diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index fb1581e8e..bc14fb983 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export(cv_reset)
 export(cv_signal)
 export(cv_value)
 export(dial)
+export(echo_server)
 export(ip_addr)
 export(is_aio)
 export(is_error_value)
diff --git a/R/server.R b/R/server.R
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02c84567b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/server.R
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# nanonext - server - HTTP REST Server -----------------------------------------
+
+#' Simple Async HTTP Echo Server
+#'
+#' Creates a simple HTTP echo server that runs entirely asynchronously and
+#'     echoes back all request information including method, headers, URI, and data.
+#'
+#' @param url full http address including hostname and port at which to host
+#'     the echo server. Default is "http://127.0.0.1:5556/echo".
+#'
+#' @return An external pointer to the server thread. The server runs asynchronously
+#'     in the background. The thread will be automatically destroyed when the
+#'     returned object is garbage collected.
+#'
+#' @details This server echoes back the complete HTTP request information as JSON,
+#'     including:
+#'     \itemize{
+#'         \item HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.)
+#'         \item All request headers
+#'         \item Request URI/path
+#'         \item Request body data
+#'         \item Server timestamp
+#'     }
+#'
+#'     The server accepts requests using any HTTP method and responds with
+#'     status 200 OK and Content-Type application/json.
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' if (interactive()) {
+#'
+#' # Start echo server (returns immediately, server runs in background)
+#' server_thread <- echo_server("http://127.0.0.1:5556/echo")
+#'
+#' # Test with GET request
+#' ncurl("http://127.0.0.1:5556/echo?param=value")
+#'
+#' # Test with POST request including headers and data
+#' ncurl("http://127.0.0.1:5556/echo",
+#'       method = "POST", 
+#'       headers = c("Content-Type" = "application/json", "X-Custom" = "test"),
+#'       data = '{"message": "hello world"}')
+#'
+#' # Server will automatically stop when server_thread is garbage collected
+#' # or you can explicitly remove it:
+#' rm(server_thread)
+#' gc()
+#'
+#' }
+#'
+#' @export
+#'
+echo_server <- function(url = "http://127.0.0.1:5556/echo")
+  .Call(rnng_echo_server, url)
diff --git a/man/echo_server.Rd b/man/echo_server.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df7a048e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/echo_server.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/server.R
+\name{echo_server}
+\alias{echo_server}
+\title{Simple Async HTTP Echo Server}
+\usage{
+echo_server(url = "http://127.0.0.1:5556/echo")
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{url}{full http address including hostname and port at which to host
+the echo server. Default is "http://127.0.0.1:5556/echo".}
+}
+\value{
+An external pointer to the server thread. The server runs asynchronously
+in the background. The thread will be automatically destroyed when the
+returned object is garbage collected.
+}
+\description{
+Creates a simple HTTP echo server that runs entirely asynchronously and
+echoes back all request information including method, headers, URI, and data.
+}
+\details{
+This server echoes back the complete HTTP request information as JSON,
+including:
+\itemize{
+\item HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.)
+\item All request headers
+\item Request URI/path
+\item Request body data
+\item Server timestamp
+}
+
+\if{html}{\out{<div class="sourceCode">}}\preformatted{The server accepts requests using any HTTP method and responds with
+status 200 OK and Content-Type application/json.
+}\if{html}{\out{</div>}}
+}
+\examples{
+if (interactive()) {
+
+# Start echo server (returns immediately, server runs in background)
+server_thread <- echo_server("http://127.0.0.1:5556/echo")
+
+# Test with GET request
+ncurl("http://127.0.0.1:5556/echo?param=value")
+
+# Test with POST request including headers and data
+ncurl("http://127.0.0.1:5556/echo",
+      method = "POST", 
+      headers = c("Content-Type" = "application/json", "X-Custom" = "test"),
+      data = '{"message": "hello world"}')
+
+# Server will automatically stop when server_thread is garbage collected
+# or you can explicitly remove it:
+rm(server_thread)
+gc()
+
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 8e5caea28..789c8b438 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static const R_CallMethodDef callMethods[] = {
   {"rnng_dial", (DL_FUNC) &rnng_dial, 5},
   {"rnng_dialer_close", (DL_FUNC) &rnng_dialer_close, 1},
   {"rnng_dialer_start", (DL_FUNC) &rnng_dialer_start, 2},
+  {"rnng_echo_server", (DL_FUNC) &rnng_echo_server, 1},
   {"rnng_eval_safe", (DL_FUNC) &rnng_eval_safe, 1},
   {"rnng_fini", (DL_FUNC) &rnng_fini, 0},
   {"rnng_fini_priors", (DL_FUNC) &rnng_fini_priors, 0},
diff --git a/src/nanonext.h b/src/nanonext.h
index ab4d50237..87f7f433b 100644
--- a/src/nanonext.h
+++ b/src/nanonext.h
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ SEXP rnng_cv_wait_safe(SEXP);
 SEXP rnng_dial(SEXP, SEXP, SEXP, SEXP, SEXP);
 SEXP rnng_dialer_close(SEXP);
 SEXP rnng_dialer_start(SEXP, SEXP);
+SEXP rnng_echo_server(SEXP);
 SEXP rnng_eval_safe(SEXP);
 SEXP rnng_fini(void);
 SEXP rnng_fini_priors(void);
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28cdbbe0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+// nanonext - HTTP REST Sever --------------------------------------------------
+
+#include <time.h>
+#define NANONEXT_HTTP
+#define NANONEXT_IO
+#include "nanonext.h"
+
+// Echo server -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+static void nano_printf(const int err, const char *fmt, ...) {
+
+  char buf[NANONEXT_INIT_BUFSIZE];
+  va_list arg_ptr;
+
+  va_start(arg_ptr, fmt);
+  int bytes = vsnprintf(buf, NANONEXT_INIT_BUFSIZE, fmt, arg_ptr);
+  va_end(arg_ptr);
+
+  if (write(err ? STDERR_FILENO : STDOUT_FILENO, buf, (size_t) bytes)) {};
+
+}
+
+static void fatal(const char *reason, int xc) {
+  nano_printf(1, "%s: %s\n", reason, nng_strerror(xc));
+}
+
+void echo_handle(nng_aio *aio) {
+  
+  nng_http_req *req = nng_aio_get_input(aio, 0);
+  nng_http_res *res;
+  const char *method, *uri, *version;
+  void *data;
+  size_t sz;
+  char *response_json;
+  size_t response_len;
+  int xc;
+  
+  if ((xc = nng_http_res_alloc(&res))) {
+    nng_aio_finish(aio, xc);
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  // Get request information
+  method = nng_http_req_get_method(req);
+  uri = nng_http_req_get_uri(req);
+  version = nng_http_req_get_version(req);
+  nng_http_req_get_data(req, &data, &sz);
+  
+  // Start building JSON response
+  response_len = 4096; // Start with reasonable buffer size
+  response_json = malloc(response_len);
+  if (!response_json) {
+    nng_http_res_free(res);
+    nng_aio_finish(aio, NNG_ENOMEM);
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  // Build JSON response with escaped strings
+  int written = snprintf(response_json, response_len,
+    "{\n"
+    "  \"method\": \"%s\",\n"
+    "  \"uri\": \"%s\",\n"
+    "  \"version\": \"%s\",\n"
+    "  \"headers\": {\n",
+    method ? method : "UNKNOWN",
+    uri ? uri : "/",
+    version ? version : "HTTP/1.1"
+  );
+  
+  // Add headers (simplified - would need more robust header enumeration)
+  const char *content_type = nng_http_req_get_header(req, "Content-Type");
+  const char *user_agent = nng_http_req_get_header(req, "User-Agent");
+  const char *host = nng_http_req_get_header(req, "Host");
+  const char *authorization = nng_http_req_get_header(req, "Authorization");
+  
+  if (content_type || user_agent || host || authorization) {
+    if (content_type) {
+      written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written,
+        "    \"Content-Type\": \"%s\"", content_type);
+      if (user_agent || host || authorization) written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, ",\n");
+      else written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, "\n");
+    }
+    if (user_agent) {
+      written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written,
+        "    \"User-Agent\": \"%s\"", user_agent);
+      if (host || authorization) written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, ",\n");
+      else written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, "\n");
+    }
+    if (host) {
+      written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written,
+        "    \"Host\": \"%s\"", host);
+      if (authorization) written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, ",\n");
+      else written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, "\n");
+    }
+    if (authorization) {
+      written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written,
+        "    \"Authorization\": \"%s\"\n", authorization);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written,
+    "  },\n"
+    "  \"data_size\": %zu,\n",
+    sz
+  );
+  
+  // Add data if present (limit size for safety)
+  if (data && sz > 0) {
+    written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written,
+      "  \"data\": \"");
+    
+    // Add data content (escape and truncate if needed)
+    size_t data_limit = (sz < 1000) ? sz : 1000;  // Limit to 1000 bytes
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < data_limit && written < response_len - 100; i++) {
+      char c = ((char*)data)[i];
+      if (c == '"') {
+        written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, "\\\"");
+      } else if (c == '\\') {
+        written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, "\\\\");
+      } else if (c == '\n') {
+        written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, "\\n");
+      } else if (c == '\r') {
+        written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, "\\r");
+      } else if (c == '\t') {
+        written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, "\\t");
+      } else if (c >= 32 && c < 127) {
+        response_json[written++] = c;
+      } else {
+        written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, "\\u%04x", (unsigned char)c);
+      }
+    }
+    
+    if (sz > data_limit) {
+      written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written,
+        "... (truncated, showing %zu of %zu bytes)", data_limit, sz);
+    }
+    
+    written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written, "\",\n");
+  } else {
+    written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written,
+      "  \"data\": null,\n");
+  }
+  
+  // Add timestamp
+  time_t now;
+  time(&now);
+  written += snprintf(response_json + written, response_len - written,
+    "  \"timestamp\": \"%s\",\n"
+    "  \"server\": \"nanonext echo server\"\n"
+    "}", 
+    ctime(&now)
+  );
+  
+  // Remove newline from ctime
+  char *newline = strchr(response_json + written - 50, '\n');
+  if (newline) *newline = ' ';
+  
+  // Set response headers
+  nng_http_res_set_status(res, NNG_HTTP_STATUS_OK);
+  nng_http_res_set_header(res, "Content-Type", "application/json");
+  nng_http_res_set_header(res, "Server", "nanonext-echo/1.0");
+  
+  // Set response body
+  if ((xc = nng_http_res_copy_data(res, response_json, strlen(response_json)))) {
+    free(response_json);
+    nng_http_res_free(res);
+    nng_aio_finish(aio, xc);
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  free(response_json);
+  nng_aio_set_output(aio, 0, res);
+  nng_aio_finish(aio, 0);
+}
+
+void echo_start(void *arg) {
+  
+  const char *addr = (const char *) arg;
+  nng_http_server *server;
+  nng_http_handler *handler;
+  nng_url *url;
+  int xc;
+  
+  if ((xc = nng_url_parse(&url, addr)))
+    fatal("nng_url_parse", xc);
+  
+  if ((xc = nng_http_server_hold(&server, url)))
+    fatal("nng_http_server_hold", xc);
+  
+  if ((xc = nng_http_handler_alloc(&handler, url->u_path, echo_handle)))
+    fatal("nng_http_handler_alloc", xc);
+  
+  // Accept all HTTP methods
+  if ((xc = nng_http_handler_set_method(handler, NULL)))
+    fatal("nng_http_handler_set_method", xc);
+  
+  if ((xc = nng_http_handler_collect_body(handler, true, 1024 * 128)))
+    fatal("nng_http_handler_collect_body", xc);
+  
+  if ((xc = nng_http_server_add_handler(server, handler)))
+    fatal("nng_http_handler_add_handler", xc);
+  
+  if ((xc = nng_http_server_start(server)))
+    fatal("nng_http_server_start", xc);
+  
+  nng_url_free(url);
+}
+
+static void echo_thread_finalizer(SEXP xptr) {
+  if (NANO_PTR(xptr) == NULL) return;
+  nng_thread *thr = (nng_thread *) NANO_PTR(xptr);
+  nng_thread_destroy(thr);
+}
+
+SEXP rnng_echo_server(SEXP url) {
+  
+  const char *addr = CHAR(STRING_ELT(url, 0));
+  nng_thread *thr;
+  int xc;
+  
+  if ((xc = nng_thread_create(&thr, echo_start, (void *) addr)))
+    ERROR_OUT(xc);
+  
+  SEXP xptr = R_MakeExternalPtr(thr, R_NilValue, R_NilValue);
+  R_RegisterCFinalizerEx(xptr, echo_thread_finalizer, TRUE);
+  
+  return xptr;
+}