diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da32794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+# Common settings for all files. I don't specify indent type here, because
+# some EditorConfig implementations (notably Atom) will cause default settings
+# and behaviors (like tab type auto-detection) to be overridden.
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+[*.go]
+indent_style = tab
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.md]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
+
+[*.yml]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..a5d8f72 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin/
+dist/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08a9940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+VERSION=$(shell grep -e 'Version' blog.go | head -n 1 | cut -d '"' -f 2)
+BUILD=$(shell git describe --always)
+CURDIR=$(shell curdir)
+
+# Inject the build version (commit hash) into the executable.
+LDFLAGS := -ldflags "-X main.Build=$(BUILD)"
+
+# `make setup` to set up a new environment, pull dependencies, etc.
+.PHONY: setup
+setup: clean
+	go get -u ./...
+
+# `make build` to build the binary.
+.PHONY: build
+build:
+	gofmt -w .
+	go build $(LDFLAGS) -i -o bin/blog main.go
+
+# `make run` to run it in debug mode.
+.PHONY: run
+run:
+	./go-reload main.go -debug
+
+# `make test` to run unit tests.
+.PHONY: test
+test:
+	go test ./...
+
+# `make clean` cleans everything up.
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -rf bin dist
diff --git a/core/app.go b/core/app.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..321710f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/app.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package core
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/urfave/negroni"
+)
+
+// Blog is the root application object that maintains the app configuration
+// and helper objects.
+type Blog struct {
+	// DocumentRoot is the core static files root; UserRoot masks over it.
+	DocumentRoot string
+	UserRoot     string
+
+	// Web app objects.
+	n *negroni.Negroni // Negroni middleware manager
+	r *mux.Router      // Router
+}
+
+// New initializes the Blog application.
+func New(documentRoot, userRoot string) *Blog {
+	blog := &Blog{
+		DocumentRoot: documentRoot,
+		UserRoot:     userRoot,
+	}
+	r := mux.NewRouter()
+	blog.r = r
+	r.HandleFunc("/", blog.PageHandler)
+	r.NotFoundHandler = http.HandlerFunc(blog.PageHandler)
+
+	n := negroni.New(
+		negroni.NewRecovery(),
+		negroni.NewLogger(),
+	)
+	blog.n = n
+	n.UseHandler(r)
+
+	return blog
+}
+
+// ListenAndServe begins listening on the given bind address.
+func (b *Blog) ListenAndServe(address string) {
+	log.Info("Listening on %s", address)
+	http.ListenAndServe(address, b.n)
+}
diff --git a/core/log.go b/core/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8189ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package core
+
+import "github.com/kirsle/golog"
+
+var log *golog.Logger
+
+func init() {
+	log = golog.GetLogger("blog")
+	log.Configure(&golog.Config{
+		Colors: golog.ExtendedColor,
+		Theme:  golog.DarkTheme,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/core/pages.go b/core/pages.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffd1b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/pages.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package core
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// PageHandler is the catch-all route handler, for serving static web pages.
+func (b *Blog) PageHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	path := r.URL.Path
+
+	// Remove trailing slashes by redirecting them away.
+	if len(path) > 1 && path[len(path)-1] == '/' {
+		Redirect(w, strings.TrimRight(path, "/"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Search for a file that matches their URL.
+	log.Debug("Resolving filepath for URI: %s", path)
+	for _, root := range []string{b.DocumentRoot, b.UserRoot} {
+		relPath := filepath.Join(root, path)
+		absPath, err := filepath.Abs(relPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("%v", err)
+		}
+
+		log.Debug("Expected filepath: %s", absPath)
+
+		// Found an exact hit?
+		if stat, err := os.Stat(absPath); !os.IsNotExist(err) && !stat.IsDir() {
+			log.Debug("Exact filepath found: %s", absPath)
+			http.ServeFile(w, r, absPath)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Try some supported suffixes.
+		suffixes := []string{
+			".html",
+			"/index.html",
+			".md",
+			"/index.md",
+		}
+		for _, suffix := range suffixes {
+			if stat, err := os.Stat(absPath + suffix); !os.IsNotExist(err) && !stat.IsDir() {
+				log.Debug("Filepath found via suffix %s: %s", suffix, absPath+suffix)
+				http.ServeFile(w, r, absPath+suffix)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// No file, must be a 404.
+	http.NotFound(w, r)
+}
diff --git a/core/responses.go b/core/responses.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cec892c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/responses.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package core
+
+import "net/http"
+
+// Redirect sends an HTTP redirect response.
+func Redirect(w http.ResponseWriter, location string) {
+	w.Header().Set("Location", location)
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusFound)
+}
diff --git a/go-reload b/go-reload
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b158682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go-reload
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Credit from: https://github.com/alexedwards/go-reload/tree/aabe19d0a9935d1238763a4a35e71787854cd5f5
+
+####################################################
+# @kirsle's custom changes from upstream are below #
+####################################################
+
+function die() {
+    echo >&2 $1
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Before we crash and burn, make sure necessary programs are installed!
+command -v inotifywait || die "I need the inotifywait command (apt install inotify-tools)"
+
+################################
+# end @kirsle's custom changes #
+################################
+
+function monitor() {
+  if [ "$2" = "true" ];  then
+    # Watch all files in the specified directory
+    # Call the restart function when they are saved
+    inotifywait -q -m -r -e close_write -e moved_to $1 |
+    while read line; do
+      restart
+    done
+  else
+    # Watch all *.go files in the specified directory
+    # Call the restart function when they are saved
+    inotifywait -q -m -r -e close_write -e moved_to --exclude '[^g][^o]$' $1 |
+    while read line; do
+      restart
+    done
+  fi
+}
+
+# Terminate and rerun the main Go program
+function restart {
+  if [ "$(pidof $PROCESS_NAME)" ]; then
+    killall -q -w -9 $PROCESS_NAME
+  fi
+  echo ">> Reloading..."
+  eval "go run $ARGS &"
+}
+
+# Make sure all background processes get terminated
+function close {
+  killall -q -w -9 inotifywait
+  exit 0
+}
+
+trap close INT
+echo "== Go-reload"
+
+WATCH_ALL=false
+while getopts ":a" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    a)
+      WATCH_ALL=true
+      ;;
+    \?)
+      echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+shift "$((OPTIND - 1))"
+
+FILE_NAME=$(basename $1)
+PROCESS_NAME=${FILE_NAME%%.*}
+
+ARGS=$@
+
+# Start the main Go program
+echo ">> Watching directories, CTRL+C to stop"
+eval "go run $ARGS &"
+
+# Monitor all /src directories on the GOPATH
+OIFS="$IFS"
+IFS=':'
+for path in $GOPATH
+do
+  monitor $path/src $WATCH_ALL &
+done
+IFS="$OIFS"
+
+# If the current working directory isn't on the GOPATH, monitor it too
+if [[ $PWD != "$GOPATH/"* ]]
+then
+  monitor $PWD $WATCH_ALL
+fi
+
+wait
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba33a78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Package blog is a web application which lets you host your own web blog,
+// photo albums, wiki, etc.
+//
+// It is currently under early development and is not yet stable.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+
+	"github.com/kirsle/blog/core"
+)
+
+// Build-time config constants.
+var (
+	Version      = "0.0.1"
+	Build        = "live"
+	DocumentRoot = "root"
+)
+
+// Command line args.
+var (
+	fDebug   bool
+	fAddress string
+)
+
+func init() {
+	flag.BoolVar(&fDebug, "debug", false, "Debug mode")
+	flag.BoolVar(&fDebug, "d", false, "Debug mode (alias)")
+	flag.StringVar(&fAddress, "address", ":8000", "Bind address")
+	flag.StringVar(&fAddress, "a", ":8000", "Bind address (alias)")
+}
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	app := core.New(DocumentRoot, "")
+	app.ListenAndServe(fAddress)
+}
diff --git a/root/index.html b/root/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85fc7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <title>Blog</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<h1>Index</h1>
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/root/test.html b/root/test.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c4eb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/test.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+    <title>Blog</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<h1>Test</h1>
+
+</body>
+</html>