diff --git a/run/main.go b/run/main.go
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+package run
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"runtime/pprof"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/safing/portbase/log"
+	"github.com/safing/portbase/modules"
+)
+
+var (
+	printStackOnExit   bool
+	enableInputSignals bool
+
+	sigUSR1 = syscall.Signal(0xa) // dummy for windows
+)
+
+func init() {
+	flag.BoolVar(&printStackOnExit, "print-stack-on-exit", false, "prints the stack before of shutting down")
+	flag.BoolVar(&enableInputSignals, "input-signals", false, "emulate signals using stdin")
+}
+
+// Run execute a full program lifecycle (including signal handling) based on modules. Just empty-import required packages and do os.Exit(run.Run()).
+func Run() int {
+
+	// Start
+	err := modules.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == modules.ErrCleanExit {
+			return 0
+		}
+
+		_ = modules.Shutdown()
+		return modules.GetExitStatusCode()
+	}
+
+	// Shutdown
+	// catch interrupt for clean shutdown
+	signalCh := make(chan os.Signal)
+	if enableInputSignals {
+		go inputSignals(signalCh)
+	}
+	signal.Notify(
+		signalCh,
+		os.Interrupt,
+		syscall.SIGHUP,
+		syscall.SIGINT,
+		syscall.SIGTERM,
+		syscall.SIGQUIT,
+		sigUSR1,
+	)
+
+signalLoop:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case sig := <-signalCh:
+			// only print and continue to wait if SIGUSR1
+			if sig == sigUSR1 {
+				_ = pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stderr, 2)
+				continue signalLoop
+			}
+
+			fmt.Println(" <INTERRUPT>")
+			log.Warning("main: program was interrupted, shutting down.")
+
+			// catch signals during shutdown
+			go func() {
+				for {
+					<-signalCh
+					fmt.Println(" <INTERRUPT> again, but already shutting down")
+				}
+			}()
+
+			if printStackOnExit {
+				fmt.Println("=== PRINTING TRACES ===")
+				fmt.Println("=== GOROUTINES ===")
+				_ = pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 2)
+				fmt.Println("=== BLOCKING ===")
+				_ = pprof.Lookup("block").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 2)
+				fmt.Println("=== MUTEXES ===")
+				_ = pprof.Lookup("mutex").WriteTo(os.Stdout, 2)
+				fmt.Println("=== END TRACES ===")
+			}
+
+			go func() {
+				time.Sleep(60 * time.Second)
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "===== TAKING TOO LONG FOR SHUTDOWN - PRINTING STACK TRACES =====")
+				_ = pprof.Lookup("goroutine").WriteTo(os.Stderr, 2)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}()
+
+			_ = modules.Shutdown()
+			break signalLoop
+
+		case <-modules.ShuttingDown():
+			break signalLoop
+		}
+	}
+
+	// wait for shutdown to complete, then exit
+	return modules.GetExitStatusCode()
+}
+
+func inputSignals(signalCh chan os.Signal) {
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		switch scanner.Text() {
+		case "SIGHUP":
+			signalCh <- syscall.SIGHUP
+		case "SIGINT":
+			signalCh <- syscall.SIGINT
+		case "SIGQUIT":
+			signalCh <- syscall.SIGQUIT
+		case "SIGTERM":
+			signalCh <- syscall.SIGTERM
+		case "SIGUSR1":
+			signalCh <- sigUSR1
+		}
+	}
+}