diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3a3974..5c200cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
     "color-interpolate": "^1.0.2",
     "d3": "^4.12.0",
     "dateformat": "^3.0.2",
+    "koa": "^2.6.2",
+    "koa-router": "^7.4.0",
+    "koa-static": "^5.0.0",
     "msgflo-browser": "^0.2.0",
     "plotly.js": "^1.31.2",
     "skatejs": "^5.0.0-beta.4"
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7730ae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const Koa = require('koa');
+const Router = require('koa-router');
+const Static = require('koa-static');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const app = new Koa();
+const router = new Router();
+
+app
+  .use(router.routes())
+  .use(router.allowedMethods())
+  .use(Static(path.resolve(__dirname, '../dist'), {}));
+
+module.exports = app;
+if (!module.parent) {
+  app.listen(8080);
+}