diff --git a/sane2MQTT.py b/sane2MQTT.py
index e69de29..76b483f 100644
--- a/sane2MQTT.py
+++ b/sane2MQTT.py
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+# \brief sane2MQTT
+# \author Pascal Gollor
+# \copyright cc 2020 by-sa
+
+import optparse, logging, signal, time, re, argparse
+import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+
+
+DEFAULT_MQTT_SERVER = "127.0.0.1"
+DEFAULT_MQTT_PORT = 1883
+DEFAULT_TOPIC = "sane" # without leading /
+
+
+## detecting kill signal
+# source:	http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18499497/how-to-process-sigterm-signal-gracefully
+class GracefulKiller:
+	def __init__(self):
+		self.kill_now = False
+		
+		signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.exit_gracefully)
+		signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.exit_gracefully)
+	# end __init__
+
+	def exit_gracefully(self, signum, frame):
+		self.kill_now = True
+	# end exit_gracefully
+# end class GracefulKiller
+
+
+def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
+	userdata['logger'].info("Connected with result code: %i", rc)
+# end on_connect
+
+
+def on_disconnect(client, userdata, rc):
+	msg = "Disconnected with result code: %i"
+	if (rc):
+		userdata['logger'].error(msg, rc)
+	else:
+		userdata['logger'].info(msg, rc)
+	# end if
+# end on_disconnect
+
+
+def main():
+	parser = optparse.OptionParser(
+		usage = "%prog [options]",
+		description = "sane2MQTT controls scanner with sane via MQTT",
+		version="%prog 0.1a"
+	)
+
+	group = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, "MQTT settings")
+	group.add_option("-s", "--server",
+		dest = "server",
+		help = "mqtt server, default %default",
+		default = DEFAULT_MQTT_SERVER
+	)
+	group.add_option("--port",
+		dest = "port",
+		action = "store",
+		type = 'int',
+		help = "mqtt server port, default %default",
+		default = DEFAULT_MQTT_PORT
+	)
+	group.add_option("-k", "--keepalive",
+		dest = "keepalive",
+		action = "store",
+		type = 'int',
+		help = "keepalive option for mqtt server, default %default",
+		default = 60
+	)
+	group.add_option("-t", "--topic",
+		dest = "topic",
+		help = "topic to publish to without leading /, default %default",
+		default = DEFAULT_TOPIC
+	)
+	group.add_option("-u", "--username",
+		dest = "username",
+		help = "connection username",
+		default = ""
+	)
+	group.add_option("-p", "--password",
+		dest = "password",
+		help = "connection password",
+		default = ""
+	)
+	parser.add_option_group(group)
+
+
+	group = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, "Basic settings")
+	group.add_option("-l", "--loglevel",
+		dest = "loglevel",
+		action = "store",
+		type = 'int',
+		help = str(logging.CRITICAL) + ": critical  " + str(logging.ERROR) + ": error  " + str(logging.WARNING) + ": warning  " + str(logging.INFO) + ":info  " + str(logging.DEBUG) + ":debug",
+		default = logging.ERROR
+	)
+	group.add_option("-v", "--verbose",
+		dest = "verbose",
+		action = "store_true",
+		help = "show debug messages (overrites loglevel to debug)",
+		default = False
+	)
+	parser.add_option_group(group)
+
+	# parse options
+	(options, _) = parser.parse_args()
+
+	# add infos to userdata
+	userdata = dict()
+	userdata["topic"] = options.topic
+	
+	# init logging
+	loglevel = int(options.loglevel)
+	if (options.verbose):
+		loglevel = logging.DEBUG
+	# end if
+	logger = logging.getLogger("miflora2mqtt")
+	logger.setLevel(loglevel)
+	ch = logging.StreamHandler()
+	ch.setLevel(loglevel)
+	formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s')
+	formatter.datefmt = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+	ch.setFormatter(formatter)
+	logger.addHandler(ch)
+
+	# add killer
+	killer = GracefulKiller()
+
+	# add MQTT client
+	client = mqtt.Client()
+	
+	# set user data for callbacks
+	client.user_data_set(userdata)
+
+	# register callbacks
+	client.on_connect = on_connect
+	client.on_disconnect = on_disconnect
+	client.on_message = on_message
+
+	# check username and password
+	if (len(options.username) > 0):
+		if (len(options.password) == 0):
+			raise ValueError("please do not use username without password")
+		# end if
+		
+		client.username_pw_set(options.username, options.password)
+	# end if
+
+	# debug output
+	logger.debug("server: %s" ,options.server)
+	logger.debug("port: %i", options.port)
+	logger.debug("topic: %s", options.topic)
+
+	# connect to mqttclient
+	logger.debug("connect to mqtt client")
+	client.connect(options.server, options.port, options.keepalive)
+
+	# start client loop
+	client.loop_start()
+
+	# forever loop
+	try:
+		logger.debug("start program loop")
+		
+		while (1):
+			
+
+			time.sleep(0.1)
+		
+			if (killer.kill_now):
+				raise KeyboardInterrupt
+			# end if
+		# end while
+	except KeyboardInterrupt:
+		logger.debug("exit program loop")
+	# end try
+	
+	# disconnecting
+	logger.debug("disconnecting from MQTT server")
+	client.loop_stop()
+	client.disconnect()
+# end main
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	try:
+		main()
+	except Exception as e:
+		logging.error(str(e))
+	# end try
+# end if