diff --git a/assets/data.json b/assets/data.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7878a209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/data.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "a": 1,
+    "b": 2,
+    "c": 3
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 63e4dc31..00000000
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import "fmt"
-
-func main() {
-	// Feel free to delete this file.
-	fmt.Println("Hello Gophers")
-}
diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 63e4dc31..041bb247 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 package main
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/rog-golang-buddies/rapidmidiex/www"
+)
 
 func main() {
-	// Feel free to delete this file.
-	fmt.Println("Hello Gophers")
+	if err := run(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func run() error {
+	return http.ListenAndServe(":8081", www.NewService())
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 99b78ec0..eae7579f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 module github.com/rog-golang-buddies/rapidmidiex
 
 go 1.18
+
+require (
+	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.7
+	gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8 // indirect
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f05744f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.7 h1:rDTPXLDHGATaeHvVlLcR4Qe0zftYethFucbjVQ1PxU8=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.7/go.mod h1:DslCQbL2OYiznFReuXYUmQ2hGd1aDpCnlMNITLSKoi8=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8 h1:e6P7q2lk1O+qJJb4BtCQXlK8vWEO8V1ZeuEdJNOqZyg=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
+gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible h1:VsBPFP1AI068pPrMxtb/S8Zkgf9xEmTLJjfM+P5UIEo=
+gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:DsYFclhRJ6vuDpmuTbkuFWG+y2sxOXAzmJt81HFBacw=
diff --git a/www/routes.go b/www/routes.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c435e741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/routes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package www
+
+import "net/http"
+
+// This can be used as a ping-pong test to check if the server is up and running.
+//  GET /ping
+func (s Service) handlePing() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		s.respond(w, r, "pong", http.StatusOK)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s Service) routes() {
+	s.m.Handle("/assets/*", s.fileServer("/assets/", "assets"))
+
+	s.m.Get("/ping", s.handlePing())
+
+	s.m.Get("/ws/jam/{id}", s.handleTransmitMIDI())
+	s.m.Get("/ws/signal/{id}", s.handleP2PSignal())
+}
+
+// Transmitting MIDI and other Jam Session-specific messages between musicians
+//  GET /ws/jam/{id}
+func (s Service) handleTransmitMIDI() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		s.notImplemented(w, r)
+	}
+}
+
+// Initialize WebRTC connections between peers in a specific Jam Session
+//  GET /ws/signal/{id}
+func (s Service) handleP2PSignal() http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		s.notImplemented(w, r)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/www/routes_test.go b/www/routes_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68e68e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/routes_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package www
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gotest.tools/assert" // easy to use testing framework
+)
+
+func TestRoutes(t *testing.T) {
+	type testcase struct {
+		Name        string
+		PathName    string
+		Method      string
+		ContentType string
+		Content     string
+		Status      int
+	}
+
+	tt := []testcase{
+		// {Name: "serving assets", PathName: "/assets/data.json", Method: "GET", Status: http.StatusOK}, // httptest can't test this
+		{Name: "ping pong test", PathName: "/ping", Method: "GET", Status: http.StatusOK},
+		{Name: "transmitting midi", PathName: "/ws/jam/0", Method: "GET", Status: http.StatusNotImplemented},
+		{Name: "creating p2p connection", PathName: "/ws/signal/0", Method: "GET", Status: http.StatusNotImplemented},
+	}
+
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(NewService())
+
+	for _, tc := range tt {
+		if tc.ContentType == "" {
+			tc.ContentType = "application/json"
+		}
+		if tc.Status == 0 {
+			tc.Status = http.StatusOK
+		}
+		t.Run(tc.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req, err := http.NewRequest(tc.Method, srv.URL+tc.PathName, strings.NewReader(tc.Content))
+			assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
+
+			req.Header.Add("Content-Type", tc.ContentType)
+
+			res, err := srv.Client().Do(req)
+			assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, res.StatusCode, tc.Status)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/www/service.go b/www/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e05f7e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package www
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+)
+
+type Service struct {
+	m *chi.Mux
+}
+
+func NewService() *Service {
+	s := &Service{
+		m: chi.NewMux(),
+	}
+	s.routes()
+	return s
+}
+
+func (s Service) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	s.m.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+}
+
+// Send data to the client in json format
+func (s Service) respond(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, data interface{}, status int) {
+	rw.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
+	rw.WriteHeader(status)
+	if data != nil {
+		err := json.NewEncoder(rw).Encode(data)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(rw, "Could not encode in json", status)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Decode the request body into the given struct
+func (s Service) decode(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, data interface{}) (err error) {
+	return json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(data)
+}
+
+// When the request is successful but no data to send
+func (s Service) created(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, id string) {
+	rw.Header().Add("Location", "//"+r.Host+r.URL.Path+"/"+id)
+	s.respond(rw, r, nil, http.StatusCreated)
+}
+
+// Endpoint is currently in progress
+func (s Service) notImplemented(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	s.respond(rw, r, nil, http.StatusNotImplemented)
+}
+
+// File server helper
+func (s Service) fileServer(prefix, dirname string) http.Handler {
+	return http.StripPrefix(prefix, http.FileServer(http.Dir(dirname)))
+}