diff --git a/NOTES.md b/NOTES.md
index fc38c53..eb7cdcc 100644
--- a/NOTES.md
+++ b/NOTES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - crypto-lib
 - markdown
 - sass (submodule, needed modifications)
+- http
 
 ## Disk structure
 
diff --git a/private/rules.rkt b/private/rules.rkt
index 303505c..3d713b3 100644
--- a/private/rules.rkt
+++ b/private/rules.rkt
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@
 ;; static generation rules
 
 (require json
+         net/url-string
          "compile.rkt")
 
+(define (get-pref prefs what)
+  (match prefs
+    [(list _ ... (list (? (curry symbol=? what)) value) _ ...) value]
+    [_ (error "no such pref" prefs what)]))
+
 (define ACTOR-CONTEXT
   (list "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"
         "https://w3id.org/security/v1"
@@ -19,15 +25,20 @@
               'featured "toot:featured")))
 
 (define compile-index-json
-  (rule '("db/actorkey.pub") "public/index.json"
+  (rule '("db/actorkey.pub" "src/instance.rktd" "src/bio.md") "public/index.json"
         (lambda (in out)
           (define key (port->string (hash-ref in "db/actorkey.pub")))
+          (define prefs (read (hash-ref in "src/instance.rktd")))
+          (define instance-url (get-pref prefs 'shonks:instance-url))
+          (define display-name (get-pref prefs 'shonks:display-name))
+          (define name (get-pref prefs 'shonks:name))
+          (define bio (port->string (hash-ref in "src/bio.md")))
           (define actor (hash
                           '@context ACTOR-CONTEXT
                           'Type "Person"
-                          'id "https://example.tld/"
-                          'name "haskal"
-                          'preferredUsername "haskal"
+                          'id instance-url
+                          'name display-name
+                          'preferredUsername name
                           'icon (hash 'type "Image"
                                        'url "something"
                                        'sensitive #f)
@@ -35,29 +46,46 @@
                                        'url "something"
                                        'sensitive #f)
                           'tag (list (hash 'type "Hashtag"
-                                            'href "https://example.tld/tags/blahaj"
+                                            'href (string-append instance-url "tags/blahaj")
                                             'name "#blahaj"))
                           'manuallyApprovesFollowers #f
-                          'summary "summary lol"
+                          'summary bio
                           'attachment (list (hash 'type "PropertyValue"
                                                    'name "pronouns"
                                                    'value "they/them"))
-                          'url "https://example.tld/"
-                          'inbox "https://example.tld/inbox"
-                          'sharedInbox "https://example.tld/inbox"
-                          'endpoints (hash 'sharedInbox "https://example.tld/inbox")
-                          'outbox "https://example.tld/outbox"
+                          'url instance-url
+                          'inbox (string-append instance-url "inbox")
+                          'sharedInbox (string-append instance-url "inbox")
+                          'endpoints (hash 'sharedInbox (string-append instance-url "inbox"))
+                          'outbox (string-append instance-url "outbox")
                           'following 'null
-                          'followers "https://example.tld/followers"
+                          'followers (string-append instance-url "followers")
                           'liked 'null
-                          'publicKey (hash 'id "https://example.tld/#main-key"
+                          'publicKey (hash 'id (string-append instance-url "#main-key")
                                             'type "Key"
-                                            'owner "https://example.tld/"
+                                            'owner instance-url
                                             'publicKeyPem key)))
           (write-json actor out))))
 
+(define compile-webfinger
+  (rule '("src/instance.rktd") "public/webfinger.json"
+        (lambda (in out)
+          (define prefs (read (hash-ref in "src/instance.rktd")))
+          (define instance-url (get-pref prefs 'shonks:instance-url))
+          (define host (url-host (string->url instance-url)))
+          (define name (get-pref prefs 'shonks:name))
+          (define webfinger
+            (hash
+              'subject (format "acct:~a@~a" name host)
+              'links (list (hash
+                             'rel "self"
+                             'type "application/activity+json"
+                             'href instance-url))))
+          (write-json webfinger out))))
+
 (define compiler-rules
-   (set compile-index-json))
+   (set compile-index-json
+        compile-webfinger))
 
 (define ops (generate-operations compiler-rules))
 (for ([op (in-list ops)])
diff --git a/scripts/init b/scripts/init
index 4f49ece..b2146da 100755
--- a/scripts/init
+++ b/scripts/init
@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@
 
 ; src and public
 (make-directory "src")
-(put-preferences '(shonks:instance-url shonks:display-name shonks:name)
-                 '("https://myinstance.tld/" "Display Name(tm)" "username")
-                 #f
-                 "src/instance.rktd")
+;; TODO
+;; don't rly like preferences, so this is custom because i said so :P
+(define DEFAULT-PREFS
+  '((shonks:instance-url "https://myinstance.tld/")
+    (shonks:display-name "Display Name(tm)")
+    (shonks:name "username")))
+(with-output-to-file "src/instance.rktd"
+                     (lambda () (pretty-write DEFAULT-PREFS) (void)))
 (with-output-to-file "src/bio.md"
                      (lambda ()
                        (write-string "this section left intentionally blank")
@@ -55,11 +59,13 @@
 
 (make-directory "public")
 (make-directory "public/posts")
+(make-directory "public/tags")
+
+(make-directory "nginx")
 
 ; task queue
-(define c (sqlite3-connect #:database "taskq.sqlite3" #:mode 'create))
-(query-exec c "create table taskq (id blob(16) primary key, task blob, state integer)")
-(disconnect c)
+(require "../private/taskq.rkt")
+(taskq-close (make-taskq "taskq.sqlite3" #t))
 
 (with-output-to-file "version" (lambda () (write-string "1.0") (void)))