diff --git a/build_debug.sh b/build_debug.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2466a19..0000000
--- a/build_debug.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-mkdir -p build/debug && \
-cd build/debug && \
-qmake ../../torrent-client-v2.pro -spec linux-g++ CONFIG+=debug && \
-make
diff --git a/build_release.sh b/build_release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a3c05fd..0000000
--- a/build_release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-mkdir -p build/release && \
-cd build/release && \
-qmake ../../torrent-client-v2.pro -spec linux-g++ && \
-make
diff --git a/scripts/build_debug.sh b/scripts/build_debug.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9482a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_debug.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script was designed to be run from Qt Creator through Docker
+
+mkdir -p build/debug && \
+cd build/debug && \
+qmake ../../torrent-client-v2.pro -spec linux-g++ CONFIG+=debug CONFIG-=qml_debug CONFIG-=qtquickcompiler && \
+make -j 32
diff --git a/scripts/build_release.sh b/scripts/build_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a63fc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script was designed to be run from Qt Creator through Docker
+
+mkdir -p build/release && \
+cd build/release && \
+qmake ../../torrent-client-v2.pro -spec linux-g++ CONFIG-=qml_debug CONFIG-=qtquickcompiler && \
+make -j 32
diff --git a/scripts/run_debug.sh b/scripts/run_debug.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7daed7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run_debug.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script was designed to be run from Qt Creator through Docker
+
+cd build/debug && \
+./torrent-client-v2
diff --git a/scripts/run_release.sh b/scripts/run_release.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7daed7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/run_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script was designed to be run from Qt Creator through Docker
+
+cd build/debug && \
+./torrent-client-v2
diff --git a/src/application.cpp b/src/application.cpp
index d14ebf7..d912b69 100644
--- a/src/application.cpp
+++ b/src/application.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 #include "application.h"
 
 Application::Application(int argc, char *argv[])
-    : QCoreApplication(argc, argv)
+    : QCoreApplication(argc, argv), m_torrentClient(nullptr)
 {
+}
+
+bool Application::boot()
+{
+    // Boot the torrent client
+//    m_torrentClient = new TorrentClient();
+//    if (!m_torrentClient->boot()) {
+//        return false;
+//    }
 
+    // Boot the IPC socket server interface
+    m_ipcServer = new IpcServer(m_torrentClient, "/var/autoplex/ipc/torrent_client.sock");
+    if (!m_ipcServer->boot()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+int Application::exec()
+{
+    if (!boot()) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return QCoreApplication::exec();
 }
diff --git a/src/application.h b/src/application.h
index ffa1de2..2936391 100644
--- a/src/application.h
+++ b/src/application.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QObject>
+#include "./interface/ipcserver.h"
+#include "./torrent/torrentclient.h"
 
 class Application : public QCoreApplication
 {
@@ -10,6 +12,13 @@ class Application : public QCoreApplication
 public:
     Application(int argc, char *argv[]);
 
+    bool boot();
+    virtual int exec();
+
+private:
+    IpcServer *m_ipcServer;
+    TorrentClient *m_torrentClient;
+
 signals:
 
 };
diff --git a/src/interface/ipcserver.cpp b/src/interface/ipcserver.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62aff51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interface/ipcserver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#include "ipcserver.h"
+#include <QTimer>
+
+/**
+ * Create a new IPC server instance
+ *
+ * @param client
+ * @param socketPath
+ */
+IpcServer::IpcServer(TorrentClient *client, QString socketPath) : QObject()
+{
+    m_server = nullptr;
+    m_socketPath = socketPath;
+    m_torrentClient = client;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Boot the IPC server
+ * @return
+ */
+bool IpcServer::boot()
+{
+    m_server = new QLocalServer();
+    m_server->setSocketOptions(QLocalServer::UserAccessOption);
+    m_server->setMaxPendingConnections(1);
+    if (!m_server->listen(m_socketPath)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    connect(m_server, &QLocalServer::newConnection, this, &IpcServer::connectIpcSockets);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shutdown the IPC server
+ */
+void IpcServer::shutdown()
+{
+    if (m_server == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_server->close();
+    disconnectIpcSockets();
+    m_server->deleteLater();
+    m_server = nullptr;
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Connect all pending IPC socket connections
+ */
+void IpcServer::connectIpcSockets()
+{
+    while (m_server->hasPendingConnections()) {
+        IpcSocketInterface *socket = new IpcSocketInterface(m_server->nextPendingConnection(), m_torrentClient);
+        connect(socket, &IpcSocketInterface::disconnected, this, &IpcServer::removeIpcSocket);
+        m_connections.append(socket);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Disconnect all IPC socket clients
+ */
+void IpcServer::disconnectIpcSockets()
+{
+    qDebug() << "Disconnecting sockets...";
+    foreach (auto socket, m_connections) {
+        disconnect(socket, &IpcSocketInterface::disconnected, this, &IpcServer::removeIpcSocket);
+        socket->disconnectSocket();
+        socket->deleteLater();
+    }
+    m_connections.clear();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove an IPC socket when it has been disconnected
+ */
+void IpcServer::removeIpcSocket()
+{
+    IpcSocketInterface *socket = qobject_cast<IpcSocketInterface*>(sender());
+    qDebug() << "Socket disconnected";
+    m_connections.removeOne(socket);
+    socket->deleteLater();
+}
diff --git a/src/interface/ipcserver.h b/src/interface/ipcserver.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..352e5a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interface/ipcserver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#ifndef IPCSERVER_H
+#define IPCSERVER_H
+
+#include <QList>
+#include <QLocalServer>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QString>
+#include "./ipcsocketinterface.h"
+#include "../torrent/torrentclient.h"
+
+class IpcServer : public QObject
+{
+public:
+    explicit IpcServer(TorrentClient *client, QString socketPath);
+
+    bool boot();
+    void shutdown();
+
+private:
+    QString m_socketPath;
+    QLocalServer *m_server;
+    TorrentClient *m_torrentClient;
+
+    QList<IpcSocketInterface*> m_connections;
+
+protected slots:
+    void connectIpcSockets();
+    void disconnectIpcSockets();
+    void removeIpcSocket();
+
+signals:
+
+};
+
+#endif // IPCSERVER_H
diff --git a/src/interface/ipcsocketinterface.cpp b/src/interface/ipcsocketinterface.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da7e943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interface/ipcsocketinterface.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include "ipcsocketinterface.h"
+
+/**
+ * Create a new IPC socket interface
+ *
+ * @param socket
+ * @param client
+ */
+IpcSocketInterface::IpcSocketInterface(QLocalSocket *socket, TorrentClient *client)
+    : TorrentClientInterface(client), m_socket(socket)
+{
+    connect(m_socket, &QLocalSocket::readyRead, this, &IpcSocketInterface::readBytes);
+    connect(m_socket, &QLocalSocket::disconnected, this, &IpcSocketInterface::disconnected);
+    qDebug() << "Connection established";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Disconnect the client
+ */
+void IpcSocketInterface::disconnectSocket()
+{
+    qDebug() << "Closing socket...";
+    m_socket->close();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read the bytes from the socket and execute the request
+ */
+void IpcSocketInterface::readBytes()
+{
+    int offset;
+    while (m_socket->bytesAvailable()) {
+        offset = m_buffer.size();
+        m_buffer.append(m_socket->readAll());
+        for (int i = offset; i < m_buffer.size(); i++) {
+            // If the end of the request is located, execute the request
+            if (m_buffer[i] == '\f') {
+                exec(m_buffer.mid(0, i));
+                m_buffer = m_buffer.mid(i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Write the provided bytes to the socket
+ *
+ * @param data
+ */
+void IpcSocketInterface::writeBytes(const QByteArray data)
+{
+    m_socket->write(data);
+    m_socket->write("\f");
+    m_socket->flush();
+}
diff --git a/src/interface/ipcsocketinterface.h b/src/interface/ipcsocketinterface.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbad27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interface/ipcsocketinterface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef IPCSOCKETINTERFACE_H
+#define IPCSOCKETINTERFACE_H
+
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QLocalSocket>
+#include <QObject>
+#include "torrentclientinterface.h"
+#include "../torrent/torrentclient.h"
+
+class IpcSocketInterface : public TorrentClientInterface
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit IpcSocketInterface(QLocalSocket *socket, TorrentClient *client);
+
+private:
+    QLocalSocket *m_socket;
+    QByteArray m_buffer;
+
+public slots:
+    void disconnectSocket();
+    void readBytes();
+    virtual void writeBytes(const QByteArray data) override;
+
+signals:
+    void disconnected();
+
+};
+
+#endif // IPCSOCKETINTERFACE_H
diff --git a/src/interface/torrentclientinterface.cpp b/src/interface/torrentclientinterface.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ea1a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interface/torrentclientinterface.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#include "torrentclientinterface.h"
+
+/**
+ * Create a new torrent client interface instance
+ *
+ * @param client
+ */
+TorrentClientInterface::TorrentClientInterface(TorrentClient *client)
+    : QObject(),
+      m_torrentClient(client),
+      m_metaObject(staticMetaObject),
+      m_metaEnum(m_metaObject.enumerator(m_metaObject.indexOfEnumerator("RequestType")))
+{
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parse and execute the given request and sending any provided responses
+ *
+ * @param data
+ */
+void TorrentClientInterface::exec(QByteArray data)
+{
+    QJsonDocument json = QJsonDocument::fromJson(data);
+    if (!json.isObject()) {
+        qDebug() << "Unable to parse request";
+        return;
+    }
+    QJsonObject requestPacket = json.object();
+    if (requestPacket.count() != 2 || !requestPacket.contains("type") || !requestPacket.contains("data")) {
+        qDebug() << "Invalid request received";
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!requestPacket["type"].isString() || !requestPacket["data"].isObject()) {
+        qDebug() << "Malformed request received";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Perform the request
+    QString requestType = requestPacket["type"].toString();
+    QJsonValueRef body = requestPacket["body"];
+    QJsonValue *responseData = request(requestType, body);
+    if (responseData == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Construct and write the response
+    QJsonObject response;
+    response["type"] = requestType;
+    response["data"] = *responseData;
+    writeBytes(QJsonDocument(response).toJson(QJsonDocument::Compact));
+    delete responseData;
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Match and perform the provided request
+ *
+ * @param type
+ * @param body
+ * @return
+ */
+QJsonValue* TorrentClientInterface::request(const QString type, const QJsonValueRef &body)
+{
+    return request((RequestType)m_metaEnum.keyToValue(("request_" + type).toLatin1()), body);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Match and perform the provided request
+ *
+ * @param type
+ * @param body
+ * @return
+ */
+QJsonValue* TorrentClientInterface::request(const RequestType type, const QJsonValueRef &body)
+{
+    switch(type) {
+        case request_list: return requestList(body);
+        default:
+            return nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Request the list of torrents from the client
+ *
+ * @param body
+ * @return
+ */
+QJsonValue* TorrentClientInterface::requestList(const QJsonValueRef &body)
+{
+    return nullptr;
+}
diff --git a/src/interface/torrentclientinterface.h b/src/interface/torrentclientinterface.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba1058d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/interface/torrentclientinterface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#ifndef TORRENTCLIENTINTERFACE_H
+#define TORRENTCLIENTINTERFACE_H
+
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QJsonArray>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QJsonValue>
+#include <QMetaEnum>
+#include <QObject>
+#include "../torrent/torrentclient.h"
+
+class TorrentClientInterface : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_ENUMS(RequestType)
+
+    QMetaObject m_metaObject;
+    QMetaEnum m_metaEnum;
+
+public:
+    enum RequestType
+    {
+        request_list
+    };
+
+    explicit TorrentClientInterface(TorrentClient *client);
+
+protected:
+    virtual void writeBytes(const QByteArray data) = 0;
+
+    QJsonValue* request(const QString type, const QJsonValueRef &body);
+    QJsonValue* request(const RequestType type, const QJsonValueRef &body);
+
+    // Interface methods
+    QJsonValue* requestList(const QJsonValueRef &body);
+
+private:
+    const TorrentClient *m_torrentClient;
+
+public slots:
+    void exec(QByteArray data);
+};
+
+#endif // TORRENTCLIENTINTERFACE_H
diff --git a/src/torrent/alertmanager.cpp b/src/torrent/alertmanager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58243d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/torrent/alertmanager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "alertmanager.h"
+
+/**
+ * A macro to generate the switch case statements to handle specific alert types
+ */
+#define ALERT_EVENT_CASE(name, signal, alert)         \
+    case name:                                        \
+        emit signal(lt::alert_cast<lt::name>(alert)); \
+        break
+
+AlertManager::AlertManager(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+{
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(alertsReady(lt::session_handle*)), this, SLOT(dispatchAlertsForSession(lt::session_handle*)));
+}
+
+void AlertManager::addSession(lt::session_handle *session)
+{
+    session->set_alert_notify([this, session]() -> void {
+        emit alertsReady(session);
+    });
+}
+
+void AlertManager::dispatchAlertsForSession(lt::session_handle *session)
+{
+    std::vector<lt::alert*> alerts;
+    session->pop_alerts(&alerts);
+
+    for (auto alert : alerts) {
+        switch(alert->type()) {
+            ALERT_EVENT_CASE(add_torrent_alert,             addTorrentAlerted,           alert);
+            ALERT_EVENT_CASE(file_completed_alert,          fileCompletedAlerted,        alert);
+            ALERT_EVENT_CASE(metadata_received_alert,       metadataReceivedAlerted,     alert);
+            ALERT_EVENT_CASE(save_resume_data_alert,        saveResumeDataAlerted,       alert);
+            ALERT_EVENT_CASE(save_resume_data_failed_alert, saveResumeDataFailedAlerted, alert);
+            ALERT_EVENT_CASE(state_changed_alert,           stateChangedAlerted,         alert);
+            ALERT_EVENT_CASE(state_update_alert,            stateUpdateAlerted,          alert);
+            ALERT_EVENT_CASE(torrent_finished_alert,        torrentFinishedAlerted,      alert);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/torrent/alertmanager.h b/src/torrent/alertmanager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fba2fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/torrent/alertmanager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#ifndef ALERTMANAGER_H
+#define ALERTMANAGER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+#include <libtorrent/alert_types.hpp>
+#include <libtorrent/session.hpp>
+
+#include "alerts.h"
+
+class AlertManager : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit AlertManager(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    void addSession(lt::session_handle *session);
+
+protected slots:
+    void dispatchAlertsForSession(lt::session_handle *session);
+
+signals:
+    void alertsReady(lt::session_handle *session);
+
+    // Alerts
+    void addTorrentAlerted(const lt::add_torrent_alert*);
+    void fileCompletedAlerted(const lt::file_completed_alert*);
+    void metadataReceivedAlerted(const lt::metadata_received_alert*);
+    void saveResumeDataAlerted(const lt::save_resume_data_alert*);
+    void saveResumeDataFailedAlerted(const lt::save_resume_data_failed_alert*);
+    void stateChangedAlerted(const lt::state_changed_alert*);
+    void stateUpdateAlerted(const lt::state_update_alert*);
+    void torrentFinishedAlerted(const lt::torrent_finished_alert*);
+};
+
+#endif // ALERTMANAGER_H
diff --git a/src/torrent/alerts.h b/src/torrent/alerts.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7e4631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/torrent/alerts.h
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#ifndef ALERTS_H
+#define ALERTS_H
+
+/**
+ * The alert type numbers weren't defined with constants/macros...
+ * Will have to do that here to make the app readable at all
+ */
+
+enum {
+    torrent_removed_alert         = 4,
+    read_piece_alert              = 5,
+    file_completed_alert          = 6,
+    file_renamed_alert            = 7,
+    file_rename_failed_alert      = 8,
+    performance_alert             = 9,
+    state_changed_alert           = 10,
+    tracker_error_alert           = 11,
+    tracker_warning_alert         = 12,
+    scrape_reply_alert            = 13,
+    scrape_failed_alert           = 14,
+    tracker_reply_alert           = 15,
+    dht_reply_alert               = 16,
+    tracker_announce_alert        = 17,
+    hash_failed_alert             = 18,
+    peer_ban_alert                = 19,
+    peer_unsnubbed_alert          = 20,
+    peer_snubbed_alert            = 21,
+    peer_error_alert              = 22,
+    peer_connect_alert            = 23,
+    peer_disconnected_alert       = 24,
+    invalid_request_alert         = 25,
+    torrent_finished_alert        = 26,
+    piece_finished_alert          = 27,
+    request_dropped_alert         = 28,
+    block_timeout_alert           = 29,
+    block_finished_alert          = 30,
+    block_downloading_alert       = 31,
+    unwanted_block_alert          = 32,
+    storage_moved_alert           = 33,
+    storage_moved_failed_alert    = 34,
+    torrent_deleted_alert         = 35,
+    torrent_delete_failed_alert   = 36,
+    save_resume_data_alert        = 37,
+    save_resume_data_failed_alert = 38,
+    torrent_paused_alert          = 39,
+    torrent_resumed_alert         = 40,
+    torrent_checked_alert         = 41,
+    url_seed_alert                = 42,
+    file_error_alert              = 43,
+    metadata_failed_alert         = 44,
+    metadata_received_alert       = 45,
+    udp_error_alert               = 46,
+    external_ip_alert             = 47,
+    listen_failed_alert           = 48,
+    listen_succeeded_alert        = 49,
+    portmap_error_alert           = 50,
+    portmap_alert                 = 51,
+    portmap_log_alert             = 52,
+    fastresume_rejected_alert     = 53,
+    peer_blocked_alert            = 54,
+    dht_announce_alert            = 55,
+    dht_get_peers_alert           = 56,
+    stats_alert                   = 57,
+    cache_flushed_alert           = 58,
+    anonymous_mode_alert          = 59,
+    lsd_peer_alert                = 60,
+    trackerid_alert               = 61,
+    dht_bootstrap_alert           = 62,
+    torrent_error_alert           = 64,
+    torrent_need_cert_alert       = 65,
+    incoming_connection_alert     = 66,
+    add_torrent_alert             = 67,
+    state_update_alert            = 68,
+    mmap_cache_alert              = 69,
+    session_stats_alert           = 70,
+    dht_error_alert               = 73,
+    dht_immutable_item_alert      = 74,
+    dht_mutable_item_alert        = 75,
+    dht_put_alert                 = 76,
+    i2p_alert                     = 77,
+    dht_outgoing_get_peers_alert  = 78,
+    log_alert                     = 79,
+    torrent_log_alert             = 80,
+    peer_log_alert                = 81,
+    lsd_error_alert               = 82,
+    dht_stats_alert               = 83,
+    incoming_request_alert        = 84,
+    dht_log_alert                 = 85,
+    dht_pkt_alert                 = 86,
+    dht_get_peers_reply_alert     = 87,
+    dht_direct_response_alert     = 88,
+    picker_log_alert              = 89,
+    session_error_alert           = 90,
+    dht_live_nodes_alert          = 91,
+    session_stats_header_alert    = 92,
+    dht_sample_infohashes_alert   = 93,
+    block_uploaded_alert          = 94,
+    alerts_dropped_alert          = 95,
+    socks5_alert                  = 96
+};
+
+#endif // ALERTS_H
diff --git a/src/torrent/torrentclient.cpp b/src/torrent/torrentclient.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b265cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/torrent/torrentclient.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+#include "torrentclient.h"
+
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QDateTime>
+
+#define CONNECT_ALERT(manager, alert, signal) \
+    connect(manager, SIGNAL(signal ## ed(const lt::alert*)), this, SLOT(signal(const lt::alert*)))
+
+qint64 totalTime = 0;
+
+TorrentClient::TorrentClient(QDir dataDir)
+    : QObject(), m_dataDir(dataDir), m_sessionDataFile(dataDir.absoluteFilePath(".session").toStdString())
+{
+    dataDir.mkpath(".");
+
+    m_alertManager = new AlertManager();
+    m_numOutstandingResumeData = 0;
+
+    // Handle torrent events
+    CONNECT_ALERT(m_alertManager, add_torrent_alert,             addTorrentAlert);
+    CONNECT_ALERT(m_alertManager, file_completed_alert,          fileCompletedAlert);
+    CONNECT_ALERT(m_alertManager, metadata_received_alert,       metadataReceivedAlert);
+    CONNECT_ALERT(m_alertManager, save_resume_data_alert,        saveResumeDataAlert);
+    CONNECT_ALERT(m_alertManager, save_resume_data_failed_alert, saveResumeDataFailedAlert);
+    CONNECT_ALERT(m_alertManager, torrent_finished_alert,        torrentFinishedAlert);
+}
+
+// Boot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**
+ * Boot the torrent client
+ */
+int TorrentClient::boot()
+{
+    qDebug() << "Booting session...";
+    createSession();
+    loadTorrentsFromDisk();
+
+    totalTime = QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch();
+    lt::sha1_hash hash;
+    lt::error_code error;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create the torrent client session
+ */
+void TorrentClient::createSession()
+{
+    // First, load the saved session parameters (if any)
+    std::vector<char> loadedParams = load_file(m_sessionDataFile);
+    lt::session_params sessionParams = loadedParams.empty() ? lt::session_params() : lt::read_session_params(loadedParams);
+
+    // Next, configure the session parameters' settings
+    sessionParams.settings.set_int(lt::settings_pack::alert_mask, lt::alert_category::status
+                                                                | lt::alert_category::stats
+                                                                | lt::alert_category::error
+                                                                | lt::alert_category::storage
+                                                                | lt::alert_category::file_progress);
+
+    // Create the session using these parameters and settings
+    m_session = new lt::session(sessionParams);
+
+    // Finally, listen for when new alerts have been added
+    m_alertManager->addSession(m_session);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load torrents from the disk
+ */
+void TorrentClient::loadTorrentsFromDisk()
+{
+    QDirIterator it(m_dataDir.absolutePath(), {"*.resume"}, QDir::Files);
+    while (it.hasNext()) {
+        auto buf = load_file(it.next().toStdString());
+        if (!buf.empty()) {
+            lt::add_torrent_params magnet = lt::read_resume_data(buf);
+            m_session->async_add_torrent(std::move(magnet));
+        }
+    }
+    qDebug() << "Total torrents:" << m_session->get_torrents().size();
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::setFilePriorities(const lt::torrent_handle &torrent)
+{
+    auto files = torrent.torrent_file()->files();
+    for (int i = 0; i < files.num_files(); i++) {
+        if (!should_keep_file(files.file_path(i))) {
+            torrent.file_priority(i, lt::dont_download);
+            qDebug() << "Ignoring:    " << QString::fromStdString(files.file_path(i));
+        } else {
+            qDebug() << "Downloading: " << QString::fromStdString(files.file_path(i));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::saveTorrent(const lt::torrent_handle &torrent, lt::resume_data_flags_t flags)
+{
+    torrent.save_resume_data(flags);
+    incNumOutstandingResumeData(1);
+    qDebug() << "Saving a torrent file...";
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::saveTorrents()
+{
+    for (auto torrent : m_session->get_torrents()) {
+        saveTorrent(torrent, lt::torrent_handle::save_info_dict);
+    }
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::saveSession()
+{
+    std::ofstream of(m_sessionDataFile, std::ios_base::binary);
+    of.unsetf(std::ios_base::skipws);
+    auto const buffer = write_session_params_buf(m_session->session_state(), lt::save_state_flags_t::all());
+    of.write(buffer.data(), int(buffer.size()));
+    qDebug() << "Saved";
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::shutdown()
+{
+    qDebug() << "Shutting down...";
+    QEventLoop loop;
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(allTorrentsSaved()), &loop, SLOT(quit()));
+    m_session->pause();
+    saveSession();
+    saveTorrents();
+    loop.exec();
+    delete m_session;
+    qDebug() << "Shutdown complete!";
+}
+
+// Event Handling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void TorrentClient::addTorrentAlert(const lt::add_torrent_alert *alert)
+{
+    if (alert->error) {
+        qDebug() << "Failed to add torrent. " << QString::fromStdString(alert->error.message());
+        return;
+    }
+    saveTorrent(alert->handle, lt::torrent_handle::save_info_dict | lt::torrent_handle::only_if_modified);
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::fileCompletedAlert(const lt::file_completed_alert *alert)
+{
+    qDebug() << "File completed: " << QString::fromStdString(alert->message());
+    saveTorrent(alert->handle, lt::torrent_handle::save_info_dict | lt::torrent_handle::only_if_modified);
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::metadataReceivedAlert(const lt::metadata_received_alert *alert)
+{
+    setFilePriorities(alert->handle);
+    saveTorrent(alert->handle, lt::torrent_handle::save_info_dict);
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::saveResumeDataAlert(const lt::save_resume_data_alert* alert)
+{
+    incNumOutstandingResumeData(-1);
+    auto const buf = write_resume_data_buf(alert->params);
+    save_file(m_dataDir.absoluteFilePath(resume_file(alert->params.info_hashes)).toStdString(), buf);
+    qDebug() << "Torrent file written to disk";
+    if (m_numOutstandingResumeData == 0) {
+        qDebug() << "All torrents have been saved successfully!";
+        emit allTorrentsSaved();
+    }
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::saveResumeDataFailedAlert(const lt::save_resume_data_failed_alert *alert)
+{
+    qDebug() << "Save resume data failed";
+    incNumOutstandingResumeData(-1);
+    if (alert->error != lt::errors::resume_data_not_modified) {
+        qDebug() << QString::fromStdString(alert->error.message());
+    }
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::torrentFinishedAlert(const lt::torrent_finished_alert *alert)
+{
+    qDebug() << "The torrent finished!" << (QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch() - totalTime);
+}
+
+void TorrentClient::incNumOutstandingResumeData(int value)
+{
+    m_numOutstandingResumeData += value;
+    qDebug() << "New number of outstanding torrents is: " << m_numOutstandingResumeData;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+bool TorrentClient::addTorrent(QString magnetLink, lt::sha1_hash &resultHash, lt::error_code &error)
+{
+    lt::torrent_handle handle;
+    lt::add_torrent_params magnet = lt::parse_magnet_uri(magnetLink.toStdString(), error);
+    magnet.save_path = "/media/david/Storage/TorrentData/TorrentDownloads";
+
+    if (error) {
+        std::cout << "Failed to parse magnet link (" << error.value() << "): " << error.message();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    handle = m_session->find_torrent(magnet.info_hashes.get_best());
+    if (handle.is_valid()) {
+        qDebug() << "This torrent has already been added!";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    handle = m_session->add_torrent(magnet);
+    qDebug() << "Torrent added; " << QString::fromStdString(to_hex(handle.info_hashes().get_best()));
+    qDebug() << "Total torrents:" << m_session->get_torrents().size();
+    resultHash = handle.info_hashes().get_best();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+AlertManager* TorrentClient::alertManager()
+{
+    return m_alertManager;
+}
diff --git a/src/torrent/torrentclient.h b/src/torrent/torrentclient.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1cc134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/torrent/torrentclient.h
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#ifndef TORRENTCLIENT_H
+#define TORRENTCLIENT_H
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QDirIterator>
+#include <QEvent>
+#include <QEventLoop>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QString>
+
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <libtorrent/error_code.hpp>
+#include <libtorrent/session.hpp>
+#include <libtorrent/session_params.hpp>
+#include <libtorrent/add_torrent_params.hpp>
+#include <libtorrent/torrent_handle.hpp>
+#include <libtorrent/alert_types.hpp>
+#include <libtorrent/magnet_uri.hpp>
+#include <libtorrent/read_resume_data.hpp>
+#include <libtorrent/write_resume_data.hpp>
+
+#include "alerts.h"
+#include "alertmanager.h"
+#include "./utils.h"
+
+class TorrentClient : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit TorrentClient(QDir dataDir);
+
+    AlertManager *alertManager();
+
+public slots:
+    int boot();
+    void shutdown();
+
+    bool addTorrent(QString magnetLink, lt::sha1_hash &resultHash, lt::error_code &error);
+
+protected:
+    void loadTorrentsFromDisk();
+    void setFilePriorities(const lt::torrent_handle &torrent);
+    void saveTorrent(const lt::torrent_handle &torrent, lt::resume_data_flags_t flags);
+
+protected slots:
+    void createSession();
+    void saveSession();
+    void saveTorrents();
+
+    void incNumOutstandingResumeData(int value);
+
+    // Alert handlers
+    void addTorrentAlert(const lt::add_torrent_alert *alert);
+    void fileCompletedAlert(const lt::file_completed_alert *alert);
+    void metadataReceivedAlert(const lt::metadata_received_alert *alert);
+    void saveResumeDataAlert(const lt::save_resume_data_alert *alert);
+    void saveResumeDataFailedAlert(const lt::save_resume_data_failed_alert *alert);
+    void torrentFinishedAlert(const lt::torrent_finished_alert *alert);
+
+private:
+    const QDir m_dataDir;
+    const std::string m_sessionDataFile;
+
+    AlertManager *m_alertManager;
+    int m_numOutstandingResumeData;
+    lt::session *m_session = nullptr;
+
+signals:
+    void allTorrentsSaved();
+    void torrentAdded(lt::sha1_hash);
+};
+
+#endif // TORRENTCLIENT_H
diff --git a/src/torrent/utils.cpp b/src/torrent/utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98c88e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/torrent/utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include "utils.h"
+
+std::vector<char> load_file(const std::string filename)
+{
+    std::ifstream ifs(filename, std::ios_base::binary);
+    ifs.unsetf(std::ios_base::skipws);
+    return { std::istream_iterator<char>(ifs), std::istream_iterator<char>() };
+}
+
+bool save_file(const std::string filename, const std::vector<char> &bytes)
+{
+    std::fstream f(filename, std::ios_base::trunc | std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::binary);
+    f.write(bytes.data(), int(bytes.size()));
+    return !f.fail();
+}
+
+QString resume_file(const lt::info_hash_t hashes)
+{
+    return QString::fromStdString(to_hex(hashes.get_best())) + ".resume";
+}
+
+std::string to_hex(const lt::sha1_hash &s)
+{
+    std::stringstream ret;
+    ret << s;
+    return ret.str();
+}
+
+std::string file_ext(std::string path)
+{
+    return path.substr(path.find_last_of("."));
+}
+
+bool should_keep_file(std::string path)
+{
+    static const std::unordered_set<std::string> exts({".mp4", ".avi", ".mkv", ".srt"});
+    return exts.count(file_ext(path)) > 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/torrent/utils.h b/src/torrent/utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79f18d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/torrent/utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#ifndef UTILS_H
+#define UTILS_H
+
+#include <iterator>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QIODevice>
+#include <QString>
+
+#include <libtorrent/sha1_hash.hpp>
+#include <libtorrent/info_hash.hpp>
+
+std::vector<char> load_file(const std::string filename);
+
+bool save_file(const std::string filename, const std::vector<char> &bytes);
+
+QString resume_file(const lt::info_hash_t hashes);
+
+std::string to_hex(const lt::sha1_hash &s);
+
+std::string file_ext(std::string path);
+
+bool should_keep_file(std::string path);
+
+#endif // UTILS_H
diff --git a/torrent-client-v2.pro b/torrent-client-v2.pro
index 1424cf3..e7755c5 100644
--- a/torrent-client-v2.pro
+++ b/torrent-client-v2.pro
@@ -1,21 +1,37 @@
 QT -= gui
 QT += network
 
-CONFIG += c++11 console
+CONFIG += c++17 console
 CONFIG -= app_bundle
 
 # You can make your code fail to compile if it uses deprecated APIs.
 # In order to do so, uncomment the following line.
 #DEFINES += QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000    # disables all the APIs deprecated before Qt 6.0.0
 
+HEADERS += \
+    src/application.h \
+    src/interface/ipcserver.h \
+    src/interface/ipcsocketinterface.h \
+    src/interface/torrentclientinterface.h \
+    src/torrent/alertmanager.h \
+    src/torrent/alerts.h \
+    src/torrent/torrentclient.h \
+    src/torrent/utils.h
+
 SOURCES += \
-        src/application.cpp \
-        src/main.cpp
+    src/interface/ipcserver.cpp \
+    src/interface/ipcsocketinterface.cpp \
+    src/interface/torrentclientinterface.cpp \
+    src/main.cpp \
+    src/application.cpp \
+    src/torrent/alertmanager.cpp \
+    src/torrent/torrentclient.cpp \
+    src/torrent/utils.cpp
+
+INCLUDEPATH += /usr/local/include
+LIBS += -L/usr/local/lib -ltorrent-rasterbar -lpthread
 
 # Default rules for deployment.
 qnx: target.path = /tmp/$${TARGET}/bin
 else: unix:!android: target.path = /opt/$${TARGET}/bin
 !isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target
-
-HEADERS += \
-    src/application.h