diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0c31ad1..bc7ddb9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *.egg-info
+*.pyc
 dist/
 build/
diff --git a/examples/chat/README.md b/examples/chat/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73b98ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chat/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Chat Example
+Simple chat example.
+
+## Install
+Install dependencies:
+```bash
+$ pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+## Usage
+Run the server:
+```bash
+$ python chat.py
+```
diff --git a/examples/chat/chat.py b/examples/chat/chat.py
index de45eea..1930cb8 100644
--- a/examples/chat/chat.py
+++ b/examples/chat/chat.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from bottle import default_app, get, template
+from bottle import get, template, run
 from bottle.ext.websocket import GeventWebSocketServer
 from bottle.ext.websocket import websocket
 
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ def chat(ws):
         if msg is not None:
             for u in users:
                 u.send(msg)
-        else: break
+        else:
+            break
     users.remove(ws)
 
-application = default_app()
+run(host='127.0.0.1', port=8080, server=GeventWebSocketServer)
diff --git a/examples/chat/requirements.txt b/examples/chat/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..771efa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chat/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bottle
+gevent
+gevent-websocket