diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ad41fd1..59fb7c6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -52,6 +53,13 @@ type TargetData struct {
 	Targets []string `json:"targets"`
 }
 
+// ExitNode represents an exit node with an ID, endpoint, and weight.
+type ExitNode struct {
+	ID       string  `json:"id"`
+	Endpoint string  `json:"endpoint"`
+	Weight   float64 `json:"weight"`
+}
+
 func fixKey(key string) string {
 	// Remove any whitespace
 	key = strings.TrimSpace(key)
@@ -363,6 +371,7 @@ var (
 	updownScript         string
 	tlsPrivateKey        string
 	dockerSocket         string
+	publicKey            wgtypes.Key
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -623,6 +632,88 @@ persistent_keepalive_interval=5`, fixKey(privateKey.String()), fixKey(wgData.Pub
 		}
 	})
 
+	client.RegisterHandler("newt/ping/exitNodes", func(msg websocket.WSMessage) {
+		logger.Info("Received ping message")
+
+		// Parse the incoming list of exit nodes
+		var exitNodes []ExitNode
+		jsonData, err := json.Marshal(msg.Data)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Info("Error marshaling data: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(jsonData, &exitNodes); err != nil {
+			logger.Info("Error unmarshaling exit node data: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+		if len(exitNodes) == 0 {
+			logger.Info("No exit nodes provided")
+			return
+		}
+
+		type nodeResult struct {
+			Node    ExitNode
+			Latency time.Duration
+			Err     error
+		}
+
+		results := make([]nodeResult, len(exitNodes))
+		for i, node := range exitNodes {
+			start := time.Now()
+			client := &http.Client{
+				Timeout: 5 * time.Second,
+			}
+			url := node.Endpoint
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(url, "http://") && !strings.HasPrefix(url, "https://") {
+				url = "http://" + url
+			}
+			if !strings.HasSuffix(url, "/ping") {
+				url = strings.TrimRight(url, "/") + "/ping"
+			}
+			resp, err := client.Get(url)
+			latency := time.Since(start)
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Warn("Failed to ping exit node %s (%s): %v", node.ID, url, err)
+				results[i] = nodeResult{Node: node, Latency: latency, Err: err}
+				continue
+			}
+			resp.Body.Close()
+			results[i] = nodeResult{Node: node, Latency: latency, Err: nil}
+			logger.Info("Exit node %s latency: %v", node.ID, latency)
+		}
+
+		// Select the best node based on weighted score (latency * (1/weight))
+		var bestNode *ExitNode
+		var bestScore float64 = 1e12 // large initial value
+		for _, res := range results {
+			if res.Err != nil || res.Node.Weight <= 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			score := float64(res.Latency.Milliseconds()) / res.Node.Weight
+			logger.Info("Exit node %s score: %.2f (latency: %dms, weight: %.2f)", res.Node.ID, score, res.Latency.Milliseconds(), res.Node.Weight)
+			if score < bestScore {
+				bestScore = score
+				bestNode = &res.Node
+			}
+		}
+
+		if bestNode == nil {
+			logger.Warn("No suitable exit node found")
+			return
+		}
+
+		logger.Info("Selected exit node: %s (%s)", bestNode.ID, bestNode.Endpoint)
+
+		err = client.SendMessage("newt/wg/register", map[string]interface{}{
+			"publicKey": publicKey.String(),
+			"exitNode":  bestNode.ID,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("Failed to send registration message: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+	})
+
 	client.RegisterHandler("newt/tcp/add", func(msg websocket.WSMessage) {
 		logger.Info("Received: %+v", msg)
 
@@ -762,15 +853,13 @@ persistent_keepalive_interval=5`, fixKey(privateKey.String()), fixKey(wgData.Pub
 	})
 
 	client.OnConnect(func() error {
-		publicKey := privateKey.PublicKey()
+		publicKey = privateKey.PublicKey()
 		logger.Debug("Public key: %s", publicKey)
 
-		err := client.SendMessage("newt/wg/register", map[string]interface{}{
-			"publicKey": publicKey.String(),
-		})
+		// request from the server the list of nodes to ping at newt/ping/request
+		err := client.SendMessage("newt/ping/request", map[string]interface{}{})
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("Failed to send registration message: %v", err)
-			return err
+			logger.Error("Failed to send ping request: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		if wgService != nil {