diff --git a/watcher/app.py b/watcher/app.py
index 2ce46ee..6ce918e 100644
--- a/watcher/app.py
+++ b/watcher/app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-from time import time
+import asyncio
+import atexit
+import datetime
+import socket
+from functools import lru_cache
+from time import sleep, time
 
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import socketio
-from flask import Flask, render_template
+from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
+from flask import Flask, render_template, request
 from flask_cors import CORS
 
 sio = socketio.Server()
@@ -20,6 +27,9 @@ app.wsgi_app = socketio.WSGIApp(sio, app.wsgi_app)
 
 db = {"current_run": None, "run_start_timer": None, "run_data": {}}
 
+function_times = []
+function_data = []
+
 
 @app.route("/")
 def index():
@@ -38,18 +48,26 @@ def start_run(run_index):
     return f'Run {run_index} started at {starttime}'
 
 
-@app.route("/link/start/<run>/<index>")
-def link_start(run, index):
+@app.route("/link/start/<run>/<link_index>")
+def link_start(run, link_index):
+    start = time()
+    request_data = live_request(run, link_index)
+    sio.emit('live_request', request_data)
+
     if db["current_run"] != run:
-        return "Wrong run number, check that you update your run", 404
+        response = "Wrong run number, check that you update your run", 404
     else:
         run_data = db["run_data"][run]["data"]
-        if index in run_data:
-            return "you already started in this run. Ignoring this request."
+        if link_index in run_data:
+            response = "you already started in this run. Ignoring this request."
         else:
-            run_data[index] = {"id": index, "start": time()}
-            sio.emit('link_start', run_data[index])
-            return "Success."
+            run_data[link_index] = {"id": link_index, "start": time()}
+            sio.emit('link_start', run_data[link_index])
+            response = "Success."
+    stop = time()
+    function_data.append(stop - start)
+    function_times.append(len(function_times))
+    return response
 
 
 @app.route("/link/handoff/<run>/<index>")
@@ -73,5 +91,34 @@ def connect(sid, data):
         sio.emit('sync_current_run', current_run, room=sid)
 
 
+def live_request(run, index):
+    ip = request.remote_addr
+    request_data = {}
+    request_data["hostname"] = lookup_hostname(ip)
+    request_data["time"] = time()
+    return request_data
+
+
+@lru_cache()
+def lookup_hostname(ip):
+    return socket.gethostbyaddr(ip)[0].split(".")[0]
+
+
+# def plot_graph():
+#     try:
+#         x = function_times
+#         y = function_data
+
+#         plt.plot(x, y)
+#         plt.show()
+#     except:
+#         pass
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # scheduler = BackgroundScheduler()
+    # scheduler.add_job(func=plot_graph, trigger="interval", seconds=5)
+    # scheduler.start()
     app.run(host="0.0.0.0", debug=True)
+
+    # shut down the scheduler when exiting the app
+    # atexit.register(lambda: scheduler.shutdown())
diff --git a/watcher/requirements.txt b/watcher/requirements.txt
index 426a190..5fe90f2 100644
--- a/watcher/requirements.txt
+++ b/watcher/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 flask
 flask-cors
 python-socketio
+apscheduler
+matplotlib
diff --git a/watcher/static/index.js b/watcher/static/index.js
index ce44fc9..37bc8dd 100644
--- a/watcher/static/index.js
+++ b/watcher/static/index.js
@@ -43,8 +43,31 @@ require(['jquery', 'socket.io'], function(jq, io) {
                 addLink(link_id, run_data["data"][link_id]);
             }
         });
+        socket.on('live_request', function(request_data) {
+            console.log("live request");
+            request_time = new Date(request_data["time"] * 1000);
+            addLiveRequest(request_data["hostname"], request_time);
+        });
     });
 
+    function addLiveRequest(request_host, request_time) {
+        let hostname = request_host;
+        let timesting = request_time.getHours() + ":" + request_time.getMinutes();
+
+        let html = `
+        <div class="item">
+            <div>
+                ${hostname}
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                ${timesting}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        `;
+        $('#live_requests').prepend($(html));
+
+    }
+
     function addLink(link_id, link_data) {
         let stop = "handoff" in link_data;
 
diff --git a/watcher/templates/index.html b/watcher/templates/index.html
index 5c2c47b..cfd49cc 100644
--- a/watcher/templates/index.html
+++ b/watcher/templates/index.html
@@ -64,11 +64,26 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="card">
-        <div class="item">live requests</div>
+      <div id="live_requests" class="card">
+        <div class="item">
+            <div>
+                Hostname
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                Time
+            </div>
+        </div>
         <div class="card__title">
             Live Requests
         </div>
+        <div class="item">
+            <div>
+                Hostname
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                
+            </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </body>