diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e3b58f9e..86a515f6 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 MAIN_VITE_API_URL=API_URL
 MAIN_VITE_AUTH_URL=AUTH_URL
+MAIN_VITE_WS_URL=
 RENDERER_VITE_REAL_DEBRID_REFERRAL_ID=
 RENDERER_VITE_TORBOX_REFERRAL_CODE=
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d74f5a92..9e094db3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     "tar": "^7.4.3",
     "tough-cookie": "^5.1.1",
     "user-agents": "^1.1.387",
+    "ws": "^8.18.1",
     "yaml": "^2.6.1",
     "yup": "^1.5.0",
     "zod": "^3.24.1"
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.18",
     "@types/sound-play": "^1.1.3",
     "@types/user-agents": "^1.0.4",
+    "@types/ws": "^8.18.1",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.2.1",
     "electron": "^31.7.7",
     "electron-builder": "^26.0.12",
diff --git a/src/main/main.ts b/src/main/main.ts
index 5869ab31..7419cc5c 100644
--- a/src/main/main.ts
+++ b/src/main/main.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { levelKeys, db } from "./level";
 import type { UserPreferences } from "@types";
 import { TorBoxClient } from "./services/download/torbox";
 import { CommonRedistManager } from "./services/common-redist-manager";
+import { WSManager } from "./services/ws-manager";
 
 export const loadState = async () => {
   const userPreferences = await db.get<string, UserPreferences | null>(
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export const loadState = async () => {
 
   await HydraApi.setupApi().then(() => {
     uploadGamesBatch();
+    WSManager.connect();
   });
 
   const downloads = await downloadsSublevel
diff --git a/src/main/services/ws-manager.ts b/src/main/services/ws-manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a6eca2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/services/ws-manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { WebSocket } from "ws";
+import { HydraApi } from "./hydra-api";
+
+export class WSManager {
+  private static ws: WebSocket;
+
+  static async connect() {
+    const { token } = await HydraApi.post<{ token: string }>("/auth/ws");
+
+    console.log("WS TOKEN", token);
+
+    this.ws = new WebSocket(import.meta.env.MAIN_VITE_WS_URL, {
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+      },
+    });
+
+    this.ws.on("open", () => {
+      console.log("open");
+    });
+
+    this.ws.on("error", (error) => {
+      console.error(error);
+    });
+
+    this.ws.on("message", (message) => {
+      console.log(message);
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/vite-env.d.ts b/src/main/vite-env.d.ts
index e6a7d8cd..69ba99fb 100644
--- a/src/main/vite-env.d.ts
+++ b/src/main/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ interface ImportMetaEnv {
   readonly MAIN_VITE_AUTH_URL: string;
   readonly MAIN_VITE_CHECKOUT_URL: string;
   readonly MAIN_VITE_EXTERNAL_RESOURCES_URL: string;
+  readonly MAIN_VITE_WS_URL: string;
 }
 
 interface ImportMeta {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 85039dc0..29c4f782 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3423,6 +3423,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/verror/-/verror-1.10.10.tgz#d5a4b56abac169bfbc8b23d291363a682e6fa087"
   integrity sha512-l4MM0Jppn18hb9xmM6wwD1uTdShpf9Pn80aXTStnK1C94gtPvJcV2FrDmbOQUAQfJ1cKZHktkQUDwEqaAKXMMg==
 
+"@types/ws@^8.18.1":
+  version "8.18.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/ws/-/ws-8.18.1.tgz#48464e4bf2ddfd17db13d845467f6070ffea4aa9"
+  integrity sha512-ThVF6DCVhA8kUGy+aazFQ4kXQ7E1Ty7A3ypFOe0IcJV8O/M511G99AW24irKrW56Wt44yG9+ij8FaqoBGkuBXg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node" "*"
+
 "@types/yauzl@^2.9.1":
   version "2.10.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.10.3.tgz"
@@ -9546,6 +9553,11 @@ ws@^8.18.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.18.0.tgz#0d7505a6eafe2b0e712d232b42279f53bc289bbc"
   integrity sha512-8VbfWfHLbbwu3+N6OKsOMpBdT4kXPDDB9cJk2bJ6mh9ucxdlnNvH1e+roYkKmN9Nxw2yjz7VzeO9oOz2zJ04Pw==
 
+ws@^8.18.1:
+  version "8.18.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-8.18.1.tgz#ea131d3784e1dfdff91adb0a4a116b127515e3cb"
+  integrity sha512-RKW2aJZMXeMxVpnZ6bck+RswznaxmzdULiBr6KY7XkTnW8uvt0iT9H5DkHUChXrc+uurzwa0rVI16n/Xzjdz1w==
+
 xml-name-validator@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xml-name-validator/-/xml-name-validator-5.0.0.tgz#82be9b957f7afdacf961e5980f1bf227c0bf7673"