diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 931a8e74..56fe4699 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	// This will be directly passed to Gorm, and its internal
 	// structure depends on the dialect for each db type
 	DBParams string `json: "db_params"`
+	// optional i2p configuration
+	I2P *I2PConfig `json: "i2p"`
 }
 
-var Defaults = Config{"localhost", 9999, "sqlite3", "./nyaa.db?cache_size=50"}
+var Defaults = Config{"localhost", 9999, "sqlite3", "./nyaa.db?cache_size=50", nil}
 
 var allowedDatabaseTypes = map[string]bool{
 	"sqlite3":  true,
diff --git a/config/i2p.go b/config/i2p.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60f0f966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/i2p.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package config
+
+// i2p connectivity config
+type I2PConfig struct {
+	Name    string `json: "name"`
+	Addr    string `json: "samaddr"`
+	Keyfile string `json: "keyfile"`
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c4e719d4..2784a9c5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"flag"
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/nicksnyder/go-i18n/i18n"
 
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/config"
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/db"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/network"
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/router"
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/util/log"
 	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/util/search" // super hacky fix
@@ -27,16 +27,17 @@ func RunServer(conf *config.Config) {
 	http.Handle("/", router.Router)
 
 	// Set up server,
-	addr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", conf.Host, conf.Port)
 	srv := &http.Server{
-		Addr:         addr,
 		WriteTimeout: 15 * time.Second,
 		ReadTimeout:  15 * time.Second,
 	}
-	log.Infof("listening on %s", addr)
-
-	err := srv.ListenAndServe()
+	l, err := network.CreateHTTPListener(conf)
 	log.CheckError(err)
+	if err == nil {
+		log.Infof("listening on %s", l.Addr())
+		err := srv.Serve(l)
+		log.CheckError(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/network/network.go b/network/network.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89b249b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/network.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package network
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/config"
+	"github.com/ewhal/nyaa/util/log"
+	"github.com/majestrate/i2p-tools/lib/i2p"
+	"net"
+)
+
+// CreateHTTPListener creates a net.Listener for main http webapp given main config
+func CreateHTTPListener(conf *config.Config) (l net.Listener, err error) {
+	if conf.I2P == nil {
+		l, err = net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", conf.Host, conf.Port))
+	} else {
+		s := i2p.NewSession(conf.I2P.Name, conf.I2P.Addr, conf.I2P.Keyfile)
+		err = s.Open()
+		if s != nil {
+			log.Infof("i2p address: %s", s.B32Addr())
+			l = s
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}