diff --git a/downloader/download.go b/downloader/download.go
index a0147cf..c4c725c 100644
--- a/downloader/download.go
+++ b/downloader/download.go
@@ -30,3 +30,14 @@ func Download(event PBEvent, status chan error) {
 	log.Printf("Downloaded %s (%s)", event.Record.Id, event.Record.Link)
 	SetDownloaded(event)
 }
+
+func DownloadURL(url string, status chan error) {
+	log.Printf("Downloading %s", url)
+	_, err := dl.Run(context.TODO(), url)
+	if err != nil {
+		status <- err
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Downloaded %s", url)	
+}
diff --git a/downloader/go.mod b/downloader/go.mod
index fa0d15d..5157924 100644
--- a/downloader/go.mod
+++ b/downloader/go.mod
@@ -20,4 +20,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/cenkalti/backoff.v1 v1.1.0 // indirect
 )
 
-require github.com/lrstanley/go-ytdlp v0.0.0-20240616011628-f35a10876c99
+require (
+	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
+	github.com/lrstanley/go-ytdlp v0.0.0-20240616011628-f35a10876c99
+)
diff --git a/downloader/go.sum b/downloader/go.sum
index 445796d..1b4075d 100644
--- a/downloader/go.sum
+++ b/downloader/go.sum
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ github.com/dop251/goja_nodejs v0.0.0-20211022123610-8dd9abb0616d/go.mod h1:DngW8
 github.com/go-sourcemap/sourcemap v2.1.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:F8jJfvm2KbVjc5NqelyYJmf/v5J0dwNLS2mL4sNA1Jg=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20230207041349-798e818bf904/go.mod h1:uglQLonpP8qtYCYyzA+8c/9qtqgA3qsXGYqCPKARAFg=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20240227163752-401108e1b7e7/go.mod h1:czg5+yv1E0ZGTi6S6vVK1mke0fV+FaUhNGcd6VRS9Ik=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 h1:saDtZ6Pbx/0u+bgYQ3q96pZgCzfhKXGPqt7kZ72aNNg=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20220319035150-800ac71e25c2/go.mod h1:aYm2/VgdVmcIU8iMfdMvDMsRAQjcfZSKFby6HOFvi/w=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
diff --git a/downloader/main.go b/downloader/main.go
index 145fbd0..d51217e 100644
--- a/downloader/main.go
+++ b/downloader/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ const POCKETBASE_URL = `https://pocketbase-scratch.site.quack-lab.dev/api/collec
 const POCKETBASE_REALTIME = `https://pocketbase-scratch.site.quack-lab.dev/api/realtime`
 const COLLECTION_NAME = "youtubedownload"
 const FULL_URL = POCKETBASE_URL + "/" + COLLECTION_NAME + "/records"
+const WEBSOCKET_SERVER = "ws://youtube-download-ws-server.site.quack-lab.dev/ws"
+const WEBSOCKET_SERVER_ALT = "ws://localhost:8080/ws"
 
 func main() {
 	log.SetFlags(log.Lmicroseconds)
@@ -37,19 +39,24 @@ func main() {
 	// }
 	// log.Printf("Data: %+v\n", data)
 
-	listener := new(RealtimeListener)
-	listener.Url = POCKETBASE_REALTIME
-	listener.Collections = []string{COLLECTION_NAME}
-	listener.initialize()
+	// listener := new(RealtimeListener)
+	// listener.Url = POCKETBASE_REALTIME
+	// listener.Collections = []string{COLLECTION_NAME}
+	// listener.initialize()
 
-	status := make(chan error)
+	ws := new(WSConnection)
+	ws.url = WEBSOCKET_SERVER
+	ws.Open()
+
+	status := make(chan error, 16)
 	for {
 		select {
-		case event := <-listener.Create:
-			log.Printf("Create event: %+v\n", event)
+		case event := <-ws.ReadChan:
 			eventCopy := event
+			log.Printf("New event: %+v", eventCopy)
 			go func() {
-				Download(eventCopy, status)
+				// Download(eventCopy, status)
+				DownloadURL(eventCopy, status)
 				// go DownloadNative(event, status)
 				for status := range status {
 					log.Printf("Status: %s\n", status)
diff --git a/downloader/ws-client.go b/downloader/ws-client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca9357f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/downloader/ws-client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
+)
+
+type WSConnection struct {
+	url      string
+	conn     *websocket.Conn
+	errChan  chan error
+	ReadChan chan string
+}
+
+func (ws *WSConnection) readMessage() {
+	log.Printf("Reading messages")
+	for {
+		_, message, err := ws.conn.ReadMessage()
+		if err != nil {
+			ws.errChan <- err
+			return
+		}
+		log.Printf("Received: %s", message)
+		ws.ReadChan <- string(message)
+	}
+}
+
+func (ws *WSConnection) writeMessage(message string) {
+	err := ws.conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, []byte(message))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error during message writing: %v", err)
+		ws.errChan <- err
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func (ws *WSConnection) handleError() {
+	for {
+		err := <-ws.errChan
+		log.Println("Error during message reading:", err)
+
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		ws.Open()
+	}
+}
+
+func (ws *WSConnection) Open() {
+	log.Printf("Connecting to %s", ws.url)
+	conn, _, err := websocket.DefaultDialer.Dial(ws.url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Error during connection:", err)
+		ws.errChan <- err
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("Connected")
+	ws.conn = conn
+	ws.errChan = make(chan error)
+	ws.ReadChan = make(chan string, 1024)
+	go ws.readMessage()
+	go ws.handleError()
+}