diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1c81115..93cb391 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -943,14 +943,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "dotenv",
  "hyperlog-core",
+ "hyperlog-server",
  "hyperlog-tui",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "similar-asserts",
- "sqlx",
  "tempfile",
  "tokio",
- "tower-http",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "uuid",
@@ -978,6 +977,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hyperlog-server"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "axum",
+ "hyperlog-core",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "similar-asserts",
+ "sqlx",
+ "tempfile",
+ "tokio",
+ "tower-http",
+ "tracing",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyperlog-tui"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f20725d..7065027 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 [workspace.dependencies]
 hyperlog-core = { path = "crates/hyperlog-core" }
 hyperlog-tui = { path = "crates/hyperlog-tui" }
+hyperlog-server = { path = "crates/hyperlog-server" }
 
 anyhow = { version = "1" }
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
@@ -13,8 +14,10 @@ tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", features = ["env-filter"] }
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 dotenv = { version = "0.15" }
 axum = { version = "0.7" }
+serde = { version = "1.0.201", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.117"
 itertools = "0.12.1"
+uuid = { version = "1.8.0", features = ["v4"] }
 
 [workspace.package]
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-server/Cargo.toml b/crates/hyperlog-server/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8991522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[package]
+name = "hyperlog-server"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+hyperlog-core.workspace = true
+
+anyhow.workspace = true
+tokio.workspace = true
+tracing.workspace = true
+axum.workspace = true
+serde.workspace = true
+serde_json.workspace = true
+uuid.workspace = true
+
+tower-http = { version = "0.5.2", features = ["cors", "trace"] }
+sqlx = { version = "0.7.4", features = [
+  "runtime-tokio",
+  "tls-rustls",
+  "postgres",
+  "uuid",
+  "time",
+] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+similar-asserts = "1.5.0"
+tempfile = "3.10.1"
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog/migrations/crdb/20240201211013_initial.sql b/crates/hyperlog-server/migrations/crdb/20240201211013_initial.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/hyperlog/migrations/crdb/20240201211013_initial.sql
rename to crates/hyperlog-server/migrations/crdb/20240201211013_initial.sql
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_http.rs b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_http.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dbe14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_http.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use std::{net::SocketAddr, sync::Arc};
+
+use axum::{extract::MatchedPath, http::Request, routing::get, Router};
+use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
+
+use crate::state::{SharedState, State};
+
+async fn root() -> &'static str {
+    "Hello, hyperlog!"
+}
+
+pub async fn serve(state: &SharedState, host: &SocketAddr) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let app = Router::new()
+        .route("/", get(root))
+        .with_state(state.clone())
+        .layer(
+            TraceLayer::new_for_http().make_span_with(|request: &Request<_>| {
+                // Log the matched route's path (with placeholders not filled in).
+                // Use request.uri() or OriginalUri if you want the real path.
+                let matched_path = request
+                    .extensions()
+                    .get::<MatchedPath>()
+                    .map(MatchedPath::as_str);
+
+                tracing::info_span!(
+                    "http_request",
+                    method = ?request.method(),
+                    matched_path,
+                    some_other_field = tracing::field::Empty,
+                )
+            }), // ...
+        );
+
+    tracing::info!("listening on {}", host);
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(host).await.unwrap();
+    axum::serve(listener, app.into_make_service())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-server/src/internal_http.rs b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/internal_http.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dbe14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/internal_http.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use std::{net::SocketAddr, sync::Arc};
+
+use axum::{extract::MatchedPath, http::Request, routing::get, Router};
+use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
+
+use crate::state::{SharedState, State};
+
+async fn root() -> &'static str {
+    "Hello, hyperlog!"
+}
+
+pub async fn serve(state: &SharedState, host: &SocketAddr) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let app = Router::new()
+        .route("/", get(root))
+        .with_state(state.clone())
+        .layer(
+            TraceLayer::new_for_http().make_span_with(|request: &Request<_>| {
+                // Log the matched route's path (with placeholders not filled in).
+                // Use request.uri() or OriginalUri if you want the real path.
+                let matched_path = request
+                    .extensions()
+                    .get::<MatchedPath>()
+                    .map(MatchedPath::as_str);
+
+                tracing::info_span!(
+                    "http_request",
+                    method = ?request.method(),
+                    matched_path,
+                    some_other_field = tracing::field::Empty,
+                )
+            }), // ...
+        );
+
+    tracing::info!("listening on {}", host);
+    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(host).await.unwrap();
+    axum::serve(listener, app.into_make_service())
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-server/src/lib.rs b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..003b460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::{net::SocketAddr, sync::Arc};
+
+use crate::state::{SharedState, State};
+
+mod external_http;
+mod internal_http;
+mod state;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ServeOptions {
+    pub external_http: SocketAddr,
+    pub internal_http: SocketAddr,
+}
+
+pub async fn serve(opts: ServeOptions) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let ctrl_c = async {
+        tokio::signal::ctrl_c().await.unwrap();
+        tracing::info!("kill signal received, shutting down");
+    };
+    tracing::debug!("setting up dependencies");
+    let state = SharedState(Arc::new(State::new().await?));
+
+    tracing::debug!("serve starting");
+    tokio::select!(
+        res = external_http::serve(&state, &opts.external_http) => {
+            res?
+        },
+        res = internal_http::serve(&state, &opts.internal_http) => {
+            res?
+        },
+        () = ctrl_c => {}
+    );
+    tracing::debug!("serve finalized");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-server/src/state.rs b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68a7309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use std::{ops::Deref, sync::Arc};
+
+use anyhow::Context;
+use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SharedState(pub Arc<State>);
+
+impl Deref for SharedState {
+    type Target = Arc<State>;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct State {
+    pub _db: Pool<Postgres>,
+}
+
+impl State {
+    pub async fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        let db = sqlx::PgPool::connect(
+            &std::env::var("DATABASE_URL").context("DATABASE_URL is not set")?,
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+        sqlx::migrate!("migrations/crdb")
+            .set_locking(false)
+            .run(&db)
+            .await?;
+
+        let _ = sqlx::query("SELECT 1;").fetch_one(&db).await?;
+
+        Ok(Self { _db: db })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog/Cargo.toml b/crates/hyperlog/Cargo.toml
index 5454c7a..0c60d19 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/hyperlog/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ repository = "https://git.front.kjuulh.io/kjuulh/hyperlog"
 [dependencies]
 hyperlog-core.workspace = true
 hyperlog-tui.workspace = true
+hyperlog-server = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 anyhow.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
@@ -15,21 +16,17 @@ tracing-subscriber.workspace = true
 clap.workspace = true
 dotenv.workspace = true
 axum.workspace = true
+serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
+uuid.workspace = true
 
-serde = { version = "1.0.201", features = ["derive"] }
-sqlx = { version = "0.7.4", features = [
-  "runtime-tokio",
-  "tls-rustls",
-  "postgres",
-  "uuid",
-  "time",
-] }
-uuid = { version = "1.8.0", features = ["v4"] }
-tower-http = { version = "0.5.2", features = ["cors", "trace"] }
 bus = "2.4.1"
 dirs = "5.0.1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 similar-asserts = "1.5.0"
 tempfile = "3.10.1"
+
+[features]
+default = []
+include_server = ["dep:hyperlog-server"]
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog/src/cli.rs b/crates/hyperlog/src/cli.rs
index 55d9369..94ea478 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog/src/cli.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use hyperlog_core::{commander, state};
 
-use crate::server::serve;
-
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
 struct Command {
@@ -14,9 +12,14 @@ struct Command {
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 enum Commands {
+    #[cfg(feature = "include_server")]
     Serve {
-        #[arg(env = "SERVICE_HOST", long, default_value = "127.0.0.1:3000")]
-        host: SocketAddr,
+        #[arg(env = "EXTERNAL_HOST", long, default_value = "127.0.0.1:3000")]
+        external_host: SocketAddr,
+        #[arg(env = "INTERNAL_HOST", long, default_value = "127.0.0.1:3001")]
+        internal_host: SocketAddr,
+        #[arg(env = "EXTERNAL_GRPC_HOST", long, default_value = "127.0.0.1:4000")]
+        external_grpc_host: SocketAddr,
     },
     Exec {
         #[command(subcommand)]
@@ -70,58 +73,75 @@ pub async fn execute() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
     }
 
-    let state = state::State::new()?;
-
     match cli.command {
-        Some(Commands::Serve { host }) => {
+        #[cfg(feature = "include_server")]
+        Some(Commands::Serve {
+            external_host,
+            internal_host,
+            ..
+        }) => {
             tracing::info!("Starting service");
 
-            serve(host).await?;
+            hyperlog_server::serve(hyperlog_server::ServeOptions {
+                external_http: external_host,
+                internal_http: internal_host,
+            })
+            .await?;
         }
-        Some(Commands::Exec { commands }) => match commands {
-            ExecCommands::CreateRoot { root } => state
-                .commander
-                .execute(commander::Command::CreateRoot { root })?,
-            ExecCommands::CreateSection { root, path } => {
-                state.commander.execute(commander::Command::CreateSection {
-                    root,
-                    path: path
-                        .unwrap_or_default()
-                        .split('.')
-                        .map(|s| s.to_string())
-                        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
-                        .collect::<Vec<String>>(),
-                })?
+        Some(Commands::Exec { commands }) => {
+            let state = state::State::new()?;
+            match commands {
+                ExecCommands::CreateRoot { root } => state
+                    .commander
+                    .execute(commander::Command::CreateRoot { root })?,
+                ExecCommands::CreateSection { root, path } => {
+                    state.commander.execute(commander::Command::CreateSection {
+                        root,
+                        path: path
+                            .unwrap_or_default()
+                            .split('.')
+                            .map(|s| s.to_string())
+                            .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+                            .collect::<Vec<String>>(),
+                    })?
+                }
             }
-        },
-        Some(Commands::Query { commands }) => match commands {
-            QueryCommands::Get { root, path } => {
-                let res = state.querier.get(
-                    &root,
-                    path.unwrap_or_default()
-                        .split('.')
-                        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty()),
-                );
+        }
+        Some(Commands::Query { commands }) => {
+            let state = state::State::new()?;
+            match commands {
+                QueryCommands::Get { root, path } => {
+                    let res = state.querier.get(
+                        &root,
+                        path.unwrap_or_default()
+                            .split('.')
+                            .filter(|s| !s.is_empty()),
+                    );
 
-                let output = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&res)?;
+                    let output = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&res)?;
 
-                println!("{}", output);
+                    println!("{}", output);
+                }
             }
-        },
+        }
         Some(Commands::CreateRoot { name }) => {
+            let state = state::State::new()?;
             state
                 .commander
                 .execute(commander::Command::CreateRoot { root: name })?;
             println!("Root was successfully created, now run:\n\n$ hyperlog");
         }
         Some(Commands::Info {}) => {
+            let state = state::State::new()?;
             println!("graph stored at: {}", state.storage.info()?)
         }
         Some(Commands::ClearLock {}) => {
+            let state = state::State::new()?;
             state.storage.clear_lock_file();
             println!("cleared lock file");
         }
         None => {
+            let state = state::State::new()?;
             hyperlog_tui::execute(state).await?;
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog/src/main.rs b/crates/hyperlog/src/main.rs
index adad57b..fc41488 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 mod cli;
-pub(crate) mod server;
-pub(crate) mod state;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog/src/server.rs b/crates/hyperlog/src/server.rs
index f734d1c..8b13789 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog/src/server.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog/src/server.rs
@@ -1,42 +1 @@
-use std::{net::SocketAddr, sync::Arc};
 
-use axum::{extract::MatchedPath, http::Request, routing::get, Router};
-use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
-
-use crate::state::{SharedState, State};
-
-async fn root() -> &'static str {
-    "Hello, hyperlog!"
-}
-
-pub async fn serve(host: SocketAddr) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let state = SharedState(Arc::new(State::new().await?));
-
-    let app = Router::new()
-        .route("/", get(root))
-        .with_state(state.clone())
-        .layer(
-            TraceLayer::new_for_http().make_span_with(|request: &Request<_>| {
-                // Log the matched route's path (with placeholders not filled in).
-                // Use request.uri() or OriginalUri if you want the real path.
-                let matched_path = request
-                    .extensions()
-                    .get::<MatchedPath>()
-                    .map(MatchedPath::as_str);
-
-                tracing::info_span!(
-                    "http_request",
-                    method = ?request.method(),
-                    matched_path,
-                    some_other_field = tracing::field::Empty,
-                )
-            }), // ...
-        );
-
-    tracing::info!("listening on {}", host);
-    let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(host).await.unwrap();
-    axum::serve(listener, app.into_make_service())
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog/src/state.rs b/crates/hyperlog/src/state.rs
index 68a7309..8b13789 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog/src/state.rs
@@ -1,37 +1 @@
-use std::{ops::Deref, sync::Arc};
 
-use anyhow::Context;
-use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
-
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct SharedState(pub Arc<State>);
-
-impl Deref for SharedState {
-    type Target = Arc<State>;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        &self.0
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct State {
-    pub _db: Pool<Postgres>,
-}
-
-impl State {
-    pub async fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
-        let db = sqlx::PgPool::connect(
-            &std::env::var("DATABASE_URL").context("DATABASE_URL is not set")?,
-        )
-        .await?;
-
-        sqlx::migrate!("migrations/crdb")
-            .set_locking(false)
-            .run(&db)
-            .await?;
-
-        let _ = sqlx::query("SELECT 1;").fetch_one(&db).await?;
-
-        Ok(Self { _db: db })
-    }
-}
diff --git a/cuddle.yaml b/cuddle.yaml
index 561c295..2f57133 100644
--- a/cuddle.yaml
+++ b/cuddle.yaml
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ please:
     api_url: https://git.front.kjuulh.io
   actions:
     rust:
+
+scripts:
+  dev:
+    type: shell
diff --git a/scripts/dev.sh b/scripts/dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..81e6e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+echo "starting services"
+docker compose -f templates/docker-compose.yaml up -d --remove-orphans
+
+tear_down() {
+  docker compose -f templates/docker-compose.yaml down -v || true
+}
+
+trap  tear_down EXIT
+
+RUST_LOG=trace,tokio=info,tower=info,mio=info,sqlx=info cargo run -F include_server -- serve