diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9e55bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# flummpress
+
+## Usage Example
+```javascript
+import path from "path";
+import flummpress, { router, views } from "flummpress";
+
+(async () => {
+  const port = 8080;
+  (await new flummpress())
+    .listen(port)
+    .on("listening", () => {
+      console.log(`flummpress is listening on port ${port}`);
+
+      // new route GET
+      router.get(/^\/$/, (req, res) => {
+        res.reply({
+          body: "hello world!"
+        });
+      });
+
+      // new route POST
+      router.post(/^\/$/, async (req, res) => {
+        const postdata = await req.post;
+        console.log(postdata);
+        res.reply({
+          body: "hello post!"
+        });
+      });
+
+      // public folder
+      router.static({
+        dir: path.resolve() + "/public",
+        route: /^\/public/
+      });
+    });
+})();
+```
+
+## documentation
+
+coming soon
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diff --git a/src/index.mjs b/src/index.mjs
index c341b65..30f81a4 100644
--- a/src/index.mjs
+++ b/src/index.mjs
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import views from "./views.mjs";
 export default class flummpress {
   constructor(opts) {
     this.opts = { ...{
-      views: path.resolve() + "/src/views",
-      routes: path.resolve() + "/src/routes"
+      views: null,
+      routes: null
     }, ...opts };
     return (async () => {
-      await router.loadRoutes(this.opts.routes);
-      await views.loadViews(this.opts.views);
+      if(this.opts.routes)
+        await router.loadRoutes(this.opts.routes);
+      if(this.opts.views)
+        await views.loadViews(this.opts.views);
       return this;
     })();
   }
diff --git a/src/router.mjs b/src/router.mjs
index 26bf54f..713ef7f 100644
--- a/src/router.mjs
+++ b/src/router.mjs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default new class {
   post() {
     this.route("POST", arguments);
   }
-  async static(dir = path.resolve() + "/public", route = /^\/s/) {
+  async static({ dir = path.resolve() + "/public", route = /^\/public/ }) {
     if(!this.#mimes) {
       this.#mimes = new Map();
       (await fs.readFile("/etc/mime.types", "utf-8"))