diff --git a/.air.toml b/.air.toml
index fa4b208..48b2dce 100644
--- a/.air.toml
+++ b/.air.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ testdata_dir = "testdata"
 tmp_dir = "tmp"
 
 [build]
-  args_bin = []
+  args_bin = ["-ip", "127.0.0.1", "-port", "3000"]
   bin = "./tmp/main"
   pre_cmd = []
   cmd = "go build -o ./tmp/main . & cd stylegen && ./gen.sh"
diff --git a/api/sse.go b/api/sse.go
index b080cba..00eac85 100644
--- a/api/sse.go
+++ b/api/sse.go
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"log"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"goth.stack/lib"
 )
 
-func SSE(c echo.Context) error {
+func SSE(c echo.Context, pubSub lib.PubSub) error {
+	if pubSub == nil {
+		return errors.New("pubSub is nil")
+	}
+
 	channel := c.QueryParam("channel")
 	if channel == "" {
 		channel = "default"
@@ -18,41 +22,29 @@ func SSE(c echo.Context) error {
 	// Use the request context, which is cancelled when the client disconnects
 	ctx := c.Request().Context()
 
-	pubsub, _ := lib.Subscribe(lib.RedisClient, channel)
+	pubsub, err := pubSub.SubscribeToChannel(channel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to subscribe to channel: %w", err)
+	}
 
-	c.Response().Header().Set(echo.HeaderContentType, "text/event-stream")
-	c.Response().Header().Set(echo.HeaderConnection, "keep-alive")
-	c.Response().Header().Set(echo.HeaderCacheControl, "no-cache")
+	lib.SetSSEHeaders(c)
 
 	// Create a ticker that fires every 15 seconds
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
+	ticker := lib.CreateTickerAndKeepAlive(c, 30*time.Second)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
+	// Create a client channel and add it to the SSE server
+	client := make(chan string)
+	lib.SSEServer.AddClient(channel, client)
+	defer lib.SSEServer.RemoveClient(channel, client)
+
+	go lib.HandleIncomingMessages(c, pubsub, client)
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			// If the client has disconnected, stop the loop
 			return nil
-		case <-ticker.C:
-			// Every 30 seconds, send a comment to keep the connection alive
-			if _, err := c.Response().Write([]byte(": keep-alive\n\n")); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			c.Response().Flush()
-		default:
-			// Handle incoming messages as before
-			msg, err := pubsub.ReceiveMessage(ctx)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("Failed to receive message: %v", err)
-				continue
-			}
-
-			data := fmt.Sprintf("data: %s\n\n", msg.Payload)
-			if _, err := c.Response().Write([]byte(data)); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			c.Response().Flush()
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/api/ssedemosend.go b/api/ssedemosend.go
index 2416b74..db4139f 100644
--- a/api/ssedemosend.go
+++ b/api/ssedemosend.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"goth.stack/lib"
 )
 
-func SSEDemoSend(c echo.Context) error {
+func SSEDemoSend(c echo.Context, pubSub lib.PubSub) error {
 	channel := c.QueryParam("channel")
 	if channel == "" {
 		channel = "default"
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ func SSEDemoSend(c echo.Context) error {
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "message parameter is required"})
 	}
 
-	// Send message
-	lib.SendSSE("default", message)
+	lib.SendSSE(c.Request().Context(), pubSub, "default", message)
 
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"status": "message sent"})
 }
diff --git a/lib/types.go b/lib/links.go
similarity index 50%
rename from lib/types.go
rename to lib/links.go
index 912f1ea..36a81ea 100644
--- a/lib/types.go
+++ b/lib/links.go
@@ -19,19 +19,4 @@ type CardLink struct {
 	Internal    bool
 }
 
-type Post struct {
-	Content template.HTML
-	Name    string
-	Date    string
-	Tags    []string
-}
-type FrontMatter struct {
-	Name string
-	Date string
-	Tags []string
-}
 
-type PubSubMessage struct {
-	Channel string `json:"channel"`
-	Data    string `json:"data"`
-}
diff --git a/lib/localpubsub.go b/lib/localpubsub.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb54eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/localpubsub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package lib
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type LocalPubSub struct {
+	subscribers map[string][]chan Message
+	lock        sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+type LocalPubSubMessage struct {
+	messages <-chan Message
+}
+
+func (ps *LocalPubSub) SubscribeToChannel(channel string) (PubSubMessage, error) {
+	ps.lock.Lock()
+	defer ps.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if ps.subscribers == nil {
+		ps.subscribers = make(map[string][]chan Message)
+	}
+
+	ch := make(chan Message, 100)
+	ps.subscribers[channel] = append(ps.subscribers[channel], ch)
+
+	log.Printf("Subscribed to channel %s", channel)
+
+	return &LocalPubSubMessage{messages: ch}, nil
+}
+
+func (ps *LocalPubSub) PublishToChannel(channel string, message string) error {
+	ps.lock.RLock()
+	defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	if subscribers, ok := ps.subscribers[channel]; ok {
+		log.Printf("Publishing message to channel %s: %s", channel, message)
+		for _, ch := range subscribers {
+			ch <- Message{Payload: message}
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("No subscribers for channel %s", channel)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *LocalPubSubMessage) ReceiveMessage(ctx context.Context) (*Message, error) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			// The client has disconnected. Stop trying to send messages.
+			return nil, ctx.Err()
+		case msg := <-m.messages:
+			// A message has been received. Send it to the client.
+			log.Printf("Received message: %s", msg.Payload)
+			return &msg, nil
+		case <-time.After(30 * time.Second):
+			// No message has been received for 30 seconds. Send a keep-alive message.
+			return &Message{Payload: "keep-alive"}, nil
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (ps *LocalPubSub) UnsubscribeFromChannel(channel string, ch <-chan Message) {
+	ps.lock.Lock()
+	defer ps.lock.Unlock()
+
+	subscribers := ps.subscribers[channel]
+	for i, subscriber := range subscribers {
+		if subscriber == ch {
+			// Remove the subscriber from the slice
+			subscribers = append(subscribers[:i], subscribers[i+1:]...)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(subscribers) == 0 {
+		delete(ps.subscribers, channel)
+	} else {
+		ps.subscribers[channel] = subscribers
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/markdown.go b/lib/markdown.go
index a36d7f3..9221752 100644
--- a/lib/markdown.go
+++ b/lib/markdown.go
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
+type FrontMatter struct {
+	Name string
+	Date string
+	Tags []string
+}
+
 func ExtractFrontMatter(file os.DirEntry, dir string) (CardLink, error) {
 	f, err := os.Open(dir + file.Name())
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/lib/markdown_test.go b/lib/markdown_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 190ccf9..0000000
--- a/lib/markdown_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-package lib_test
-
-import (
-	"io/fs"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/alecthomas/assert/v2"
-	"goth.stack/lib"
-)
-
-func TestExtractFrontMatter(t *testing.T) {
-	// Create a temporary file with some front matter
-	tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("../content", "example.*.md")
-	println(tmpfile.Name())
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name()) // clean up
-
-	text := `---
-name: "Test Title"
-description: "Test Description"
----
-
-# Test Content
-
-`
-	if _, err := tmpfile.Write([]byte(text)); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if err := tmpfile.Close(); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	// Get the directory entry for the temporary file
-	dirEntry, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Dir(tmpfile.Name()))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	var tmpFileEntry fs.DirEntry
-	for _, entry := range dirEntry {
-		if entry.Name() == filepath.Base(tmpfile.Name()) {
-			tmpFileEntry = entry
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Now we can test ExtractFrontMatter
-	frontMatter, err := lib.ExtractFrontMatter(tmpFileEntry, "../content/")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Test Title", frontMatter.Name)
-	assert.Equal(t, "Test Description", frontMatter.Description)
-}
diff --git a/lib/pubsub.go b/lib/pubsub.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d91efde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pubsub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package lib
+
+import "context"
+
+type Message struct {
+	Payload string
+}
+
+type PubSubMessage interface {
+	ReceiveMessage(ctx context.Context) (*Message, error)
+}
+
+type PubSub interface {
+	SubscribeToChannel(channel string) (PubSubMessage, error)
+	PublishToChannel(channel string, message string) error
+}
diff --git a/lib/redis.go b/lib/redis.go
index 81c9057..b32bda3 100644
--- a/lib/redis.go
+++ b/lib/redis.go
@@ -9,11 +9,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
 )
 
-var ctx = context.Background()
-
 var RedisClient *redis.Client
 
-func NewClient() *redis.Client {
+type RedisPubSubMessage struct {
+	pubsub *redis.PubSub
+}
+
+// RedisPubSub is a Redis implementation of the PubSub interface.
+type RedisPubSub struct {
+	Client *redis.Client
+}
+
+func NewRedisClient() *redis.Client {
 	if RedisClient != nil {
 		return RedisClient
 	}
@@ -32,23 +39,29 @@ func NewClient() *redis.Client {
 	return RedisClient
 }
 
-func Publish(client *redis.Client, channel string, message string) error {
-	if client == nil {
-		client = NewClient()
-	}
-
-	return client.Publish(ctx, channel, message).Err()
-}
-
-func Subscribe(client *redis.Client, channel string) (*redis.PubSub, string) {
-	if client == nil {
-		client = NewClient()
-	}
-
-	pubsub := client.Subscribe(ctx, channel)
-	_, err := pubsub.Receive(ctx)
+func (m *RedisPubSubMessage) ReceiveMessage(ctx context.Context) (*Message, error) {
+	msg, err := m.pubsub.ReceiveMessage(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Error receiving subscription: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return pubsub, channel
+
+	return &Message{Payload: msg.Payload}, nil
+}
+
+func (ps *RedisPubSub) SubscribeToChannel(channel string) (PubSubMessage, error) {
+	pubsub := ps.Client.Subscribe(context.Background(), channel)
+	_, err := pubsub.Receive(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &RedisPubSubMessage{pubsub: pubsub}, nil
+}
+
+func (r *RedisPubSub) PublishToChannel(channel string, message string) error {
+	err := r.Client.Publish(context.Background(), channel, message).Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/lib/redis_test.go b/lib/redis_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7643613..0000000
--- a/lib/redis_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package lib_test
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/go-redis/redismock/v9"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"goth.stack/lib"
-)
-
-func TestPublish(t *testing.T) {
-	db, mock := redismock.NewClientMock()
-	mock.ExpectPublish("mychannel", "mymessage").SetVal(1)
-
-	err := lib.Publish(db, "mychannel", "mymessage")
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.NoError(t, mock.ExpectationsWereMet())
-}
-
-// Then you can check the channel name in your test
-func TestSubscribe(t *testing.T) {
-	db, _ := redismock.NewClientMock()
-
-	pubsub, channel := lib.Subscribe(db, "mychannel")
-	assert.NotNil(t, pubsub)
-	assert.Equal(t, "mychannel", channel)
-}
diff --git a/lib/sse.go b/lib/sse.go
index 585c9f8..544ba66 100644
--- a/lib/sse.go
+++ b/lib/sse.go
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 package lib
 
-import "sync"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+)
 
 type SSEServerType struct {
 	clients map[string]map[chan string]bool
@@ -8,6 +17,7 @@ type SSEServerType struct {
 }
 
 var SSEServer *SSEServerType
+var mutex = &sync.Mutex{}
 
 func init() {
 	SSEServer = &SSEServerType{
@@ -48,14 +58,20 @@ func (s *SSEServerType) ClientCount(channel string) int {
 	return len(s.clients[channel])
 }
 
-func SendSSE(channel string, message string) error {
+func SendSSE(ctx context.Context, messageBroker PubSub, channel string, message string) error {
 	// Create a channel to receive an error from the goroutine
 	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
 
 	// Use a goroutine to send the message asynchronously
 	go func() {
-		err := Publish(RedisClient, channel, message)
-		errCh <- err // Send the error to the channel
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			// The client has disconnected, so return an error
+			errCh <- ctx.Err()
+		default:
+			err := messageBroker.PublishToChannel(channel, message)
+			errCh <- err // Send the error to the channel
+		}
 	}()
 
 	// Wait for the goroutine to finish and check for errors
@@ -66,3 +82,63 @@ func SendSSE(channel string, message string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func SetSSEHeaders(c echo.Context) {
+	c.Response().Header().Set(echo.HeaderContentType, "text/event-stream")
+	c.Response().Header().Set(echo.HeaderConnection, "keep-alive")
+	c.Response().Header().Set(echo.HeaderCacheControl, "no-cache")
+}
+
+func CreateTickerAndKeepAlive(c echo.Context, duration time.Duration) *time.Ticker {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(duration)
+	go func() {
+		for range ticker.C {
+			if _, err := c.Response().Write([]byte(": keep-alive\n\n")); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Failed to write keep-alive: %v", err)
+			}
+			c.Response().Flush()
+		}
+	}()
+	return ticker
+}
+
+func HandleIncomingMessages(c echo.Context, pubsub PubSubMessage, client chan string) {
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-c.Request().Context().Done():
+			// The client has disconnected. Stop trying to send messages.
+			return
+		default:
+			// The client is still connected. Continue processing messages.
+			msg, err := pubsub.ReceiveMessage(c.Request().Context())
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Failed to receive message: %v", err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			data := fmt.Sprintf("data: %s\n\n", msg.Payload)
+
+			mutex.Lock()
+			_, err = c.Response().Write([]byte(data))
+			mutex.Unlock()
+
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Failed to write message: %v", err)
+				return // Stop processing if an error occurs
+			}
+
+			// Check if the ResponseWriter is nil before trying to flush it
+			if c.Response().Writer != nil {
+				// Check if the ResponseWriter implements http.Flusher before calling Flush
+				flusher, ok := c.Response().Writer.(http.Flusher)
+				if ok {
+					flusher.Flush()
+				} else {
+					log.Println("Failed to flush: ResponseWriter does not implement http.Flusher")
+				}
+			} else {
+				log.Println("Failed to flush: ResponseWriter is nil")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f0533d5..69fdeeb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -9,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
 
 	"goth.stack/api"
+	"goth.stack/lib"
 	"goth.stack/pages"
 )
 
@@ -16,6 +20,24 @@ func main() {
 	// Load environment variables
 	godotenv.Load(".env")
 
+	// Initialize Redis client
+	lib.RedisClient = lib.NewRedisClient()
+
+	// Test Redis connection
+	_, err := lib.RedisClient.Ping(context.Background()).Result()
+
+	// Initialize pubsub
+	var pubSub lib.PubSub
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to connect to Redis: %v", err)
+		log.Println("Falling back to LocalPubSub")
+		pubSub = &lib.LocalPubSub{}
+	} else {
+		pubSub = &lib.RedisPubSub{
+			Client: lib.RedisClient,
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Initialize Echo router
 	e := echo.New()
 
@@ -23,7 +45,6 @@ func main() {
 	e.Use(middleware.Logger())
 	e.Use(middleware.Recover())
 	e.Pre(middleware.RemoveTrailingSlash())
-	e.Use(middleware.Logger())
 	e.Use(middleware.RequestID())
 	e.Use(middleware.Secure())
 	e.Use(middleware.GzipWithConfig(middleware.GzipConfig{
@@ -43,14 +64,25 @@ func main() {
 	// API Routes:
 	apiGroup := e.Group("/api")
 	apiGroup.GET("/ping", api.Ping)
-	apiGroup.GET("/sse", api.SSE)
-	apiGroup.POST("/sendsse", api.SSEDemoSend)
+
+	apiGroup.GET("/sse", func(c echo.Context) error {
+		return api.SSE(c, pubSub)
+	})
+
+	apiGroup.POST("/sendsse", func(c echo.Context) error {
+		return api.SSEDemoSend(c, pubSub)
+	})
+
+	// Parse command-line arguments for IP and port
+	ip := flag.String("ip", "", "IP address to bind the server to")
+	port := flag.String("port", "3000", "Port to bind the server to")
+	flag.Parse()
 
 	// Start server with HTTP/2 support
 	s := &http.Server{
-		Addr:    ":3000",
+		Addr:    fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", *ip, *port),
 		Handler: e,
 	}
 	e.Logger.Fatal(e.StartServer(s))
-	log.Println("Server started on port 3000")
+	log.Println("Server started on port", *port)
 }