diff --git a/cmd/stepd/main.go b/cmd/stepd/main.go
index b83d8c3..22f75b8 100644
--- a/cmd/stepd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/stepd/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/go-cli"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/step/providers"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/goutil/container"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/go-service/daemon"
+import stephttp"git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/step/http"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/go-service/routines"
 
 func main () {
@@ -45,11 +46,11 @@ func main () {
 	if err != nil { log.Fatal(err) }
 
 	// set up the HTTP handler
-	handler := handler {
-		environment: &environment,
-		directories: flagDirectories.Value == "true",
-		stepExt:     ucontainer.NewSet(".step"),
-		index:       []string { "index.step", "index.html", "index" },
+	handler := stephttp.Handler {
+		Environment: &environment,
+		Directories: flagDirectories.Value == "true",
+		StepExt:     ucontainer.NewSet(".step"),
+		Index:       []string { "index.step", "index.html", "index" },
 	}
 
 	// set up the HTTP server
diff --git a/cmd/stepd/handler.go b/http/handler.go
similarity index 84%
rename from cmd/stepd/handler.go
rename to http/handler.go
index 3520f77..52cdde4 100644
--- a/cmd/stepd/handler.go
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package http
 
 import "log"
 import "fmt"
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ import "path/filepath"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/step"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/goutil/container"
 
-type handler struct {
-	environment *step.Environment
-	directories bool
-	stepExt     ucontainer.Set[string]
-	index       []string
+type Handler struct {
+	Environment *step.Environment
+	Directories bool
+	StepExt     ucontainer.Set[string]
+	Index       []string
 }
 
-func (this *handler) ServeHTTP (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+func (this *Handler) ServeHTTP (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	remoteAddr := req.RemoteAddr
 	if addr := req.Header.Get("CF-Connecting-IP"); addr != "" {
 		remoteAddr = fmt.Sprintf("%s --CF-> %s", addr, req.RemoteAddr)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (this *handler) ServeHTTP (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		remoteAddr = fmt.Sprintf("%s --??-> %s", addr, req.RemoteAddr)
 	}
 	log.Println("(i)", req.Method, req.URL, "from", remoteAddr)
-	filesystem := this.environment.GetFS()
+	filesystem := this.Environment.GetFS()
 
 	// normalize path
 	pat := req.URL.Path
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (this *handler) ServeHTTP (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	}
 	if info.IsDir() {
 		// try to find an index
-		for _, base := range this.index {
+		for _, base := range this.Index {
 			currentPath := path.Join(pat, base)
 			info, err := statFile(filesystem, pathToName(currentPath))
 			if err != nil   { continue }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (this *handler) ServeHTTP (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		if !this.directories {
+		if !this.Directories {
 			this.serveError(res, req, http.StatusForbidden, req.URL)
 			return
 		}
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ func (this *handler) ServeHTTP (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	this.serveFile(res, req, filesystem, pat)
 }
 
-func (this *handler) serveFile (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, filesystem fs.FS, pat string) {
+func (this *Handler) serveFile (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, filesystem fs.FS, pat string) {
 	name := pathToName(pat)
-	if !this.stepExt.Has(filepath.Ext(name)) {
+	if !this.StepExt.Has(filepath.Ext(name)) {
 		// just a normal file
-		http.ServeFileFS(res, req, this.environment.GetFS(), name)
+		http.ServeFileFS(res, req, this.Environment.GetFS(), name)
 		return
 	}
 
 	// parse
-	document, err := this.environment.Parse(name)
+	document, err := this.Environment.Parse(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		this.serveError(res, req, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
 		return
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (this *handler) serveFile (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, file
 	}
 }
 
-func (this *handler) serveError (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, status int, message any) {
+func (this *Handler) serveError (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, status int, message any) {
 	res.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/plain")
 	res.WriteHeader(status)
 	// TODO: allow customization with templates
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (this *handler) serveError (res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, sta
 	log.Printf("ERR %d %s: %v\n", status, http.StatusText(status), message)
 }
 
-func (this *handler) logErr (name string, err error) {
+func (this *Handler) logErr (name string, err error) {
 	log.Printf("ERR %s: %v\n", name, err)
 }