diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index 3caa086..0a35e3d 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {:paths ["src"]
- :deps {;; http client
+ :deps {;api
+        io.pedestal/pedestal.service  {:mvn/version "0.8.0-rc-1"}
+        io.pedestal/pedestal.http-kit {:mvn/version "0.8.0-rc-1"}
+        org.slf4j/slf4j-simple        {:mvn/version "2.0.17"}
+        ;; http client
         clj-http/clj-http {:mvn/version "3.13.1"}
         ;; logging
         com.taoensso/telemere {:mvn/version "1.0.0"}
@@ -11,27 +15,9 @@
         ;; json
         cheshire/cheshire {:mvn/version "6.0.0"}
         ;; metosin/muuntaja {:mvn/version "0.6.11"}
-        org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.12.1"}
-        ;; api
-        ring/ring-core {:mvn/version "1.13.0"}
-        ring/ring-jetty-adapter {:mvn/version "1.13.0"}
-        org.slf4j/slf4j-simple {:mvn/version "2.0.16"}
-        metosin/muuntaja {:mvn/version "0.6.11"}
-        metosin/reitit {:mvn/version "0.9.1"}}
+        org.clojure/clojure {:mvn/version "1.12.1"}}
 
  :aliases
  {;; Run with clj -T:build function-in-build
   :build {:deps {io.github.clojure/tools.build {:git/tag "v0.10.9" :git/sha "e405aac"}}
           :ns-default build}}}
-
-;; :aliases
- ;; {:dev {:extra-deps {com.biffweb/tasks {:git/url "https://github.com/jacobobryant/biff", :git/sha "1570ccc", :git/tag "v1.8.29", :deps/root "libs/tasks"}}
- ;;        :extra-paths ["dev" "test"]
- ;;        :jvm-opts ["-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow"
- ;;                   "-XX:+CrashOnOutOfMemoryError"
- ;;                   "-Dbiff.env.BIFF_PROFILE=dev"]
- ;;        :main-opts ["-m" "com.biffweb.task-runner" "tasks/tasks"]}
- ;;  :prod {:jvm-opts ["-XX:-OmitStackTraceInFastThrow"
- ;;                    "-XX:+CrashOnOutOfMemoryError"
- ;;                    "-Dbiff.env.BIFF_PROFILE=prod"]
- ;;         :main-opts ["-m" "snippets"]}}}
diff --git a/src/micro_blog/api.clj b/src/micro_blog/api.clj
index 9a3dcdc..ae70d12 100644
--- a/src/micro_blog/api.clj
+++ b/src/micro_blog/api.clj
@@ -1,47 +1,19 @@
 (ns micro-blog.api
-  (:require
-   [ring.adapter.jetty :as jetty]
-   [micro-blog.config :refer [config]]
-   [taoensso.telemere :as tel]
-   [muuntaja.middleware :as mm]
-   [ring.middleware.params]
-   [reitit.ring :as rr]))
+  (:require [io.pedestal.connector :as conn]
+            [io.pedestal.http.http-kit :as hk]))
 
-(defn handle-ping [_args]
-  (tel/log! :info "Got ping request")
-  {:status 200, :body "ok"})
+(defn greet-handler [_request]
+  {:status 200
+   :body   "Hello, world!\n"})
 
-(defn handle-proc [{params :query-params}]
-  (let [id  (get params "id")]
-    (tel/log! {:level :info :data {:id id}} "Got proc request")
-    {:status 200
-     :body :ok}))
+(def routes
+  #{["/greet" :get greet-handler :route-name :greet]})
 
-(defn wrap [handler id]
-  (fn [request]
-    (update (handler request) :wrap (fnil conj '()) id)))
+(defn create-connector []
+  (-> (conn/default-connector-map 8890)
+      (conn/with-default-interceptors)
+      (conn/with-routes routes)
+      (hk/create-connector nil)))
 
-(def app
-  (rr/ring-handler
-   (rr/router
-    ["/api" {:middleware [ring.middleware.params/wrap-params
-                          mm/wrap-format
-                          [wrap :api]]}
-     ["/ping" {:get handle-ping}]
-     ["/proc" {:get handle-proc}]])
-   (rr/create-default-handler)))
-
-(defn run-server []
-  (let [port (@config :api-port)
-        host (@config :api-host)]
-    (jetty/run-jetty #'app {:port port :host host})))
-
-(defn -main []
-  (run-server))
-
-(comment
-  ;; evaluate this def form to start the webapp via the REPL:
-  ;; :join? false runs the web server in the background!
-  (def server (jetty/run-jetty #'app {:port 3000 :join? false}))
-  ;; evaluate this form to stop the webapp via the the REPL:
-  (.stop server))
+(defn start []
+  (conn/start! (create-connector)))