diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 39b3ad3..8f7d0cc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ set_property(CACHE ARCHEUS_STD_INPUT_BACKEND PROPERTY STRINGS NONE SDL2 GLFW)
 set(ARCHEUS_STD_GRAPHICS_BACKEND "NONE" CACHE STRING "Graphics Backend to build with")
 set_property(CACHE ARCHEUS_STD_GRAPHICS_BACKEND PROPERTY STRINGS NONE SDL2 OPENGL)
 
+set(ARCHEUS_STD_SSH_BACKEND "NONE" CACHE STRING "SSH Backend to build with")
+set_property(CACHE ARCHEUS_STD_GRAPHICS_BACKEND PROPERTY STRINGS NONE LIBSSH)
+
+
 # ~ INIT VARIABLES ~ #
 set(ARCHEUS_STD_FLAGS "")
 set(ARCHEUS_STD_LIBRARIES "")
@@ -98,6 +102,10 @@ opengl_check_and_init_needed(ARCHEUS_STD_FLAGS ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES ${ARCHEUS_STD
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/archeus_glfw.cmake)
 glfw_check_and_init_needed(ARCHEUS_STD_FLAGS ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES ${ARCHEUS_STD_WINDOW_BACKEND} ${ARCHEUS_STD_INPUT_BACKEND})
 
+# ~ LIBSSH ~ #
+include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/archeus_libssh.cmake)
+libssh_check_and_init_needed(ARCHEUS_STD_FLAGS ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES ${ARCHEUS_STD_SSH_BACKEND})
+
 #if(ARCHEUS_STD_GLEW)
 #    string(APPEND ARCHEUS_STD_FLAGS "-DARC_GLEW ")
 #endif()
diff --git a/cmake/archeus_libssh.cmake b/cmake/archeus_libssh.cmake
index e69de29..87d48d2 100644
--- a/cmake/archeus_libssh.cmake
+++ b/cmake/archeus_libssh.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+set(ARCHEUS_STD_LIBSSH_SSH_SOURCES
+    packages/networking/libssh/ssh.c
+)
+
+function(libssh_check_and_init_needed _ARCHEUS_STD_FLAGS _ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES ARCHEUS_STD_SSH_BACKEND)
+    #add matching files for the selected backends
+    if(${ARCHEUS_STD_SSH_BACKEND} STREQUAL "LIBSSH")
+        string(APPEND ${_ARCHEUS_STD_FLAGS} "-lssh ")
+        list(APPEND ${_ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES} ${ARCHEUS_STD_LIBSSH_SSH_SOURCES})
+    endif()
+
+    set(${_ARCHEUS_STD_FLAGS} ${${_ARCHEUS_STD_FLAGS}} PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(${_ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES} ${${_ARCHEUS_STD_SOURCES}} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
diff --git a/packages/networking/libssh/ssh.c b/packages/networking/libssh/ssh.c
index 4f09a4f..cc88235 100644
--- a/packages/networking/libssh/ssh.c
+++ b/packages/networking/libssh/ssh.c
@@ -129,6 +129,24 @@ void ARC_Ssh_Create(ARC_Ssh **ssh, char *host, char *user, char *password){
         *ssh = NULL;
     }
 
+    //if no password is provided try to connect with a public key
+    if(password == NULL){
+        returnCode = ssh_userauth_publickey_auto((*ssh)->session, NULL, NULL);
+        if(returnCode != SSH_AUTH_SUCCESS){
+            arc_errno = ARC_ERRNO_CONNECTION;
+            ARC_DEBUG_LOG(arc_errno, "ARC_Ssh_Create(ssh), ssh failed to authenticate with password: %s\n", ssh_get_error((*ssh)->session));
+            ssh_disconnect((*ssh)->session);
+            ssh_free((*ssh)->session);
+            free(*ssh);
+            *ssh = NULL;
+        }
+
+        ssh_send_ignore((*ssh)->session, "mpv https://youtu.be/1P5BSm_oFJg --input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket --no-terminal & disown");
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    //try connecting with password
     returnCode = ssh_userauth_password((*ssh)->session, NULL, password);
     if(returnCode != SSH_AUTH_SUCCESS){
         arc_errno = ARC_ERRNO_CONNECTION;
@@ -201,6 +219,8 @@ void ARC_Ssh_ExecStrInNewSession(ARC_Ssh *ssh, char *command){
         ARC_DEBUG_LOG(arc_errno, "ARC_Ssh_RunInSession(ssh, sessionFn), ssh failed when executing command with error code: %d\n", returnCode);
     }
 
+    sleep(1);
+
     ssh_channel_send_eof(channel);
     ssh_channel_close(channel);
     ssh_channel_free(channel);