diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9a687c0..df73d11 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ build: goimports vet
 	GO111MODULE=off go build \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
-verbose:
+verbose: goimports vet
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
-install:
+install: goimports vet
 	GO111MODULE=off go install -v -x \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/doAdminGui.go b/doAdminGui.go
index 20d6351..423a840 100644
--- a/doAdminGui.go
+++ b/doAdminGui.go
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@ package main
 // An app to submit patches for the 30 GO GUI repos
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"os/user"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtpb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -22,11 +28,21 @@ func refresh() {
 	}
 }
 
+var client *http.Client
+
 func doAdminGui() {
 	me.myGui = gui.New()
 	me.myGui.InitEmbed(resources)
 	me.myGui.Default()
 
+	// Initialize a persistent client with a custom Transport
+	client = &http.Client{
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			DisableKeepAlives: false, // Ensure Keep-Alive is enabled
+		},
+		Timeout: 10 * time.Second, // Set a reasonable timeout
+	}
+
 	win := gadgets.NewGenericWindow("Virtigo: (run your cluster)", "virtigo stuff")
 	win.Custom = func() {
 		log.Warn("Main window close")
@@ -35,10 +51,53 @@ func doAdminGui() {
 
 	grid := win.Group.RawGrid()
 
-	grid.NewButton("show hyperbisors", func() {
+	// url := "http://example.com/endpoint"
+	url := argv.Server
+	data := []byte(`{"message": "Hello"}`)
+
+	grid.NewButton("show hypervisors", func() {
+		response, err := postData(url, data)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error:", err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("Response:", string(response))
+		}
 	})
 
 	grid.NewButton("show droplets", func() {
+		durl := url + "/dumpdroplets"
+		response, err := postData(durl, data)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error:", err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("Response:", string(response))
+		}
+	})
+
+	grid.NewButton("uptime", func() {
+		durl := url + "/uptime"
+		response, err := postData(durl, data)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error:", err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("Response:", string(response))
+		}
+	})
+
+	grid.NewButton("get DropletsPB", func() {
+		durl := url + "/DropletsPB"
+		data, err := postData(durl, data)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error:", err)
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Println("Response len:", len(data))
+		me.droplets = new(virtpb.Droplets)
+		if err := me.droplets.Unmarshal(data); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("marshal failed", err)
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Println("Droplet len=", me.droplets.Len())
 	})
 
 	grid.NewButton("clean exit", func() {
@@ -50,3 +109,46 @@ func doAdminGui() {
 		refresh()
 	}
 }
+
+func postData(url string, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewBuffer(data))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	usr, _ := user.Current()
+	req.Header.Set("author", usr.Username)
+	req.Header.Set("Connection", "keep-alive") // Ensure keep-alive is used
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("request failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return body, nil
+}
+
+/*
+func main() {
+	url := "http://example.com/endpoint"
+	data := []byte(`{"message": "Hello"}`)
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Minute)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for range ticker.C {
+		response, err := postData(url, data)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("Error:", err)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("Response:", string(response))
+		}
+	}
+}
+*/
diff --git a/me.go b/me.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc723ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/me.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package main
+
+// RFC implementation
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os/user"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Function to create a persistent TCP connection
+func createPersistentConnection(host string) (net.Conn, error) {
+	dialer := &net.Dialer{
+		Timeout:   10 * time.Second,
+		KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
+	}
+	conn, err := dialer.Dial("tcp", host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to establish connection: %w", err)
+	}
+	return conn, nil
+}
+
+func mesocket() {
+	host := "example.com:80"
+
+	// Establish a persistent TCP connection
+	conn, err := createPersistentConnection(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error creating connection:", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	// Custom transport that forces HTTP requests to use our existing connection
+	transport := &http.Transport{
+		DialContext: func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+			fmt.Println("Reusing existing TCP connection")
+			return conn, nil
+		},
+		DisableKeepAlives: false, // Ensure Keep-Alive is enabled
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Transport: transport,
+		Timeout:   10 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	url := "http://example.com/endpoint"
+	data := []byte(`{"message": "Hello"}`)
+
+	// Create an HTTP request
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewBuffer(data))
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	usr, _ := user.Current()
+	req.Header.Set("author", usr.Username)
+	req.Header.Set("Connection", "keep-alive") // Keep connection alive
+
+	// Perform the HTTP request
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error performing request:", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	// Read and print the response
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Response:", string(body))
+}
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index ac6cc01..4075227 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ type virtigoT struct {
 	missingDropletTimeout time.Duration                  // how long a droplet can be missing for
 	status                *gui.Node                      // the cluster status
 	lastuptime            *gui.Node                      // the last time uptime was checked by Kuma
+
+	// admin mode
+	droplets    *virtpb.Droplets    // your droplets
+	hypervisors *virtpb.Hypervisors // yep
+	events      *virtpb.Events      // yep
 }
 
 // the stuff that is needed for a hypervisor