diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index c8e9838..f6bf160 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "api": [
     {
       "url": "/tail",
-      "type": "get",
+      "method": "get",
       "command": "tail",
       "args": [
         "-f", "/tmp/test"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     },
     {
       "url": "/uptime",
-      "type": "get",
+      "method": "get",
       "command": "uptime",
       "args": [
       ]
diff --git a/libs/server.js b/libs/server.js
index 8e9565a..9b52d67 100644
--- a/libs/server.js
+++ b/libs/server.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const logger = require('./logger.js');
 const commands = require('./commands.js');
 const http = require('http');
+const { config } = require('process');
 
 let server;
 let api;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ async function start() {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         server.listen(port, listen)
             .on('listening', function () {
-                logger.debug('server listening on ' + config.server.listen + ':' + config.server.port + '...');
+                logger.info('server listening on ' + global.config.server.listen + ':' + global.config.server.port + '...');
                 handleRequests();
                 resolve();
             });
@@ -25,46 +26,42 @@ async function start() {
 function handleRequests() {
     server.on('request', (request, response) => {
         request.timestamp = new Date().getTime();
-        respond(request, response, api.get(request.url));
+        respond(request, response);
     });
 }
 
-async function respond(request, response, endpoint) {
+async function respond(request, response) {
+    if (request === undefined || response === undefined) {
+        return;
+    }
+    let endpoint = api[request.method]?.[request.url];
+    if (endpoint === undefined) {
+        return finishRequest(request, response, { error: 'endpoint not defined' }, 501);
+    }
+    try {
+        endpoint.result = await commands.execute(endpoint);
+    } catch (err) {
+        endpoint.error = err.toString();
+        return finishRequest(request, response, endpoint, 501);
+    }
+    return finishRequest(request, response, endpoint);
+}
+
+function finishRequest(request, response, data, code) {
     if (response === undefined) {
         return;
     }
-    let data = {
-        status: 'ok',
-        command: endpoint.command,
-        args: endpoint.args
-    };
-    if (endpoint.detached === true) {
-        data.detached = true;
+    if (code === undefined) {
+        code = 200;
     }
-    let code = 200;
-    if (endpoint === undefined) {
-        code = 501;
-        data.status = 'error';
-        data.msg = 'endpoint not defined';
-    } else if (request.method.toLowerCase() !== (endpoint.type.toLowerCase())) {
-        code = 405;
-        data.status = 'error';
-        data.msg = 'endpoint does not support ' + request.method + ' requests';
+    if (code === 200) {
+        data.status = 'ok';
     } else {
-        try {
-            const result = await commands.execute(endpoint);
-            if (result !== undefined) {
-                data.result = result;
-            }
-        } catch (err) {
-            code = 501;
-            data.status = 'error';
-            data.msg = err.toString();
-        }
+        data.status = 'error';
     }
-    data.time = new Date().getTime() - request.timestamp + 'ms';
-    const json = JSON.stringify(data);
+    data.time = (new Date().getTime() - request.timestamp) + 'ms';
     response.writeHead(code);
+    const json = JSON.stringify(data);
     response.end(json);
     logger.http({ request: request, code: code, data: json });
 }
@@ -74,13 +71,21 @@ function setupAPI() {
     if (apiConfig === undefined || apiConfig.length === 0) {
         throw new Error('no api endpoints configured - aborting');
     }
-    api = new Map();
-    config.api.forEach(function (endpoint) {
-        let url = endpoint.url;
-        let tmp = endpoint;
-        delete tmp.url;
-        api.set(url, tmp);
-    });
+    const now = new Date().getTime();
+    api = {};
+    logger.debug('setting up api...');
+    let index;
+    for (index = 0; index < global.config.api.length; index++) {
+        let endpoint = global.config.api[index];
+        let key = endpoint.url;
+        let method = endpoint.method.toUpperCase();
+        delete endpoint.method;
+        delete endpoint.url;
+        let methodApi = api[method] || {};
+        methodApi[key] = endpoint;
+        api[method] = methodApi;
+    }
+    logger.debug('api setup with ' + index + ' endpoints after ' + (new Date().getTime() - now) + 'ms');
 }
 
 module.exports = {