diff --git a/main.gd b/main.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31d6854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+extends Control
+
+@onready var select_folder_button: Button = %SelectFolderButton
+@onready var start_server_button: Button = %StartServerButton
+@onready var open_in_browser_button: Button = %OpenInBrowserButton
+@onready var file_tree: Tree = %FileTree
+@onready var dnd_help_label: Label = %DnDHelpLabel
+@onready var article_name_line_edit: LineEdit = %ArticleNameLineEdit
+@onready var article_date_line_edit: LineEdit = %ArticleDateLineEdit
+@onready var content_text_edit: TextEdit = %ContentTextEdit
+@onready var server_folder_dialog: FileDialog = %ServerFolderDialog
+
+const SERVER_FILE := "res://server_files/index.html"
+
+var working_folder: String
+var server: HTTPServer
+
+var server_port: int = 3001
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	select_folder_button.pressed.connect(
+		func():
+			server_folder_dialog.popup_centered()
+	)
+
+	server_folder_dialog.dir_selected.connect(on_server_folder_dialog_dir_selected)
+
+
+func on_server_folder_dialog_dir_selected(folder: String) -> void:
+	working_folder = folder
+	var dirs := list_files_recursive(working_folder)
+	print(dirs)
+	refresh_file_tree(dirs)
+	dnd_help_label.visible = false
+
+
+func refresh_file_tree(dirs: Array[String]) -> void:
+	file_tree.clear()
+	var root := file_tree.create_item()
+	for i in dirs:
+		prints(i, ":", i.get_slice_count("/"))
+		if i.get_slice_count("/") == 1:
+			var item := root.create_child()
+			item.set_text(0, i)
+		else:
+			var base := find_or_create_subfolder_item(i.get_base_dir())
+			var item := base.create_child()
+			item.set_text(0, i.get_file())
+
+
+func list_files_recursive(folder: String, prefix: String = "") -> Array[String]:
+#	var res := [folder.trim_prefix(working_folder).trim_prefix("/")]
+	var res: Array[String] = []
+	var dir := DirAccess.open(folder)
+	if dir:
+		dir.list_dir_begin()
+		var file_name := dir.get_next()
+		while file_name != "":
+			if dir.current_is_dir():
+				res.append_array(list_files_recursive(folder.path_join(file_name), folder))
+			else:
+				res.append(folder.path_join(file_name).trim_prefix(working_folder + "/"))
+			file_name = dir.get_next()
+
+		res.sort_custom(
+			func(a: String, b: String):
+				return b.get_slice_count("/") == 1
+		)
+		return res
+	else:
+		return []
+
+
+func find_or_create_subfolder_item(subfolder: String, from_item: TreeItem = file_tree.get_root()) -> TreeItem:
+	var search_res: TreeItem = null
+	for item in from_item.get_children():
+		if item.get_meta("subfolder_name", "") == subfolder:
+			search_res = item
+			return search_res
+		if item.get_child_count() > 0:
+			search_res = find_or_create_subfolder_item(subfolder, item)
+
+	if is_instance_valid(search_res):
+		return search_res
+
+	# early optimization. if there is only one slash, the item is a child of root.
+	if subfolder.get_slice_count("/") == 1:
+		var item := file_tree.get_root().create_child()
+		item.set_meta("subfolder_name", subfolder)
+		item.set_text(0, subfolder.get_slice("/", subfolder.get_slice_count("/") - 1))
+		return item
+
+	if subfolder.get_slice_count("/") > 1:
+		# need more searches to find items with the base dir(s)
+#		var base_paths := subfolder.get_base_dir().split("/", false)
+		var base: TreeItem = find_or_create_subfolder_item(subfolder.get_base_dir())
+		var item := base.create_child()
+		item.set_meta("subfolder_name", subfolder)
+		item.set_text(0, subfolder.get_slice("/", subfolder.get_slice_count("/") - 1))
+		return item
+
+	# i dont know at this point
+	print("cant find item for subfolder, ", subfolder)
+	return null
diff --git a/main.tscn b/main.tscn
index 0ca9625..ed30070 100644
--- a/main.tscn
+++ b/main.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://w4airtd0kofc"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://w4airtd0kofc"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://main.gd" id="1_t6a3l"]
 
 [sub_resource type="LabelSettings" id="LabelSettings_6csy6"]
 font_color = Color(1, 1, 1, 0.752941)
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ anchor_right = 0.960069
 anchor_bottom = 0.919753
 grow_horizontal = 2
 grow_vertical = 2
+script = ExtResource("1_t6a3l")
 metadata/_edit_use_anchors_ = true
 
 [node name="VBoxContainer" type="VBoxContainer" parent="."]
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ text = "Files"
 unique_name_in_owner = true
 layout_mode = 2
 size_flags_vertical = 3
+hide_root = true
 metadata/_edit_group_ = true
 
 [node name="DnDHelpLabel" type="Label" parent="VBoxContainer/HSplitContainer/VBoxContainer/FileTree"]
@@ -124,4 +128,14 @@ text = "Content"
 unique_name_in_owner = true
 layout_mode = 2
 size_flags_vertical = 3
+editable = false
 caret_blink = true
+
+[node name="ServerFolderDialog" type="FileDialog" parent="."]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+initial_position = 2
+title = "Open a Directory"
+size = Vector2i(768, 469)
+ok_button_text = "Select Curent Folder"
+file_mode = 2
+access = 2
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 7d8905f..651a08f 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ config/name="Tickle App"
 run/main_scene="res://main.tscn"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.0", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
+
+[display]
+
+window/subwindows/embed_subwindows=false