diff --git a/src/daemon-utils/socket-manager.cpp b/src/daemon-utils/socket-manager.cpp
index 5a6a068..026997a 100644
--- a/src/daemon-utils/socket-manager.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon-utils/socket-manager.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,35 @@ void handle_client(int client_socket){
 void start_http_server(std::uint16_t port){
     spdlog::info("Starting HTTP server on {}", port);
     httplib::Server server = httplib::Server{};
+    std::vector<char> pixel = other_general_utils::read_file_bytes("1x1.png");
     server.Get("/test", [](const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response &res) {
       res.set_content("Hello World!", "text/plain");
       spdlog::info("/test endpoint hit by: {}", req.remote_addr);
     });
-    
+    server.Get("/img", [&pixel](const httplib::Request& req, httplib::Response& res) {
+    std::string client_ip;
+
+    if (req.has_header("X-Forwarded-For")) {
+        client_ip = req.get_header_value("X-Forwarded-For");
+        // if multiple IPs (comma separated), take first
+        size_t comma_pos = client_ip.find(',');
+        if (comma_pos != std::string::npos)
+            client_ip = client_ip.substr(0, comma_pos);
+    } else {
+        client_ip = req.remote_addr; // fallback if not behind proxy
+    }
+
+    spdlog::info("Received /img hit from client IP: {}", client_ip);
+
+    if (!req.has_param("id")) {
+        res.status = 405;
+        return;
+    }
+    std::string id = req.get_param_value("id");
+    spdlog::info("Received /img hit with param id: {}", id);
+    res.set_content(pixel.data(), pixel.size(), "image/png");
+  });
+
     server.listen("0.0.0.0", port);
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/shared-utils/socket-utils.cpp b/src/shared-utils/socket-utils.cpp
index f0e42e1..9aa3ecd 100644
--- a/src/shared-utils/socket-utils.cpp
+++ b/src/shared-utils/socket-utils.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#include <fstream>
+#include <ios>
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -54,4 +57,22 @@ ssize_t read_from_socket(int sock_fd, std::vector<char>& read_buffer) {
 }
 
 } // namespace socket_utils
+namespace other_general_utils {
+  
+std::vector<char> read_file_bytes(const std::string& filename) {
+    std::ifstream file = std::ifstream{filename, std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate};
+    if (!file) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to open file");
+    }
 
+    std::streamsize size = file.tellg(); // get file size
+    file.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+
+    std::vector<char> buffer(size);
+    if (!file.read(buffer.data(), size)) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Failed to read file");
+    }
+
+    return buffer;
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/shared-utils/socket-utils.hpp b/src/shared-utils/socket-utils.hpp
index 15c3cb6..92bf0a2 100644
--- a/src/shared-utils/socket-utils.hpp
+++ b/src/shared-utils/socket-utils.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+#include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
@@ -7,5 +8,8 @@ namespace socket_utils{
  ssize_t write_to_socket(int sock_fd, std::vector<char>& write_buffer);
 
   ssize_t read_from_socket(int sock_fd, std::vector<char>& read_buffer); 
-
+}
+
+namespace other_general_utils {
+  std::vector<char> read_file_bytes(const std::string& filename);
 }