diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "server"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Gulliver <gulliver@traumkristalle.net>"]
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+dotenv = "0.13.0"
+diesel = { version = "*", features = ["sqlite","r2d2"] }
+actix-web = "3"
+sqlite3 = { path = "../model/sqlite3" }
+serde =  { version = "1.0" , features = ["derive"]}
+futures = "*"
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diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
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+#![allow(proc_macro_derive_resolution_fallback)]
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate diesel;
+extern crate serde;
+extern crate sqlite3;
+
+use actix_web::{ HttpServer, Responder, middleware,  App};
+use diesel::sqlite::SqliteConnection;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+mod routes;
+
+use self::routes::{index,projects,skills};
+use diesel::r2d2::{self, ConnectionManager};
+
+
+type DbPool = r2d2::Pool<ConnectionManager<SqliteConnection>>;
+
+#[actix_web::main]
+async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+
+        // set up database connection pool
+    let connspec = std::env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("DATABASE_URL");
+    let manager = ConnectionManager::<SqliteConnection>::new(connspec);
+    let pool = r2d2::Pool::builder()
+        .build(manager)
+        .expect("Failed to create pool.");
+ 
+    HttpServer::new(move || {
+        App::new()
+            .data(pool.clone())
+	    .service(index)
+	    .service(projects)
+	    .service(skills)
+    })
+    .bind("127.0.0.1:8080")?
+    .run()
+    .await
+}
diff --git a/server/src/routes.rs b/server/src/routes.rs
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+use crate::{sqlite3::db::schema, sqlite3::db::models};
+use actix_web::{
+    web,get,
+    Responder,
+    Result,
+    error::{ErrorInternalServerError, ErrorNotFound},
+    };
+
+
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::DbPool;
+
+#[get("/{id}/{name}/index.html")]
+pub async fn index(  web::Path((id, name)): web::Path<(u32, String)>)
+		 -> impl Responder {
+    format!("Hello {}! id:{}", name, id)
+}
+
+#[get("/projects/{id}")]
+pub async fn projects(web::Path(id): web::Path<u32>) -> impl Responder {
+    format!("Project id:{}", id)
+}
+
+
+pub fn load_skills(
+    conn: &SqliteConnection,
+) -> Result<Vec<models::Skill>, diesel::result::Error> {
+    use crate::sqlite3::db::schema::skills::dsl::*;
+
+    let s = skills.load::<models::Skill>(conn);
+
+    return s
+}
+
+#[get("/skills")]
+async fn skills(pool: web::Data<DbPool>) -> impl Responder
+{
+    let conn = pool.get().expect("couldn't get db connection from pool");
+
+    // use web::block to offload blocking Diesel code without blocking server thread
+    let skills = web::block(move || load_skills( &conn))
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            eprintln!("{}", e);
+//	    HttpResponse::InternalServerError().reason("").finish()
+        });
+    web::Json(skills.unwrap())
+}
+
+//#[get("/skills/{id}")]
+//pub /*async*/ fn skills(state: web::Data<AppState>) -> Result<impl Responder>// {
+//    let results = schema::skills::table.load::<models::Skill>(&state.db);
+    
+//    match results {
+//            Ok(skill) => Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(skill)),
+//            Err(_) => Ok(HttpResponse::InternalServerError().into()),
+//        }
+ 
+//}