diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0481fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+  "forge.lightcrystal.systems/lightcrystal/underbbs/models"
+	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun/auth"
+	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun/renderer"
+	"net/http"
+  "nhooyr.io/websocket"
+)
+
+
+type Subscriber struct {
+	msgs      chan []byte
+	closeSlow func()
+}
+
+
+type BBSServer struct {
+	subscribeMessageBuffer int
+	publishLimiter         *rate.Limiter
+	logf                   func(f string, v ...interface{})
+	serveMux               http.ServeMux
+	subscribersLock        sync.Mutex
+	subscribers            map[*Subscriber][]models.Adapter
+}
+
+func New() *BBSServer {
+  srvr := &BBSServer{
+    subscribeMessageBuffer: 16,
+    logf:                   log.Printf,
+    subscribers:            make(map[*Subscriber][]model.Adapter),   
+  }
+  
+  // frontend is here
+	srvr.serveMux.Handle("/app/", http.StripPrefix("/app/", renderer.Subtree("./dist")))
+  
+	// websocket
+	srvr.serveMux.HandleFunc("/subscribe", srvr.subscribeHandler)
+	srvr.serveMux.HandleFunc("/publish", srvr.publishHandler)
+	
+	return srvr
+}
+
+func (self *GameTableServer) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	self.serveMux.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+}
+
+func (self *GameTableServer) subscribeHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	
+	c, err := websocket.Accept(w, r, &websocket.AcceptOptions{
+		Subprotocols: [],
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		self.logf("%v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer c.Close(websocket.StatusInternalError, "")
+
+	err = self.subscribe(r, c)
+	if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		return
+	}
+	if websocket.CloseStatus(err) == websocket.StatusNormalClosure ||
+		websocket.CloseStatus(err) == websocket.StatusGoingAway {
+		return
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		self.logf("%v", err)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *GameTableServer) subscribe(r *http.Request, c *websocket.Conn) error {
+	ctx := r.Context()
+	ctx = c.CloseRead(ctx)
+
+	s := &Subscriber{
+		msgs: make(chan []byte, self.subscribeMessageBuffer),
+		closeSlow: func() {
+			c.Close(websocket.StatusPolicyViolation, "connection too slow to keep up with messages")
+		},
+	}
+	
+	// validate the subprotocol
+
+	self.addSubscriber(s, tableKey)
+
+	defer self.deleteSubscriber(s)
+	select {
+	case s.msgs <- self.getCurrentState(tableKey):
+	default:
+		go s.closeSlow()
+	}
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case msg := <-s.msgs:
+			err := writeTimeout(ctx, time.Second*5, c, msg)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (self *GameTableServer) publishHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method != "POST" {
+		http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+	body := http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, 8192)
+	msg, err := ioutil.ReadAll(body)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge), http.StatusRequestEntityTooLarge)
+		return
+	}
+
+	self.publish(msg)
+
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
+}
+
+func (self *GameTableServer) publish(msg []byte) {
+	self.subscribersLock.Lock()
+	defer self.subscribersLock.Unlock()
+
+  // send messages to our adapter(s)
+  
+	self.publishLimiter.Wait(context.Background())
+
+  // send any response from the adapter(s) back to the client
+  
+	for s, k := range self.subscribers {
+		// whatever logic to select which subscriber to send back to
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (self *GameTableServer) addSubscriber(s *Subscriber, k models.TableKey) {
+	self.subscribersLock.Lock()
+	self.subscribers[s] = k
+	self.subscribersLock.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (self *GameTableServer) deleteSubscriber(s *Subscriber) {
+	self.subscribersLock.Lock()
+	delete(self.subscribers, s)
+	self.subscribersLock.Unlock()
+}
+
+func writeTimeout(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration, c *websocket.Conn, msg []byte) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	return c.Write(ctx, websocket.MessageText, msg)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/underbbs.go b/underbbs.go
index e0b87a2..f9233bf 100644
--- a/underbbs.go
+++ b/underbbs.go
@@ -1,5 +1,59 @@
 package main
 
+import (
+	"context"
+	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/felt/cmd"
+	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/felt/config"
+	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/felt/gametable"
+	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/felt/mongodb"
+	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/felt/register"
+	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun/indentalUserDB"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
 func main() {
-	return
+	err := run()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func run() error {
+	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", ":"+strconv.FormatInt(int64(cfg.Port), 10))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	serviceHandler := // something
+	s := &http.Server{
+		Handler:      serviceHandler,
+		ReadTimeout:  time.Second * 10,
+		WriteTimeout: time.Second * 10,
+	}
+
+	errc := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		errc <- s.Serve(l)
+	}()
+
+	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigs, os.Interrupt)
+	select {
+	case err := <-errc:
+		log.Printf("failed to serve: %v", err)
+	case sig := <-sigs:
+		log.Printf("terminating: %v", sig)
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*10)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	return s.Shutdown(ctx)
 }