diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 24f43ca..ac2cdba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ html/assets/js/email*
 /config.json
 config.js
 
+mails.txt
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ed1700..d3209b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "squatconf-web",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "website for the squatConf conference",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 754e73d..223df7f 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,43 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-var fs = require('fs')
-  , http = require('http')
-  , stack = require('stack')
-  , route = require('tiny-route')
-  , assets = require('ecstatic')
-  , config = require('./config')
-  , db = require('level')(config.db_path, config.db_opts)
-  , port = process.env.PORT || config.port
-
-// create the level db folder if it does not exists
-if(!fs.existsSync(config.db_path)){
-     fs.mkdirSync(config.db_path, 0766, function(err){
-       if(err){
-         console.log(err);
-       }
-     });
- }
-
-
-stack.errorHandler = function error(req, res, err) {
-  res.statusCode = 302
-  res.setHeader('Location', '/')
-  res.end()
-}
-
-var app = stack(
-    route('/email', require('./src/email-submit')(db))
-  , route('/confirm', require('./src/email-confirm')(db))
-  , assets({ root: __dirname +'/html', handleError: false })
-)
+var ecstatic = require('ecstatic')
+  , app = require('http').createServer(
+      ecstatic({ root: __dirname + '/public' })
+    ).listen(8000)
+;
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', function (err) {
   console.error('Error at:', new Date)
   console.error(err.stack)
 })
 
-http.createServer(app).listen(port, function() {
-  console.log('[PID='+ process.pid +'] server started on port '+ port)
-  console.log('(use Ctrl+c to stop the server)')
-})
+