diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 957fcde..419516d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MAKE_FLAGS += -j
 
-SRC := $(wildcard src/*.cpp) $(wildcard src/Pizza/*.cpp) $(wildcard src/Pizza/Pizzas/*.cpp)
+SRC := $(wildcard src/*.cpp) $(wildcard src/Pizza/*.cpp) $(wildcard src/Pizza/Pizzas/*.cpp) $(wildcard src/IPC/*.cpp) $(wildcard src/Logger/*.cpp)
 
 BUILD_DIR := .build
 
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ CXXFLAGS += -Wwrite-strings -Werror=format-nonliteral -Werror=return-type
 CXXFLAGS += -std=c++20 -iquote src -iquote src/Server -iquote src/Client -iquote libs/myteams
 CXXFLAGS += -Isrc/Pizza
 CXXFLAGS += -Isrc/Pizza/Pizzas
+CXXFLAGS += -Isrc/IPC
+CXXFLAGS += -Isrc/Logger
 
 include utils.mk
 
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8761ac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1778869304,
+        "narHash": "sha256-30sZNZoA1cqF5JNO9fVX+wgiQYjB7HJqqJ4ztCDeBZE=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "d233902339c02a9c334e7e593de68855ad26c4cb",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..519e888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs }: let
+    forAllSystems = function:
+      nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs [
+        "x86_64-linux"
+        "aarch64-linux"
+        "aarch64-darwin"
+      ] (system:
+        let
+          pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
+
+          isDarwinAarch64 =
+            pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin &&
+            pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64;
+        in
+        function pkgs isDarwinAarch64
+      );
+  in {
+    devShells = forAllSystems (pkgs: isDarwinAarch64: {
+      default = pkgs.mkShell {
+        hardeningDisable = [ "fortify" ];
+        packages = with pkgs;
+          [
+            compiledb
+            clang
+            llvm_21
+            gnumake
+            criterion
+            valgrind
+          ];
+      };
+      bonus = pkgs.mkShell {
+        packages = [
+          (pkgs.python3.withPackages (ps: [ ps.matplotlib ps.numpy ]))
+        ];
+      };
+    });
+
+    formatter = forAllSystems (pkgs: _: pkgs.alejandra);
+
+    packages = forAllSystems (pkgs: _: {
+      default = self.packages.${pkgs.system}._scom;
+      _scom = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/package.nix { };
+    });
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/IPC/Channel.cpp b/src/IPC/Channel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbfa840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/IPC/Channel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "Logger/Logger.hpp"
+#include "Channel.hpp"
+
+namespace plazza {
+
+static std::string errstr(const char *prefix) {
+  return std::string(prefix) + ": " + std::strerror(errno);
+}
+
+static const char *msgTypeName(MsgType t) {
+  switch (t) {
+  case MsgType::ORDER:
+    return "ORDER";
+  case MsgType::READY:
+    return "READY";
+  case MsgType::STATUS_REQ:
+    return "STATUS_REQ";
+  case MsgType::STATUS_RES:
+    return "STATUS_RES";
+  case MsgType::CLOSE:
+    return "CLOSE";
+  case MsgType::CLOSED:
+    return "CLOSED";
+  }
+  return "UNKNOWN";
+}
+
+Channel::Channel() : _rfd(-1), _wfd(-1) {
+  if (::pipe(_toChild) == -1 || ::pipe(_toParent) == -1)
+    throw std::runtime_error(errstr("pipe"));
+  LOG_DEBUG("Channel created");
+}
+
+Channel::~Channel() {
+  closeFd(_toChild[0]);
+  closeFd(_toChild[1]);
+  closeFd(_toParent[0]);
+  closeFd(_toParent[1]);
+}
+
+void Channel::closeFd(int &fd) {
+  if (fd != -1) {
+    ::close(fd);
+    fd = -1;
+  }
+}
+
+void Channel::parentSide() {
+  closeFd(_toChild[0]);
+  closeFd(_toParent[1]);
+  _wfd = _toChild[1];
+  _rfd = _toParent[0];
+  LOG_DEBUG("Channel configured as parent");
+}
+
+void Channel::childSide() {
+  closeFd(_toChild[1]);
+  closeFd(_toParent[0]);
+  _rfd = _toChild[0];
+  _wfd = _toParent[1];
+  LOG_DEBUG("Channel configured as child");
+}
+
+Channel &Channel::operator<<(const Message &msg) {
+  LOG_DEBUG(std::string("Channel send: ") + msgTypeName(msg.type));
+  if (::write(_wfd, &msg, sizeof(msg)) == -1)
+    throw std::runtime_error(errstr("write"));
+  return *this;
+}
+
+Channel &Channel::operator>>(Message &msg) {
+  ssize_t n = ::read(_rfd, &msg, sizeof(msg));
+  if (n == 0) {
+    LOG_WARN("Channel closed by remote");
+    throw std::runtime_error("channel closed");
+  }
+  if (n == -1)
+    throw std::runtime_error(errstr("read"));
+  LOG_DEBUG(std::string("Channel recv: ") + msgTypeName(msg.type));
+  return *this;
+}
+
+bool Channel::tryRead(Message &msg) {
+  struct pollfd pfd{_rfd, POLLIN, 0};
+  if (::poll(&pfd, 1, 0) <= 0)
+    return false;
+  *this >> msg;
+  return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace plazza
diff --git a/src/IPC/Channel.hpp b/src/IPC/Channel.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87741d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/IPC/Channel.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <poll.h>
+
+#include "IPizza.hpp"
+
+namespace plazza {
+
+static constexpr int INGREDIENT_COUNT = 9;
+
+enum class MsgType {
+  ORDER = 1,
+  READY = 2,
+  STATUS_REQ = 3,
+  STATUS_RES = 4,
+  CLOSE = 5,
+  CLOSED = 6,
+};
+
+struct Message {
+  MsgType type;
+  PizzaType pizzaType;
+  PizzaSize pizzaSize;
+  int cooksBusy;
+  int cooksTotal;
+  int pizzasQueued;
+  int stock[INGREDIENT_COUNT];
+};
+
+class Channel {
+public:
+  Channel();
+  ~Channel();
+
+  Channel(const Channel &) = delete;
+  Channel &operator=(const Channel &) = delete;
+
+  void parentSide();
+  void childSide();
+
+  Channel &operator<<(const Message &msg);
+  Channel &operator>>(Message &msg);
+  bool tryRead(Message &msg);
+
+private:
+  int _toChild[2];
+  int _toParent[2];
+  int _rfd;
+  int _wfd;
+
+  static void closeFd(int &fd);
+};
+
+} // namespace plazza
diff --git a/src/Logger/Logger.hpp b/src/Logger/Logger.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2911f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Logger/Logger.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include "Logger/Sequences.hpp"
+
+enum level_t : uint8_t { L_DEBUG, L_LOG, L_WARN, L_ERROR, L_FATAL };
+
+namespace Logger {
+
+inline level_t &minLevel() {
+  static level_t level = L_DEBUG;
+  return level;
+}
+
+inline void setLevel(level_t level) { minLevel() = level; }
+
+inline std::string timestamp() {
+  auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+  auto time = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(now);
+  auto ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
+                now.time_since_epoch()) %
+            1000;
+  std::ostringstream oss;
+  oss << std::put_time(std::localtime(&time), "%H:%M:%S");
+  oss << '.' << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(3) << ms.count();
+  return oss.str();
+}
+
+inline const char *levelTag(level_t level) {
+  switch (level) {
+  case L_DEBUG:
+    return PURPLE "DBG" RESET;
+  case L_LOG:
+    return BLUE "LOG" RESET;
+  case L_WARN:
+    return YELLOW "WRN" RESET;
+  case L_ERROR:
+    return RED "ERR" RESET;
+  case L_FATAL:
+    return BOLD RED "FTL" RESET;
+  }
+  return "???";
+}
+
+inline void print(level_t level, const char *file, int line, const char *msg) {
+  if (level < minLevel())
+    return;
+  const char *filename = file;
+  for (const char *p = file; *p; ++p)
+    if (*p == '/')
+      filename = p + 1;
+  std::cout << BLUE << timestamp() << RESET " [" << levelTag(level) << "] "
+            << PURPLE << filename << ":" << line << RESET BOLD " - " RESET
+            << msg << std::endl;
+}
+
+inline void print(level_t level, const char *file, int line,
+                  const std::string &msg) {
+  print(level, file, line, msg.c_str());
+}
+
+} // namespace Logger
+
+#define LOG_DEBUG(msg) Logger::print(L_DEBUG, __FILE__, __LINE__, msg)
+#define LOG_INFO(msg) Logger::print(L_LOG, __FILE__, __LINE__, msg)
+#define LOG_WARN(msg) Logger::print(L_WARN, __FILE__, __LINE__, msg)
+#define LOG_ERROR(msg) Logger::print(L_ERROR, __FILE__, __LINE__, msg)
+#define LOG_FATAL(msg) Logger::print(L_FATAL, __FILE__, __LINE__, msg)
diff --git a/src/Logger/Sequences.hpp b/src/Logger/Sequences.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec2eb23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Logger/Sequences.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#define ESC "\033"
+#define CFMT(n) ESC "[" #n "m"
+
+#define RESET CFMT(0)
+#define BOLD CFMT(1)
+
+#define RED CFMT(31)
+#define GREEN CFMT(32)
+#define YELLOW CFMT(33)
+#define BLUE CFMT(34)
+#define PURPLE CFMT(35)
+#define CYAN CFMT(36)
diff --git a/src/Pizza/IPizza.hpp b/src/Pizza/IPizza.hpp
index d2d814a..df487b9 100644
--- a/src/Pizza/IPizza.hpp
+++ b/src/Pizza/IPizza.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static inline std::map<Ingredients, std::string> ingredientsToString = {
 namespace plazza {
 class IPizza {
 public:
-  IPizza(PizzaSize size){};
+  IPizza(PizzaSize size) {};
   virtual ~IPizza() = default;
 
   virtual PizzaSize getSize() const = 0;