diff --git a/api.py b/api_OLREF.py
similarity index 81%
rename from api.py
rename to api_OLREF.py
index 7985010..6bb9021 100644
--- a/api.py
+++ b/api_OLREF.py
@@ -47,29 +47,14 @@ async def get_rcon_manager():
 # FastAPI Endpoint to List Players
 @app.get("/players")
 async def list_players(rcon: rcon.AsyncRCONClient = Depends(get_rcon_manager)):
-    try:
-        response = await rcon.send_command("players")
-        players = []
-        for line in response.splitlines():
-            parts = line.split()
-            if len(parts) >= 2:
-                name = parts[0]
-                try:
-                    score = int(parts[1])
-                except ValueError:
-                    score = 0
-                player = Player(name=name, score=score)
-                players.append(player)
-        return players
-    except Exception as e:
-        log.error(f"Error fetching players: {e}")
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="Error fetching players")
+    response = await rcon.fetch_players()
+    return {"response": response}
 
 # Kick Player Endpoint
 @app.post("/kick")
 async def kick_player(action: PlayerAction, rcon: rcon.AsyncRCONClient = Depends(get_rcon_manager)):
     try:
-        response = await rcon.send_command(f'kick {action.playerid} {action.reason}')
+        response = await rcon.kick(f'{action.playerid} {action.reason}')
         return {"response": response}
     except Exception as e:
         log.error(f"Error kicking player: {e}")
@@ -80,7 +65,7 @@ async def kick_player(action: PlayerAction, rcon: rcon.AsyncRCONClient = Depends
 async def ban_player(action: PlayerAction, rcon: rcon.AsyncRCONClient = Depends(get_rcon_manager)):
     try:
         duration_str = f"{action.duration} " if action.duration else ""
-        response = await rcon.send_command(f'ban {action.playerid} {duration_str}"{action.reason}"')
+        response = await rcon.ban(f'{action.playerid} {duration_str}"{action.reason}"')
         return {"response": response}
     except Exception as e:
         log.error(f"Error banning player: {e}")
@@ -100,7 +85,7 @@ async def unlock_server(rcon: rcon.AsyncRCONClient = Depends(get_rcon_manager)):
 @app.post("/global_message")
 async def global_message(message: str, rcon: rcon.AsyncRCONClient = Depends(get_rcon_manager)):
     try:
-        response = await rcon.send_command(f'Say -1 {message}')
+        response = await rcon.send(f'{message}')
         return {"response": response}
     except Exception as e:
         log.error(f"Error sending global message: {e}")
@@ -110,7 +95,7 @@ async def global_message(message: str, rcon: rcon.AsyncRCONClient = Depends(get_
 @app.post("/direct_message")
 async def direct_message(playerid: str, message: str, rcon: rcon.AsyncRCONClient = Depends(get_rcon_manager)):
     try:
-        response = await rcon.send_command(f'Say {playerid} {message}')
+        response = await rcon.whisper(f'{playerid} {message}')
         return {"response": response}
     except Exception as e:
         log.error(f"Error sending direct message: {e}")
@@ -144,3 +129,4 @@ async def server_response_to_command(response: str):
 # Main Function to Run FastAPI App
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)
+    asyncio.run(get_rcon_manager())
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diff --git a/listener.py b/listener.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 73dddc3..0000000
--- a/listener.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-"""Listens to an RCON server for messages."""
-import asyncio
-import logging
-import math
-
-import berconpy as rcon
-
-IP = "217.72.204.88"
-PORT = 2313
-PASSWORD = "u1BSlMM4LH0"
-
-log = logging.getLogger("berconpy")
-log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-handler = logging.StreamHandler()
-handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s: %(message)s"))
-log.addHandler(handler)
-
-client = rcon.AsyncRCONClient()
-
-
-@client.dispatch.on_login
-async def on_login():
-    print("on_login")
-
-
-@client.dispatch.on_message
-async def on_message(message: str):
-    print("on_message:", message)
-
-
-@client.dispatch.on_command
-async def server_response_to_command(response: str):
-    # this event also includes keep alive commands we send to the server;
-    # for handling commands, reading the return value of
-    # `await client.send_command()` is the recommended method
-    if not response:
-        return print("on_command: <empty>")
-
-    print("on_command:", response)
-
-
-# Other events are documented in AsyncRCONClient
-
-
-async def main():
-    async with client.connect(IP, PORT, PASSWORD):
-        await asyncio.sleep(math.inf)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    asyncio.run(main())
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d9bb9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+import json
+import os
+import asyncio
+from typing import List, Dict, Any
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+import berconpy as rcon
+
+# RCON Server Details
+credentials_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "credentials.json")
+try:
+    with open(credentials_file) as f:
+        credentials = json.load(f)
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    raise Exception(f"Credentials file not found: {credentials_file}")
+except json.JSONDecodeError:
+    raise Exception(f"Error decoding credentials file: {credentials_file}")
+
+IP_ADDR = credentials["SERVER_ADDRESS"]
+PORT = credentials["SERVER_PORT"]
+PASSWORD = credentials["RCON_PASSWORD"]
+
+# Initialize FastAPI app
+app = FastAPI()
+
+# Add CORS middleware
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=["*"],  # Allow all origins
+    allow_credentials=True,
+    allow_methods=["*"],  # Allow all methods
+    allow_headers=["*"],  # Allow all headers
+)
+
+# Initialize RCON client
+client = rcon.AsyncRCONClient()
+
+# Message store
+messages = []
+player_connect_messages = []
+
+# Event handler for player connect messages
+@client.dispatch.on_message
+async def on_player_connect(player_connect_message: str):
+    print('Player connected:', player_connect_message)
+    player_connect_messages.append(player_connect_message)
+
+@client.dispatch.on_command
+async def server_response_to_command(response: str):
+    print('Command response:', response)
+    messages.append(response)
+
+# Background task to run the RCON client
+async def run_rcon_client():
+    try:
+        async with client.connect(IP_ADDR, PORT, PASSWORD):
+            while True:
+                await asyncio.sleep(3600)  # Sleep for an hour and then check the connection
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error in RCON client: {e}")
+    finally:
+        await client.close()
+
+# API endpoint to get messages
+@app.get("/loginmessages", response_class=JSONResponse)
+async def get_messages() -> List[str]:
+    return player_connect_messages
+
+# API endpoint to get players list
+@app.get("/players")
+async def get_players() -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    try:
+        players = await client.fetch_players()
+        player_list = [{"id": player.id, "name": player.name} for player in players]
+        return JSONResponse(content=player_list)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error fetching players: {e}")
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=500, content={"message": "Error fetching players"})
+
+# API endpoint to kick a player
+@app.post("/kick")
+async def kick_player(player_id: int, reason: str = ""):
+    try:
+        response = await client.kick(player_id, reason)
+        return JSONResponse(content={"message": response})
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error kicking player: {e}")
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=500, content={"message": "Error kicking player"})
+
+# API endpoint to ban a player
+@app.post("/ban")
+async def ban_player(addr: str, duration: int = 0, reason: str = ""):
+    try:
+        response = await client.ban(addr, duration, reason)
+        return JSONResponse(content={"message": response})
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error banning player: {e}")
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=500, content={"message": "Error banning player"})
+
+# API endpoint to send a global message
+@app.post("/message")
+async def send_global_message(message: str):
+    try:
+        response = await client.send(message)
+        return JSONResponse(content={"message": response})
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error sending message: {e}")
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=500, content={"message": "Error sending message"})
+
+# API endpoint to unban a player
+@app.post("/unban")
+async def unban_player(ban_id: int):
+    try:
+        response = await client.unban(ban_id)
+        return JSONResponse(content={"message": response})
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error unbanning player: {e}")
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=500, content={"message": "Error unbanning player"})
+
+# API endpoint to send a private message (whisper) to a player
+@app.post("/whisper")
+async def whisper_player(player_id: int, message: str):
+    try:
+        response = await client.whisper(player_id, message)
+        return JSONResponse(content={"message": response})
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error sending whisper: {e}")
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=500, content={"message": "Error sending whisper"})
+
+# Start the RCON client in the background when the app starts
+@app.on_event("startup")
+async def startup_event():
+    asyncio.create_task(run_rcon_client())
+
+# Main entry point for running the FastAPI app
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import uvicorn
+    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)
diff --git a/tester.html b/tester.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4d5d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tester.html
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Player Connect Messages</title>
+    <style>
+        body {
+            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
+            margin: 20px;
+        }
+        #messages {
+            border: 1px solid #ccc;
+            padding: 10px;
+            height: 400px;
+            overflow-y: scroll;
+        }
+        .message {
+            border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
+            padding: 5px 0;
+        }
+        #player-count {
+            font-size: 20px;
+            margin-bottom: 20px;
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <h1>Player Connect Messages</h1>
+    <div id="player-count">Current Players: 0</div>
+    <div id="messages"></div>
+
+    <script>
+        function fetchMessages() {
+            const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+            xhr.open('GET', 'http://localhost:8000/loginmessages', true);
+            xhr.onload = function() {
+                if (xhr.status >= 200 && xhr.status < 300) {
+                    const data = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
+                    console.log('Fetched messages:', data);
+                    updateMessages(data);
+                } else {
+                    console.error('Error fetching messages:', xhr.statusText);
+                }
+            };
+            xhr.onerror = function() {
+                console.error('Network error while fetching messages');
+            };
+            xhr.send();
+        }
+
+        function fetchPlayerCount() {
+            const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+            xhr.open('GET', 'http://localhost:8000/players', true);
+            xhr.onload = function() {
+                if (xhr.status >= 200 && xhr.status < 300) {
+                    const data = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
+                    console.log('Fetched player count:', data.length);
+                    updatePlayerCount(data.length);
+                } else {
+                    console.error('Error fetching player count:', xhr.statusText);
+                }
+            };
+            xhr.onerror = function() {
+                console.error('Network error while fetching player count');
+            };
+            xhr.send();
+        }
+
+        function updateMessages(messages) {
+            const messagesDiv = document.getElementById('messages');
+            messagesDiv.innerHTML = '';
+            messages.forEach(message => {
+                const messageDiv = document.createElement('div');
+                messageDiv.className = 'message';
+                messageDiv.textContent = message;
+                messagesDiv.appendChild(messageDiv);
+            });
+            console.log('Updated messages displayed');
+        }
+
+        function updatePlayerCount(count) {
+            const playerCountDiv = document.getElementById('player-count');
+            playerCountDiv.textContent = `Current Players: ${count}`;
+        }
+
+        // Fetch messages every 5 seconds
+        setInterval(fetchMessages, 5000);
+
+        // Fetch player count every 5 seconds
+        setInterval(fetchPlayerCount, 5000);
+
+        // Initial fetch
+        fetchMessages();
+        fetchPlayerCount();
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>