diff --git a/src/gossip/client/announce.py b/src/gossip/client/announce.py
index c21c6c3c..1d02b0ad 100644
--- a/src/gossip/client/announce.py
+++ b/src/gossip/client/announce.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ def do_announce():
         except AttributeError:
             pass
         sock = announce_peer.get_socket(12)
-        sock.sendall(
-            command_to_byte(GossipCommands.ANNOUNCE) + our_transport_address)
+        sock.sendall(command_to_byte(GossipCommands.ANNOUNCE))
+        sock.sendall(our_transport_address)
         if int.from_bytes(sock.recv(1), 'big') != 1:
             logger.warn(
                 f"Could not announce with {announce_peer.transport_address}")
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/announce.py b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/announce.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..951d6271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/announce.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import config
+import logger
+from gossip.server import gossip_server_socket_file
+
+from unixpeer import UnixPeer
+
+
+def on_announce_rec(api, data=None):
+
+    announced: str = data['address']
+    try:
+        announced = announced.decode('utf-8')
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
+    announced = announced.strip()
+
+    if announced == gossip_server_socket_file:
+        logger.warn(
+            "Received announcement for our unix node, which shouldn't happen",
+            terminal=True)
+        return
+
+    logger.info(f"Peer {announced} announced to us.", terminal=True)
+
+    data['callback'](UnixPeer(announced))
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/bootstrap.py b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/bootstrap.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1305998e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/bootstrap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import shelve
+from threading import Thread
+from time import sleep
+import os
+import dbm
+import traceback
+from typing import Callable
+
+from gossip.server import gossip_server_socket_file
+from gossip.peer import Peer
+from gossip.peerset import gossip_peer_set
+from utils.identifyhome import identify_home
+import logger
+import config
+
+from unixpeer import UnixPeer
+from unixfilepaths import peer_database_file
+
+bootstrap_file = f'{os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))}/bootstrap.txt'
+
+
+def load_existing_peers(callback: Callable):
+    """Load peers saved to disk"""
+    peer_address: str = ''
+
+    # the peers here are saved on clean shutdown
+    with shelve.open(peer_database_file, 'r') as unix_peer_db:
+        peer_address: str = unix_peer_db.nextkey()
+        while peer_address:
+            Thread(
+                target=callback,
+                args=[unix_peer_db[peer_address]],
+                name=f'{peer_address} connection attempt',
+                daemon=True).start()
+
+
+def on_bootstrap(api, data):
+
+    callback_func = data['callback']
+
+    try:
+        load_existing_peers(callback_func)
+    except dbm.error:
+        try:
+            with open(bootstrap_file, 'r') as bootstrap_file_obj:
+                bootstrap_nodes = set(bootstrap_file_obj.read().split(','))
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            bootstrap_nodes = set()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warn(traceback.format_exc(), terminal=True)
+        return
+    else:
+        return
+
+    while not os.path.exists(gossip_server_socket_file):
+        sleep(0.1)
+
+    for address in bootstrap_nodes:
+        if address == gossip_server_socket_file or not address:
+            continue
+
+        # Tell the gossip logic that this peer is ready to connect
+        # it will add it to data['peer_set'] if it responds to ping
+        Thread(
+            target=callback_func,
+            args=[UnixPeer(address)],
+            daemon=True).start()
+
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/bootstrap.txt b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/bootstrap.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f935d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/bootstrap.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/dev/shm/onionr655223043/gossip-server.sock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/main.py b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a363a4d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+"""Onionr - Private P2P Communication.
+
+Unix transport plugin. Intended for testing Onionr networks using IPC
+"""
+import sys
+import os
+import locale
+from time import sleep
+import traceback
+from typing import Set, TYPE_CHECKING
+from threading import Thread
+
+import stem
+from stem.control import Controller
+
+import logger
+from utils import readstatic
+import config
+from filepaths import gossip_server_socket_file
+
+from gossip.peer import Peer
+
+locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+# import after path insert
+from unixpeer import UnixPeer
+
+from bootstrap import on_bootstrap
+from announce import on_announce_rec
+#from shutdown import on_shutdown_event
+
+"""
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+
+plugin_name = 'unixtransport'
+PLUGIN_VERSION = '0.0.0'
+
+
+
+
+def on_init(api, data=None):
+    logger.info(
+        f"Unix Transport Plugin v{PLUGIN_VERSION} enabled", terminal=True)
+    logger.info(
+        f"Peers can connect to {gossip_server_socket_file}", terminal=True)
+
+
+def on_get_our_transport(api, data=None):
+    callback_func = data['callback']
+    for_peer = data['peer']
+    if data['peer'].__class__ == UnixPeer:
+        callback_func(for_peer, gossip_server_socket_file)
+
+
+def on_gossip_start(api, data: Set[Peer] = None):
+    # We don't do gossip logic
+    return
+
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/unixfilepaths.py b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/unixfilepaths.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2430dc44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/unixfilepaths.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+from utils.identifyhome import identify_home
+peer_database_file = f'{identify_home()}/unix-peers'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/unixpeer.py b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/unixpeer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d679abe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/unixtransport/unixpeer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from os.path import exists
+from socket import AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, socket
+
+class UnixPeer:
+
+    def __init__(self, socket_file):
+
+        if not exists(socket_file):
+            raise FileExistsError("No such file " + socket_file)
+
+        self.transport_address = socket_file
+
+
+    def get_socket(self, connect_timeout) -> socket:
+
+        s = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM)
+        #s.settimeout(connect_timeout)
+        s.connect(self.transport_address)
+        return s
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash(self.transport_address)
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        try:
+            return self.transport_address == other.transport_address
+        except AttributeError:
+            return False