diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bef2ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.zo
+*.dep
+compiled
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef0d65f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# meow
+
+meow
diff --git a/defs.rkt b/defs.rkt
index b9c2632..3ed57a8 100644
--- a/defs.rkt
+++ b/defs.rkt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 (require racket/contract racket/list racket/match)
 
-(provide metadata? metadata-ref metadata-ref+)
+(provide metadata? config? assoc-ref assoc-ref+)
 
 (define metadata?
   (listof (or/c
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@
             (list/c 'summary string?)
             (cons/c 'authors (listof string?)))))
 
-(define (metadata-ref md key [default (λ () (error "no such key"))])
+(define config?
+  (listof (or/c
+            (list/c 'base string?))))
+
+(define (assoc-ref md key [default (λ () (error "no such key"))])
   (match (assoc key md)
     [#f (if (procedure? default) (default) default)]
     [(cons _ rst) rst]))
 
-(define (metadata-ref+ md key [default (λ () (error "no such key"))])
+(define (assoc-ref+ md key [default (λ () (error "no such key"))])
   (match (assoc key md)
     [#f (if (procedure? default) (default) default)]
     [(list _ snd) snd]))
diff --git a/fasl-reader.rkt b/fasl-reader.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cc2678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fasl-reader.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#lang racket/base
+
+(module+ main
+  (require racket/fasl racket/pretty racket/cmdline)
+  (command-line
+    #:program "capybara-fasl"
+    #:args (file)
+    (pretty-write
+      (fasl->s-exp (open-input-file file)))))
diff --git a/info.rkt b/info.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e37ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/info.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#lang info
+
+(define collection "capybara")
+(define pkg-desc "haskal site generator")
+(define version "0.1")
+(define pkg-authors '(haskal))
+
+(define deps '("base" "draw-lib" "pict-lib"
+               "crypto" "html-parsing" "markdown" "ppict" "threading-lib"))
+(define build-deps '("scribble-lib" "racket-doc" "rackunit-lib"))
+
+; (define compile-omit-paths '("something"))
+; (define scribblings '(("scribblings/capybara.scrbl" ())))
+
+(define racket-launcher-names '("capybara-render"))
+(define racket-launcher-libraries '("render"))
+
+(define raco-commands
+  '(("capybara"
+     (submod capybara/render main)
+     "run capybara"
+     #f)
+    ("capybara-fasl"
+     (submod capybara/fasl-reader main)
+     "run capybara fasl inspector"
+     #f)))
diff --git a/main.rkt b/main.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..284fff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#lang racket/base
+
+;; nothing here yet
diff --git a/pict.rkt b/pict.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0edec1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pict.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#lang racket/base
+
+(require racket/base racket/contract syntax/parse/define syntax/wrap-modbeg
+         (for-syntax racket/base)
+         racket/draw pict ppict/2)
+
+(provide (rename-out [x:#%module-begin #%module-begin])
+         (except-out (all-from-out racket/base racket/contract racket/draw pict ppict/2)
+                     #%module-begin))
+
+(define-syntax x:#%module-begin
+  (make-wrapping-module-begin #'x:wrap-object))
+
+(define-syntax-parse-rule (x:wrap-object body:expr)
+  #:with id (datum->syntax #'body 'icon-pict)
+  #:do [(syntax-local-lift-provide #'id)]
+  (define/contract id pict? body))
+
+(module reader syntax/module-reader
+  capybara/pict)
diff --git a/render.rkt b/render.rkt
index 5c6c9a6..612e027 100644
--- a/render.rkt
+++ b/render.rkt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #lang racket/base
 
-(require racket/fasl racket/list racket/match racket/port racket/path racket/set racket/string
-         racket/runtime-path net/url-string
+(require racket/class racket/draw racket/fasl racket/list racket/match racket/port racket/path
+         racket/set racket/string racket/runtime-path net/url-string pict
          markdown markdown/display-xexpr markdown/toc
          "compiler.rkt" "defs.rkt" "fetch.rkt"
          threading
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 (define-runtime-path *render.scss* "render.scss")
 
 (define *index.md* (build-path "index.md"))
+(define *config.rktd* (build-path "config.rktd"))
 
 (define *reserved-slugs* (set (build-path "hashtag") (build-path "user") (build-path "tech")))
 
@@ -139,15 +140,18 @@
       [(? string? str) str]))
   (lower-specials* xexpr))
 
-(define (ir-doc->page doc)
+(define (ir-doc->page doc site-config)
   (match-define (ir-doc md xref-name content) doc)
-  (let ([content (lower-specials content "https://awoo.systems")])
+  (define base-url (assoc-ref+ site-config 'base))
+  (let ([content (lower-specials content base-url)])
     (define content-toc (toc content))
 
     (define document
       (page:execute
         (hash 'metadata md
+              'site-config site-config
               'xref-name xref-name
+              'base-url base-url
               'content-toc content-toc
               'content content)))
 
@@ -166,7 +170,14 @@
                         [src-dir (build-path "src")])
   (define-rule (scss [out (build-path output-dir "index.css")]
                      [in (build-path src-dir "index.scss")])
-               (~> (compile-index-scss (port->string in)) (write-string out)))
+    (~> (compile-index-scss (port->string in)) (write-string out)))
+
+  (define favicon.rkt (build-path src-dir "favicon.rkt"))
+  (define-rule (favicon [out (build-path output-dir "favicon.png")]
+                        [in favicon.rkt])
+    (define icon-pict (dynamic-require favicon.rkt 'icon-pict))
+    (define icon-bitmap (pict->bitmap icon-pict))
+    (send icon-bitmap save-file out 'png))
 
   (struct rule-spec [src intermediate output xref-name] #:transparent)
 
@@ -187,13 +198,15 @@
                    (build-path build-dir fasl-file)
                    (build-path output-dir out-file)
                    xref-name))))
+  (define config.rktd (build-path src-dir *config.rktd*))
 
   (define xrefs-repo
     (for/set ([spec (in-list rule-specs)])
       (define exploded (explode-path (rule-spec-xref-name spec)))
       (when (and (> (length exploded) 1)
                  (set-member? *reserved-slugs* (second exploded)))
-        (error "file is using a reserved slug" (rule-spec-src spec)))))
+        (error "file is using a reserved slug" (rule-spec-src spec)))
+      exploded))
 
   (define intermediate-rules
     (for/list ([spec (in-list rule-specs)])
@@ -207,14 +220,18 @@
   (define output-rules
     (for/list ([spec (in-list rule-specs)])
       (define-rule (output-rule [out (rule-spec-output spec)]
-                                [in (rule-spec-intermediate spec)])
-        (~> (port->bytes in) fasl->s-exp ir-doc->page (write-string out)))
+                                [in (rule-spec-intermediate spec)]
+                                [config-in config.rktd])
+        (define config (read config-in))
+        (unless (config? config)
+          (error "invalid config in config.rktd!"))
+        (~> (port->bytes in) fasl->s-exp (ir-doc->page config) (write-string out)))
       output-rule))
-  (append intermediate-rules output-rules (list scss)))
+  (append intermediate-rules output-rules (list scss favicon)))
 
 (module+ main
   (require racket/cmdline)
   (command-line
-    #:program "meow"
+    #:program "capybara-render"
     #:args ()
     (generate/execute (scan-for-rules))))
diff --git a/xtemplate.rkt b/template.rkt
similarity index 94%
rename from xtemplate.rkt
rename to template.rkt
index b7183ea..c36a008 100644
--- a/xtemplate.rkt
+++ b/template.rkt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     (syntax-local-lift-require #`(rename what execute-temp execute) #'execute-temp)
   (execute-fn tem))
 
+;; TODO : maybe use make-wrapping-module-begin
 (define-syntax-parse-rule (x:#%module-begin body)
   (#%module-begin
    (provide execute required-keys)
@@ -43,3 +44,6 @@
   #:with (items ...)
     (map (λ (stx) #`(quote #,stx)) (set->list (syntax-parameter-value #'template-vars)))
   (list items ...))
+
+(module reader syntax/module-reader
+  capybara/template)
diff --git a/templates/include.html.rkt b/templates/include.html.rkt
index 97b0ea6..f29560e 100644
--- a/templates/include.html.rkt
+++ b/templates/include.html.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#lang s-exp "../xtemplate.rkt"
+#lang capybara/template
 
 `(p ()
     "this was included from another file #uwu the summary is: "
-    ,(or (metadata-ref+ metadata 'summary) "no summary :("))
+    ,(or (assoc-ref+ metadata 'summary) "no summary :("))
diff --git a/templates/page.html.rkt b/templates/page.html.rkt
index a425646..8159ef1 100644
--- a/templates/page.html.rkt
+++ b/templates/page.html.rkt
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
-#lang s-exp "../xtemplate.rkt"
+#lang capybara/template
 
 `(html
-  ([lang ,(metadata-ref+ metadata 'lang "en")])
+  ([lang ,(assoc-ref+ metadata 'lang "en")])
   (head
     ()
     (!HTML-COMMENT () " this page made with: trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️ ")
     (meta ([charset "utf-8"]))
-    (title () ,(metadata-ref+ metadata 'title "<untitled page>"))
+    (title () ,(assoc-ref+ metadata 'title "<untitled page>"))
     (meta ([name "viewport"] [content "width=device-width, initial-scale=1"]))
-    ,@(match (metadata-ref+ metadata 'summary #f)
+    ,@(match (assoc-ref+ metadata 'summary #f)
              [#f '()]
              [summary
                `((meta ([name "description"] [content ,summary])))])
-    ,@(match (metadata-ref metadata 'authors #f)
+    ,@(match (assoc-ref metadata 'authors #f)
              [(or #f '()) '()]
              [authors
                `((meta ([name "author"] [content ,(string-join authors ", ")])))])
-    ,@(match (metadata-ref metadata 'date #f)
+    ,@(match (assoc-ref metadata 'date #f)
              [#f '()]
              [(list yn mn dn)
               `((meta ([name "DC.Date.created"]
                        [content ,(format "~a-~a-~a" (~r/pad yn 4) (~r/pad mn 2) (~r/pad dn 2))])))])
     (meta ([name "generator"] [content "meow meow meow meow"]))
-    ;<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="haskal.png"/>
-    (link ([rel "stylesheet"] [type "text/css"] [href "index.css"])))
+    (link ([rel "shortcut icon"] [type "image/png"] [href ,(format "~a/favicon.png" base-url)]))
+    (link ([rel "stylesheet"] [type "text/css"] [href ,(format "~a/index.css" base-url)])))
   (body
     ()
     (nav