diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
index 112b405..2fc5f75 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ HTTPServer* FlippRServer::build_output_server()
   unsigned short port = (unsigned short) config().getInt("HTTPTimeServer.port", this->output_port);
 
   // todo XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
-  SocketAddress address;
+  std::string runtime_dir = this->get_runtime_dir();
+
+  SocketAddress address(runtime_dir + SOCKET_NAME);
   ServerSocket server_socket(address);
 
   return new HTTPServer(new OutputRequestHandlerFactory(this->output_driver), server_socket, new HTTPServerParams);
@@ -184,7 +186,8 @@ TCPServer* FlippRServer::build_input_server()
   unsigned short port = (unsigned short) config().getInt("HTTPTimeServer.port", this->output_port);
 
   //TODO adapt path
-  SocketAddress address;
+  std::string runtime_dir = this->get_runtime_dir();
+  SocketAddress address(runtime_dir + SOCKET_NAME);
   ServerSocket server_socket(address);
 
   return new TCPServer(new input::InputSocketHandlerFactory(this->input_driver), port);
@@ -299,6 +302,14 @@ void FlippRServer::handle_help(const std::string& name, const std::string& value
   stopOptionsProcessing();
   help_requested = true;
 }
+std::string FlippRServer::get_runtime_dir()
+{
+  std::string runtime_dir = std::getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR");
+  if(runtime_dir == "")
+  {
+    runtime_dir = DEFAULT_RUNTIME_DIR;
+  }
+}
 
 }
 }
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diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h
index 8a987b2..0ebf711 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h
@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@ private:
   void initialize_input_driver();
   void parse_server_config_file();
 
+  std::string get_runtime_dir();
   Poco::Net::HTTPServer* build_output_server();
   Poco::Net::TCPServer* build_input_server();
 
 
 private:
+  const std::string DEFAULT_RUNTIME_DIR = "/tmp/flippR_driver-runtime/";
+  const std::string SOCKET_NAME = "S.flippR_driver";
   int input_port;
   int output_port;
 
diff --git a/cli/FlippR_Networking.py b/cli/FlippR_Networking.py
index 7604abe..782a951 100644
--- a/cli/FlippR_Networking.py
+++ b/cli/FlippR_Networking.py
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ class Networking:
     def writeDisplayScore(self, display, score):
         self.get("/displays" + display + "/write_score/" + str(score))
 
+    def getInputEvent(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/cli/main.py b/cli/main.py
index 8628571..879b698 100644
--- a/cli/main.py
+++ b/cli/main.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from cursesmenu import *
 from cursesmenu.items import *
 import argparse as ap
 from FlippR_Networking import Networking
+import keyboard
 
 networking = {}
 
@@ -28,11 +29,16 @@ def create_menu():
     lamp_menu_item = SubmenuItem("Lamps", display_menu, menu)
     menu.append_item(lamp_menu_item)
 
-    # todo inputs
+    input_item = FunctionItem("Print Input", print_input)
+    menu.append_item(input_item)
 
     menu.show()
 
 
+def print_input():
+    while(not keyboard.is_pressed('q')):
+        print(networking.getInputEvent())
+
 def create_lamps_submenu(lamps):
     menu = CursesMenu("Output", "Lamps")
     for lamp in lamps:
@@ -75,8 +81,10 @@ def create_submenu(title, items, fun):
 
 def main():
     argparser = ap.ArgumentParser()
-    argparser.add_argument("input_socket", help="path to the input socket")
     argparser.add_argument("output_socket", help="path to the output socket")
-    argparser.parse_args()
-    networking = Networking(argparser.output_socket, argparser.input_socket)
+    argparser.add_argument("input_socket", help="path to the input socket")
+    args = argparser.parse_args()
+    networking = Networking(args.output_socket, args.input_socket)
     create_menu()
+
+main()
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