diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 4787fd2..bbe7e80 100755
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 var https = require('https');
 var fs = require('fs');
 
-var zmrBot = require('./bot.js');
+var helloBot = require('./hello.js');
 
 var app = express();
 var sslPath = '/etc/letsencrypt/live/sao.twilightparadox.com/';
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ var options = {
 app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
 
 // test route
-app.get('/', function (req, res) { res.status(200).send('Hello world!') });
+app.get('/', function (req, res) { res.status(200).send('it works!') });
 
-app.post('/hello', zmrBot);
+app.post('/hello', helloBot);
 
 // error handler
 app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
diff --git a/bot.js b/hello.js
similarity index 100%
rename from bot.js
rename to hello.js
diff --git a/localApp.js b/localApp.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74ad3fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localApp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+var express = require('express');
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+
+var app = express();
+var port = 3000;
+
+// body parser middleware
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
+
+// test route
+app.get('/', function (req, res) { res.status(200).send('Hello world!') });
+
+// error handler
+app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  res.status(400).send(err.message);
+});
+
+app.listen(port, function () {
+  console.log('Slack bot listening on port ' + port);
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 884609d..88764d7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.16.1",
     "express": "^4.14.1",
+    "requestify": "^0.2.5",
     "socket.io": "^1.7.3"
   }
 }