diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3452086..98d287f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ find_package(Lua REQUIRED)
 target_include_directories(BeamMP-Server PUBLIC ${LUA_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 if (UNIX)
-    target_link_libraries(BeamMP-Server z pthread stdc++fs ${Boost_LINK_DIRS} ${LUA_LIBRARIES} curl dl)
+    target_link_libraries(BeamMP-Server z pthread stdc++fs ${Boost_LINK_DIRS} ${LUA_LIBRARIES} curl dl crypto ssl)
 elseif (WIN32)
     include(FindLua)
     find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
diff --git a/include/Curl/Http.h b/include/Curl/Http.h
index b11a88a..714543d 100644
--- a/include/Curl/Http.h
+++ b/include/Curl/Http.h
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 ///
 #pragma once
 #include <string>
-std::string HttpRequest(const std::string& IP, int port);
-std::string PostHTTP(const std::string& IP, const std::string& Fields, bool json);
\ No newline at end of file
+#include <unordered_map>
+std::string HttpRequest(const std::string& host, int port, const std::string& target);
+std::string PostHTTP(const std::string& host, const std::string& target, const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& fields, const std::string& body, bool json);
diff --git a/src/Init/Heartbeat.cpp b/src/Init/Heartbeat.cpp
index 99cd88c..8177ed0 100644
--- a/src/Init/Heartbeat.cpp
+++ b/src/Init/Heartbeat.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <future>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <thread>
+#include <unordered_map>
 
 void WebsocketInit();
 std::string GetPlayers() {
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ std::string GenerateCall() {
         << "&desc=" << ServerDesc;
     return Ret.str();
 }
-std::string RunPromise(const std::string& IP, const std::string& R) {
-    std::packaged_task<std::string()> task([&] { return PostHTTP(IP, R, false); });
+std::string RunPromise(const std::string& host, const std::string& target, const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& R, const std::string& body) {
+    std::packaged_task<std::string()> task([&] { DebugPrintTIDInternal("Heartbeat_POST"); return PostHTTP(host, target, R, body, false); });
     std::future<std::string> f1 = task.get_future();
     std::thread t(std::move(task));
     t.detach();
@@ -50,20 +51,32 @@ std::string RunPromise(const std::string& IP, const std::string& R) {
 
 [[noreturn]] void Heartbeat() {
     DebugPrintTID();
-    std::string R, T;
+    std::string R;
+    std::string T;
+
+    // these are "hot-change" related variables
+    static std::string LastR = "";
+
+    static std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point LastNormalUpdateTime = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
     bool isAuth = false;
     while (true) {
         R = GenerateCall();
+        // a hot-change occurs when a setting has changed, to update the backend of that change.
+        auto Now = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
+        if (LastR == R && (Now - LastNormalUpdateTime) < std::chrono::seconds(30)) {
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
+            continue;
+        }
+        LastR = R;
+        LastNormalUpdateTime = Now;
         if (!CustomIP.empty())
             R += "&ip=" + CustomIP;
-        std::string link = "https://beammp.com/heartbeatv2";
-        T = RunPromise(link, R);
+        T = RunPromise("beammp.com", "/heartbeatv2", {}, R);
 
         if (T.substr(0, 2) != "20") {
             //Backend system refused server startup!
-            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(10));
-            std::string Backup = "https://backup1.beammp.com/heartbeatv2";
-            T = RunPromise(Backup, R);
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
+            T = RunPromise("backup1.beammp.com", "/heartbeatv2", {}, R);
             if (T.substr(0, 2) != "20") {
                 warn("Backend system refused server! Server might not show in the public list");
             }
@@ -71,11 +84,12 @@ std::string RunPromise(const std::string& IP, const std::string& R) {
         //Server Authenticated
         if (!isAuth) {
             WebsocketInit();
-            if (T.length() == 4)info(("Authenticated!"));
-            else info(("Resumed authenticated session!"));
+            if (T.length() == 4)
+                info(("Authenticated!"));
+            else
+                info(("Resumed authenticated session!"));
             isAuth = true;
         }
-        //std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
     }
 }
 void HBInit() {
diff --git a/src/Network/Auth.cpp b/src/Network/Auth.cpp
index e1f436c..570e774 100644
--- a/src/Network/Auth.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/Auth.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 
 std::string GetClientInfo(const std::string& PK) {
     if (!PK.empty()) {
-        return PostHTTP("https://auth.beammp.com/pkToUser", R"({"key":")" + PK + "\"}", true);
-        ;
+        return PostHTTP("auth.beammp.com", "/pkToUser", {}, R"({"key":")" + PK + "\"}", true);
     }
     return "";
 }
diff --git a/src/Network/Http.cpp b/src/Network/Http.cpp
index 7a605f9..c7bbfeb 100644
--- a/src/Network/Http.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/Http.cpp
@@ -7,69 +7,155 @@
 ///
 
 #include "CustomAssert.h"
-#include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
-class CurlManager{
-public:
-    CurlManager(){
-        curl = curl_easy_init();
-    }
-    ~CurlManager(){
-        curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
-    }
-    inline CURL* Get(){
-        return curl;
-    }
-private:
-    CURL *curl;
-};
+#include <boost/asio/connect.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/ssl/error.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/ssl/stream.hpp>
+#include <boost/beast/core.hpp>
+#include <boost/beast/http.hpp>
+#include <boost/beast/ssl.hpp>
+#include <boost/beast/version.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
 
-static size_t WriteCallback(void* contents, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void* userp) {
-    ((std::string*)userp)->append((char*)contents, size * nmemb);
-    return size * nmemb;
-}
-std::string HttpRequest(const std::string& IP, int port) {
-    static thread_local CurlManager M;
-    std::string readBuffer;
-    CURL* curl = M.Get();
-    CURLcode res;
-    Assert(curl);
-    if (curl) {
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, IP.c_str());
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PORT, port);
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, WriteCallback);
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &readBuffer);
-        res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
-        if (res != CURLE_OK)
-            return "-1";
+namespace beast = boost::beast; // from <boost/beast.hpp>
+namespace http = beast::http; // from <boost/beast/http.hpp>
+namespace net = boost::asio; // from <boost/asio.hpp>
+namespace ssl = net::ssl; // from <boost/asio/ssl.hpp>
+using tcp = net::ip::tcp; // from <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
+
+// UNUSED?!
+std::string HttpRequest(const std::string& host, int port, const std::string& target) {
+    // FIXME: this is likely not very well written.
+    // if it causes issues, yell at me and I'll fix it asap. - Lion
+    try {
+        net::io_context io;
+        tcp::resolver resolver(io);
+        beast::tcp_stream stream(io);
+        auto const results = resolver.resolve(host, std::to_string(port));
+        stream.connect(results);
+
+        http::request<http::string_body> req { http::verb::get, target, 11 /* http 1.1 */ };
+
+        req.set(http::field::host, host);
+        // tell the server what we are (boost beast)
+        req.set(http::field::user_agent, BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING);
+
+        http::write(stream, req);
+
+        // used for reading
+        beast::flat_buffer buffer;
+        http::response<http::string_body> response;
+
+        http::read(stream, buffer, response);
+
+        std::string result(response.body());
+
+        beast::error_code ec;
+        stream.socket().shutdown(tcp::socket::shutdown_both, ec);
+        if (ec && ec != beast::errc::not_connected) {
+            throw beast::system_error { ec }; // goes down to `return "-1"` anyways
+        }
+
+        return result;
+
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        error(e.what());
+        return "-1";
     }
-    return readBuffer;
 }
 
-std::string PostHTTP(const std::string& IP, const std::string& Fields, bool json) {
-    auto header = curl_slist { (char*)"Content-Type: application/json" };
-    static thread_local CurlManager M;
-    static std::mutex Lock;
-    std::scoped_lock Guard(Lock);
-    CURL* curl = M.Get();
-    CURLcode res;
-    std::string readBuffer;
+std::string PostHTTP(const std::string& host, const std::string& target, const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& fields, const std::string& body, bool json) {
+    try {
+        net::io_context io;
 
-    Assert(curl);
-    if (curl) {
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, IP.c_str());
-        if (json)
-            curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, header);
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDSIZE, Fields.size());
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, Fields.c_str());
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, WriteCallback);
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &readBuffer);
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_IPRESOLVE, CURL_IPRESOLVE_V4);
-        curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 5);
-        res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
-        if (res != CURLE_OK)
-            return "-1";
+        // The SSL context is required, and holds certificates
+        ssl::context ctx(ssl::context::tlsv13);
+
+        ctx.set_verify_mode(ssl::verify_none);
+
+        tcp::resolver resolver(io);
+        beast::ssl_stream<beast::tcp_stream> stream(io, ctx);
+        decltype(resolver)::results_type results;
+        auto try_connect_with_protocol = [&](tcp protocol) {
+            try {
+                results = resolver.resolve(protocol, host, std::to_string(443));
+                if (!SSL_set_tlsext_host_name(stream.native_handle(), host.c_str())) {
+                    boost::system::error_code ec { static_cast<int>(::ERR_get_error()), boost::asio::error::get_ssl_category() };
+                    // FIXME: we could throw and crash, if we like
+                    // throw boost::system::system_error { ec };
+                    debug("POST " + host + target + " failed.");
+                    return false;
+                }
+                beast::get_lowest_layer(stream).connect(results);
+            } catch (const boost::system::system_error&) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        };
+        bool ok = try_connect_with_protocol(tcp::v6());
+        if (!ok) {
+            debug("IPv6 connect failed, trying IPv4");
+            ok = try_connect_with_protocol(tcp::v4());
+            if (!ok) {
+                error("failed to resolve or connect in POST " + host + target);
+                return "-1";
+            }
+        }
+        stream.handshake(ssl::stream_base::client);
+        http::request<http::string_body> req { http::verb::post, target, 11 /* http 1.1 */ };
+
+        req.set(http::field::host, host);
+        if (!body.empty()) {
+            if (json) {
+                // FIXME: json is untested.
+                req.set(http::field::content_type, "application/json");
+            } else {
+                req.set(http::field::content_type, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
+            }
+            req.set(http::field::content_length, boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(body.size()));
+            req.body() = body;
+            // info("body is " + body + " (" + req.body() + ")");
+            // info("content size is " + std::to_string(body.size()) + " (" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(body.size()) + ")");
+        }
+        for (const auto& pair : fields) {
+            // info("setting " + pair.first + " to " + pair.second);
+            req.set(pair.first, pair.second);
+        }
+
+        std::stringstream oss;
+        oss << req;
+
+        beast::get_lowest_layer(stream).expires_after(std::chrono::seconds(5));
+
+        http::write(stream, req);
+
+        // used for reading
+        beast::flat_buffer buffer;
+        http::response<http::string_body> response;
+
+        http::read(stream, buffer, response);
+
+        std::stringstream result;
+        result << response;
+
+        beast::error_code ec;
+        stream.shutdown(ec);
+        // IGNORING ec
+
+        // info(result.str());
+        std::string debug_response_str;
+        std::getline(result, debug_response_str);
+        debug("POST " + host + target + ": " + debug_response_str);
+        return std::string(response.body());
+
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        error(e.what());
+        return "-1";
     }
-    return readBuffer;
 }