diff --git a/src/templates/error.mustache b/src/templates/error.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8f2023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/templates/error.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<div class="error">
+  <center>
+    <p>could not find that page. are you sure you clicked on a valid link?</p>
+  </center>
+
+  <pre>
+{{ exception }}
+  </pre>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/twtxt.nims b/src/twtxt.nims
index fc86e83..96c7687 100644
--- a/src/twtxt.nims
+++ b/src/twtxt.nims
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 --define:ssl
+--threads:on
diff --git a/src/twtxtlist.nim b/src/twtxtlist.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..760023a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/twtxtlist.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import asyncdispatch, db_sqlite, jester, moustachu, os, shorturl,
+  strutils, tables, times, typetraits
+
+const
+  baseTemplate*: string = staticRead "./templates/layout.mustache"
+  errorTemplate*: string = staticRead "./templates/error.mustache"
+
+let
+  db = open("data/twtxt.db", nil, nil, nil)
+
+try:
+  db.exec sql"""create table if not exists users (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    username TEXT UNIQUE,
+    url TEXT UNIQUE
+  );"""
+
+  db.exec sql"""create table if not exists tweets (
+    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    username TEXT,
+    time REAL,
+    tweet TEXT,
+    UNIQUE (username, time, tweet)
+  );"""
+except:
+  quit getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+
+template renderMustache*(title: string, templ: string, ctx: Context): expr =
+  var
+    layoutCtx = moustachu.newContext()
+
+  layoutCtx["title"] = title
+  layoutCtx["body"] = render(templ, ctx)
+
+  resp render(baseTemplate, layoutCtx)
+
+template fail*(): expr =
+  var ctx = newContext()
+
+  ctx["exception"] = getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+
+  var
+    layoutCtx = moustachu.newContext()
+
+  layoutCtx["title"] = "fail"
+  layoutCtx["body"] = render(errorTemplate, ctx)
+
+  halt render(baseTemplate, layoutCtx)
+
+settings:
+    port = getEnv("PORT").parseInt().Port
+    bindAddr = "0.0.0.0"
+
+routes:
+  get "/":
+    try:
+      raise newException(ValueError, "yolo")
+    except:
+      fail()
+
+runForever()
diff --git a/src/twtxtlist.nims b/src/twtxtlist.nims
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/twtxtlist.nimble b/twtxtlist.nimble
index 6853779..33d4b40 100644
--- a/twtxtlist.nimble
+++ b/twtxtlist.nimble
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ bin           = @["twtxtlist"]
 
 # Dependencies
 
-requires "nim >= 0.13.0"
+requires "nim >= 0.13.0", "jester", "moustachu", "shorturl"
 
 mode = ScriptMode.Verbose
 
 task db, "SQLite database prompt":
   exec "sqlite3 data/twtxt.db"
 
-task migrate, "Run database migrations":
-  exec "sqlite3 data/twtxt.db"
+task run, "Run app":
+  exec "nimble build"
+  exec "./twtxtlist"