diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 1e3dfdb..4b149a0 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@
             "type": "python",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/server.py",
-            "console": "integratedTerminal"
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "envFile": ""
         },
         {
             "name": "Emulator",
             "type": "python",
             "request": "launch",
             "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/emulator.py",
-            "console": "integratedTerminal"
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "envFile": ""
         }
     ],
     "compounds": [
diff --git a/src/emulator.py b/src/emulator.py
index c269eeb..804ba75 100644
--- a/src/emulator.py
+++ b/src/emulator.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def next_action():
     Returns:
         int: key used by mgba
     """
-    votes = list(map(int, r.mget(KEYS_ID)))
+    votes: list[int] = list(map(int, r.mget(KEYS_ID)))
     if any(votes):
         r.mset(KEYS_RESET)
         return votes.index(max(votes))
@@ -79,12 +79,24 @@ stream = Popen(
         "low_delay",
         "-strict",
         "experimental",
+        # "-loglevel",
+        # "quiet",
         RTMP_STREAM_URI,
     ],
     stdin=PIPE,
 )
 
 
+async def state_manager():
+    ps = r.pubsub()
+    ps.subscribe("admin")
+    while True:
+        message = ps.get_message(ignore_subscribe_messages=True)
+        if message is not None:
+            logging.debug(message)
+        await asyncio.sleep(5.0)
+
+
 async def emulator():
     while True:
         last_frame_t = time.time()
@@ -108,7 +120,9 @@ async def emulator():
 
 async def main():
     task_emulator = asyncio.create_task(emulator())
+    task_state_manager = asyncio.create_task(state_manager())
     await task_emulator
+    await task_state_manager
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/src/server.py b/src/server.py
index 9f08ad1..ea943c5 100644
--- a/src/server.py
+++ b/src/server.py
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ async def parse_message(user: User, message: dict[str, str]) -> None:
             logging.debug(f"admin authenticated: {user}")
             await user.send('{"auth":"success"}')
 
+    if "admin" in message:
+        if user == USERS.admin:
+            data = message["admin"]
+            if data == "save":
+                r.publish("admin", "save")
+            elif data == data.startswith("load:"):
+                r.publish("admin", data)
+            else:
+                logging.error(f"unsupported admin action: {data}")
+        else:
+            logging.error(f"user is not admin: {user}")
+
     if "action" in message:
         data = message["action"]