This is the code base from http://jsapp.us There is a Makefile to get you up and running quickly. 1) git clone https://github.com/matthewfl/node-host.git 2) cd node-host 3) make To get started developing Install nginx ( http://nginx.org/ ) and load in the config file from devel/nginx.conf run: git submodule update --init --recursive ln -s db.nstore.js db.js ln -s config.sample.js config.js cd Bespin/BespinEmbedded ./dryice.py ../settings.json cd ../.. python devel/HostRedirProxy.py node master.js then configure you web browser to proxy through localhost:8000, this will redirect any request to jsapp.us to your local nginx install