diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6eec74d..6e2b1b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ Some way to mass process photos in batches. For example, the batch jobs could:
     - create a downloadable mini-album
     - proactively generate thumbnails
     - replace thumbservice, the video thumb service
+    - import photos
+        - also by grabbing them from a foreign source e.g. sftp
 
 Could also have:
     - a session-based mechanism to "select" photos
@@ -243,3 +245,5 @@ Design notes:
                 - there is a numeric ID in the `target` column that can be any of a Photo, PhotoSet, or Tag
                 - which it is, is determined by the `type` column
                 - therefore the code can know which method to locate the file with
+
+    - need testing to ensure the program is usable without having a dedicated executor etc
diff --git a/photoapp/daemon.py b/photoapp/daemon.py
index 065796a..8aa1c66 100644
--- a/photoapp/daemon.py
+++ b/photoapp/daemon.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import os
 import math
 import time
+import signal
 import logging
+import argparse
 import cherrypy
 from collections import defaultdict
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
@@ -617,10 +619,60 @@ class SearchView(object):
         )
 
 
-def main():
-    import argparse
-    import signal
+def setup_webapp(database_url, library_url, cache_url, thumb_service_url, debug=False, max_upload=1024**3):
 
+    # Get database connection
+    engine = get_db_engine(database_url)
+
+    # Setup database in web framework
+    cherrypy.tools.db = SATool()
+    SAEnginePlugin(cherrypy.engine, engine).subscribe()
+
+    # Create various internal tools
+    library_storage = uri_to_storage(library_url)
+    library_manager = LibraryManager(library_storage)
+    thumbnail_tool = ThumbGenerator(library_manager, uri_to_storage(cache_url), thumb_service_url)
+
+    # Setup and mount web ui
+    tpl_dir = os.path.join(APPROOT, "templates") if not debug else "templates"
+    web = PhotosWeb(library_manager, thumbnail_tool, tpl_dir)
+    cherrypy.tree.mount(web, '/', {'/': {'tools.trailing_slash.on': False,
+                                         'tools.db.on': True,
+                                         'error_page.403': web.error,
+                                         'error_page.404': web.error},
+                                   '/static': {"tools.staticdir.on": True,
+                                               "tools.staticdir.dir": os.path.join(APPROOT, "styles/dist")
+                                               if not debug else os.path.abspath("styles/dist")},
+                                   '/thumb': {'tools.expires.on': True,
+                                              'tools.expires.secs': 7 * 86400},
+                                   '/login': {'tools.auth_basic.on': True,
+                                              'tools.auth_basic.realm': 'photolib',
+                                              'tools.auth_basic.checkpassword': validate_password}})
+
+    # Setup and mount API
+    api = PhotosApi(library_manager)
+    cherrypy.tree.mount(api, '/api', {'/': {'tools.sessions.on': False,
+                                            'tools.trailing_slash.on': False,
+                                            'tools.auth_basic.on': True,
+                                            'tools.auth_basic.realm': 'photolib',
+                                            'tools.auth_basic.checkpassword': validate_password,
+                                            'tools.db.on': True,
+                                            'request.dispatch': cherrypy.dispatch.MethodDispatcher()}})
+
+    # General config options
+    cherrypy.config.update({
+        'tools.sessions.storage_class': DatabaseSession,
+        'tools.sessions.on': True,
+        'tools.sessions.locking': 'explicit',
+        'tools.sessions.timeout': 525600,
+        'request.show_tracebacks': True,
+        'server.show_tracebacks': True,
+        'log.screen': False,
+        'server.max_request_body_size': max_upload
+    })
+
+
+def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Photod photo server")
 
     parser.add_argument('-p', '--port', help="tcp port to listen on",
@@ -654,58 +706,21 @@ def main():
     if not args.thumb_service:
         logging.warning("THUMB_SERVICE_URL not set. Video thumbnails will be unavailable")
 
-    # Get database connection
-    engine = get_db_engine(args.database)
+    setup_webapp(
+        args.database,
+        args.library,
+        args.cache,
+        args.thumb_service,
+        debug=args.debug,
+        max_upload=args.max_upload
+    )
 
-    # Setup database in web framework
-    cherrypy.tools.db = SATool()
-    SAEnginePlugin(cherrypy.engine, engine).subscribe()
-
-    # Create various internal tools
-    library_storage = uri_to_storage(args.library)
-    library_manager = LibraryManager(library_storage)
-    thumbnail_tool = ThumbGenerator(library_manager, uri_to_storage(args.cache), args.thumb_service)
-
-    # Setup and mount web ui
-    tpl_dir = os.path.join(APPROOT, "templates") if not args.debug else "templates"
-    web = PhotosWeb(library_manager, thumbnail_tool, tpl_dir)
-    cherrypy.tree.mount(web, '/', {'/': {'tools.trailing_slash.on': False,
-                                         'tools.db.on': True,
-                                         'error_page.403': web.error,
-                                         'error_page.404': web.error},
-                                   '/static': {"tools.staticdir.on": True,
-                                               "tools.staticdir.dir": os.path.join(APPROOT, "styles/dist")
-                                               if not args.debug else os.path.abspath("styles/dist")},
-                                   '/thumb': {'tools.expires.on': True,
-                                              'tools.expires.secs': 7 * 86400},
-                                   '/login': {'tools.auth_basic.on': True,
-                                              'tools.auth_basic.realm': 'photolib',
-                                              'tools.auth_basic.checkpassword': validate_password}})
-
-    # Setup and mount API
-    api = PhotosApi(library_manager)
-    cherrypy.tree.mount(api, '/api', {'/': {'tools.sessions.on': False,
-                                            'tools.trailing_slash.on': False,
-                                            'tools.auth_basic.on': True,
-                                            'tools.auth_basic.realm': 'photolib',
-                                            'tools.auth_basic.checkpassword': validate_password,
-                                            'tools.db.on': True,
-                                            'request.dispatch': cherrypy.dispatch.MethodDispatcher()}})
-
-    # General config options
+    # Server config options
     cherrypy.config.update({
-        'tools.sessions.storage_class': DatabaseSession,
-        'tools.sessions.on': True,
-        'tools.sessions.locking': 'explicit',
-        'tools.sessions.timeout': 525600,
-        'request.show_tracebacks': True,
         'server.socket_port': args.port,
         'server.thread_pool': 25,
         'server.socket_host': '0.0.0.0',
-        'server.show_tracebacks': True,
-        'log.screen': False,
         'engine.autoreload.on': args.debug,
-        'server.max_request_body_size': args.max_upload
     })
 
     # Setup signal handling and run it.