diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 30084ba..541ca10 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+__pycache__
 cache/template/*
-*.production
-css/*.css
\ No newline at end of file
+venv
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28b32c2..82f84bd 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,23 +1,43 @@
 # FreePost
 
-This is the code powering [freepost](http://freepo.st). FreePost is a web-based discussion board that allows users to post text and links which other users may read and comment on (start a discussion). It also supports upvoting and downvoting of posts and has some nifty features to display the so-called **Hot** posts (those that are very popular and have been upvoted a lot) as well as the newest posts, aptly named **New**. Each user has a profile page which includes some information on themselves.
+This is the code powering [freepost](http://freepo.st). FreePost is a web-based
+discussion board that allows users to post text and links which other users may
+read and comment on (start a discussion). It also supports upvoting and downvoting
+of posts and has some nifty features to display the so-called **Hot** posts (those
+that are very popular and have been upvoted a lot) as well as the newest posts,
+aptly named **New**. Each user has a profile page which includes some information
+on themselves.
 
 ## Development
 
-### Stylesheets
+### Setup Python3 virtual environment
+
+    mkdir venv
+    virtualenv -p python3 venv
+      -> alternative: python3 -m venv venv
+    source ./venv/bin/activate
+    pip3 install --no-binary :all: -r requirements.txt
+
+### Run
 
-Sources are in `css/`. They are compiled using Stylus. Run this command from the project's root:
+    source ./venv/bin/activate
+    python3 -m bottle --debug --reload --bind 127.0.0.1:8000 freepost
 
-`$ stylus --watch --compress --disable-cache --out css/ css/`
 
-### Dev server
+### Stylesheets
+
+Sources are in `css/`. They are compiled using Stylus. Run this command from
+the project's root:
 
-Copy files to Apache `www`.
+    stylus --watch --compress --disable-cache --out css/ css/
 
 ## Contacts
 
-If you have any questions please get in contact with us at [freepost](http://freepo.st).
+If you have any questions please get in contact with us at
+[freepost](http://freepo.st).
 
 ## License
 
-freepost is [free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) licensed as GNU Affero General Public License, either version 3 or (at your option) any later version.
+freepost is [free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) licensed
+as GNU Affero General Public License, either version 3 or (at your option) any
+later version.
diff --git a/freepost/__init__.py b/freepost/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1e5e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freepost/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import bottle
+import configparser
+import functools
+import importlib
+import json
+from bottle import abort, get, post, redirect, request
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+# This is used to export the bottle object for the WSGI server
+# See passenger_wsgi.py
+application = bottle.app ()
+
+# Load settings for this app
+application.config.load_config ('settings.ini')
+
+# Default app templates
+bottle.TEMPLATE_PATH = [ './freepost/templates' ]
+
+
+@get ('/', name='index')
+def index ():
+    return "ll"
diff --git a/passenger_wsgi.py b/passenger_wsgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd7ef2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/passenger_wsgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This file is for the Passenger web server.
+
+# We must export a WSGI object called "application"
+from freepost import application
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91e0401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bottle        == 0.12.*
+pyld          == 1.*
+PyMySQL       == 0.9.*
+requests      == 2.*
diff --git a/settings.ini b/settings.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1451b85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This is a bunch of settings useful for the app
+
+[name]
+key = value