diff --git a/screenless/bureau/ihr/ihr.py b/screenless/bureau/ihr/ihr.py
index ea0d3b6..3a2fa69 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/ihr/ihr.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/ihr/ihr.py
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import os
 import signal
 import socket
 import subprocess
+import threading
 
 import kode256
 from lxml import etree
 
 from bureau import Bureau, add_command, add_api
+import ihrweb
 
 
 class InhumanResources(Bureau):
@@ -24,6 +26,11 @@ class InhumanResources(Bureau):
     def __init__(self):
         Bureau.__init__(self)
         self.menu = {}
+        self.webapp = ihrweb.IhrApp()
+        webargs = { "host": "0.0.0.0", "port": 8000 }
+        self.webthread = threading.Thread(target=self.webapp.run,
+                                          kwargs=webargs, daemon=True)
+        self.webthread.start()
         # update_commands(self)
 
     @add_api("addbureau", "Register Bureau")
@@ -40,6 +47,7 @@ class InhumanResources(Bureau):
             name = data["name"]
             prefix = data["prefix"]
             desc = data["desc"]
+            self.webapp.register_bureau(prefix)
         except KeyError as e:
             print("cannot add invalid bureau:", str(e))
             return str(e)
diff --git a/screenless/bureau/ihr/ihrweb.py b/screenless/bureau/ihr/ihrweb.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..058fdfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/screenless/bureau/ihr/ihrweb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# this is a web interface for simple edits to configuration or editing data
+# for particular bureaus
+import configparser
+import os
+
+from bottle import Bottle, request
+
+class IhrApp(Bottle):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(IhrApp, self).__init__()
+        self.name = "IHR App"
+        self.route("/", callback=self.index)
+        self.route("/config/<bureau>", callback=self.config)
+        self.route("/config/<bureau>", callback=self.config, method="POST")
+        self.bureaus = []
+
+    def index(self):
+        # return a list of active bureaus with links
+        # TODO: allow (de)activation of non-essential bureaus
+        out = """
+              <h3>The Screenless Office</h3>
+              <h4><em>Config Manager</em></h4>
+              <ul>
+              """
+        for bureau in self.bureaus:
+            out += '<li><a href="/config/"' + bureau + '"></li>\n'
+
+        out += "</ul>"
+
+        return out
+
+    def config(self, bureau):
+        # parse the config and make it into a form
+        out = "<h3>config file for " + bureau + "</h3>\n"
+        basedir = os.path.expanduser("~/.screenless")
+        if bureau == "mgmt":
+            cfgfile = "mgmt.ini"
+        elif bureau == "printers":
+            cfgfile = printers.cfg
+        else:
+            cfgfile = bureau + ".yml"
+        cfgfile = os.path.join(basedir, cfgfile)
+        if request.method == "POST":
+            #save all the request.forms stuff to the config
+            # tell the bureau to restart / reload
+            # set our message to be "updated config"
+            print("NOT saving updated ", cfgfile)
+            pass
+        #parse and show the config as a form 
+        with open(cfgfile) as cfg:
+            out += cfg.read()
+        return out
+
+    def register_bureau(self, bureau):
+        self.bureaus.append(bureau)
+
+    def register_crud(self, data):
+        # adds callbacks for crud operations on a database
+        pass
+