diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9c56781..4711ecc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -533,9 +533,9 @@ checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "chrono"
-version = "0.4.40"
+version = "0.4.41"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1a7964611d71df112cb1730f2ee67324fcf4d0fc6606acbbe9bfe06df124637c"
+checksum = "c469d952047f47f91b68d1cba3f10d63c11d73e4636f24f08daf0278abf01c4d"
 dependencies = [
  "android-tzdata",
  "iana-time-zone",
@@ -716,28 +716,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crossbeam"
-version = "0.8.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1137cd7e7fc0fb5d3c5a8678be38ec56e819125d8d7907411fe24ccb943faca8"
-dependencies = [
- "crossbeam-channel",
- "crossbeam-deque",
- "crossbeam-epoch",
- "crossbeam-queue",
- "crossbeam-utils",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "crossbeam-channel"
-version = "0.5.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "82b8f8f868b36967f9606790d1903570de9ceaf870a7bf9fbbd3016d636a2cb2"
-dependencies = [
- "crossbeam-utils",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-deque"
 version = "0.8.6"
@@ -757,15 +735,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-utils",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crossbeam-queue"
-version = "0.3.12"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0f58bbc28f91df819d0aa2a2c00cd19754769c2fad90579b3592b1c9ba7a3115"
-dependencies = [
- "crossbeam-utils",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-utils"
 version = "0.8.21"
@@ -3271,11 +3240,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "axum-extra",
  "cf-turnstile",
  "contrasted",
- "crossbeam",
  "futures-util",
  "image",
  "mime_guess",
  "pathbufd",
+ "redis",
  "regex",
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
@@ -3299,7 +3268,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "bb8-postgres",
  "bitflags 2.9.0",
- "futures-util",
  "md-5",
  "pathbufd",
  "redis",
@@ -3556,9 +3524,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml"
-version = "0.8.21"
+version = "0.8.22"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "900f6c86a685850b1bc9f6223b20125115ee3f31e01207d81655bbcc0aea9231"
+checksum = "05ae329d1f08c4d17a59bed7ff5b5a769d062e64a62d34a3261b219e62cd5aae"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_spanned",
@@ -3577,9 +3545,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_edit"
-version = "0.22.25"
+version = "0.22.26"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "10558ed0bd2a1562e630926a2d1f0b98c827da99fabd3fe20920a59642504485"
+checksum = "310068873db2c5b3e7659d2cc35d21855dbafa50d1ce336397c666e3cb08137e"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
  "serde",
@@ -3591,9 +3559,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_write"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "28391a4201ba7eb1984cfeb6862c0b3ea2cfe23332298967c749dddc0d6cd976"
+checksum = "bfb942dfe1d8e29a7ee7fcbde5bd2b9a25fb89aa70caea2eba3bee836ff41076"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "totp-rs"
diff --git a/crates/app/Cargo.toml b/crates/app/Cargo.toml
index 00862f3..8bdbeda 100644
--- a/crates/app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/app/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2024"
 [features]
 postgres = ["tetratto-core/postgres"]
 sqlite = ["tetratto-core/sqlite"]
-redis = ["tetratto-core/redis"]
+redis = ["tetratto-core/redis", "dep:redis"]
 default = ["sqlite", "redis"]
 
 [dependencies]
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ mime_guess = "2.0.5"
 cf-turnstile = "0.2.0"
 contrasted = "0.1.2"
 futures-util = "0.3.31"
-crossbeam = { version = "0.8.4", features = ["crossbeam-channel"] }
+
+redis = { version = "0.30.0", optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html b/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html
index c215007..db1cd76 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/chats/app.html
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         <a
             href="/chats/0/0"
             class="button quaternary channel_icon {% if selected_community == 0 %}selected{% endif %}"
+            data-turbo="false"
         >
             {{ icon "message-circle" }}
         </a>
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
         <a
             href="/chats/{{ community.id }}/0"
             class="button quaternary channel_icon {% if selected_community == community.id %}selected{% endif %}"
+            data-turbo="false"
         >
             {{ components::community_avatar(id=community.id,
             community=community, size="48px") }}
@@ -440,64 +442,76 @@
         };
     </script>
 
-    {% if selected_channel %}
-    <script>
-        setTimeout(() => {
+    <script id="socket_init" data-turbo-permanent="true">
+        window.SUBSCRIBE_CHANNEL = "{{ selected_community }}" === "0";
+        globalThis.socket_init = () => {
             if (window.socket) {
-                if (window.socket_id === "{{ selected_channel }}") {
-                    console.log("cannot open; already in session");
-                    return;
-                } else {
-                    window.socket.close();
-                    window.socket = undefined;
-                    console.log("closed lingering");
-                }
+                window.socket.send("Close");
+                window.socket.close();
+                window.socket = undefined;
+                console.log("closed lingering");
             }
 
-            for (const anchor of document.querySelectorAll("a")) {
-                if (anchor.href.includes("{{ selected_channel }}")) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                anchor.addEventListener("click", () => {
-                    window.socket.close();
-                    window.socket = undefined;
-                    console.log("force abandon socket");
-                });
+            if ("{{ selected_community }}" !== "0") {
+                const endpoint = `${window.location.origin.replace("http", "ws")}/api/v1/_connect/{{ selected_community }}`;
+                const socket = new WebSocket(endpoint);
+                window.socket = socket;
+                window.socket_id = "{{ selected_community }}";
+            } else {
+                const endpoint = `${window.location.origin.replace("http", "ws")}/api/v1/_connect/{{ selected_channel }}`;
+                const socket = new WebSocket(endpoint);
+                window.socket = socket;
+                window.socket_id = "{{ selected_channel }}";
             }
 
-            const endpoint = `${window.location.origin.replace("http", "ws")}/api/v1/channels/{{ selected_channel }}/ws`;
-            const socket = new WebSocket(endpoint);
-            window.socket = socket;
-            window.socket_id = "{{ selected_channel }}";
-
-            socket.addEventListener("close", () => {
-                return socket.send("Close");
-            });
-
-            socket.addEventListener("open", () => {
+            window.socket.addEventListener("open", () => {
                 // auth
-                socket.send(
+                window.socket.send(
                     JSON.stringify({
                         method: "Headers",
                         data: JSON.stringify({
                             // SocketHeaders
-                            channel: "{{ selected_channel }}",
                             user: "{{ user.id }}",
+                            is_channel: window.SUBSCRIBE_CHANNEL,
                         }),
                     }),
                 );
             });
+        };
+    </script>
 
-            socket.addEventListener("message", async (event) => {
+    {% if selected_channel %}
+    <script>
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            if (!window.SUBSCRIBE_CHANNEL) {
+                // sub community
+                if (window.socket_id !== "{{ selected_community }}") {
+                    socket_init();
+                }
+            } else {
+                // sub channel
+                if (window.socket_id !== "{{ selected_channel }}") {
+                    socket_init();
+                }
+            }
+        }, 50);
+
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            window.socket.addEventListener("message", async (event) => {
                 if (event.data === "Ping") {
                     return socket.send("Pong");
                 }
 
                 const msg = JSON.parse(event.data);
-                const data = JSON.parse(msg.data);
+                const [channel_id, data] = JSON.parse(msg.data);
 
                 if (msg.method === "Message" && window.CURRENT_PAGE === 0) {
+                    if (channel_id !== "{{ selected_channel }}") {
+                        // message not for us... maybe send notification later
+                        // something like /api/v1/messages/{id}/mark_unread
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     if (document.getElementById("stream_body")) {
                         const element = document.createElement("div");
                         element.style.display = "contents";
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/connections/last_fm.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/connections/last_fm.rs
index d8e7c02..7f006c8 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/connections/last_fm.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/connections/last_fm.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub async fn proxy_request(
         None => return Json(Error::NotAllowed.into()),
     };
 
-    if let None = user.connections.get(&ConnectionService::LastFm) {
+    if user.connections.get(&ConnectionService::LastFm).is_none() {
         // connection doesn't exist
         return Json(Error::GeneralNotFound("connection".to_string()).into());
     };
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs
index 632f2cb..6fd0bff 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ pub async fn me_request(jar: CookieJar, Extension(data): Extension<State>) -> im
         None => return Json(Error::NotAllowed.into()),
     };
 
-    return Json(ApiReturn {
+    Json(ApiReturn {
         ok: true,
         message: "User exists".to_string(),
         payload: Some(user),
-    });
+    })
 }
 
 /// Update the settings of the given user.
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/channels.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/channels.rs
index 2f836cf..16a3f3a 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/channels.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/channels.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub async fn create_group_request(
 
     // check for existing
     if members.len() == 1 {
-        let other_user = members.get(0).unwrap().to_owned();
+        let other_user = members.first().unwrap().to_owned();
         if let Ok(channel) = data.get_channel_by_owner_member(user.id, other_user).await {
             return Json(ApiReturn {
                 ok: true,
@@ -80,21 +80,18 @@ pub async fn create_group_request(
             Err(e) => return Json(e.into()),
         };
 
-        if other_user.settings.private_chats {
-            if data
+        if other_user.settings.private_chats && data
                 .get_userfollow_by_initiator_receiver(other_user.id, user.id)
                 .await
-                .is_err()
-            {
-                return Json(Error::NotAllowed.into());
-            }
+                .is_err() {
+            return Json(Error::NotAllowed.into());
         }
     }
 
     // ...
     let mut props = Channel::new(0, user.id, 0, req.title);
     props.members = members;
-    let id = props.id.clone();
+    let id = props.id;
 
     match data.create_channel(props).await {
         Ok(_) => Json(ApiReturn {
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/messages.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/messages.rs
index 9e23935..7fe47b8 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/messages.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/channels/messages.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::{collections::HashMap, time::Duration};
+use redis::Commands;
 use axum::{
     extract::{
         ws::{Message as WsMessage, WebSocket, WebSocketUpgrade},
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ use tetratto_core::{
     model::{
         auth::User,
         channels::Message,
-        socket::{SocketMessage, SocketMethod},
+        socket::{PacketType, SocketMessage, SocketMethod},
         ApiReturn, Error,
     },
     DataManager,
@@ -21,10 +23,10 @@ use crate::{get_user_from_token, routes::api::v1::CreateMessage, State};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use futures_util::{sink::SinkExt, stream::StreamExt};
 
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SocketHeaders {
-    pub channel: String,
     pub user: String,
+    pub is_channel: bool,
 }
 
 /// Handle a subscription to the websocket.
@@ -43,11 +45,11 @@ pub async fn subscription_handler(
     })
 }
 
-pub async fn handle_socket(socket: WebSocket, db: DataManager, channel_id: String) {
+pub async fn handle_socket(socket: WebSocket, db: DataManager, community_id: String) {
     let (mut sink, mut stream) = socket.split();
 
     let mut user: Option<User> = None;
-    let mut con = db.2.clone().get_con().await;
+    let mut headers: Option<SocketHeaders> = None;
 
     // handle incoming messages on socket
     let dbc = db.clone();
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ pub async fn handle_socket(socket: WebSocket, db: DataManager, channel_id: Strin
             }
         };
 
-        if data.method != SocketMethod::Headers && user.is_none() {
+        if data.method != SocketMethod::Headers && user.is_none() && headers.is_none() {
             // we've sent something else before authenticating... that's not right
             let _ = sink.close().await;
             return;
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ pub async fn handle_socket(socket: WebSocket, db: DataManager, channel_id: Strin
             SocketMethod::Headers => {
                 let data: SocketHeaders = data.data();
 
+                headers = Some(data.clone());
                 user = Some(
                     match dbc
                         .get_user_by_id(match data.user.parse::<usize>() {
@@ -89,39 +92,42 @@ pub async fn handle_socket(socket: WebSocket, db: DataManager, channel_id: Strin
                     },
                 );
 
-                let channel = match dbc
-                    .get_channel_by_id(match data.channel.parse::<usize>() {
+                if data.is_channel {
+                    // verify permissions for single channel
+                    let channel = match dbc
+                        .get_channel_by_id(match community_id.parse::<usize>() {
+                            Ok(c) => c,
+                            Err(_) => {
+                                let _ = sink.close().await;
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .await
+                    {
                         Ok(c) => c,
                         Err(_) => {
                             let _ = sink.close().await;
                             return;
                         }
-                    })
-                    .await
-                {
-                    Ok(c) => c,
-                    Err(_) => {
+                    };
+
+                    let user = user.as_ref().unwrap();
+
+                    let membership = match dbc
+                        .get_membership_by_owner_community(user.id, channel.id)
+                        .await
+                    {
+                        Ok(ua) => ua,
+                        Err(_) => {
+                            let _ = sink.close().await;
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    };
+
+                    if !channel.check_read(user.id, Some(membership.role)) {
                         let _ = sink.close().await;
                         return;
                     }
-                };
-
-                let user = user.as_ref().unwrap();
-
-                let membership = match dbc
-                    .get_membership_by_owner_community(user.id, channel.id)
-                    .await
-                {
-                    Ok(ua) => ua,
-                    Err(_) => {
-                        let _ = sink.close().await;
-                        return;
-                    }
-                };
-
-                if !channel.check_read(user.id, Some(membership.role)) {
-                    let _ = sink.close().await;
-                    return;
                 }
             }
             _ => {
@@ -134,6 +140,37 @@ pub async fn handle_socket(socket: WebSocket, db: DataManager, channel_id: Strin
         return;
     }
 
+    // get channel permissions
+    let user = user.unwrap();
+    let headers = headers.unwrap();
+
+    let mut channel_read_statuses: HashMap<usize, bool> = HashMap::new();
+    if !headers.is_channel {
+        // check permissions for every channel in community
+        let community_id = match community_id.parse::<usize>() {
+            Ok(c) => c,
+            Err(_) => return,
+        };
+
+        let membership = match dbc
+            .get_membership_by_owner_community(user.id, community_id)
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(ua) => ua,
+            Err(_) => {
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        for channel in dbc.get_channels_by_community(community_id).await.unwrap() {
+            channel_read_statuses.insert(
+                channel.id,
+                channel.check_read(user.id, Some(membership.role)),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ...
     let mut recv_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
         while let Some(Ok(WsMessage::Text(text))) = stream.next().await {
             if text != "Close" {
@@ -147,28 +184,86 @@ pub async fn handle_socket(socket: WebSocket, db: DataManager, channel_id: Strin
         }
     });
 
+    let dbc = db.clone();
     let mut redis_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
         // forward messages from redis to the mpsc
+        let mut con = dbc.2.get_con().await;
         let mut pubsub = con.as_pubsub();
-        pubsub.subscribe(channel_id).unwrap();
 
+        pubsub.subscribe(user.id).unwrap();
+        pubsub.subscribe(community_id.clone()).unwrap();
+
+        // listen for pubsub messages
         while let Ok(msg) = pubsub.get_message() {
             // payload is a stringified SocketMessage
-            if sink
-                .send(WsMessage::Text(msg.get_payload::<String>().unwrap().into()))
-                .await
-                .is_err()
-            {
-                return;
+            let smsg = msg.get_payload::<String>().unwrap();
+            let packet: SocketMessage = serde_json::from_str(&smsg).unwrap();
+
+            if packet.method == SocketMethod::Forward(PacketType::Ping) {
+                // forward with custom message
+                if sink.send(WsMessage::Text("Ping".into())).await.is_err() {
+                    drop(sink);
+                    break;
+                }
+            } else if packet.method == SocketMethod::Message {
+                // check perms and then forward
+                let d: (String, Message) = packet.data();
+
+                if let Some(cs) = channel_read_statuses.get(&d.1.channel) {
+                    if !cs {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    if !headers.is_channel {
+                        // since we didn't select by just a channel, there HAS to be
+                        // an entry for the channel for us to check this message
+                        continue;
+                        // we don't need to check messages when we're subscribed to
+                        // a channel, since that is checked on headers submission when
+                        // we subscribe to a channel
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if sink.send(WsMessage::Text(smsg.into())).await.is_err() {
+                    drop(sink);
+                    break;
+                }
+            } else {
+                // forward to client
+                if sink.send(WsMessage::Text(smsg.into())).await.is_err() {
+                    drop(sink);
+                    break;
+                }
             }
         }
     });
 
+    let db2c = db.2.clone();
+    let heartbeat_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let mut con = db2c.get_con().await;
+        let mut heartbeat = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(10));
+
+        loop {
+            con.publish::<usize, String, ()>(
+                user.id,
+                serde_json::to_string(&SocketMessage {
+                    method: SocketMethod::Forward(PacketType::Ping),
+                    data: "Ping".to_string(),
+                })
+                .unwrap(),
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+
+            heartbeat.tick().await;
+        }
+    });
+
     tokio::select! {
         _ = (&mut recv_task) => redis_task.abort(),
         _ = (&mut redis_task) => recv_task.abort()
     }
 
+    heartbeat_task.abort(); // kill
     tracing::info!("socket terminate");
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/mod.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/mod.rs
index 89a214e..08f011d 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/mod.rs
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ pub fn routes() -> Router {
         )
         // messages
         .route(
-            "/channels/{id}/ws",
+            "/_connect/{id}",
             any(channels::messages::subscription_handler),
         )
         .route("/messages", post(channels::messages::create_request))
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/pages/chats.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/pages/chats.rs
index 17da35e..0f03f8c 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/pages/chats.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/pages/chats.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ pub async fn message_request(
         }
     };
 
-    let message: Message = match serde_json::from_str(&req.data) {
+    let message: (String, Message) = match serde_json::from_str(&req.data) {
         Ok(m) => m,
         Err(e) => {
             return Err(Html(
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ pub async fn message_request(
         }
     };
 
+    let message = message.1;
+
     let membership = match data
         .0
         .get_membership_by_owner_community(user.id, community)
diff --git a/crates/core/Cargo.toml b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
index 8dcd51a..a190074 100644
--- a/crates/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ default = ["sqlite", "redis"]
 [dependencies]
 pathbufd = "0.1.4"
 serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
-toml = "0.8.21"
+toml = "0.8.22"
 tetratto-shared = { path = "../shared" }
 tetratto-l10n = { path = "../l10n" }
 serde_json = "1.0.140"
@@ -30,4 +30,3 @@ rusqlite = { version = "0.35.0", optional = true }
 tokio-postgres = { version = "0.7.13", optional = true }
 bb8-postgres = { version = "0.9.0", optional = true }
 base64 = "0.22.1"
-futures-util = "0.3.31"
diff --git a/crates/core/src/config.rs b/crates/core/src/config.rs
index f2be8b5..50055e9 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/config.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ impl Default for TurnstileConfig {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct ConnectionsConfig {
     /// <https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api>
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -163,15 +164,6 @@ pub struct ConnectionsConfig {
     pub last_fm_secret: Option<String>,
 }
 
-impl Default for ConnectionsConfig {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            spotify_client_id: None,
-            last_fm_key: None,
-            last_fm_secret: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 /// Configuration file
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/common.rs b/crates/core/src/database/common.rs
index 42296f9..d691a3d 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/common.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/common.rs
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ macro_rules! auto_method {
                 if !user.permissions.check(FinePermission::$permission) {
                     return Err(Error::NotAllowed);
                 } else {
-                    self.create_audit_log_entry(crate::model::moderation::AuditLogEntry::new(
+                    self.create_audit_log_entry($crate::model::moderation::AuditLogEntry::new(
                         user.id,
                         format!("invoked `{}` with x value `{x}`", stringify!($name)),
                     ))
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ macro_rules! auto_method {
                 if !user.permissions.check(FinePermission::$permission) {
                     return Err(Error::NotAllowed);
                 } else {
-                    self.create_audit_log_entry(crate::model::moderation::AuditLogEntry::new(
+                    self.create_audit_log_entry($crate::model::moderation::AuditLogEntry::new(
                         user.id,
                         format!("invoked `{}` with x value `{x:?}`", stringify!($name)),
                     ))
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs b/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs
index 6c224ba..d9f7139 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/messages.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl DataManager {
     pub async fn fill_messages(
         &self,
         messages: Vec<Message>,
-        ignore_users: &Vec<usize>,
+        ignore_users: &[usize],
     ) -> Result<Vec<(Message, User)>> {
         let mut out: Vec<(Message, User)> = Vec::new();
 
@@ -158,10 +158,16 @@ impl DataManager {
         let mut con = self.2.get_con().await;
 
         if let Err(e) = con.publish::<usize, String, ()>(
-            data.channel,
+            if channel.community != 0 {
+                // broadcast to community ws
+                channel.community
+            } else {
+                // broadcast to channel ws
+                channel.id
+            },
             serde_json::to_string(&SocketMessage {
                 method: SocketMethod::Message,
-                data: serde_json::to_string(&data).unwrap(),
+                data: serde_json::to_string(&(data.channel.to_string(), data)).unwrap(),
             })
             .unwrap(),
         ) {
@@ -211,7 +217,13 @@ impl DataManager {
         let mut con = self.2.get_con().await;
 
         if let Err(e) = con.publish::<usize, String, ()>(
-            message.channel,
+            if channel.community != 0 {
+                // broadcast to community ws
+                channel.community
+            } else {
+                // broadcast to channel ws
+                channel.id
+            },
             serde_json::to_string(&SocketMessage {
                 method: SocketMethod::Delete,
                 data: serde_json::to_string(&DeleteMessageEvent { id: id.to_string() }).unwrap(),
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs b/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
index 60fdcce..4e2d559 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/posts.rs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl DataManager {
     pub async fn fill_posts(
         &self,
         posts: Vec<Post>,
-        ignore_users: &Vec<usize>,
+        ignore_users: &[usize],
     ) -> Result<Vec<(Post, User, Option<(User, Post)>, Option<(Question, User)>)>> {
         let mut out: Vec<(Post, User, Option<(User, Post)>, Option<(Question, User)>)> = Vec::new();
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ impl DataManager {
         &self,
         posts: Vec<Post>,
         user_id: usize,
-        ignore_users: &Vec<usize>,
+        ignore_users: &[usize],
     ) -> Result<
         Vec<(
             Post,
diff --git a/crates/core/src/database/questions.rs b/crates/core/src/database/questions.rs
index 97ecd0b..3e5e8af 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/database/questions.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/database/questions.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl DataManager {
     pub async fn fill_questions(
         &self,
         questions: Vec<Question>,
-        ignore_users: &Vec<usize>,
+        ignore_users: &[usize],
     ) -> Result<Vec<(Question, User)>> {
         let mut out: Vec<(Question, User)> = Vec::new();
 
diff --git a/crates/core/src/model/auth.rs b/crates/core/src/model/auth.rs
index de18098..b42a996 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/model/auth.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/model/auth.rs
@@ -371,19 +371,12 @@ pub struct ExternalConnectionInfo {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Default)]
 pub struct ExternalConnectionData {
     pub external_urls: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub data: HashMap<String, String>,
 }
 
-impl Default for ExternalConnectionData {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            external_urls: HashMap::new(),
-            data: HashMap::new(),
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Notification {
diff --git a/crates/core/src/model/channels.rs b/crates/core/src/model/channels.rs
index bde82d2..f5ac557 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/model/channels.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/model/channels.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl Message {
             created: now,
             edited: now,
             content,
-            context: MessageContext::default(),
+            context: MessageContext,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/core/src/model/socket.rs b/crates/core/src/model/socket.rs
index 55fb8ad..6c6663c 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/model/socket.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/model/socket.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize, de::DeserializeOwned};
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum PacketType {
+    /// A regular check to ensure the connection is still alive.
+    Ping,
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum SocketMethod {
     /// Authentication and channel identification.
@@ -8,6 +14,8 @@ pub enum SocketMethod {
     Message,
     /// A message was deleted in the channel.
     Delete,
+    /// Forward message from server to client. (Redis pubsub to ws)
+    Forward(PacketType),
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/crates/l10n/Cargo.toml b/crates/l10n/Cargo.toml
index 3d60dd0..f157860 100644
--- a/crates/l10n/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/l10n/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ license.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 pathbufd = "0.1.4"
 serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
-toml = "0.8.21"
+toml = "0.8.22"
diff --git a/crates/shared/Cargo.toml b/crates/shared/Cargo.toml
index 7e85da3..9f91dfc 100644
--- a/crates/shared/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/shared/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 ammonia = "4.1.0"
-chrono = "0.4.40"
+chrono = "0.4.41"
 comrak = "0.38.0"
 hex_fmt = "0.3.0"
 num-bigint = "0.4.6"