diff --git a/src/log.fnl b/src/log.fnl
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+(local levels {:debug 1
+               :info 2
+               :warn 3})
+
+(local min-level
+  (if
+    (os.getenv :DEBUG) 1
+    (os.getenv :QUIET) 3
+    2))
+
+(fn log [level fmt ...]
+  (when (>= (or (. levels level) 0) min-level)
+    (print (string.format "%s: %s"
+                          level
+                          (string.format fmt ...)))))
+
+
+{: log
+ :info (partial log :info)
+ :warn (partial log :warn)
+ :debug (partial log :debug)}
diff --git a/src/serve.fnl b/src/serve.fnl
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+(local {:listen new-server} (require :http.server))
+(local {: dofile} (require :fennel))
+(local {: info} (require :log))
+
+(local {: host : port} (dofile :config.fnl))
+
+(fn on-stream [_server stream]
+  (stream:get_headers)
+  (info "received request")
+  (stream:write_headers {:status 200})
+  (stream:write_body_from_string :hi))
+(local server 
+  (assert (new-server
+            {:onstream on-stream
+             ; let the reverse proxy handle tls
+             :tls false
+             : host
+             : port})))
+
+(info "starting server")
+(assert (server:listen))
+(local (_ address port) (server:localname))
+(info "listening on %s:%d" address port)
+(assert (server:loop))