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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# srv
+srv is a tiny web server for local deployments
+
+## Installation
+
+## build from source
+
+```bash
+
+$ git clone https://github.com/thma/srv.git
+$ cd srv
+$ stack install 
+
+-- or if you don't have stack installed
+
+$ cabal install
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+$ srv
+
+starting up srv...
+srv.yaml not found, generating file with default config
+Starting HTTP server on port 8080
+Starting HTTPS server on port 8443
+```
+
+During the initial run, srv will create a config file "srv.yaml" 
+in the current directory. 
+
+You can edit this file to change the port, the directory to serve, 
+and also select whether host HTTP or HTTPS or both.
+
+If HTTPS is selected, you can also provide a certificate and key file.
+If you don't provide both files, srv will use a predefined
+self-signed certificate which is meant for local demo use only.
+(using this demo certificate will result in a warning in your browser 
+and some browsers will even refuse to connect.)
+
+## Configuration
+
+Here is a sample configuration file:
+
+```yaml
+documentRoot: .
+handlers:
+- - HTTP
+  - 8080
+- - HTTPS
+  - 8443
+pathToCert: certificate.pem
+pathToKey: key.pem
+```
+
+## How to generate your own certificate
+
+```bash
+openssl genrsa -out key.pem 2048
+openssl req -new -key key.pem -out certificate.csr
+openssl x509 -req -in certificate.csr -signkey key.pem -out certificate.pem
+```
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/app/DemoCertificate.hs b/app/DemoCertificate.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes       #-}
+
+module DemoCertificate
+  ( demoTLSSettings,
+  )
+where
+
+{--
+This module provides a self signed certificate for testing the https server.
+It was generated with the following commands:
+
+openssl genrsa -out key.pem 2048
+openssl req -new -key key.pem -out certificate.csr
+openssl x509 -req -in certificate.csr -signkey key.pem -out certificate.pem
+
+--}
+
+import qualified Data.ByteString             as S
+import           Network.Wai.Handler.WarpTLS (TLSSettings (..), tlsSettingsMemory)
+import           Text.RawString.QQ           (r)
+
+demoTLSSettings :: TLSSettings
+demoTLSSettings = tlsSettingsMemory certificate key
+
+certificate :: S.ByteString
+certificate =
+  [r|-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIDczCCAlsCFGVNzDOVmV85+d//lhqENnblNF8EMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMHYx
+CzAJBgNVBAYTAkRFMQwwCgYDVQQIDANOUlcxDjAMBgNVBAcMBUVzc2VuMQ4wDAYD
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+Z1c13pIiIUAEFs56zT6aNh5qPuAyHQ0=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----|]
+
+key :: S.ByteString
+key =
+  [r|-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+MIIEpQIBAAKCAQEA4VveoadYghuNTNtq0yoi3hONFW0bBYyaYM4DCwVAGWFopLxX
+aW9QPnFNqok3zX+4Biv1PIJibHUxJPsd+D6usbe/52hRRcgRQROvPZWAO6n+5sO+
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+VFEmMo/MDbeBYV758HP6+EMNaAYl1LjrlyiI7ypaUrcc+mPiwVA5vn8=
+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----|]
diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveAnyClass #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric  #-}
+
+module Main where
+
+import           Control.Concurrent.Async       (mapConcurrently_)
+import qualified Data.Yaml                      as Yaml
+import           GHC.Generics                   (Generic)
+import           Network.Wai                    (Application)
+import           Network.Wai.Application.Static (defaultFileServerSettings,
+                                                 staticApp)
+import           Network.Wai.Handler.Warp       (defaultSettings, run, setPort)
+import           Network.Wai.Handler.WarpTLS    (runTLS, tlsSettings, TLSSettings)
+import           System.Directory               (doesFileExist)
+import           DemoCertificate                (demoTLSSettings)
+
+-- | a data type representing Http or Https warp handlers
+data WarpHandler = HTTP | HTTPS deriving (Show, Eq, Generic, Yaml.FromJSON, Yaml.ToJSON)
+
+-- | a tuple (WarpHandler, IP port)
+type Handler = (WarpHandler, Int)
+
+-- | configuration settings that specify the behaviour of the server
+data SrvConfig = SrvConfig
+  { handlers     :: ![Handler],
+    pathToCert   :: !(Maybe FilePath),
+    pathToKey    :: !(Maybe FilePath),
+    documentRoot :: !FilePath
+  }
+  deriving (Show, Eq, Generic, Yaml.FromJSON, Yaml.ToJSON)
+
+-- | create a configuration with default settings
+defaultConfig :: SrvConfig
+defaultConfig =
+  SrvConfig
+    { handlers     = [(HTTP, 8080), (HTTPS, 8443)],
+      pathToCert   = Nothing, -- Just "certificate.pem",
+      pathToKey    = Nothing, -- Just "key.pem",
+      documentRoot = "."
+    }
+
+-- | create a static WAI Application from a configuration
+staticAppFrom :: SrvConfig -> Application
+staticAppFrom config =
+  staticApp $
+    defaultFileServerSettings (documentRoot config)
+
+-- create an HTTP handler action based on config settings
+httpHandler :: Handler -> SrvConfig -> IO ()
+httpHandler (_, port) config = do
+  putStrLn $ "Starting HTTP server on port " <> show port
+  run port $ staticAppFrom config
+
+-- create an HTTPS handler action based on config settings
+httpsHandler :: Handler -> SrvConfig -> IO ()
+httpsHandler (_, port) config = do
+  putStrLn $ "Starting HTTPS server on port " <> show port
+  runTLS
+    (getTlsSettings (pathToCert config) (pathToKey config))
+    (setPort port defaultSettings)
+    (staticAppFrom config)
+
+-- | create a TLS settings object from file path settings. If no file paths are
+-- provided, use the demo in-memory certificate
+getTlsSettings :: Maybe FilePath -> Maybe FilePath -> TLSSettings
+getTlsSettings (Just cert) (Just key) = tlsSettings cert key
+getTlsSettings _ _ = demoTLSSettings
+
+-- | derive all handler IO actions from the configuration
+getAllHandlers :: SrvConfig -> [IO ()]
+getAllHandlers config =
+  map (handlerToAction config) (handlers config)
+  where
+    handlerToAction :: SrvConfig -> Handler -> IO ()
+    handlerToAction cfg handler = case handler of
+      (HTTP, _)  -> httpHandler handler cfg
+      (HTTPS, _) -> httpsHandler handler cfg
+
+configFile :: FilePath
+configFile = "srv.yaml"
+
+-- | start all handlers configured in config.yaml
+main :: IO ()
+main = do
+  putStrLn "starting up srv..."
+  configIsPresent <- doesFileExist configFile
+  config <-
+    if configIsPresent
+      then do
+        putStrLn $ "reading " ++ configFile ++ "..."
+        Yaml.decodeFileThrow configFile
+      else do
+        putStrLn $ configFile ++ " not found, generating file with default config"
+        Yaml.encodeFile configFile defaultConfig
+        return defaultConfig
+  -- run all handlers defined in config
+  mapConcurrently_ id (getAllHandlers config)
diff --git a/srv.cabal b/srv.cabal
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+cabal-version:      1.12
+name:               srv
+version:            0.1.0.0
+license:            Apache-2.0
+license-file:       LICENSE
+copyright:          2022 Thomas Mahler
+maintainer:         thma@apache.org
+author:             Thomas Mahler
+homepage:           https://github.com/thma/srv#readme
+bug-reports:        https://github.com/thma/srv/issues
+synopsis:           A simple web server for local usage.
+description:
+    Please see the README on GitHub at <https://github.com/thma/srv#readme>
+
+category:           Web
+build-type:         Simple
+extra-source-files: README.md
+
+source-repository head
+    type:     git
+    location: https://github.com/thma/srv
+
+executable srv
+    main-is:          Main.hs
+    hs-source-dirs:   app
+    other-modules:
+        DemoCertificate
+        Paths_srv
+
+    default-language: Haskell2010
+    ghc-options:      -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
+    build-depends:
+        async <2.3,
+        base >=4.7 && <5,
+        bytestring <0.12,
+        containers <0.7,
+        directory <1.4,
+        raw-strings-qq <1.2,
+        wai <3.3,
+        wai-app-static <3.2,
+        warp <3.4,
+        warp-tls <3.4,
+        yaml <0.12
