diff --git a/src/archives/mod.rs b/src/archives/mod.rs
index d029173..f118420 100644
--- a/src/archives/mod.rs
+++ b/src/archives/mod.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ pub fn read_archive<'a>(name: &str, data: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Box<Archive<'a> +
         // Decompress a .tar.xz file
         let mut decompresser = XzDecoder::new(data);
         let mut decompressed_data = Vec::new();
-        decompresser.read_to_end(&mut decompressed_data)
+        decompresser
+            .read_to_end(&mut decompressed_data)
             .map_err(|x| format!("Failed to decompress data: {:?}", x))?;
 
         let decompressed_contents: Box<Read> = Box::new(Cursor::new(decompressed_data));
diff --git a/src/frontend/mod.rs b/src/frontend/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8788a3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//! Provides the frontend interface, including HTTP server.
+
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+
+use installer::InstallerFramework;
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+mod rest;
+mod ui;
+
+/// Launches the main web server + UI. Returns when the framework has been consumed + web UI closed.
+pub fn launch(app_name: &str, is_launcher: bool, framework: InstallerFramework) {
+    let framework = Arc::new(RwLock::new(framework));
+
+    let (servers, address) = rest::server::spawn_servers(framework.clone());
+
+    ui::start_ui(app_name, &address, is_launcher);
+
+    // Explicitly hint that we want the servers instance until here.
+    drop(servers);
+
+    framework
+        .write()
+        .log_expect("Failed to write to framework to finalize")
+        .shutdown()
+        .log_expect("Failed to finalize framework");
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/mod.rs b/src/frontend/rest/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4563295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+//! Contains the main web server used within the application.
+
+pub mod server;
+mod services;
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/server.rs b/src/frontend/rest/server.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef860e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/server.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+//! Contains the over-arching server object + methods to manipulate it.
+
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use installer::InstallerFramework;
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+use hyper::server::Http;
+
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+
+use std::net::{SocketAddr, TcpListener, ToSocketAddrs};
+
+use std::thread;
+use std::thread::JoinHandle;
+
+/// Acts as a communication mechanism between the Hyper WebService and the rest of the
+/// application.
+pub struct WebServer {
+    _handle: JoinHandle<()>,
+}
+
+impl WebServer {
+    /// Creates a new web server with the specified address.
+    pub fn with_addr(
+        framework: Arc<RwLock<InstallerFramework>>,
+        addr: SocketAddr,
+    ) -> Result<Self, hyper::Error> {
+        let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
+            let server = Http::new()
+                .bind(&addr, move || Ok(WebService::new(framework.clone())))
+                .log_expect("Failed to bind to port");
+
+            server.run().log_expect("Failed to run HTTP server");
+        });
+
+        Ok(WebServer { _handle: handle })
+    }
+}
+
+/// Spawns a server instance on all local interfaces.
+///
+/// Returns server instances + http address of service running.
+pub fn spawn_servers(framework: Arc<RwLock<InstallerFramework>>) -> (Vec<WebServer>, String) {
+    // Firstly, allocate us an epidermal port
+    let target_port = {
+        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0")
+            .log_expect("At least one local address should be free");
+        listener
+            .local_addr()
+            .log_expect("Should be able to pull address from listener")
+            .port()
+    };
+
+    // Now, iterate over all ports
+    let addresses = "localhost:0"
+        .to_socket_addrs()
+        .log_expect("No localhost address found");
+
+    let mut instances = Vec::with_capacity(addresses.len());
+    let mut http_address = None;
+
+    // Startup HTTP server for handling the web view
+    for mut address in addresses {
+        address.set_port(target_port);
+
+        let server = WebServer::with_addr(framework.clone(), address)
+            .log_expect("Failed to bind to address");
+
+        info!("Spawning server instance @ {:?}", address);
+
+        http_address = Some(address);
+
+        instances.push(server);
+    }
+
+    let http_address = http_address.log_expect("No HTTP address found");
+
+    (
+        instances,
+        format!("http://localhost:{}", http_address.port()),
+    )
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/attributes.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/attributes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef3063d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/attributes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//! The /api/attr call returns an executable script containing session variables.
+
+use frontend::rest::services::default_future;
+use frontend::rest::services::encapsulate_json;
+use frontend::rest::services::Future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Request;
+use frontend::rest::services::Response;
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use hyper::header::{ContentLength, ContentType};
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+pub fn handle(service: &WebService, _req: Request) -> Future {
+    let framework = service.get_framework_read();
+
+    let file = encapsulate_json(
+        "base_attributes",
+        &framework
+            .base_attributes
+            .to_json_str()
+            .log_expect("Failed to render JSON representation of config"),
+    );
+
+    default_future(
+        Response::new()
+            .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
+            .with_header(ContentType::json())
+            .with_body(file),
+    )
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/config.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dc3e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+//! The /api/config call returns the current installer framework configuration.
+//!
+//! This endpoint should be usable directly from a <script> tag during loading.
+
+use frontend::rest::services::default_future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Request;
+use frontend::rest::services::Response;
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use hyper::header::{ContentLength, ContentType};
+use hyper::StatusCode;
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+use http;
+
+use config::Config;
+
+pub fn handle(service: &WebService, _req: Request) -> Future {
+    let framework_url = {
+        service
+            .get_framework_read()
+            .base_attributes
+            .target_url
+            .clone()
+    };
+
+    info!("Downloading configuration from {:?}...", framework_url);
+
+    default_future(
+        match http::download_text(&framework_url).map(|x| Config::from_toml_str(&x)) {
+            Ok(Ok(config)) => {
+                service.get_framework_write().config = Some(config.clone());
+
+                info!("Configuration file downloaded successfully.");
+
+                let file = service
+                    .get_framework_read()
+                    .get_config()
+                    .log_expect("Config should be loaded by now")
+                    .to_json_str()
+                    .log_expect("Failed to render JSON representation of config");
+
+                Response::new()
+                    .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
+                    .with_header(ContentType::json())
+                    .with_body(file)
+            }
+            Ok(Err(v)) => {
+                error!("Bad configuration file: {:?}", v);
+
+                Response::new()
+                    .with_status(StatusCode::ServiceUnavailable)
+                    .with_header(ContentType::plaintext())
+                    .with_body("Bad HTTP response")
+            }
+            Err(v) => {
+                error!(
+                    "General connectivity error while downloading config: {:?}",
+                    v
+                );
+
+                Response::new()
+                    .with_status(StatusCode::ServiceUnavailable)
+                    .with_header(ContentLength(v.len() as u64))
+                    .with_header(ContentType::plaintext())
+                    .with_body(v)
+            }
+        },
+    )
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/default_path.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/default_path.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb33fc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/default_path.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+//! The /api/default-path returns the default path for the application to install into.
+
+use frontend::rest::services::default_future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Request;
+use frontend::rest::services::Response;
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use hyper::header::{ContentLength, ContentType};
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+/// Struct used by serde to send a JSON payload to the client containing an optional value.
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+struct FileSelection {
+    path: Option<String>,
+}
+
+pub fn handle(service: &WebService, _req: Request) -> Future {
+    let path = { service.get_framework_read().get_default_path() };
+
+    let response = FileSelection { path };
+
+    let file = serde_json::to_string(&response)
+        .log_expect("Failed to render JSON payload of default path object");
+
+    default_future(
+        Response::new()
+            .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
+            .with_header(ContentType::json())
+            .with_body(file),
+    )
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/exit.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/exit.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23eacc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/exit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//! The /api/exit closes down the application.
+
+use frontend::rest::services::default_future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Request;
+use frontend::rest::services::Response;
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use hyper::header::ContentType;
+use hyper::StatusCode;
+
+use std::process::exit;
+
+pub fn handle(service: &WebService, _req: Request) -> Future {
+    match service.get_framework_write().shutdown() {
+        Ok(_) => {
+            exit(0);
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Failed to complete framework shutdown: {:?}", e);
+
+            default_future(
+                Response::new()
+                    .with_status(StatusCode::InternalServerError)
+                    .with_header(ContentType::plaintext())
+                    .with_body("Failed to complete framework shutdown"),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/install.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/install.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d344961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/install.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+//! The /api/install call installs a set of packages dictated by a POST request.
+
+use frontend::rest::services::stream_progress;
+use frontend::rest::services::Future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Request;
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+use installer::InstallMessage;
+
+use futures::future::Future as _;
+use futures::stream::Stream;
+
+use url::form_urlencoded;
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+pub fn handle(service: &WebService, req: Request) -> Future {
+    let framework = service.framework.clone();
+
+    Box::new(req.body().concat2().map(move |b| {
+        let results = form_urlencoded::parse(b.as_ref())
+            .into_owned()
+            .collect::<HashMap<String, String>>();
+
+        let mut to_install = Vec::new();
+        let mut path: Option<String> = None;
+
+        // Transform results into just an array of stuff to install
+        for (key, value) in &results {
+            if key == "path" {
+                path = Some(value.to_owned());
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if value == "true" {
+                to_install.push(key.to_owned());
+            }
+        }
+
+        // The frontend always provides this
+        let path =
+            path.log_expect("No path specified by frontend when one should have already existed");
+
+        stream_progress(move |sender| {
+            let mut framework = framework
+                .write()
+                .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
+
+            let new_install = !framework.preexisting_install;
+            if new_install {
+                framework.set_install_dir(&path);
+            }
+
+            if let Err(v) = framework.install(to_install, &sender, new_install) {
+                error!("Install error occurred: {:?}", v);
+                if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::Error(v)) {
+                    error!("Failed to send install error: {:?}", v);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::EOF) {
+                error!("Failed to send EOF to client: {:?}", v);
+            }
+        })
+    }))
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/installation_status.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/installation_status.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22667b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/installation_status.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//! The /api/installation-status call returns metadata relating to the current status of
+//! the installation.
+//!
+//! e.g. if the application is in maintenance mode
+
+use frontend::rest::services::default_future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Request;
+use frontend::rest::services::Response;
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use hyper::header::{ContentLength, ContentType};
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+pub fn handle(service: &WebService, _req: Request) -> Future {
+    let framework = service.get_framework_read();
+
+    let response = framework.get_installation_status();
+
+    let file = serde_json::to_string(&response)
+        .log_expect("Failed to render JSON payload of installation status object");
+
+    default_future(
+        Response::new()
+            .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
+            .with_header(ContentType::json())
+            .with_body(file),
+    )
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/mod.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a99e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+//! Provides all services used by the REST server.
+
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard};
+
+use installer::{InstallMessage, InstallerFramework};
+
+use hyper::server::Service;
+use hyper::{Method, StatusCode};
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Sender};
+
+use std::thread;
+
+use hyper::header::ContentType;
+
+use futures::future::Future as _;
+use futures::sink::Sink;
+
+mod attributes;
+mod config;
+mod default_path;
+mod exit;
+mod install;
+mod installation_status;
+mod packages;
+mod static_files;
+mod uninstall;
+mod update_updater;
+
+/// Expected incoming Request format from Hyper.
+pub type Request = hyper::server::Request;
+
+/// Completed response type returned by the server.
+pub type Response = hyper::server::Response;
+
+/// Error type returned by the server.
+pub type Error = hyper::Error;
+
+/// The return type used by function calls to the web server.
+pub type Future = Box<futures::Future<Item = Response, Error = Error>>;
+
+/// If advanced functionality is not needed, return a default instant future.
+pub fn default_future(response: Response) -> Future {
+    Box::new(futures::future::ok(response))
+}
+
+/// Encapsulates JSON as a injectable Javascript script.
+pub fn encapsulate_json(field_name: &str, json: &str) -> String {
+    format!("var {} = {};", field_name, json)
+}
+
+/// Streams messages from a specified task to the client in a thread.
+pub fn stream_progress<F: 'static>(function: F) -> Response
+where
+    F: FnOnce(Sender<InstallMessage>) -> () + Send,
+{
+    let (sender, receiver) = channel();
+    let (tx, rx) = hyper::Body::pair();
+
+    // Startup a thread to do this operation for us
+    thread::spawn(move || function(sender));
+
+    // Spawn a thread for transforming messages to chunk messages
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let mut tx = tx;
+        loop {
+            let response = receiver
+                .recv()
+                .log_expect("Failed to receive message from runner thread");
+
+            if let InstallMessage::EOF = response {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            let mut response = serde_json::to_string(&response)
+                .log_expect("Failed to render JSON logging response payload");
+            response.push('\n');
+            tx = tx
+                .send(Ok(response.into_bytes().into()))
+                .wait()
+                .log_expect("Failed to write JSON response payload to client");
+        }
+    });
+
+    Response::new()
+        .with_header(ContentType::plaintext())
+        .with_body(rx)
+}
+
+/// Holds internal state for a single Hyper instance. Multiple will exist.
+pub struct WebService {
+    framework: Arc<RwLock<InstallerFramework>>,
+}
+
+impl WebService {
+    /// Returns an immutable reference to the framework. May block.
+    pub fn get_framework_read(&self) -> RwLockReadGuard<InstallerFramework> {
+        self.framework
+            .read()
+            .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied")
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an immutable reference to the framework. May block.
+    pub fn get_framework_write(&self) -> RwLockWriteGuard<InstallerFramework> {
+        self.framework
+            .write()
+            .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied")
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new WebService instance. Multiple are likely going to exist at once,
+    /// so create a lock to hold this.
+    pub fn new(framework: Arc<RwLock<InstallerFramework>>) -> WebService {
+        WebService { framework }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Service for WebService {
+    type Request = Request;
+    type Response = Response;
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Future = Future;
+
+    fn call(&self, req: Self::Request) -> Self::Future {
+        let method = req.method().clone();
+        let path = req.path().to_string();
+
+        match (method, path.as_str()) {
+            (Method::Get, "/api/attrs") => attributes::handle(self, req),
+            (Method::Get, "/api/config") => config::handle(self, req),
+            (Method::Get, "/api/default-path") => default_path::handle(self, req),
+            (Method::Get, "/api/exit") => exit::handle(self, req),
+            (Method::Get, "/api/packages") => packages::handle(self, req),
+            (Method::Get, "/api/installation-status") => installation_status::handle(self, req),
+            (Method::Post, "/api/start-install") => install::handle(self, req),
+            (Method::Post, "/api/uninstall") => uninstall::handle(self, req),
+            (Method::Post, "/api/update-updater") => update_updater::handle(self, req),
+            (Method::Get, _) => static_files::handle(self, req),
+            e => {
+                info!("Returned 404 for {:?}", e);
+                default_future(Response::new().with_status(StatusCode::NotFound))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/packages.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/packages.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a893ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/packages.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//! The /api/packages call returns all the currently installed packages.
+
+use frontend::rest::services::default_future;
+use frontend::rest::services::encapsulate_json;
+use frontend::rest::services::Future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Request;
+use frontend::rest::services::Response;
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use hyper::header::{ContentLength, ContentType};
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+pub fn handle(service: &WebService, _req: Request) -> Future {
+    let framework = service.get_framework_read();
+
+    let file = encapsulate_json(
+        "packages",
+        &serde_json::to_string(&framework.database)
+            .log_expect("Failed to render JSON representation of database"),
+    );
+
+    default_future(
+        Response::new()
+            .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
+            .with_header(ContentType::json())
+            .with_body(file),
+    )
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/static_files.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/static_files.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a658525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/static_files.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//! The static files call returns static files embedded within the executable.
+//!
+//! e.g. index.html, main.js, ...
+
+use frontend::rest::services::default_future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Request;
+use frontend::rest::services::Response;
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use hyper::header::{ContentLength, ContentType};
+use hyper::StatusCode;
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+use assets;
+
+pub fn handle(_service: &WebService, req: Request) -> Future {
+    // At this point, we have a web browser client. Search for a index page
+    // if needed
+    let mut path: String = req.path().to_owned();
+    if path.ends_with('/') {
+        path += "index.html";
+    }
+
+    default_future(match assets::file_from_string(&path) {
+        Some((content_type, file)) => {
+            let content_type = ContentType(
+                content_type
+                    .parse()
+                    .log_expect("Failed to parse content type into correct representation"),
+            );
+            Response::new()
+                .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
+                .with_header(content_type)
+                .with_body(file)
+        }
+        None => Response::new().with_status(StatusCode::NotFound),
+    })
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/uninstall.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/uninstall.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c7b880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/uninstall.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//! The /api/uninstall call uninstalls all packages.
+
+use frontend::rest::services::default_future;
+use frontend::rest::services::stream_progress;
+use frontend::rest::services::Future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Request;
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+use installer::InstallMessage;
+
+pub fn handle(service: &WebService, _req: Request) -> Future {
+    let framework = service.framework.clone();
+
+    default_future(stream_progress(move |sender| {
+        let mut framework = framework
+            .write()
+            .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
+
+        if let Err(v) = framework.uninstall(&sender) {
+            error!("Uninstall error occurred: {:?}", v);
+            if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::Error(v)) {
+                error!("Failed to send uninstall error: {:?}", v);
+            };
+        }
+
+        if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::EOF) {
+            error!("Failed to send EOF to client: {:?}", v);
+        }
+    }))
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/rest/services/update_updater.rs b/src/frontend/rest/services/update_updater.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b1985b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/rest/services/update_updater.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//! The /api/update-updater call attempts to update the currently running updater.
+
+use frontend::rest::services::default_future;
+use frontend::rest::services::stream_progress;
+use frontend::rest::services::Future;
+use frontend::rest::services::Request;
+use frontend::rest::services::WebService;
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+use installer::InstallMessage;
+
+pub fn handle(service: &WebService, _req: Request) -> Future {
+    let framework = service.framework.clone();
+
+    default_future(stream_progress(move |sender| {
+        let mut framework = framework
+            .write()
+            .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
+
+        if let Err(v) = framework.update_updater(&sender) {
+            error!("Self-update error occurred: {:?}", v);
+            if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::Error(v)) {
+                error!("Failed to send self-update error: {:?}", v);
+            };
+        }
+
+        if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::EOF) {
+            error!("Failed to send EOF to client: {:?}", v);
+        }
+    }))
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/ui/mod.rs b/src/frontend/ui/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4d79ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/ui/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+//! Provides a web-view UI.
+
+use web_view::Content;
+
+use nfd::Response;
+
+use logging::LoggingErrors;
+
+use log::Level;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+enum CallbackType {
+    SelectInstallDir { callback_name: String },
+    Log { msg: String, kind: String },
+}
+
+/// Starts the main web UI. Will return when UI is closed.
+pub fn start_ui(app_name: &str, http_address: &str, is_launcher: bool) {
+    let size = if is_launcher { (600, 300) } else { (1024, 500) };
+
+    info!("Spawning web view instance");
+
+    web_view::builder()
+        .title(&format!("{} Installer", app_name))
+        .content(Content::Url(http_address))
+        .size(size.0, size.1)
+        .resizable(false)
+        .debug(false)
+        .user_data(())
+        .invoke_handler(|wv, msg| {
+            let mut cb_result = Ok(());
+            let command: CallbackType =
+                serde_json::from_str(msg).log_expect(&format!("Unable to parse string: {:?}", msg));
+
+            debug!("Incoming payload: {:?}", command);
+
+            match command {
+                CallbackType::SelectInstallDir { callback_name } => {
+                    #[cfg(windows)]
+                    let result = match nfd::open_pick_folder(None)
+                        .log_expect("Unable to open folder dialog")
+                    {
+                        Response::Okay(v) => Ok(v),
+                        _ => Err(()),
+                    };
+
+                    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+                    let result = wv
+                        .dialog()
+                        .choose_directory("Select a install directory...", "");
+
+                    if result.is_ok() {
+                        let result = serde_json::to_string(&result.ok())
+                            .log_expect("Unable to serialize response");
+                        let command = format!("{}({});", callback_name, result);
+                        debug!("Injecting response: {}", command);
+                        cb_result = wv.eval(&command);
+                    }
+                }
+                CallbackType::Log { msg, kind } => {
+                    let kind = match kind.as_ref() {
+                        "info" | "log" => Level::Info,
+                        "warn" => Level::Warn,
+                        "error" => Level::Error,
+                        _ => Level::Error,
+                    };
+
+                    log!(target: "liftinstall::frontend-js", kind, "{}", msg);
+                }
+            }
+            cb_result
+        })
+        .run()
+        .log_expect("Unable to launch Web UI!");
+}
diff --git a/src/installer.rs b/src/installer.rs
index 54eb93c..73b15d2 100644
--- a/src/installer.rs
+++ b/src/installer.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use std::io::copy;
 use std::io::Cursor;
 
-use std::process::exit;
 use std::process::Command;
+use std::process::{exit, Stdio};
 
 use config::BaseAttributes;
 use config::Config;
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ use http;
 
 use number_prefix::{NumberPrefix, Prefixed, Standalone};
 
+use native;
+
 /// A message thrown during the installation of packages.
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub enum InstallMessage {
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ pub struct InstallerFramework {
     // If we just completed an uninstall, and we should clean up after ourselves.
     pub burn_after_exit: bool,
     pub launcher_path: Option<String>,
+
+    attempted_shutdown: bool,
 }
 
 /// Contains basic properties on the status of the session. Subset of InstallationFramework.
@@ -394,6 +398,34 @@ impl InstallerFramework {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Shuts down the installer instance.
+    pub fn shutdown(&mut self) -> Result<(), String> {
+        if self.attempted_shutdown {
+            return Err("Cannot attempt shutdown twice!".to_string());
+        }
+
+        self.attempted_shutdown = true;
+
+        info!("Shutting down installer framework...");
+
+        if let Some(ref v) = self.launcher_path {
+            info!("Launching {:?}", v);
+
+            Command::new(v)
+                .stdout(Stdio::null())
+                .stderr(Stdio::null())
+                .spawn()
+                .map_err(|x| format!("Unable to start child process: {:?}", x))?;
+        }
+
+        if self.burn_after_exit {
+            info!("Requesting that self be deleted after exit.");
+            native::burn_on_exit(&self.base_attributes.name);
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Creates a new instance of the Installer Framework with a specified Config.
     pub fn new(attrs: BaseAttributes) -> Self {
         InstallerFramework {
@@ -405,6 +437,7 @@ impl InstallerFramework {
             is_launcher: false,
             burn_after_exit: false,
             launcher_path: None,
+            attempted_shutdown: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -432,6 +465,7 @@ impl InstallerFramework {
             is_launcher: false,
             burn_after_exit: false,
             launcher_path: None,
+            attempted_shutdown: false,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index f618969..9af7c6c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -44,35 +44,23 @@ extern crate clap;
 extern crate winapi;
 
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
-extern crate sysinfo;
 extern crate slug;
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+extern crate sysinfo;
 
 mod archives;
 mod assets;
 mod config;
+mod frontend;
 mod http;
 mod installer;
 mod logging;
 mod native;
-mod rest;
 mod sources;
 mod tasks;
 
-use web_view::*;
-
 use installer::InstallerFramework;
 
-#[cfg(windows)]
-use nfd::Response;
-
-use rest::WebServer;
-
-use std::net::TcpListener;
-use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;
-
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::sync::RwLock;
-
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use std::process::exit;
@@ -86,18 +74,11 @@ use logging::LoggingErrors;
 
 use clap::App;
 use clap::Arg;
-use log::Level;
 
 use config::BaseAttributes;
 
 static RAW_CONFIG: &'static str = include_str!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/bootstrap.toml"));
 
-#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
-enum CallbackType {
-    SelectInstallDir { callback_name: String },
-    Log { msg: String, kind: String },
-}
-
 fn main() {
     let config = BaseAttributes::from_toml_str(RAW_CONFIG).expect("Config file could not be read");
 
@@ -241,100 +222,6 @@ fn main() {
         false
     };
 
-    // Firstly, allocate us an epidermal port
-    let target_port = {
-        let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0")
-            .log_expect("At least one local address should be free");
-        listener
-            .local_addr()
-            .log_expect("Should be able to pull address from listener")
-            .port()
-    };
-
-    // Now, iterate over all ports
-    let addresses = "localhost:0"
-        .to_socket_addrs()
-        .log_expect("No localhost address found");
-
-    let mut servers = Vec::new();
-    let mut http_address = None;
-
-    let framework = Arc::new(RwLock::new(framework));
-
-    // Startup HTTP server for handling the web view
-    for mut address in addresses {
-        address.set_port(target_port);
-
-        let server = WebServer::with_addr(framework.clone(), address)
-            .log_expect("Failed to bind to address");
-
-        info!("Server: {:?}", address);
-
-        http_address = Some(address);
-
-        servers.push(server);
-    }
-
-    let http_address = http_address.log_expect("No HTTP address found");
-
-    let http_address = format!("http://localhost:{}", http_address.port());
-
-    // Init the web view
-    let size = if is_launcher { (600, 300) } else { (1024, 500) };
-
-    let resizable = false;
-    let debug = true;
-
-    web_view::builder()
-        .title(&format!("{} Installer", app_name))
-        .content(Content::Url(http_address))
-        .size(size.0, size.1)
-        .resizable(resizable)
-        .debug(debug)
-        .user_data(())
-        .invoke_handler(|wv, msg| {
-            let mut cb_result = Ok(());
-            let command: CallbackType =
-                serde_json::from_str(msg).log_expect(&format!("Unable to parse string: {:?}", msg));
-
-            debug!("Incoming payload: {:?}", command);
-
-            match command {
-                CallbackType::SelectInstallDir { callback_name } => {
-                    #[cfg(windows)]
-                    let result = match nfd::open_pick_folder(None)
-                        .log_expect("Unable to open folder dialog")
-                    {
-                        Response::Okay(v) => Ok(v),
-                        _ => Err(()),
-                    };
-
-                    #[cfg(not(windows))]
-                    let result = wv
-                        .dialog()
-                        .choose_directory("Select a install directory...", "");
-
-                    if result.is_ok() {
-                        let result = serde_json::to_string(&result.ok())
-                            .log_expect("Unable to serialize response");
-                        let command = format!("{}({});", callback_name, result);
-                        debug!("Injecting response: {}", command);
-                        cb_result = wv.eval(&command);
-                    }
-                }
-                CallbackType::Log { msg, kind } => {
-                    let kind = match kind.as_ref() {
-                        "info" | "log" => Level::Info,
-                        "warn" => Level::Warn,
-                        "error" => Level::Error,
-                        _ => Level::Error,
-                    };
-
-                    log!(target: "liftinstall::frontend-js", kind, "{}", msg);
-                }
-            }
-            cb_result
-        })
-        .run()
-        .expect("Unable to launch Web UI!");
+    // Start up the UI
+    frontend::launch(&app_name, is_launcher, framework);
 }
diff --git a/src/rest.rs b/src/rest.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a100c2..0000000
--- a/src/rest.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,474 +0,0 @@
-//! rest.rs
-//!
-//! Provides a HTTP/REST server for both frontend<->backend communication, as well
-//! as talking to external applications.
-
-use serde_json;
-
-use futures::future;
-use futures::Future;
-use futures::Sink;
-use futures::Stream;
-
-use hyper::header::{ContentLength, ContentType};
-use hyper::server::{Http, Request, Response, Service};
-use hyper::{self, Error as HyperError, Get, Post, StatusCode};
-
-use url::form_urlencoded;
-
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
-use std::process::exit;
-use std::process::Command;
-use std::process::Stdio;
-use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::sync::RwLock;
-use std::thread::{self, JoinHandle};
-
-use assets;
-
-use installer::InstallMessage;
-use installer::InstallerFramework;
-
-use logging::LoggingErrors;
-
-use http;
-
-use config::Config;
-
-use native;
-
-#[derive(Serialize)]
-struct FileSelection {
-    path: Option<String>,
-}
-
-/// Acts as a communication mechanism between the Hyper WebService and the rest of the
-/// application.
-pub struct WebServer {
-    _handle: JoinHandle<()>,
-}
-
-impl WebServer {
-    /// Creates a new web server with the specified address.
-    pub fn with_addr(
-        framework: Arc<RwLock<InstallerFramework>>,
-        addr: SocketAddr,
-    ) -> Result<Self, HyperError> {
-        let handle = thread::spawn(move || {
-            let server = Http::new()
-                .bind(&addr, move || {
-                    Ok(WebService {
-                        framework: framework.clone(),
-                    })
-                })
-                .log_expect("Failed to bind to port");
-
-            server.run().log_expect("Failed to run HTTP server");
-        });
-
-        Ok(WebServer { _handle: handle })
-    }
-}
-
-/// Holds internal state for Hyper
-struct WebService {
-    framework: Arc<RwLock<InstallerFramework>>,
-}
-
-impl Service for WebService {
-    type Request = Request;
-    type Response = Response;
-    type Error = hyper::Error;
-    type Future = Box<Future<Item = Self::Response, Error = Self::Error>>;
-
-    /// HTTP request handler
-    fn call(&self, req: Self::Request) -> Self::Future {
-        Box::new(future::ok(match (req.method(), req.path()) {
-            // This endpoint should be usable directly from a <script> tag during loading.
-            (&Get, "/api/attrs") => {
-                let framework = self
-                    .framework
-                    .read()
-                    .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
-
-                let file = encapsulate_json(
-                    "base_attributes",
-                    &framework
-                        .base_attributes
-                        .to_json_str()
-                        .log_expect("Failed to render JSON representation of config"),
-                );
-
-                Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                    .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
-                    .with_header(ContentType::json())
-                    .with_body(file)
-            }
-            // Returns the web config loaded
-            (&Get, "/api/config") => {
-                let mut framework = self
-                    .framework
-                    .write()
-                    .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
-
-                info!(
-                    "Downloading configuration from {:?}...",
-                    framework.base_attributes.target_url
-                );
-
-                match http::download_text(&framework.base_attributes.target_url)
-                    .map(|x| Config::from_toml_str(&x))
-                {
-                    Ok(Ok(config)) => {
-                        framework.config = Some(config.clone());
-
-                        info!("Configuration file downloaded successfully.");
-
-                        let file = framework
-                            .get_config()
-                            .log_expect("Config should be loaded by now")
-                            .to_json_str()
-                            .log_expect("Failed to render JSON representation of config");
-
-                        Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                            .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
-                            .with_header(ContentType::json())
-                            .with_body(file)
-                    }
-                    Ok(Err(v)) => {
-                        error!("Bad configuration file: {:?}", v);
-
-                        Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                            .with_status(StatusCode::ServiceUnavailable)
-                            .with_header(ContentType::plaintext())
-                            .with_body("Bad HTTP response")
-                    }
-                    Err(v) => {
-                        error!(
-                            "General connectivity error while downloading config: {:?}",
-                            v
-                        );
-
-                        Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                            .with_status(StatusCode::ServiceUnavailable)
-                            .with_header(ContentLength(v.len() as u64))
-                            .with_header(ContentType::plaintext())
-                            .with_body(v)
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            // This endpoint should be usable directly from a <script> tag during loading.
-            (&Get, "/api/packages") => {
-                let framework = self
-                    .framework
-                    .read()
-                    .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
-
-                let file = encapsulate_json(
-                    "packages",
-                    &serde_json::to_string(&framework.database)
-                        .log_expect("Failed to render JSON representation of database"),
-                );
-
-                Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                    .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
-                    .with_header(ContentType::json())
-                    .with_body(file)
-            }
-            // Returns the default path for a installation
-            (&Get, "/api/default-path") => {
-                let framework = self
-                    .framework
-                    .read()
-                    .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
-                let path = framework.get_default_path();
-
-                let response = FileSelection { path };
-
-                let file = serde_json::to_string(&response)
-                    .log_expect("Failed to render JSON payload of default path object");
-
-                Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                    .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
-                    .with_header(ContentType::json())
-                    .with_body(file)
-            }
-            // Immediately exits the application
-            (&Get, "/api/exit") => {
-                let framework = self
-                    .framework
-                    .read()
-                    .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
-
-                if let Some(ref v) = framework.launcher_path {
-                    Command::new(v)
-                        .stdout(Stdio::null())
-                        .stderr(Stdio::null())
-                        .spawn()
-                        .log_expect("Unable to start child process");
-                }
-
-                if framework.burn_after_exit {
-                    native::burn_on_exit(&framework.base_attributes.name);
-                }
-
-                exit(0);
-            }
-            // Gets properties such as if the application is in maintenance mode
-            (&Get, "/api/installation-status") => {
-                let framework = self
-                    .framework
-                    .read()
-                    .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
-
-                let response = framework.get_installation_status();
-
-                let file = serde_json::to_string(&response)
-                    .log_expect("Failed to render JSON payload of installation status object");
-
-                Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                    .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
-                    .with_header(ContentType::json())
-                    .with_body(file)
-            }
-            // Streams the installation of a particular set of packages
-            (&Post, "/api/uninstall") => {
-                // We need to bit of pipelining to get this to work
-                let framework = self.framework.clone();
-
-                return Box::new(req.body().concat2().map(move |_b| {
-                    let (sender, receiver) = channel();
-                    let (tx, rx) = hyper::Body::pair();
-
-                    // Startup a thread to do this operation for us
-                    thread::spawn(move || {
-                        let mut framework = framework
-                            .write()
-                            .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
-
-                        if let Err(v) = framework.uninstall(&sender) {
-                            error!("Uninstall error occurred: {:?}", v);
-                            if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::Error(v)) {
-                                error!("Failed to send uninstall error: {:?}", v);
-                            };
-                        }
-
-                        if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::EOF) {
-                            error!("Failed to send EOF to client: {:?}", v);
-                        }
-                    });
-
-                    // Spawn a thread for transforming messages to chunk messages
-                    thread::spawn(move || {
-                        let mut tx = tx;
-                        loop {
-                            let response = receiver
-                                .recv()
-                                .log_expect("Failed to receive message from runner thread");
-
-                            if let InstallMessage::EOF = response {
-                                break;
-                            }
-
-                            let mut response = serde_json::to_string(&response)
-                                .log_expect("Failed to render JSON logging response payload");
-                            response.push('\n');
-                            tx = tx
-                                .send(Ok(response.into_bytes().into()))
-                                .wait()
-                                .log_expect("Failed to write JSON response payload to client");
-                        }
-                    });
-
-                    Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                        //.with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
-                        .with_header(ContentType::plaintext())
-                        .with_body(rx)
-                }));
-            }
-            // Updates the installer
-            (&Post, "/api/update-updater") => {
-                // We need to bit of pipelining to get this to work
-                let framework = self.framework.clone();
-
-                return Box::new(req.body().concat2().map(move |_b| {
-                    let (sender, receiver) = channel();
-                    let (tx, rx) = hyper::Body::pair();
-
-                    // Startup a thread to do this operation for us
-                    thread::spawn(move || {
-                        let mut framework = framework
-                            .write()
-                            .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
-
-                        if let Err(v) = framework.update_updater(&sender) {
-                            error!("Self-update error occurred: {:?}", v);
-                            if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::Error(v)) {
-                                error!("Failed to send self-update error: {:?}", v);
-                            };
-                        }
-
-                        if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::EOF) {
-                            error!("Failed to send EOF to client: {:?}", v);
-                        }
-                    });
-
-                    // Spawn a thread for transforming messages to chunk messages
-                    thread::spawn(move || {
-                        let mut tx = tx;
-                        loop {
-                            let response = receiver
-                                .recv()
-                                .log_expect("Failed to receive message from runner thread");
-
-                            if let InstallMessage::EOF = response {
-                                break;
-                            }
-
-                            let mut response = serde_json::to_string(&response)
-                                .log_expect("Failed to render JSON logging response payload");
-                            response.push('\n');
-                            tx = tx
-                                .send(Ok(response.into_bytes().into()))
-                                .wait()
-                                .log_expect("Failed to write JSON response payload to client");
-                        }
-                    });
-
-                    Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                        //.with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
-                        .with_header(ContentType::plaintext())
-                        .with_body(rx)
-                }));
-            }
-            // Streams the installation of a particular set of packages
-            (&Post, "/api/start-install") => {
-                // We need to bit of pipelining to get this to work
-                let framework = self.framework.clone();
-
-                return Box::new(req.body().concat2().map(move |b| {
-                    let results = form_urlencoded::parse(b.as_ref())
-                        .into_owned()
-                        .collect::<HashMap<String, String>>();
-
-                    let mut to_install = Vec::new();
-                    let mut path: Option<String> = None;
-
-                    // Transform results into just an array of stuff to install
-                    for (key, value) in &results {
-                        if key == "path" {
-                            path = Some(value.to_owned());
-                            continue;
-                        }
-
-                        if value == "true" {
-                            to_install.push(key.to_owned());
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    // The frontend always provides this
-                    let path = path.log_expect(
-                        "No path specified by frontend when one should have already existed",
-                    );
-
-                    let (sender, receiver) = channel();
-                    let (tx, rx) = hyper::Body::pair();
-
-                    // Startup a thread to do this operation for us
-                    thread::spawn(move || {
-                        let mut framework = framework
-                            .write()
-                            .log_expect("InstallerFramework has been dirtied");
-
-                        let new_install = !framework.preexisting_install;
-                        if new_install {
-                            framework.set_install_dir(&path);
-                        }
-
-                        if let Err(v) = framework.install(to_install, &sender, new_install) {
-                            error!("Install error occurred: {:?}", v);
-                            if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::Error(v)) {
-                                error!("Failed to send install error: {:?}", v);
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        if let Err(v) = sender.send(InstallMessage::EOF) {
-                            error!("Failed to send EOF to client: {:?}", v);
-                        }
-                    });
-
-                    // Spawn a thread for transforming messages to chunk messages
-                    thread::spawn(move || {
-                        let mut tx = tx;
-                        loop {
-                            let mut panic_after_finish = false;
-
-                            let response = match receiver
-                                .recv() {
-                                Ok(v) => v,
-                                Err(v) => {
-                                    error!("Queue message failed: {:?}", v);
-                                    panic_after_finish = true;
-                                    InstallMessage::Error("Internal error".to_string())
-                                }
-                            };
-
-                            if let InstallMessage::EOF = response {
-                                break;
-                            }
-
-                            let mut response = serde_json::to_string(&response)
-                                .log_expect("Failed to render JSON logging response payload");
-                            response.push('\n');
-                            tx = tx
-                                .send(Ok(response.into_bytes().into()))
-                                .wait()
-                                .log_expect("Failed to write JSON response payload to client");
-
-                            if panic_after_finish {
-                                panic!("Failed to read from queue (flushed error message successfully)");
-                            }
-                        }
-                    });
-
-                    Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                        //.with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
-                        .with_header(ContentType::plaintext())
-                        .with_body(rx)
-                }));
-            }
-
-            // Static file handler
-            (&Get, _) => {
-                // At this point, we have a web browser client. Search for a index page
-                // if needed
-                let mut path: String = req.path().to_owned();
-                if path.ends_with('/') {
-                    path += "index.html";
-                }
-
-                match assets::file_from_string(&path) {
-                    Some((content_type, file)) => {
-                        let content_type = ContentType(content_type.parse().log_expect(
-                            "Failed to parse content type into correct representation",
-                        ));
-                        Response::<hyper::Body>::new()
-                            .with_header(ContentLength(file.len() as u64))
-                            .with_header(content_type)
-                            .with_body(file)
-                    }
-                    None => Response::new().with_status(StatusCode::NotFound),
-                }
-            }
-            // Fallthrough for POST/PUT/CONNECT/...
-            _ => Response::new().with_status(StatusCode::NotFound),
-        }))
-    }
-}
-
-/// Encapsulates JSON as a injectable Javascript script.
-fn encapsulate_json(field_name: &str, json: &str) -> String {
-    format!("var {} = {};", field_name, json)
-}
diff --git a/src/sources/github/mod.rs b/src/sources/github/mod.rs
index 278ac55..6e6be22 100644
--- a/src/sources/github/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sources/github/mod.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ impl ReleaseSource for GithubReleases {
                 let url = match asset["browser_download_url"].as_str() {
                     Some(v) => v,
                     None => {
-                        return Err("JSON payload missing information about release URL".to_string());
+                        return Err(
+                            "JSON payload missing information about release URL".to_string()
+                        );
                     }
                 };
 
diff --git a/static/js/main.js b/static/js/main.js
index c95179a..04fbdc9 100644
--- a/static/js/main.js
+++ b/static/js/main.js
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ var app = new Vue({
     },
     methods: {
         "exit": function() {
-            ajax("/api/exit", function() {});
+            ajax("/api/exit", function() {}, function(msg) {
+                alert("LiftInstall encountered and error while exiting: " + msg
+                    + "\nPlease upload the log file (in the same directory as the installer) to " +
+                    "the respective maintainers for this application (where you got it from!)");
+            });
         }
     }
 }).$mount("#app");