diff --git a/h8r/.gitignore b/h8r/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/h8r/.gitignore
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+/target/
diff --git a/h8r/Cargo.lock b/h8r/Cargo.lock
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+++ b/h8r/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "h8r"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/h8r/Cargo.toml b/h8r/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/h8r/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "h8r"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/h8r/README.md b/h8r/README.md
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+++ b/h8r/README.md
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+# h8r gonna h8
+
+h + len(ttpserve) + r
+
+A li'l HTTP server for learning stuff.
diff --git a/h8r/TODO.md b/h8r/TODO.md
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+- [ ] single-request server on fixed port responding "oh no"
+- [ ] multi-request server on fixed port responding "oh no"
+- [ ] configurable port and working directory
+- [ ] string responses
+- [ ] error page paths
+- [ ] serve "index.txt" file if exists, else 404
+- [ ] serve relative paths with mime type text/plain
+- [ ] guess mime type
+- [ ] automatic directory index
+- [ ] content ranges
+- [ ] upstream proxy via prefix
+- [ ] upstream proxy path match
+- [ ] upstream proxy header middleware rules
diff --git a/h8r/src/main.rs b/h8r/src/main.rs
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+++ b/h8r/src/main.rs
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+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}