diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..723ef36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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index 0000000..816cc59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/gopatchy/shortlinks
+
+go 1.23.3
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
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index 0000000..15c2ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	port := os.Getenv("PORT")
+	if port == "" {
+		port = "80"
+	}
+
+	bind := fmt.Sprintf(":%s", port)
+	log.Printf("listening on %s", bind)
+
+	if err := http.ListenAndServe(bind, nil); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("listen: %s", err)
+	}
+}