diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 818968e0fb..56b95a1cee 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ global.templates = {};
     templates.init([
         'header', 'footer', 'logout', 'admin/header', 'admin/footer', 'admin/index',
         'emails/reset', 'emails/reset_plaintext', 'emails/email_confirm', 'emails/email_confirm_plaintext',
-        'emails/header.tpl', 'emails/footer.tpl'
+        'emails/header', 'emails/footer', 'install/header', 'install/footer', 'install/basic'
     ]);
     
     templates.ready(function() {
diff --git a/public/templates/config.json b/public/templates/config.json
index 8a35b78e0b..04aa514a26 100644
--- a/public/templates/config.json
+++ b/public/templates/config.json
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
         "admin/twitter[^]*": "admin/twitter",
         "admin/facebook[^]*": "admin/facebook",
         "admin/gplus[^]*": "admin/gplus",
+        "install/?$": "install/basic",
+        "install/basic/?$": "install/basic",
     	"users[^]*edit": "accountedit",
         "users[^]*friends": "friends",
         "users/[^]*": "account",
diff --git a/public/templates/install/basic.tpl b/public/templates/install/basic.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ab273509e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/templates/install/basic.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+
+<h1>Step 1 &ndash; Basic Information</h1>
+
+<p class="lead">
+	Thanks for choosing to install NodeBB! We&apos;ll need some information to set up your installation
+	configuration...
+</p>
+
+<h3>Path Information</h3>
+<p>
+	Please enter the web-accessible url that will be used to point to the NodeBB installation. If you are using a port number in the address,
+	<strong>include it in the field below, not here</strong>
+	<input type="text" class="input-large" data-field="base_url" placeholder="http://www.example.org" />
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	<label class="checkbox"><input type="checkbox" data-field="use_port" /> Use port</label>
+</p>
+
+<form class="form-inline">
+	<label>Port</label> <input type="text" data-field="port" />
+</form>
+
+<h3>NodeBB Secret</h3>
+<p>
+	This "secret" is used to encode user sessions, so they are not stored in plaintext. Enter a bunch of random characters below:
+</p>
+<input type="text" class="input-xxlarge" data-field="secret" placeholder="n239he#dh9j9$jc4h%y4yuhnx9y(&#y9ryn9c3" />
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diff --git a/public/templates/install/footer.tpl b/public/templates/install/footer.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c25607790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/templates/install/footer.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+	</div>
+</body>
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diff --git a/public/templates/install/header.tpl b/public/templates/install/header.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..535efe3092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/templates/install/header.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+	<title>NodeBB</title>
+	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+	<meta name="title" CONTENT="NodeBB">
+	<meta name="description" content="Node.js/Redis/Socket.io powered forums for a new generation">
+	<link href="/vendor/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen">
+	<link href="/vendor/bootstrap/css/bootstrap-responsive.min.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen">
+	<link rel="stylesheet" href="/vendor/fontawesome/css/font-awesome.min.css">
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="/vendor/jquery/js/jquery-ui-1.10.3.custom.min.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="/vendor/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="/src/app.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="/src/templates.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="/src/ajaxify.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="/src/jquery.form.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="/src/utils.js"></script>
+
+	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/style.css" />
+</head>
+
+<body>
+	<div class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top">
+		<div class="navbar-inner">
+			<div class="container">
+				<a class="brand" href="/">NodeBB Installation</a>
+				<button type="button" class="btn btn-navbar" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".nav-collapse">
+					<span class="icon-bar"></span>
+					<span class="icon-bar"></span>
+					<span class="icon-bar"></span>
+				</button>
+				<div class="nav-collapse collapse">
+					<ul class="nav nodebb-inline-block">
+						<li>
+							<a data-tab="basic" href="#"><i class="icon-cog"></i> Basic</a>
+						</li>
+					</ul>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+	<div class="container" id="content">
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diff --git a/src/routes/install.js b/src/routes/install.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e882aa954a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/install.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+
+var RDB = require('../redis.js');
+
+(function(Install) {
+	Install.create_routes = function(app) {
+
+		(function() {
+			var routes = ['basic'];
+
+			for (var i=0, ii=routes.length; i<ii; i++) {
+				(function(route) {
+					app.get('/install/' + route, function(req, res) {
+						res.send(templates['install/header'] + app.create_route('install/' + route) + templates['install/footer']);
+					});
+				}(routes[i]));
+			}
+		}());
+
+		//todo consolidate.
+		app.get('/install', function(req, res) {
+			res.send(templates['install/header'] + app.create_route('install/basic') + templates['install/footer']);
+		});
+		app.get('/install/index', function(req, res) {
+			res.send(templates['install/header'] + app.create_route('install/index') + templates['install/footer']);
+		});
+
+
+		function api_method(req, res) {
+			switch(req.params.method) {
+				case 'basic' :
+					res.send('{}');
+					break;
+
+				default :
+					res.send('{}');
+			}
+		}
+
+		app.get('/api/install/:method/:tab?*', api_method);
+		app.get('/api/install/:method*', api_method);
+	};
+
+
+}(exports));
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diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index f7b8028b4b..111b50b40e 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
 	notifications = require('./notifications.js'),
 	admin = require('./routes/admin.js'),
 	userRoute = require('./routes/user.js'),
+	installRoute = require('./routes/install.js'),
 	auth = require('./routes/authentication.js');
 
 (function(app) {
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ var express = require('express'),
 	auth.create_routes(app);
 	admin.create_routes(app);
 	userRoute.create_routes(app);
+	installRoute.create_routes(app);
 
 
 	app.create_route = function(url, tpl) { // to remove
