diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index 03f3095..46b7417 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ffmpeg = { version = "7.0.0", package = "ffmpeg-next" }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 serde = "1.0.209"
 serde_json = "1.0.128"
-cudarc = "0.12.1"
+cudarc = { version = "0.12.1", features = [ "cuda-11050" ] }
 
 
 [patch.crates-io]
diff --git a/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs b/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs
index cffc082..05071ea 100644
--- a/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs
+++ b/server/src/video/encoder_thread.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ fn encoder_thread_main(
     let mut sws = None;
 
     let mut yuv_frame = None;
+    //let mut hw_frame = None;
 
     let mut frame_number = 0usize;
     let mut force_keyframe = false;
@@ -140,10 +141,15 @@ fn encoder_thread_main(
                         (*mut_yuv_frame.as_mut_ptr()).pts = frame_number as i64;
                     }
 
-                    enc.send_frame(mut_yuv_frame);
+                    if enc.is_hardware() {
 
-                    enc.receive_packet(&mut packet)
-                        .expect("failed to recv packet");
+                    } else {
+
+                        enc.send_frame(mut_yuv_frame);
+
+                        enc.receive_packet(&mut packet)
+                            .expect("failed to recv packet");
+                    }
 
                     // If a packet was recieved dump it
                     unsafe {
diff --git a/server/src/video/h264_encoder.rs b/server/src/video/h264_encoder.rs
index 4c4e7d9..f192f21 100644
--- a/server/src/video/h264_encoder.rs
+++ b/server/src/video/h264_encoder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use super::ffmpeg;
 use super::hwframe::HwFrameContext;
 use anyhow::Context;
+use cudarc::driver::CudaDevice;
 use ffmpeg::error::EAGAIN;
 
 use ffmpeg::{codec as lavc, packet}; // lavc
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ pub fn create_context_from_codec(codec: ffmpeg::Codec) -> Result<lavc::Context,
 
 fn create_context_and_set_common_parameters(
     codec: &str,
-    size: Size,
+    size: &Size,
     max_framerate: u32,
     bitrate: usize,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<(ffmpeg::Codec, ffmpeg::encoder::video::Video)> {
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ impl H264Encoder {
     pub fn new_software(size: Size, max_framerate: u32, bitrate: usize) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         // Create the libx264 context
         let (encoder, mut video_encoder_context) =
-            create_context_and_set_common_parameters("libx264", size, max_framerate, bitrate)?;
+            create_context_and_set_common_parameters("libx264", &size, max_framerate, bitrate)?;
 
         video_encoder_context.set_format(ffmpeg::format::Pixel::YUV420P);
 
@@ -116,6 +117,57 @@ impl H264Encoder {
         Ok(Self::Software { encoder: encoder })
     }
 
+    /// Creates a new hardware encoder.
+    pub fn new_nvenc(
+        cuda_device: &CudaDevice,
+        size: Size,
+        max_framerate: u32,
+        bitrate: usize
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        let (mut encoder, mut video_encoder_context) =
+            create_context_and_set_common_parameters("h264_nvenc", &size, max_framerate, bitrate)
+            .with_context(|| "while trying to create encoder")?;
+        
+        let cuda_device_context = super::hwdevice::CudaDeviceContextBuilder::new()?
+			.set_cuda_context((*cuda_device.cu_primary_ctx()) as *mut _)
+			.build()
+            .with_context(|| "while trying to create CUDA device context")?;
+
+		let mut hw_frame_context = super::hwframe::HwFrameContextBuilder::new(cuda_device_context)?
+			.set_width(size.width)
+			.set_height(size.height)
+			.set_sw_format(ffmpeg::format::Pixel::YUV420P)
+			.set_format(ffmpeg::format::Pixel::CUDA)
+			.build()
+            .with_context(|| "while trying to create CUDA frame context")?;
+
+        // lol you do not need unsafe code to set this my guy.
+        video_encoder_context.set_format(ffmpeg::format::Pixel::CUDA);
+        
+        unsafe {
+            (*video_encoder_context.as_mut_ptr()).hw_frames_ctx = hw_frame_context.as_raw_mut();
+            (*video_encoder_context.as_mut_ptr()).delay = 0;
+            (*video_encoder_context.as_mut_ptr()).refs = 0;
+        }
+
+        // set h264_nvenc options
+        let mut dict = ffmpeg::Dictionary::new();
+
+        dict.set("profile", "main");
+
+        // TODO:
+        dict.set("crf", "43");
+        dict.set("crf_max", "48");
+
+        dict.set("forced-idr", "1");
+
+        let encoder = video_encoder_context
+        .open_as_with(encoder, dict)
+        .with_context(|| "While opening h264_nvenc video codec")?;
+        
+        Ok(Self::Nvenc { encoder: encoder, hw_context: hw_frame_context })
+    }
+
     // FIXME: It's a bit pointless to have this have a mut borrow,
     // but you'll probably have a mutable borrow on this already..
     pub fn is_hardware(&mut self) -> bool {
diff --git a/server/src/video/hwdevice.rs b/server/src/video/hwdevice.rs
index ce9a208..ecac8b7 100644
--- a/server/src/video/hwdevice.rs
+++ b/server/src/video/hwdevice.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ pub struct CudaDeviceContextBuilder {
 }
 
 impl CudaDeviceContextBuilder {
-	pub fn new() -> Result<Self, String> {
+	pub fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
 		let buffer = unsafe { ffmpeg::sys::av_hwdevice_ctx_alloc(ffmpeg::sys::AVHWDeviceType::AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_CUDA) };
 		if buffer.is_null() {
-			return Err("could not allocate a hwdevice".to_string());
+			return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("could not allocate a hwdevice".to_string()));
 		}
 
 		Ok(Self { buffer })
diff --git a/server/src/video/hwframe.rs b/server/src/video/hwframe.rs
index e040b6c..b642a87 100644
--- a/server/src/video/hwframe.rs
+++ b/server/src/video/hwframe.rs
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ pub struct HwFrameContextBuilder {
 }
 
 impl HwFrameContextBuilder {
-	pub fn new(mut cuda_device_context: CudaDeviceContext) -> Result<Self, String> {
+	pub fn new(mut cuda_device_context: CudaDeviceContext) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
 		let buffer = unsafe { ffmpeg::sys::av_hwframe_ctx_alloc(cuda_device_context.as_raw_mut()) };
 		if buffer.is_null() {
-			return Err("could not allocate a hwframe".to_string());
+			return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("could not allocate a hwframe"));
 		}
 
 		Ok(Self { cuda_device_context, buffer })