diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "dhl"
+version = "0.5.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+axum = "0.7"
+tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["full"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+axum-server = { version = "0.7", features = ["tls-rustls"] }
+tower-http = { version = "0.5", features = ["trace"] }
+chrono = "0.4"
+
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
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+++ b/config.json
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+{
+  "host": "127.0.0.1",
+  "port": 3000,
+  "routes": [
+    {
+      "path": "/",
+      "response_file": "response.json",
+      "status_code": 200
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "/api/status",
+      "response_file": "status.json",
+      "status_code": 500
+    }
+  ],
+  "masking": {
+    "enabled": true,
+    "headers": ["authorization", "x-api-key", "cookie"]
+  },
+  "tls": {
+    "enabled": false,
+    "cert_path": "cert.pem",
+    "key_path": "key.pem"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/response.json b/response.json
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+++ b/response.json
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+{
+  "status": "success",
+  "message": "Hello from the Rust HTTP listener!",
+  "data": {
+    "id": 1,
+    "name": "Gemini CLI Sample"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
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+++ b/src/config.rs
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+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::fs;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone)]
+pub struct TlsConfig {
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    pub cert_path: PathBuf,
+    pub key_path: PathBuf,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone)]
+pub struct MaskingConfig {
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    pub headers: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone)]
+pub struct RouteConfig {
+    pub path: String,
+    pub response_file: PathBuf,
+    pub status_code: u16,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub host: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+    pub routes: Vec<RouteConfig>,
+    pub masking: MaskingConfig,
+    pub tls: TlsConfig,
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn load() -> Self {
+        match fs::read_to_string("config.json") {
+            Ok(content) => {
+                serde_json::from_str(&content).unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                    eprintln!("Warning: Failed to parse config.json ({}), using defaults.", e);
+                    Self::default()
+                })
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                Self::default()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Config {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+            port: 3000,
+            routes: vec![RouteConfig {
+                path: "/".to_string(),
+                response_file: PathBuf::from("response.json"),
+                status_code: 200,
+            }],
+            masking: MaskingConfig {
+                enabled: true,
+                headers: vec![
+                    "authorization".to_string(),
+                    "x-api-key".to_string(),
+                    "cookie".to_string(),
+                ],
+            },
+            tls: TlsConfig {
+                enabled: false,
+                cert_path: PathBuf::from("cert.pem"),
+                key_path: PathBuf::from("key.pem"),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/handlers.rs b/src/handlers.rs
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+++ b/src/handlers.rs
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+use axum::{
+    extract::State,
+    http::{StatusCode, Uri},
+    response::IntoResponse,
+    Json,
+};
+use serde_json::json;
+use std::fs;
+use crate::state::SharedState;
+use crate::config::Config;
+
+pub async fn handler(
+    uri: Uri,
+    State(_state): State<SharedState>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let path = uri.path();
+    
+    // 1. Reload config live on every request
+    let config = Config::load();
+    
+    // 2. Find the route that matches the current path
+    let route = config.routes.iter().find(|r| r.path == path);
+    
+    if let Some(route) = route {
+        match fs::read_to_string(&route.response_file) {
+            Ok(content) => {
+                match serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&content) {
+                    Ok(json) => {
+                        let status = StatusCode::from_u16(route.status_code)
+                            .unwrap_or(StatusCode::OK);
+                        (status, Json(json)).into_response()
+                    },
+                    Err(e) => (
+                        StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                        format!("Error parsing response JSON: {}", e),
+                    ).into_response(),
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => (
+                StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+                format!("Error reading response file: {}", e),
+            ).into_response(),
+        }
+    } else {
+        fallback_handler().await.into_response()
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn fallback_handler() -> impl IntoResponse {
+    (
+        StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+        Json(json!({ "error": "Not Found" })),
+    )
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+++ b/src/main.rs
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+mod config;
+mod state;
+mod middleware;
+mod handlers;
+
+use axum::{
+    routing::any,
+    Router,
+    middleware as axum_middleware,
+};
+use axum_server::tls_rustls::RustlsConfig;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::fs;
+
+use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::state::AppState;
+use crate::handlers::{handler, fallback_handler};
+use crate::middleware::logging_middleware;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    // 1. Initial load to check for files and get host/port
+    let config = Config::load();
+
+    // Ensure initial response files exist
+    for route in &config.routes {
+        if !route.response_file.exists() {
+            println!("Response file {:?} not found, creating default.", route.response_file);
+            let default_response = serde_json::json!({ "message": format!("edit me for path {}", route.path) });
+            fs::write(&route.response_file, serde_json::to_string_pretty(&default_response)?)?;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Print custom startup banner
+    print_banner(&config);
+
+    // 2. Prepare application state
+    let state = Arc::new(AppState {});
+
+    // 3. Build router with a catch-all route for live config reloading
+    let app = Router::new()
+        .route("/", any(handler))
+        .route("/*path", any(handler))
+        .fallback(fallback_handler)
+        .layer(axum_middleware::from_fn_with_state(state.clone(), logging_middleware))
+        .with_state(state);
+
+    let addr: SocketAddr = format!("{}:{}", config.host, config.port).parse()?;
+
+    // 4. Start server
+    if config.tls.enabled {
+        let tls_config = RustlsConfig::from_pem_file(
+            config.tls.cert_path.clone(),
+            config.tls.key_path.clone(),
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+        println!("Starting server with TLS on {}", addr);
+        axum_server::bind_rustls(addr, tls_config)
+            .serve(app.into_make_service())
+            .await?;
+    } else {
+        println!("Starting server on {}", addr);
+        axum_server::bind(addr)
+            .serve(app.into_make_service())
+            .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn print_banner(config: &Config) {
+    println!("------------------------------------------");
+    println!("      ____  ___    _   ______________   ");
+    println!("     / __ |/   |  / | / /  _/ ____/ /   ");
+    println!("    / / / / /| | /  |/ // // __/ / /    ");
+    println!("   / /_/ / ___ |/ /|  // // /___/ /___  ");
+    println!("  /_____/_/  |_/_/ |_/___/_____/_____/  ");
+    println!("------------------------------------------");
+    println!(" ");
+    println!("------ HTTP LISTENER ------");
+    println!("host          : {}", config.host);
+    println!("port          : {}", config.port);
+    println!("Live Config Reloading: ENABLED");
+    println!("------------------------------------------");
+}
diff --git a/src/middleware.rs b/src/middleware.rs
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+++ b/src/middleware.rs
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+use axum::{
+    body::Body,
+    extract::{Request, State},
+    middleware::Next,
+    response::Response,
+};
+use chrono::Local;
+use std::time::Instant;
+use crate::state::SharedState;
+
+// Note: Axum body might need to be imported differently depending on version
+// but since the original used axum::body::Body, I'll stick to that or similar.
+// Actually, let's use axum::body::Body.
+
+pub async fn logging_middleware(
+    State(_state): State<SharedState>,
+    req: Request<Body>,
+    next: Next,
+) -> Response {
+    let start_time = Local::now();
+    let start_instant = Instant::now();
+    
+    // Load config live for masking settings
+    let config = crate::config::Config::load();
+    
+    println!("---- REQUEST START {} ----", start_time.format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"));
+    println!("Method: {}", req.method());
+    println!("Path:   {}", req.uri().path());
+    println!("Headers:");
+    
+    for (name, value) in req.headers() {
+        let name_str = name.as_str();
+        
+        let should_mask = config.masking.enabled && 
+            config.masking.headers.iter().any(|h| h.eq_ignore_ascii_case(name_str));
+            
+        if should_mask {
+            println!("  {}: ***", name_str);
+        } else {
+            println!("  {}: {:?}", name_str, value);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    let response = next.run(req).await;
+    
+    let end_time = Local::now();
+    let duration = start_instant.elapsed();
+    
+    println!("--- REQUEST END {} - {:?} ---------", end_time.format("%H:%M:%S"), duration);
+    
+    response
+}
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
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+++ b/src/state.rs
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+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+pub struct AppState {}
+
+pub type SharedState = Arc<AppState>;