diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # leaky-pool
 
-A connection pool that leaks on purpose
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+A working connection pool that leaks on purpose for demonstration purposes.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/README.MD b/client/README.MD
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/README.MD
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# leaky-pool client
+
diff --git a/client/client.exe b/client/client.exe
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Binary files /dev/null and b/client/client.exe differ
diff --git a/client/go.mod b/client/go.mod
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module deadbeef.codes/steven/leaky-pool/client
+
+go 1.20
+
+require github.com/g3n/engine v0.2.0
+
+require (
+	github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20210410170116-ea3d685f79fb // indirect
+	github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20210607152325-775e3b0c77b9 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/client/go.sum b/client/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3845bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+github.com/g3n/engine v0.2.0 h1:7dmj4c+3xHcBnYrVmRuVf/oZ2JycxJU9Y+2FQj1Af2Y=
+github.com/g3n/engine v0.2.0/go.mod h1:rnj8jiLdKEDI8VbveKhmdL4rovjjy+uxNP5YROg2x8g=
+github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20210410170116-ea3d685f79fb h1:T6gaWBvRzJjuOrdCtg8fXXjKai2xSDqWTcKFUPuw8Tw=
+github.com/go-gl/glfw/v3.3/glfw v0.0.0-20210410170116-ea3d685f79fb/go.mod h1:tQ2UAYgL5IevRw8kRxooKSPJfGvJ9fJQFa0TUsXzTg8=
+github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0 h1:DACJavvAHhabrF08vX0COfcOBJRhZ8lUbR+ZWIs0Y5g=
+github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0/go.mod h1:E/TSTwGwJL78qG/PmXZO1EjYhfJinVAhrmmHX6Z8B9k=
+golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20210607152325-775e3b0c77b9 h1:D0iM1dTCbD5Dg1CbuvLC/v/agLc79efSj/L35Q3Vqhs=
+golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20210607152325-775e3b0c77b9/go.mod h1:023OzeP/+EPmXeapQh35lcL3II3LrY8Ic+EFFKVhULM=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 h1:D8xgwECY7CYvx+Y2n4sBz93Jn9JRvxdiyyo8CTfuKaY=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
diff --git a/client/main.go b/client/main.go
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index 0000000..21fdc30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/app"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/camera"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/core"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/geometry"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/gls"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/graphic"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/gui"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/light"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/material"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/math32"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/renderer"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/util/helper"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/window"
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	// Create application and scene
+	a := app.App(1920, 1080, "Leaky Pool")
+
+	scene := core.NewNode()
+
+	// Set the scene to be managed by the gui manager
+	gui.Manager().Set(scene)
+
+	// Create perspective camera
+	cam := camera.New(1)
+	cam.SetPosition(0, 0, 80)
+	scene.Add(cam)
+
+	// Set up orbit control for the camera
+	camera.NewOrbitControl(cam)
+
+	// Set up callback to update viewport and camera aspect ratio when the window is resized
+	onResize := func(evname string, ev interface{}) {
+		// Get framebuffer size and update viewport accordingly
+		width, height := a.GetSize()
+		a.Gls().Viewport(0, 0, int32(width), int32(height))
+		// Update the camera's aspect ratio
+		cam.SetAspect(float32(width) / float32(height))
+	}
+	a.Subscribe(window.OnWindowSize, onResize)
+	onResize("", nil)
+
+	// Create a blue torus and add it to the scene
+	geom := geometry.NewTorus(1, .4, 12, 32, math32.Pi*2)
+
+	mat := material.NewStandard(math32.NewColor("DarkBlue"))
+	mesh := graphic.NewMesh(geom, mat)
+
+	scene.Add(mesh)
+
+	// Create and add lights to the scene
+	scene.Add(light.NewAmbient(&math32.Color{1.0, 1.0, 1.0}, 0.8))
+	pointLight := light.NewPoint(&math32.Color{1, 1, 1}, 5.0)
+	pointLight.SetPosition(1, 0, 2)
+	scene.Add(pointLight)
+
+	// Create and add an axis helper to the scene
+	scene.Add(helper.NewAxes(0.5))
+
+	// Set background color to gray
+	//a.Gls().ClearColor(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0)
+	a.Gls().ClearColor(0, 0, 0, 1.0)
+
+	///////
+	//GUI//
+	///////
+
+	labelServer := gui.NewLabel("Server: ")
+	labelServer.SetPosition(10, 8)
+	scene.Add(labelServer)
+
+	editServer := gui.NewEdit(150, "10.69.71.106:6699")
+	editServer.SetText("10.69.71.106:6699")
+	editServer.SetPosition(labelServer.Position().X+labelServer.Width()+10, 10)
+	scene.Add(editServer)
+
+	labelPoolSize := gui.NewLabel("Pool Size: ")
+	labelPoolSize.SetPosition(editServer.Position().X+editServer.Width()+10, 8)
+	scene.Add(labelPoolSize)
+
+	editPoolSize := gui.NewEdit(30, "10")
+	editPoolSize.SetText("10")
+	editPoolSize.SetPosition(labelPoolSize.Position().X+labelPoolSize.Width()+10, 10)
+	scene.Add(editPoolSize)
+
+	buttonConnect := gui.NewButton("Start Pool")
+	buttonConnect.SetPosition(editPoolSize.Position().X+editPoolSize.Width()+10, 8)
+	buttonConnect.Subscribe(gui.OnClick, func(name string, ev interface{}) {
+
+		poolSize, err := strconv.Atoi(editPoolSize.Text())
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("failed to convert poolSize '%d' to integer: %v", poolSize, err)
+			return
+		}
+		go connPoolWatchdog(editServer.Text(), poolSize, scene) // goroutine that keeps the pool full of healthy TCP connections
+
+		buttonConnect.Label.SetText("Stop Pool") // stop not implemented
+
+	})
+	scene.Add(buttonConnect)
+
+	// Create and add a button to the scene
+	btn := gui.NewButton("Make Red")
+	btn.SetPosition(100, 40)
+	btn.SetSize(40, 40)
+	btn.Subscribe(gui.OnClick, func(name string, ev interface{}) {
+		mat.SetColor(math32.NewColor("DarkRed"))
+	})
+	scene.Add(btn)
+
+	// Run the application
+	a.Run(func(renderer *renderer.Renderer, deltaTime time.Duration) {
+		a.Gls().Clear(gls.DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT | gls.STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT | gls.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
+
+		renderer.Render(scene, cam)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/client/pool.go b/client/pool.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5437f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/pool.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/core"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/geometry"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/graphic"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/material"
+	"github.com/g3n/engine/math32"
+)
+
+var dials []Dial
+
+type Dial struct {
+	Connection net.Conn           // the real deal underlying TCP connection
+	Geo        *geometry.Geometry // the 3D geometry
+	Mat        *material.Standard // the material / color
+	Mesh       *graphic.Mesh      // the combined geometry and material
+	Node       *core.Node         // pointer to node in scene, required for removing the object if connection goes down
+
+}
+
+// Keeps the pool full, replaces stale connections, and at the same time creates the objects in the 3D scenes representing physical connections
+// should be ran in its own goroutine
+func connPoolWatchdog(serverAddress string, maxPoolSize int, scene *core.Node) {
+
+	dials = make([]Dial, 0)
+
+	tcpAddr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp4", serverAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to resolve serverAddress '%s': %v", serverAddress, err)
+	}
+
+	for {
+
+		removed := 0
+		// Check status of existing open connections in pool
+		for i, dial := range dials {
+			if !isConnUp(dial.Connection) { // TBD: this should be moved to check before first write to the socket file descriptor instead of polling here
+				log.Printf("closing bad idle connection and removing from pool - %s", dial.Connection.LocalAddr().String())
+				dial.Connection.Close()
+				removeCompleted := scene.Remove(dial.Mesh)
+				log.Printf("removed: %v", removeCompleted)
+
+				dials = append(dials[:i-removed], dials[i-removed+1:]...)
+				removed++
+			}
+		}
+
+		// fill any empty slots in the pool with fresh connections
+		for poolSize := len(dials); poolSize < maxPoolSize; poolSize++ {
+			log.Printf("Current pool size is '%d', desired pool size is '%d' - opening new connection...", poolSize, maxPoolSize)
+			conn, err := net.DialTCP("tcp", nil, tcpAddr)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("failed to dial TCP connection: %v", err)
+				break
+			}
+
+			conn.SetKeepAlive(true)
+			conn.SetKeepAlivePeriod(time.Second * 5)
+
+			dial := Dial{Connection: conn, Geo: geometry.NewBox(1, 1, 1), Mat: material.NewStandard(math32.NewColor("LimeGreen"))}
+			dial.Mesh = graphic.NewMesh(dial.Geo, dial.Mat)
+			dial.Node = scene.Add(dial.Mesh)
+			dials = append(dials, dial)
+		}
+
+		// Update the position of the connections on the scene
+		padding := float32(200 / (len(dials) + 1)) // space between the connection objects in 3D space
+		currX := float32(len(dials)/2) * -padding  // variable gets updated, this is the initial starting position (left most connection in 3D space)
+		if len(dials)%2 == 0 {
+			currX += padding / 2
+		}
+		//currX := padding - 100
+		for _, dial := range dials {
+			dial.Mesh.SetPositionX(currX)
+			currX += padding
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * 5) // random sleep, AKA evidence this shouldn't be a watchdog,
+		// this whole function should be event based instead of polling
+	}
+}
+
+// Checks with OS to ensure that a connection is still active
+// returns err if connection is not active
+func isConnUp(conn net.Conn) bool {
+	conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Millisecond * 300))
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 128)
+	_, err := conn.Read(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("connection error detected: %v", err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	var zero time.Time
+	conn.SetReadDeadline(zero)
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/go.work b/go.work
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..184b963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.work
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+go 1.20
+
+use (
+	./client
+	./server
+)
diff --git a/server/README.MD b/server/README.MD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c537659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/README.MD
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# leaky-pool server
+
+Listens on port 8080 for new connections, accepts them and then closes them after one minute.
+
diff --git a/server/go.mod b/server/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8110e5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module deadbeef.codes/steven/leaky-pool/server
+
+go 1.20
diff --git a/server/main.go b/server/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e57838b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	listenerAddr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp4", ":6699")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not resolve listenAddr: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	listener, err := net.ListenTCP("tcp", listenerAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("could not listen on address '%s': %v", listenerAddr.String(), err)
+	}
+
+	for {
+		conn, err := listener.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("failed to accept new incoming connection: %v", err) // if logging facility has latency this will block
+			continue
+		}
+		go connHandler(conn) // branch off into goroutine so we're not blocking
+	}
+}
+
+func connHandler(conn net.Conn) {
+	log.Printf("accepted new connection from: %s", conn.RemoteAddr().String())
+
+	conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second))
+
+	for {
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 128)
+		bytesRead, err := conn.Read(buf)
+		if err == nil && bytesRead > 0 {
+			log.Printf("Incoming message over socket '%s': %s", conn.RemoteAddr().String(), string(buf))
+		}
+
+		_, err = conn.Write([]byte("1"))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("failed writing to connection '%s': %v", conn.RemoteAddr().String(), err)
+			conn.Close()
+			break
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	}
+
+}