diff --git a/create.go b/create.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..033f527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Copyright 2024 WIT.COM Inc Licensed GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+func createFilename(dir string, filename string) error {
+	log.Info("dir ==", dir)
+	log.Info("filename ==", filename)
+
+	filetype := filepath.Ext(filename)
+	if filetype != ".qcow2" {
+		log.Info("file type", filetype, "not supported")
+		return errors.New("only supporting qcow2 images for now")
+	}
+	hostname := strings.TrimSuffix(filename, filetype)
+	log.Info("hostname ==", hostname)
+
+	var newDroplet *pb.Droplet
+	newDroplet = new(pb.Droplet)
+	newDroplet.Hostname = hostname
+	newDisk := new(pb.Disk)
+	newDisk.Filename = filename
+	newDisk.Filepath = dir
+	newDroplet.Disks = append(newDroplet.Disks, newDisk)
+
+	url := urlbase + "/create"
+
+	body, err := postDropletJSON(url, newDroplet)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("postDropletJSON() failed:", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// TODO: try this and use this instead
+	body, err = postDropletWIRE(url, newDroplet)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("postDropletJSON() failed:", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	test := strings.TrimSpace(string(body))
+	// log.Info("virtigo returned body:", test)
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(test, "\n") {
+		log.Info("GOT:", line)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// send protobuf as wire data
+func postDropletWIRE(url string, d *pb.Droplet) (string, error) {
+	var bytes []byte
+	var err error
+	// Automatically marshal to protobuf binary format
+	bytes, err = proto.Marshal(d)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to marshal: %v", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	// fmt.Printf("Encoded data: %x\n", bytes)
+	fmt.Printf("Encoded len(data): %d\n", len(bytes))
+	return post(url, bytes)
+}
+
+// send protobuf in json format
+func postDropletJSON(url string, d *pb.Droplet) (string, error) {
+	// send protobuf as JSON
+	bytes, err := d.MarshalJSON()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("virtbuf.MarshalJson() failed:", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return post(url, bytes)
+}
+
+func post(url string, bytes []byte) (string, error) {
+	body, err := httpPost(url, bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("httpPost() failed:", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(body), nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 969be10..51b9f71 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
-	"errors"
 
 	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
-	pb "go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtbuf"
 )
 
 var Version string
@@ -31,7 +29,20 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	if argv.Dump != nil {
 		if argv.Dump.Droplets {
-			dumpDroplets()
+			dumpDroplets(false)
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+		if argv.Dump.DropletsFull {
+			dumpStdout("/dumpdropletsfull")
+			dumpDroplets(true)
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+		if argv.Dump.Uptime {
+			dumpStdout("/uptime")
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+		if argv.Dump.Hypervisors {
+			dumpStdout("/dumphypervisors")
 			os.Exit(0)
 		}
 		log.Info("dump something here")
@@ -53,10 +64,15 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-func dumpDroplets() error {
+func dumpDroplets(full bool) error {
 	log.DaemonMode(true)
 	log.Info("dump droplets here ==", argv.Dump.Droplets)
-	url := urlbase + "/dumpdroplets"
+	var url string
+	if full {
+		url = urlbase + "/dumpdropletsfull"
+	} else {
+		url = urlbase + "/dumpdroplets"
+	}
 	body, err := httpPost(url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("httpPost() failed:", err)
@@ -71,41 +87,17 @@ func dumpDroplets() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func createFilename(dir string, filename string) error {
-	log.Info("dir ==", dir)
-	log.Info("filename ==", filename)
-
-	filetype := filepath.Ext(filename)
-	if filetype != ".qcow2" {
-		log.Info("file type", filetype, "not supported")
-		return errors.New("only supporting qcow2 images for now")
-	}
-	hostname := strings.TrimSuffix(filename, filetype)
-	log.Info("hostname ==", hostname)
-
-	var newDroplet *pb.Droplet
-	newDroplet = new(pb.Droplet)
-	newDroplet.Hostname = hostname
-	newDisk := new(pb.Disk)
-	newDisk.Filename = filename
-	newDisk.Filepath = dir
-	newDroplet.Disks = append(newDroplet.Disks, newDisk)
-
-	bytes, err := newDroplet.MarshalJSON()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Info("virtbuf.MarshalJson() failed:", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	url := urlbase + "/create"
-	body, err := httpPost(url, bytes)
+func dumpStdout(route string) error {
+	log.DaemonMode(true)
+	url := urlbase + route
+	log.Info("dump url here ==", url)
+	body, err := httpPost(url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("httpPost() failed:", err)
 		return err
 	}
 
 	test := strings.TrimSpace(string(body))
-	// log.Info("virtigo returned body:", test)
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(test, "\n") {
 		log.Info("GOT:", line)
 	}