diff --git a/lib/jetty_rails/handler/public_directory_handler.rb b/lib/jetty_rails/handler/public_directory_handler.rb
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+++ b/lib/jetty_rails/handler/public_directory_handler.rb
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+
+module JettyRails
+  module Handler
+    class PublicDirectoryHandler < JettyRails::Handler::DelegateOnErrorsHandler
+  
+      def initialize(config)
+        super()
+        @config = config
+        @resources = Jetty::Handler::ResourceHandler.new
+        @resources.resource_base = @config[:base] + '/public'
+        context_capable = add_context_capability_to @resources
+        self.handler = context_capable
+      end
+  
+      def add_context_capability_to(handler)
+        return handler if @config[:context_path].root?
+        context_handler = Jetty::Handler::ContextHandler.new(@config[:context_path])
+        context_handler.handler = handler
+        context_handler
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/jetty_rails/handler/web_app_handler.rb b/lib/jetty_rails/handler/web_app_handler.rb
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index 0000000..57d40b5
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+++ b/lib/jetty_rails/handler/web_app_handler.rb
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+module JettyRails
+  module Handler
+    class WebAppHandler < Jetty::Handler::WebAppContext
+
+      def initialize(config)
+        super("/", config[:context_path])
+        @config = config
+
+        self.class_loader = JRuby.runtime.jruby_class_loader
+        self.resource_base = config[:base]
+    
+        adapter = adapter_for(config[:adapter])
+        self.init_params = adapter.init_params
+        add_event_listener(adapter.rack_event_listener)
+
+        add_filter(rack_filter, "/*", Jetty::Context::DEFAULT)
+      end
+  
+      def self.add_adapter(adapter_key, adapter)
+        adapters[adapter_key] = adapter
+      end
+  
+      def self.adapters
+        @adapters ||= {
+          :rails => JettyRails::Adapters::RailsAdapter,
+          :merb => JettyRails::Adapters::MerbAdapter
+        }
+      end
+      
+      def adapters
+        self.class.adapters
+      end
+  
+      protected
+  
+      def rack_filter
+        Jetty::FilterHolder.new(Rack::RackFilter.new)
+      end
+  
+      def adapter_for(kind)
+        adapters[kind.to_sym].new(@config)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/jetty_rails/server.rb b/lib/jetty_rails/server.rb
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+++ b/lib/jetty_rails/server.rb
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+module JettyRails
+  class Server
+    attr_reader :config
+    attr_reader :app_contexts
+    attr_reader :server
+  
+    @@defaults = {
+      :adapter => :rails, 
+      :environment => 'development',
+      :context_path => '/',
+      :lib_dir => 'lib/**/*.jar',
+      :port => 8080,
+      :jruby_initial_runtimes => 1,
+      :jruby_max_runtimes => 5,
+      :thread_pool_max => 20,
+      :thread_pool_min => 1,
+      :acceptor_size => 5
+    }
+  
+    def initialize(config = {})
+      @config = config.symbolize_keys!.reverse_merge!(@@defaults)
+      add_root_method_to @config[:context_path]
+    
+      raise 'Basedir to be run must be provided' unless config[:base]
+    
+      @server = Jetty::Server.new
+      # setup the thread pool for the server
+      thread_pool = Jetty::Thread::QueuedThreadPool.new
+      thread_pool.set_max_threads(config[:thread_pool_max])
+      thread_pool.set_min_threads(config[:thread_pool_min])
+      @server.set_thread_pool(thread_pool)
+    
+      connector = Jetty::SelectChannelConnector.new
+      connector.set_acceptors(config[:acceptor_size])
+      connector.port = config[:port]
+      @server.add_connector(connector)
+    
+      add_lib_dir_jars_to_classpath
+      @server.add_handler(JettyRails::Handler::PublicDirectoryHandler.new(config))
+
+      web_app_handler = JettyRails::Handler::WebAppHandler.new(config)
+      (@app_contexts ||= []) << web_app_handler
+
+      @server.add_handler(web_app_handler)
+    end
+    
+    def add_app(config)
+      
+    end
+  
+    def start
+      @server.start
+      @server.join
+    end
+  
+  
+    private
+    def add_lib_dir_jars_to_classpath
+      lib_dir = "#{config[:base]}/#{config[:lib_dir]}"
+      Dir[lib_dir].each do |jar|
+        require jar
+      end
+    end
+  
+    def add_root_method_to(target)
+      (class << target; self; end).class_eval do
+        def root?
+          self == '/'
+        end
+      end
+    end  
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/config.yml b/spec/config.yml
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+++ b/spec/config.yml
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+--- 
+:servers: 
+- :context_path: /testA
+  :base: /
+  :adapter: :rails
+  :environment: development
+  :port: 3000
+  :lib_dir: lib/**/*.jar
+- :context_path: /testB
+  :base: /testing
+  :adapter: :merb
+  :port: 4000
+- :port: 8080
+  :apps:
+  - :context_path: /testC
+    :base: /testing
+    :adapter: :merb
+  - :context_path: /testD
+    :base: /something
+    :adapter: :rails
+:environment: production
+:jruby_initial_runtimes: 1
+:jruby_max_runtimes: 2
+:thread_pool_max: 40
+:thread_pool_min: 1
+:acceptor_size: 20