diff --git a/redstring/server.py b/redstring/server.py
index 63d3a57..50279ff 100644
--- a/redstring/server.py
+++ b/redstring/server.py
@@ -1,3 +1,40 @@
+"""
+Logic for serving a collection of documents through a web frontend.
+"""
+import argparse
+import os
+
+from flask import Flask, redirect, url_for, current_app, render_template
+
+from redstring.parser import load
+
+
+CONFIG_ENVVAR = 'REDSTRING_CONFIG'
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+
+@app.route('/')
+def root():
+    return redirect(url_for('index'))
+
+
+@app.route('/index/')
+def index():
+    with open('scratch/test.json') as f:
+        document = load(f)
+    return render_template('doc.jinja', document=document)
+
+
 def main():
-    print("Hello, world!")
-    print(__name__)
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the redstring server.")
+    parser.add_argument("--config", help="Config file path.")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    config_path = args.config or os.environ.get(CONFIG_ENVVAR) or '/etc/redstring.conf'
+    # TODO
+    document_folder = args.config  # TODO
+
+    app.config['root'] = document_folder
+
+    app.run(debug=True, port=5000)