diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/debugger.py b/confluent_server/confluent/debugger.py
index b6980d26..6924f8d1 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/debugger.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/debugger.py
@@ -1,35 +1,79 @@
 import asyncio
 import code
+import os
+import socket
 import sys
+import confluent.util as util
 
 #this will ultimately fill the role of the 'backdoor' of eventlet
 
 # since we have to asyncio up the input and output, we use InteractiveInterpreter and handle the
 # input ourselves, since code is not asyncio friendly in and of itself
 #code.InteractiveConsole().interact()
-async def interact(sock):
-    cloop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-    prompt = '>>> '
+
+
+
+async def interact(cloop, cnn):
+    prompt = b'>>> '
+    somecode = ''
     itr = code.InteractiveInterpreter()
+    confile = cnn.makefile('rw')
     while True:
-        await cloop.sock_sendall(prompt)
-        prompt = '... '
+        await cloop.sock_sendall(cnn, prompt)
+        prompt = b'... '
         newinput = b''
         while b'\n' not in newinput:
-            newinput += await cloop.sock_recv()
-        somecode += newinput
-        if newinput.startswith(' '):
-            prompt = '... '
+            rcv = await cloop.sock_recv(cnn, 4)
+            newinput += rcv
+        somecode += newinput.decode()
+        if newinput.startswith(b' '):
+            prompt = b'... '
             continue
         try:
             compcode = code.compile_command(somecode)
         except SyntaxError as e:
-            await cloop.sock_sendall(repr(e).encode('utf8'))
+            await cloop.sock_sendall(cnn, repr(e).encode('utf8'))
+            await cloop.sock_sendall(cnn, b'\n')
             compcode = None
             somecode = ''
-            prompt = '>>> '
+            prompt = b'>>> '
         if compcode:
-            itr.runcode(compcode)
+            saved = sys.stdin, sys.stderr, sys.stdout
+            try:
+                cnn.settimeout(10)
+                confile = cnn.makefile('rw')
+                sys.stderr = sys.stdout = confile
+                itr.runcode(compcode)
+                confile.flush()
+            finally:
+                sys.stdin, sys.stderr, sys.stdout = saved
+                cnn.settimeout(0)
+            print("done")
             somecode = ''
-            prompt = '>>> '
+            prompt = b'>>> '
 
+
+async def srv_debug(sock):
+    cloop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    while True:
+        cnn, addr = await cloop.sock_accept(sock)
+        cnn.settimeout(0)
+        util.spawn(interact(cloop, cnn))
+
+
+def start_dbgif():
+    unixsocket = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    unixsocket.settimeout(0)
+    try:
+        os.remove("/var/run/confluent/dbg.sock")
+    except OSError:  # if file does not exist, no big deal
+        pass
+    if not os.path.isdir("/var/run/confluent"):
+        os.makedirs('/var/run/confluent', 0o755)
+    oumask = os.umask(0o077)
+    unixsocket.bind("/var/run/confluent/dbg.sock")
+    unixsocket.listen(12)
+    os.chmod("/var/run/confluent/dbg.sock",
+             0o600)
+    os.umask(oumask)
+    util.spawn(srv_debug(unixsocket))
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py
index 282d5c5e..e723942b 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/core.py
@@ -85,18 +85,13 @@ import confluent.noderange as noderange
 import confluent.util as util
 import inspect
 import json
-import eventlet
 import traceback
 import shlex
 import struct
-#import eventlet.green.socket as socket
 import socket
 import socket as nsocket
-#webclient = eventlet.import_patched('pyghmi.util.webclient')
 
 
-import eventlet
-
 autosensors = set()
 scanner = None
 
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/main.py b/confluent_server/confluent/main.py
index 8717bf6a..470a5600 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/main.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/main.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import atexit
 import confluent.auth as auth
 import confluent.config.conf as conf
 import confluent.config.configmanager as configmanager
+import confluent.debugger as debugger
 try:
     import anydbm as dbm
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
@@ -50,13 +51,6 @@ except ImportError:
     #only for now
     pass
 import confluent.discovery.core as disco
-import eventlet
-dbgif = False
-try:
-    import eventlet.backdoor as backdoor
-    dbgif = True
-except Exception:
-    pass
 havefcntl = True
 try:
     import fcntl
@@ -336,19 +330,7 @@ async def run(args):
         configmanager.set_global('confluent_uuid', confluentuuid)
     if not configmanager._masterkey:
         configmanager.init_masterkey()
-    if dbgif:
-        oumask = os.umask(0o077)
-        try:
-            os.remove('/var/run/confluent/dbg.sock')
-        except OSError:
-            pass  # We are not expecting the file to exist
-        try:
-            dbgsock = eventlet.listen("/var/run/confluent/dbg.sock",
-                                       family=socket.AF_UNIX)
-            eventlet.spawn_n(backdoor.backdoor_server, dbgsock)
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass  # Windows...
-        os.umask(oumask)
+    debugger.start_dbgif()
     auth.check_for_yaml()
     collective.startup()
     await consoleserver.initialize()
@@ -369,7 +351,7 @@ async def run(args):
             break
         except Exception:
             await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
-    eventlet.spawn_n(disco.start_detection)
+    disco.start_detection()
     await asyncio.sleep(1)
     await consoleserver.start_console_sessions()
     while 1:
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 74c73362..1f3af166 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pci_cache = {}
 
 def get_dns_txt(qstring):
     return None
-    # return eventlet.support.greendns.resolver.query(
+    # return support.greendns.resolver.query(
     #    qstring, 'TXT')[0].strings[0].replace('i=', '')
 
 def get_pci_text_from_ids(subdevice, subvendor, device, vendor):
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def get_pci_text_from_ids(subdevice, subvendor, device, vendor):
 
 
 # There is something not right with the RLocks used in pyghmi when
-# eventlet comes into play.  It seems like sometimes on acquire,
+# greenthreads comes into play.  It seems like sometimes on acquire,
 # it calls _get_ident and it isn't the id(greenlet) and so
 # a thread deadlocks itself due to identity crisis?
 # However, since we are not really threaded, the operations being protected
@@ -93,14 +93,6 @@ class NullLock(object):
     acquire = donothing
     release = donothing
 
-#console.session.select = eventlet.green.select
-#console.session.threading = eventlet.green.threading
-#console.session.WAITING_SESSIONS = NullLock()
-#console.session.KEEPALIVE_SESSIONS = NullLock()
-#console.session.socket.getaddrinfo = eventlet.support.greendns.getaddrinfo
-
-
-#_ipmiworkers = greenpool.GreenPool(512)
 
 _ipmithread = None
 _ipmiwaiters = []
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
index 867496a6..f2004685 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pci_cache = {}
 
 def get_dns_txt(qstring):
     return None
-    # return eventlet.support.greendns.resolver.query(
+    # return support.greendns.resolver.query(
     #     qstring, 'TXT')[0].strings[0].replace('i=', '')
 
 def get_pci_text_from_ids(subdevice, subvendor, device, vendor):
@@ -67,24 +67,6 @@ def get_pci_text_from_ids(subdevice, subvendor, device, vendor):
     return vendorstr, devstr
 
 
-# There is something not right with the RLocks used in pyghmi when
-# eventlet comes into play.  It seems like sometimes on acquire,
-# it calls _get_ident and it isn't the id(greenlet) and so
-# a thread deadlocks itself due to identity crisis?
-# However, since we are not really threaded, the operations being protected
-# are not actually dangerously multiplexed...  so we can replace with
-# a null context manager for now
-class NullLock(object):
-
-    def donothing(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return 1
-
-    __enter__ = donothing
-    __exit__ = donothing
-    acquire = donothing
-    release = donothing
-
-
 sensor_categories = {
     'temperature': frozenset(['Temperature']),
     'energy': frozenset(['Energy']),
@@ -150,9 +132,6 @@ class IpmiCommandWrapper(ipmicommand.Command):
             cfm, node, 'pubkeys.tls_hardwaremanager').verify_cert
         kwargs['verifycallback'] = kv
         self = await super().create(**kwargs)
-        #kwargs['pool'] = eventlet.greenpool.GreenPool(4)
-        #Some BMCs at the time of this writing crumble under the weight
-        #of 4 concurrent requests.  For now give up on this optimization.
         self.cfm = cfm
         self.node = node
         self._inhealth = False