diff -r 0d362165241e -r ded44e94147c src/JackCommand.h
--- a/src/JackCommand.h	Tue Oct 06 16:24:18 2020 +0200
+++ b/src/JackCommand.h	Tue Oct 06 16:55:22 2020 +0200
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 
 	std::atomic<bool> continueProcessing{true};
 
+	int maxJackPortConnections = 0;
+
 	/**
 	 * Is passed through the ring buffer
 	 * from the the jack-writing thread (callback) to the relpipe-writing thread.
@@ -218,6 +220,15 @@
 
 		int jackError = jack_activate(realTimeContext.jackClient);
 		if (jackError) failInConstructor(L"Could not activate the JACK client.");
+
+
+		// Connect to configured destination ports:
+		const char* jackPortName = jack_port_name(realTimeContext.jackPort);
+		for (auto sourcePort : configuration.portsToConnect) {
+			int error = jack_connect(realTimeContext.jackClient, convertor.to_bytes(sourcePort).c_str(), jackPortName);
+			if (error) failInConstructor(L"Connection to the JACK port failed: " + sourcePort);
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	void processJackStream(std::shared_ptr<relpipe::writer::RelationalWriter> writer, std::function<void() > relationalWriterFlush) {
@@ -244,6 +255,13 @@
 				relationalWriterFlush();
 			}
 			waitForRTCycle();
+
+			// Once the Configuration::requiredJackConnections count was reached, we will disconnect if the count drops under this level.
+			if (configuration.requiredJackConnections) {
+				int currentConnectionCount = jack_port_connected(realTimeContext.jackPort);
+				if (currentConnectionCount > maxJackPortConnections) maxJackPortConnections = currentConnectionCount;
+				else if (maxJackPortConnections >= configuration.requiredJackConnections && currentConnectionCount < configuration.requiredJackConnections) break;
+			}
 		}
 	}