diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index d45c97c..978f944 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -1,25 +1,54 @@
+use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use anyhow::Result;
 use threadpool::ThreadPool;
 
-use crate::pipeline::Server;
+use crate::pipeline::{Message, Server};
 use crate::tui::Tui;
 
 pub struct App {
     tpool: ThreadPool,
-    server: Server,
-    ui: Tui,
+    server: Arc<Server>,
 }
 
 impl App {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
             tpool: ThreadPool::new(8),
-            server: Server::new().expect("server init failed"),
-            ui: Tui {},
+            server: Arc::new(Server::new().expect("server init failed")),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn start() -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn start(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        let (server_tx, server_rx) = channel::<Message>();
+        let (app_tx, app_rx) = channel::<Message>();
+
+        let server_ptr = self.server.clone();
+        let ui = Tui::new(app_tx);
+
+        self.tpool.execute(move || {
+            server_ptr.start(server_rx).expect("server init failed");
+        });
+
+        self.tpool.execute(move || {
+            ui.start().expect("ui init failed");
+        });
+
+        self.tpool.execute(move || loop {
+            match app_rx.try_recv() {
+                Ok(Message::Exit) => {
+                    server_tx
+                        .send(Message::Exit)
+                        .expect("message passing to app from ui failed");
+                    break;
+                }
+                _ => continue,
+            }
+        });
+
+        self.tpool.join();
+
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b750b72..3235fab 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+mod app;
 mod fileinfo;
 mod formatter;
 mod interactive;
 mod params;
 mod processor;
 mod scanner;
-mod app;
 
 /* version 2.0 modules*/
 mod cli;
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ mod pipeline;
 mod tui;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
+
+use self::app::App;
 // use clap::Parser;
 // use formatter::Formatter;
 // use params::Params;
 // use processor::Processor;
 // use scanner::Scanner;
 
-use pipeline::Server;
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    let server = Server::new();
     // let app_args = Params::parse();
     // let scan_results = Scanner::build(&app_args)?.scan()?;
     // let processor = Processor::new(scan_results);
@@ -31,5 +31,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     //     true => interactive::init(results.files, &app_args)?,
     // }
 
+    App::new().start().expect("app init failed.");
+
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/pipeline/mod.rs b/src/pipeline/mod.rs
index 45aa53f..0bee002 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/mod.rs
+++ b/src/pipeline/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 mod file;
+mod flags;
 mod processor;
 mod scanner;
 mod store;
-mod flags;
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub type FileQueue = Arc<Mutex<Vec<Box<str>>>>;
 pub enum Message {
     AddScanDirectory(Box<str>),
     Exit,
+    None,
 }
 
 pub struct Server {
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ impl Server {
                         .send(Message::AddScanDirectory(path))
                         .unwrap_or_default();
                 }
+                Ok(Message::None) => {}
                 Ok(Message::Exit) | Err(_) => {
                     scanner_tx.send(Message::Exit).unwrap_or_default();
                     processor_tx.send(Message::Exit).unwrap_or_default();
diff --git a/src/pipeline/scanner.rs b/src/pipeline/scanner.rs
index 64c6001..a2ba53d 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/scanner.rs
+++ b/src/pipeline/scanner.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl Scanner {
                     let mut mfq = self.proc_queue.lock().unwrap();
                     mfq.push(path);
                 }
-                Err(mpsc::TryRecvError::Empty) => {}
+                Err(mpsc::TryRecvError::Empty) | Ok(Message::None) => {}
                 Ok(Message::Exit) | Err(_) => break,
             }
 
diff --git a/src/tui/mod.rs b/src/tui/mod.rs
index a7ca828..24bd42a 100644
--- a/src/tui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tui/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,70 @@
-pub struct Tui {
+use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
-};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use ratatui::crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode};
+use ratatui::widgets::Paragraph;
+use ratatui::{DefaultTerminal, Frame};
+
+use crate::pipeline::Message;
+
+pub struct Tui {
+    app_tx: Sender<Message>,
+}
 
 impl Tui {
-    pub fn init(&self) { }
+    pub fn new(app_tx: Sender<Message>) -> Self {
+        Self { app_tx }
+    }
+
+    pub fn start(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        let terminal = ratatui::init();
+        self.run(terminal).expect("ui loop failed.");
+        ratatui::restore();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn poll_events() -> Result<Message> {
+        match event::poll(Duration::from_millis(250)).context("event polling failed.")? {
+            true => match event::read().context("event read failed.")? {
+                Event::Key(key) => match key.code {
+                    KeyCode::Char('q') => Ok(Message::Exit),
+                    _ => Ok(Message::None),
+                },
+                _ => Ok(Message::None),
+            },
+            false => Ok(Message::None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handle_events(&self) -> Result<Message> {
+        let handleable_event = Self::poll_events();
+
+        match Self::poll_events() {
+            Ok(Message::Exit) => {
+                self.app_tx
+                    .send(Message::Exit)
+                    .expect("app event send failed.");
+                Ok(Message::Exit)
+            }
+            _ => Ok(Message::None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn draw(frame: &mut Frame) {
+        frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new("Hello, World"), frame.area());
+    }
+
+    fn run(&self, mut terminal: DefaultTerminal) -> Result<()> {
+        loop {
+            terminal.draw(Self::draw)?;
+            match self.handle_events() {
+                Ok(Message::Exit) => break,
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }