diff --git a/quicktap-cli/Cargo.toml b/quicktap-cli/Cargo.toml
index 309d0b1..2053627 100644
--- a/quicktap-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/quicktap-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-quicktap = { path = "../quicktap", version = "0.1.0" }
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+quicktap = { path = "../quicktap", version = "0.1.0" }
+clap = { version = "4.0.29", features = ["derive"]}
+daemonize = "0.4.1"
+log = "0.4.17"
+simple_logger = "4.0.0"
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diff --git a/quicktap-cli/README.md b/quicktap-cli/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1aec603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quicktap-cli/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Quicktap CLI
+This is a WireGuard xplatform implementation for using [Quicktap Engine](../quicktap/README.md) with as many platforms as possible.
+
+Here's a support table for the CLI:
+
+|         | IPv4          | IPv6          |
+|---------|---------------|---------------|
+| Linux   | ✓             | ✓             |
+| NetBSD  | ⚠<sup>‡</sup> | x<sup>‡</sup> |
+| MacOS   | x<sup>†</sup> | x<sup>†</sup> |
+| Windows | x<sup>†</sup> | x<sup>†</sup> |
+
+Key:
+- ✓ - Fully supported
+- ⚠ - Partially supported
+- x - Not supported
+- ‡ - Support planned
+- † - Unmaintained
+
+Help is wanted! Improve existing implementations or pick out an unmaintained or unsupported one and help the project get better.
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diff --git a/quicktap-cli/src/cli.rs b/quicktap-cli/src/cli.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb4f224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quicktap-cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use clap::{ArgAction, Parser};
+
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(author = "The Quicktap Maintainers", version, about = "A userspace WireGuard implementation written in Rust", long_about = None)]
+pub struct Cli {
+    #[arg(short, long, action = ArgAction::SetTrue)]
+    pub foreground: bool,
+    pub interface_name: String
+}
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diff --git a/quicktap-cli/src/command.rs b/quicktap-cli/src/command.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..894806f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quicktap-cli/src/command.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pub enum PacketThreadCommand {
+    UpdateConfig(UpdateConfigCommand),
+    Stop
+}
+
+pub struct UpdateConfigCommand {}
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diff --git a/quicktap-cli/src/device.rs b/quicktap-cli/src/device.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index b9cd9c7..0000000
--- a/quicktap-cli/src/device.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-use std::error::Error;
-use std::io;
-use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
-
-use quicktap::cidr::{IpInet, Ipv4Inet};
-use quicktap::drivers::tun::TunDevice;
-use quicktap::drivers::tungeneric::{GenericDriver, GenericInterface};
-
-pub fn packet_eventloop() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
-    let mut device = TunDevice::new(&GenericInterface {
-        addresses: vec![IpInet::V4(Ipv4Inet::new(Ipv4Addr::new(10, 19, 2, 2), 16).unwrap())],
-        mtu: None,
-        name: "ela1".to_string(),
-    }).unwrap();
-    loop {
-        let packet = match device.read() {
-            Ok(p) => Some(p),
-            Err(e) => match e.kind() {
-                io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => None,
-                _ => return Err(e.into())
-            }
-        };
-
-        if let Some(p) = packet {
-            println!("{:?}", p.header);
-        }
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/quicktap-cli/src/main.rs b/quicktap-cli/src/main.rs
index 26c9483..4845594 100644
--- a/quicktap-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/quicktap-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,142 @@
-use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
+use std::os::unix::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
+use std::thread::{sleep, spawn};
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use daemonize::Daemonize;
+use log::{error, info};
 
 use quicktap::cidr::{IpInet, Ipv4Inet};
 use quicktap::drivers::tun::TunDevice;
 use quicktap::drivers::tungeneric::{GenericDriver, GenericInterface};
 
-use crate::device::packet_eventloop;
+use crate::cli::Cli;
+use crate::command::PacketThreadCommand;
+use crate::pproc::packet_thread;
 
-pub mod device;
+pub mod cli;
+pub mod pproc;
+pub mod command;
 
 fn main() {
-    packet_eventloop().unwrap();
+    simple_logger::init().unwrap();
+
+    let args = Cli::parse();
+
+    info!("Hello, world! {}", quicktap::version());
+    info!("Starting up");
+
+    if !args.foreground {
+        info!("Forking to background");
+
+        let stdout = match File::create("/var/log/e4.log") {
+            Ok(f) => f,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Failed to open stdout file: {}", e);
+                std::process::exit(8);
+            }
+        };
+        let stderr = match File::create("/var/log/e4.err") {
+            Ok(f) => f,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Failed to open stderr file: {}", e);
+                std::process::exit(9);
+            }
+        };
+
+        let daemon_opts = Daemonize::new()
+            .stdout(stdout)
+            .stderr(stderr);
+        match daemon_opts.start() {
+            Ok(_) => info!("Forked to background successfully"),
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Failed to daemonize quicktap-cli worker process: {}", e);
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    info!("Creating unconfigured device");
+
+    let mut device = match TunDevice::new(&GenericInterface {
+        addresses: vec![],
+        mtu: None,
+        name: args.interface_name.clone(),
+    }) {
+        Ok(d) => d,
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Failed to create interface: {}", e);
+            std::process::exit(2);
+        }
+    };
+
+    info!("Device created; opening listening socket");
+
+    let mut config_listener = match UnixListener::bind(format!("/var/run/{}.sock", args.interface_name)) {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Failed to open listen socket /var/run/{}.sock: {}", args.interface_name, e);
+            std::process::exit(3);
+        }
+    };
+    match config_listener.set_nonblocking(true) {
+        Ok(_) => (),
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Failed to set stream as nonblocking: {}", e);
+            std::process::exit(4);
+        }
+    };
+
+    info!("Spawning packet processor thread");
+
+    let (tx, rx) = channel::<PacketThreadCommand>();
+
+    let pproc_thread = spawn(|| {
+        match packet_thread(device, rx) {
+            Ok(_) => (),
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Error in pproc_thread: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    sleep(Duration::from_secs(10));
+
+    match tx.send(PacketThreadCommand::Stop) {
+        Ok(_) => (),
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Error sending stop command to packet thread: {}", e);
+            std::process::exit(6);
+        }
+    }
+
+    info!("Waiting for packet thread to stop");
+    match pproc_thread.join() {
+        Ok(_) => (),
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Error joining thread: {:?}", e);
+            std::process::exit(5);
+        }
+    }
+
+    info!("Cleaning up");
+
+    if Path::new(&format!("/var/run/{}.sock", args.interface_name)).exists() {
+        match std::fs::remove_file(format!("/var/run/{}.sock", args.interface_name)) {
+            Ok(_) => (),
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Failed to remove existing socket: {}", e);
+                std::process::exit(7);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    info!("Cya!");
 }
diff --git a/quicktap-cli/src/pproc.rs b/quicktap-cli/src/pproc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f363c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quicktap-cli/src/pproc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::io;
+use std::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
+
+use log::{error, info};
+
+use quicktap::drivers::tun::TunDevice;
+use quicktap::drivers::tungeneric::GenericDriver;
+
+use crate::command::PacketThreadCommand;
+
+pub fn packet_thread(mut device: TunDevice, rx: Receiver<PacketThreadCommand>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    loop {
+        // Check command channel
+        let command = match rx.try_recv() {
+            Ok(d) => Some(d),
+            Err(e) if matches!(e, std::sync::mpsc::TryRecvError::Empty) => None,
+            Err(e) => return Err(e.into())
+        };
+        if let Some(cmd) = command {
+            if let PacketThreadCommand::Stop = cmd {
+                info!("packet thread: recieved command to stop by control process");
+                return Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+
+        let packet = match device.read() {
+            Ok(p) => Some(p),
+            Err(e) => match e.kind() {
+                io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => None,
+                _ => {
+                    error!("Error while reading packets from interface: {}", e);
+                    return Err(e.into());
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        if let Some(p) = packet {
+            info!("recv_packet_on_tun {:?}", p.header);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/quicktap/Cargo.toml b/quicktap/Cargo.toml
index 0463f51..e378e67 100644
--- a/quicktap/Cargo.toml
+++ b/quicktap/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@ x25519-dalek = "2.0.0-pre.1"
 rand = "0.8.5"
 hmac = "0.12.1"
 chacha20poly1305 = "0.10.1"
+build-info = "0.0.29"
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 tun = "0.5.4"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 hex_lit = "0.1.1"
-hex = "0.4.3"
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+hex = "0.4.3"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+build-info-build = "0.0.29"
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diff --git a/quicktap/README.md b/quicktap/README.md
index 6619686..e330e2f 100644
--- a/quicktap/README.md
+++ b/quicktap/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Quicktap
+# Quicktap Engine
 Quicktap is a (hopefully) standard-compliant Rust implementation of the [WireGuard protocol](https://wireguard.org).
 
 It was designed to be a simpler alternative to Cloudflare's [boringtun](https://github.com/cloudflare/boringtun).
diff --git a/quicktap/build.rs b/quicktap/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..587dfb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quicktap/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    build_info_build::build_script();
+}
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diff --git a/quicktap/src/lib.rs b/quicktap/src/lib.rs
index 8e6fbb5..f2acf2a 100644
--- a/quicktap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/quicktap/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@ pub use cidr;
 
 pub mod drivers;
 pub mod qcrypto;
-pub mod noise;
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+pub mod noise;
+
+/// Gets the compile-time versioning information for the engine build.
+pub const fn version() -> &'static str {
+    build_info::format!("quicktap engine v{} ({}) built at {} with {}", $.crate_info.version, $.version_control.unwrap().git().unwrap().commit_short_id, $.timestamp, $.compiler)
+}