diff --git a/gemserv.cabal b/gemserv.cabal
index 6a79dc5..5aae760 100644
--- a/gemserv.cabal
+++ b/gemserv.cabal
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ library
   build-depends:
       base >=4.7 && <5
     , bytestring >=0.10.12.0 && <0.11
+    , network
     , tcp-streams >=1.0.1.1 && <1.1
     , text >=1.2.4.1 && <1.3
     , tls
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ test-suite gemserv-test
     , bytestring >=0.10.12.0 && <0.11
     , gemserv
     , hspec >=2.7.10 && <2.8
+    , network
     , tcp-streams >=1.0.1.1 && <1.1
     , text >=1.2.4.1 && <1.3
     , tls
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 466c7a4..74e6137 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ dependencies:
 - bytestring >= 0.10.12.0 && < 0.11
 - tcp-streams >= 1.0.1.1 && < 1.1
 - text >= 1.2.4.1 && < 1.3
+- network
 - tls
 - x509
 
diff --git a/src/Network/GemServ.hs b/src/Network/GemServ.hs
index 5dd2fd3..fb642a7 100644
--- a/src/Network/GemServ.hs
+++ b/src/Network/GemServ.hs
@@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ License along with this program.  If not, see
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase, OverloadedStrings, RecordWildCards #-}
 
 module Network.GemServ (
+  runGemServer,
   encodeGemURL,
   decodeGemURL,
   escapeString,
   unescapeString
 ) where
 
+import Control.Exception.Base (bracket)
 import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
 import Data.ByteString.Builder (charUtf8, stringUtf8, toLazyByteString)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BSL
@@ -41,9 +43,26 @@ import Data.List (find, intercalate)
 import Data.Maybe (fromJust)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Data.Text.Encoding (decodeUtf8')
+import Network.Socket (close)
+import System.IO.Streams.TCP (bindAndListen)
 
 import Network.GemServ.Types
 
+-- | Builds and runs a Gemini server
+runGemServer
+  :: GemServSettings
+  -- ^ The server settings
+  -> GemHandler
+  -- ^ The handler
+  -> IO ()
+runGemServer settings _ = bracket
+  ( bindAndListen
+    (servConnections settings)
+    (fromIntegral $ servPort settings)
+  )
+  close
+  undefined
+
 -- | Encodes a 'GemURL' into a 'String'
 encodeGemURL :: GemURL -> String
 encodeGemURL url =