diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright Author Name 2008
+
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+
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diff --git a/Setup.lhs b/Setup.lhs
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+#!/usr/bin/env runhaskell
+> import Distribution.Simple
+> main = defaultMain
diff --git a/happs-tutorial.cabal b/happs-tutorial.cabal
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+name:                happs-tutorial
+version:             0.0
+build-type:          Simple
+synopsis:            A HAppS Tutorial that is is own demo
+description:         A nice way to learn how to build web sites with HAppS
+category:            Web
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Thomas Hartman
+maintainer:          thomashartman1 at gmail dot com
+build-Depends:       base >= 3, HStringTemplate >= 0.3.1, mtl >= 1.1.0.1, bytestring >= 0.9.0.1.1,
+                     HAppS-Server >= 0.9.2.1, HAppS-Data >= 0.9.2.1, HAppS-State >= 0.9.2.1,
+		     containers >= 0.1.0.2
+executable:          happs-tutorial
+main-is:             Main.hs
+Hs-source-dirs:      src
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
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+-- with gracious thanks to mightybyte:
+-- http://softwaresimply.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html
+
+module Main where
+import HAppS.Server
+import Model
+import Controller
+import Misc
+
+main = do
+  let p = 5001 
+  startSystemState entryPoint -- start the HAppS state system
+  putStrLn $ "starting on port " ++ (show p)
+  simpleHTTP (Conf {port=p}) controller -- start serving web pages
+