diff --git a/hassio_api/hassio/core.py b/hassio_api/hassio/core.py
index c81a6370a..361296813 100644
--- a/hassio_api/hassio/core.py
+++ b/hassio_api/hassio/core.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import aiohttp
 import docker
 
 from . import bootstrap, tools
+from .host_controll import HostControll
 from .const import HOMEASSISTANT_TAG, SOCKET_DOCKER
 from .docker.homeassistant import DockerHomeAssistant
 from .docker.supervisor import DockerSupervisor
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ async def run_hassio(loop):
         tag=config.homeassistant_tag
     )
 
+    # init hostcontroll
+    host_controll = HostControll(loop)
+    await host_controll.info()
+
     # first start of supervisor?
     if config.homeassistant_tag is None:
         _LOGGER.info("First start of supervisor, read version from github.")
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ async def run_hassio(loop):
         current = None
         while True:
             current = await tools.fetch_current_versions(websession)
-            if current and CONF_HOMEASSISTANT_TAG in current:
+            if current and HOMEASSISTANT_TAG in current:
                 if await docker_hass.install(current[HOMEASSISTANT_TAG]):
                     break
             _LOGGER.warning("Can't fetch info from github. Retry in 60.")
diff --git a/hassio_api/hassio/host_controll.py b/hassio_api/hassio/host_controll.py
index a5edcbf63..44feb4077 100644
--- a/hassio_api/hassio/host_controll.py
+++ b/hassio_api/hassio/host_controll.py
@@ -1,13 +1,81 @@
 """Host controll for HassIO."""
-import asyncio
+import json
 import logging
+import os
 
 from .const import SOCKET_HC
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
 class HostControll(object):
-    """Manage host function."""
+    """Client for host controll."""
 
     def __init__(self, loop):
-        """Initialize host controll."""
+        """Initialize HostControll socket client."""
+        self.loop = loop
+
+    async def _send_command(self, command):
+        """Send command to host.
+
+        Is a coroutine.
+        """
+        if not os.path.isfile(SOCKET_HC):
+            return
+
+        reader, writer = await self.loop.create_unix_connection(SOCKET_HC)
+
+        # send
+        _LOGGER.info("Send '%s' to HostControll.", command)
+        writer.write(command.encode())
+
+        # receive
+        data = await reader.readline()
+        response = data.decode().Upper()
+        _LOGGER.info("Receive from HostControll: %s.", response)
+
+        if response == "OK":
+            return True
+        elif response == "ERROR":
+            return False
+        else:
+            return json.loads(response)
+
+    def info(self):
+        """Return Info from host.
+
+        Return a coroutine.
+        """
+        return self._send_command("info")
+
+    def reboot(self):
+        """Reboot the host system.
+
+        Return a coroutine.
+        """
+        return self._send_command("reboot")
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        """Shutdown the host system.
+
+        Return a coroutine.
+        """
+        return self._send_command("shutdown")
+
+    def host_update(self, version=None):
+        """Update the host system.
+
+        Return a coroutine.
+        """
+        if version:
+            return self._send_command("host-update " + version)
+        return self._send_command("host-update")
+
+    def supervisor_update(self, version=None):
+        """Update the supervisor on host system.
+
+        Return a coroutine.
+        """
+        if version:
+            return self._send_command("supervisor-update " + version)
+        return self._send_command("supervisor-update")
diff --git a/hassio_api/setup.py b/hassio_api/setup.py
index 852d7db96..00f68138e 100644
--- a/hassio_api/setup.py
+++ b/hassio_api/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-VERSION = "0.1"
+VERSION = "0.2"
 
 setup(
     name='HassIO',