diff --git a/include/protocol.hpp b/include/protocol.hpp
index 97dce18..4f4b116 100644
--- a/include/protocol.hpp
+++ b/include/protocol.hpp
@@ -6,12 +6,30 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <glm/vec2.hpp>
 #include <glm/vec3.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
 
-namespace commons::protocol {
+namespace commons {
+
+static constexpr size_t screen_size = 30;
+
+namespace protocol {
+struct vec2;
+struct pixel;
+}  // namespace protocol
+
+class render_interface {
+ public:
+  virtual ~render_interface() = default;
+  virtual void update_pixel(commons::protocol::vec2 position,
+                            commons::protocol::pixel pixel) = 0;
+  virtual void draw() = 0;
+};
+
+namespace protocol {
 
 enum class Type {
   DRAW_RECTANGLE = 0,
@@ -42,6 +60,7 @@ class generic_message_base
   }
 
   virtual void handle_message() = 0;
+  virtual void handle_message(render_interface* renderer){};
   virtual void create_message() {
     spdlog::debug("create_message is not implemented yet");
   }
@@ -87,6 +106,34 @@ struct vec3 {
   int x, y, z;
 };
 
+enum class background_color {
+  BLACK = 40,
+  RED,
+  GREEN,
+  YELlOW,
+  BLUE,
+  MAGENTA,
+  CYAN,
+  WHITE,
+};
+
+enum class foreground_color {
+  BLACK = 30,
+  RED,
+  GREEN,
+  YELlOW,
+  BLUE,
+  MAGENTA,
+  CYAN,
+  WHITE,
+};
+
+struct pixel {
+  char value = '#';
+  foreground_color color_fg = foreground_color::GREEN;
+  background_color color_bg = background_color::BLACK;
+};
+
 class draw_rectangle : public generic_message<Type::DRAW_RECTANGLE> {
  public:
   virtual ~draw_rectangle() { spdlog::debug("draw_rect dtor"); }
@@ -118,10 +165,48 @@ class draw_pixel : public generic_message<Type::DRAW_PIXEL> {
     std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
   }
 
+  virtual void handle_message(render_interface* renderer) override {
+    renderer->update_pixel(position, pixel_);
+  }
+
   vec2 position;
+  pixel pixel_;
   vec3 color;
 };
 
 class Serializer {};
 
-}  // namespace commons::protocol
+}  // namespace protocol
+
+class cli_renderer : public render_interface {
+ public:
+  cli_renderer(size_t screen_size)
+      : screen{screen_size, std::vector<protocol::pixel>{screen_size}} {}
+
+  virtual ~cli_renderer() = default;
+
+  virtual void update_pixel(commons::protocol::vec2 position,
+                            commons::protocol::pixel pixel) override {
+    screen[position.y][position.x] = pixel;
+    draw();
+  }
+
+  virtual void draw() override {
+    std::stringstream str;
+    for (const auto& row : screen) {
+      for (const auto& pixel : row) {
+        str << "\033[" << static_cast<size_t>(pixel.color_fg) << ";"
+            << static_cast<size_t>(pixel.color_bg) << "m" << pixel.value;
+      }
+      str << "\033[30;40m\n";
+    }
+
+    str << "\033[30;40m\n";
+    std::cout << str.str() << '\n';
+  }
+
+ private:
+  std::vector<std::vector<protocol::pixel>> screen;
+};
+
+}  // namespace commons
diff --git a/include/server.hpp b/include/server.hpp
index 2704dff..c68829d 100644
--- a/include/server.hpp
+++ b/include/server.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <future>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "protocol.hpp"
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ class fake_thread_pool {
 class server {
  public:
   server(boost::asio::io_context& io_context, short port)
-      : socket_(io_context, udp::endpoint(udp::v4(), port)) {
+      : socket_(io_context, udp::endpoint(udp::v4(), port)),
+        renderer(std::make_unique<cli_renderer>(commons::screen_size)) {
     do_receive();
   }
 
@@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ class server {
             std::shared_ptr<protocol::generic_message_base> msg_obj =
                 deserialize(data_.data(), bytes_recvd);
 
-            fake_thread_pool::add_task([msg_obj = std::move(msg_obj)]() {
-              msg_obj->handle_message();
+            fake_thread_pool::add_task([this, msg_obj = std::move(msg_obj)]() {
+              msg_obj->handle_message(renderer.get());
             });
 
             // do_send(bytes_recvd);
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ class server {
   udp::endpoint sender_endpoint_;
   enum { max_length = 1024 };
   std::array<char, max_length> data_;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<render_interface> renderer;
 };
 
 }  // namespace commons
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0f61d98..e876f86 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <iostream>
+#include <random>
 
 #include "client.hpp"
 #include "protocol.hpp"
@@ -13,20 +14,8 @@ void init_spdlog() {
 
 auto run_client(boost::asio::io_context& context) {
   spdlog::info("Running client...");
-  auto s = std::make_unique<commons::client>(
+  auto s = std::make_shared<commons::client>(
       context, boost::asio::ip::make_address("0.0.0.0"), 9000, 0);
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
-    auto msg = std::make_shared<commons::protocol::draw_pixel>();
-    msg->color = commons::protocol::vec3{i, i, i};
-
-    // used as lifetime expansion so that msg doesnt go out of scope till it
-    // actually was sent
-    s->send(msg->serialize(),
-            std::bind(&commons::protocol::generic_message_base::handle_sent,
-                      msg, std::placeholders::_1));
-  }
-
   return s;
 }
 
@@ -41,9 +30,42 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   try {
     boost::asio::io_context io_context;
     std::unique_ptr<commons::server> server = nullptr;
-    std::unique_ptr<commons::client> client = nullptr;
+    std::shared_ptr<commons::client> client = nullptr;
+    std::thread t;
     if (argc == 1) {
       client = run_client(io_context);
+
+      t = std::thread([client]() {
+        std::random_device dev;
+        std::mt19937 rng(dev());
+        while (true) {
+          std::uniform_int_distribution<std::mt19937::result_type> pos(
+              0, commons::screen_size - 1);
+          std::uniform_int_distribution<std::mt19937::result_type> color(30,
+                                                                         37);
+
+          auto msg = std::make_shared<commons::protocol::draw_pixel>();
+          msg->pixel_.value = '@';
+          msg->pixel_.color_fg =
+              static_cast<commons::protocol::foreground_color>(color(rng));
+          msg->pixel_.color_bg =
+              static_cast<commons::protocol::background_color>(color(rng) + 10);
+          msg->position = commons::protocol::vec2{pos(rng), pos(rng)};
+
+          spdlog::debug("sending fg {}, bg {}, posx {}, posy {}",
+                        static_cast<int>(msg->pixel_.color_fg),
+                        static_cast<int>(msg->pixel_.color_bg), msg->position.x,
+                        msg->position.y);
+          // used as lifetime expansion so that msg doesnt go out of scope
+          // till it actually was sent
+          client->send(
+              msg->serialize(),
+              std::bind(&commons::protocol::generic_message_base::handle_sent,
+                        msg, std::placeholders::_1));
+          std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(20));
+          spdlog::info("send new");
+        }
+      });
     }
 
     if (argc == 2) {
@@ -60,6 +82,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
       context.join();
     }
 
+    t.join();
+
   } catch (std::exception& e) {
     std::cerr << "Exception: " << e.what() << "\n";
   }