diff --git a/src/client/client_send.c b/src/client/client_send.c
index d295a82..2ef909a 100644
--- a/src/client/client_send.c
+++ b/src/client/client_send.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ int send_files_multithreaded(Config* config) {
   if (config->use_delete)
     context->manifest = array_list_create(free);
 
-  thrd_t scanner, loader, sender;
+  thrd_t scanner, loader, sender, progress;
   if (thrd_create(&scanner, scan_directory_multithreaded, context) != thrd_success ||
       thrd_create(&loader, load_files_multithreaded, context) != thrd_success ||
       thrd_create(&sender, send_chunks_multithreaded, context) != thrd_success) {
@@ -556,11 +556,26 @@ int send_files_multithreaded(Config* config) {
     return 1;
   }
 
+  if (config->show_progress) {
+    if (thrd_create(&progress, progress_thread_fn, context) != thrd_success) {
+      perror("Error creating progress thread.\n");
+      /* Non-fatal; continue without progress reporting */
+    }
+  }
+
   int sender_result;
   thrd_join(scanner, NULL);
   thrd_join(loader, NULL);
   thrd_join(sender, &sender_result);
 
+  if (config->show_progress) {
+    /* Signal progress thread to exit if it hasn't already */
+    mtx_lock(&context->mutex_progress);
+    context->sender_done = true;
+    mtx_unlock(&context->mutex_progress);
+    thrd_join(progress, NULL);
+  }
+
   pipeline_context_sender_destroy(context);
   return sender_result == thrd_success ? 0 : 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/config.c b/src/shared/config.c
index e31df05..355f516 100644
--- a/src/shared/config.c
+++ b/src/shared/config.c
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ Config* config_create(void) {
   config->compare_dest = NULL;
   config->copy_dest = NULL;
   config->link_dest = NULL;
+  config->partial_dir = NULL;
+  config->suffix = NULL;
+  config->delete_before = false;
+  config->address = NULL;
+  config->bind_address = NULL;
+  config->ipv6 = false;
+  config->ipv4 = false;
+  config->daemon = false;
+  config->daemon_config = NULL;
+  config->server_mode = false;
+  config->checksum = false;
+  config->compress_choice = NULL;
   return config;
 }
 
@@ -143,6 +155,12 @@ void config_delete(Config* config) {
   free(config->compare_dest);
   free(config->copy_dest);
   free(config->link_dest);
+  free(config->partial_dir);
+  free(config->suffix);
+  free(config->address);
+  free(config->bind_address);
+  free(config->daemon_config);
+  free(config->compress_choice);
   if (config->filters) {
     array_list_delete(config->filters);
   }
@@ -224,6 +242,18 @@ bool config_send(int file_descriptor, const Config* config) {
     return false;
   if (!send_str(file_descriptor, config->temp_dir ? config->temp_dir : ""))
     return false;
+  if (!send_int(file_descriptor, config->partial))
+    return false;
+  if (!send_str(file_descriptor, config->partial_dir ? config->partial_dir : ""))
+    return false;
+  if (!send_str(file_descriptor, config->suffix ? config->suffix : ""))
+    return false;
+  if (!send_int(file_descriptor, config->delete_before))
+    return false;
+  if (!send_int(file_descriptor, config->checksum))
+    return false;
+  if (!send_str(file_descriptor, config->compress_choice ? config->compress_choice : ""))
+    return false;
   Status status;
   if (!receive_status(file_descriptor, &status))
     return false;
diff --git a/src/shared/config.h b/src/shared/config.h
index e178318..9c78505 100644
--- a/src/shared/config.h
+++ b/src/shared/config.h
@@ -100,6 +100,32 @@ typedef struct Config {
   char* compare_dest;
   char* copy_dest;
   char* link_dest;
+
+  // PR #174: Partial transfer resumption
+  char* partial_dir;
+
+  // PR #178: Backup versioning
+  char* suffix;
+
+  // PR #179: Delete policies
+  bool delete_before;
+
+  // PR #181: IPv6 and bind address
+  char* address;
+  char* bind_address;
+  bool ipv6;
+  bool ipv4;
+
+  // PR #182: Daemon/server mode
+  bool daemon;
+  char* daemon_config;
+  bool server_mode;
+
+  // PR #183: Checksum comparison
+  bool checksum;
+
+  // PR #184: Compression algorithm negotiation
+  char* compress_choice;
 } Config;
 
 #define PROTOCOL_VERSION "1.3.0"
diff --git a/src/shared/multiprocessing.h b/src/shared/multiprocessing.h
index 5d0a39e..8cb28dd 100644
--- a/src/shared/multiprocessing.h
+++ b/src/shared/multiprocessing.h
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ typedef struct {
   cnd_t condition_not_empty_loader;
   bool loader_done;
   ArrayList* manifest;
+  mtx_t mutex_progress;
+  unsigned long long progress_bytes;
+  bool sender_done;
 } PipelineContextSender;
 
 typedef struct PipelineContextReceiver {
@@ -37,10 +40,10 @@ typedef struct PipelineContextReceiver {
 } PipelineContextReceiver;
 
 PipelineContextSender* pipeline_context_sender_create(Config* config, Queue* queue_scanner,
-                                                      Queue* queue_loader);
+                                                       Queue* queue_loader);
 void pipeline_context_sender_destroy(PipelineContextSender* context);
 PipelineContextReceiver* pipeline_context_receiver_create(Config* config, Queue* queue_receiver,
-                                                          int file_descriptor, SSL* ssl);
+                                                           int file_descriptor, SSL* ssl);
 void pipeline_context_receiver_destroy(PipelineContextReceiver* context);
 int receive_thread(void* pipeline_context);
 int write_thread(void* pipeline_context);
diff --git a/src/shared/transport_tcp.h b/src/shared/transport_tcp.h
index 71b03a2..d74d694 100644
--- a/src/shared/transport_tcp.h
+++ b/src/shared/transport_tcp.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ typedef struct Server {
 } Server;
 
 typedef struct Client {
-  struct sockaddr_in address;
+  struct sockaddr_storage address;
   unsigned int address_length;
   int file_descriptor;
   pid_t ssh_child_pid;
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ bool client_connect(Client* client, char* host, int port);
 void client_disconnect(Client* client);
 void client_delete(Client* client);
 void tcp_set_timeouts(int timeout_sec, int contimeout_sec);
+int tcp_get_contimeout_sec(void);
 
 #endif