diff --git a/src/backend/Admin.ts b/src/backend/Admin.ts
index 7b50990..f1091e4 100644
--- a/src/backend/Admin.ts
+++ b/src/backend/Admin.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ implements TableDefinitionExporter {
         logger.info("Webserver stopped")
     }
 
-    protected async makeKnex():Promise<Knex>{
+    public async makeKnex():Promise<Knex>{
         const conf:Knex.Config = this.config.getConfigKey("dbConf")
 
         logger.debug("Making new knex:", conf)        
diff --git a/src/backend/PluginLoader.ts b/src/backend/PluginLoader.ts
index 36a4ad0..7f93227 100644
--- a/src/backend/PluginLoader.ts
+++ b/src/backend/PluginLoader.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,173 @@
 import { RPCExporter } from "rpclibrary/js/src/Interfaces";
-import { Git, Types } from "upgiter"
+import { Git } from "upgiter"
+import { FolderStatus } from "upgiter/js/src/Types";
+import { Plugin } from "./Plugin";
+import { FrontworkAdmin } from "./Admin";
 
-export type GitUpdaterIfc = {
-    cloneRepo: (force:boolean) => Promise<Types.FolderStatus>
-    getStatus: () => Promise<Types.FolderStatus>
-    checkoutTag: (tag:string) => Promise<Types.FolderStatus>
-    isOutdated: () => Promise<boolean> 
+export type PluginLoaderIfc = {
+    PluginLoader: {
+        installPlugin: (name:string, force:boolean) => Promise<FolderStatus>
+        startPlugin: (name:string) => Promise<boolean>
+        updatePlugin: (name:string) => Promise<boolean>
+        setPluginVersion: (name:string, tag:string) => Promise<FolderStatus>
+        getLoadedPluginNames: () => Promise<String[]>
+        selfUpdate: (force:boolean) => Promise<FolderStatus>
+        destroy: () => Promise<void> 
+    }
 }
 
-class RPCUpgiter
-extends Git.Updater
-implements RPCExporter<any, "PluginLoader">{
+class PluginLoader
+implements RPCExporter<PluginLoaderIfc, "PluginLoader">{
+    
     name = "PluginLoader" as "PluginLoader";
+    private runningPlugins: Plugin[]
+    private pluginUpdaters:{[name in string]:Git.Updater} = {}
+
+    constructor(private admin:FrontworkAdmin){}
+
+    private async selfUpdate(force:boolean = false){
+        const updater = new Git.Updater({
+            schema: 'https',
+            localPath: './dist',
+            remoteHost: 'www.versioncontrol.me',
+            remotePath: 'frontwork-distribution',
+            repoName: 'admin'
+        })
+
+        let status = await updater.getStatus()
+        if(force || !status.remote || !status.remote.includes("fb-dist/admin") || !status.exists || status.empty || !status.currentTag){
+            //logger.warn("Cloning fb-dist/admin into ./dist ..."+(force?" USING FORCE!":""))
+            status = await updater.cloneRepo(force)
+
+            //this.destroy()
+            const installer = eval("require")("./Installer").installAdmin
+            installer(this.getPlugins())
+        }
+        return status
+    }
+
+    async installPlugin(name: string, force:boolean = false):Promise<FolderStatus>{
+        //logger.warn("Cloning fb-dist/"+name+".git into ./plugins/"+name+" ..."+(force?" USING FORCE!":""))
+        this.pluginUpdaters[name] = new Git.Updater({
+            schema: 'https',
+            localPath: './dist',
+            remoteHost: 'www.versioncontrol.me',
+            remotePath: 'frontwork-distribution',
+            repoName: name
+        })
+        //new GitUpdater("./plugins/"+name)
+        const status = await this.pluginUpdaters[name].cloneRepo(force)
+        return status
+    }
+
+    async startPlugin(name:string):Promise<boolean>{
+        if(!this.pluginUpdaters[name]) return false
+        const status = await this.pluginUpdaters[name].getStatus()
+        if(!status.exists || status.empty || !status.tags || status.tags.length === 0){
+            if(status.currentTag && !status.latestTag){
+                //git glitches sometimes if you check immediately after clone
+                //logger.warn("re-fetching tag for "+name+"...")
+                return await this.startPlugin(name)
+            }
+            //logger.error("Bad repo status", name, status)
+            return false
+        }
+
+/*        if(this.loadedPlugins[name]){
+            logger.error("Plugin", name, "is already started")
+            return false
+        }
+*/
+
+        let str = "../plugins/"+name+"/Plugin"
+        const pluginClass = await eval('require')(str)
+        const pluginObj = new pluginClass.default(this)
+        try{
+            if(pluginObj.start)
+                await pluginObj.start()
+            //this.pushNotification({message: "Started plugin "+pluginObj.name, severity: "Important", topic:"admin"})
+            this.addPlugin(pluginObj)
+            return true
+        }catch(e){
+            //logger.error(e)
+            //this.pushNotification({message: "Start of plugin "+pluginObj.name+" failed because of "+String(e), severity: "Error", topic:"admin"})
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+
+    async updatePlugin(name:string):Promise<boolean>{
+        if(!this.pluginUpdaters[name]) return false
+        const status = await this.pluginUpdaters[name].getStatus()
+        if(!status.exists || status.empty || !status.tags || status.tags.length === 0){
+            //logger.error("Bad repo status", name, status)
+            return false
+        }
+        if(status.currentTag == status.latestTag){
+            //logger.warn(name, "already at latest tag")
+            return false
+        }
+
+        /*
+        if(this.loadedPlugins[name]){
+            logger.error("Plugin", name, "is running. Stop it first")
+            return false
+        }
+        */
+
+        this.pluginUpdaters[name].checkoutTag(status.latestTag!)
+        return true
+    }
+
+    async setPluginVersion(pluginName:string, tag:string):Promise<FolderStatus>{
+        const status = await this.pluginUpdaters[pluginName].getStatus()
+        if(!status.exists || !status.tags || status.tags.length === 0 || !status.tags.includes(tag)){
+            //logger.error("Bad repo status", pluginName, status)
+            return status
+        }
+
+        return await this.pluginUpdaters[pluginName].checkoutTag(tag)
+    }
+
+    async addPlugin(plugin: Plugin){
+        this.runningPlugins.push(plugin)
+        if(plugin.getTableDefinitions().length != 0)
+            await this.admin.makeKnex()
+    }
+
+    removePlugin(plugin: Plugin){
+        this.runningPlugins = this.runningPlugins.filter(p => p.name !== plugin.name)
+    }
+
+    getPlugins():Plugin[]{
+        return [...this.runningPlugins]
+    }
+
+    private async destroy(){
+        return
+    }
 
     exportRPCs(){
-        return []
+        return [{
+            name: "installPlugin" as "installPlugin",
+            call: async (name:string, force = false) => {return await this.installPlugin(name, force)},
+        },{
+            name: "startPlugin" as "startPlugin",
+            call: async (name:string) => {return await this.startPlugin(name)},
+        },{
+            name: "updatePlugin" as "updatePlugin",
+            call: async (name:string) => {return await this.updatePlugin(name)},
+        },{
+            name: "setPluginVersion" as "setPluginVersion",
+            call: async (name:string, tag:string) => {return await this.setPluginVersion(name, tag)},
+        },{
+            name: "getLoadedPluginNames" as "getLoadedPluginNames",
+            call: async () => {return this.getPlugins().map(p => p.name)},
+        },{
+            name: "selfUpdate" as "selfUpdate",
+            call: async (force: boolean) => {return await this.selfUpdate(force)},
+        },{
+            name: "destroy" as "destroy",
+            call: async () => {return this.destroy()}
+        }]
     }
 }
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