diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9129af3..5612324 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 serde = { version = "1.0.210", features = [ "derive" ] }
+tar = "0.4.41"
 toml = "0.8.19"
diff --git a/log.txt b/log.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 85d8832..0000000
--- a/log.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-
-I: Begin backup log - 1725955295
-I: Beginning stage 1 backup.
-I: Beginning stage 2 backup.
diff --git a/resetenv.sh b/resetenv.sh
index 6835b85..9a39299 100644
--- a/resetenv.sh
+++ b/resetenv.sh
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 rm -r testfiles/dir/*
 echo "" > log.txt
 rm -r /run/media/xory/Ventoy/backup/*
+rm backup.tar
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 74e6f58..8ff6cbf 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use toml;
-use std::{fs, io, path::Path};
+use std::{fs, io, net::TcpStream, path::Path};
+use std::io::{prelude::*, BufReader, SeekFrom};
 mod logger;
 use logger::{log, LogLevel};
 
@@ -12,11 +13,19 @@ pub struct StageConfig {
     pub recursive: bool
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Stage3Config {
+    pub src_files: Vec<String>,
+    pub target_server: String,
+    pub recursive: bool
+}
+
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub stage_1: StageConfig,
-    pub stage_2: StageConfig
+    pub stage_2: StageConfig,
+    pub stage_3: Stage3Config
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -101,6 +110,21 @@ pub fn stage2(config: &Config) -> io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+pub fn stage_3(config: &Config) -> io::Result<()> {
+    { 
+        let mut archivefile = tar::Builder::new(fs::File::create_new("backup.tar")?);
+        for file in &config.stage_3.src_files {
+            archivefile.append_path(file)?;
+        }
+    }
+    let archivefile = fs::File::open("backup.tar")?;
+    let mut backup_server_connection = TcpStream::connect(format!("{}:1024", &config.stage_3.target_server))?;
+    let buffer = vec![0_u8; archivefile.metadata()?.len().try_into().unwrap()];
+    backup_server_connection.write_all(&buffer)?;
+    backup_server_connection.flush()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -115,6 +139,10 @@ mod tests {
         src_files = [ './testfiles/src/file1.txt', './testfiles/src/file2.txt', './testfiles/src/a' ]
         target_dir = '/run/media/xory/Ventoy/backup'
         recursive = true
+        [stage_3]
+        src_files = [ './testfiles/src/file1.txt', './testfiles/src/file2.txt', './testfiles/src/a' ]
+        target_server = '192.168.1.204'
+        recursive = true
         ";
         
         let parsed_config = Config::new(toml_config.to_string());
@@ -129,6 +157,11 @@ mod tests {
                     src_files: vec![ "./testfiles/src/file1.txt".to_string(), "./testfiles/src/file2.txt".to_string(), "./testfiles/src/a".to_string() ],
                     target_dir: "/run/media/xory/Ventoy/backup".to_string(),
                     recursive: true
+                },
+                stage_3: Stage3Config {
+                    src_files: vec![ "./testfiles/src/file1.txt".to_string(), "./testfiles/src/file2.txt".to_string(), "./testfiles/src/a".to_string() ],
+                    target_server: "192.168.1.204".to_string(),
+                    recursive: true
                 }
             },
             parsed_config
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 851f168..d0d132d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use cynewave::{Config, stage1, stage2};
+use cynewave::{Config, stage1, stage2, stage_3};
 mod logger;
 use logger::{log, LogLevel};
 use std::fs;
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     dbg!(&config);
     log("./log.txt".to_string(), "Beginning stage 1 backup.".to_string(), LogLevel::Info)?;
     stage1(&config)?;
-    log("./log.txt".to_string(), "Beginning stage 2 backup.".to_string(), LogLevel::Info)?;
-    stage2(&config)?;
+    // log("./log.txt".to_string(), "Beginning stage 2 backup.".to_string(), LogLevel::Info)?;
+    // stage2(&config)?;
+    log("./log.txt".to_string(), "Beginning stage 3 backup.".to_string(), LogLevel::Info)?;
+    stage_3(&config)?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/testconfig.toml b/testconfig.toml
index cece4bf..bbe675a 100644
--- a/testconfig.toml
+++ b/testconfig.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ src_files = [ "./testfiles/src/file1.txt", "./testfiles/src/file2.txt", "./testf
 target_dir = "/run/media/xory/Ventoy/backup"
 recursive = true
 
-
+[stage_3]
+src_files = [ "./testfiles/src/file1.txt", "./testfiles/src/file2.txt", "./testfiles/src/a" ]
+target_server = "127.0.0.1"
+recursive = true