diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index c02e022d..21da4b16 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+source :rubygems
+
+gem 'unicorn'
+gem 'sinatra'
+
 group :assets do
   gem 'rake-pipeline', github: 'livingsocial/rake-pipeline'
   gem 'rake-pipeline-web-filters', github: 'wycats/rake-pipeline-web-filters'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 714444ee..b07f2acb 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ GIT
       rake-pipeline (~> 0.6)
 
 GEM
+  remote: http://rubygems.org/
   specs:
     coffee-script (2.2.0)
       coffee-script-source
@@ -26,20 +27,32 @@ GEM
     guard (1.1.1)
       listen (>= 0.4.2)
       thor (>= 0.14.6)
+    kgio (2.7.4)
     listen (0.4.4)
       rb-fchange (~> 0.0.5)
       rb-fsevent (~> 0.9.1)
       rb-inotify (~> 0.8.8)
     multi_json (1.3.6)
     rack (1.4.1)
+    rack-protection (1.2.0)
+      rack
+    raindrops (0.10.0)
     rake (0.9.2.2)
     rb-fchange (0.0.5)
       ffi
     rb-fsevent (0.9.1)
     rb-inotify (0.8.8)
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
+    sinatra (1.3.2)
+      rack (~> 1.3, >= 1.3.6)
+      rack-protection (~> 1.2)
+      tilt (~> 1.3, >= 1.3.3)
     thor (0.15.2)
     tilt (1.3.3)
+    unicorn (4.3.1)
+      kgio (~> 2.6)
+      rack
+      raindrops (~> 0.7)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
@@ -49,4 +62,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   guard
   rake-pipeline!
   rake-pipeline-web-filters!
+  sinatra
   tilt
+  unicorn
diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d34e30ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+web: bundle exec unicorn -p $PORT -c ./unicorn.rb
diff --git a/config.ru b/config.ru
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69d8f964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.ru
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+$: << 'lib'
+
+require 'sinatra'
+
+class App < Sinatra::Base
+  disable :protection
+
+  set :root, File.dirname(__FILE__)
+  set :public_folder, lambda { "#{root}/public" }
+  set :static_cache_control, :public
+
+  not_found do
+    'Not found.'
+  end
+end
+
+use Rack::Deflater
+run App
+
diff --git a/unicorn.rb b/unicorn.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74f758e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unicorn.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# http://michaelvanrooijen.com/articles/2011/06/01-more-concurrency-on-a-single-heroku-dyno-with-the-new-celadon-cedar-stack/
+
+worker_processes 3 # amount of unicorn workers to spin up
+timeout 30         # restarts workers that hang for 15 seconds