diff --git a/cmd/keyctl/main.go b/cmd/keyctl/main.go
index 97b5ee5..022a56a 100644
--- a/cmd/keyctl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/keyctl/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ var (
 	version string
 
 	listen string
+	socket string
 	path   string
 
 	log logr.Logger
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 		fs := flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ExitOnError)
 		klog.InitFlags(fs)
 		fs.StringVar(&listen, "listen", ":7070", "listen ip:port")
+		fs.StringVar(&socket, "socket", "keyctl.sock", "listen unix domain socket")
 		fs.StringVar(&path, "path", "/var/keyctl", "db storage dir")
 		fs.Parse(os.Args[2:])
 	default:
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	log = klogr.New().WithName("main")
 	log.Info("starting keyctl", "version", version)
-	srv, err := api.NewServer(klogr.New().WithName("srv"), listen)
+	srv, err := api.NewServer(klogr.New().WithName("srv"), listen, filepath.Join(path, socket))
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("init failed: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/client/client.go b/pkg/api/client/client.go
index c59bb00..2f5168c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/api/client/client.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httputil"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 type Client struct {
 	endpoint    string
 	httpClient  *http.Client
+	dialer      *net.Dialer
+	dialerFunc  func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error)
 	debugWriter io.Writer
 	//insecure    bool
 }
@@ -31,6 +34,22 @@ type ClientOption func(*Client)
 
 func WithEndpoint(endpoint string) ClientOption {
 	return func(client *Client) {
+		u, err := url.Parse(endpoint)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		client.dialer = &net.Dialer{
+			Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
+			KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
+		}
+		if u.Scheme == "unix" {
+			client.dialerFunc = func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+				return client.dialer.DialContext(ctx, "unix", u.Path)
+			}
+			client.endpoint = "http://unix"
+			return
+		}
+		client.dialerFunc = client.dialer.DialContext
 		client.endpoint = strings.TrimRight(endpoint, "/")
 	}
 }
@@ -104,10 +123,7 @@ func NewClient(options ...ClientOption) *Client {
 				return http.ErrUseLastResponse
 			},
 			Transport: &http.Transport{
-				DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
-					Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
-					KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
-				}).DialContext,
+				DialContext: client.dialerFunc,
 				//ForceAttemptHTTP2:     true,
 				MaxIdleConns:    100,
 				IdleConnTimeout: 90 * time.Second,
diff --git a/pkg/api/server.go b/pkg/api/server.go
index 6f80b85..0d36150 100644
--- a/pkg/api/server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/server.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.giftfish.de/ston1th/keyctl/pkg/api/types"
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	Data *types.ContextData
 
 	listen net.Listener
+	socket net.Listener
 }
 
 type notFoundHandler struct {
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ func (nf *notFoundHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // NewHTTPServer returns a new HTTPServer
-func NewServer(log logr.Logger, listen string) (*Server, error) {
+func NewServer(log logr.Logger, listen, socket string) (*Server, error) {
 	s := &Server{
 		mux:  mux.NewRouter(),
 		log:  log,
@@ -48,6 +50,13 @@ func NewServer(log logr.Logger, listen string) (*Server, error) {
 	}
 	s.listen = l
 
+	sock, err := unixListener(socket)
+	net.Listen("unix", socket)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	s.socket = sock
+
 	s.mux.NotFoundHandler = &notFoundHandler{s}
 	for _, v := range serverv1.Routes {
 		s.mux.HandleFunc(v.Path, s.contextWrapper(v.Handler)).Methods(v.Methods...)
@@ -55,6 +64,15 @@ func NewServer(log logr.Logger, listen string) (*Server, error) {
 	return s, nil
 }
 
+func unixListener(socket string) (sock net.Listener, err error) {
+	sock, err = net.Listen("unix", socket)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	err = os.Chmod(socket, 0660)
+	return
+}
+
 func (s *Server) Start(db *db.DB) {
 	s.srv = &http.Server{
 		Handler:      s.mux,
@@ -68,6 +86,12 @@ func (s *Server) Start(db *db.DB) {
 			s.log.Error(err, "")
 		}
 	}()
+	go func() {
+		err := s.srv.Serve(s.socket)
+		if err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			s.log.Error(err, "")
+		}
+	}()
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/types/context.go b/pkg/api/types/context.go
index aa5d254..d263227 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types/context.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types/context.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ type Context struct {
 
 	Data *ContextData
 	Log  logr.Logger
+
+	ip string
 }
 
 // Method returns the request method
@@ -69,7 +71,15 @@ func (c *Context) Form(name string) string {
 }
 
 func (c *Context) ClientIP() (host string) {
-	host, _, _ = net.SplitHostPort(c.Request.RemoteAddr)
+	host = c.Request.RemoteAddr
+	if host == "@" {
+		return
+	}
+	if c.ip != "" {
+		return c.ip
+	}
+	host, _, _ = net.SplitHostPort(host)
+	c.ip = host
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/server/handler.go b/pkg/api/v1/server/handler.go
index e10d438..550cba2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/server/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/server/handler.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package server
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/netip"
 
 	"git.giftfish.de/ston1th/keyctl/pkg/api/types"
 	"git.giftfish.de/ston1th/keyctl/pkg/api/v1/schema"
@@ -14,16 +13,21 @@ import (
 
 func local(h types.CtxHandler) types.CtxHandler {
 	return func(ctx *types.Context) {
-		addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(ctx.ClientIP())
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.Err(types.ErrForbidden)
+		ip := ctx.ClientIP()
+		if ip == "@" {
+			h(ctx)
 			return
 		}
-		if !addr.IsLoopback() {
-			ctx.Err(types.ErrForbidden)
-			return
-		}
-		h(ctx)
+		//addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(ip)
+		//if err != nil {
+		//	ctx.Err(types.ErrForbidden)
+		//	return
+		//}
+		//if addr.IsLoopback() {
+		//	h(ctx)
+		//	return
+		//}
+		ctx.Err(types.ErrForbidden)
 	}
 }