diff --git a/core/SCsub b/core/SCsub
index ea8cfdb..75aa13b 100644
--- a/core/SCsub
+++ b/core/SCsub
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ env.core_sources = []
 
 env.add_source_files(env.core_sources, "*.cpp")
 env.add_source_files(env.core_sources, "./html/*.cpp")
+env.add_source_files(env.core_sources, "./http/*.cpp")
 env.add_source_files(env.core_sources, "./bry_http/*.cpp")
 env.add_source_files(env.core_sources, "./database/*.cpp")
 
diff --git a/core/bry_http/http_server.cpp b/core/bry_http/http_server.cpp
index 4e3a32c..f3e598d 100644
--- a/core/bry_http/http_server.cpp
+++ b/core/bry_http/http_server.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "http_server.h"
 
-#include "bry_web_application.h"
-#include "request.h"
+#include "core/http/web_application.h"
+#include "core/http/request.h"
 
 #define LOG_VERBOSE 0
 
diff --git a/core/bry_http/http_server.h b/core/bry_http/http_server.h
index 5dd39a4..45972a2 100644
--- a/core/bry_http/http_server.h
+++ b/core/bry_http/http_server.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <brynet/net/wrapper/ServiceBuilder.hpp>
 
 class Request;
-class BryWebApplication;
+class WebApplication;
 
 class HTTPServer {
 public:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
 	virtual ~HTTPServer();
 
 	//move this to a sublcass
-	BryWebApplication *application;
+	WebApplication *application;
 
 protected:
 	std::map<HttpSession *, Request *> _request_map;
diff --git a/core/bry_http/handler_instance.cpp b/core/http/handler_instance.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from core/bry_http/handler_instance.cpp
rename to core/http/handler_instance.cpp
diff --git a/core/bry_http/handler_instance.h b/core/http/handler_instance.h
similarity index 100%
rename from core/bry_http/handler_instance.h
rename to core/http/handler_instance.h
diff --git a/core/bry_http/request.cpp b/core/http/request.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from core/bry_http/request.cpp
rename to core/http/request.cpp
index 80368e2..7b62d31 100644
--- a/core/bry_http/request.cpp
+++ b/core/http/request.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "request.h"
 
-#include "bry_web_application.h"
+#include "web_application.h"
 
 void Request::compile_body() {
 	compiled_body.reserve(body.size() + head.size() + 13 + 14 + 15);
diff --git a/core/bry_http/request.h b/core/http/request.h
similarity index 96%
rename from core/bry_http/request.h
rename to core/http/request.h
index 99c00cb..98413f0 100644
--- a/core/bry_http/request.h
+++ b/core/http/request.h
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 
 #include "handler_instance.h"
 
-class BryWebApplication;
+class WebApplication;
 
 class Request {
 public:
 	HTTPParser::Ptr http_parser;
 	HttpSession::Ptr session;
 	HttpResponse *response;
-	BryWebApplication *application;
+	WebApplication *application;
 
 	uint32_t current_middleware_index;
 	HandlerInstance handler_instance;
diff --git a/core/bry_http/bry_web_application.cpp b/core/http/web_application.cpp
similarity index 61%
rename from core/bry_http/bry_web_application.cpp
rename to core/http/web_application.cpp
index 35a996c..30036e5 100644
--- a/core/bry_http/bry_web_application.cpp
+++ b/core/http/web_application.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "bry_web_application.h"
+#include "web_application.h"
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <string>
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-void BryWebApplication::load_settings() {
+void WebApplication::load_settings() {
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::setup_routes() {
-	default_error_handler_func = BryWebApplication::default_fallback_error_handler;
+void WebApplication::setup_routes() {
+	default_error_handler_func = WebApplication::default_fallback_error_handler;
 
-	error_handler_map[404] = BryWebApplication::default_404_error_handler;
+	error_handler_map[404] = WebApplication::default_404_error_handler;
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::setup_middleware() {
+void WebApplication::setup_middleware() {
 	middlewares.push_back(HandlerInstance([this](Object *instance, Request *request){ this->default_routing_middleware(instance, request); }));
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::default_routing_middleware(Object *instance, Request *request) {
+void WebApplication::default_routing_middleware(Object *instance, Request *request) {
 	std::string path = request->http_parser->getPath();
 
 	if (FileCache::get_singleton()->wwwroot_has_file(path)) {
@@ -60,24 +60,24 @@ void BryWebApplication::default_routing_middleware(Object *instance, Request *re
 	request->next_stage();
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::default_fallback_error_handler(int error_code, Request *request) {
+void WebApplication::default_fallback_error_handler(int error_code, Request *request) {
 	request->response->setBody(default_generic_error_body);
 	request->send();
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::default_404_error_handler(int error_code, Request *request) {
+void WebApplication::default_404_error_handler(int error_code, Request *request) {
 	request->response->setBody(default_error_404_body);
 	request->send();
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::handle_request(Request *request) {
+void WebApplication::handle_request(Request *request) {
 	request->middleware_stack = &middlewares;
 
-	//note that middlewares handle the routing -> BryWebApplication::default_routing_middleware by default
+	//note that middlewares handle the routing -> WebApplication::default_routing_middleware by default
 	request->next_stage();
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::send_error(int error_code, Request *request) {
+void WebApplication::send_error(int error_code, Request *request) {
 	std::function<void(int, Request *)> func = error_handler_map[error_code];
 
 	if (!func) {
@@ -88,21 +88,21 @@ void BryWebApplication::send_error(int error_code, Request *request) {
 	func(error_code, request);
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::send_file(const std::string &path, Request *request) {
+void WebApplication::send_file(const std::string &path, Request *request) {
 	std::string fp = FileCache::get_singleton()->wwwroot + path;
 
 	request->send_file(fp);
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::migrate() {
+void WebApplication::migrate() {
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::register_request_update(Request *request) {
+void WebApplication::register_request_update(Request *request) {
 	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_update_registered_requests_mutex);
 
 	_update_registered_requests.push_back(request);
 }
-void BryWebApplication::unregister_request_update(Request *request) {
+void WebApplication::unregister_request_update(Request *request) {
 	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(_update_registered_requests_mutex);
 
 	std::size_t s = _update_registered_requests.size();
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void BryWebApplication::unregister_request_update(Request *request) {
 	}
 }
 
-void BryWebApplication::update() {
+void WebApplication::update() {
 	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < _update_registered_requests.size(); ++i) {
 		Request *r = _update_registered_requests[i];
 
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ void BryWebApplication::update() {
 	}
 }
 
-BryWebApplication::BryWebApplication() {
+WebApplication::WebApplication() {
 }
 
-BryWebApplication::~BryWebApplication() {
+WebApplication::~WebApplication() {
 	main_route_map.clear();
 	error_handler_map.clear();
 	middlewares.clear();
 }
 
-std::string BryWebApplication::default_error_404_body = "<html><body>404 :(</body></html>";
-std::string BryWebApplication::default_generic_error_body = "<html><body>Internal server error! :(</body></html>";
+std::string WebApplication::default_error_404_body = "<html><body>404 :(</body></html>";
+std::string WebApplication::default_generic_error_body = "<html><body>Internal server error! :(</body></html>";
diff --git a/core/bry_http/bry_web_application.h b/core/http/web_application.h
similarity index 90%
rename from core/bry_http/bry_web_application.h
rename to core/http/web_application.h
index 01499f4..713d661 100644
--- a/core/bry_http/bry_web_application.h
+++ b/core/http/web_application.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef BRY_WEB_APPLICATION_H
-#define BRY_WEB_APPLICATION_H
+#ifndef WEB_APPLICATION_H
+#define WEB_APPLICATION_H
 
 #include "core/object.h"
 #include <functional>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 class Request;
 
-class BryWebApplication {
+class WebApplication {
 public:
 	static std::string default_error_404_body;
 	static std::string default_generic_error_body;
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public:
 	void unregister_request_update(Request *request);
 	void update();
 
-	BryWebApplication();
-	virtual ~BryWebApplication();
+	WebApplication();
+	virtual ~WebApplication();
 
 public:
 	HandlerInstance index_func;
diff --git a/modules/list_page/list_page.h b/modules/list_page/list_page.h
index 38a31de..6d9b7a6 100644
--- a/modules/list_page/list_page.h
+++ b/modules/list_page/list_page.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "core/object.h"
 
-#include "core/bry_http/request.h"
+#include "core/http/request.h"
 
 
 class ListPage : public Object {
diff --git a/modules/message_page/message_page.h b/modules/message_page/message_page.h
index 523fb08..4d884af 100644
--- a/modules/message_page/message_page.h
+++ b/modules/message_page/message_page.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "core/object.h"
 
-#include "core/bry_http/request.h"
+#include "core/http/request.h"
 
 
 class MessagePage : public Object {
diff --git a/modules/paged_article/paged_article.cpp b/modules/paged_article/paged_article.cpp
index 498f94e..cc60fb1 100644
--- a/modules/paged_article/paged_article.cpp
+++ b/modules/paged_article/paged_article.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <tinydir/tinydir.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
-#include "core/bry_http/bry_web_application.h"
+#include "core/http/web_application.h"
 
 void PagedArticle::index(Request *request) {
 	const std::string r = request->get_current_path_segment();
diff --git a/modules/paged_article/paged_article.h b/modules/paged_article/paged_article.h
index ea3b676..cdfef23 100644
--- a/modules/paged_article/paged_article.h
+++ b/modules/paged_article/paged_article.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "core/file_cache.h"
 #include "core/object.h"
 
-#include "core/bry_http/request.h"
+#include "core/http/request.h"
 
 struct Article {
 	std::string url;