diff --git a/server/appengine/app.yaml b/server/appengine/app.yaml
index 02ec0e968..570f6dd1f 100644
--- a/server/appengine/app.yaml
+++ b/server/appengine/app.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-application: camlistore-appengine
+application: camlistore
 version: 1
 api_version: 1
 runtime: python
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ handlers:
 - url: /js
   static_dir: ../../clients/js
 
+- url: /static
+  static_dir: static
+
+# off for now:
+# secure: always
+
 - url: .*
-  secure: always
   script: main.py
diff --git a/server/appengine/static/style.css b/server/appengine/static/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70b786d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/appengine/static/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// TODO