diff --git a/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libapp.md b/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libapp.md
index 0ec755689..48d79bf8e 100644
--- a/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libapp.md
+++ b/doc/en/scripting/builtins/libapp.md
@@ -180,14 +180,34 @@ app.get_content_sources() -> table<string>
 
 Returns a list of content sources (paths), in descending priority order.
 
-``lua
+```lua
 app.set_content_sources(sources: table<string>)
 ```
 
 Sets a list of content sources (paths). Specified in descending priority order.
 
-``lua
+```lua
 app.reset_content_sources()
 ```
 
 Resets content sources.
+
+## Sub-instances
+
+```lua
+-- Creates a headless engine instance with the current project and the specified application script.
+-- Returns the instance ID. The number of active sub-instances is currently limited to one.
+app.start_background_instance(
+    -- script file
+    app_script: string,
+    -- log file
+    output_file: string | nil
+) -> int
+
+-- Checks if the engine sub-instance is alive.
+app.is_instance_alive(handle: int) -> boolean
+
+-- Stops the engine sub-instance.
+-- Returns true if the instance was alive at the time of the call.
+app.terminate(handle: int) -> boolean
+```
diff --git a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libapp.md b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libapp.md
index 07e358ef4..bbdf5cd2f 100644
--- a/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libapp.md
+++ b/doc/ru/scripting/builtins/libapp.md
@@ -142,4 +142,24 @@ app.set_content_sources(sources: table<string>)
 
 -- Сбрасывает список источников контента.
 app.reset_content_sources()
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+## Под-экземпляры
+
+```lua
+-- Создаёт headless-экземпляр движка с текущим проектом и указанным сценарием.
+-- Возвращает id экземпляра. Число живых под-экземпляров, на данный момент, ограничено одним.
+app.start_background_instance(
+    -- файл сценария
+    app_script: string,
+    -- файл лога
+    output_file: string | nil
+) -> int
+
+-- Проверяет, жив ли под-экземпляр движка.
+app.is_instance_alive(handle: int) -> boolean
+
+-- Останавливает под-экземпляр движка.
+-- Возвращает true если экземпляр был жив в момент вызова.
+app.terminate_instance(handle: int) -> boolean
+```
diff --git a/res/project.toml b/res/project.toml
index b641ad00f..281964857 100644
--- a/res/project.toml
+++ b/res/project.toml
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ name = "default"
 base_packs = ["base"]
 permissions = [
     "network",
-    "record-audio"
+    "record-audio",
+    "sub-instances",
 ]
diff --git a/res/scripts/stdlib.lua b/res/scripts/stdlib.lua
index 9793216a2..2869bba1c 100644
--- a/res/scripts/stdlib.lua
+++ b/res/scripts/stdlib.lua
@@ -140,7 +140,20 @@ local __vc_named_coroutines = {}
 local __vc_next_coroutine = 1
 
 function __vc_start_coroutine(chunk)
-    local co = coroutine.create(chunk)
+    local co = coroutine.create(function()
+        local _, err = xpcall(chunk, function(msg)
+            local traceback = debug.get_traceback(0)
+            local s = string.format("%s:", msg)
+            for i=1,#traceback - 2 do
+                local frame = traceback[i]
+                s = s .. "\n\t"..tb_frame_tostring(frame)
+            end
+            return s
+        end)
+        if err then
+            error(err)
+        end
+    end)
     local id = __vc_next_coroutine
     __vc_next_coroutine = __vc_next_coroutine + 1
     __vc_coroutines[id] = co
diff --git a/res/scripts/stdmin.lua b/res/scripts/stdmin.lua
index 2868dd634..e341f68a1 100644
--- a/res/scripts/stdmin.lua
+++ b/res/scripts/stdmin.lua
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ vc = {
     is_client = function()
         return not _vc_headless
     end,
+    get_version = __vc_app.get_version,
     get_setting = __vc_app.get_setting,
-    get_setting_str = __vc_app.get_setting_str,
+    str_setting = __vc_app.str_setting,
     get_setting_info = __vc_app.get_setting_info,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/constants.hpp b/src/constants.hpp
index f43314f4a..5bacfe078 100644
--- a/src/constants.hpp
+++ b/src/constants.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ inline constexpr bool ENGINE_DEBUG_BUILD = true;
 
 inline const std::string ENGINE_VERSION_STRING = "0.32";
 
+inline constexpr uint MAX_SUBPROCESSES = 1;
+inline constexpr uint MAX_SUBPROCESS_DEPTH = 2;
+
 /// @brief world regions format version
 inline constexpr uint REGION_FORMAT_VERSION = 3;
 
diff --git a/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.cpp b/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.cpp
index bb1a386a2..f565949aa 100644
--- a/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.cpp
+++ b/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.cpp
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@
 
 static debug::Logger logger("app-scripts");
 
-AppScriptsControl::AppScriptsControl(
-    const CoreParameters& params, const Project& project
-)
-    : project(project) {
-
+AppScriptsControl::AppScriptsControl(const CoreParameters& params) {
     io::path scriptFile =
         params.scriptFile.empty()
             ? "project:start.lua"
diff --git a/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.hpp b/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.hpp
index 4e44eef60..3531dc2f9 100644
--- a/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.hpp
+++ b/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct Project;
 
 class AppScriptsControl {
 public:
-    AppScriptsControl(const CoreParameters& params, const Project& project);
+    AppScriptsControl(const CoreParameters& params);
 
     void tick();
     void loadProjectClientScript();
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public:
 
     bool isFinished() const;
 private:
-    const Project& project;
     std::unique_ptr<scripting::IClientProjectScript> clientScript;
     std::unique_ptr<Process> scriptCoroutine;
 };
diff --git a/src/devtools/Project.hpp b/src/devtools/Project.hpp
index daeac7ca0..571a8b2c5 100644
--- a/src/devtools/Project.hpp
+++ b/src/devtools/Project.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "interfaces/Serializable.hpp"
+#include "io/path.hpp"
 
 #include <set>
 #include <string>
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ struct Permissions {
     static inline std::string NETWORK = "network";
     static inline std::string RECORD_AUDIO = "record-audio";
     static inline std::string WRITE_TO_USER = "write-to-user";
+    static inline std::string SUB_INSTANCES = "sub-instances";
 
     std::set<std::string> permissions;
 
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ struct Permissions {
 struct Project : Serializable {
     std::string name;
     std::string title;
+    io::path path;
     std::vector<std::string> basePacks;
     Permissions permissions;
 
diff --git a/src/engine/CoreParameters.hpp b/src/engine/CoreParameters.hpp
index b9f585f47..b5d8074ce 100644
--- a/src/engine/CoreParameters.hpp
+++ b/src/engine/CoreParameters.hpp
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ struct CoreParameters {
     std::filesystem::path projectFolder;
     std::string debugServerString;
     int tps = 20;
+    int subProcessDepth = 0;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> projectArgs;
 };
diff --git a/src/engine/Engine.cpp b/src/engine/Engine.cpp
index 10f8cee6d..f0e20f922 100644
--- a/src/engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/Engine.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void Engine::initialize(CoreParameters coreParameters) {
         audio::set_input_device(name == "auto" ? "" : name);
     }));
 
-    appScripts = std::make_unique<AppScriptsControl>(params, *project);
+    appScripts = std::make_unique<AppScriptsControl>(params);
 
     if (params.stdinCommands) {
         cmd::start_stdin_cmd_reader(*this);
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ void Engine::loadAssets() {
 void Engine::loadProject() {
     io::path projectFile = "project:project.toml";
     project = std::make_unique<Project>();
+    project->path = "project:";
     project->deserialize(io::read_object(projectFile));
     logger.info() << "loaded project " << util::quote(project->name);
 }
@@ -412,6 +413,7 @@ void Engine::onWorldClosed() {
 }
 
 void Engine::quit() {
+    logger.info() << "quitSignal set to true";
     quitSignal = true;
     if (!isHeadless()) {
         window->setShouldClose(true);
diff --git a/src/engine/Mainloop.cpp b/src/engine/Mainloop.cpp
index 3a196f522..aa505a9ba 100644
--- a/src/engine/Mainloop.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/Mainloop.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void Mainloop::run() {
     auto& appScripts = engine.getAppScripts();
     
     logger.info() << "main loop started";
-    while (!window.isShouldClose()) {
+    while (!window.isShouldClose() && !engine.isQuitSignal()) {
         time.update(window.time());
         engine.applicationTick();
         engine.updateFrontend();
diff --git a/src/io/path.hpp b/src/io/path.hpp
index 538431b7c..3ab95300e 100644
--- a/src/io/path.hpp
+++ b/src/io/path.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ namespace io {
             }
         }
 
+        path(std::string_view str) : path(std::string(str)) {}
+
         path(const char* str) : path(std::string(str)) {}
 
         bool operator==(const std::string& other) const {
diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libapp.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libapp.cpp
index 6442fcbad..9157b33a6 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libapp.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/libs/libapp.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,14 @@
 #include "window/Window.hpp"
 #include "world/Level.hpp"
 
+#include <array>
+
 using namespace scripting;
 
+namespace {
+    static std::array<std::unique_ptr<Process>, MAX_SUBPROCESSES> processes;
+}
+
 /// @brief Check if content is loaded
 static int l_is_content_loaded(lua::State* L) {
     return lua::pushboolean(L, content != nullptr);
@@ -337,6 +343,10 @@ static int l_start_debug_instance(lua::State* L) {
     if (!engine->getProject().permissions.has(Permissions::DEBUGGING)) {
         throw std::runtime_error("project has no debugging permission");
     }
+    const auto& params = engine->getCoreParameters();
+    if (params.subProcessDepth >= MAX_SUBPROCESS_DEPTH) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("max subprocess depth exceeded");
+    }
 
     int port = lua::tointeger(L, 1);
     if (port == 0) {
@@ -357,6 +367,8 @@ static int l_start_debug_instance(lua::State* L) {
         "--res", paths.getResourcesFolder().u8string(),
         "--dir", paths.getUserFilesFolder().u8string(),
         "--dbg-server",  "tcp:" + std::to_string(port),
+        "--sub-depth", std::to_string(engine->getCoreParameters()
+            .subProcessDepth + 1),
     };
     if (!projectPath.empty()) {
         args.emplace_back("--project");
@@ -365,11 +377,77 @@ static int l_start_debug_instance(lua::State* L) {
 
     platform::new_engine_instance(
         std::move(args),
-        outputPath.empty() ? "" : io::resolve(std::string(outputPath))
+        outputPath.empty() ? "" : io::resolve(std::string(outputPath)),
+        false
     );
     return lua::pushinteger(L, port);
 }
 
+static int l_start_background_instance(lua::State* L) {
+    if (!engine->getProject().permissions.has(Permissions::SUB_INSTANCES)) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("project has no sub-instances permission");
+    }
+    const auto& params = engine->getCoreParameters();
+    if (params.subProcessDepth >= MAX_SUBPROCESS_DEPTH) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("max subprocess depth exceeded");
+    }
+
+    auto scriptPath = lua::require_lstring(L, 1);
+    io::path outputPath = lua::isstring(L, 2) ? lua::require_lstring(L, 2) : "";
+    const auto& paths = engine->getPaths();
+
+    std::vector<std::string> args {
+        "--headless",
+        "--res", paths.getResourcesFolder().u8string(),
+        "--dir", paths.getUserFilesFolder().u8string(),
+        "--script", io::resolve(scriptPath).u8string(),
+        "--sub-depth", std::to_string(engine->getCoreParameters()
+            .subProcessDepth + 1),
+    };
+    args.emplace_back("--project");
+    args.emplace_back(io::resolve(engine->getProject().path).u8string());
+
+    int handle = -1;
+    for (int i = 0; i < ::processes.size(); i++) {
+        if (!::processes[i] || !::processes[i]->isActive()) {
+            handle = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (handle == -1) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("sub-processes limit exceeded");
+    }
+    ::processes[handle] = platform::new_engine_instance(
+        std::move(args),
+        outputPath.empty() ? "" : io::resolve(outputPath),
+        true 
+    );
+    return lua::pushinteger(L, handle);
+}
+
+static int l_is_instance_alive(lua::State* L) {
+    int handle = lua::tointeger(L, 1);
+    if (handle < 0 || handle >= ::processes.size()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("invalid process handle");
+    }
+    auto& process = ::processes[handle];
+    return lua::pushboolean(L, process && process->isActive());
+}
+
+static int l_terminate_instance(lua::State* L) {
+    int handle = lua::tointeger(L, 1);
+    if (handle < 0 || handle >= ::processes.size()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("invalid process handle");
+    }
+    auto& process = ::processes[handle];
+    if (process == nullptr) {
+        return lua::pushboolean(L, false);
+    }
+    bool active = process->isActive();
+    process.reset();
+    return lua::pushboolean(L, active);
+}
+
 const luaL_Reg applib[] = {
     /// content
     {"is_content_loaded", lua::wrap<l_is_content_loaded>},
@@ -402,5 +480,8 @@ const luaL_Reg applib[] = {
     {"get_version", lua::wrap<l_get_version>},
     {"create_memory_device", lua::wrap<l_create_memory_device>},
     {"start_debug_instance", lua::wrap<l_start_debug_instance>},
+    {"start_background_instance", lua::wrap<l_start_background_instance>},
+    {"is_instance_alive", lua::wrap<l_is_instance_alive>},
+    {"terminate_instance", lua::wrap<l_terminate_instance>},
     {nullptr, nullptr}
 };
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 77175bd8a..402b829b3 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 static debug::Logger logger("main");
 
 static void sigterm_handler(int signum) {
+    logger.info() << (signum == SIGTERM ? "SIGTERM" : "SIGINT") << " received";
     Engine::getInstance().quit();
 }
 
@@ -25,12 +26,16 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         if (!parse_cmdline(argc, argv, coreParameters)) {
             return EXIT_SUCCESS;
         }
+        logger.debug() << "sub-process depth: "
+                       << coreParameters.subProcessDepth;
     } catch (const std::runtime_error& err) {
         std::cerr << err.what() << std::endl;
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
     std::signal(SIGTERM, sigterm_handler);
-    
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+    std::signal(SIGINT, sigterm_handler);
+#endif
     debug::Logger::init(coreParameters.userFolder.string() + "/latest.log");
     platform::configure_encoding();
 
diff --git a/src/util/command_line.cpp b/src/util/command_line.cpp
index 7f34bcea4..f05231821 100644
--- a/src/util/command_line.cpp
+++ b/src/util/command_line.cpp
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 class ArgC {
-    public:
-        std::string keyword;
-        std::function<bool()> execute;
-        std::string args;
-        std::string help;
-        ArgC(
-            const std::string& keyword,
-            std::function<bool()> execute,
-            const std::string& args,
-            const std::string& help
-        ) {
-            this->keyword = keyword;
-            this->execute = execute;
-            this->args = args;
-            this->help = help;
-        }
+public:
+    std::string keyword;
+    std::function<bool(CoreParameters&, util::ArgsReader&)> execute;
+    std::string args;
+    std::string help;
+    ArgC(
+        const std::string& keyword,
+        std::function<bool(CoreParameters&, util::ArgsReader&)> execute,
+        const std::string& args,
+        const std::string& help
+    ) {
+        this->keyword = keyword;
+        this->execute = execute;
+        this->args = args;
+        this->help = help;
+    }
 };
 
 
@@ -36,54 +36,62 @@ static bool perform_keyword(
     util::ArgsReader& reader, const std::string& keyword, CoreParameters& params
 ) {
     static const std::vector<ArgC> argumentsCommandline = {
-        ArgC("--res", [&params, &reader]() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--res", [](auto& params, auto& reader) -> bool {
             params.resFolder = reader.next();
             return true;
         }, "<path>", "set resources directory."),
-        ArgC("--dir", [&params, &reader]() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--dir", [](auto& params, auto& reader) -> bool  {
             params.userFolder = reader.next();
             return true;
         }, "<path>", "set userfiles directory."),
-        ArgC("--project", [&params, &reader]() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--project", [](auto& params, auto& reader) -> bool  {
             params.projectFolder = reader.next();
             return true;
         }, "<path>", "set project directory."),
-        ArgC("--test", [&params, &reader]() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--test", [](auto& params, auto& reader) -> bool {
             params.testMode = true;
             params.scriptFile = reader.next();
             return true;
         }, "<path>", "test script file."),
-        ArgC("--script", [&params, &reader]() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--script", [](auto& params, auto& reader) -> bool {
             params.testMode = false;
             params.scriptFile = reader.next();
             return true;
         }, "<path>", "main script file."),
-        ArgC("--headless", [&params]() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--headless", [](auto& params, auto& reader) -> bool {
             params.headless = true;
             return true;
         }, "", "run in headless mode."),
-        ArgC("--stdin-cmd", [&params]() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--stdin-cmd", [](auto& params, auto& reader) -> bool {
             params.stdinCommands = true;
             return true;
         }, "", "run commands from stdin."),
-        ArgC("--tps", [&params, &reader]() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--tps", [](auto& params, auto& reader) -> bool {
             params.tps = reader.nextInt();
             return true;
         }, "<tps>", "headless mode tick-rate (default - 20)."),
-        ArgC("--version", []() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--version", [](auto&, auto&) -> bool {
             std::cout << ENGINE_VERSION_STRING << std::endl;
             return false;
         }, "", "display the engine version."),
-        ArgC("--dbg-server", [&params, &reader]() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--dbg-server", [](auto& params, auto& reader) -> bool {
             params.debugServerString = reader.next();
             return true;
         }, "<serv>", "open debugging server where <serv> is {transport}:{port}"),
-        ArgC("--help", []() -> bool {
+        ArgC("--sub-depth", [](auto& params, auto& reader) -> bool {
+            params.subProcessDepth = reader.nextInt();
+            return true;
+        }, "<depth>", "sub-process depth"),
+        ArgC("--help", [](auto&, auto&) -> bool {
             std::cout << "VoxelCore v" << ENGINE_VERSION_STRING << "\n\n";
             std::cout << "Command-line arguments:\n";
-            for (auto& a : argumentsCommandline) {
-                std::cout << std::setw(24) << std::left << (a.keyword + " " + a.args);
-                std::cout << "- " << a.help << std::endl;
+            for (auto& arg : argumentsCommandline) {
+                if (arg.help.empty()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                std::cout << std::setw(24) << std::left
+                          << (arg.keyword + " " + arg.args);
+                std::cout << "- " << arg.help << std::endl;
             }
             std::cout << std::endl;
             return false;
@@ -91,7 +99,7 @@ static bool perform_keyword(
     };
     for (auto& a : argumentsCommandline) {
         if (a.keyword == keyword) {
-            return a.execute();
+            return a.execute(params, reader);
         }
     }
     throw std::runtime_error("unknown argument " + keyword);
diff --git a/src/util/platform.cpp b/src/util/platform.cpp
index f113641e5..7b08639e9 100644
--- a/src/util/platform.cpp
+++ b/src/util/platform.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 #else
 #include <sys/poll.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+    #include <sys/prctl.h>
+    #include <sys/wait.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace platform::internal {
@@ -215,8 +222,102 @@ std::filesystem::path platform::get_executable_path() {
 #endif
 }
 
-void platform::new_engine_instance(
-    const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::filesystem::path outputFile
+class SystemProcess final : public Process {
+public:
+#ifdef __linux__
+    SystemProcess(pid_t pid) : pid(pid) {
+    }
+
+    ~SystemProcess() {
+        terminate();
+    }
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+    SystemProcess(const PROCESS_INFORMATION& pi)
+        : processHandle(pi.hProcess), pid(pi.dwProcessId) {
+        if (pi.hThread != nullptr) {
+            CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ~SystemProcess() {
+        terminate();
+    }
+#endif
+    SystemProcess(const SystemProcess&) = delete;
+    SystemProcess(SystemProcess&&) noexcept = default;
+    SystemProcess& operator=(const SystemProcess&) = delete;
+
+    SystemProcess& operator=(SystemProcess&& other) noexcept {
+        if (this != &other) {
+#ifdef __linux__
+            pid = other.pid;
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+            if (processHandle != nullptr) {
+                CloseHandle(processHandle);
+            }
+            processHandle = other.processHandle;
+            pid = other.pid;
+            other.processHandle = nullptr;
+            other.pid = 0;
+#endif
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    bool isActive() const override {
+#ifdef __linux__
+        if (kill(pid, 0) == 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return errno != ESRCH;
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+        if (processHandle == nullptr) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        DWORD exitCode;
+        if (GetExitCodeProcess(processHandle, &exitCode)) {
+            return exitCode == STILL_ACTIVE;
+        }
+        return false;
+#endif
+    }
+
+    void update() override {}
+
+    void waitForEnd() override {
+#ifdef __linux__
+        waitpid(pid, nullptr, 0);
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+        if (processHandle != nullptr) {
+            WaitForSingleObject(processHandle, INFINITE);
+        }
+#endif
+    };
+
+    void terminate() final override {
+#ifdef __linux__
+        logger.info() << "terminating " << pid;
+        kill(pid, SIGTERM);
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+        if (processHandle != nullptr) {
+            TerminateProcess(processHandle, 1);
+            WaitForSingleObject(processHandle, INFINITE);
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+private:
+#ifdef __linux__
+    pid_t pid;
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+    HANDLE processHandle = nullptr;
+    DWORD pid = 0;
+#endif
+};
+
+std::unique_ptr<Process> platform::new_engine_instance(
+    const std::vector<std::string>& args,
+    std::filesystem::path outputFile,
+    bool subProcess
 ) {
     auto executable = get_executable_path();
 
@@ -285,6 +386,38 @@ void platform::new_engine_instance(
         &si,
         &pi
     );
+    if (subProcess) {
+        HANDLE job = CreateJobObjectW(nullptr, nullptr);
+
+        JOBOBJECT_EXTENDED_LIMIT_INFORMATION info{};
+        info.BasicLimitInformation.LimitFlags =
+            JOB_OBJECT_LIMIT_KILL_ON_JOB_CLOSE;
+
+        try {
+            if (!SetInformationJobObject(
+                job,
+                JobObjectExtendedLimitInformation,
+                &info,
+                sizeof(info))) {
+                throw std::runtime_error(
+                    "SetInformationJobObject failed with code: " +
+                    std::to_string(GetLastError())
+                );
+            }
+            if (!AssignProcessToJobObject(job, pi.hProcess)) {
+                throw std::runtime_error(
+                    "SetInformationJobObject failed with code: " +
+                    std::to_string(GetLastError())
+                );
+            }
+            return std::make_unique<SystemProcess>(pi);
+        } catch (const std::exception& err) {
+            CloseHandle(job);
+            CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
+            CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+    }
     if (success) {
         CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
         CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
@@ -295,6 +428,46 @@ void platform::new_engine_instance(
         );
     }
 #else
+
+// TODO: implement
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+    if (subProcess) {
+        pid_t pid = fork();
+
+        int fd = open(
+            outputFile.string().c_str(), O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644
+        );
+
+        if (pid == 0) {
+            prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGTERM);
+
+            if (getppid() == 1) {
+                _exit(1);
+            }
+
+            dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
+            dup2(fd, STDERR_FILENO);
+            close(fd);
+
+            std::vector<const char*> argv(args.size() + 2);
+            argv[0] = const_cast<char*>(executable.c_str());
+            for (int i = 0; i < args.size(); i++) {
+                argv[i + 1] = args[i].c_str();
+            }
+            argv[args.size() + 1] = nullptr;
+
+            prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0); 
+            execvp(executable.c_str(), const_cast<char**>(argv.data()));
+
+            _exit(127);
+        } else {
+            close(fd);
+            usleep(1000); // waiting for execvp call
+            return std::make_unique<SystemProcess>(pid);
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     std::stringstream ss;
     ss << executable;
     for (int i = 0; i < args.size(); i++) {
@@ -315,6 +488,7 @@ void platform::new_engine_instance(
         );
     }
 #endif
+    return nullptr;
 }
 
 bool platform::stdin_has_data() {
diff --git a/src/util/platform.hpp b/src/util/platform.hpp
index 54c56a0c5..18dc052b6 100644
--- a/src/util/platform.hpp
+++ b/src/util/platform.hpp
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <memory>
 #include <filesystem>
 
+#include "interfaces/Process.hpp"
+
 namespace platform {
     void configure_encoding();
     /// @brief Get Environment locale in ISO format ll_CC
@@ -18,8 +21,10 @@ namespace platform {
     /// @brief Get current process running executable path  
     std::filesystem::path get_executable_path();
     /// @brief Run a separate engine instance with specified arguments
-    void new_engine_instance(
-        const std::vector<std::string>& args, std::filesystem::path outputFile
+    std::unique_ptr<Process> new_engine_instance(
+        const std::vector<std::string>& args,
+        std::filesystem::path outputFile,
+        bool subProcess
     );
     /// @brief Open URL in web browser 
     bool open_url(const std::string& url);