diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 56da3f7..a7615a8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ COPY --from=0 /home/dist /go/src/github.com/mgerb/go-discord-bot/dist
 ADD ./server .
 RUN apk add --no-cache git alpine-sdk
 RUN go get -u github.com/gobuffalo/packr/...
-RUN go get
+RUN go get -u github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep
+RUN dep ensure
+# need to manually get this dependency because go dep doesn't work well with the C bindings
+RUN go get layeh.com/gopus
 RUN packr build -o /build/server
 
 
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 0f3a524..eef313c 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-run:
-	go run ./main.go
-
 install:
-	go get ./server && cd client && npm install
+	cd server && dep ensure
+	cd client && npm install
 
 build-server:
 	cd ./server && packr build -o ../bot ./main.go
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index cbb9c06..d669e40 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Discord Sound Bot
 
-A soundboard bot for discord with a Go back end and React front end.
+A soundboard bot for discord. Build with Go/React.
 
 ![Image](./screenshots/sound-bot.png)
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ services:
 - `summon` - summons the bot to your current channel
 - `dismiss` - dismisses the bot from the server
 - `<audio clip>` - play a named audio clip
+- `random` - play a random audio clip
 
 ### Uploading files
 
@@ -79,22 +80,19 @@ Check it out in the "Stats" page on the site.
 
 ### Dependencies
 
-- Go
-- node/npm
+- Go (1.10+)
+- node/npm (node 8)
 - make
 
 ### Compiling
 
-- Make sure dependencies are installed
-- install packr - `go get -u github.com/gobuffalo/packr/...`
+- Install dependencies
+  - packr - `go get -u github.com/gobuffalo/packr/...`
+  - [dep](https://github.com/golang/dep) - `go get -u github.com/golang/dep/cmd/dep`
 - Rename the `config.template.json` to `config.json`
 - add configurations to `config.json`
-- `cd client && npm run dev`
-- `go run main.go`
+- run `make all`
 - open a browser `localhost:<config_port>`
 
 [Packr](https://github.com/gobuffalo/packr) is used to bundle the static web assets into the binary.
 Use these commands to compile the project. The client must be built first.
-
-- `packr build`
-- `packr install`
diff --git a/server/Gopkg.lock b/server/Gopkg.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3469e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/Gopkg.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+# This file is autogenerated, do not edit; changes may be undone by the next 'dep ensure'.
+
+
+[[projects]]
+  digest = "1:a62f6ed230a8cd138a9efbe718e7d0b0294f139266f5f55cd942769a9aac8de2"
+  name = "github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery"
+  packages = ["."]
+  pruneopts = "UT"
+  revision = "dc2ec5c7ca4d9aae063b79b9f581dd3ea6afd2b2"
+  version = "v1.4.1"
+
+[[projects]]
+  digest = "1:66b3310cf22cdc96c35ef84ede4f7b9b370971c4025f394c89a2638729653b11"
+  name = "github.com/andybalholm/cascadia"
+  packages = ["."]
+  pruneopts = "UT"
+  revision = "901648c87902174f774fac311d7f176f8647bdaa"
+  version = "v1.0.0"
+
+[[projects]]
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+  name = "github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
+  packages = ["."]
+  pruneopts = "UT"
+  revision = "4a33b9bc7c56cfdb9bb244e33e83cb3941fe2bdc"
+  version = "v0.18.0"
+
+[[projects]]
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+  name = "github.com/gin-contrib/sse"
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+    "binding",
+    "json",
+    "render",
+  ]
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+    "poly1305",
+    "salsa20/salsa",
+    "ssh/terminal",
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+[[projects]]
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+    "html",
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+  ]
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+[[projects]]
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+    "unix",
+    "windows",
+  ]
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+[[projects]]
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+  pruneopts = "UT"
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+
+[[projects]]
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+  packages = ["."]
+  pruneopts = "UT"
+  revision = "5f1438d3fca68893a817e4a66806cea46a9e4ebf"
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+[[projects]]
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+  pruneopts = "UT"
+  revision = "5420a8b6744d3b0345ab293f6fcba19c978f1183"
+  version = "v2.2.1"
+
+[solve-meta]
+  analyzer-name = "dep"
+  analyzer-version = 1
+  input-imports = [
+    "github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo",
+    "github.com/gin-gonic/gin",
+    "github.com/go-audio/audio",
+    "github.com/go-audio/wav",
+    "github.com/gobuffalo/packr",
+    "github.com/jinzhu/gorm",
+    "github.com/jinzhu/gorm/dialects/sqlite",
+    "github.com/rylio/ytdl",
+    "github.com/sirupsen/logrus",
+    "github.com/tidwall/gjson",
+    "gopkg.in/dgrijalva/jwt-go.v3",
+  ]
+  solver-name = "gps-cdcl"
+  solver-version = 1
diff --git a/server/Gopkg.toml b/server/Gopkg.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f056e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/Gopkg.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Gopkg.toml example
+#
+# Refer to https://golang.github.io/dep/docs/Gopkg.toml.html
+# for detailed Gopkg.toml documentation.
+#
+# required = ["github.com/user/thing/cmd/thing"]
+ignored = ["layeh.com/gopus"]
+#
+# [[constraint]]
+#   name = "github.com/user/project"
+#   version = "1.0.0"
+#
+# [[constraint]]
+#   name = "github.com/user/project2"
+#   branch = "dev"
+#   source = "github.com/myfork/project2"
+#
+# [[override]]
+#   name = "github.com/x/y"
+#   version = "2.4.0"
+#
+# [prune]
+#   non-go = false
+#   go-tests = true
+#   unused-packages = true
+
+
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
+  version = "0.18.0"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+  version = "1.3.0"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  branch = "master"
+  name = "github.com/go-audio/audio"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  branch = "master"
+  name = "github.com/go-audio/wav"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
+  version = "1.13.7"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
+  version = "1.9.1"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  branch = "master"
+  name = "github.com/rylio/ytdl"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+  version = "1.1.0"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/tidwall/gjson"
+  version = "1.1.3"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "gopkg.in/dgrijalva/jwt-go.v3"
+  version = "3.2.0"
+
+[prune]
+  go-tests = true
+  unused-packages = true
diff --git a/server/bothandlers/sounds.go b/server/bothandlers/sounds.go
index b376702..fda19b6 100644
--- a/server/bothandlers/sounds.go
+++ b/server/bothandlers/sounds.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"layeh.com/gopus"
 
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
+	"github.com/go-audio/audio"
+	"github.com/go-audio/wav"
 	"github.com/mgerb/go-discord-bot/server/config"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -376,18 +378,54 @@ loop:
 		timestamp := time.Now().UTC().Format("2006-01-02") + "-" + strconv.Itoa(int(time.Now().Unix()))
 		filename := config.Config.ClipsPath + "/" + timestamp + "-" + strconv.Itoa(int(key)) + "-" + username + ".wav"
 
-		cmd := exec.Command("ffmpeg", "-f", "s16le", "-ar", strconv.Itoa(sampleRate), "-ac", strconv.Itoa(channels), "-i", "pipe:0", filename)
+		out, err := os.Create(filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// 8 kHz, 16 bit, 2 channel, WAV.
+		e := wav.NewEncoder(out, sampleRate, 16, channels, 1)
 
 		output := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
 		binary.Write(output, binary.LittleEndian, pcmData)
-		cmd.Stdin = bytes.NewReader(output.Bytes())
+		newReader := bytes.NewReader(output.Bytes())
 
-		err := cmd.Run()
+		// Create new audio.IntBuffer.
+		audioBuf, err := newAudioIntBuffer(newReader)
 
-		if err != nil {
+		// Write buffer to output file. This writes a RIFF header and the PCM chunks from the audio.IntBuffer.
+		if err := e.Write(audioBuf); err != nil {
+			log.Error(err)
+			out.Close()
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := e.Close(); err != nil {
 			log.Error(err)
 		}
+
+		out.Close()
+	}
+}
+
+func newAudioIntBuffer(r io.Reader) (*audio.IntBuffer, error) {
+	buf := &audio.IntBuffer{
+		Format: &audio.Format{
+			NumChannels: 1,
+			SampleRate:  8000,
+		},
+	}
+	for {
+		var sample int16
+		err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &sample)
+		switch {
+		case err == io.EOF:
+			return buf, nil
+		case err != nil:
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		buf.Data = append(buf.Data, int(sample))
 	}
 }