diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index fd3924d..7a71f43 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ; http://docs.platformio.org/page/projectconf.html
 
 [platformio]
-env_default = build
+env_default = build-mesh
 
 [common]
 framework = arduino
diff --git a/src/IlluCat.h b/src/IlluCat.h
index 5a9dfa0..7e00875 100644
--- a/src/IlluCat.h
+++ b/src/IlluCat.h
@@ -42,12 +42,11 @@ class IlluCat : public Sprocket {
             sprocketConfig = cfg;
             otaConfig = otaCfg;
             webConfig = webCfg;
-            // defaults
-            //pixelConfig.pin = 4;
-            //pixelConfig.length = 8;
-            //pixelConfig.brightness = 32;
-            //pixelConfig.updateInterval = 100;
-            //pixelConfig.defaultColor = 100;
+            pixelConfig.pin = 4;
+            pixelConfig.length = 8;
+            pixelConfig.brightness = 32;
+            pixelConfig.updateInterval = 100;
+            pixelConfig.defaultColor = 100;
         }
 
         virtual void scanningAnimation() {
@@ -61,19 +60,81 @@ class IlluCat : public Sprocket {
         Sprocket* activate(Scheduler* scheduler, Network* network) {
             
             // load config files from SPIFFS
-            pixelConfig.fromFile("/pixelConfig.json");
-            defaultState.fromFile("/pixelState.json");
-            state = defaultState;
+            if(SPIFFS.begin()){
+                pixelConfig.fromFile("/pixelConfig.json");
+                defaultState.fromFile("/pixelState.json");
+                state = defaultState;
+            }
 
             // initialize services
             pixels = new NeoPattern(pixelConfig.length, pixelConfig.pin, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
+            server = new AsyncWebServer(80);
+            ws = new AsyncWebSocket("/pixel");
+            //wsStream = new AsyncWebSocket("/stream");
+            defaultAnimation();
 
             // add plugins
+            // TODO add HTTP OTA instead of TCP
+            //addPlugin(new OtaTcpPlugin(otaConfig));
+            addPlugin(new WebServerPlugin(webConfig, server));
+            addPlugin(new WebConfigPlugin(server));
             addPlugin(new PixelPlugin(pixelConfig, pixels));
-            defaultAnimation();
+            
+
+            // FIXME move to networking
+            //String softApPrt = "SoftAP IP: " + WiFi.softAPIP().toString();
+            //PRINT_MSG(Serial, SPROCKET_TYPE, softApPrt.c_str());
+            
+            // TODO move to plugin
+            // setup web stuff
+            server->serveStatic("/pixelConfig.json", SPIFFS, "pixelConfig.json");
+            server->on("/pixel/api", HTTP_POST, bind(&IlluCat::patternWebRequestHandler, this, _1));
+            ws->onEvent(bind(&IlluCat::onWsEvent, this, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6));
+            server->addHandler(ws);
+            //wsStream->onEvent(bind(&IlluCat::onStream, this, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6));
+            //server->addHandler(wsStream);
+            
             return Sprocket::activate(scheduler, network);
         } using Sprocket::activate;
 
+        // TODO move to utils
+        String getRequestParameterOrDefault(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, String param, String defaultValue, bool isPost = true){
+            if(request->hasParam(param, isPost)) {
+                return request->getParam(param, isPost)->value();
+            }
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+
+
+        void onStream(AsyncWebSocket * server, AsyncWebSocketClient * client, AwsEventType type, void * arg, uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
+          if(type == WS_EVT_DATA){
+              PRINT_MSG(Serial, SPROCKET_TYPE, WsUtils::parseFrameAsString(type, arg, data, len, 0).c_str());
+                pixels->ActivePattern = NONE;
+                pixels->handleStream(data, len);
+          }
+        }
+
+        void patternWebRequestHandler(AsyncWebServerRequest *request) {
+            PRINT_MSG(Serial, SPROCKET_TYPE, "POST /pixel/api");
+            currentMessage.topic = getRequestParameterOrDefault(request, "topic", "");
+            currentMessage.payload = getRequestParameterOrDefault(request, "payload", "");
+            currentMessage.broadcast = atoi(getRequestParameterOrDefault(request, "broadcast", "0").c_str());
+            String msg = currentMessage.toJsonString();
+            publish(currentMessage.topic, currentMessage.payload);
+            if(currentMessage.broadcast){
+                network.broadcast(msg);
+            }
+            request->send(200, "text/plain", msg);
+        }
+
+        virtual void onWsEvent(AsyncWebSocket * server, AsyncWebSocketClient * client, AwsEventType type, void * arg, uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
+            if(type == WS_EVT_DATA){
+                String frame = WsUtils::parseFrameAsString(type, arg, data, len, 0);
+                dispatch(0, frame);
+                network.broadcast(frame);
+            }
+        }
+
         virtual void dispatch( uint32_t from, String &msg ) {
             currentMessage.fromJsonString(msg);
             if(currentMessage.valid){