diff --git a/lib/acp.js b/lib/acp.js
index fe702ab2..26756fa8 100644
--- a/lib/acp.js
+++ b/lib/acp.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ module.exports = function (Server) {
             });
 
             user.socket.on("acp-channel-unload", function(data) {
-                if(Server.channelLoaded(data.name)) {
+                if(Server.isChannelLoaded(data.name)) {
                     var c = Server.getChannel(data.name);
                     if(!c)
                         return;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ module.exports = function (Server) {
 
                     // At this point c should be unloaded
                     // if it's still loaded, kill it
-                    if(Server.channelLoaded(data.name))
+                    if(Server.isChannelLoaded(data.name))
                         Server.unloadChannel(Server.getChannel(data.name));
                 }
             });
diff --git a/lib/api.js b/lib/api.js
index 13c4252a..f1661c9f 100644
--- a/lib/api.js
+++ b/lib/api.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = function (Server) {
         return data;
     }
 
-    var app = Server.app;
+    var app = Server.express;
     var db = Server.db;
 
     /* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper_Text_Coffee_Pot_Control_Protocol> */
diff --git a/lib/channel.js b/lib/channel.js
index 30854cf6..dc3033f3 100644
--- a/lib/channel.js
+++ b/lib/channel.js
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ Channel.prototype.sendAll = function(message, data) {
         return;
     this.server.io.sockets.in(this.name).emit(message, data);
     if (this.server.cfg["enable-ssl"])
-        this.server.sslio.sockets.in(this.name).emit(message, data);
+        this.server.ioSecure.sockets.in(this.name).emit(message, data);
 }
 
 Channel.prototype.sendAllWithPermission = function(perm, msg, data) {
diff --git a/lib/database.js b/lib/database.js
index 0cb13919..e49a48ca 100644
--- a/lib/database.js
+++ b/lib/database.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ var $util = require("./utilities");
 var Logger = require("./logger");
 
 var Database = function (cfg) {
-    this.cfg = cfg;
-    this.pool = mysql.createPool({
+    var self = this;
+    self.cfg = cfg;
+    self.pool = mysql.createPool({
         host: cfg["mysql-server"],
         user: cfg["mysql-user"],
         password: cfg["mysql-pw"],
@@ -15,16 +16,16 @@ var Database = function (cfg) {
     });
 
     // Test the connection
-    this.pool.getConnection(function (err, conn) {
+    self.pool.getConnection(function (err, conn) {
         if(err) {
             Logger.errlog.log("! DB connection failed");
             return;
+        } else {
+            self.init();
         }
-
-
     });
 
-    this.global_ipbans = {};
+    self.global_ipbans = {};
 };
 
 Database.prototype.query = function (query, sub, callback) {
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index e010215e..fe27063f 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -7,23 +7,152 @@ var Config = require("./config");
 var Logger = require("./logger");
 var Channel = require("./channel");
 var User = require("./user");
+var $util = require("./utilities");
 
 const VERSION = "2.4.3";
 
-function getIP(req) {
+
+var Server = function (cfg) {
+    var self = this;
+
+    self.cfg = cfg;
+    self.channels = [],
+    self.express = null;
+    self.http = null;
+    self.https = null;
+    self.io = null;
+    self.ioWeb = null;
+    self.ioSecure = null;
+    self.ipCount = {};
+    self.db = null;
+    self.acp = null;
+    self.api = null;
+    self.announcement = null;
+    self.httplog = null;
+    self.actionlog = null;
+    self.infogetter = null;
+
+    // database init ------------------------------------------------------
+    var Database = require("./database");
+    self.db = new Database(self.cfg);
+    // TODO self.db.init();
+    self.actionlog = require("./actionlog")(self);
+    self.httplog = new Logger.Logger(path.join(__dirname,
+                                               "../httpaccess.log"));
+    // webserver init -----------------------------------------------------
+    self.express = express();
+    self.express.use(express.bodyParser());
+
+    // channel route
+    self.express.get("/r/:channel(*)", function (req, res, next) {
+        var c = req.params.channel;
+        if (!$util.isValidChannelName(c)) {
+            res.redirect("/" + c);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        self.logHTTP(req);
+        res.sendfile("channel.html", {
+            root: path.join(__dirname, "../www")
+        });
+    });
+
+    // api route
+    self.api = require("./api")(self);
+
+    // default route
+    self.express.get("/:thing(*)", function (req, res, next) {
+        var opts = {
+            root: path.join(__dirname, "../www"),
+            maxAge: self.cfg["asset-cache-ttl"]
+        };
+
+        res.sendfile(req.params.thing, opts, function (e) {
+            if (e) {
+                self.logHTTP(req, e.status);
+                if (req.params.thing.match(/\.\.|(%25)?%2e(%25)?%2e/)) {
+                    res.send("Don't try that again.");
+                    Logger.syslog.log("WARNING: Attempted path traversal "+
+                                      "from IP " + self.getHTTPIP(req));
+                    Logger.syslog.log("Path was: " + req.url);
+                    self.actionlog.record(self.getHTTPIP(req), "",
+                                          "path-traversal",
+                                          req.url);
+                } else if (e.status >= 500) {
+                    Logger.errlog.log(err);
+                }
+                res.send(e.status);
+            } else {
+                self.logHTTP(req);
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+    // fallback route
+    self.express.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
+        self.logHTTP(req, err.status);
+        if (err.status === 404) {
+            res.send(404);
+        } else {
+            next(err);
+        }
+    });
+
+    // http/https/sio server init -----------------------------------------
+    if (self.cfg["enable-ssl"]) {
+        var key = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..",
+                                               self.cfg["ssl-keyfile"]));
+        var cert = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..",
+                                                self.cfg["ssl-certfile"]));
+        var opts = {
+            key: key,
+            cert: cert,
+            passphrase: self.cfg["ssl-passphrase"]
+        };
+
+        self.https = https.createServer(opts, self.express)
+                          .listen(self.cfg["ssl-port"]);
+        self.ioSecure = require("socket.io").listen(self.https);
+        self.ioSecure.set("log level", 1);
+        self.ioSecure.on("connection", function (sock) {
+            self.handleSocketConnection(sock);
+        });
+    }
+
+    self.http = self.express.listen(self.cfg["web-port"],
+                                    self.cfg["express-host"]);
+    self.ioWeb = express().listen(self.cfg["io-port"], self.cfg["io-host"]);
+    self.io = require("socket.io").listen(self.ioWeb);
+    self.io.set("log level", 1);
+    self.io.sockets.on("connection", function (sock) {
+        self.handleSocketConnection(sock);
+    });
+
+    // acp init -----------------------------------------------------------
+    self.acp = require("./acp")(self);
+
+    // background tasks init ----------------------------------------------
+    require("./bgtask")(self);
+    
+    // media metadata retriever init --------------------------------------
+    // TODO make the constructor just accept cfg?
+    self.infogetter = require("./get-info")(self);
+};
+
+Server.prototype.getHTTPIP = function (req) {
     var raw = req.connection.remoteAddress;
     var forward = req.header("x-forwarded-for");
-    if((Server.cfg["trust-x-forward"] || raw === "127.0.0.1") && forward) {
+    if((this.cfg["trust-x-forward"] || raw === "127.0.0.1") && forward) {
         var ip = forward.split(",")[0];
         Logger.syslog.log("REVPROXY " + raw + " => " + ip);
         return ip;
     }
     return raw;
-}
+};
 
-function getSocketIP(socket) {
+Server.prototype.getSocketIP = function (socket) {
     var raw = socket.handshake.address.address;
-    if(Server.cfg["trust-x-forward"] || raw === "127.0.0.1") {
+    if(this.cfg["trust-x-forward"] || raw === "127.0.0.1") {
         if(typeof socket.handshake.headers["x-forwarded-for"] == "string") {
             var ip = socket.handshake.headers["x-forwarded-for"]
                 .split(",")[0];
@@ -32,237 +161,131 @@ function getSocketIP(socket) {
         }
     }
     return raw;
-}
+};
 
-var Server = {
-    channels: [],
-    channelLoaded: function (name) {
-        for(var i in this.channels) {
-            if(this.channels[i].canonical_name == name.toLowerCase())
-                return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    },
-    getChannel: function (name) {
-        for(var i in this.channels) {
-            if(this.channels[i].canonical_name == name.toLowerCase())
-                return this.channels[i];
+Server.prototype.isChannelLoaded = function (name) {
+    name = name.toLowerCase();
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.channels.length; i++) {
+        if (this.channels[i].canonical_name == name)
+            return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+};
+
+Server.prototype.getChannel = function (name) {
+    var cname = name.toLowerCase();
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.channels.length; i++) {
+        if (this.channels[i].canonical_name == name)
+            return this.channels[i];
+    }
+
+    var c = new Channel(name, this);
+    this.channels.push(c);
+    return c;
+};
+
+Server.prototype.unloadChannel = function (chan) {
+    if (chan.registered)
+        chan.saveDump();
+
+    chan.playlist.die();
+    chan.logger.close();
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.channels.length; i++) {
+        if (this.channels[i].canonical_name === chan.canonical_name) {
+            this.channels.splice(i, 1);
+            i--;
         }
+    }
 
-        var c = new Channel(name, this);
-        this.channels.push(c);
-        return c;
-    },
-    unloadChannel: function(chan) {
-        if(chan.registered)
-            chan.saveDump();
-        chan.playlist.die();
-        chan.logger.close();
-        for(var i in this.channels) {
-            if(this.channels[i].canonical_name == chan.canonical_name) {
-                this.channels.splice(i, 1);
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        var keys = Object.keys(chan);
-        for (var i in keys) {
-            delete chan[keys[i]];
-        }
-        chan.dead = true;
-    },
-    app: null,
-    io: null,
-    httpserv: null,
-    sslserv: null,
-    sslio: null,
-    ioserv: null,
-    db: null,
-    ips: {},
-    acp: null,
-    announcement: null,
-    httpaccess: null,
-    actionlog: null,
-    logHTTP: function (req, status) {
-        if(status === undefined)
-            status = 200;
-        var ip = req.connection.remoteAddress;
-        var ip2 = false;
-        if(this.cfg["trust-x-forward"])
-            ip2 = req.header("x-forwarded-for") || req.header("cf-connecting-ip");
-        var ipstr = !ip2 ? ip : ip + " (X-Forwarded-For " + ip2 + ")";
-        var url = req.url;
-        // Remove query
-        if(url.indexOf("?") != -1)
-            url = url.substring(0, url.lastIndexOf("?"));
-        this.httpaccess.log([ipstr, req.method, url, status, req.headers["user-agent"]].join(" "));
-    },
-    handleIOConnection: function (socket) {
-        var self = this;
-        var ip = getSocketIP(socket);
-        socket._ip = ip;
-        self.db.isGlobalIPBanned(ip, function (err, bant) {
-            if(bant) {
-                Logger.syslog.log("Disconnecting " + ip + " - gbanned");
-                socket.emit("kick", {
-                    reason: "You're globally banned."
-                });
-                socket.disconnect(true);
-            }
-        });
+    // Empty all outward references from the channel
+    var keys = Object.keys(chan);
+    for (var i in keys) {
+        delete chan[keys[i]];
+    }
+    chan.dead = true;
+};
 
-        socket.on("disconnect", function () {
-            self.ips[ip]--;
-        }.bind(self));
+Server.prototype.logHTTP = function (req, status) {
+    if (status === undefined)
+        status = 200;
 
-        if(!(ip in self.ips))
-            self.ips[ip] = 0;
-        self.ips[ip]++;
+    var ip = req.connection.remoteAddress;
+    var ip2 = req.header("x-forwarded-for") ||
+              req.header("cf-connecting-ip");
+    var ipstr = !ip2 ? ip : ip + " (X-Forwarded-For " + ip2 + ")";
+    var url = req.url;
+    // Remove query
+    if(url.indexOf("?") != -1)
+        url = url.substring(0, url.lastIndexOf("?"));
+    this.httplog.log([
+        ipstr,
+        req.method,
+        url,
+        status,
+        req.header("user-agent")
+    ].join(" "));
+};
 
-        if(self.ips[ip] > Server.cfg["ip-connection-limit"]) {
-            socket.emit("kick", {
-                reason: "Too many connections from your IP address"
-            });
+Server.prototype.handleSocketConnection = function (socket) {
+    var self = this;
+    var ip = self.getSocketIP(socket);
+    socket._ip = ip;
+
+    // Check for global ban on the IP
+    self.db.isGlobalIPBanned(ip, function (err, banned) {
+        if (banned) {
+            Logger.syslog.log("Disconnecting " + ip + " - global banned");
+            socket.emit("kick", { reason: "Your IP is globally banned." });
             socket.disconnect(true);
-            return;
         }
+    });
 
-        // finally a valid user
-        Logger.syslog.log("Accepted socket from /" + socket._ip);
-        new User(socket, self);
+    socket.on("disconnect", function () {
+        self.ipCount[ip]--;
+    });
+
+    if (!(ip in self.ipCount))
+        self.ipCount[ip] = 0;
+
+    self.ipCount[ip]++;
+    if (self.ipCount[ip] > self.cfg["ip-connection-limit"]) {
+        socket.emit("kick", {
+            reason: "Too many connections from your IP address"
+        });
+        socket.disconnect(true);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Logger.syslog.log("Accepted socket from " + ip);
+    new User(socket, self);
+};
+
+Server.prototype.shutdown = function () {
+    Logger.syslog.log("Unloading channels");
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.channels.length; i++) {
+        if (this.channels[i].registered) {
+            Logger.syslog.log("Saving /r/" + this.channels[i].name);
+            this.channels[i].saveDump();
+        }
+    }
+    Logger.syslog.log("Goodbye");
+    process.exit(0);
+};
+
+var singleton = null;
+
+module.exports = {
+    init: function (cfg) {
+        singleton = new Server(cfg);
+        return singleton;
     },
-    init: function () {
-        var self = this;
-        // init database
-        var Database = require("./database");
-        this.db = new Database(self.cfg);
-        this.db.init();
-        this.actionlog = require("./actionlog")(self);
-        this.httpaccess = new Logger.Logger(path.join(__dirname, 
-                                            "../httpaccess.log"));
-        this.app = express();
-        this.app.use(express.bodyParser());
-        // channel path
-        self.app.get("/r/:channel(*)", function (req, res, next) {
-            var c = req.params.channel;
-            if(!c.match(/^[\w-_]+$/)) {
-                res.redirect("/" + c);
-            }
-            else {
-                self.logHTTP(req);
-                res.sendfile("channel.html", {
-                    root: path.join(__dirname, "../www")
-                });
-            }
-        });
 
-        // api path
-        self.api = require("./api")(self);
-
-        self.app.get("/", function (req, res, next) {
-            self.logHTTP(req);
-            res.sendfile("index.html", {
-                root: path.join(__dirname, "../www")
-            });
-        });
-
-        // default path
-        self.app.get("/:thing(*)", function (req, res, next) {
-            var opts = {
-                root: path.join(__dirname, "../www"),
-                maxAge: self.cfg["asset-cache-ttl"]
-            }
-            res.sendfile(req.params.thing, opts, function (err) {
-                if(err) {
-                    self.logHTTP(req, err.status);
-                    // Damn path traversal attacks
-                    if(req.params.thing.indexOf("%2e") != -1) {
-                        res.send("Don't try that again, I'll ban you");
-                        Logger.syslog.log("WARNING: Attempted path "+
-                                          "traversal from /" + getIP(req));
-                        Logger.syslog.log("URL: " + req.url);
-                    }
-                    // Something actually went wrong
-                    else {
-                        // Status codes over 500 are server errors
-                        if(err.status >= 500)
-                            Logger.errlog.log(err);
-                        res.send(err.status);
-                    }
-                }
-                else {
-                    self.logHTTP(req);
-                }
-            });
-        });
-
-        // fallback
-        self.app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
-            self.logHTTP(req, err.status);
-            if(err.status == 404) {
-                res.send(404);
-            } else {
-                next(err);
-            }
-        });
-
-        // bind servers
-        if (self.cfg["enable-ssl"]) {
-            var key = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..",
-                                                   self.cfg["ssl-keyfile"]));
-            var cert = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..",
-                                                   self.cfg["ssl-certfile"]));
-
-            var options = {
-                key: key,
-                passphrase: self.cfg["ssl-passphrase"],
-                cert: cert
-            };
-
-            self.sslserv = https.createServer(options, self.app)
-                                .listen(self.cfg["ssl-port"]);
-            self.sslio = require("socket.io").listen(self.sslserv);
-            self.sslio.set("log level", 1);
-            self.sslio.sockets.on("connection", function (socket) {
-                self.handleIOConnection(socket);
-            });
-        }
-        self.httpserv = self.app.listen(Server.cfg["web-port"],
-                                        Server.cfg["express-host"]);
-        self.ioserv = express().listen(Server.cfg["io-port"],
-                                       Server.cfg["io-host"]);
-
-        // init socket.io
-        self.io = require("socket.io").listen(self.ioserv);
-        self.io.set("log level", 1);
-        self.io.sockets.on("connection", function (socket) {
-            self.handleIOConnection(socket);
-        });
-
-
-        // init ACP
-        self.acp = require("./acp")(self);
-
-        // init background tasks
-        require("./bgtask")(self);
-
-        // init media retriever
-        self.infogetter = require("./get-info")(self);
-    },
-    shutdown: function () {
-        Logger.syslog.log("Unloading channels");
-        for(var i in this.channels) {
-            if(this.channels[i].registered) {
-                Logger.syslog.log("Saving /r/" + this.channels[i].name);
-                this.channels[i].saveDump();
-            }
-        }
-        Logger.syslog.log("Goodbye");
-        process.exit(0);
+    getServer: function () {
+        return singleton;
     }
 };
 
 Logger.syslog.log("Starting CyTube v" + VERSION);
-
 var chanlogpath = path.join(__dirname, "../chanlogs");
 fs.exists(chanlogpath, function (exists) {
     exists || fs.mkdir(chanlogpath);
@@ -273,16 +296,17 @@ fs.exists(chandumppath, function (exists) {
     exists || fs.mkdir(chandumppath);
 });
 
-Config.load(Server, path.join(__dirname, "../cfg.json"), function () {
-    Server.init();
-    if(!Server.cfg["debug"]) {
+var x = {};
+Config.load(x, path.join(__dirname, "../cfg.json"), function () {
+    module.exports.init(x.cfg);
+    if(!singleton.cfg["debug"]) {
         process.on("uncaughtException", function (err) {
             Logger.errlog.log("[SEVERE] Uncaught Exception: " + err);
             Logger.errlog.log(err.stack);
         });
 
         process.on("SIGINT", function () {
-            Server.shutdown();
+            singleton.shutdown();
         });
     }
 });