diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e1a98e7..fc490a4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,18 @@
-all:
-	# You must use the current protoc-gen-go
-	# protoc --version 3.6++ does not mean that protoc will generate version3 .go files
-	#
-	# apt remove golang-goprotobuf-dev
-	# apt install protobuf-compiler
-	#
-	# Then:
-	# go get -u github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
-	# cd ~/go/src/github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
-	# go install
-	#
-	# Then:
-	protoc --version
-	make droplet.pb.go
-	make hypervisor.pb.go
-	make cluster.pb.go
+# You must use the current protoc-gen-go
+#
+# go-clone --go-src google.golang.org/protobuf
+# cd ~/go/src/google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go
+# go install
+
+
+all: droplet.pb.go hypervisor.pb.go cluster.pb.go events.pb.go
 	make -C configfile
 
-vet:
+vet: lint
 	GO111MODULE=off go vet
-	make lint
 
 lint:
-	buf lint droplet.proto
+	-buf lint droplet.proto
 
 # autofixes your import headers in your golang files
 goimports:
@@ -52,6 +42,12 @@ hypervisor.pb.go: hypervisor.proto
 		--go_opt=Mhypervisor.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
 		hypervisor.proto
 
+events.pb.go: events.proto
+	cd ~/go/src && protoc --go_out=. \
+		--proto_path=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
+		--go_opt=Mevents.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
+		events.proto
+
 cluster.pb.go: cluster.proto
 	cd ~/go/src && protoc --go_out=. --proto_path=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
 		--go_opt=Mdroplet.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
@@ -59,19 +55,6 @@ cluster.pb.go: cluster.proto
 		--go_opt=Mhypervisor.proto=go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf \
 		cluster.proto
 
-
-events.pb.go: events.proto
-	protoc --go_out=. events.proto
-
-account.pb.go: account.proto
-	protoc --go_out=. account.proto
-
-config.pb.go: config.proto
-	protoc --go_out=. config.proto
-
-compile:
-	protoc --go_out=. *.proto
-
 deps:
 	apt install golang-goprotobuf-dev
 	apt install protobuf-compiler
diff --git a/events.proto b/events.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..995de5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/events.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+package virtbuf;
+
+message Events {
+	repeated Event stuff = 1;
+}
+
+message Event {
+	int32	id      	= 1;
+	EventType etype         = 2;
+	string	droplet         = 3;	// uuid of the droplet
+	string	hypervisor	= 4;	// uuid of the hypervisor
+}
+
+enum EventType {
+	ADD	= 0;
+	DELETE = 1;
+	POWERON = 2;
+	POWEROFF = 3;   // should indicate a "normal" shutdown
+	HIBERNATE = 4;
+	MIGRATE = 5;
+	DEMO	= 6;
+	GET	= 7;	// request something
+	LOGIN	= 8;	// attempt to login
+	OK	= 9;	// everything is ok
+	FAIL	= 10;	// everything failed
+	CRASH   = 11;   // droplet hard crashed
+}