diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 061ed7e..b4775c9 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,56 @@
-int main(void) {
+#include <chrono>
+#include <thread>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#if defined (__unix__) || (defined (__APPLE__) && defined (__MACH__))
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#elif defined (_WIN32)
+#include <signal.h>
+#endif
+
+std::atomic_bool quit = false;
+
+#if defined (__unix__) || (defined (__APPLE__) && defined (__MACH__)) || defined (_WIN32)
+void sigint_handler(int signo) {
+	if (signo == SIGINT) {
+		quit = true;
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+#if defined (__unix__) || (defined (__APPLE__) && defined (__MACH__))
+	struct sigaction sigint_action;
+	sigint_action.sa_handler = sigint_handler;
+	sigemptyset (&sigint_action.sa_mask);
+	sigint_action.sa_flags = 0;
+	sigaction(SIGINT, &sigint_action, NULL);
+#elif defined (_WIN32)
+	signal(SIGINT, sigint_handler);
+#endif
+
+	// TODO: parse arg
+	// totato <config.json> -p <path/to/plugin.so>
+
+	//auto last_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+	std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10)); // at startup, just to be safe
+
+	while (!quit) {
+		//auto new_time = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+		//std::this_thread::sleep_for( // time left to get to 60fps
+			//std::chrono::duration<float, std::chrono::seconds::period>(0.0166f) // 60fps frame duration
+			//- std::chrono::duration<float, std::chrono::seconds::period>(std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - new_time) // time used for rendering
+		//);
+		std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(20)); // HACK: until i figure out the best main loop
+	}
+
+	std::cout << "\nTOTATO shutting down...\n";
+
 	return 0;
 }
+