diff --git a/DDV_Controller/Makefile b/DDV_Controller/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d297d255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DDV_Controller/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+SRC = main.cpp ../util/json/json_reader.cpp ../util/json/json_value.cpp ../util/json/json_writer.cpp ../util/socket.cpp ../util/http_parser.cpp ../util/md5.cpp
+OBJ = $(SRC:.cpp=.o)
+OUT = DDV_Controller
+INCLUDES = 
+CCFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -funsigned-char -g
+CC = $(CROSS)g++
+LD = $(CROSS)ld
+AR = $(CROSS)ar
+LIBS =
+.SUFFIXES: .cpp 
+.PHONY: clean default
+default: $(OUT)
+.cpp.o:
+	$(CC) $(INCLUDES) $(CCFLAGS) $(LIBS) -c $< -o $@
+$(OUT): $(OBJ)
+	$(CC) $(LIBS) -o $(OUT) $(OBJ)
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(OBJ) $(OUT) Makefile.bak *~
diff --git a/DDV_Controller/main.cpp b/DDV_Controller/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d41eddbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DDV_Controller/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+#include <set>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <queue>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <climits>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <set>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#include "../util/socket.h"
+#include "../util/http_parser.h"
+#include "../util/md5.h"
+#include "../util/json/json.h"
+
+
+void WriteFile( std::string Filename, std::string contents ) {
+  std::ofstream File;
+  File.open( Filename.c_str( ) );
+  File << contents << std::endl;
+  File.close( );
+}
+
+std::string ReadFile( std::string Filename ) {
+  std::string Result;
+  std::ifstream File;
+  File.open( Filename.c_str( ) );
+  while( File.good( ) ) { Result += File.get( ); }
+  File.close( );
+  return Result;
+}
+
+class ConnectedUser{
+  public:
+    Socket::Connection C;
+    HTTP::Parser H;
+    bool Authorized;
+    std::string Username;
+    ConnectedUser(Socket::Connection c){
+      C = c;
+      H.Clean();
+      Authorized = false;
+    }
+};
+
+void Log(std::string kind, std::string message, Json::Value & Storage){
+  Json::Value m;
+  m.append((Json::Value::UInt)time(0));
+  m.append(kind);
+  m.append(message);
+  Storage["log"].append(m);
+  std::cout << "[" << kind << "] " << message << std::endl;
+}
+
+void Authorize( Json::Value & Request, Json::Value & Storage, Json::Value & Response, ConnectedUser & conn ) {
+  time_t Time = time(0);
+  tm * TimeInfo = localtime(&Time);
+  std::stringstream Date;
+  std::string retval;
+  Date << TimeInfo->tm_mday << "-" << TimeInfo->tm_mon << "-" << TimeInfo->tm_year + 1900;
+  std::string Challenge = md5( Date.str().c_str() + conn.C.getHost() );
+  if( Request.isMember( "authorize" ) ) {
+    std::string UserID = Request["authorize"]["username"].asString();
+    if (Storage["account"].isMember(UserID)){
+      if( md5( Storage["account"][UserID]["password"].asString() + Challenge ) == Request["authorize"]["password"].asString() ) {
+        Response["authorize"]["status"] = "OK";
+        conn.Username = UserID;
+        conn.Authorized = true;
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+    Log("AUTH", "Failed login attempt "+UserID+" @ "+conn.C.getHost(), Storage);
+  }
+  conn.Username = "";
+  conn.Authorized = false;
+  Response["authorize"]["status"] = "CHALL";
+  Response["authorize"]["challenge"] = Challenge;
+  return;
+}
+
+void CheckConfig(Json::Value & in, Json::Value & out){
+  
+}
+
+void CheckStreams(Json::Value & in, Json::Value & out){
+  
+}
+
+int main() {
+  Socket::Server API_Socket = Socket::Server( 4242, "0.0.0.0", true );
+  Socket::Connection TempConn;
+  std::vector< ConnectedUser > users;
+  HTTP::Parser HTTP_R, HTTP_S;
+  Json::Value Request;
+  Json::Value Response;
+  Json::Value Storage;
+  Json::Reader JsonParse;
+  JsonParse.parse(ReadFile("config.json"), Storage, false);
+  Storage["account"]["gearbox"]["password"] = Json::Value("7e0f87b116377621a75a6440ac74dcf4");
+  while (API_Socket.connected()){
+    usleep(10000); //sleep for 10 ms - prevents 100% CPU time
+    TempConn = API_Socket.accept();
+    if (TempConn.connected()){users.push_back(TempConn);}
+    if (users.size() > 0){
+      for( std::vector< ConnectedUser >::iterator it = users.end() - 1; it >= users.begin(); it-- ) {
+        if( !(*it).C.connected() ) {
+          (*it).C.close();
+          users.erase( it );
+        }
+        if ((*it).H.Read((*it).C)){
+          Response.clear(); //make sure no data leaks from previous requests
+          std::cout << "Body: " << HTTP_R.body << std::endl;
+          std::cout << "Command: " << HTTP_R.GetVar("command") << std::endl;
+          JsonParse.parse(HTTP_R.GetVar("command"), Request, false);
+          std::cout << Request.toStyledString() << std::endl;
+          Authorize(Request, Storage, Response, (*it));
+          if ((*it).Authorized){
+            //Parse config and streams from the request.
+            if (Request.isMember("config")){CheckConfig(Request["config"], Storage["config"]);}
+            if (Request.isMember("streams")){CheckStreams(Request["streams"], Storage["streams"]);}
+            //sent current configuration, no matter if it was changed or not
+            Response["streams"] = Storage["streams"];
+            Response["config"] = Storage["config"];
+            //add the current unix time to the config, for syncing reasons
+            Response["config"]["time"] = (Json::Value::UInt)time(0);
+            //sent any available logs and statistics
+            Response["log"] = Storage["log"];
+            Response["statistics"] = Storage["statistics"];
+            //clear log and statistics to prevent useless data transfer
+            Storage["log"].clear();
+            Storage["statistics"].clear();
+          }
+          (*it).H.Clean();
+          (*it).H.protocol = "HTTP/1.1";
+          (*it).H.SetHeader( "Content-Type", "text/javascript" );
+          (*it).H.SetBody( Response.toStyledString() + "\n\n" );
+          (*it).C.write( (*it).H.BuildResponse( "200", "OK" ) );
+          (*it).H.Clean();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/spawntest/main.cpp b/spawntest/main.cpp
index c622bdba..d06bff34 100644
--- a/spawntest/main.cpp
+++ b/spawntest/main.cpp
@@ -5,11 +5,22 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "../util/proc.h" //Process utility
 
+/// Sleeps a maximum of five seconds, each second being interruptable by a signal.
+void sleepFive(){
+  sleep(1); sleep(1); sleep(1); sleep(1); sleep(1);
+}
+
 /// Testing program for Util::Proc utility class.
 int main(){
   Util::Procs::Start("number1", "./test.sh Koekjes");
-  sleep(1); sleep(1); sleep(1); sleep(1); sleep(1);
+  sleepFive();
   Util::Procs::Start("number2", "./testpipein.sh", "./testpipeout.sh");
-  sleep(1); sleep(1); sleep(1); sleep(1); sleep(1);
+  sleepFive();
+  Util::Procs::Start("number3", "./infitest.sh");
+  sleepFive();
+  Util::Procs::Stop("number3");
+  Util::Procs::Start("number4", "./infitest.sh", "./testpipeout.sh");
+  sleepFive();
+  Util::Procs::Stop("number4");
   return 0;
 }//main
diff --git a/util/proc.cpp b/util/proc.cpp
index db004d0d..b5257065 100644
--- a/util/proc.cpp
+++ b/util/proc.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,16 @@ void Util::Procs::childsig_handler(int signum){
   if (signum != SIGCHLD){return;}
   pid_t ret = wait(0);
   #if DEBUG >= 1
-  std::cerr << "Process " << plist[ret] << " terminated." << std::endl;
+  std::string pname = plist[ret];
   #endif
   plist.erase(ret);
+  #if DEBUG >= 1
+  if (isActive(pname)){
+    std::cerr << "Process " << pname << " half-terminated." << std::endl;
+  }else{
+    std::cerr << "Process " << pname << " fully terminated." << std::endl;
+  }
+  #endif
 }
 
 /// Attempts to run the command cmd.
@@ -99,53 +106,66 @@ pid_t Util::Procs::Start(std::string name, std::string cmd, std::string cmd2){
     sigaction(SIGCHLD, &new_action, NULL);
     handler_set = true;
   }
+  int pfildes[2];
+  if (pipe(pfildes) == -1){
+    #if DEBUG >= 1
+    std::cerr << "Process " << name << " could not be started. Pipe creation failed." << std::endl;
+    #endif
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   pid_t ret = fork();
   if (ret == 0){
-    int pfildes[2];
-    if (pipe(pfildes) == -1){
-      #if DEBUG >= 1
-      std::cerr << "Process " << name << " could not be started. Pipe creation failed." << std::endl;
-      #endif
-      _exit(41);
-    }
-    pid_t pid;
-    if ((pid = fork()) == -1){
-      #if DEBUG >= 1
-      std::cerr << "Process " << name << " could not be started. Second fork() failed." << std::endl;
-      #endif
-      _exit(41);
-    }else if (pid == 0){
-      close(pfildes[0]);
-      dup2(pfildes[1],1);
-      close(pfildes[1]);
-      runCmd(cmd);
-    }else{
-      close(pfildes[1]);
-      dup2(pfildes[0],0);
-      close(pfildes[0]);
-      runCmd(cmd2);
-    }
+    close(pfildes[0]);
+    dup2(pfildes[1],1);
+    close(pfildes[1]);
+    runCmd(cmd);
   }else{
     if (ret > 0){
-      #if DEBUG >= 1
-      std::cerr << "Process " << name << " started, PID " << ret << ": " << cmd << " | " << cmd2 << std::endl;
-      #endif
       plist.insert(std::pair<pid_t, std::string>(ret, name));
     }else{
       #if DEBUG >= 1
       std::cerr << "Process " << name << " could not be started. fork() failed." << std::endl;
       #endif
+      close(pfildes[1]);
+      close(pfildes[0]);
       return 0;
     }
   }
+  
+  pid_t ret2 = fork();
+  if (ret2 == 0){
+    close(pfildes[1]);
+    dup2(pfildes[0],0);
+    close(pfildes[0]);
+    runCmd(cmd2);
+  }else{
+    if (ret2 > 0){
+      #if DEBUG >= 1
+        std::cerr << "Process " << name << " started, PIDs (" << ret << ", " << ret2 << "): " << cmd << " | " << cmd2 << std::endl;
+      #endif
+      plist.insert(std::pair<pid_t, std::string>(ret2, name));
+    }else{
+      #if DEBUG >= 1
+      std::cerr << "Process " << name << " could not be started. fork() failed." << std::endl;
+      #endif
+      Stop(name);
+      close(pfildes[1]);
+      close(pfildes[0]);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+  close(pfildes[1]);
+  close(pfildes[0]);
   return ret;
 }
 
 /// Stops the named process, if running.
 /// \arg name (Internal) name of process to stop
 void Util::Procs::Stop(std::string name){
-  if (!isActive(name)){return;}
-  Stop(getPid(name));
+  while (isActive(name)){
+    Stop(getPid(name));
+  }
 }
 
 /// Stops the process with this pid, if running.