct ipc_strategy_pipe {
 
@@ -29,10 +34,10 @@ typedef struct ipc {
     ipc_strategy_t type;
     union {
         ipc_strategy_pipe_t pipe;
-        ipc_strategy_socket_t ssocket;
-        int socket;
+        ipc_strategy_ssocket_t ssocket;
+        ipc_strategy_socket_t socket;
     } endpoint;
 
 } ipc_t;
 
-#define SERVER_PATH "/tmp/server.sock"
\ No newline at end of file
+#define SERVER_PATH "/tmp/rogue-enemy.sock"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index d4eee0f..5015ca7 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "input_dev.h"
 #include "dev_in.h"
 #include "dev_out.h"
+#include "ipc.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 
 #include "rog_ally.h"
@@ -62,10 +63,18 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
     .communication = {
       .type = ipc_client_socket,
       .endpoint = {
-        .socket = -1,
+        .socket = {
+          .fd = -1,
+          .serveraddr = {
+            .sun_path = SERVER_PATH,
+            .sun_family = AF_UNIX,
+          }
+        },
       }
     }
   };
+
+  //memset(&dev_in_thread_data.communication.endpoint.socket.serveraddr, 0, sizeof(dev_in_thread_data.communication.endpoint.socket.serveraddr));
   
   pthread_t dev_in_thread;
   const int dev_in_thread_creation = pthread_create(&dev_in_thread, NULL, dev_in_thread_func, (void*)(&dev_in_thread_data));
diff --git a/rogue_iio.c b/rogue_iio.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/stray_ally.c b/stray_ally.c
index dbb0c0c..eda4648 100644
--- a/stray_ally.c
+++ b/stray_ally.c
@@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
     }
 
     int    sd=-1;
-    int    rc, length;
     struct sockaddr_un serveraddr;
     do {
-        sd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+        sd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0);
         if (sd < 0)
         {
             fprintf(stderr, "socket() failed");
diff --git a/stray_output.c b/stray_output.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29