diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6497471..f68baf4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ yalc.lock
 
 # ignore Rust compiler files
 /backend-rs/target
+backend
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9a36e3..051b6e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@
 
 Steam Deck fan controls.
 
-This is generated from the template plugin for the [SteamOS Plugin Loader](https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/PluginLoader).
+This plugin is a bit special because it doesn't use the standard Python back-end.
+Instead, it uses [USDPL](https://github.com/NGnius/usdpl-rs) written in Rust.
+This means Fantastic needs a compiled binary to work correctly, which is not included in this repository.
+If you run `./build.sh` from the `backend-rs` directory on a Linux system with `cargo` installed, the binary will be built for you.
 
-Once Plugin Loader is installed, you can get this plugin from the [plugin store](https://beta.deckbrew.xyz/) (that shopping basket at the top of the plugin menu).
+This is generated from the template plugin for the [SteamOS Plugin Loader](https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-plugin-template).
+
+Once Plugin Loader is installed, you can get this plugin from the [plugin store](https://plugins.deckbrew.xyz/) (that shopping basket at the top of the plugin menu).
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 578aacf..264af5d 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,261 +1,30 @@
-import json
-import os
-import asyncio
-import time
 import pathlib
 import subprocess
+import asyncio
+import os
 
 HOME_DIR = str(pathlib.Path(os.getcwd()).parent.parent.resolve())
+PARENT_DIR = str(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve())
+
+LOG_LOCATION = "/tmp/fantastic.py.log"
 
 import logging
 
 logging.basicConfig(
-    filename = "/tmp/fantastic.old.log",
+    filename = LOG_LOCATION,
     format = '%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(message)s',
     filemode = 'w',
     force = True)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-FAN_MINIMUM = 0
-FAN_MAXIMUM = 7000 # max is more around 7100
-
-TEMPERATURE_MINIMUM = 0.0
-TEMPERATURE_MAXIMUM = 100.0
-
-DATA_SAVE_FILE = "fantastic.json"
-DATA_SAVE_FOLDER = HOME_DIR + "/.config/fantastic/"
-DATA_SAVE_PATH = DATA_SAVE_FOLDER + DATA_SAVE_FILE
-
-DEFAULT_DATA = {
-    "version": 0,
-    "enable": False,
-    "interpolate": True,
-    "curve": [], # items are {x: int (distance from left), y: int (distance from top, NOT bottom)}
-}
-
-logging.debug(f"CWD: {os.getcwd()}")
+logging.info(f"Fantastic main.py https://github.com/NGnius/Fantastic")
 
 class Plugin:
-    settings = None
-    is_changed = False
-
-    plot_width = 1
-    plot_height = 1
-
-    period_s = 1.0
-
-    jupiter_fan_control_was_disabled = False
-
-    async def set_curve(self, curve):
-        await self.wait_for_ready(self)
-        self.settings["curve"] = curve
-        self.is_changed = True
-
-    async def get_curve(self):
-        await self.wait_for_ready(self)
-        return self.settings["curve"]
-
-    async def get_curve_point(self, index):
-        await self.wait_for_ready(self)
-        return self.settings["curve"][index]
-
-    async def set_curve_point(self, index, point):
-        await self.wait_for_ready(self)
-        self.settings["curve"][index] = point
-        self.is_changed = True
-
-    async def add_curve_point(self, point):
-        await self.wait_for_ready(self)
-        self.settings["curve"].append(point)
-        self.settings["curve"].sort(key=lambda p: p["x"])
-        self.is_changed = True
-        x = point["x"]
-        y = point["y"]
-        logger.debug(f"Added point (Temp:{100*x},PWM%:{100*y}) ~= ({x*self.plot_width},{y*self.plot_height})")
-
-    async def remove_curve_point(self, index):
-        await self.wait_for_ready(self)
-        del(self.settings["curve"][index])
-        self.is_changed = True
-
-    async def set_enable(self, enable: bool):
-        await self.wait_for_ready(self)
-        self.settings["enable"] = enable
-        self.on_set_enable(self)
-        self.is_changed = True
-
-    async def get_enable(self) -> bool:
-        await self.wait_for_ready(self)
-        return self.settings["enable"]
-
-    async def set_interpol(self, interpolate: bool):
-        await self.wait_for_ready(self)
-        self.settings["interpolate"] = interpolate
-        self.is_changed = True
-
-    async def get_interpol(self) -> bool:
-        await self.wait_for_ready(self)
-        return self.settings["interpolate"]
-
-    async def set_plot_size(self, x, y):
-        logging.debug(f"Set plot size to ({x},{y})")
-        self.plot_width = x
-        self.plot_height = y
-
-    async def get_fan_rpm(self) -> int:
-        return get_fan_input()
-
-    async def get_temperature(self) -> int:
-        return int(thermal_zone(0))
-
-    async def set_poll_period(self, period):
-        self.period_s = period
-
-    def on_set_enable(self):
-        if self.settings["enable"]:
-            self.disable_jupiter_fan_control(self)
-            on_enable()
-        else:
-            self.enable_jupiter_fan_control(self)
-            on_disable()
-
-    def disable_jupiter_fan_control(self):
-        active = subprocess.Popen(["systemctl", "is-active", "jupiter-fan-control.service"]).wait() == 0
-        if active:
-            logging.info("Stopping jupiter-fan-control.service so it doesn't interfere")
-            # only disable if currently active
-            self.jupiter_fan_control_was_disabled = True
-            stop_p = subprocess.Popen(["systemctl", "stop", "jupiter-fan-control.service"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-            stop_p.wait()
-            logging.debug("systemctl stop jupiter-fan-control.service stdout:\n" + stop_p.stdout.read().decode())
-            logging.debug("systemctl stop jupiter-fan-control.service stderr:\n" + stop_p.stderr.read().decode())
-
-    def enable_jupiter_fan_control(self):
-        if self.jupiter_fan_control_was_disabled:
-            logging.info("Starting jupiter-fan-control.service so it doesn't interfere")
-            # only re-enable if I disabled it
-            self.jupiter_fan_control_was_disabled = False
-            start_p = subprocess.Popen(["systemctl", "start", "jupiter-fan-control.service"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-            start_p.wait()
-            logging.debug("systemctl start jupiter-fan-control.service stdout:\n" + start_p.stdout.read().decode())
-            logging.debug("systemctl start jupiter-fan-control.service stderr:\n" + start_p.stderr.read().decode())
-
-    def save(self):
-        if not os.path.exists(DATA_SAVE_FOLDER):
-            os.mkdir(DATA_SAVE_FOLDER)
-        with open(DATA_SAVE_PATH, "w") as data_file:
-            json.dump(self.settings, data_file)
-
-    async def wait_for_ready(self):
-        while self.settings is None:
-            await asyncio.sleep(0.01)
-
-    def do_fan_control(self):
-        curve = self.settings["curve"]
-        fan_ratio = 0 # unnecessary in Python, but stupid without
-        if len(curve) == 0:
-            fan_ratio = 1
-        else:
-            index = -1
-            temperature_ratio = (thermal_zone(0) - TEMPERATURE_MINIMUM) / (TEMPERATURE_MAXIMUM - TEMPERATURE_MINIMUM)
-            for i in range(len(curve)-1, -1, -1):
-                if curve[i]["x"] < temperature_ratio:
-                    index = i
-                    break
-            if self.settings["interpolate"]:
-                fan_ratio = self.interpolate_fan(self, index, temperature_ratio)
-            else:
-                fan_ratio = self.step_fan(self, index, temperature_ratio)
-        set_fan_target(int((fan_ratio * FAN_MAXIMUM) + FAN_MINIMUM))
-
-
-    def interpolate_fan(self, index, temperature_ratio):
-        curve = self.settings["curve"]
-        upper_point = {"x": 1.0, "y": 0.0}
-        lower_point = {"x": 0.0, "y": 1.0}
-        if index != -1: # guaranteed to not be empty
-            lower_point = curve[index]
-        if index != len(curve) - 1:
-            upper_point = curve[index+1]
-        #logging.debug(f"lower_point: {lower_point}, upper_point: {upper_point}")
-        upper_y = 1-upper_point["y"]
-        lower_y = 1-lower_point["y"]
-        slope_m = (upper_y - lower_y) / (upper_point["x"] - lower_point["x"])
-        y_intercept_b = lower_y - (slope_m * lower_point["x"])
-        logging.debug(f"interpolation: y = {slope_m}x + {y_intercept_b}")
-        return (slope_m * temperature_ratio) + y_intercept_b
-
-    def step_fan(self, index, temperature_ratio):
-        curve = self.settings["curve"]
-        if index != -1:
-            return 1 - curve[index]["y"]
-        else:
-            if len(curve) == 0:
-                return 1
-            else:
-                return 0.5
-
+    backend_proc = None
     # Asyncio-compatible long-running code, executed in a task when the plugin is loaded
     async def _main(self):
         # startup
-        if os.path.exists(DATA_SAVE_PATH):
-            with open(DATA_SAVE_PATH, "r") as data_file:
-                self.settings = json.load(data_file)
-        else:
-            self.settings = dict(DEFAULT_DATA)
-        try:
-            str(self.settings["version"])
-        except:
-            self.settings = dict(DEFAULT_DATA)
-        while self.settings["version"] != DEFAULT_DATA["version"]:
-            # TODO specific upgrade functionality
-            self.settings["version"] = DEFAULT_DATA["version"]
-            self.settings["enable"] = DEFAULT_DATA["enable"]
-            self.settings["interpolate"] = DEFAULT_DATA["interpolate"]
-            self.settings["curve"] = DEFAULT_DATA["curve"]
-            self.is_changed = True
-        self.on_set_enable(self)
-        last_time = time.time()
-        # work loop
+        self.backend_proc = subprocess.Popen([PARENT_DIR + "/backend"])
         while True:
-            if (time.time() - last_time) * 0.9 > self.period_s:
-                # detect sleep
-                logging.debug("Detected resume from sleep, overriding fan again")
-                self.on_set_enable(self)
-            last_time = time.time()
-            if self.is_changed:
-                self.save(self)
-                self.is_changed = False
-            if self.settings["enable"]:
-                # custom fan curve is enabled
-                self.do_fan_control(self)
-            await asyncio.sleep(self.period_s)
-
-def thermal_zone(index: int) -> float:
-    with open(f"/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone{index}/temp", "r") as f:
-        result = float(f.read().strip()) / 1000.0
-        logging.debug(f"Got {result}'C from thermal_zone{index}")
-        return result
-
-def set_fan_target(rpm: int):
-    logging.debug(f"Setting fan1_target to {rpm}")
-    with open("/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon5/fan1_target", "w") as f:
-        f.write(str(rpm))
-
-def get_fan_input() -> int:
-    with open("/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon5/fan1_input", "r") as f:
-        rpm = int(f.read().strip())
-        #logging.debug(f"Got {rpm} from fan1_input") # this is too spammy; runs every 0.5s
-        return rpm
-
-def on_enable():
-    with open("/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon5/recalculate", "w") as f:
-        f.write("1")
-    # TODO stop system fan control
-
-def on_disable():
-    with open("/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon5/recalculate", "w") as f:
-        f.write("0")
-    # TODO restart system fan control
+            asyncio.sleep(1)
diff --git a/plugin.json b/plugin.json
index d612125..60b1b9e 100644
--- a/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "name": "Fantastic_React",
+    "name": "Fantastic",
     "author": "NGnius",
     "flags": ["root", "debug"],
     "publish": {