diff --git a/slige/runtime/Makefile b/slige/runtime/Makefile
index 5aee3f4..37f9892 100644
--- a/slige/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/slige/runtime/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ C_FLAGS = \
 	-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wconversion \
 	-pedantic -pedantic-errors \
 
-L_FLAGS = -lm
+L_FLAGS = -lm -pthread
 
 F_FLAGS =
 OPTIMIZATION =
diff --git a/slige/runtime/src/http_server.c b/slige/runtime/src/http_server.c
index e6a5b51..c8b8aed 100644
--- a/slige/runtime/src/http_server.c
+++ b/slige/runtime/src/http_server.c
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
 #include "http_server.h"
+#include "http_server_internal.h"
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <threads.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-typedef struct sockaddr SockAddr;
-typedef struct sockaddr_in AddrIn;
-
-
-struct HttpServer {
-    int server_fd;
-    AddrIn server_addr;
-    thrd_t* worker_threads;
-};
-
 HttpServer* http_server_new(HttpServerOpts opts)
 {
 
@@ -26,11 +22,14 @@ HttpServer* http_server_new(HttpServerOpts opts)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    AddrIn server_addr;
+    SockAddrIn server_addr;
     server_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     server_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
     server_addr.sin_port = htons(opts.port);
 
+    int reuse = 1;
+    setsockopt(server_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &reuse, sizeof(reuse));
+
     int res = bind(server_fd, (SockAddr*)&server_addr, sizeof(server_addr));
     if (res != 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "error: could not bind socket\n");
@@ -43,38 +42,208 @@ HttpServer* http_server_new(HttpServerOpts opts)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    thrd_t* worker_threads = malloc(sizeof(thrd_t) * opts.worker_threads);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i <  opts.worker_threads; ++i) {
-        // worker_threads[i] = thrd_create(thrd_t *thr, thrd_start_t func, void *arg)
-    }
-
     HttpServer* server = malloc(sizeof(HttpServer));
     *server = (HttpServer) {
-        server_fd,
-        server_addr,
+        .file = server_fd,
+        .addr = server_addr,
+        // .ctx = {},
+        .workers = malloc(sizeof(Worker) * opts.workers_amount),
+        .workers_size = opts.workers_amount,
     };
 
+    server_ctx_construct(&server->ctx);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < opts.workers_amount; ++i) {
+        worker_construct(&server->workers[i], &server->ctx);
+    }
+
     return server;
 }
 
 void http_server_free(HttpServer* server)
 {
-    close(server->server_fd);
+    close(server->file);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < server->workers_size; ++i) {
+        worker_destroy(&server->workers[i]);
+    }
+    server_ctx_destroy(&server->ctx);
     free(server);
 }
 
 int http_server_listen(HttpServer* server)
 {
-    while (true) {
-        AddrIn client_addr;
-        socklen_t client_addr_size = sizeof(client_addr);
+    ServerCtx* ctx = &server->ctx;
 
-        int res = accept(
-            server->server_fd, (SockAddr*)&client_addr, &client_addr_size);
+    while (true) {
+        SockAddrIn client_addr;
+        socklen_t addr_size = sizeof(client_addr);
+
+        int res = accept(server->file, (SockAddr*)&client_addr, &addr_size);
         if (res == -1) {
             fprintf(stderr, "error: could not accept\n");
             return -1;
         }
 
+        Request req = { .client_file = res, client_addr };
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&ctx->mutex);
+
+        res = request_queue_push(&ctx->req_queue, req);
+        if (res != 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "error: request queue full\n");
+            return -1;
+        }
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
+        pthread_cond_signal(&ctx->cond);
     }
 }
+
+void server_ctx_construct(ServerCtx* ctx)
+{
+    pthread_mutex_init(&ctx->mutex, NULL);
+    pthread_cond_init(&ctx->cond, NULL);
+    request_queue_construct(&ctx->req_queue, 8192);
+}
+
+void server_ctx_destroy(ServerCtx* ctx)
+{
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&ctx->mutex);
+    pthread_cond_destroy(&ctx->cond);
+    request_queue_destroy(&ctx->req_queue);
+}
+
+int request_queue_construct(RequestQueue* queue, size_t capacity)
+{
+    *queue = (RequestQueue) {
+        .data = malloc(sizeof(Request) * capacity),
+        .capacity = capacity,
+        .back = 0,
+        .front = 0,
+    };
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void request_queue_destroy(RequestQueue* queue)
+{
+    free(queue->data);
+}
+
+int request_queue_push(RequestQueue* queue, Request req)
+{
+    size_t front = queue->front + 1;
+    if (front >= queue->capacity) {
+        front = 0;
+    }
+    if (front == queue->back) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    queue->data[queue->front] = req;
+    queue->front = front;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+size_t request_queue_size(const RequestQueue* queue)
+{
+    return queue->front >= queue->back
+        ? queue->front - queue->back
+        : (queue->capacity - queue->back) + queue->front;
+}
+
+int request_queue_pop(RequestQueue* queue, Request* req)
+{
+    if (queue->back == queue->front) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    *req = queue->data[queue->back];
+    size_t back = queue->back + 1;
+    if (back >= queue->capacity) {
+        back = 0;
+    }
+    queue->back = back;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int worker_construct(Worker* worker, ServerCtx* ctx)
+{
+    *worker = (Worker) {
+        // .thread = {},
+        .ctx = ctx,
+    };
+
+    pthread_create(&worker->thread, NULL, worker_thread_fn, worker);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void worker_destroy(Worker* worker)
+{
+    if (worker->thread != 0) {
+        pthread_cancel(worker->thread);
+
+        // a bit ugly, but who cares?
+        pthread_cond_broadcast(&worker->ctx->cond);
+
+        pthread_join(worker->thread, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+void* worker_thread_fn(void* data)
+{
+    Worker* worker = data;
+    worker_listen(worker);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void worker_listen(Worker* worker)
+{
+    ServerCtx* ctx = worker->ctx;
+    while (true) {
+        pthread_testcancel();
+
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&ctx->mutex);
+        pthread_cond_wait(&ctx->cond, &ctx->mutex);
+
+        if (request_queue_size(&ctx->req_queue) == 0) {
+            pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        Request req;
+        request_queue_pop(&ctx->req_queue, &req);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&ctx->mutex);
+
+        worker_handle_request(worker, &req);
+    }
+}
+
+void worker_handle_request(Worker* worker, Request* req)
+{
+    (void)worker;
+
+    uint8_t buffer[MAX_HEADER_SIZE] = { 0 };
+    ssize_t bytes_received = recv(req->client_file, &buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0);
+
+    if (bytes_received == -1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error: could not receive request\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    size_t header_end = 0;
+    for (ssize_t i = 0; i < bytes_received - 3; ++i) {
+        if (memcmp((char*)&buffer[i], "\r\n\r\n", 4)) {
+            header_end = (size_t)i + 5;
+        }
+    }
+    if (header_end == 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "error: header too big, exceeded %d bytes\n",
+            MAX_HEADER_SIZE);
+        return;
+    }
+    puts((char*)buffer);
+
+    HttpReq http_req;
+    http_parse_header(&http_req, (char*)buffer, header_end);
+
+    close(req->client_file);
+}
+
+int http_parse_header(HttpReq* req, const char* header, size_t header_size)
+{
+}
diff --git a/slige/runtime/src/http_server.h b/slige/runtime/src/http_server.h
index 6475141..c508ebf 100644
--- a/slige/runtime/src/http_server.h
+++ b/slige/runtime/src/http_server.h
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ typedef struct HttpServer HttpServer;
 
 typedef struct {
     uint16_t port;
-    size_t worker_threads;
+    size_t workers_amount;
 } HttpServerOpts;
 
+/// On ok, HttpServer
 /// On error, returns NULL and prints.
 HttpServer* http_server_new(HttpServerOpts opts);
 void http_server_free(HttpServer* server);
-
-/// On error, returns -1;
+/// On ok, returns 0.
+/// On error, returns -1 and prints;
 int http_server_listen(HttpServer* server);
-
diff --git a/slige/runtime/src/http_server_internal.h b/slige/runtime/src/http_server_internal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b060a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slige/runtime/src/http_server_internal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "http_server.h"
+#include <bits/pthreadtypes.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+typedef struct sockaddr SockAddr;
+typedef struct sockaddr_in SockAddrIn;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int client_file;
+    SockAddrIn client_addr;
+} Request;
+
+/// This shit is implemented as a static size fifo buffer.
+typedef struct {
+    Request* data;
+    size_t capacity;
+    size_t back;
+    size_t front;
+} RequestQueue;
+
+/// On ok, returns 0.
+/// On error, returns -1.
+int request_queue_construct(RequestQueue* queue, size_t capacity);
+void request_queue_destroy(RequestQueue* queue);
+
+/// On ok, returns 0.
+/// On error, returns -1 if queue is full.
+int request_queue_push(RequestQueue* queue, Request req);
+size_t request_queue_size(const RequestQueue* queue);
+
+/// On ok, returns 0.
+/// On error, returns -1 if queue is empty.
+int request_queue_pop(RequestQueue* queue, Request* req);
+
+typedef struct {
+    pthread_mutex_t mutex;
+    pthread_cond_t cond;
+    RequestQueue req_queue;
+} ServerCtx;
+
+void server_ctx_construct(ServerCtx* ctx);
+void server_ctx_destroy(ServerCtx* ctx);
+
+typedef struct {
+    pthread_t thread;
+    ServerCtx* ctx;
+} Worker;
+
+/// On ok, returns 0.
+/// On error, returns -1;
+int worker_construct(Worker* worker, ServerCtx* ctx);
+void worker_destroy(Worker* worker);
+void* worker_thread_fn(void* data);
+void worker_thread_cleanup(void* data);
+void worker_listen(Worker* worker);
+void worker_handle_request(Worker* worker, Request* req);
+
+struct HttpServer {
+    int file;
+    SockAddrIn addr;
+    ServerCtx ctx;
+    Worker* workers;
+    size_t workers_size;
+};
+
+#define MAX_HEADER_SIZE 8192
+
+typedef enum {
+    HttpMethod_GET,
+    HttpMethod_POST,
+} HttpMethod;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char* key;
+    char* value;
+} HttpHeader;
+
+typedef struct {
+    HttpMethod method;
+    char* path;
+    HttpHeader* headers;
+    size_t headers_size;
+} HttpReq;
+
+/// On error, returns -1.
+int http_parse_header(HttpReq* req, const char* header, size_t header_size);
diff --git a/slige/runtime/src/main.c b/slige/runtime/src/main.c
index 1039211..17151ce 100644
--- a/slige/runtime/src/main.c
+++ b/slige/runtime/src/main.c
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 #include "http_server.h"
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+HttpServer* server;
 
 int main(void)
 {
     printf("hello world\n");
 
-    HttpServer* server = http_server_new((HttpServerOpts) {
+    server = http_server_new((HttpServerOpts) {
         .port = 8080,
-        .worker_threads = 8,
+        .workers_amount = 8,
     });
+    if (!server) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    printf("listening at http://127.0.0.1:8080/\n");
+    http_server_listen(server);
 
     http_server_free(server);
 }
diff --git a/slige/runtime/src/request.c b/slige/runtime/src/request.c
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/slige/runtime/src/request.h b/slige/runtime/src/request.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4eb394a..0000000
--- a/slige/runtime/src/request.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-typedef struct {
-    int v;    
-} RequestQueue;
-