diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-rhel7.yml b/.github/workflows/build-rhel7.yml
index ab16610..a350caa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-rhel7.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-rhel7.yml
@@ -99,10 +99,17 @@ jobs:
       #   id: daqingest_version_set
       #   working-directory: ${{steps.wdset.outputs.gh}}/build/daqingest/target/release
       - run: "echo 'version: [${{steps.daqingest_version_set.outputs.daqingest_version}}]'"
+      - run: "mkdir daqingest-${{steps.daqingest_version_set.outputs.daqingest_version}}"
+      - run: "cp ${{steps.wdset.outputs.gh}}/build/daqingest/target/release/daqingest daqingest-${{steps.daqingest_version_set.outputs.daqingest_version}}/daqingest"
+      - run: "tar -czf daqingest-${{steps.daqingest_version_set.outputs.daqingest_version}}.tar.gz daqingest-${{steps.daqingest_version_set.outputs.daqingest_version}}"
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: daqingest-${{steps.daqingest_version_set.outputs.daqingest_version}}
           path: ${{steps.wdset.outputs.gh}}/build/daqingest/target/release/daqingest
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: daqingest-${{steps.daqingest_version_set.outputs.daqingest_version}}.tar.gz
+          path: daqingest-${{steps.daqingest_version_set.outputs.daqingest_version}}.tar.gz
       - run: echo "{\"tag_name\":\"buildaction\", \"name\":\"daqingest-${{steps.daqingest_version_set.outputs.daqingest_version}}\", \"draft\":true, \"prerelease\":true}" > create-rel.json
       - run: "curl -v -o rel.json -L -X POST -H content-type:application/json -H 'accept:application/vnd.github+json' -H 'authorization:bearer ${{secrets.github_token}}' -H 'x-github-api-version: 2022-11-28' -T create-rel.json https://api.github.com/repos/paulscherrerinstitute/daqingest/releases"
       - run: cat rel.json
diff --git a/daqingest/Cargo.toml b/daqingest/Cargo.toml
index ffcd9ec..8fbcf94 100644
--- a/daqingest/Cargo.toml
+++ b/daqingest/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "daqingest"
-version = "0.2.0-alpha.0"
+version = "0.2.0-alpha.1"
 authors = ["Dominik Werder <dominik.werder@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/daqingest/src/daemon.rs b/daqingest/src/daemon.rs
index 0c96c9e..c14fa8c 100644
--- a/daqingest/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/daqingest/src/daemon.rs
@@ -669,24 +669,14 @@ impl Daemon {
 
     async fn check_caconn_chans(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if self.caconn_last_channel_check.elapsed() > CHANNEL_CHECK_INTERVAL {
-            debug!("Issue channel check to all CaConn");
-            todo!();
-            // self.ingest_commons
-            //     .ca_conn_set
-            //     .enqueue_command_to_all(|| ConnCommand::check_health())
-            //     .await?;
+            self.connset_ctrl.check_health().await?;
             self.caconn_last_channel_check = Instant::now();
         }
         Ok(())
     }
 
     async fn ca_conn_send_shutdown(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        warn!("send shutdown to all ca connections");
-        todo!();
-        // self.ingest_commons
-        // .ca_conn_set
-        // .enqueue_command_to_all(|| ConnCommand::shutdown())
-        // .await?;
+        self.connset_ctrl.shutdown().await?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/netfetch/src/ca/connset.rs b/netfetch/src/ca/connset.rs
index 7ed2cf9..0c92a71 100644
--- a/netfetch/src/ca/connset.rs
+++ b/netfetch/src/ca/connset.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ pub struct ChannelAdd {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum ConnSetCmd {
     ChannelAdd(ChannelAdd),
+    CheckHealth,
     Shutdown,
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +88,18 @@ impl CaConnSetCtrl {
         self.tx.send(CaConnSetEvent::ConnSetCmd(cmd)).await?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub async fn shutdown(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let cmd = ConnSetCmd::Shutdown;
+        self.tx.send(CaConnSetEvent::ConnSetCmd(cmd)).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn check_health(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let cmd = ConnSetCmd::CheckHealth;
+        self.tx.send(CaConnSetEvent::ConnSetCmd(cmd)).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct CaConnSet {
@@ -138,7 +151,12 @@ impl CaConnSet {
         match ev {
             CaConnSetEvent::ConnSetCmd(cmd) => match cmd {
                 ConnSetCmd::ChannelAdd(x) => self.add_channel_to_addr(x).await,
+                ConnSetCmd::CheckHealth => {
+                    error!("TODO implement check health");
+                    Ok(())
+                }
                 ConnSetCmd::Shutdown => {
+                    debug!("shutdown received");
                     self.shutdown = true;
                     Ok(())
                 }