diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.idea
+*.iml
+npm-debug.log
+dump.rdb
+node_modules
+results.tap
+results.xml
+config.json
+.DS_Store
+*/.DS_Store
+*/*/.DS_Store
+._*
+*/._*
+*/*/._*
+coverage.*
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/index.js
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+var Hapi = require('hapi');
+var Hoek = require('hoek');
+
+var package = require('../package.json');
+
+var internals = {
+    staticVersion: {
+        version: package.version
+    }
+};
+
+var server = new Hapi.Server();
+server.connection({ port:8000 });
+
+server.route({
+    method: 'GET',
+    path: '/version',
+    config: {
+        handler: function (request, reply) {
+
+            return reply(internals.staticVersion);
+        }
+    }
+});
+
+server.start(function (err) {
+
+    Hoek.assert(!err, err);
+    console.log('Server started listening at: ' + server.info.uri);
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "hueniversity",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "Hueniversity",
+  "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/hueniverse/hueniversity.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "node",
+    "hapi"
+  ],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "BSD",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/hueniverse/hueniversity/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/hueniverse/hueniversity"
+}