diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebe8af4..294c6c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Now available as a native Mac application!
 
 https://primitive.lol/
 
+### Primitive for your Web Server
+
+Process images using primitive as a route [in your web server](https://github.com/fogleman/primitive/tree/master/server/README.md).
+
 ### Twitter
 
 Follow [@PrimitivePic](https://twitter.com/PrimitivePic) on Twitter to see a new primitive picture every 30 minutes!
diff --git a/build/build.go b/build/build.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ec2c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/build.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package build
+
+import (
+	"image"
+	"runtime"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/fogleman/primitive/primitive"
+	"github.com/nfnt/resize"
+)
+
+// Config are options needed to build a primitive image
+type Config struct {
+	Input      image.Image
+	Background string
+	Alpha      int
+	Count      int
+	OutputSize int
+	Mode       int
+	Repeat     int
+	V, VV      bool
+}
+
+// Build builds a primitive image from available options
+func Build(conf Config, stepCallback func(*primitive.Model, int, int)) *primitive.Model {
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	// set log level
+	if conf.V {
+		primitive.LogLevel = 1
+	}
+	if conf.VV {
+		primitive.LogLevel = 2
+	}
+
+	// determine background color
+	var bg primitive.Color
+	if conf.Background == "" {
+		bg = primitive.MakeColor(primitive.AverageImageColor(conf.Input))
+	} else {
+		bg = primitive.MakeHexColor(conf.Background)
+	}
+
+	input := resize.Thumbnail(uint(256), uint(256), conf.Input, resize.Bilinear)
+	model := primitive.NewModel(input, bg, conf.OutputSize, runtime.NumCPU())
+	primitive.Log(1, "%d: t=%.3f, score=%.6f\n", 0, 0.0, model.Score)
+
+	frame := 0
+	for i := 0; i < conf.Count; i++ {
+		frame++
+
+		// find optimal shape and add it to the model
+		t := time.Now()
+		n := model.Step(primitive.ShapeType(conf.Mode), conf.Alpha, conf.Repeat)
+		nps := primitive.NumberString(float64(n) / time.Since(t).Seconds())
+		elapsed := time.Since(start).Seconds()
+		primitive.Log(1, "%d: t=%.3f, score=%.6f, n=%d, n/s=%s\n", frame, elapsed, model.Score, n, nps)
+		stepCallback(model, frame, i)
+	}
+
+	return model
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 59e3345..d2d15cc 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/fogleman/primitive/build"
 	"github.com/fogleman/primitive/primitive"
 	"github.com/nfnt/resize"
 )
@@ -144,33 +145,24 @@ func main() {
 		input = resize.Thumbnail(size, size, input, resize.Bilinear)
 	}
 
-	// determine background color
-	var bg primitive.Color
-	if Background == "" {
-		bg = primitive.MakeColor(primitive.AverageImageColor(input))
-	} else {
-		bg = primitive.MakeHexColor(Background)
-	}
-
 	// run algorithm
-	model := primitive.NewModel(input, bg, OutputSize, Workers)
-	primitive.Log(1, "%d: t=%.3f, score=%.6f\n", 0, 0.0, model.Score)
-	start := time.Now()
-	frame := 0
 	for j, config := range Configs {
 		primitive.Log(1, "count=%d, mode=%d, alpha=%d, repeat=%d\n",
 			config.Count, config.Mode, config.Alpha, config.Repeat)
 
-		for i := 0; i < config.Count; i++ {
-			frame++
-
-			// find optimal shape and add it to the model
-			t := time.Now()
-			n := model.Step(primitive.ShapeType(config.Mode), config.Alpha, config.Repeat)
-			nps := primitive.NumberString(float64(n) / time.Since(t).Seconds())
-			elapsed := time.Since(start).Seconds()
-			primitive.Log(1, "%d: t=%.3f, score=%.6f, n=%d, n/s=%s\n", frame, elapsed, model.Score, n, nps)
+		buildConfig := build.Config{
+			Input:      input,
+			Background: Background,
+			Alpha:      config.Alpha,
+			Count:      config.Count,
+			OutputSize: OutputSize,
+			Mode:       config.Mode,
+			Repeat:     config.Repeat,
+			V:          V,
+			VV:         VV,
+		}
 
+		build.Build(buildConfig, func(model *primitive.Model, frame int, i int) {
 			// write output image(s)
 			for _, output := range Outputs {
 				ext := strings.ToLower(filepath.Ext(output))
@@ -202,6 +194,6 @@ func main() {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-		}
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/README.md b/server/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71858c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Primitive for your Web Server
+
+## Add a route to your existing web server
+
+The following will bind a new route to your server where users can
+POST files to `/primitive` with the `file` form key and process them with
+primitive. The response returns a raw PNG buffer with Content-Type `image/png`.
+
+```go
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	pr "github.com/fogleman/primitive/server/route"
+)
+
+handler := pr.PrimitiveRoute(pr.Config{
+	MaxUploadMb: 10,
+	FileKey: "file",
+})
+http.HandleFunc("/primitive", handler)
+```
+
+## Example web server
+
+An examples web server you can start that has a `/primitive` route
+bound that accepts file uploads to be processed with primitive
+can be started with the following instructions.
+
+```
+$ go get github.com/fogleman/primitive/server
+
+$ # run the web server on port :8080
+$ go run $(go env GOPATH)/src/github.com/fogleman/primitive/server
+
+$ # in another terminal window, make sure the server is running
+$ curl localhost:8080
+We're running!
+```
+
+## TODOS
+
+- Make all parameters configurable (Background, Alpha, Mode, etc.)
+- Dockerfile for example web server
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/route/route.go b/server/route/route.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9fd739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/route/route.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package route
+
+import (
+	"image"
+	"image/png"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/fogleman/primitive/build"
+	"github.com/fogleman/primitive/primitive"
+)
+
+// Config contains core settings one can
+// configure to setup the primitive file processing route.
+type Config struct {
+	MaxUploadMb int64
+	FileKey     string
+}
+
+// PrimitiveRoute is an http route than can be used to consume
+// an uploaded file and execute primitive on it.
+func PrimitiveRoute(conf Config) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// Parse our multipart form, 10 << 20 specifies a maximum upload of 10 MB files.
+		var maxUpload int64 = 10
+		if conf.MaxUploadMb > 0 {
+			maxUpload = conf.MaxUploadMb
+		}
+		r.ParseMultipartForm(maxUpload << 20)
+
+		// FormFile returns the first file for the given key `myFile`
+		// it also returns the FileHeader so we can get the Filename,
+		// the Header and the size of the file
+		fileKey := "file"
+		if conf.FileKey != "" {
+			fileKey = conf.FileKey
+		}
+		file, _, err := r.FormFile(fileKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), 400)
+			return
+		}
+		defer file.Close()
+
+		img, _, err := image.Decode(file)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), 400)
+			return
+		}
+
+		buildConfig := build.Config{
+			Input:      img,
+			Alpha:      128,
+			Count:      100,
+			OutputSize: 1024,
+			Mode:       4,
+		}
+		model := build.Build(buildConfig, func(_ *primitive.Model, _ int, _ int) {})
+		finalImg := model.Context.Image()
+
+		// return final primitive image
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "image/png")
+		png.Encode(w, finalImg)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6df795b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// main.go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+
+	pr "github.com/fogleman/primitive/server/route"
+)
+
+func setupRoutes() {
+	handler := pr.PrimitiveRoute(pr.Config{
+		MaxUploadMb: 10,
+	})
+	http.HandleFunc("/primitive", handler)
+	http.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		w.Write([]byte("We're running!"))
+	})
+}
+
+func main() {
+	setupRoutes()
+	port := os.Getenv("PORT")
+	if port == "" {
+		port = "8080"
+	}
+	err := http.ListenAndServe(":"+port, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error starting server - ", err)
+	}
+}