diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 557c264..4f5add3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ obj/
 riderModule.iml
 /_ReSharper.Caches/
 .idea
-rules.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+rules.yaml
+/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/settings.yaml
+settings.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Dockerfile b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb26a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime:10.0 AS base
+USER $APP_UID
+WORKDIR /app
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:10.0 AS build
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+WORKDIR /src
+COPY ["VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.csproj", "VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/"]
+RUN dotnet restore "VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.csproj"
+COPY . .
+WORKDIR "/src/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client"
+RUN dotnet build "./VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/build
+
+FROM build AS publish
+ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
+RUN dotnet publish "./VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.csproj" -c $BUILD_CONFIGURATION -o /app/publish /p:UseAppHost=false
+
+FROM base AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=publish /app/publish .
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.dll"]
diff --git a/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Helpers/YamlParser.cs b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Helpers/YamlParser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1a5043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Helpers/YamlParser.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
+using Settings = VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.Models.Settings;
+
+namespace VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.Helpers;
+
+public class Helpers
+{
+    private static readonly string YamlFilePath = "settings.yaml";
+
+    public static async Task<Settings> GetSettings()
+    {
+        if (!File.Exists(YamlFilePath))
+            throw new FileNotFoundException($"Settings file not found: {YamlFilePath}");
+
+        var yamlContent = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(YamlFilePath).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        // Build the deserializer with explicit naming convention
+        var deserializer = new StaticDeserializerBuilder(new YamlStaticContext())
+            .WithNamingConvention(UnderscoredNamingConvention.Instance)
+            .IgnoreUnmatchedProperties()
+            .Build();
+
+        // Deserialize into Settings
+        var settings = deserializer.Deserialize<Settings>(yamlContent);
+
+        if (settings is null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(settings.Host) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(settings.Path) ||
+            string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(settings.ApiKey))
+            throw new Exception("Invalid settings file");
+
+        return settings;
+    }
+
+    [YamlStaticContext]
+    [YamlSerializable(typeof(Settings))]
+    private partial class YamlStaticContext : StaticContext
+    {
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Models/Settings.cs b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Models/Settings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67fb5e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Models/Settings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.Models;
+
+public class Settings
+{
+    public string Host { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string Path { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public ushort DestinationPort { get; set; } = 80;
+    public string ApiKey { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public ushort RefreshIntervalMinutes { get; set; } = 5;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Program.cs b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65e8ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.Helpers;
+
+var settings = await Helpers.GetSettings();
+
+using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+Console.CancelKeyPress += (s, e) =>
+{
+    Console.WriteLine("Shutdown requested…");
+    e.Cancel = true;
+    cts.Cancel();
+};
+
+var timer = new PeriodicTimer(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(settings.RefreshIntervalMinutes));
+
+var client = new HttpClient { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10) };
+var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get,
+    new Uri($"{settings.Host}/setip/{settings.Path}/{settings.DestinationPort}/{settings.ApiKey}"));
+while (await timer.WaitForNextTickAsync())
+{
+    if (cts.IsCancellationRequested) break;
+    var response = await client.SendAsync(request, cts.Token);
+    if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+        Console.WriteLine("[INFO] IP address updated at " + DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss"));
+    else
+        Console.WriteLine("[ERROR] IP address update failed at " + DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss"));
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.csproj b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e273f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
+        <InvariantGlobalization>true</InvariantGlobalization>
+        <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <Content Include="..\.dockerignore">
+            <Link>.dockerignore</Link>
+        </Content>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="YamlDotNet" Version="16.3.0"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/settings.example.yaml b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/settings.example.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af885ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/settings.example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+host: example.com
+path: odoo
+destination_port: 8081
+api_key: abc123XYZ
+refresh_interval_minutes: 3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VirtualDDNSRouter.Server/Models/Rule.cs b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Server/Models/Rule.cs
index 4e658fa..c399901 100644
--- a/VirtualDDNSRouter.Server/Models/Rule.cs
+++ b/VirtualDDNSRouter.Server/Models/Rule.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public record Rule
 
     public Rule()
     {
-    } // Needed for AOT static deserializer
+    } // Needed for AOT static deserializer - AI
 }
 
 public record Route
diff --git a/VirtualDDNSRouter.sln b/VirtualDDNSRouter.sln
index 18ca1eb..e8d61df 100644
--- a/VirtualDDNSRouter.sln
+++ b/VirtualDDNSRouter.sln
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution
 		compose.yaml = compose.yaml
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "VirtualDDNSRouter.Client", "VirtualDDNSRouter.Client\VirtualDDNSRouter.Client.csproj", "{68BC4818-F3A1-4862-BAE6-6F43D3237E63}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -17,5 +19,9 @@ Global
 		{6101BFD3-C31C-41CB-9402-A8B9F3EBEE22}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{6101BFD3-C31C-41CB-9402-A8B9F3EBEE22}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{6101BFD3-C31C-41CB-9402-A8B9F3EBEE22}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{68BC4818-F3A1-4862-BAE6-6F43D3237E63}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{68BC4818-F3A1-4862-BAE6-6F43D3237E63}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{68BC4818-F3A1-4862-BAE6-6F43D3237E63}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{68BC4818-F3A1-4862-BAE6-6F43D3237E63}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 56ef1ee..1cd5046 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@
       context: .
       dockerfile: VirtualDDNSRouter.Server/Dockerfile
 
+  virtualddnsrouter.client:
+    image: virtualddnsrouter.client
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: VirtualDDNSRouter.Client/Dockerfile
+