diff --git a/http/handler.go b/http/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc08239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package http
+
+import "net/http"
+
+func NewServer() http.Handler {
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	addRoutes(mux)
+	var handler http.Handler = mux
+	return handler
+}
diff --git a/http/helloworld.go b/http/helloworld.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f497ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/helloworld.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package http
+
+import "net/http"
+
+func HelloWorld(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte("hello world"))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/http/routes.go b/http/routes.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f53888f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/routes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package http
+
+import "net/http"
+
+func addRoutes(
+	mux *http.ServeMux,
+) {
+	mux.Handle("/", http.NotFoundHandler())
+	mux.Handle("/helloworld", HelloWorld(nil))
+}
diff --git a/http/server.go b/http/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..158f8c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func StartServer(ctx context.Context, config struct{ Host, Port string }) error {
+	srv := NewServer()
+	httpServer := &http.Server{
+		Addr:    net.JoinHostPort(config.Host, config.Port),
+		Handler: srv,
+	}
+	go func() {
+		log.Printf("orphan listening on %s\n", httpServer.Addr)
+		if err := httpServer.ListenAndServe(); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error listening and serving: %s\n", err)
+		}
+	}()
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		shutdownCtx := context.Background()
+		shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(shutdownCtx, 10*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := httpServer.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error shutting down http server: %s\n", err)
+		}
+	}()
+	wg.Wait()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a3dd973..82b22dd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,34 @@
 package main
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+
+	"git.dubyatp.xyz/orphanage/http"
+)
+
+func run(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, args []string) error {
+	ctx, cancel := signal.NotifyContext(ctx, os.Interrupt)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	config := struct {
+		Host string
+		Port string
+	}{
+		Host: "0.0.0.0",
+		Port: "8080",
+	}
+
+	return http.StartServer(ctx, config)
+}
 
 func main() {
-	fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	if err := run(ctx, os.Stdout, os.Args); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 }