diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 51ebcce..a25ba70 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
  "flume",
  "hashbrown",
+ "httparse",
  "indexmap",
  "log",
  "mimalloc",
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "quickcheck_macros",
  "rand",
  "serde",
+ "serde_urlencoded",
  "simplelog",
  "socket2",
 ]
@@ -372,6 +374,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "generic-array",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dtoa"
+version = "0.4.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "134951f4028bdadb9b84baf4232681efbf277da25144b9b0ad65df75946c422b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
 version = "1.5.3"
@@ -1208,6 +1216,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_urlencoded"
+version = "0.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9ec5d77e2d4c73717816afac02670d5c4f534ea95ed430442cad02e7a6e32c97"
+dependencies = [
+ "dtoa",
+ "itoa",
+ "serde",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sha-1"
 version = "0.8.2"
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 7c3b3e9..c1d0251 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
   and maybe run scripts should be adjusted
 
 ## aquatic_http
-* setup tls connection: support TLS and plain at the same time??
-* parse http requests incrementally when data comes in. crate for streaming
-  parse?
-* serde for request/responses, also url encoded info hashes and peer id's
+* handshake stuff
+  * support TLS and plain at the same time??
+  * simplify
+* test
 * move stuff to common crate with ws: what about Request/InMessage etc?
 
 ## aquatic_ws
diff --git a/aquatic_http/Cargo.toml b/aquatic_http/Cargo.toml
index 323dbda..5c57b97 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/Cargo.toml
+++ b/aquatic_http/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ aquatic_common = { path = "../aquatic_common" }
 either = "1"
 flume = "0.7"
 hashbrown = { version = "0.7", features = ["serde"] }
+httparse = "1"
 indexmap = "1"
 log = "0.4"
 mimalloc = { version = "0.1", default-features = false }
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ parking_lot = "0.10"
 privdrop = "0.3"
 rand = { version = "0.7", features = ["small_rng"] }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_urlencoded = "0.6"
 socket2 = { version = "0.3", features = ["reuseport"] }
 simplelog = "0.8"
 
diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/connection.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/connection.rs
index a79c8ef..6534d33 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/connection.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/connection.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::net::{SocketAddr};
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
 
 use either::Either;
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
@@ -7,12 +8,9 @@ use log::info;
 use mio::Token;
 use mio::net::TcpStream;
 use native_tls::{TlsAcceptor, TlsStream, MidHandshakeTlsStream};
-use tungstenite::WebSocket;
-use tungstenite::handshake::{MidHandshake, HandshakeError, server::NoCallback};
-use tungstenite::server::{ServerHandshake};
-use tungstenite::protocol::WebSocketConfig;
 
 use crate::common::*;
+use crate::protocol::{Request, Response};
 
 
 pub enum Stream {
@@ -86,15 +84,100 @@ impl Write for Stream {
 }
 
 
-enum HandshakeMachine {
-    TcpStream(TcpStream),
-    TlsStream(TlsStream<TcpStream>),
-    TlsMidHandshake(MidHandshakeTlsStream<TcpStream>),
-    WsMidHandshake(MidHandshake<ServerHandshake<Stream, NoCallback>>),
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum RequestParseError {
+    NeedMoreData,
+    Invalid,
+    Incomplete,
+    Io(::std::io::Error),
+    Parse(::httparse::Error)
 }
 
 
-impl HandshakeMachine {
+pub struct EstablishedConnection {
+    stream: Stream,
+    pub peer_addr: SocketAddr,
+    buf: Vec<u8>,
+}
+
+
+impl EstablishedConnection {
+    fn new(stream: Stream) -> Self {
+        let peer_addr = stream.get_peer_addr();
+
+        Self {
+            stream,
+            peer_addr,
+            buf: Vec::new(), // FIXME: with capacity of like 100?
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn parse_request(&mut self) -> Result<Request, RequestParseError> {
+        match self.stream.read(&mut self.buf){
+            Ok(0) => {
+                // FIXME: finished reading completely here?
+            },
+            Ok(_) => {
+                return Err(RequestParseError::NeedMoreData);
+            },
+            Err(err) if err.kind() == ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                return Err(RequestParseError::NeedMoreData);
+            },
+            Err(err) => {
+                return Err(RequestParseError::Io(err));
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut headers = [httparse::EMPTY_HEADER; 1];
+        let mut request = httparse::Request::new(&mut headers);
+
+        let request = match request.parse(&self.buf){
+            Ok(httparse::Status::Complete(_)) => {
+                if let Some(request) = Request::from_http(request){
+                    Ok(request)
+                } else {
+                    Err(RequestParseError::Invalid)
+                }
+            },
+            Ok(httparse::Status::Partial) => {
+                Err(RequestParseError::Incomplete)
+            },
+            Err(err) => {
+                Err(RequestParseError::Parse(err))
+            }
+        };
+
+        self.buf.clear();
+        self.buf.shrink_to_fit();
+
+        request
+    }
+
+    pub fn send_response(&mut self, body: &str) -> Result<(), RequestParseError> {
+        let mut response = String::new();
+
+        response.push_str("200 OK\r\n\r\n");
+        response.push_str(body);
+
+        match self.stream.write(response.as_bytes()){
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            Err(err) => {
+                info!("send response: {:?}", err);
+
+                Err(RequestParseError::Io(err))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+enum HandshakeMachine {
+    TcpStream(TcpStream),
+    TlsMidHandshake(MidHandshakeTlsStream<TcpStream>),
+}
+
+
+impl <'a>HandshakeMachine {
     #[inline]
     fn new(tcp_stream: TcpStream) -> Self {
         Self::TcpStream(tcp_stream)
@@ -103,9 +186,8 @@ impl HandshakeMachine {
     #[inline]
     fn advance(
         self,
-        ws_config: WebSocketConfig,
         opt_tls_acceptor: &Option<TlsAcceptor>, // If set, run TLS
-    ) -> (Option<Either<EstablishedWs, Self>>, bool) { // bool = stop looping
+    ) -> (Option<Either<EstablishedConnection, Self>>, bool) { // bool = stop looping
         match self {
             HandshakeMachine::TcpStream(stream) => {
                 if let Some(tls_acceptor) = opt_tls_acceptor {
@@ -113,37 +195,22 @@ impl HandshakeMachine {
                         tls_acceptor.accept(stream)
                     )
                 } else {
-                    let handshake_result = ::tungstenite::server::accept_with_config(
-                        Stream::TcpStream(stream),
-                        Some(ws_config)
-                    );
-
-                    Self::handle_ws_handshake_result(handshake_result)
+                    (Some(Either::Left(EstablishedConnection::new(Stream::TcpStream(stream)))), false)
                 }
             },
-            HandshakeMachine::TlsStream(stream) => {
-                let handshake_result = ::tungstenite::server::accept(
-                    Stream::TlsStream(stream),
-                );
-
-                Self::handle_ws_handshake_result(handshake_result)
-            },
             HandshakeMachine::TlsMidHandshake(handshake) => {
                 Self::handle_tls_handshake_result(handshake.handshake())
             },
-            HandshakeMachine::WsMidHandshake(handshake) => {
-                Self::handle_ws_handshake_result(handshake.handshake())
-            },
         }
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn handle_tls_handshake_result(
         result: Result<TlsStream<TcpStream>, ::native_tls::HandshakeError<TcpStream>>,
-    ) -> (Option<Either<EstablishedWs, Self>>, bool) {
+    ) -> (Option<Either<EstablishedConnection, Self>>, bool) {
         match result {
             Ok(stream) => {
-                (Some(Either::Right(Self::TlsStream(stream))), false)
+                (Some(Either::Left(EstablishedConnection::new(Stream::TlsStream(stream)))), false)
             },
             Err(native_tls::HandshakeError::WouldBlock(handshake)) => {
                 (Some(Either::Right(Self::TlsMidHandshake(handshake))), true)
@@ -155,76 +222,38 @@ impl HandshakeMachine {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn handle_ws_handshake_result(
-        result: Result<WebSocket<Stream>, HandshakeError<ServerHandshake<Stream, NoCallback>>> ,
-    ) -> (Option<Either<EstablishedWs, Self>>, bool) {
-        match result {
-            Ok(mut ws) => {
-                let peer_addr = ws.get_mut().get_peer_addr();
-
-                let established_ws = EstablishedWs {
-                    ws,
-                    peer_addr,
-                };
-
-                (Some(Either::Left(established_ws)), false)
-            },
-            Err(HandshakeError::Interrupted(handshake)) => {
-                (Some(Either::Right(HandshakeMachine::WsMidHandshake(handshake))), true)
-            },
-            Err(HandshakeError::Failure(err)) => {
-                info!("ws handshake error: {}", err);
-
-                (None, false)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-pub struct EstablishedWs {
-    pub ws: WebSocket<Stream>,
-    pub peer_addr: SocketAddr,
 }
 
 
 pub struct Connection {
-    ws_config: WebSocketConfig,
     pub valid_until: ValidUntil,
-    inner: Either<EstablishedWs, HandshakeMachine>,
+    inner: Either<EstablishedConnection, HandshakeMachine>,
 }
 
 
 /// Create from TcpStream. Run `advance_handshakes` until `get_established_ws`
 /// returns Some(EstablishedWs).
 ///
-/// advance_handshakes takes ownership of self because the TLS and WebSocket
-/// handshake methods do. get_established_ws doesn't, since work can be done
-/// on a mutable reference to a tungstenite websocket, and this way, the whole
-/// Connection doesn't have to be removed from and reinserted into the
-/// TorrentMap. This is also the reason for wrapping Container.inner in an
-/// Either instead of combining all states into one structure just having a
-/// single method for advancing handshakes and maybe returning a websocket.
+/// advance_handshakes takes ownership of self because the TLS handshake
+/// methods does. get_established doesn't, since work can be done on a mutable
+/// reference to a tls stream, and this way, the whole connection doesn't have
+/// to be removed/inserted into the ConnectionMap
 impl Connection {
     #[inline]
     pub fn new(
-        ws_config: WebSocketConfig,
         valid_until: ValidUntil,
         tcp_stream: TcpStream,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            ws_config,
             valid_until,
             inner: Either::Right(HandshakeMachine::new(tcp_stream))
         }
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub fn get_established_ws<'a>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut EstablishedWs> {
+    pub fn get_established(&mut self) -> Option<&mut EstablishedConnection> {
         match self.inner {
-            Either::Left(ref mut ews) => Some(ews),
+            Either::Left(ref mut established) => Some(established),
             Either::Right(_) => None,
         }
     }
@@ -238,15 +267,11 @@ impl Connection {
         match self.inner {
             Either::Left(_) => (Some(self), false),
             Either::Right(machine) => {
-                let ws_config = self.ws_config;
-
                 let (opt_inner, stop_loop) = machine.advance(
-                    ws_config,
                     opt_tls_acceptor
                 );
 
                 let opt_new_self = opt_inner.map(|inner| Self {
-                    ws_config,
                     valid_until,
                     inner
                 });
@@ -255,24 +280,7 @@ impl Connection {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn close(&mut self){
-        if let Either::Left(ref mut ews) = self.inner {
-            if ews.ws.can_read(){
-                ews.ws.close(None).unwrap();
-
-                // Required after ws.close()
-                if let Err(err) = ews.ws.write_pending(){
-                    info!(
-                        "error writing pending messages after closing ws: {}",
-                        err
-                    )
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 
-pub type ConnectionMap = HashMap<Token, Connection>;
\ No newline at end of file
+pub type ConnectionMap<'a> = HashMap<Token, Connection>;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs
index 7479092..417ef36 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use log::{info, debug, error};
 use native_tls::TlsAcceptor;
 use mio::{Events, Poll, Interest, Token};
 use mio::net::TcpListener;
-use tungstenite::protocol::WebSocketConfig;
 
 use crate::common::*;
 use crate::config::Config;
@@ -24,8 +23,8 @@ pub fn run_socket_worker(
     config: Config,
     socket_worker_index: usize,
     socket_worker_statuses: SocketWorkerStatuses,
-    request_channel_sender: InMessageSender,
-    response_channel_receiver: OutMessageReceiver,
+    request_channel_sender: RequestChannelSender,
+    response_channel_receiver: ResponseChannelReceiver,
     opt_tls_acceptor: Option<TlsAcceptor>,
 ){
     match create_listener(&config){
@@ -54,19 +53,14 @@ pub fn run_socket_worker(
 pub fn run_poll_loop(
     config: Config,
     socket_worker_index: usize,
-    request_channel_sender: InMessageSender,
-    response_channel_receiver: OutMessageReceiver,
+    request_channel_sender: RequestChannelSender,
+    response_channel_receiver: ResponseChannelReceiver,
     listener: ::std::net::TcpListener,
     opt_tls_acceptor: Option<TlsAcceptor>,
 ){
     let poll_timeout = Duration::from_millis(
         config.network.poll_timeout_milliseconds
     );
-    let ws_config = WebSocketConfig {
-        max_message_size: Some(config.network.websocket_max_message_size),
-        max_frame_size: Some(config.network.websocket_max_frame_size),
-        max_send_queue: None,
-    };
 
     let mut listener = TcpListener::from_std(listener);
     let mut poll = Poll::new().expect("create poll");
@@ -92,7 +86,6 @@ pub fn run_poll_loop(
 
             if token.0 == 0 {
                 accept_new_streams(
-                    ws_config,
                     &mut listener,
                     &mut poll,
                     &mut connections,
@@ -111,7 +104,7 @@ pub fn run_poll_loop(
             }
         }
 
-        send_out_messages(
+        send_responses(
             response_channel_receiver.drain(),
             &mut connections
         );
@@ -128,7 +121,6 @@ pub fn run_poll_loop(
 
 // will be identical to ws version
 fn accept_new_streams(
-    ws_config: WebSocketConfig,
     listener: &mut TcpListener,
     poll: &mut Poll,
     connections: &mut ConnectionMap,
@@ -152,7 +144,7 @@ fn accept_new_streams(
                     .register(&mut stream, token, Interest::READABLE)
                     .unwrap();
 
-                let connection = Connection::new(ws_config, valid_until, stream);
+                let connection = Connection::new(valid_until, stream);
 
                 connections.insert(token, connection);
             },
@@ -170,56 +162,52 @@ fn accept_new_streams(
 
 /// On the stream given by poll_token, get TLS (if requested) and tungstenite
 /// up and running, then read messages and pass on through channel.
-pub fn run_handshake_and_read_requests(
+pub fn run_handshake_and_read_requests<'a>(
     socket_worker_index: usize,
-    request_channel_sender: &InMessageSender,
-    opt_tls_acceptor: &Option<TlsAcceptor>, // If set, run TLS
-    connections: &mut ConnectionMap,
+    request_channel_sender: &RequestChannelSender,
+    opt_tls_acceptor: &'a Option<TlsAcceptor>, // If set, run TLS
+    connections: &'a mut ConnectionMap<'a>,
     poll_token: Token,
     valid_until: ValidUntil,
 ){
     loop {
-        if let Some(established_ws) = connections.get_mut(&poll_token)
-            .and_then(Connection::get_established_ws)
+        if let Some(established_connection) = connections.get_mut(&poll_token)
+            .and_then(Connection::get_established)
         {
-            use ::tungstenite::Error::Io;
+            match established_connection.parse_request(){
+                Ok(request) => {
+                    let meta = ConnectionMeta {
+                        worker_index: socket_worker_index,
+                        poll_token,
+                        peer_addr: established_connection.peer_addr
+                    };
 
-            match established_ws.ws.read_message(){
-                Ok(ws_message) => {
-                    if let Some(in_message) = InMessage::from_ws_message(ws_message){
-                        let meta = ConnectionMeta {
-                            worker_index: socket_worker_index,
-                            poll_token,
-                            peer_addr: established_ws.peer_addr
-                        };
+                    debug!("read message");
 
-                        debug!("read message");
-    
-                        if let Err(err) = request_channel_sender
-                            .send((meta, in_message))
-                        {
-                            error!(
-                                "InMessageSender: couldn't send message: {:?}",
-                                err
-                            );
-                        }
+                    if let Err(err) = request_channel_sender
+                        .send((meta, request))
+                    {
+                        error!(
+                            "RequestChannelSender: couldn't send message: {:?}",
+                            err
+                        );
                     }
                 },
-                Err(Io(err)) if err.kind() == ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                Err(RequestParseError::NeedMoreData) => {
                     break;
                 },
-                Err(tungstenite::Error::ConnectionClosed) => {
-                    remove_connection_if_exists(connections, poll_token);
-
-                    break
-                },
-                Err(err) => {
+                Err(RequestParseError::Io(err)) => {
                     info!("error reading messages: {}", err);
     
                     remove_connection_if_exists(connections, poll_token);
     
                     break;
-                }
+                },
+                Err(e) => {
+                    info!("error reading request: {:?}", e);
+    
+                    break;
+                },
             }
         } else if let Some(connection) = connections.remove(&poll_token){
             let (opt_new_connection, stop_loop) = connection.advance_handshakes(
@@ -240,39 +228,37 @@ pub fn run_handshake_and_read_requests(
 
 
 /// Read messages from channel, send to peers
-pub fn send_out_messages(
-    response_channel_receiver: ::flume::Drain<(ConnectionMeta, OutMessage)>,
+pub fn send_responses(
+    response_channel_receiver: ::flume::Drain<(ConnectionMeta, Response)>,
     connections: &mut ConnectionMap,
 ){
-    for (meta, out_message) in response_channel_receiver {
-        let opt_established_ws = connections.get_mut(&meta.poll_token)
-            .and_then(Connection::get_established_ws);
+    for (meta, response) in response_channel_receiver {
+        let opt_established = connections.get_mut(&meta.poll_token)
+            .and_then(Connection::get_established);
         
-        if let Some(established_ws) = opt_established_ws {
-            if established_ws.peer_addr != meta.peer_addr {
+        if let Some(established) = opt_established {
+            if established.peer_addr != meta.peer_addr {
                 info!("socket worker error: peer socket addrs didn't match");
 
                 continue;
             }
-        
-            use ::tungstenite::Error::Io;
 
-            match established_ws.ws.write_message(out_message.to_ws_message()){
+            match established.send_response(&response.to_http_string()){
                 Ok(()) => {
                     debug!("sent message");
                 },
-                Err(Io(err)) if err.kind() == ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {},
-                Err(tungstenite::Error::ConnectionClosed) => {
-                    remove_connection_if_exists(connections, meta.poll_token);
-                },
-                Err(err) => {
-                    info!("error writing ws message: {}", err);
+                Err(RequestParseError::NeedMoreData) => {}, // FIXME: block?
+                Err(RequestParseError::Io(err)) => {
+                    info!("error sending response: {}", err);
 
                     remove_connection_if_exists(
                         connections,
                         meta.poll_token
                     );
                 },
+                _ => {
+                    unreachable!()
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/utils.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/utils.rs
index b10112d..a99e8db 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/utils.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/utils.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn remove_connection_if_exists(
     token: Token,
 ){
     if let Some(mut connection) = connections.remove(&token){
-        connection.close();
+        // connection.close(); // FIXME
     }
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn remove_inactive_connections(
 
     connections.retain(|_, connection| {
         if connection.valid_until.0 < now {
-            connection.close();
+            // connection.close(); // FIXME
 
             false
         } else {
diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/protocol/mod.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/protocol/mod.rs
index bf61d6e..ed02800 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/protocol/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/protocol/mod.rs
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 
 use crate::common::Peer;
 
-mod serde_helpers;
+// mod serde_helpers;
 
-use serde_helpers::*;
+// use serde_helpers::*;
 
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(transparent)]
 pub struct PeerId(
-    #[serde(
-        deserialize_with = "deserialize_20_bytes",
-        serialize_with = "serialize_20_bytes"
-    )]
+    // #[serde(
+    //     deserialize_with = "deserialize_20_bytes",
+    //     serialize_with = "serialize_20_bytes"
+    // )]
     pub [u8; 20]
 );
 
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ pub struct PeerId(
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(transparent)]
 pub struct InfoHash(
-    #[serde(
-        deserialize_with = "deserialize_20_bytes",
-        serialize_with = "serialize_20_bytes"
-    )]
+    // #[serde(
+    //     deserialize_with = "deserialize_20_bytes",
+    //     serialize_with = "serialize_20_bytes"
+    // )]
     pub [u8; 20]
 );
 
@@ -102,11 +102,7 @@ pub struct AnnounceResponseFailure {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ScrapeRequest {
-    #[serde(
-        rename = "info_hash",
-        deserialize_with = "deserialize_info_hashes",
-        default
-    )]
+    #[serde(rename = "info_hash")]
     pub info_hashes: Vec<InfoHash>,
 }
 
@@ -133,8 +129,17 @@ pub enum Request {
 
 
 impl Request {
-    pub fn from_http() -> Self {
-        unimplemented!()
+    pub fn from_http(http: httparse::Request) -> Option<Self> {
+        http.path
+            .and_then(|path| {
+                let mut iterator = path.splitn(2, '?');
+
+                iterator.next();
+                iterator.next()
+            })
+            .and_then(|query_string| {
+                serde_urlencoded::from_str(query_string).ok()
+            })
     }
 }
 
@@ -144,4 +149,11 @@ pub enum Response {
     AnnounceSuccess(AnnounceResponseSuccess),
     AnnounceFailure(AnnounceResponseFailure),
     Scrape(ScrapeResponse)
+}
+
+
+impl Response {
+    pub fn to_http_string(self) -> String {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file