diff --git a/apps/ports/src/ports/go/server.lfe b/apps/ports/src/ports/go/server.lfe
index 5e933b8..7de1221 100644
--- a/apps/ports/src/ports/go/server.lfe
+++ b/apps/ports/src/ports/go/server.lfe
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 (defmodule ports.go.server
   (behaviour gen_server)
+  ;; gen_server implementation
   (export
    (start_link 0)
    (stop 0))
+  ;; callback implementation
   (export
    (code_change 3)
    (handle_call 3)
@@ -10,109 +12,269 @@
    (handle_info 2)
    (init 1)
    (terminate 2))
+  ;; Go server API
   (export
-   (pid 0)
-   (port 0)
-   (port-info 0)
-   (send 1)))
+   (send 1))
+  ;; management API
+  (export
+   (healthy? 0)
+   (os-process-alive? 0)
+   (state 0)
+   (status 0))
+  ;; debug API
+  (export
+    (pid 0)
+    (echo 1)))
+
+(include-lib "logjam/include/logjam.hrl")
+
+;;;;;::=--------------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;::=-   config functions   -=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;;;::=--------------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 (defun SERVER () (MODULE))
-(defun DELIMITER () '(10))
+(defun DELIMITER () #"\n")
 (defun GO-BIN () "go/src/github.com/geomyidia/erlang-port-examples/bin/echo")
 (defun GO-TIMEOUT () 100)
 
+(defun initial-state ()
+  (let ((log-level (logjam:read-log-level "config/sys.config"))
+        (node-name (io_lib:format "~s" `(,(erlang:node)))))
+    `#m(opts ()
+        args ()
+        binary ,(GO-BIN)
+        pid undefined
+        os-pid undefined)))
+
+(defun genserver-opts () '())
+(defun unknown-command (data)
+  `#(error ,(lists:flatten (++ "Unknown command: " data))))
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;;   gen_server API   ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
+(defun start_link ()
+  (log-info "Starting Go server controller ...")
+  (gen_server:start_link `#(local ,(SERVER))
+                         (MODULE)
+                         (initial-state)
+                         (genserver-opts)))
+
 (defun stop ()
   (gen_server:call (MODULE) 'stop))
 
-(defun start_link ()
-  (gen_server:start_link `#(local ,(SERVER)) (MODULE) '() '()))
-
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;;   Supervisor Callbacks   ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
-(defun init (_args)
+(defun init (state)
+  (log-debug "Initialising Go server controller ...")
   (erlang:process_flag 'trap_exit 'true)
-  `#(ok ,(create-port)))
+  (let ((start-state (start-exec (self) state)))
+    (log-debug "Start state: ~p" (list start-state))
+    `#(ok ,(maps:merge state start-state))))
 
 (defun handle_call
-  (('stop _from port)
-   (stop-port port)
-   `#(stop normal ok ,port))
-  (('port _from port)
-   `#(reply ,port ,port))
-  ((msg from port)
-   (let ((msg-bin (erlang:term_to_binary msg)))
-     (logger:debug "Sending data: ~p" `(,msg-bin))
-     (! port `#(,(self) #(command (,msg-bin ,(DELIMITER)))))
-     (let ((data (ports.util:receive-line port (GO-TIMEOUT))))
-       (logger:debug "Got data: ~p" `(,data))
-       (case data
-         (#b()
-           (logger:error "Got empty data from ~p; continuing ..." `(,from))
-           `#(reply 'nodata ,port))
-         (_
-           (logger:debug "Data: ~p" `(,data))
-           `#(reply ,(erlang:binary_to_term data '(safe)) ,port)))))))
-
-(defun handle_cast (_msg state)
-  `#(noreply ,state))
+  ;; Management
+  ((`#(state) _from state)
+   `#(reply ,state ,state))
+  ((`#(status os-process) _from (= `#m(os-pid ,os-pid) state))
+   `#(reply ,(ps-alive? os-pid) ,state))
+  ;; Stop
+  (('stop _from state)
+   (log-notice "Stopping Go server ...")
+   `#(stop normal ok ,state))
+  ;; Testing / debugging
+  ((`#(echo ,msg) _from state)
+   `#(reply ,msg ,state))
+  ;; Fall-through
+  ((message _from state)
+   `#(reply ,(unknown-command (io_lib:format "~p" `(,message))) ,state)))
+
+(defun handle_cast
+  ;; Simple command (new format)
+  (((= `(#(command ,_)) cmd) (= `#m(os-pid ,os-pid) state))
+   (let ((hex-msg (hex-encode cmd)))
+     (exec:send os-pid hex-msg)
+     `#(noreply ,state)))
+  ;; Command with args
+  (((= `(#(command ,_) #(args ,_)) cmd) (= `#m(os-pid ,os-pid) state))
+   (let ((hex-msg (hex-encode cmd)))
+     (exec:send os-pid hex-msg)
+     `#(noreply ,state)))
+  ;; Go server commands - old format, still used
+  (((= `#(command ,_) cmd) (= `#m(os-pid ,os-pid) state))
+   (let ((hex-msg (hex-encode cmd)))
+     (exec:send os-pid hex-msg)
+     `#(noreply ,state)))
+  ((msg state)
+   (log-warn "Got undexected cast msg: ~p" (list msg))
+   `#(noreply ,state)))
 
 (defun handle_info
-  ((`#(EXIT ,_from normal) port)
-   (logger:debug "The Go echo server is exiting (normal).")
-   (stop)
-   `#(noreply ,port))
-  ((`#(EXIT ,_from shutdown) port)
-   (logger:debug "The Go echo server is exiting (shutdown).")
-   (stop)
-   `#(noreply ,port))
-  ((`#(EXIT ,from ,reason) port)
-   (logger:error "Go echo process ~p exited! (Reason: ~p)" `(,from ,reason))
-   (stop)
-   `#(noreply ,port))
-  ((msg port)
-   (logger:debug "The Go echo server is handling info of type: ~p." `(,msg))
-   `#(noreply ,port)))
+  ;; Standard-output messages
+  ((`#(stdout ,_pid ,msg) state)
+   (io:format "~s" (list (binary_to_list msg)))
+   `#(noreply ,state))
+  ;; Standard-error messages
+  ((`#(stderr ,_pid ,msg) state)
+   (io:format "~s" (list (binary_to_list msg)))
+   `#(noreply ,state))
+  ;; Port EOL-based messages
+  ((`#(,port #(data #(eol ,msg))) state) (when (is_port port))
+   (log-info (sanitize-goserver-msg msg))
+   `#(noreply ,state))
+  ;; Port line-based messages
+  ((`#(,port #(data #(,line-msg ,msg))) state) (when (is_port port))
+   (log-info "Unknown line message:~p~s" `(,line-msg ,(sanitize-goserver-msg msg)))
+   `#(noreply ,state))
+  ;; General port messages
+  ((`#(,port #(data ,msg)) state) (when (is_port port))
+   (log-info "Message from the Go server port:~n~s" `(,(sanitize-goserver-msg msg)))
+   `#(noreply ,state))
+  ;; Exit-handling
+  ((`#(,port #(exit_status ,exit-status)) state) (when (is_port port))
+   (log-warn "~p: exited with status ~p" `(,port ,exit-status))
+   `#(noreply ,state))
+  ((`#(EXIT ,_from normal) state)
+   (logger:info "The Go server controller is exiting (normal).")
+   `#(noreply ,state))
+  ((`#(EXIT ,_from shutdown) state)
+   (logger:info "The Go server controller is exiting (shutdown).")
+   `#(noreply ,state))
+  ((`#(EXIT ,pid ,reason) state)
+   (log-notice "Process ~p exited! (Reason: ~p)" `(,pid ,reason))
+   `#(noreply ,state))
+  ;; Fall-through
+  ((msg state)
+   (log-debug "Unknwon info: ~p" `(,msg))
+   `#(noreply ,state)))
 
 (defun terminate
-  ((normal _port)
-   (logger:info "The Go echo server is terminating."))
-  ((shutdown _port)
-   (logger:info "The supervisor is shutting down the Go echo server."))
-  ((reason _port)
-   (logger:info "The Go echo server is terminating for reason: ~p." `(,reason))))
+  ((reason `#m(os-pid ,os-pid))
+   (log-notice "Terminating the Go server controller (~p)..." `(,reason))
+   (catch (exec:stop os-pid))
+   'ok))
 
 (defun code_change (_old-version port _extra)
   `#(ok ,port))
 
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-;;;   API   ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;;;::=-----------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;::=-   Go server API   -=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;;;::=-----------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+(defun send (msg)
+  (erlang:process_flag 'trap_exit 'true)
+  (try
+      (gen_server:cast (MODULE) msg)
+    (catch
+      ((tuple 'exit `#(noproc ,_) _stack)
+       (log-err "Go server not running"))
+      ((tuple type value stack)
+       (log-err "Unexpected port error.~ntype: ~p~nvalue: ~p~nstacktrace: ~p"
+                (list type value stack))))))
+
+;;;;;::=-----------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;::=-   management API   -=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;;;::=-----------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+(defun healthy? ()
+  (let ((vals (maps:values (status))))
+    (not (lists:member 'false vals))))
+
+(defun os-process-alive? ()
+  (gen_server:call (SERVER) #(status os-process)))
+
+(defun state ()
+  (gen_server:call (SERVER) #(state)))
+
+(defun status ()
+  (gen_server:call (SERVER) #(status all)))
+
+;;;;;::=-----------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;::=-   debugging API   -=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;;;::=-----------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 (defun pid ()
-  (erlang:whereis (MODULE)))
+  (erlang:whereis (SERVER)))
 
-(defun port ()
-  (gen_server:call (MODULE) 'port))
+(defun echo (msg)
+  (gen_server:call (SERVER) `#(echo ,msg)))
 
-(defun port-info ()
-  (erlang:port_info (port)))
+;;;;;::=-------------------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;::=-   exec (port) functions   -=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;;;::=-------------------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
-(defun send (msg)
-  (gen_server:call (MODULE) msg))
+(defun start-exec
+  ((mgr-pid (= `#m(args ,args binary ,bin) state))
+   (log-debug "Starting Go server executable ...")
+   (maps:merge state (run mgr-pid bin args))))
 
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-;;;   Internal Functions   ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+(defun run (mgr-pid cmd args)
+  (run mgr-pid cmd args #m()))
+
+(defun run (mgr-pid cmd args opts)
+  (let ((opts (run-opts mgr-pid opts)))
+    (log-debug "Starting OS process ~s with args ~p and opts ~p"
+               (list cmd args opts))
+    (let ((exec-str (join-cmd-args cmd args)))
+      (log-debug "Using exec string: ~s" (list exec-str))
+      (let ((`#(ok ,pid ,os-pid) (exec:run_link exec-str opts)))
+        `#m(pid ,pid os-pid ,os-pid)))))
+
+;;;;;::=-------------------------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;::=-   utility / support functions   -=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;;;::=-------------------------------=::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+(defun sanitize-goserver-msg (msg)
+  (log-debug "Binary message: ~p" `(,msg))
+  (clj:-> msg
+          (binary_to_list)
+          (string:replace "\\" "")
+          (string:trim)))
+
+(defun join-cmd-args (cmd args)
+  (clj:-> (list cmd)
+          (lists:append args)
+          (string:join " ")))
+
+(defun default-run-opts (mgr-pid)
+  `(stdin
+    pty
+    #(stdout ,mgr-pid)
+    #(stderr ,mgr-pid)
+    monitor))
+
+(defun run-opts (mgr-pid opts)
+  (if (maps:is_key 'run-opts opts)
+    (mref opts 'run-opts)
+    (default-run-opts mgr-pid)))
+
+(defun has-str? (string pattern)
+  (case (string:find string pattern)
+    ('nomatch 'false)
+    (_ 'true)))
+
+(defun ps-alive? (os-pid)
+  (has-str? (ps-pid os-pid) (integer_to_list os-pid)))
+
+(defun ps-pid (pid-str)
+  (os:cmd (++ "ps -o pid -p" pid-str)))
 
-(defun create-port ()
-  (ports.util:create-port 
-    (filename:join (ports.util:priv-dir) (GO-BIN)) '()))
+(defun hex-encode (data)
+  (let* ((bin (erlang:term_to_binary data))
+         (delim (DELIMITER))
+         (hex-msg (binary ((undermidi.util:bin->hex bin) binary) (delim binary))))
+    (log-debug "Created hex msg: ~p" (list hex-msg))
+    hex-msg))
 
-(defun stop-port (port)
-  (! port `#(,(self) 'close)))
+(defun go-log-level (lfe-level)
+  (case lfe-level
+    ('all "trace")
+    ('debug "debug")
+    ('info "info")
+    ('notice "warning")
+    ('warning "warning")
+    ('error "error")
+    (_ "fatal")))
diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 3aee9c2..23f93fb 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 {deps, [
     {lfe, "2.0.1"},
-    {logjam, "1.0.5"}
+    {logjam, "1.0.5"},
+    {erlexec, "2.0.0"}
 ]}.
 
 {plugins, [