diff --git a/.github/workflows/alpha-build.yml b/.github/workflows/alpha-build.yml
index 6abc52b..570088b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alpha-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alpha-build.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Sign service executable
               run: |
-                trusted-signing-cli platforms/windows/service/bin/exe/CoresService.exe -e 'https://wus2.codesigning.azure.net' -a mnr -c Profile3
+                  trusted-signing-cli platforms/windows/service/bin/exe/CoresService.exe -e 'https://wus2.codesigning.azure.net' -a mnr -c Profile3
 
             # Build service installer
             - name: Build service installer
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ jobs:
             - name: Upload service installer
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
               with:
-                  name: "cores-service-latest-windows-x64-installer"
+                  name: "cores-windows-x64"
                   path: "target/release"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unix-alpha-build.yml b/.github/workflows/unix-alpha-build.yml
index 8ad98f8..3f2d41f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unix-alpha-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unix-alpha-build.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ jobs:
               if: matrix.NAME == 'macos'
               run: cd platforms/unix/daemon && cargo build --release
 
+            - name: Rename service executable
+              run: cp coresd coresd-$(rustc -Vv | grep host | cut -f2 -d' ')
+
             - name: Install node modules
               run: npm ci
 
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Upload service installer
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
               with:
-                  name: "cores-service-${{matrix.NAME}}-x64-installer"
+                  name: "cores-${{matrix.NAME}}-${{runner.arch}}"
                   path: "target/release"
 
             # Upload the unpackaged app
@@ -72,5 +75,5 @@ jobs:
               if: matrix.NAME == 'linux'
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
               with:
-                  name: "cores-service-${{matrix.NAME}}-arm64-service"
+                  name: "coresd-${{matrix.NAME}}-arm64"
                   path: "target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release"
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7f7c974..ca1d9bc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ checksum = "69f7f8c3906b62b754cd5326047894316021dcfe5a194c8ea52bdd94934a3457"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ashpd"
-version = "0.9.1"
+version = "0.9.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bfe7e0dd0ac5a401dc116ed9f9119cf9decc625600474cb41f0fc0a0050abc9a"
+checksum = "4d43c03d9e36dd40cab48435be0b09646da362c278223ca535493877b2c1dee9"
 dependencies = [
  "enumflags2",
  "futures-channel",
@@ -691,9 +691,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.1.28"
+version = "1.1.30"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2e80e3b6a3ab07840e1cae9b0666a63970dc28e8ed5ffbcdacbfc760c281bfc1"
+checksum = "b16803a61b81d9eabb7eae2588776c4c1e584b738ede45fdbb4c972cec1e9945"
 dependencies = [
  "shlex",
 ]
@@ -2634,9 +2634,9 @@ checksum = "8eaf4bc02d17cbdd7ff4c7438cafcdf7fb9a4613313ad11b4f8fefe7d3fa0130"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
-version = "0.3.70"
+version = "0.3.72"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1868808506b929d7b0cfa8f75951347aa71bb21144b7791bae35d9bccfcfe37a"
+checksum = "6a88f1bda2bd75b0452a14784937d796722fdebfe50df998aeb3f0b7603019a9"
 dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
@@ -3217,7 +3217,6 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "915b1b472bc21c53464d6c8461c9d3af805ba1ef837e1cac254428f4a77177b1"
 dependencies = [
  "malloc_buf",
- "objc_exception",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3225,6 +3224,9 @@ name = "objc-sys"
 version = "0.3.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cdb91bdd390c7ce1a8607f35f3ca7151b65afc0ff5ff3b34fa350f7d7c7e4310"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2"
@@ -3252,6 +3254,30 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2-quartz-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-cloud-kit"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "74dd3b56391c7a0596a295029734d3c1c5e7e510a4cb30245f8221ccea96b009"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "block2",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-core-location",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-contacts"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a5ff520e9c33812fd374d8deecef01d4a840e7b41862d849513de77e44aa4889"
+dependencies = [
+ "block2",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-core-data"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -3276,6 +3302,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2-metal",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-core-location"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "000cfee34e683244f284252ee206a27953279d370e309649dc3ee317b37e5781"
+dependencies = [
+ "block2",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-contacts",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-encode"
 version = "4.0.3"
@@ -3295,6 +3333,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-link-presentation"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a1a1ae721c5e35be65f01a03b6d2ac13a54cb4fa70d8a5da293d7b0020261398"
+dependencies = [
+ "block2",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-app-kit",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-metal"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -3321,21 +3371,71 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "objc_exception"
-version = "0.1.2"
+name = "objc2-symbols"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ad970fb455818ad6cba4c122ad012fae53ae8b4795f86378bce65e4f6bab2ca4"
+checksum = "0a684efe3dec1b305badae1a28f6555f6ddd3bb2c2267896782858d5a78404dc"
 dependencies = [
- "cc",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-foundation",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "objc_id"
-version = "0.1.1"
+name = "objc2-ui-kit"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c92d4ddb4bd7b50d730c215ff871754d0da6b2178849f8a2a2ab69712d0c073b"
+checksum = "b8bb46798b20cd6b91cbd113524c490f1686f4c4e8f49502431415f3512e2b6f"
 dependencies = [
- "objc",
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "block2",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-cloud-kit",
+ "objc2-core-data",
+ "objc2-core-image",
+ "objc2-core-location",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-link-presentation",
+ "objc2-quartz-core",
+ "objc2-symbols",
+ "objc2-uniform-type-identifiers",
+ "objc2-user-notifications",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-uniform-type-identifiers"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "44fa5f9748dbfe1ca6c0b79ad20725a11eca7c2218bceb4b005cb1be26273bfe"
+dependencies = [
+ "block2",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-user-notifications"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "76cfcbf642358e8689af64cee815d139339f3ed8ad05103ed5eaf73db8d84cb3"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "block2",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-core-location",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "objc2-web-kit"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "68bc69301064cebefc6c4c90ce9cba69225239e4b8ff99d445a2b5563797da65"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.6.0",
+ "block2",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-app-kit",
+ "objc2-foundation",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3546,9 +3646,9 @@ checksum = "57c0d7b74b563b49d38dae00a0c37d4d6de9b432382b2892f0574ddcae73fd0a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pathdiff"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8835116a5c179084a830efb3adc117ab007512b535bc1a21c991d3b32a6b44dd"
+checksum = "d61c5ce1153ab5b689d0c074c4e7fc613e942dfb7dd9eea5ab202d2ad91fe361"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pem"
@@ -3909,9 +4009,9 @@ checksum = "dc375e1527247fe1a97d8b7156678dfe7c1af2fc075c9a4db3690ecd2a148068"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.86"
+version = "1.0.87"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5e719e8df665df0d1c8fbfd238015744736151d4445ec0836b8e628aae103b77"
+checksum = "b3e4daa0dcf6feba26f985457cdf104d4b4256fc5a09547140f3631bb076b19a"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
@@ -5302,9 +5402,9 @@ checksum = "61c41af27dd6d1e27b1b16b489db798443478cef1f06a660c96db617ba5de3b1"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f3fad474c02a3bcd4a304afff97159a31b9bab84e29563f7109c7b0ce8cd774e"
+checksum = "fd96d46534b10765ce0c6208f9451d98ea38636364a41b272d3610c70dd0e4c3"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
@@ -5565,9 +5665,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "af12ad1af974b274ef1d32a94e6eba27a312b429ef28fcb98abc710df7f9151d"
+checksum = "c8f437293d6f5e5dce829250f4dbdce4e0b52905e297a6689cc2963eb53ac728"
 dependencies = [
  "dpi",
  "gtk",
@@ -5584,9 +5684,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime-wry"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e45e88aa0b11b302d836e6ea3e507a6359044c4a8bc86b865ba99868c695753d"
+checksum = "aaac63b65df8e85570993eaf93ae1dd73a6fb66d8bd99674ce65f41dc3c63e7d"
 dependencies = [
  "gtk",
  "http 1.1.0",
@@ -6451,9 +6551,9 @@ checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
-version = "0.2.93"
+version = "0.2.95"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a82edfc16a6c469f5f44dc7b571814045d60404b55a0ee849f9bcfa2e63dd9b5"
+checksum = "128d1e363af62632b8eb57219c8fd7877144af57558fb2ef0368d0087bddeb2e"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "once_cell",
@@ -6462,9 +6562,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
-version = "0.2.93"
+version = "0.2.95"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9de396da306523044d3302746f1208fa71d7532227f15e347e2d93e4145dd77b"
+checksum = "cb6dd4d3ca0ddffd1dd1c9c04f94b868c37ff5fac97c30b97cff2d74fce3a358"
 dependencies = [
  "bumpalo",
  "log",
@@ -6477,9 +6577,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-futures"
-version = "0.4.43"
+version = "0.4.45"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "61e9300f63a621e96ed275155c108eb6f843b6a26d053f122ab69724559dc8ed"
+checksum = "cc7ec4f8827a71586374db3e87abdb5a2bb3a15afed140221307c3ec06b1f63b"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "js-sys",
@@ -6489,9 +6589,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
-version = "0.2.93"
+version = "0.2.95"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "585c4c91a46b072c92e908d99cb1dcdf95c5218eeb6f3bf1efa991ee7a68cccf"
+checksum = "e79384be7f8f5a9dd5d7167216f022090cf1f9ec128e6e6a482a2cb5c5422c56"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
@@ -6499,9 +6599,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
-version = "0.2.93"
+version = "0.2.95"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "afc340c74d9005395cf9dd098506f7f44e38f2b4a21c6aaacf9a105ea5e1e836"
+checksum = "26c6ab57572f7a24a4985830b120de1594465e5d500f24afe89e16b4e833ef68"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -6512,9 +6612,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
-version = "0.2.93"
+version = "0.2.95"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c62a0a307cb4a311d3a07867860911ca130c3494e8c2719593806c08bc5d0484"
+checksum = "65fc09f10666a9f147042251e0dda9c18f166ff7de300607007e96bdebc1068d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-streams"
@@ -6531,9 +6631,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasmtimer"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5f656cd8858a5164932d8a90f936700860976ec21eb00e0fe2aa8cab13f6b4cf"
+checksum = "c7ed9d8b15c7fb594d72bfb4b5a276f3d2029333cd93a932f376f5937f6f80ee"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "js-sys",
@@ -6605,9 +6705,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "web-sys"
-version = "0.3.70"
+version = "0.3.72"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26fdeaafd9bd129f65e7c031593c24d62186301e0c72c8978fa1678be7d532c0"
+checksum = "f6488b90108c040df0fe62fa815cbdee25124641df01814dd7282749234c6112"
 dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
  "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -7324,14 +7424,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wry"
-version = "0.44.1"
+version = "0.46.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "440600584cfbd8b0d28eace95c1f2c253db05dae43780b79380aa1e868f04c73"
+checksum = "469a3765ecc3e8aa9ccdf3c5a52c82697ec03037cd60494488763880d31a1b3a"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
- "block",
- "cocoa",
- "core-graphics",
+ "block2",
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "dpi",
  "dunce",
@@ -7344,8 +7442,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "kuchikiki",
  "libc",
  "ndk",
- "objc",
- "objc_id",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-app-kit",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+ "objc2-ui-kit",
+ "objc2-web-kit",
  "once_cell",
  "percent-encoding",
  "raw-window-handle",
diff --git a/platforms/core/src/main.rs b/platforms/core/src/main.rs
index 03e9177..21834be 100644
--- a/platforms/core/src/main.rs
+++ b/platforms/core/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use tauri::{
     tray::{MouseButton, MouseButtonState, TrayIconEvent},
     Manager,
 };
+use tauri_plugin_shell::{process::CommandEvent, ShellExt};
 
 pub mod service;
 pub mod settings;
@@ -88,6 +89,22 @@ fn main() {
                 });
             }
 
+            if cfg!(target_os = "linux") || cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+                let sidecar_command = app.shell().sidecar("coresd").unwrap();
+                let (mut rx, mut _child) =
+                    sidecar_command.spawn().expect("Failed to spawn sidecar");
+
+                tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
+                    // read events such as stdout
+                    while let Some(event) = rx.recv().await {
+                        if let CommandEvent::Stdout(line_bytes) = event {
+                            let line = String::from_utf8_lossy(&line_bytes);
+                            println!("sidecar stdout: {}", line);
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
             Ok(())
         })
         .on_window_event(|window, event| match event {
diff --git a/platforms/core/tauri.linux.conf.json b/platforms/core/tauri.linux.conf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1233a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/core/tauri.linux.conf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"bundle": {
+		"externalBin": ["../../target/release/coresd"]
+	}
+}
diff --git a/platforms/core/tauri.macos.conf.json b/platforms/core/tauri.macos.conf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1233a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/core/tauri.macos.conf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+	"bundle": {
+		"externalBin": ["../../target/release/coresd"]
+	}
+}