diff --git a/twitch-highlight/.gitignore b/twitch-highlight/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..706abfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
diff --git a/twitch-highlight/README.md b/twitch-highlight/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a65b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Twitch Highlight
+
+A Twitch highlight extraction tool for extracting clips and segments from Twitch streams.
+
+## Configuration
+
+This application requires Twitch API credentials to function. You need to set up a `.env` file in the root of the project with the following environment variables:
+
+```
+TWITCH_NICKNAME=your_twitch_username
+TWITCH_OAUTH_TOKEN=oauth:your_oauth_token
+TWITCH_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
+```
+
+### Getting Twitch Credentials
+
+You have a few options to get your OAuth token:
+
+1. Go to [https://twitchtokengenerator.com/](https://twitchtokengenerator.com/)
+2. Click "Connect with Twitch" to authorize
+3. Select the scopes you need (e.g., "Chat: Read Chat", "Chat: Send Chat Messages")
+4. Copy the generated token (it will start with `oauth:`)
+
+#### 4. Your Twitch Nickname
+
+This is simply your Twitch username (the one you use to log in). For example, if your Twitch channel is `https://twitch.tv/yourname`, your nickname is `yourname`.
+
+### Setting Up the .env File
+
+Create a `.env` file in the project root directory:
+
+```env
+TWITCH_NICKNAME=relicjamin1
+TWITCH_OAUTH_TOKEN=oauth:your_actual_token_here
+TWITCH_CLIENT_ID=your_actual_client_id_here
+```
+
+**Important**: Never commit your `.env` file to version control. The `.env` file is already included in `.gitignore`.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+pip install -e .
+```
+
+For development dependencies:
+
+```bash
+pip install -e ".[dev]"
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+python ./src/main.py
+```
+
+## Development
+
+```bash
+# Run tests
+pytest
+
+# Format code
+black .
+
+# Lint
+ruff check .
+
+# Type check
+mypy src/
+```
diff --git a/twitch-highlight/pyproject.toml b/twitch-highlight/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16aea90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "twitch-highlight"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Twitch highlight extraction tool"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+license = {text = "MIT"}
+authors = [
+    {name = "Collin Campbell", email = "collin@example.com"}
+]
+keywords = ["twitch", "highlight", "video"]
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+    "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+]
+dependencies = ["python-dotenv>=1.0.0", "streamlink>=6.0.0", "textual>=7.5.0"]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pytest>=7.0",
+    "pytest-cov>=4.0",
+    "black>=23.0",
+    "ruff>=0.1.0",
+    "mypy>=1.0",
+    "textual-dev>=1.8.0"
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/collincampbell/twitch-highlight"
+Repository = "https://github.com/collincampbell/twitch-highlight"
+Issues = "https://github.com/collincampbell/twitch-highlight/issues"
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["src"]
+
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 100
+target-version = ['py38', 'py39', 'py310', 'py311', 'py312']
+
+[tool.ruff]
+line-length = 100
+select = ["E", "F", "I", "N", "W"]
+ignore = []
+
+[tool.ruff.per-file-ignores]
+"__init__.py" = ["F401"]
+
+[tool.mypy]
+python_version = "3.8"
+warn_return_any = true
+warn_unused_configs = true
+disallow_untyped_defs = false
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+python_files = ["test_*.py"]
+python_classes = ["Test*"]
+python_functions = ["test_*"]
diff --git a/twitch-highlight/src/__init__.py b/twitch-highlight/src/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6e840b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/src/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""Twitch Highlight Package."""
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/twitch-highlight/src/main.py b/twitch-highlight/src/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f2507c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/src/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""Main module for twitch-highlight."""
+
+from services.config import load_config
+from tui.tui import TwitchHighlightTUI
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entry point."""
+    TwitchHighlightTUI(load_config()).run()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/twitch-highlight/src/services/config.py b/twitch-highlight/src/services/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd5500c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/src/services/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+env_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / ".env"
+load_dotenv(env_path)
+
+TWITCH_NICKNAME = os.getenv("TWITCH_NICKNAME", "")
+TWITCH_OAUTH_TOKEN = os.getenv("TWITCH_OAUTH_TOKEN", "")
+TWITCH_CLIENT_ID = os.getenv("TWITCH_CLIENT_ID", "")
+
+
+class Config:
+    def __init__(self, nickname: str, oauth_token: str, client_id: str):
+        self.nickname = nickname
+        self.oauth_token = oauth_token
+        self.client_id = client_id
+
+
+def load_config() -> Config:
+    missing = []
+    if not TWITCH_NICKNAME:
+        missing.append("TWITCH_NICKNAME")
+    if not TWITCH_OAUTH_TOKEN:
+        missing.append("TWITCH_OAUTH_TOKEN")
+    if not TWITCH_CLIENT_ID:
+        missing.append("TWITCH_CLIENT_ID")
+
+    if missing:
+        raise ValueError(f"Missing required environment variables: {', '.join(missing)}")
+
+    return Config(TWITCH_NICKNAME, TWITCH_OAUTH_TOKEN, TWITCH_CLIENT_ID)
diff --git a/twitch-highlight/src/services/twitch_client.py b/twitch-highlight/src/services/twitch_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7badb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/src/services/twitch_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import socket
+import time
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from collections import deque
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ChatRateStats:
+    current_rate: float
+    average_rate: float
+    total_messages: int
+    rate_of_change: float
+
+
+class TwitchClient:
+    def __init__(self, oauth_token: str, nickname: str, window_seconds: int = 60):
+        self.oauth_token = oauth_token
+        self.nickname = nickname
+        self.window_seconds = window_seconds
+        self.socket: Optional[socket.socket] = None
+        self.message_timestamps: deque[float] = deque()
+        self.start_time: Optional[float] = None
+        self.total_messages = 0
+        self.connected = False
+
+        self.channel = ""
+
+    def set_channel(self, channel: str):
+        self.channel = channel
+
+    def connect(self) -> None:
+        self.socket = socket.socket()
+        self.socket.connect(("irc.chat.twitch.tv", 6667))
+        self.socket.send(f"PASS {self.oauth_token}\n".encode("utf-8"))
+        self.socket.send(f"NICK {self.nickname}\n".encode("utf-8"))
+        self.socket.send(f"JOIN #{self.channel}\n".encode("utf-8"))
+        self.connected = True
+        self.start_time = time.time()
+
+    def disconnect(self) -> None:
+        if self.socket:
+            self.socket.send("PART #{}\n".format(self.channel).encode("utf-8"))
+            self.socket.close()
+        self.connected = False
+
+    def _receive_messages(self) -> list[str]:
+        messages = []
+        if self.socket:
+            try:
+                data = self.socket.recv(2048).decode("utf-8")
+                print(data)
+
+                if data.find("PING") != -1:
+                    print("sending back pong")
+                    self.socket.send("PONG :tmi.twitch.tv\n".encode("utf-8"))
+
+                messages = [line for line in data.split("\r\n") if line.strip()]
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        return messages
+
+    def _is_chat_message(self, line: str) -> bool:
+        return "PRIVMSG #{} :".format(self.channel) in line
+
+    def _cleanup_old_timestamps(self) -> None:
+        current_time = time.time()
+        while (
+            self.message_timestamps
+            and current_time - self.message_timestamps[0] > self.window_seconds
+        ):
+            self.message_timestamps.popleft()
+
+    def read_messages(self) -> list[str]:
+        lines = self._receive_messages()
+        chat_messages = []
+        current_time = time.time()
+
+        for line in lines:
+            if self._is_chat_message(line):
+                chat_messages.append(line)
+                self.message_timestamps.append(current_time)
+                self.total_messages += 1
+
+        self._cleanup_old_timestamps()
+        return chat_messages
+
+    def _calculate_current_rate(self) -> float:
+        if not self.message_timestamps:
+            return 0.0
+        return len(self.message_timestamps) / self.window_seconds
+
+    def _calculate_average_rate(self) -> float:
+        if not self.start_time:
+            return 0.0
+        elapsed_time = time.time() - self.start_time
+        if elapsed_time == 0:
+            return 0.0
+        return self.total_messages / elapsed_time
+
+    def get_rate_stats(self, old: ChatRateStats) -> ChatRateStats:
+        self._cleanup_old_timestamps()
+        current_rate = self._calculate_current_rate()
+        average_rate = self._calculate_average_rate()
+
+        roc = 0.0
+        if old.current_rate != 0.0:
+            roc = (current_rate - old.current_rate) / old.current_rate
+        return ChatRateStats(
+            current_rate=current_rate,
+            average_rate=average_rate,
+            total_messages=self.total_messages,
+            rate_of_change=roc,
+        )
diff --git a/twitch-highlight/src/services/twitch_video.py b/twitch-highlight/src/services/twitch_video.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b92ef74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/src/services/twitch_video.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import io
+import json
+import subprocess
+import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Callable, Optional
+
+
+class TwitchVideoClient:
+    def __init__(self, oauth_token: str, client_id: str, buffer_seconds: int = 15):
+        self.oauth_token = oauth_token
+        self.client_id = client_id
+        self.base_url = "https://api.twitch.tv/helix"
+        self.buffer_seconds = buffer_seconds
+        self._buffer: io.BytesIO = io.BytesIO()
+        self._is_recording = False
+        self._process: Optional[subprocess.Popen] = None
+
+        self.channel = ""
+
+    def set_channel(self, channel: str):
+        self.channel = channel
+
+    def _make_request(self, endpoint: str, params: Optional[dict] = None) -> dict:
+        url = f"{self.base_url}{endpoint}"
+        if params:
+            url += f"?{'&'.join(f'{k}={v}' for k, v in params.items())}"
+
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url)
+        req.add_header("Authorization", f"Bearer {self.oauth_token.removeprefix('oauth:')}")
+        req.add_header("Client-Id", self.client_id)
+
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as response:
+            return json.loads(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
+
+    def _get_stream_url(self) -> str:
+        try:
+            import streamlink
+
+            streams = streamlink.streams(f"https://twitch.tv/{self.channel}")
+            if "best" not in streams:
+                raise ValueError(f"No stream available for channel {self.channel}")
+            return streams["best"].url
+        except ImportError:
+            raise ImportError("streamlink is required. Install with: pip install streamlink")
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to get stream URL: {e}")
+
+    def start_recording(self, on_chunk: Optional[Callable[[bytes], None]] = None) -> None:
+        if self._is_recording:
+            raise RuntimeError("Already recording")
+
+        try:
+            stream_url = self._get_stream_url()
+
+            ffmpeg_cmd = [
+                "ffmpeg",
+                "-i",
+                stream_url,
+                "-t",
+                str(self.buffer_seconds),
+                "-c",
+                "copy",
+                "-f",
+                "mpegts",
+                "-",
+            ]
+
+            self._process = subprocess.Popen(
+                ffmpeg_cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+            )
+
+            self._is_recording = True
+            self._buffer = io.BytesIO()
+
+            def read_stream():
+                try:
+                    while True:
+                        chunk = self._process.stdout.read(8192)
+                        if not chunk:
+                            break
+                        self._buffer.write(chunk)
+                        if on_chunk:
+                            on_chunk(chunk)
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+
+            import threading
+
+            self._read_thread = threading.Thread(target=read_stream)
+            self._read_thread.daemon = True
+            self._read_thread.start()
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to start recording: {e}")
+
+    def stop_recording(self) -> bytes:
+        if not self._is_recording:
+            raise RuntimeError("Not recording")
+
+        if self._process:
+            self._process.terminate()
+            self._process.wait()
+
+        self._is_recording = False
+        self._buffer.seek(0)
+        return self._buffer.getvalue()
+
+    def save_to_file(self, filepath: Path, data: Optional[bytes] = None) -> Path:
+        if data is None:
+            data = self._buffer.getvalue()
+
+        filepath.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        with open(filepath, "wb") as f:
+            f.write(data)
+        return filepath
+
+    def clear_buffer(self) -> None:
+        self._buffer = io.BytesIO()
diff --git a/twitch-highlight/src/tui/tui.py b/twitch-highlight/src/tui/tui.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d37821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/src/tui/tui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+from services.config import Config
+from services.twitch_client import TwitchClient
+from services.twitch_video import TwitchVideoClient
+from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
+from textual.containers import Horizontal, Vertical
+from textual.widgets import Input, Log, Button
+import time
+
+import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from services.twitch_client import ChatRateStats
+import asyncio
+
+
+class TwitchHighlightTUI(App):
+    CSS = """
+    .header {
+        height: 3;
+        dock: top;
+    }
+    .main-content {
+        height: 1fr;
+    }
+    #channel-input {
+        width: 1fr;
+    }
+    #connect-btn {
+        margin-left: 1;
+    }
+    #log {
+        height: 1fr;
+        border-top: solid $primary;
+    }
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.twitch_chat = TwitchClient(config.oauth_token, config.nickname)
+        self.twitch_record = TwitchVideoClient(config.oauth_token, config.client_id)
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        with Vertical(classes="main-content"):
+            with Horizontal(classes="header"):
+                yield Input(placeholder="Enter channel name...", id="channel-input")
+                yield Button("Connect", id="connect-btn")
+                yield Button("Disconnect", id="disconnect-btn")
+            yield Log(id="log")
+
+    async def update(self):
+        start_time = time.time()
+
+        current_rate = ChatRateStats(
+            current_rate=0.0, average_rate=0.0, total_messages=0, rate_of_change=0.0
+        )
+        while self.twitch_chat.connected:
+            messages = self.twitch_chat.read_messages()
+            current_rate = self.twitch_chat.get_rate_stats(current_rate)
+
+            self.add_log(f"{current_rate}, highlights enabled: {time.time() - start_time > 120}")
+            for m in messages:
+                self.add_log(m)
+            if current_rate.rate_of_change > 0.8 and time.time() - start_time > 120:
+                self.add_log("POG CHAMP HIGHLIGH TIME")
+                self.twitch_record.stop_recording()
+                self.twitch_record.save_to_file(
+                    Path(f"clips/{self.twitch_record.channel}-{datetime.datetime.now()}.mp4")
+                )
+                self.twitch_record.clear_buffer()
+                self.twitch_record.start_recording()
+            await asyncio.sleep(15)
+
+        self.add_log("disconnected worker")
+
+    def on_button_pressed(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
+        if event.button.id == "connect-btn":
+            channel_input = self.query_one("#channel-input", Input)
+            channel = channel_input.value.strip()
+            if channel:
+                self.log(f"Connecting to channel: {channel}")
+                self.twitch_chat.set_channel(channel)
+                self.twitch_record.set_channel(channel)
+                self.start_twitch()
+            else:
+                self.log("Please enter a channel name", "warning")
+        elif event.button.id == "disconnect-btn":
+            self.log("Disconnection from channel")
+            self.twitch_chat.set_channel("")
+            self.twitch_chat.set_channel("")
+            self.dissconnect_twitch()
+
+    def on_input_submitted(self, event: Input.Submitted) -> None:
+        if event.input.id == "channel-input":
+            channel = event.input.value.strip()
+            if channel:
+                self.log(f"Connecting to channel: {channel}")
+                event.input.value = ""
+            else:
+                self.log("Please enter a channel name", "warning")
+
+    def start_twitch(self):
+        self.add_log("Connecting...")
+        self.twitch_chat.connect()
+        self.twitch_record.start_recording()
+        self.run_worker(self.update)
+
+    def dissconnect_twitch(self):
+        self.add_log("diconnecting, wait until worker reports its done")
+        self.twitch_chat.disconnect()
+        self.twitch_record.stop_recording()
+
+    def add_log(self, message: str, level: str = "info") -> None:
+        log_widget = self.query_one("#log", Log)
+        log_widget.write_line(f"[{level.upper()}] {message}")
diff --git a/twitch-highlight/tests/__init__.py b/twitch-highlight/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..651995d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""Tests package."""
+
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent / "src"))
diff --git a/twitch-highlight/tests/test_example.py b/twitch-highlight/tests/test_example.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c903546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-highlight/tests/test_example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""Example test module."""
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_example():
+    """Example test function."""
+    assert True
diff --git a/twitch-vod/.env.example b/twitch-vod/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ee176e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Twitch API credentials
+TWITCH_CLIENT_ID=your-twitch-client-id
+TWITCH_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-twitch-access-token
+
+# Postgres configuration
+POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
+POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+POSTGRES_DB=twitch_vod
+POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
diff --git a/twitch-vod/.gitignore b/twitch-vod/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ca9bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+cover/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+.pybuilder/
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+
+# pipenv
+Pipfile.lock
+
+# poetry
+poetry.lock
+
+# pdm
+.pdm.toml
+
+# PEP 582
+__pypackages__/
+
+# Celery stuff
+celerybeat-schedule
+celerybeat.pid
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# pytype static type analyzer
+.pytype/
+
+# Cython debug symbols
+cython_debug/
+
+# IDEs
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# Project specific
+vods/
diff --git a/twitch-vod/Makefile b/twitch-vod/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b05e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.PHONY: tui
+
+tui:
+	python ./src/twitch_vod/tui.py
+
+.PHONY: run
+run:
+	fastapi dev ./src/twitch_vod/main.py
diff --git a/twitch-vod/README.md b/twitch-vod/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/twitch-vod/docker-compose.yml b/twitch-vod/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11ef073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: postgres:16-alpine
+    container_name: twitch-vod-postgres
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+      POSTGRES_DB: twitch_vod
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    volumes:
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  pgadmin:
+    image: dpage/pgadmin4:latest
+    container_name: twitch-vod-pgadmin
+    environment:
+      PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL: admin@admin.com
+      PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD: admin
+      PGADMIN_LISTEN_PORT: 80
+    ports:
+      - "5050:80"
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_healthy
+
+  minio:
+    image: minio/minio:latest
+    container_name: twitch-vod-minio
+    environment:
+      MINIO_ROOT_USER: minioadmin
+      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: minioadmin
+    ports:
+      - "9000:9000"
+      - "9001:9001"
+    volumes:
+      - minio_data:/data
+    command: server /data --console-address ":9001"
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
+  minio_data:
diff --git a/twitch-vod/pyproject.toml b/twitch-vod/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d251b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+[project]
+name = "twitch-vod"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = ""
+authors = [
+    {name = "Collin Campbell",email = "collincampbell97@proton.me"}
+]
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.10,<4"
+ dependencies = [
+    "streamlink (>=8.1.2,<9.0.0)",
+    "twitchapi (>=4.5.0,<5.0.0)",
+    "dotenv (>=0.9.9,<0.10.0)",
+    "loguru (>=0.7.3,<0.8.0)",
+    "pydantic (>=2.12.5,<3.0.0)",
+    "textual (>=7.5.0,<8.0.0)",
+    "textual-dev (>=1.8.0,<2.0.0)",
+    "psycopg2-binary (>=2.9.9,<3.0.0)",
+    "boto3 (>=1.35.0,<2.0.0)",
+    "fastapi[standard] (>=0.128.5,<0.129.0)",
+  ]
+
+[tool.poetry]
+packages = [{include = "twitch_vod", from = "src"}]
+
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["poetry-core>=2.0.0,<3.0.0"]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/__init__.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/config.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d896b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import os
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+
+class Config(object):
+    TWITCH_CLIENT_ID = os.getenv("TWITCH_CLIENT_ID")
+    TWITCH_SECRET = os.getenv("TWITCH_SECRET")
+
+    POSTGRES_HOST = os.getenv("POSTGRES_HOST")
+    POSTGRES_PORT = os.getenv("POSTGRES_PORT")
+    POSTGRES_DB = os.getenv("POSTGRES_DB")
+    POSTGRES_USER = os.getenv("POSTGRES_USER")
+    POSTGRES_PASSWORD = os.getenv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD")
+
+    S3_ENDPOINT_URL = os.getenv("S3_ENDPOINT_URL")
+    S3_ACCESS_KEY = os.getenv("S3_ACCESS_KEY")
+    S3_SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("S3_SECRET_KEY")
+    S3_REGION = os.getenv("S3_REGION", "us-east-1")
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        required_vars = [
+            "TWITCH_CLIENT_ID",
+            "TWITCH_SECRET",
+            "POSTGRES_HOST",
+            "POSTGRES_PORT",
+            "POSTGRES_DB",
+            "POSTGRES_USER",
+            "POSTGRES_PASSWORD",
+            "S3_ENDPOINT_URL",
+            "S3_ACCESS_KEY",
+            "S3_SECRET_KEY",
+        ]
+        missing = [var for var in required_vars if not os.getenv(var)]
+
+        if missing:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Missing required environment variables: {', '.join(missing)}"
+            )
+
+
+class DevelopmentConfig(Config):
+    DEBUG = True
+    LOG_BACKTRACE = True
+    LOG_LEVEL = "DEBUG"
+
+
+class ProductionConfig(Config):
+    LOG_BACKTRACE = False
+    LOG_LEVEL = "INFO"
+
+
+config_types = {
+    "development": DevelopmentConfig,
+    "production": ProductionConfig,
+    "default": DevelopmentConfig,
+}
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/main.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d04a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import logging
+
+# need to import the models to allow SQLModel to create the DB tables for us
+from twitch_vod.services.db.models import *  # noqa # pylint: disable=unused-import
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from sqlmodel import SQLModel
+
+from twitch_vod.services.db.postgres import postgres_engine
+from twitch_vod.routers import channel
+from twitch_vod.services.twitch.controller import TwitchController
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    logger.info("application starting")
+
+    engine = postgres_engine()
+    twitch_controller = await TwitchController().create()
+    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
+
+    yield
+
+    logger.info("application is shutting down")
+    engine.dispose()
+    twitch_controller.cleanup()
+
+
+app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
+app.include_router(channel.router)
+
+
+@app.get("/")
+async def root():
+    return {"healthy"}
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/routers/__init__.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/routers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/routers/channel.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/routers/channel.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3f6761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/routers/channel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import logging
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
+
+from twitch_vod.services.db.repository.channel import (
+    create_channel,
+    delete_channel,
+    get_all_channels,
+)
+from twitch_vod.services.twitch.controller import TwitchController
+from twitch_vod.services.twitch.models.errors import ChannelDoesNotExist
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/channels")
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@router.post("/{name}", status_code=201)
+async def handle_create_channel(name: str):
+    try:
+        await TwitchController().add_client(name)
+        create_channel(name)
+    except ChannelDoesNotExist:
+        logger.info(f"channel does not exist: {name}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="channel does not exist")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"error creating the channel {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="failed to create the channel")
+
+
+@router.delete("/{name}", status_code=200)
+def handle_delete_channel(name: str):
+    try:
+        delete_channel(name)
+        TwitchController().remove_client(name)
+    except ChannelDoesNotExist:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="channel was not found to delete")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"failed to delete the channel: {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="failed to delete the channel")
+
+
+@router.get("/", status_code=200)
+def handle_get_all_channels():
+    try:
+        channels = get_all_channels()
+        return {"channels": channels}
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"failed to get all channels {e}")
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail="failed to get all channels")
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/__init__.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/bucket/__init__.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/bucket/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/bucket/bucket.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/bucket/bucket.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4839989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/bucket/bucket.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+from boto3 import client
+from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
+
+from twitch_vod.config import Config
+
+
+class S3Bucket:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._client = None
+        self.config = Config()
+
+    def _get_client(self):
+        if self._client is None:
+            self._client = client(
+                "s3",
+                endpoint_url=self.config.S3_ENDPOINT_URL,
+                aws_access_key_id=self.config.S3_ACCESS_KEY,
+                aws_secret_access_key=self.config.S3_SECRET_KEY,
+                region_name=self.config.S3_REGION,
+            )
+        return self._client
+
+    def store_file(self, key: str, file_path: str, bucket_name: str):
+        try:
+            self._get_client().upload_file(file_path, bucket_name, key)
+        except ClientError as e:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to upload file: {e}")
+
+    def get_file(self, key: str, file_path: str, bucket_name: str):
+        try:
+            self._get_client().download_file(bucket_name, key, file_path)
+        except ClientError as e:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to download file: {e}")
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/__init__.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/models/__init__.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/models/channel.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/models/channel.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..429f7ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/models/channel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel
+
+
+class Channel(SQLModel, table=True):
+    channel_name: str = Field(primary_key=True)
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/models/vod.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/models/vod.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2767e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/models/vod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from uuid import uuid4
+from sqlmodel import UUID, Field, SQLModel
+
+
+class VOD(SQLModel, table=True):
+    uuid: UUID = Field(default=uuid4(), primary_key=True)
+    vod_bucket_key: str
+    vod_bucket_message_key: str
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/postgres.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/postgres.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f55301e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/postgres.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import logging
+
+from sqlmodel import create_engine
+
+from twitch_vod.config import Config
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+config = Config()
+
+
+def postgres_engine():
+    try:
+        connection_string = (
+            f"postgresql://{config.POSTGRES_USER}:{config.POSTGRES_PASSWORD}"
+            f"@{config.POSTGRES_HOST}:{config.POSTGRES_PORT}/{config.POSTGRES_DB}"
+        )
+        engine = create_engine(connection_string)
+        logger.info(f"successfully created the postgres engine: {engine}")
+        return engine
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"failed to create the postgres engine: {e}")
+        raise RuntimeError(e)
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/repository/__init__.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/repository/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/repository/channel.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/repository/channel.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f120caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/repository/channel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import logging
+
+from sqlmodel import Session, select
+from twitch_vod.services.db.models.channel import Channel
+from twitch_vod.services.db.postgres import postgres_engine
+from twitch_vod.services.twitch.models.errors import ChannelDoesNotExist
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def create_channel(channel_name):
+    channel = Channel(channel_name=channel_name)
+
+    session = Session(postgres_engine())
+
+    session.add(channel)
+    session.commit()
+    session.refresh(channel)
+
+    return channel
+
+
+def delete_channel(channel_name: str):
+    session = Session(postgres_engine())
+
+    statement = select(Channel).where(Channel.channel_name == channel_name)
+    result = session.exec(statement)
+
+    try:
+        channel = result.one()
+        session.delete(channel)
+        session.commit()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.info("failed to find channel to delete")
+        ChannelDoesNotExist(e)
+
+
+def get_all_channels():
+    session = Session(postgres_engine())
+
+    statement = select(Channel)
+    result = session.exec(statement)
+    channels = result.all()
+
+    return channels
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/repository/vod.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/repository/vod.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..501f419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/db/repository/vod.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from uuid import UUID
+from sqlmodel import Session, select
+from twitch_vod.services.db.models.vod import VOD
+from twitch_vod.services.db.postgres import postgres_engine
+
+
+def create_vod(bucket_video_key: str, bucket_msg_key: str):
+    vod = VOD(vod_bucket_key=bucket_video_key, vod_bucket_message_key=bucket_msg_key)
+
+    session = Session(postgres_engine())
+
+    session.add(vod)
+    session.commit()
+    session.refresh(vod)
+
+    return vod
+
+
+def delete_vod(uuid: UUID):
+    session = Session(postgres_engine())
+
+    statement = select(VOD).where(VOD.uuid == uuid)
+    result = session.exec(statement)
+    vod = result.one()
+
+    session.delete(vod)
+    session.commit()
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/controller.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/controller.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0e2061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/controller.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+from typing import Dict
+
+from loguru import logger
+from twitchAPI.twitch import Twitch
+
+from twitch_vod.config import Config
+from twitch_vod.services.twitch.models.errors import ChannelDoesNotExist
+
+from .twitch import _TwitchClient
+
+
+class TwitchController:
+    _instance = None
+    _lock = __import__("threading").Lock()
+
+    def __new__(cls):
+        if cls._instance is None:
+            with cls._lock:
+                if cls._instance is None:
+                    cls._instance = super().__new__(cls)
+        return cls._instance
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        if not hasattr(self, "_initialized"):
+            self._clients: Dict[str, _TwitchClient] = {}
+            self._config = Config()
+            self._initialized = True
+            self._twitch_api_client = None
+
+    async def create(self):
+        self._twitch_api_client = await Twitch(
+            Config().TWITCH_CLIENT_ID,  # type: ignore
+            Config().TWITCH_SECRET,  # type: ignore
+        )
+        return self
+
+    async def add_client(self, channel_name: str):
+        if self._twitch_api_client is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "need to use the `create` method when creating the TwitchController"
+            )
+        twitch_client = _TwitchClient(channel_name, self._twitch_api_client)
+
+        if not await self.real_channel(channel_name):
+            raise ChannelDoesNotExist("twitch channel not found")
+
+        try:
+            await twitch_client.connect()
+            self._clients[channel_name] = twitch_client
+        except Exception:
+            logger.error(f"failed to add client {twitch_client}")
+
+    async def real_channel(self, channel_name: str) -> bool:
+        try:
+            users = await self._twitch_api_client.get_users(logins=[channel_name])  # type: ignore
+            return len(users) > 0
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+    def remove_client(self, channel_name: str):
+        twitch_client = self._clients.get(channel_name)
+
+        if twitch_client is None:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"tried to removed twitch client with channel name {channel_name}, however, it does not exist"
+            )
+            return
+
+        try:
+            twitch_client.disconnect()
+        except Exception:
+            logger.error(f"failed to discconect client {twitch_client}")
+
+        del self._clients[channel_name]
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        for _, twitch_client in self._clients.items():
+            twitch_client.disconnect()
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/models/__init__.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/models/errors.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/models/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1034361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/models/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+class IRCError(Exception):
+    """Error when communication with an IRC fails"""
+
+    pass
+
+
+class UnexpectedError(Exception):
+    """Catch all errors for errors we did not expect"""
+
+    pass
+
+
+class ChannelDoesNotExist(Exception):
+    """Channel does not exist"""
+
+    pass
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/models/message.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/models/message.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0723174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/models/message.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+class Message(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+    message: str
+    timestamp: datetime
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/twitch.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/twitch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdf77a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/services/twitch/twitch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+import socket
+import time
+import threading
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+from loguru import logger
+
+from collections import deque
+from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from twitchAPI.twitch import Twitch
+from twitchAPI.oauth import UserAuthenticator
+from twitchAPI.chat import Chat, ChatEvent, ChatMessage, EventData
+
+from twitchAPI.type import AuthScope
+
+from .models.errors import IRCError, UnexpectedError
+
+
+class _TwitchClient:
+    async def __init__(self, channel: str, twitch_api: Twitch) -> None:
+        self._twitch_api = twitch_api
+        self._chat: Optional[Chat] = None
+        self._socket: Optional[socket.socket] = None
+        self._message_timestamps: deque[float] = deque()
+        self._start_time = datetime.now()
+        self._total_messages = 0
+        self._connected = False
+        self._channel = channel
+
+        self._failed_socket_attempts = 0
+
+        self._recording_thread: Optional[threading.Thread] = None
+        self._is_recording = False
+        self._should_stop_recording = False
+        self._current_vod_path: Optional[str] = None
+        self._recording_process: Optional[subprocess.Popen] = None
+        self._streamlink_process: Optional[subprocess.Popen] = None
+
+    async def _get_user_access_token(self):
+        auth = UserAuthenticator(self._twitch_api, [AuthScope.CHAT_READ])
+        token, refresh_token = await auth.authenticate()  # type: ignore
+        await self._twitch_api.set_user_authentication(
+            token, [AuthScope.CHAT_READ], refresh_token
+        )
+
+    def get_connection_status(self):
+        return self._connected
+
+    def get_channel(self):
+        return self._channel
+
+    def get_total_messages(self):
+        return self._total_messages
+
+    def get_start_time(self):
+        return self._start_time
+
+    def start_recording_stream(self):
+        """Start recording the stream from twitch"""
+        if self._is_recording:
+            raise RuntimeError("Recording is already in progress")
+
+        self._is_recording = True
+        self._should_stop_recording = False
+
+        self._recording_thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=self._record_stream_thread, daemon=True
+        )
+        self._recording_thread.start()
+
+        logger.info(f"Started recording stream for channel {self._channel}")
+
+        return True
+
+    async def connect(self):
+        """High level connection function"""
+        logger.info(f"starting connection to Twitch channel {self._channel}")
+        try:
+            await self.irc_connect()
+            self.start_recording_stream()
+            logger.info(
+                f"successfully disconnected from twitch channel {self._channel}"
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"failed to connect to twitch channel {self._channel}")
+            raise Exception(e)
+
+    def disconnect(self):
+        """High level disconnect function"""
+        logger.info(f"starting disconnecting from twitch channel {self._channel}")
+        try:
+            self.irc_disconnect()
+            self.stop_recording_stream()
+            logger.info(
+                f"successfully disconnected from twitch channel {self._channel}"
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"failed to disconnect from twitch channel {self._channel}")
+            raise Exception(e)
+
+    def stop_recording_stream(self):
+        """Stops recording the stream from twitch"""
+        if not self._is_recording:
+            raise RuntimeError("No recording is in progress")
+
+        self._should_stop_recording = True
+
+        if self._streamlink_process:
+            logger.info("stopping stream link")
+            self._streamlink_process.kill()
+            self._streamlink_process = None
+            logger.info("success stopping stream link")
+
+        if self._recording_process:
+            logger.info("stopping ffmpeg")
+            self._recording_process.kill()
+            self._recording_process = None
+            logger.info("success stopping ffmpeg")
+
+        if self._recording_thread:
+            logger.info("waiting for recording thread to join back in")
+            self._recording_thread.join()
+            logger.info("threaded joined")
+            self._recording_thread = None
+
+        self._is_recording = False
+        self._recording_thread = None
+
+        logger.info(f"Stopped recording stream for channel {self._channel}")
+
+        return True
+
+    def _path(self):
+        return Path(f"vods/{self._channel}_{self._start_time}/")
+
+    def _vod_path(self):
+        vods_dir = self._path()
+        vods_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+        vod_filename = f"{self._channel}_{self._start_time}.mkv"
+        return vods_dir / vod_filename
+
+    def _message_path(self):
+        msg_dir = self._path()
+        msg_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+        return msg_dir / "messages.txt"
+
+    def _record_stream_thread(self):
+        twitch_url = f"https://twitch.tv/{self._channel}"
+        self._current_vod_path = str(self._vod_path())
+
+        logger.info(f"Recording to file: {self._current_vod_path}")
+
+        streamlink_cmd = [
+            "streamlink",
+            twitch_url,
+            "best",
+            "--stdout",
+            "--twitch-supported-codecs",
+            "av1,h265",
+        ]
+
+        ffmpeg_cmd = [
+            "ffmpeg",
+            "-i",
+            "pipe:0",
+            "-vf",
+            "fps=24",
+            "-c:v",
+            "av1_nvenc",
+            "-preset",
+            "fast",
+            "-crf",
+            "23",
+            "-y",
+            self._current_vod_path,
+        ]
+
+        self._streamlink_process = subprocess.Popen(
+            streamlink_cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+        )
+
+        self._recording_process = subprocess.Popen(
+            ffmpeg_cmd, stdin=self._streamlink_process.stdout, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+        )
+
+        if self._streamlink_process.stdout:
+            self._streamlink_process.stdout.close()
+
+        while True:
+            if self._should_stop_recording:
+                logger.info("Stop signal received, terminating recording")
+                break
+
+            time.sleep(1)
+
+    async def irc_connect(self):
+        self._chat = await Chat(self._twitch_api)
+        self._chat.register_event(ChatEvent.READY, self._chat_on_ready)
+        self._chat.register_event(ChatEvent.MESSAGE, self._chat_on_message)
+        self._chat.start()
+
+    async def _chat_on_ready(self, ready_event: EventData):
+        await ready_event.chat.join_room(self._channel)
+
+    async def _chat_on_message(self, msg: ChatMessage):
+        self._write_messages(f"{msg.user.name}: {msg.text}: {msg.sent_timestamp}")
+
+    def irc_disconnect(self):
+        if self._chat is None:
+            return
+        self._chat.stop()
+
+    def _write_messages(self, message: str):
+        """Takes a list of twitch irc messages"""
+        msg_path = self._message_path()
+        msg_path.touch(exist_ok=True)
+
+        with open(msg_path, "a") as f:
+            f.write(f"{message}\n")
diff --git a/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/tui.py b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/tui.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02863a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/twitch-vod/src/twitch_vod/tui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+from config import config_types, Config
+from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
+from textual.containers import Horizontal, Vertical
+from textual.widgets import Input, Log, Button
+
+
+import asyncio
+
+# this directly accesses the underlying Twitch client, since this
+# is only intended to manually test the client
+from services.twitch.twitch import _TwitchClient as TwitchClient
+
+
+class TwitchTUI(App):
+    CSS = """
+    .header {
+        height: 3;
+        dock: top;
+    }
+    .main-content {
+        height: 1fr;
+    }
+    #channel-input {
+        width: 1fr;
+    }
+    #connect-btn {
+        margin-left: 1;
+    }
+    #log {
+        height: 1fr;
+        border-top: solid $primary;
+    }
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, config: Config) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.twitch_service = TwitchClient(
+            config.TWITCH_ACCESS_TOKEN, config.TWITCH_USERNAME, ""
+        )
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        with Vertical(classes="main-content"):
+            with Horizontal(classes="header"):
+                yield Input(placeholder="Enter channel name...", id="channel-input")
+                yield Button("Connect", id="connect-btn")
+                yield Button("Disconnect", id="disconnect-btn")
+            yield Log(id="log")
+
+    async def update(self):
+        while self.twitch_service.get_connection_status():
+            messages = self.twitch_service.read_messages()
+            for m in messages:
+                self.add_log(m)
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)
+        self.add_log("worker completed")
+
+    def on_button_pressed(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
+        if event.button.id == "connect-btn":
+            channel_input = self.query_one("#channel-input", Input)
+            channel = channel_input.value.strip()
+            if channel:
+                self.log(f"Connecting to channel: {channel}")
+                self.start(channel)
+            else:
+                self.log("Please enter a channel name", "warning")
+        elif event.button.id == "disconnect-btn":
+            self.log("Disconnection from channel")
+            self.stop()
+
+    def on_input_submitted(self, event: Input.Submitted) -> None:
+        if event.input.id == "channel-input":
+            channel = event.input.value.strip()
+            if channel:
+                self.log(f"Connecting to channel: {channel}")
+                event.input.value = ""
+            else:
+                self.log("Please enter a channel name", "warning")
+
+    def start(self, channel: str):
+        self.add_log("Connecting...")
+        try:
+            self.twitch_service._channel = channel
+            self.add_log("starting irc connection")
+            self.twitch_service.irc_connect()
+            self.add_log("successfully connected")
+
+            self.add_log("starting stream recording")
+            self.twitch_service.start_recording_stream()
+            self.add_log("successfully connected")
+
+            self.run_worker(self.update)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.add_log(f"failed to connect: {e}")
+            self.stop()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        try:
+            self.twitch_service.irc_disconnect()
+            self.twitch_service.stop_recording_stream()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    def add_log(self, message: str, level: str = "info") -> None:
+        log_widget = self.query_one("#log", Log)
+        log_widget.write_line(f"[{level.upper()}] {message}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    TwitchTUI(config_types["development"]).run()
diff --git a/twitch-vod/tests/__init__.py b/twitch-vod/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29