diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 19456fa..d1a7486 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
 
     const jetkv_dep = b.dependency("jetkv", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize });
     const zmd_dep = b.dependency("zmd", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize });
+    const httpz_dep = b.dependency("httpz", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize });
 
     // This is the way to make it look nice in the zig build script
     // If we would do it the other way around, we would have to do
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     jetzig_module.addImport("zmd", zmd_dep.module("zmd"));
     jetzig_module.addImport("jetkv", jetkv_dep.module("jetkv"));
     jetzig_module.addImport("smtp", smtp_client_dep.module("smtp_client"));
+    jetzig_module.addImport("httpz", httpz_dep.module("httpz"));
 
     const main_tests = b.addTest(.{
         .root_source_file = .{ .path = "src/tests.zig" },
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 8917be1..7088855 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
             .url = "https://github.com/karlseguin/smtp_client.zig/archive/e79e411862d4f4d41657bf41efb884efca3d67dd.tar.gz",
             .hash = "12209907c69891a38e6923308930ac43bfb40135bc609ea370b5759fc2e1c4f57284",
         },
+        .httpz = .{
+            .url = "https://github.com/karlseguin/http.zig/archive/bf748c6508090464213d3088a77d51faf9cd0876.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "12209b7426293ebe5075b930ae6029c009bfb6deb7ff92b9d69e28463abd14ad03da",
+        },
     },
 
     .paths = .{
diff --git a/demo/src/app/views/basic.zig b/demo/src/app/views/basic.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fac587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/src/app/views/basic.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const jetzig = @import("jetzig");
+
+pub fn index(request: *jetzig.Request, data: *jetzig.Data) !jetzig.View {
+    _ = data;
+    return request.render(.ok);
+}
diff --git a/demo/src/app/views/basic/index.zmpl b/demo/src/app/views/basic/index.zmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76457d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/src/app/views/basic/index.zmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div>
+  <span>Content goes here</span>
+</div>
diff --git a/demo/src/main.zig b/demo/src/main.zig
index 08213d1..691477e 100644
--- a/demo/src/main.zig
+++ b/demo/src/main.zig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub const jetzig_options = struct {
         jetzig.middleware.HtmxMiddleware,
         // Demo middleware included with new projects. Remove once you are familiar with Jetzig's
         // middleware system.
-        @import("app/middleware/DemoMiddleware.zig"),
+        // @import("app/middleware/DemoMiddleware.zig"),
     };
 
     // Maximum bytes to allow in request body.
diff --git a/src/jetzig.zig b/src/jetzig.zig
index 4d18546..3a72e6b 100644
--- a/src/jetzig.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig.zig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub const markdown = @import("jetzig/markdown.zig");
 pub const jobs = @import("jetzig/jobs.zig");
 pub const mail = @import("jetzig/mail.zig");
 pub const kv = @import("jetzig/kv.zig");
+pub const HttpzServer = @import("jetzig/HttpzServer.zig");
 
 /// The primary interface for a Jetzig application. Create an `App` in your application's
 /// `src/main.zig` and call `start` to launch the application.
diff --git a/src/jetzig/App.zig b/src/jetzig/App.zig
index 59af1df..ed0c9a0 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/App.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/App.zig
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ pub fn start(self: App, routes_module: type, options: AppOptions) !void {
         std.process.exit(0);
     }
 
+    // var httpz_server = try jetzig.HttpzServer.init(self.allocator);
+    // defer httpz_server.deinit();
+
     var server = jetzig.http.Server.init(
         self.allocator,
         server_options,
@@ -105,7 +108,6 @@ pub fn start(self: App, routes_module: type, options: AppOptions) !void {
         &job_queue,
         &cache,
     );
-    defer server.deinit();
 
     var mutex = std.Thread.Mutex{};
     var worker_pool = jetzig.jobs.Pool.init(
diff --git a/src/jetzig/HttpzServer.zig b/src/jetzig/HttpzServer.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40184e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/jetzig/HttpzServer.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
+const httpz = @import("httpz");
+
+const jetzig = @import("../jetzig.zig");
+
+allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+server: httpz.ServerCtx(void, void),
+
+const HttpzServer = @This();
+
+const DispatcherFn = *const fn (*jetzig.Server, *httpz.Request, *httpz.Response) anyerror!void;
+
+pub fn init(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, dispatcherFn: DispatcherFn) !HttpzServer {
+    return .{
+        .allocator = allocator,
+        .dispatcherFn = dispatcherFn,
+        .server = try httpz.Server().init(allocator, .{ .port = 8080 }),
+    };
+}
+
+pub fn deinit(self: *HttpzServer) void {
+    self.server.deinit();
+}
+
+pub fn configure(self: *HttpzServer, dispatcherFn: DispatcherFn) void {
+    // Bypass router.
+    self.server.notFound(dispatcherFn);
+}
+
+// var server = ;
+//
+// // set a global dispatch for any routes defined from this point on
+// server.dispatcher(mainDispatcher);
+//
+// // set a dispatcher for this route
+// // note the use of "deleteC" the "C" is for Configuration and is used
+// // since Zig doesn't have overloading or optional parameters.
+// server.router().deleteC("/v1/session", logout, .{.dispatcher = loggedIn})
+// ...
+//
+// fn mainDispatcher(action: httpz.Action(void), req: *httpz.Request, res: *httpz.Response) !void {
+//     res.header("cors", "isslow");
+//     return action(req, res);
+// }
+//
+// fn loggedIn(action: httpz.Action(void), req: *httpz.Request, res: *httpz.Response) !void {
+//     if (req.header("authorization")) |_auth| {
+//         // TODO: make sure "auth" is valid!
+//         return mainDispatcher(action, req, res);
+//     }
+//     res.status = 401;
+//     res.body = "Not authorized";
+// }
+//
+// fn logout(req: *httpz.Request, res: *httpz.Response) !void {
+//     ...
+// }
diff --git a/src/jetzig/http/Request.zig b/src/jetzig/http/Request.zig
index e260a06..b18c5a5 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/http/Request.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/http/Request.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
+const httpz = @import("httpz");
+
 const jetzig = @import("../../jetzig.zig");
 
 const Request = @This();
@@ -14,7 +16,8 @@ path: jetzig.http.Path,
 method: Method,
 headers: jetzig.http.Headers,
 server: *jetzig.http.Server,
-std_http_request: std.http.Server.Request,
+httpz_request: *httpz.Request,
+httpz_response: *httpz.Response,
 response: *jetzig.http.Response,
 status_code: jetzig.http.status_codes.StatusCode = .not_found,
 response_data: *jetzig.data.Data,
@@ -90,20 +93,18 @@ pub fn init(
     allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
     server: *jetzig.http.Server,
     start_time: i128,
-    std_http_request: std.http.Server.Request,
+    httpz_request: *httpz.Request,
+    httpz_response: *httpz.Response,
     response: *jetzig.http.Response,
 ) !Request {
-    const method = switch (std_http_request.head.method) {
+    const method = switch (httpz_request.method) {
         .DELETE => Method.DELETE,
         .GET => Method.GET,
         .PATCH => Method.PATCH,
         .POST => Method.POST,
         .HEAD => Method.HEAD,
         .PUT => Method.PUT,
-        .CONNECT => Method.CONNECT,
         .OPTIONS => Method.OPTIONS,
-        .TRACE => Method.TRACE,
-        _ => return error.JetzigUnsupportedHttpMethod,
     };
 
     const response_data = try allocator.create(jetzig.data.Data);
@@ -111,13 +112,14 @@ pub fn init(
 
     return .{
         .allocator = allocator,
-        .path = jetzig.http.Path.init(std_http_request.head.target),
+        .path = jetzig.http.Path.init(httpz_request.url.raw),
         .method = method,
         .headers = jetzig.http.Headers.init(allocator),
         .server = server,
         .response = response,
         .response_data = response_data,
-        .std_http_request = std_http_request,
+        .httpz_request = httpz_request,
+        .httpz_response = httpz_response,
         .start_time = start_time,
         .store = .{ .store = server.store, .allocator = allocator },
         .cache = .{ .store = server.cache, .allocator = allocator },
@@ -134,12 +136,14 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Request) void {
 
 /// Process request, read body if present, parse headers (TODO)
 pub fn process(self: *Request) !void {
-    var headers_it = self.std_http_request.iterateHeaders();
     var cookie: ?[]const u8 = null;
 
-    while (headers_it.next()) |header| {
-        try self.headers.append(header.name, header.value);
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, header.name, "Cookie")) cookie = header.value;
+    var header_index: usize = 0;
+    while (header_index < self.httpz_request.headers.len) : (header_index += 1) {
+        const name = self.httpz_request.headers.keys[header_index];
+        const value = self.httpz_request.headers.values[header_index];
+        try self.headers.append(name, value);
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, name, "Cookie")) cookie = value;
     }
 
     self.cookies = try self.allocator.create(jetzig.http.Cookies);
@@ -161,8 +165,7 @@ pub fn process(self: *Request) !void {
         }
     };
 
-    const reader = try self.std_http_request.reader();
-    self.body = try reader.readAllAlloc(self.allocator, jetzig.config.get(usize, "max_bytes_request_body"));
+    self.body = self.httpz_request.body() orelse "";
     self.processed = true;
 }
 
@@ -179,16 +182,25 @@ pub fn respond(self: *Request) !void {
     var std_response_headers = try self.response.headers.stdHeaders();
     defer std_response_headers.deinit(self.allocator);
 
-    try self.std_http_request.respond(
-        self.response.content,
-        .{
-            .keep_alive = false,
-            .status = switch (self.response.status_code) {
-                inline else => |tag| @field(std.http.Status, @tagName(tag)),
-            },
-            .extra_headers = std_response_headers.items,
-        },
-    );
+    for (self.response.headers.headers.items) |header| {
+        self.httpz_response.header(header.name, header.value);
+    }
+
+    const status = jetzig.http.status_codes.get(self.response.status_code);
+    self.httpz_response.status = try status.getCodeInt();
+    self.httpz_response.body = self.response.content;
+    try self.httpz_response.write();
+
+    // try self.httpz_response.respond(
+    //     self.response.content,
+    //     .{
+    //         .keep_alive = false,
+    //         .status = switch (self.response.status_code) {
+    //             inline else => |tag| @field(std.http.Status, @tagName(tag)),
+    //         },
+    //         .extra_headers = std_response_headers.items,
+    //     },
+    // );
 }
 
 /// Render a response. This function can only be called once per request (repeat calls will
diff --git a/src/jetzig/http/Server.zig b/src/jetzig/http/Server.zig
index 9434bd6..325796b 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/http/Server.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/http/Server.zig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const jetzig = @import("../../jetzig.zig");
 const zmpl = @import("zmpl");
 const zmd = @import("zmd");
+const httpz = @import("httpz");
 
 pub const ServerOptions = struct {
     logger: jetzig.loggers.Logger,
@@ -60,52 +61,58 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Server) void {
 }
 
 pub fn listen(self: *Server) !void {
-    const address = try std.net.Address.parseIp(self.options.bind, self.options.port);
-    self.std_net_server = try address.listen(.{ .reuse_port = true });
+    var httpz_server = try httpz.ServerCtx(*jetzig.http.Server, *jetzig.http.Server).init(
+        self.allocator,
+        .{
+            .port = self.options.port,
+            .address = self.options.bind,
+            .workers = .{ .count = 8 },
+            .thread_pool = .{ .count = 8 },
+        },
+        self,
+    );
+    defer httpz_server.deinit();
+    httpz_server.notFound(jetzig.http.Server.dispatcherFn);
+    // httpz_server.dispatcher(jetzig.http.Server.dispatcherFn);
 
-    self.initialized = true;
-
-    try self.logger.INFO("Listening on http://{s}:{} [{s}]", .{
-        self.options.bind,
-        self.options.port,
-        @tagName(self.options.environment),
-    });
-    try self.processRequests();
+    return try httpz_server.listen();
+    // const address = try std.net.Address.parseIp(self.options.bind, self.options.port);
+    // self.std_net_server = try address.listen(.{ .reuse_port = true });
+    //
+    // self.initialized = true;
+    //
+    // try self.logger.INFO("Listening on http://{s}:{} [{s}]", .{
+    //     self.options.bind,
+    //     self.options.port,
+    //     @tagName(self.options.environment),
+    // });
+    // try self.processRequests();
 }
 
-fn processRequests(self: *Server) !void {
-    // TODO: Keepalive
-    while (true) {
-        var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(self.allocator);
-        errdefer arena.deinit();
-        const allocator = arena.allocator();
-
-        const connection = try self.std_net_server.accept();
-
-        var buf: [jetzig.config.get(usize, "http_buffer_size")]u8 = undefined;
-        var std_http_server = std.http.Server.init(connection, &buf);
-        errdefer std_http_server.connection.stream.close();
-
-        self.processNextRequest(allocator, &std_http_server) catch |err| {
-            if (isBadHttpError(err)) {
-                std_http_server.connection.stream.close();
-                continue;
-            } else return err;
-        };
-
-        std_http_server.connection.stream.close();
-        arena.deinit();
-    }
+pub fn dispatcherFn(self: *Server, request: *httpz.Request, response: *httpz.Response) !void {
+    var arena = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.init(self.allocator);
+    defer arena.deinit();
+    const allocator = arena.allocator();
+    try self.processNextRequest(allocator, request, response);
 }
 
-fn processNextRequest(self: *Server, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, std_http_server: *std.http.Server) !void {
+fn processNextRequest(
+    self: *Server,
+    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+    httpz_request: *httpz.Request,
+    httpz_response: *httpz.Response,
+) !void {
     const start_time = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
 
-    const std_http_request = try std_http_server.receiveHead();
-    if (std_http_server.state == .receiving_head) return error.JetzigParseHeadError;
-
     var response = try jetzig.http.Response.init(allocator);
-    var request = try jetzig.http.Request.init(allocator, self, start_time, std_http_request, &response);
+    var request = try jetzig.http.Request.init(
+        allocator,
+        self,
+        start_time,
+        httpz_request,
+        httpz_response,
+        &response,
+    );
 
     try request.process();
 
@@ -121,9 +128,35 @@ fn processNextRequest(self: *Server, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, std_http_serv
     try jetzig.http.middleware.afterResponse(&middleware_data, &request);
     jetzig.http.middleware.deinit(&middleware_data, &request);
 
-    try self.logger.logRequest(&request);
+    // try self.logger.logRequest(&request);
 }
 
+// fn processNextRequest(self: *Server, allocator: std.mem.Allocator, std_http_server: *std.http.Server) !void {
+//     const start_time = std.time.nanoTimestamp();
+//
+//     const std_http_request = try std_http_server.receiveHead();
+//     if (std_http_server.state == .receiving_head) return error.JetzigParseHeadError;
+//
+//     var response = try jetzig.http.Response.init(allocator);
+//     var request = try jetzig.http.Request.init(allocator, self, start_time, std_http_request, &response);
+//
+//     try request.process();
+//
+//     var middleware_data = try jetzig.http.middleware.afterRequest(&request);
+//
+//     try self.renderResponse(&request);
+//     try request.response.headers.append("content-type", response.content_type);
+//
+//     try jetzig.http.middleware.beforeResponse(&middleware_data, &request);
+//
+//     try request.respond();
+//
+//     try jetzig.http.middleware.afterResponse(&middleware_data, &request);
+//     jetzig.http.middleware.deinit(&middleware_data, &request);
+//
+//     try self.logger.logRequest(&request);
+// }
+//
 fn renderResponse(self: *Server, request: *jetzig.http.Request) !void {
     const static_resource = self.matchStaticResource(request) catch |err| {
         if (isUnhandledError(err)) return err;
diff --git a/src/jetzig/http/status_codes.zig b/src/jetzig/http/status_codes.zig
index 611cc08..2987a8d 100644
--- a/src/jetzig/http/status_codes.zig
+++ b/src/jetzig/http/status_codes.zig
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ pub const TaggedStatusCode = union(StatusCode) {
         };
     }
 
+    pub fn getCodeInt(self: Self) !u16 {
+        return switch (self) {
+            inline else => |capture| try std.fmt.parseInt(u16, capture.code, 10),
+        };
+    }
+
     pub fn getMessage(self: Self) []const u8 {
         return switch (self) {
             inline else => |capture| capture.message,