diff --git a/node/server.js b/node/server.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 6a4f0cfe2..f37b78490
--- a/node/server.js
+++ b/node/server.js
@@ -20,17 +20,35 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+//export app and handle mounting
+var express = require('express');
+var app = express.createServer();
+var fs = require('fs');
+var ioApp = app;
+
+
+var settings = require('./utils/Settings');
+var minify = require('./utils/Minify');
+var db = require('./db/DB');
+
+exports.helpExpress = function(opts) {
+  console.log('helping express', opts);
+  if (opts.basepath) app.set('basepath',opts.basepath);
+  if (opts.settings) { 
+    fs.writeFile(__dirname+'/../settings.json',JSON.stringify(opts.settings))
+  }
+  settings = require('./utils/Settings');
+  minify = require('./utils/Minify');
+  db = require('./db/DB');
+  return app;
+}
+ 
 var ERR = require("async-stacktrace");
 var log4js = require('log4js');
 var os = require("os");
 var socketio = require('socket.io');
-var fs = require('fs');
-var settings = require('./utils/Settings');
-var db = require('./db/DB');
 var async = require('async');
-var express = require('express');
 var path = require('path');
-var minify = require('./utils/Minify');
 var formidable = require('formidable');
 var apiHandler;
 var exportHandler;
@@ -60,6 +78,11 @@ console.log("Report bugs at https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite/issues")
 
 var serverName = "Etherpad-Lite " + version + " (http://j.mp/ep-lite)";
 
+app.mounted(function(other){
+  ioApp = other;
+  console.log('mounted pad');
+});
+
 //cache 6 hours
 exports.maxAge = 1000*60*60*6;
 
@@ -76,7 +99,7 @@ async.waterfall([
   function (callback)
   {
     //create server
-    var app = express.createServer();
+    //var app = express.createServer();
     
     //load modules that needs a initalized db
     readOnlyManager = require("./db/ReadOnlyManager");
@@ -425,9 +448,10 @@ async.waterfall([
     });
     
     //let the server listen
-    app.listen(settings.port, settings.ip);
-    console.log("Server is listening at " + settings.ip + ":" + settings.port);
-
+    if (!module.parent) {
+      app.listen(settings.port, settings.ip);
+      console.log("Server is listening at " + settings.ip + ":" + settings.port);
+    }
     var onShutdown = false;
     var gracefulShutdown = function(err)
     {
@@ -447,7 +471,9 @@ async.waterfall([
       console.log("graceful shutdown...");
       
       //stop the http server
-      app.close();
+      if(!module.parent) {
+        app.close();
+      }
 
       //do the db shutdown
       db.db.doShutdown(function()
@@ -473,7 +499,7 @@ async.waterfall([
     process.on('uncaughtException', gracefulShutdown);
 
     //init socket.io and redirect all requests to the MessageHandler
-    var io = socketio.listen(app);
+    var io = socketio.listen(ioApp);
     
     //this is only a workaround to ensure it works with all browers behind a proxy
     //we should remove this when the new socket.io version is more stable
@@ -510,7 +536,7 @@ async.waterfall([
     socketIORouter.setSocketIO(io);
     socketIORouter.addComponent("pad", padMessageHandler);
     socketIORouter.addComponent("timeslider", timesliderMessageHandler);
-    
+
     callback(null);  
   }
 ]);
diff --git a/node/utils/Minify.js b/node/utils/Minify.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 719cdaeeb..2055761f7
--- a/node/utils/Minify.js
+++ b/node/utils/Minify.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, jsFilename)
       //find out the highest modification date
       function(callback)
       {        
-        var folders2check = ["../static/css","../static/js"];
+        var folders2check = [__dirname+"/../../static/css",__dirname+"/../../static/js"];
         
         //go trough this two folders
         async.forEach(folders2check, function(path, callback)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, jsFilename)
       function(callback)
       {
         //check the modification time of the minified js
-        fs.stat("../var/minified_" + jsFilename, function(err, stats)
+        fs.stat(__dirname+"/../../var/minified_" + jsFilename, function(err, stats)
         {
           if(err && err.code != "ENOENT")
           {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, jsFilename)
       {
         async.forEach(jsFiles, function (item, callback)
         {
-          fs.readFile("../static/js/" + item, "utf-8", function(err, data)
+          fs.readFile(__dirname+"/../../static/js/" + item, "utf-8", function(err, data)
           {            
             if(ERR(err, callback)) return;
             fileValues[item] = data;
@@ -152,9 +152,10 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, jsFilename)
         {
           var filename = item.match(/"[^"]*"/g)[0].substr(1);
           filename = filename.substr(0,filename.length-1);
-        
+          filename = __dirname+"/../"+filename
+
           var type = item.match(/INCLUDE_[A-Z]+/g)[0].substr("INCLUDE_".length);
-        
+
           //read the included file
           fs.readFile(filename, "utf-8", function(err, data)
           {         
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, jsFilename)
           //write the results plain in a file
           function(callback)
           {
-            fs.writeFile("../var/minified_" + jsFilename, result, "utf8", callback);  
+            fs.writeFile(__dirname+"/../../var/minified_" + jsFilename, result, "utf8", callback);  
           },
           //write the results compressed in a file
           function(callback)
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, jsFilename)
               
                 if(ERR(err, callback)) return;
                 
-                fs.writeFile("../var/minified_" + jsFilename + ".gz", compressedResult, callback);  
+                fs.writeFile(__dirname+"/../../var/minified_" + jsFilename + ".gz", compressedResult, callback);  
               });
             }
             //skip this step on windows
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ exports.minifyJS = function(req, res, jsFilename)
     //read all js files
     async.forEach(jsFiles, function (item, callback)
     {
-      fs.readFile("../static/js/" + item, "utf-8", function(err, data)
+      fs.readFile(__dirname+"/../../static/js/" + item, "utf-8", function(err, data)
       {          
         if(ERR(err, callback)) return;  
         fileValues[item] = data;
diff --git a/node/utils/Settings.js b/node/utils/Settings.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 43c22975e..99059daea
--- a/node/utils/Settings.js
+++ b/node/utils/Settings.js
@@ -87,11 +87,20 @@ exports.abiwordAvailable = function()
   }
 }
 
-//read the settings sync
-var settingsStr = fs.readFileSync("../settings.json").toString();
+var settingsStr = '{}';
 
-//remove all comments
-settingsStr = settingsStr.replace(/\*([^*]|[\r\n]|(\*+([^*/]|[\r\n])))*\*+/gm,"").replace(/#.*/g,"").replace(/\/\/.*/g,"");
+try
+{
+  //read the settings sync
+  settingsStr = fs.readFileSync(__dirname+"/../../settings.json").toString();
+  
+  //remove all comments
+  settingsStr = settingsStr.replace(/\*([^*]|[\r\n]|(\*+([^*/]|[\r\n])))*\*+/gm,"").replace(/#.*/g,"").replace(/\/\/.*/g,"");
+}
+catch(e)
+{
+  console.warn('could not read '+__dirname+"/../../settings.json")
+}
 
 //try to parse the settings
 var settings;
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1e1861639..b637f0d20
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@
             function go2Name() 
             {
                 var padname = document.getElementById("padname").value;
-                padname.length > 0 ? window.location = "p/" + padname : alert("Please enter a name")
+                padname.length > 0 ? window.location = window.location + "/p/" + padname : alert("Please enter a name")
             }
  
             function go2Random() 
             {
-                window.location = "p/" + randomPadName();
+                window.location = window.location + "/p/" + randomPadName();
             }
  
             function randomPadName() 
diff --git a/static/js/pad2.js b/static/js/pad2.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index bbb385b3b..4aeef82c3
--- a/static/js/pad2.js
+++ b/static/js/pad2.js
@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ function handshake()
   //find out in which subfolder we are
   var resource = loc.pathname.substr(1, loc.pathname.indexOf("/p/")) + "socket.io";
   //connect
+  console.log('create socket',url,resource)
   socket = io.connect(url, {
-    resource: resource,
+    resource: 'socket.io',
     'max reconnection attempts': 3
   });
 
diff --git a/static/pad.html b/static/pad.html
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f57438d56..929be3e4b
--- a/static/pad.html
+++ b/static/pad.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   var clientVars = {};  
   // ]]>
   </script>
-  <script src="../socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
+  <script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
   <script src="../minified/pad.js"></script>
   <link href="../static/custom/pad.css" rel="stylesheet">
   <script src="../static/custom/pad.js"></script>