diff --git a/scripts/uncloud b/scripts/uncloud
index 1a6483b..70cb535 100755
--- a/scripts/uncloud
+++ b/scripts/uncloud
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ def exception_hook(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
 sys.excepthook = exception_hook
 
 # the components that use etcd
-ETCD_COMPONENTS = ['api', 'scheduler', 'host', 'filescanner', 'imagescanner', 'metadata', 'configure']
+ETCD_COMPONENTS = ['api', 'scheduler', 'host', 'filescanner',
+                   'imagescanner', 'metadata', 'configure', 'hack']
 
 ALL_COMPONENTS = ETCD_COMPONENTS.copy()
 ALL_COMPONENTS.append('cli')
diff --git a/uncloud/hack/__init__.py b/uncloud/hack/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/__init__.py b/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/db.py b/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/db.py
index 3d885e9..0e6bd0a 100644
--- a/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/db.py
+++ b/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/db.py
@@ -1,17 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# 2020 Nico Schottelius (nico.schottelius at ungleich.ch)
+#
+# This file is part of uncloud.
+#
+# uncloud is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# uncloud is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with uncloud. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+
 import etcd3
 
+class DB(object):
+    def __init__(self, urls):
+        self.urls = urls
+        self.prefix = "/nicohack/"
+
+    def connect(self):
+        self.clients = []
+        for endpoint in self.urls:
+            client = etcd3.client(host=endpoint,
+                                  ca_cert="/home/nico/vcs/ungleich-dot-cdist/files/etcd/ca.pem",
+                                  cert_cert="/home/nico/vcs/ungleich-dot-cdist/files/etcd/nico.pem",
+                                  cert_key="/home/nico/vcs/ungleich-dot-cdist/files/etcd/nico-key.pem")
+
+            clients.append(client)
+
+    def get_value(self, key):
+        pass
+
+    def set_value(self, key, val):
+        pass
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     endpoints = [ "https://etcd1.ungleich.ch:2379",
-                  "!https://etcd2.ungleich.ch:2379",
+                  "https://etcd2.ungleich.ch:2379",
                   "https://etcd3.ungleich.ch:2379" ]
 
-    clients = []
-
-    for endpoint in endpoints:
-        client = etcd3.client(host=endpoint,
-                              ca_cert="/home/nico/vcs/ungleich-dot-cdist/files/etcd/ca.pem",
-                              cert_cert="/home/nico/vcs/ungleich-dot-cdist/files/etcd/nico.pem",
-                              cert_key="/home/nico/vcs/ungleich-dot-cdist/files/etcd/nico-key.pem")
-
-        clients.append(client)
+    db = DB(url=endpoints)
diff --git a/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/vm.py b/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/vm.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9dd80bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/vm.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# 2020 Nico Schottelius (nico.schottelius at ungleich.ch)
+#
+# This file is part of uncloud.
+#
+# uncloud is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# uncloud is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with uncloud. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+
+import subprocess
+import uuid
+
+from . import db
+
+qemu="/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64"
+accel="kvm"
+memory=1024
+cores=2
+uuid=uuid.uuid4()
+
+#mac=$(./mac-gen.py)
+mac=""
+
+owner="nico"
+
+bridge="br100"
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+   p = ["qemu",
+        "-name", "uncloud-{}".format(uuid),
+        "-machine", "pc,accel={}".format(accel),
+        "-m", "{}".format(memory),
+        "-smp", "{}".format(cores),
+        "-uuid", "{}".format(uuid),
+        "-drive", "file=alpine-virt-3.11.2-x86_64.iso,media=cdrom",
+        "-netdev", "tap,id=netmain,script=./ifup.sh,downscript=./ifdown.sh",
+        "-device", "virtio-net-pci,netdev=netmain,id=net0,mac={}".format(mac)
+        ]
+   print(" ".join(p))
+   subprocess.run(p)
diff --git a/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/vm.sh b/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/vm.sh
index a0e111b..dd9be84 100755
--- a/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/vm.sh
+++ b/uncloud/hack/hackcloud/vm.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+#     echo "$0: owner"
+#     exit 1
+# fi
+
 qemu=/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64
 
 accel=kvm
@@ -9,6 +14,7 @@ memory=1024
 cores=2
 uuid=$(uuidgen)
 mac=$(./mac-gen.py)
+owner=nico
 
 export bridge=br100
 
diff --git a/uncloud/hack/main.py b/uncloud/hack/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce105e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uncloud/hack/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import argparse
+
+arg_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser('hack', add_help=False)
+arg_parser.add_argument('--create-vm')
+
+
+def main(arguments):
+    print(arguments)!
+    debug = arguments['debug']
+    port = arguments['port']