diff --git a/bffhd/actors/dummy.rs b/bffhd/actors/dummy.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20e100d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bffhd/actors/dummy.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use futures_util::future;
+use futures_util::future::BoxFuture;
+use crate::actors::Actor;
+use crate::resources::state::State;
+
+pub struct Dummy {
+    name: String,
+    params: HashMap<String, String>,
+}
+
+impl Dummy {
+    pub fn new(name: String, params: HashMap<String, String>) -> Self {
+        Self { name, params }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Actor for Dummy {
+    fn apply(&mut self, state: State) -> BoxFuture<'static, ()> {
+        tracing::info!(name=%self.name, params=?self.params, ?state, "dummy actor updating state");
+        Box::pin(future::ready(()))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bffhd/actors/mod.rs b/bffhd/actors/mod.rs
index 00fccee..64e3607 100644
--- a/bffhd/actors/mod.rs
+++ b/bffhd/actors/mod.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,12 @@ use anyhow::Context as _;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use rustls::{Certificate, RootCertStore};
 use url::Url;
+use crate::actors::dummy::Dummy;
+use crate::actors::process::Process;
 
 mod shelly;
+mod process;
+mod dummy;
 
 pub trait Actor {
     fn apply(&mut self, state: State) -> BoxFuture<'static, ()>;
@@ -245,8 +249,8 @@ fn load_single(
 ) -> Option<Box<dyn Actor + Sync + Send>> {
     tracing::info!(%name, %module_name, ?params, "Loading actor");
     match module_name.as_ref() {
-        //"Dummy" => Some(Box::new(Dummy::new())),
-        //"Process" => Process::new(name.clone(), params).map(|a| a.into_boxed_actuator()),
+        "Dummy" => Some(Box::new(Dummy::new(name.clone(), params.clone()))),
+        "Process" => Process::new(name.clone(), params).map(|a| a.into_boxed_actuator()),
         "Shelly" => Some(Box::new(Shelly::new(name.clone(), client, params))),
         _ => {
             None
diff --git a/bffhd/actors/process.rs b/bffhd/actors/process.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08da96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bffhd/actors/process.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
+use futures_util::future::BoxFuture;
+use crate::actors::Actor;
+use crate::resources::modules::fabaccess::Status;
+use crate::resources::state::State;
+
+pub struct Process {
+    name: String,
+    cmd: String,
+    args: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl Process {
+    pub fn new(name: String, params: &HashMap<String, String>) -> Option<Self> {
+        let cmd = params.get("cmd").map(|s| s.to_string())?;
+        let args = params.get("args").map(|argv|
+            argv.split_whitespace()
+                .map(|s| s.to_string())
+                .collect())
+                         .unwrap_or_else(Vec::new);
+
+        Some(Self { name, cmd, args })
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_boxed_actuator(self) -> Box<dyn Actor + Sync + Send> {
+        Box::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Actor for Process {
+    fn apply(&mut self, state: State) -> BoxFuture<'static, ()> {
+        tracing::debug!(name=%self.name, cmd=%self.cmd, ?state,
+            "Process actor updating state");
+        let mut command = Command::new(&self.cmd);
+        command
+            .stdin(Stdio::null())
+            .args(self.args.iter())
+            .arg(&self.name);
+
+        match state.inner.state {
+            Status::Free => {
+                command.arg("free");
+            }
+            Status::InUse(by) => {
+                command.arg("inuse").arg(format!("{}", by.get_username()));
+            }
+            Status::ToCheck(by) => {
+                command.arg("tocheck")
+                       .arg(format!("{}", by.get_username()));
+            }
+            Status::Blocked(by) => {
+                command.arg("blocked")
+                       .arg(format!("{}", by.get_username()));
+            }
+            Status::Disabled => { command.arg("disabled"); },
+            Status::Reserved(by) => {
+                command.arg("reserved")
+                       .arg(format!("{}", by.get_username()));
+            }
+        }
+
+        let name = self.name.clone();
+        Box::pin(async move { match command.output() {
+            Ok(retv) if retv.status.success() => {
+                tracing::trace!("Actor was successful");
+                let outstr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&retv.stdout);
+                for line in outstr.lines() {
+                    tracing::debug!(%name, %line, "actor stdout");
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(retv) => {
+                tracing::warn!(%name, ?state, code=?retv.status,
+                    "Actor returned nonzero exitcode"
+                );
+                if !retv.stderr.is_empty() {
+                    let errstr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&retv.stderr);
+                    for line in errstr.lines() {
+                        tracing::warn!(%name, %line, "actor stderr");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(error) => tracing::warn!(%name, ?error, "process actor failed to run cmd"),
+        }})
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bffhd/actors/shelly.rs b/bffhd/actors/shelly.rs
index b80f530..218fcd6 100644
--- a/bffhd/actors/shelly.rs
+++ b/bffhd/actors/shelly.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ impl Shelly {
 
 impl Actor for Shelly {
     fn apply(&mut self, state: State) -> BoxFuture<'static, ()> {
-        tracing::debug!(?state, "Shelly changing state");
+        tracing::debug!(?state, name=%self.name,
+            "Shelly changing state"
+        );
         let pl = match state.inner.state {
             Status::InUse(_) => "on",
             _ => "off",
diff --git a/bffhd/lib.rs b/bffhd/lib.rs
index 501ec6d..832fd88 100644
--- a/bffhd/lib.rs
+++ b/bffhd/lib.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ impl Diflouroborane {
         let resources = ResourcesHandle::new(config.machines.iter().map(|(id, desc)| {
             Resource::new(Arc::new(resources::Inner::new(id.to_string(), statedb.clone(), desc.clone())))
         }));
-        RESOURCES.set(resources);
+        RESOURCES.set(resources.clone());
+
+        actors::load(self.executor.clone(), &config, resources.clone())?;
+
 
         let tlsconfig = TlsConfig::new(config.tlskeylog.as_ref(), !config.is_quiet())?;
         let acceptor = tlsconfig.make_tls_acceptor(&config.tlsconfig)?;