diff --git a/alpine/packages/proxy/main.go b/alpine/packages/proxy/main.go
index 1c5492d34..383a580f2 100644
--- a/alpine/packages/proxy/main.go
+++ b/alpine/packages/proxy/main.go
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"pkg/proxy"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -27,10 +30,50 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func exposePort(host net.Addr) error {
-	log.Printf("exposePort %#v\n", host)
+	name := host.String()
+	log.Printf("exposePort %s\n", name)
+	err := os.Mkdir("/port/"+name, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to mkdir /port/%s: %#v\n", name, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	ctl, err := os.OpenFile("/port/"+name+"/ctl", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to open /port/%s/ctl: %#v\n", name, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = ctl.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", name, name))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to open /port/%s/ctl: %#v\n", name, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = ctl.Seek(0, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to seek on /port/%s/ctl: %#v\n", name, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	results := make([]byte, 100)
+	count, err := ctl.Read(results)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to read from /port/%s/ctl: %#v\n", name, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	response := string(results[0:count])
+	if strings.HasPrefix(response, "ERROR ") {
+		os.Remove("/port/" + name + "/ctl")
+		response = strings.Trim(response[6:], " \t\r\n")
+		return errors.New(response)
+	}
+	// TODO: consider whether close/clunk of ctl would be a better tear down
+	// signal
 	return nil
 }
 
 func unexposePort(host net.Addr) {
-	log.Printf("unexposePort %#v\n", host)
+	name := host.String()
+	log.Printf("unexposePort %s\n", name)
+	err := os.Remove("/port/" + name)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Failed to remove /port/%s: %#v\n", name, err)
+	}
 }