diff --git a/llarp/hook/shell.cpp b/llarp/hook/shell.cpp
index 9fa4ce587..c232f8726 100644
--- a/llarp/hook/shell.cpp
+++ b/llarp/hook/shell.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 /** put win32 stuff here */
 #else
-#include <util/threadpool.h>
+#include <util/thread_pool.hpp>
 #include <util/logger.hpp>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@ namespace llarp
         : public IBackend,
           public std::enable_shared_from_this< ExecShellHookBackend >
     {
-      llarp_threadpool *m_ThreadPool;
+      thread::ThreadPool m_ThreadPool;
 
       std::vector< std::string > _args;
       std::vector< char * > args;
 
-      ExecShellHookBackend(std::string script)
-          : m_ThreadPool(llarp_init_threadpool(1, script.c_str()))
+      ExecShellHookBackend(std::string script) : m_ThreadPool(1, 1000)
       {
         do
         {
@@ -55,21 +54,20 @@ namespace llarp
 
       ~ExecShellHookBackend()
       {
-        llarp_threadpool_stop(m_ThreadPool);
-        llarp_free_threadpool(&m_ThreadPool);
+        m_ThreadPool.shutdown();
       }
 
       bool
       Start() override
       {
-        llarp_threadpool_start(m_ThreadPool);
+        m_ThreadPool.start();
         return true;
       }
 
       bool
       Stop() override
       {
-        llarp_threadpool_stop(m_ThreadPool);
+        m_ThreadPool.stop();
         return true;
       }
 
@@ -123,8 +121,8 @@ namespace llarp
         return _m_env.data();
       }
 
-      static void
-      Exec(std::shared_ptr< ExecShellHookJob > self)
+      void
+      Exec()
       {
         std::thread t([&]() {
           int result        = 0;
@@ -134,8 +132,7 @@ namespace llarp
           if(child)
             ::waitpid(child, &result, 0);
           else
-            ::execve(self->m_Parent->Exe(), self->m_Parent->Args(),
-                     self->Env());
+            ::execve(m_Parent->Exe(), m_Parent->Args(), Env());
         });
         t.join();
       }
@@ -147,7 +144,8 @@ namespace llarp
     {
       auto job = std::make_shared< ExecShellHookJob >(shared_from_this(),
                                                       std::move(params));
-      m_ThreadPool->QueueFunc([=]() { ExecShellHookJob::Exec(job); });
+
+      m_ThreadPool.addJob(std::bind(&ExecShellHookJob::Exec, job));
     }
 
     Backend_ptr
diff --git a/llarp/nodedb.cpp b/llarp/nodedb.cpp
index c32523a88..b382a62b8 100644
--- a/llarp/nodedb.cpp
+++ b/llarp/nodedb.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <util/logger.hpp>
 #include <util/logic.hpp>
 #include <util/mem.hpp>
+#include <util/thread_pool.hpp>
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -48,31 +49,18 @@ llarp_nodedb::Get(const llarp::RouterID &pk, llarp::RouterContact &result)
   return true;
 }
 
-// kill rcs from disk async
-struct AsyncKillRCJobs
+void
+KillRCJobs(const std::set< std::string > &files)
 {
-  std::set< std::string > files;
-
-  static void
-  Work(void *u)
-  {
-    static_cast< AsyncKillRCJobs * >(u)->Kill();
-  }
-
-  void
-  Kill()
-  {
-    for(const auto &file : files)
-      fs::remove(file);
-    delete this;
-  }
-};
+  for(const auto &file : files)
+    fs::remove(file);
+}
 
 void
 llarp_nodedb::RemoveIf(
     std::function< bool(const llarp::RouterContact &rc) > filter)
 {
-  AsyncKillRCJobs *job = new AsyncKillRCJobs();
+  std::set< std::string > files;
   {
     llarp::util::Lock l(&access);
     auto itr = entries.begin();
@@ -80,14 +68,15 @@ llarp_nodedb::RemoveIf(
     {
       if(filter(itr->second))
       {
-        job->files.insert(getRCFilePath(itr->second.pubkey));
+        files.insert(getRCFilePath(itr->second.pubkey));
         itr = entries.erase(itr);
       }
       else
         ++itr;
     }
   }
-  llarp_threadpool_queue_job(disk, {job, &AsyncKillRCJobs::Work});
+
+  disk->addJob(std::bind(&KillRCJobs, files));
 }
 
 bool
@@ -118,38 +107,24 @@ llarp_nodedb::getRCFilePath(const llarp::RouterID &pubkey) const
   return filepath.string();
 }
 
-struct async_insert_rc
-{
-  llarp_nodedb *nodedb;
-  llarp::RouterContact rc;
-  llarp::Logic *logic;
-  std::function< void(void) > completedHook;
-  async_insert_rc(llarp_nodedb *n, const llarp::RouterContact &r)
-      : nodedb(n), rc(r)
-  {
-  }
-};
-
 static void
-handle_async_insert_rc(void *u)
+handle_async_insert_rc(llarp_nodedb *nodedb, const llarp::RouterContact &rc,
+                       llarp::Logic *logic,
+                       const std::function< void(void) > &completedHook)
 {
-  async_insert_rc *job = static_cast< async_insert_rc * >(u);
-  job->nodedb->Insert(job->rc);
-  if(job->logic && job->completedHook)
+  nodedb->Insert(rc);
+  if(logic && completedHook)
   {
-    job->logic->queue_func(job->completedHook);
+    logic->queue_func(completedHook);
   }
-  delete job;
 }
 
 void
 llarp_nodedb::InsertAsync(llarp::RouterContact rc, llarp::Logic *logic,
                           std::function< void(void) > completionHandler)
 {
-  async_insert_rc *ctx = new async_insert_rc(this, rc);
-  ctx->completedHook   = completionHandler;
-  ctx->logic           = logic;
-  llarp_threadpool_queue_job(disk, {ctx, &handle_async_insert_rc});
+  disk->addJob(
+      std::bind(&handle_async_insert_rc, this, rc, logic, completionHandler));
 }
 
 /// insert and write to disk
@@ -304,10 +279,8 @@ logic_threadworker_callback(void *user)
 
 // write it to disk
 void
-disk_threadworker_setRC(void *user)
+disk_threadworker_setRC(llarp_async_verify_rc *verify_request)
 {
-  llarp_async_verify_rc *verify_request =
-      static_cast< llarp_async_verify_rc * >(user);
   verify_request->valid = verify_request->nodedb->Insert(verify_request->rc);
   if(verify_request->logic)
     verify_request->logic->queue_job(
@@ -327,8 +300,8 @@ crypto_threadworker_verifyrc(void *user)
   if(verify_request->valid && rc.IsPublicRouter())
   {
     llarp::LogDebug("RC is valid, saving to disk");
-    llarp_threadpool_queue_job(verify_request->diskworker,
-                               {verify_request, &disk_threadworker_setRC});
+    verify_request->diskworker->addJob(
+        std::bind(&disk_threadworker_setRC, verify_request));
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/llarp/nodedb.hpp b/llarp/nodedb.hpp
index f6aba9597..2850b0e75 100644
--- a/llarp/nodedb.hpp
+++ b/llarp/nodedb.hpp
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ namespace llarp
 {
   struct Crypto;
   class Logic;
+
+  namespace thread
+  {
+    class ThreadPool;
+  }
 }  // namespace llarp
 
 struct llarp_nodedb_iter
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ struct llarp_nodedb_iter
 
 struct llarp_nodedb
 {
-  llarp_nodedb(llarp::Crypto *c, llarp_threadpool *diskworker)
+  llarp_nodedb(llarp::Crypto *c, llarp::thread::ThreadPool *diskworker)
       : crypto(c), disk(diskworker)
   {
   }
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ struct llarp_nodedb
   }
 
   llarp::Crypto *crypto;
-  llarp_threadpool *disk;
+  llarp::thread::ThreadPool *disk;
   mutable llarp::util::Mutex access;  // protects entries
   std::unordered_map< llarp::RouterID, llarp::RouterContact,
                       llarp::RouterID::Hash >
@@ -146,13 +151,11 @@ struct llarp_async_verify_rc
   /// async_verify_context
   void *user;
   /// nodedb storage
-  struct llarp_nodedb *nodedb;
+  llarp_nodedb *nodedb;
   // llarp::Logic for queue_job
   llarp::Logic *logic;  // includes a llarp_threadpool
-  // struct llarp::Crypto *crypto; // probably don't need this because we have
-  // it in the nodedb
-  struct llarp_threadpool *cryptoworker;
-  struct llarp_threadpool *diskworker;
+  llarp_threadpool *cryptoworker;
+  llarp::thread::ThreadPool *diskworker;
 
   /// router contact
   llarp::RouterContact rc;
@@ -181,11 +184,11 @@ struct llarp_async_load_rc
   /// async_verify_context
   void *user;
   /// nodedb storage
-  struct llarp_nodedb *nodedb;
+  llarp_nodedb *nodedb;
   /// llarp::Logic for calling hook
   llarp::Logic *logic;
   /// disk worker threadpool
-  struct llarp_threadpool *diskworker;
+  llarp::thread::ThreadPool *diskworker;
   /// target pubkey
   llarp::PubKey pubkey;
   /// router contact result
diff --git a/llarp/router/abstractrouter.hpp b/llarp/router/abstractrouter.hpp
index c7d94d0a7..59fcd8b22 100644
--- a/llarp/router/abstractrouter.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router/abstractrouter.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ namespace llarp
     struct Context;
   }
 
+  namespace thread
+  {
+    class ThreadPool;
+  }
+
   struct AbstractRouter
   {
     virtual ~AbstractRouter() = 0;
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ namespace llarp
     virtual llarp_threadpool *
     threadpool() = 0;
 
-    virtual llarp_threadpool *
+    virtual thread::ThreadPool *
     diskworker() = 0;
 
     virtual service::Context &
diff --git a/llarp/router/router.cpp b/llarp/router/router.cpp
index 6991a2690..a047b2d95 100644
--- a/llarp/router/router.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router/router.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct TryConnectJob
 };
 
 static void
-on_try_connecting(std::shared_ptr<TryConnectJob> j)
+on_try_connecting(std::shared_ptr< TryConnectJob > j)
 {
   if(j->Attempt())
     j->router->pendingEstablishJobs.erase(j->rc.pubkey);
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ namespace llarp
     {
       if(!link->IsCompatable(remote))
         continue;
-      std::shared_ptr< TryConnectJob > job = std::make_shared< TryConnectJob >(
-          remote, link, numretries, this);
+      std::shared_ptr< TryConnectJob > job =
+          std::make_shared< TryConnectJob >(remote, link, numretries, this);
       auto itr = pendingEstablishJobs.emplace(remote.pubkey, job);
       if(itr.second)
       {
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ namespace llarp
       , _crypto(std::make_unique< sodium::CryptoLibSodium >())
       , paths(this)
       , _exitContext(this)
+      , disk(1, 1000)
       , _dht(llarp_dht_context_new(this))
       , inbound_link_msg_parser(this)
       , _hiddenServiceContext(this)
@@ -231,11 +232,6 @@ namespace llarp
     this->ip4addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     this->ip4addr.sin_port   = htons(1090);
 
-#ifdef TESTNET
-    disk = tp;
-#else
-    disk = llarp_init_threadpool(1, "llarp-diskio");
-#endif
     _stopping.store(false);
     _running.store(false);
   }
@@ -497,12 +493,11 @@ namespace llarp
   }
 
   /// called in disk worker thread
-  static void
-  HandleSaveRC(void *u)
+  void
+  Router::HandleSaveRC() const
   {
-    Router *self      = static_cast< Router * >(u);
-    std::string fname = self->our_rc_file.string();
-    self->_rc.Write(fname.c_str());
+    std::string fname = our_rc_file.string();
+    _rc.Write(fname.c_str());
   }
 
   bool
@@ -515,7 +510,7 @@ namespace llarp
       LogError("RC is invalid, not saving");
       return false;
     }
-    llarp_threadpool_queue_job(diskworker(), {this, &HandleSaveRC});
+    diskworker()->addJob(std::bind(&Router::HandleSaveRC, this));
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -532,6 +527,8 @@ namespace llarp
     llarp_ev_loop_stop(_netloop.get());
     inboundLinks.clear();
     outboundLinks.clear();
+    disk.stop();
+    disk.shutdown();
   }
 
   void
@@ -1333,14 +1330,10 @@ namespace llarp
     // save profiles async
     if(routerProfiling().ShouldSave(now))
     {
-      llarp_threadpool_queue_job(
-          diskworker(),
-          {this, [](void *u) {
-             Router *self = static_cast< Router * >(u);
-             self->routerProfiling().Save(self->routerProfilesFile.c_str());
-           }});
+      diskworker()->addJob(
+          [&]() { routerProfiling().Save(routerProfilesFile.c_str()); });
     }
-  }
+  }  // namespace llarp
 
   bool
   Router::Sign(Signature &sig, const llarp_buffer_t &buf) const
@@ -1504,7 +1497,7 @@ namespace llarp
     job->nodedb       = _nodedb;
     job->logic        = _logic;
     job->cryptoworker = tp;
-    job->diskworker   = disk;
+    job->diskworker   = &disk;
     if(rc.IsPublicRouter())
       job->hook = &Router::on_verify_server_rc;
     else
@@ -1567,7 +1560,7 @@ namespace llarp
     }
 
     llarp_threadpool_start(tp);
-    llarp_threadpool_start(disk);
+    disk.start();
 
     for(const auto &rc : bootstrapRCList)
     {
@@ -1959,8 +1952,8 @@ namespace llarp
     if(outboundLinks.size() > 0)
       return true;
 
-    static std::list< std::function< LinkLayer_ptr(Router *) > >
-        linkFactories = {utp::NewServerFromRouter, iwp::NewServerFromRouter};
+    static std::list< std::function< LinkLayer_ptr(Router *) > > linkFactories =
+        {utp::NewServerFromRouter, iwp::NewServerFromRouter};
 
     for(const auto &factory : linkFactories)
     {
diff --git a/llarp/router/router.hpp b/llarp/router/router.hpp
index 417e6792f..96bad2cf5 100644
--- a/llarp/router/router.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router/router.hpp
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ namespace llarp
       return tp;
     }
 
-    llarp_threadpool *
+    thread::ThreadPool *
     diskworker() override
     {
-      return disk;
+      return &disk;
     }
 
     // our ipv4 public setting
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace llarp
     exit::Context _exitContext;
     SecretKey _identity;
     SecretKey _encryption;
-    llarp_threadpool *disk;
+    thread::ThreadPool disk;
     llarp_dht_context *_dht = nullptr;
     llarp_nodedb *_nodedb;
     llarp_time_t _startedAt;
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ namespace llarp
     bool
     ConnectionToRouterAllowed(const RouterID &router) const override;
 
+    void
+    HandleSaveRC() const;
+
     bool
     SaveRC();
 
diff --git a/llarp/util/file_logger.cpp b/llarp/util/file_logger.cpp
index d73bd8bb4..3561685b3 100644
--- a/llarp/util/file_logger.cpp
+++ b/llarp/util/file_logger.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,17 @@
 
 namespace llarp
 {
-  FileLogStream::FileLogStream(llarp_threadpool *disk, FILE *f,
+  namespace
+  {
+    static void
+    Flush(const std::deque< std::string > &lines, FILE *const f)
+    {
+      for(const auto &line : lines)
+        fprintf(f, "%s\n", line.c_str());
+      fflush(f);
+    }
+  }  // namespace
+  FileLogStream::FileLogStream(thread::ThreadPool *disk, FILE *f,
                                llarp_time_t flushInterval)
       : m_Disk(disk), m_File(f), m_FlushInterval(flushInterval)
   {
@@ -66,24 +76,7 @@ namespace llarp
   void
   FileLogStream::FlushLinesToDisk(llarp_time_t now)
   {
-    FlushEvent *ev = new FlushEvent(std::move(m_Lines), m_File);
-    llarp_threadpool_queue_job(m_Disk, {ev, &FlushEvent::HandleFlush});
+    m_Disk->addJob(std::bind(&Flush, std::move(m_Lines), m_File));
     m_LastFlush = now;
   }
-
-  void
-  FileLogStream::FlushEvent::HandleFlush(void *user)
-  {
-    static_cast< FileLogStream::FlushEvent * >(user)->Flush();
-  }
-
-  void
-  FileLogStream::FlushEvent::Flush()
-  {
-    for(const auto &line : lines)
-      fprintf(f, "%s\n", line.c_str());
-    fflush(f);
-    delete this;
-  }
-
-}  // namespace llarp
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace llarp
diff --git a/llarp/util/file_logger.hpp b/llarp/util/file_logger.hpp
index 743193e17..0233b260b 100644
--- a/llarp/util/file_logger.hpp
+++ b/llarp/util/file_logger.hpp
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@
 #define LLARP_UTIL_FILE_LOGGER_HPP
 
 #include <util/logstream.hpp>
-#include <util/threadpool.h>
+#include <util/thread_pool.hpp>
 #include <util/time.hpp>
 
+#include <deque>
+
 namespace llarp
 {
   /// flushable file based log stream
   struct FileLogStream : public ILogStream
   {
-    FileLogStream(llarp_threadpool* disk, FILE* f, llarp_time_t flushInterval);
+    FileLogStream(thread::ThreadPool* disk, FILE* f,
+                  llarp_time_t flushInterval);
 
     ~FileLogStream();
 
@@ -30,29 +33,13 @@ namespace llarp
     }
 
    private:
-    struct FlushEvent
-    {
-      FlushEvent(std::deque< std::string > l, FILE* file)
-          : lines(std::move(l)), f(file)
-      {
-      }
-
-      const std::deque< std::string > lines;
-      FILE* const f;
-
-      void
-      Flush();
-      static void
-      HandleFlush(void*);
-    };
-
     bool
     ShouldFlush(llarp_time_t now) const;
 
     void
     FlushLinesToDisk(llarp_time_t now);
 
-    llarp_threadpool* m_Disk;
+    thread::ThreadPool* m_Disk;
     FILE* m_File;
     const llarp_time_t m_FlushInterval;
     llarp_time_t m_LastFlush = 0;