diff --git a/app/config.go b/app/config.go
index 0ee408b..3e4019f 100644
--- a/app/config.go
+++ b/app/config.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 func ParseConfig(filename string) (*Config, error) {
 	cfg := Config{
-		Port:                   80,
+		Port:                   8080,
 		EnableInitialRendering: true,
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ceec6fe..502438b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"mapserver/initialrenderer"
 	"mapserver/layerconfig"
 	"mapserver/params"
+	"mapserver/web"
 
 	"fmt"
 )
@@ -55,7 +56,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	//run initial rendering
 	if ctx.Config.EnableInitialRendering {
-		initialrenderer.Render(ctx.Tilerenderer, layerconfig.DefaultLayers)
+		go initialrenderer.Render(ctx.Tilerenderer, layerconfig.DefaultLayers)
 	}
 
+	//Start http server
+	web.Serve(ctx)
+
 }
diff --git a/web/serve.go b/web/serve.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63e60f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/serve.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package web
+
+import (
+  "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+  "mapserver/app"
+  "net/http"
+  "strconv"
+  "fmt"
+)
+
+func Serve(ctx *app.App){
+  fields := logrus.Fields{
+    "port":           ctx.Config.Port,
+  }
+  logrus.WithFields(fields).Info("Starting http server")
+
+  mux := http.NewServeMux()
+
+  mux.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+    fmt.Fprint(w, "Welcome to my website!")
+  })
+
+  err := http.ListenAndServe(":" + strconv.Itoa(ctx.Config.Port), mux)
+  if err != nil {
+    panic(err)
+  }
+}