diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..033df5fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.venv
+__pycache__
diff --git a/generate_data.py b/generate_data.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdbbfd1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generate_data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import httpx
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from time import sleep
+from main import TelemetrySnapshot
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    wait = 10
+    online_time = 24 * 3600  # start at 1 day
+    ew = 0
+    ns = 0
+    while True:
+        snapshot = TelemetrySnapshot(
+            character_name="Test name",
+            char_tag="test_tag",
+            session_id="test_session_id",
+            timestamp=datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc),
+            ew=ew,
+            ns=ns,
+            z=0,
+            kills=0,
+            kills_per_hour="kph_str",
+            onlinetime=str(timedelta(seconds=online_time)),
+            deaths=0,
+            rares_found=0,
+            prismatic_taper_count=0,
+            vt_state="test state",
+        )
+        resp = httpx.post(
+            "http://localhost:8000/position/",
+            data=snapshot.model_dump_json(),
+            headers={
+                "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                "X-PLUGIN-SECRET": "your_shared_secret",
+            },
+        )
+        print(resp)
+        sleep(wait)
+        ew += 0.1
+        ns += 0.1
+        online_time += wait
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 0892dcd8..fdb48928 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import json
 import sqlite3
 from typing import Dict
 
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, HTTPException, Query
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Header, HTTPException, Query, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
 from fastapi.routing import APIRoute
 from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 from typing import Optional
 
 from db import init_db, save_snapshot, DB_FILE
+import asyncio
+from starlette.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 app = FastAPI()
@@ -194,6 +196,42 @@ def get_trails(
     ]
     return JSONResponse(content={"trails": trails})
 
+# --------------------  WebSocket endpoints -----------------------
+browser_conns: set[WebSocket] = set()
+
+async def _broadcast_to_browser_clients(snapshot: dict):
+    for ws in list(browser_conns):
+        try:
+            await ws.send_json(snapshot)
+        except WebSocketDisconnect:
+            browser_conns.remove(ws)
+
+@app.websocket("/ws/position")
+async def ws_receive_snapshots(websocket: WebSocket, secret: str = Query(...)):
+    await websocket.accept()
+    if secret != SHARED_SECRET:
+        await websocket.close(code=1008)
+        return
+    try:
+        while True:
+            data = await websocket.receive_json()
+            snap = TelemetrySnapshot.parse_obj(data)
+            live_snapshots[snap.character_name] = snap.dict()
+            await run_in_threadpool(save_snapshot, snap.dict())
+            await _broadcast_to_browser_clients(snap.dict())
+    except WebSocketDisconnect:
+        pass
+
+@app.websocket("/ws/live")
+async def ws_live_updates(websocket: WebSocket):
+    await websocket.accept()
+    browser_conns.add(websocket)
+    try:
+        while True:
+            await asyncio.sleep(3600)
+    except WebSocketDisconnect:
+        browser_conns.remove(websocket)
+
 
 # --------------------  static frontend  ---------------------------
 app.mount("/", StaticFiles(directory="static", html=True), name="static")
diff --git a/static/script.js b/static/script.js
index 0b6b9aff..bfe94b72 100644
--- a/static/script.js
+++ b/static/script.js
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ function render(players) {
     <span class="stat kph">${p.kills_per_hour}</span>
     <span class="stat rares">${p.rares_found}</span>
     <span class="stat meta">${p.vt_state}</span>
+    <span class="stat onlinetime">${p.onlinetime}</span>
+    <span class="stat deaths">${p.deaths}</span>
   `;
   
     li.addEventListener('click', () => selectPlayer(p, x, y));
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 031a41be..b6a7286d 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -156,11 +156,12 @@ body {
 #playerList li {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
-  grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
+  grid-template-rows: auto auto auto auto;
   grid-template-areas:
     "name  loc"
     "kills kph"
-    "rares meta";
+    "rares meta"
+    "onlinetime deaths";
   gap: 4px 8px;
   margin: 6px 0;
   padding: 8px 10px;
@@ -178,6 +179,8 @@ body {
 .stat.kph   { grid-area: kph; }
 .stat.rares { grid-area: rares; }
 .stat.meta  { grid-area: meta; }
+.stat.onlinetime  { grid-area: onlinetime; }
+.stat.deaths  { grid-area: deaths; }
 
 /* pill styling */
 #playerList li .stat {
@@ -198,6 +201,8 @@ body {
   background: var(--accent);
   color: #111;
 }
+.stat.onlinetime::before { content: "🕑 "}
+.stat.deaths::before { content: "💀 "}
 
 /* hover & selected states */
 #playerList li:hover    { background: var(--card-hov); }