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diff --git a/.config/mpv/script_modules/mpvSockets.lua b/.config/mpv/script_modules/mpvSockets.lua
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+-- mpvSockets, one socket per instance, removes socket on exit
+
+local utils = require 'mp.utils'
+
+local function get_temp_path()
+    local directory_seperator = package.config:match("([^\n]*)\n?")
+    local example_temp_file_path = os.tmpname()
+
+    -- remove generated temp file
+    pcall(os.remove, example_temp_file_path)
+
+    local seperator_idx = example_temp_file_path:reverse():find(directory_seperator)
+    local temp_path_length = #example_temp_file_path - seperator_idx
+
+    return example_temp_file_path:sub(1, temp_path_length)
+end
+
+tempDir = get_temp_path()
+
+function join_paths(...)
+    local arg={...}
+    path = ""
+    for i,v in ipairs(arg) do
+        path = utils.join_path(path, tostring(v))
+    end
+    return path;
+end
+
+ppid = utils.getpid()
+os.execute("mkdir " .. join_paths(tempDir, "mpvSockets") .. " 2>/dev/null")
+mp.set_property("options/input-ipc-server", join_paths(tempDir, "mpvSockets", ppid))
+
+function shutdown_handler()
+        os.remove(join_paths(tempDir, "mpvSockets", ppid))
+end
+mp.register_event("shutdown", shutdown_handler)