diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yaml b/.github/dependabot.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..715bc4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
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diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5beebea..81ef58f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.4.3
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+v2.0.1
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diff --git a/data_parser.py b/data_parser.py
index 4b8b8ff..aa85177 100644
--- a/data_parser.py
+++ b/data_parser.py
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ def _parse(cls, stream: BytesIO, ctx: OrderedDict):
     def _build(cls, obj, ctx: OrderedDotDict):
         return StarByteArray.build(obj.encode("utf-8"), ctx)
 
-
 class Byte(Struct):
     @classmethod
     def _parse(cls, stream: BytesIO, ctx: OrderedDict):
@@ -748,6 +747,7 @@ class ProtocolRequest(Struct):
 class ProtocolResponse(Struct):
     """packet type 1 """
     server_response = Byte
+    info = Variant
 
 
 class ServerDisconnect(Struct):
diff --git a/plugins/opensb_detector.py b/plugins/opensb_detector.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04ec1a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/opensb_detector.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""
+StarryPy OpenSB Detector Plugin
+
+Detects zstd compression for the stream and sets server configuration accordingly
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+
+from base_plugin import SimpleCommandPlugin
+from utilities import send_message, Command
+
+
+class OpenSBDetector(SimpleCommandPlugin):
+    name = "opensb_detector"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+    async def activate(self):
+        await super().activate()
+
+    async def on_protocol_response(self, data, connection):
+        # self.logger.debug("Received protocol response: {} from connection {}".format(data, connection))
+        info = data["parsed"].get("info")
+        if info != None and info["compression"] == "Zstd":
+            self.logger.info("Detected Zstd compression. Setting server configuration.")
+            connection.start_zstd()
+        return True
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 33d2cc1..5a419f1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-aiohttp==3.8.4
+aiohappyeyeballs==2.3.7
+aiohttp==3.10.4
 aiosignal==1.3.1
-async-timeout==4.0.2
-attrs==23.1.0
-charset-normalizer==3.1.0
-discord.py==2.3.1
+async-timeout==4.0.3
+attrs==24.2.0
+charset-normalizer==3.3.2
+discord.py==2.4.0
 docopt==0.6.2
-frozenlist==1.3.3
-idna==3.4
+frozenlist==1.4.1
+idna==3.7
 irc3==1.1.10
-multidict==6.0.4
-venusian==3.0.0
-yarl==1.9.2
+multidict==6.0.5
+venusian==3.1.0
+yarl==1.9.4
+zstandard==0.23.0
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index b59312e..8478ef8 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 import signal
+import traceback
 
 from configuration_manager import ConfigurationManager
 from data_parser import ChatReceived
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@
 from pparser import build_packet
 from plugin_manager import PluginManager
 from utilities import path, read_packet, State, Direction, ChatReceiveMode
+from zstd_reader import ZstdFrameReader
+from zstd_writer import ZstdFrameWriter
 
 
 DEBUG = True
@@ -21,18 +24,21 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger('starrypy')
 logger.setLevel(loglevel)
 
+class SwitchToZstdException(Exception):
+    pass
+
 class StarryPyServer:
     """
     Primary server class. Handles all the things.
     """
     def __init__(self, reader, writer, config, factory):
         logger.debug("Initializing connection.")
-        self._reader = reader
-        self._writer = writer
-        self._client_reader = None
-        self._client_writer = None
+        self._reader = reader # read packets from client
+        self._writer = writer # writes packets to client
+        self._client_reader = None # read packets from server (acting as client)
+        self._client_writer = None # write packets to server
         self.factory = factory
-        self._client_loop_future = None
+        self._client_loop_future = asyncio.create_task(self.client_loop())
         self._server_loop_future = asyncio.create_task(self.server_loop())
         self.state = None
         self._alive = True
@@ -42,8 +48,20 @@ def __init__(self, reader, writer, config, factory):
         self._client_read_future = None
         self._server_write_future = None
         self._client_write_future = None
+        self._expect_server_loop_death = False
         logger.info("Received connection from {}".format(self.client_ip))
 
+    def start_zstd(self):
+        self._reader = ZstdFrameReader(self._reader, Direction.TO_SERVER)
+        self._client_reader= ZstdFrameReader(self._client_reader, Direction.TO_CLIENT)
+        self._writer = ZstdFrameWriter(self._writer, skip_packets=1)
+        self._client_writer = ZstdFrameWriter(self._client_writer)
+        self._expect_server_loop_death = True
+        self._server_loop_future.cancel()
+        self._server_loop_future = asyncio.create_task(self.server_loop())
+        logger.info("Switched to zstd")
+
+
     async def server_loop(self):
         """
         Main server loop. As clients connect to the proxy, pass the
@@ -52,14 +70,15 @@ async def server_loop(self):
 
         :return:
         """
-        (self._client_reader, self._client_writer) = \
-            await asyncio.open_connection(self.config['upstream_host'],
-                                               self.config['upstream_port'])
-        self._client_loop_future = asyncio.create_task(self.client_loop())
+
+        # wait until client is available
+        while self._client_writer is None:
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
         try:
             while True:
                 packet = await read_packet(self._reader,
-                                                Direction.TO_SERVER)
+                                            Direction.TO_SERVER)
                 # Break in case of emergencies:
                 # if packet['type'] not in [17, 40, 41, 43, 48, 51]:
                 #    logger.debug('c->s  {}'.format(packet['type']))
@@ -74,8 +93,14 @@ async def server_loop(self):
         except Exception as err:
             logger.error("Server loop exception occurred:"
                          "{}: {}".format(err.__class__.__name__, err))
+            logger.error("Error details and traceback: {}".format(traceback.format_exc()))
         finally:
-            self.die()
+            if not self._expect_server_loop_death:
+                logger.info("Server loop ended.")
+                self.die()
+            else:
+                logger.info("Restarting server loop for switch to zstd.")
+                self._expect_server_loop_death = False
 
     async def client_loop(self):
         """
@@ -84,6 +109,10 @@ async def client_loop(self):
 
         :return:
         """
+        (self._client_reader, self._client_writer) = \
+            await asyncio.open_connection(self.config['upstream_host'],
+                                               self.config['upstream_port'])
+
         try:
             while True:
                 packet = await read_packet(self._client_reader,
diff --git a/zstd_reader.py b/zstd_reader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb2fa71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zstd_reader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import asyncio
+from io import BufferedReader
+import io
+import zstandard as zstd
+
+from utilities import Direction
+
+class ZstdFrameReader:
+    def __init__(self, reader: asyncio.StreamReader, direction: Direction):
+        self.outputbuffer = NonSeekableMemoryStream()
+        self.decompressor = zstd.ZstdDecompressor().stream_writer(self.outputbuffer)
+        self.raw_reader = reader
+        self.direction = direction
+
+    async def readexactly(self, count):
+        # print(f"Reading exactly {count} bytes")
+
+        while True:
+            # if there are enough bytes, return them
+            if self.outputbuffer.remaining() >= count:
+                # print (f"Returning {count} bytes from buffer {self.direction}")
+                return self.outputbuffer.read(count)
+        
+            # print(f"Reading from network since there are only {self.remaining} bytes in buffer")
+            await self.read_from_network(count)
+
+    async def read_from_network(self, target_count):
+        while self.outputbuffer.remaining() < target_count:
+
+            chunk = await self.raw_reader.read(32768)  # Read in chunks; we'll only get what's available
+            # print(f"Read {len(chunk)} bytes from network")
+            if not chunk:
+                raise asyncio.CancelledError("Connection closed")
+            try: 
+                self.decompressor.write(chunk)
+            except zstd.ZstdError:
+                print("Zstd error, dropping connection")
+                raise asyncio.CancelledError("Error in compressed data stream!")
+
+class NonSeekableMemoryStream(io.RawIOBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.buffer = bytearray()
+        self.read_pos = 0
+        self.write_pos = 0
+
+    def write(self, b):
+        self.buffer.extend(b)
+        self.write_pos += len(b)
+        return len(b)
+
+    def read(self, size=-1):
+        if size == -1 or size > self.write_pos - self.read_pos:
+            size = self.write_pos - self.read_pos
+        if size == 0:
+            return b''
+        data = self.buffer[self.read_pos:self.read_pos + size]
+        self.read_pos += size
+        if self.read_pos == self.write_pos:
+            self.buffer = bytearray()
+            self.read_pos = 0
+            self.write_pos = 0
+        return bytes(data)
+    
+    def remaining(self):
+        return self.write_pos - self.read_pos
+
+    def readable(self):
+        return True
+
+    def writable(self):
+        return True
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diff --git a/zstd_writer.py b/zstd_writer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6c34b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zstd_writer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import asyncio
+from io import BufferedReader, BytesIO
+import zstandard as zstd
+
+class ZstdFrameWriter:
+    def __init__(self, raw_writer: asyncio.StreamWriter, skip_packets=0):
+        self.compressor = zstd.ZstdCompressor()
+        self.raw_writer = raw_writer
+        self.skip_packets = skip_packets
+
+    async def drain(self):
+        await self.raw_writer.drain()
+
+    def close(self):
+        self.raw_writer.close()
+        self.compressor = None
+
+    def write(self, data):
+
+        if self.skip_packets > 0:
+            self.skip_packets -= 1
+            self.raw_writer.write(data)
+            return
+
+        self.raw_writer.write(self.compressor.compress(data))
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