diff --git a/concoredocker.hpp b/concoredocker.hpp
index b4fa69b..651e5b3 100644
--- a/concoredocker.hpp
+++ b/concoredocker.hpp
@@ -14,10 +14,25 @@
 #include <regex>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <map>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <sys/ipc.h>
+#include <sys/shm.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "concore_base.hpp"
 
 class Concore {
+private:
+    int shmId_create = -1;
+    int shmId_get = -1;
+    char* sharedData_create = nullptr;
+    char* sharedData_get = nullptr;
+    int communication_iport = 0;  // iport refers to input port
+    int communication_oport = 0;  // oport refers to output port
+
 public:
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> iport;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> oport;
@@ -55,6 +70,25 @@ class Concore {
         oport = safe_literal_eval("concore.oport", {});
         default_maxtime(100);
         load_params();
+
+#ifdef __linux__
+        int iport_number = -1;
+        int oport_number = -1;
+
+        if (!iport.empty())
+            iport_number = ExtractNumeric(iport.begin()->first);
+        if (!oport.empty())
+            oport_number = ExtractNumeric(oport.begin()->first);
+
+        if (oport_number != -1) {
+            communication_oport = 1;
+            createSharedMemory(oport_number);
+        }
+        if (iport_number != -1) {
+            communication_iport = 1;
+            getSharedMemory(iport_number);
+        }
+#endif
     }
 
     ~Concore() {
@@ -62,6 +96,14 @@ class Concore {
         for (auto& kv : zmq_ports)
             delete kv.second;
         zmq_ports.clear();
+#endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+        if (communication_oport == 1 && sharedData_create != nullptr)
+            shmdt(sharedData_create);
+        if (communication_iport == 1 && sharedData_get != nullptr)
+            shmdt(sharedData_get);
+        if (shmId_create != -1)
+            shmctl(shmId_create, IPC_RMID, nullptr);
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -74,11 +116,20 @@ class Concore {
           delay(other.delay), retrycount(other.retrycount),
           inpath(std::move(other.inpath)), outpath(std::move(other.outpath)),
           simtime(other.simtime), maxtime(other.maxtime),
-          params(std::move(other.params))
+          params(std::move(other.params)),
+          shmId_create(other.shmId_create), shmId_get(other.shmId_get),
+          sharedData_create(other.sharedData_create), sharedData_get(other.sharedData_get),
+          communication_iport(other.communication_iport), communication_oport(other.communication_oport)
     {
 #ifdef CONCORE_USE_ZMQ
         zmq_ports = std::move(other.zmq_ports);
 #endif
+        other.shmId_create = -1;
+        other.shmId_get = -1;
+        other.sharedData_create = nullptr;
+        other.sharedData_get = nullptr;
+        other.communication_iport = 0;
+        other.communication_oport = 0;
     }
 
     Concore& operator=(Concore&& other) noexcept
@@ -91,6 +142,14 @@ class Concore {
             delete kv.second;
         zmq_ports = std::move(other.zmq_ports);
 #endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+        if (communication_oport == 1 && sharedData_create != nullptr)
+            shmdt(sharedData_create);
+        if (communication_iport == 1 && sharedData_get != nullptr)
+            shmdt(sharedData_get);
+        if (shmId_create != -1)
+            shmctl(shmId_create, IPC_RMID, nullptr);
+#endif
 
         iport = std::move(other.iport);
         oport = std::move(other.oport);
@@ -103,6 +162,19 @@ class Concore {
         simtime = other.simtime;
         maxtime = other.maxtime;
         params = std::move(other.params);
+        shmId_create = other.shmId_create;
+        shmId_get = other.shmId_get;
+        sharedData_create = other.sharedData_create;
+        sharedData_get = other.sharedData_get;
+        communication_iport = other.communication_iport;
+        communication_oport = other.communication_oport;
+
+        other.shmId_create = -1;
+        other.shmId_get = -1;
+        other.sharedData_create = nullptr;
+        other.sharedData_get = nullptr;
+        other.communication_iport = 0;
+        other.communication_oport = 0;
 
         return *this;
     }
@@ -131,6 +203,57 @@ class Concore {
             inpath + "/1/concore.maxtime", defaultValue);
     }
 
+    key_t ExtractNumeric(const std::string& str) {
+        std::string numberString;
+        size_t numDigits = 0;
+        while (numDigits < str.length() && std::isdigit(str[numDigits])) {
+            numberString += str[numDigits];
+            ++numDigits;
+        }
+        if (numDigits == 0)
+            return -1;
+        if (numDigits == 1 && std::stoi(numberString) <= 0)
+            return -1;
+        return std::stoi(numberString);
+    }
+
+#ifdef __linux__
+    void createSharedMemory(key_t key) {
+        shmId_create = shmget(key, 256, IPC_CREAT | 0666);
+        if (shmId_create == -1) {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to create shared memory segment.\n";
+            return;
+        }
+        sharedData_create = static_cast<char*>(shmat(shmId_create, NULL, 0));
+        if (sharedData_create == reinterpret_cast<char*>(-1)) {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to attach shared memory segment.\n";
+            sharedData_create = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void getSharedMemory(key_t key) {
+        int retry = 0;
+        const int MAX_RETRY = 100;
+        while (retry < MAX_RETRY) {
+            shmId_get = shmget(key, 256, 0666);
+            if (shmId_get != -1)
+                break;
+            std::cout << "Shared memory does not exist. Make sure the writer process is running.\n";
+            sleep(1);
+            retry++;
+        }
+        if (shmId_get == -1) {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to get shared memory segment after max retries.\n";
+            return;
+        }
+        sharedData_get = static_cast<char*>(shmat(shmId_get, NULL, 0));
+        if (sharedData_get == reinterpret_cast<char*>(-1)) {
+            std::cerr << "Failed to attach shared memory segment.\n";
+            sharedData_get = nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     bool unchanged() {
         if (olds == s) {
             s.clear();
@@ -141,6 +264,10 @@ class Concore {
     }
 
     std::vector<double> read(int port, const std::string& name, const std::string& initstr) {
+#ifdef __linux__
+        if (communication_iport == 1)
+            return read_SM(port, name, initstr);
+#endif
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(delay));
         std::string file_path = inpath + "/" + std::to_string(port) + "/" + name;
         std::ifstream infile(file_path);
@@ -178,7 +305,56 @@ class Concore {
         return inval;
     }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+    std::vector<double> read_SM(int port, const std::string& name, const std::string& initstr) {
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(delay));
+        std::string ins;
+        try {
+            if (shmId_get != -1 && sharedData_get && sharedData_get[0] != '\0')
+                ins = std::string(sharedData_get, strnlen(sharedData_get, 256));
+            else
+                throw 505;
+        } catch (...) {
+            ins = initstr;
+        }
+
+        int retry = 0;
+        const int MAX_RETRY = 100;
+        while ((int)ins.length() == 0 && retry < MAX_RETRY) {
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(delay));
+            try {
+                if (shmId_get != -1 && sharedData_get) {
+                    ins = std::string(sharedData_get, strnlen(sharedData_get, 256));
+                    retrycount++;
+                } else {
+                    retrycount++;
+                    throw 505;
+                }
+            } catch (...) {
+                std::cerr << "Read error\n";
+            }
+            retry++;
+        }
+
+        s += ins;
+        std::vector<double> inval = concore_base::parselist_double(ins);
+        if (inval.empty())
+            inval = concore_base::parselist_double(initstr);
+        if (inval.empty())
+            return inval;
+        simtime = simtime > inval[0] ? simtime : inval[0];
+        inval.erase(inval.begin());
+        return inval;
+    }
+#endif
+
     void write(int port, const std::string& name, const std::vector<double>& val, int delta = 0) {
+#ifdef __linux__
+        if (communication_oport == 1) {
+            write_SM(port, name, val, delta);
+            return;
+        }
+#endif
         std::string file_path = outpath + "/" + std::to_string(port) + "/" + name;
         std::ofstream outfile(file_path);
         if (!outfile) {
@@ -195,6 +371,25 @@ class Concore {
         }
     }
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+    void write_SM(int port, const std::string& name, std::vector<double> val, int delta = 0) {
+        try {
+            if (shmId_create == -1)
+                throw 505;
+            val.insert(val.begin(), simtime + delta);
+            std::ostringstream outfile;
+            outfile << '[';
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < val.size() - 1; i++)
+                outfile << val[i] << ',';
+            outfile << val[val.size() - 1] << ']';
+            std::string result = outfile.str();
+            std::strncpy(sharedData_create, result.c_str(), 256 - 1);
+        } catch (...) {
+            std::cerr << "skipping +" << outpath << port << "/" << name << "\n";
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONCORE_USE_ZMQ
     void init_zmq_port(const std::string& port_name, const std::string& port_type,
                        const std::string& address, const std::string& socket_type_str) {