diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index fa7dfae..2ba43fc 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -413,6 +413,11 @@ func Serve(app *App, r *mux.Router) {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}()
 
+	// Start gopher server
+	if app.cfg.Server.GopherPort > 0 && !app.cfg.App.Private {
+		go initGopher(app)
+	}
+
 	// Start web application server
 	var bindAddress = app.cfg.Server.Bind
 	if bindAddress == "" {
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 58dfbd3..18efd14 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ type (
 
 		HashSeed string `ini:"hash_seed"`
 
+		GopherPort int `ini:"gopher_port"`
+
 		Dev bool `ini:"-"`
 	}
 
diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index fb6a5c2..000d62c 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -1640,6 +1640,40 @@ func (db *datastore) GetPublishableCollections(u *User, hostName string) (*[]Col
 	return c, nil
 }
 
+func (db *datastore) GetPublicCollections(hostName string) (*[]Collection, error) {
+	rows, err := db.Query(`SELECT c.id, alias, title, description, privacy, view_count
+	FROM collections c
+	LEFT JOIN users u ON u.id = c.owner_id
+	WHERE c.privacy = 1 AND u.status = 0
+	ORDER BY id ASC`)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed selecting public collections: %v", err)
+		return nil, impart.HTTPError{http.StatusInternalServerError, "Couldn't retrieve public collections."}
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	colls := []Collection{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		c := Collection{}
+		err = rows.Scan(&c.ID, &c.Alias, &c.Title, &c.Description, &c.Visibility, &c.Views)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("Failed scanning row: %v", err)
+			break
+		}
+		c.hostName = hostName
+		c.URL = c.CanonicalURL()
+		c.Public = c.IsPublic()
+
+		colls = append(colls, c)
+	}
+	err = rows.Err()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Error after Next() on rows: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return &colls, nil
+}
+
 func (db *datastore) GetMeStats(u *User) userMeStats {
 	s := userMeStats{}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1989258..ee21560 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prologic/go-gopher v0.0.0-20200721020712-3e11dcff0469
 	github.com/rainycape/unidecode v0.0.0-20150907023854-cb7f23ec59be // indirect
 	github.com/smartystreets/assertions v0.0.0-20190116191733-b6c0e53d7304 // indirect
 	github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v0.0.0-20181108003508-044398e4856c // indirect
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.0
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.1.1
 	github.com/writeas/activity v0.1.2
 	github.com/writeas/activityserve v0.0.0-20200409150223-d7ab3eaa4481
@@ -48,8 +49,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/writeas/slug v1.2.0
 	github.com/writeas/web-core v1.2.0
 	github.com/writefreely/go-nodeinfo v1.2.0
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200109152110-61a87790db17
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9
 	golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181217174547-8f45f776aaf1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200707034311-ab3426394381 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190208222737-3744606dbb67 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v3-unstable v3.0.0-20180810215634-df19058c872c // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 87b5281..3575e90 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 h1:iURUrRGxPUNPdy5/HRSm+Yj6okJ6UtLINN0Q9M4+h3I=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/prologic/go-gopher v0.0.0-20191226035442-664dbdb49f44 h1:q5sit1FpzEt59aM2Fd2lSBKF+nxcY1o0StRCiJa/pWo=
+github.com/prologic/go-gopher v0.0.0-20191226035442-664dbdb49f44/go.mod h1:a97DSBRiRljeRVd5CRZL5bYCIeeGjSEngGf+QMR2evA=
+github.com/prologic/go-gopher v0.0.0-20200721020712-3e11dcff0469 h1:rAbv2gekFbUcjhUkruwo0vMJ0JqhUgg9tz7t+bxHbN4=
+github.com/prologic/go-gopher v0.0.0-20200721020712-3e11dcff0469/go.mod h1:c61IFFAJw8ADWu54tti30Tj5VrBstVoTprmET35UEkY=
 github.com/rainycape/unidecode v0.0.0-20150907023854-cb7f23ec59be h1:ta7tUOvsPHVHGom5hKW5VXNc2xZIkfCKP8iaqOyYtUQ=
 github.com/rainycape/unidecode v0.0.0-20150907023854-cb7f23ec59be/go.mod h1:MIDFMn7db1kT65GmV94GzpX9Qdi7N/pQlwb+AN8wh+Q=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1 h1:lPqVAte+HuHNfhJ/0LC98ESWRz8afy9tM/0RK8m9o+Q=
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0 h1:TivCn/peBQ7UY8ooIcPgZFpTNSz0Q2U6UrFlUfqbe0Q=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/tsenart/deadcode v0.0.0-20160724212837-210d2dc333e9 h1:vY5WqiEon0ZSTGM3ayVVi+twaHKHDFUVloaQ/wug9/c=
 github.com/tsenart/deadcode v0.0.0-20160724212837-210d2dc333e9/go.mod h1:q+QjxYvZ+fpjMXqs+XEriussHjSYqeXVnAdSV1tkMYk=
 github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.1.1 h1:Qt8FeAtxE/vfdrLmR3rxR6JRE0RoVmbXu8+6kZtYU4k=
@@ -175,6 +180,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190131182504-b8fe1690c613/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnf
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200109152110-61a87790db17 h1:nVJ3guKA9qdkEQ3TUdXI9QSINo2CUPM/cySEvw2w8I0=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200109152110-61a87790db17/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9 h1:psW17arqaxU48Z5kZ0CQnkZWQJsqcURM6tKiBApRjXI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181026193005-c67002cb31c3/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181217174547-8f45f776aaf1 h1:rJm0LuqUjoDhSk2zO9ISMSToQxGz7Os2jRiOL8AWu4c=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20181217174547-8f45f776aaf1/go.mod h1:UVdnD1Gm6xHRNCYTkRU2/jEulfH38KcIWyp/GAMgvoE=
@@ -183,11 +190,15 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181220203305-927f97764cc3 h1:eH6Eip3UpmR+yM/qI9Ijluzb1
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181220203305-927f97764cc3/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3 h1:0GoQqolDA55aaLxZyTzK/Y2ePZzZTUrRacwib7cNsYQ=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200707034311-ab3426394381 h1:VXak5I6aEWmAXeQjA+QSZzlgNrpq9mjcfDemuexIKsU=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200707034311-ab3426394381/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180525142821-c11f84a56e43/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181122145206-62eef0e2fa9b/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d h1:+R4KGOnez64A81RvjARKc4UT5/tI9ujCIVX+P5KiHuI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd h1:xhmwyvizuTgC2qz7ZlMluP20uW+C3Rm0FD/WLDX8884=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 h1:g61tztE5qeGQ89tm6NTjjM9VPIm088od1l6aSorWRWg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20181122213734-04b5d21e00f1/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
@@ -206,4 +217,5 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v1 v1.0.0-20140924161607-9f9df34309c0 h1:POO/ycCATvegFmVuPpQzZFJ+p
 gopkg.in/yaml.v1 v1.0.0-20140924161607-9f9df34309c0/go.mod h1:WDnlLJ4WF5VGsH/HVa3CI79GS0ol3YnhVnKP89i0kNg=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2 h1:ZCJp+EgiOT7lHqUV2J862kp8Qj64Jo6az82+3Td9dZw=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 src.techknowlogick.com/xgo v0.0.0-20200129005940-d0fae26e014b/go.mod h1:31CE1YKtDOrKTk9PSnjTpe6YbO6W/0LTYZ1VskL09oU=
diff --git a/gopher.go b/gopher.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30391f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gopher.go
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2020 A Bunch Tell LLC.
+ *
+ * This file is part of WriteFreely.
+ *
+ * WriteFreely is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, included
+ * in the LICENSE file in this source code package.
+ */
+
+package writefreely
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/prologic/go-gopher"
+	"github.com/writeas/web-core/log"
+)
+
+func initGopher(apper Apper) {
+	handler := NewWFHandler(apper)
+
+	gopher.HandleFunc("/", handler.Gopher(handleGopher))
+	log.Info("Serving on gopher://localhost:%d", apper.App().Config().Server.GopherPort)
+	gopher.ListenAndServe(fmt.Sprintf(":%d", apper.App().Config().Server.GopherPort), nil)
+}
+
+func handleGopher(app *App, w gopher.ResponseWriter, r *gopher.Request) error {
+	parts := strings.Split(r.Selector, "/")
+	if app.cfg.App.SingleUser {
+		if parts[1] != "" {
+			return handleGopherCollectionPost(app, w, r)
+		}
+		return handleGopherCollection(app, w, r)
+	}
+
+	// Show all public collections (a gopher Reader view, essentially)
+	if len(parts) == 3 {
+		return handleGopherCollection(app, w, r)
+	}
+
+	w.WriteInfo(fmt.Sprintf("Welcome to %s", app.cfg.App.SiteName))
+
+	colls, err := app.db.GetPublicCollections(app.cfg.App.Host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range *colls {
+		w.WriteItem(&gopher.Item{
+			Type:        gopher.DIRECTORY,
+			Description: c.DisplayTitle(),
+			Selector:    "/" + c.Alias + "/",
+		})
+	}
+	return w.End()
+}
+
+func handleGopherCollection(app *App, w gopher.ResponseWriter, r *gopher.Request) error {
+	var collAlias, slug string
+	var c *Collection
+	var err error
+	var baseSel = "/"
+
+	parts := strings.Split(r.Selector, "/")
+	if app.cfg.App.SingleUser {
+		// sanity check
+		slug = parts[1]
+		if slug != "" {
+			return handleGopherCollectionPost(app, w, r)
+		}
+
+		c, err = app.db.GetCollectionByID(1)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		collAlias = parts[1]
+		slug = parts[2]
+		if slug != "" {
+			return handleGopherCollectionPost(app, w, r)
+		}
+
+		c, err = app.db.GetCollection(collAlias)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		baseSel = "/" + c.Alias + "/"
+	}
+	c.hostName = app.cfg.App.Host
+
+	posts, err := app.db.GetPosts(app.cfg, c, 0, false, false, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, p := range *posts {
+		w.WriteItem(&gopher.Item{
+			Type:        gopher.FILE,
+			Description: p.CreatedDate() + " - " + p.DisplayTitle(),
+			Selector:    baseSel + p.Slug.String,
+		})
+	}
+	return w.End()
+}
+
+func handleGopherCollectionPost(app *App, w gopher.ResponseWriter, r *gopher.Request) error {
+	var collAlias, slug string
+	var c *Collection
+	var err error
+
+	parts := strings.Split(r.Selector, "/")
+	if app.cfg.App.SingleUser {
+		slug = parts[1]
+		c, err = app.db.GetCollectionByID(1)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		collAlias = parts[1]
+		slug = parts[2]
+		c, err = app.db.GetCollection(collAlias)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	c.hostName = app.cfg.App.Host
+
+	p, err := app.db.GetPost(slug, c.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	b := bytes.Buffer{}
+	if p.Title.String != "" {
+		b.WriteString(p.Title.String + "\n")
+	}
+	b.WriteString(p.DisplayDate + "\n\n")
+	b.WriteString(p.Content)
+	io.Copy(w, &b)
+
+	return w.End()
+}
diff --git a/handle.go b/handle.go
index 4915420..1b5470f 100644
--- a/handle.go
+++ b/handle.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
+	"github.com/prologic/go-gopher"
 	"github.com/writeas/impart"
 	"github.com/writeas/web-core/log"
 	"github.com/writeas/writefreely/config"
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func UserLevelReader(cfg *config.Config) UserLevel {
 
 type (
 	handlerFunc          func(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error
+	gopherFunc           func(app *App, w gopher.ResponseWriter, r *gopher.Request) error
 	userHandlerFunc      func(app *App, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error
 	userApperHandlerFunc func(apper Apper, u *User, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error
 	dataHandlerFunc      func(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]byte, string, error)
@@ -898,6 +900,24 @@ func (h *Handler) LogHandlerFunc(f http.HandlerFunc) http.HandlerFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func (h *Handler) Gopher(f gopherFunc) gopher.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w gopher.ResponseWriter, r *gopher.Request) {
+		defer func() {
+			if e := recover(); e != nil {
+				log.Error("%s: %s", e, debug.Stack())
+				w.WriteError("An internal error occurred")
+			}
+			log.Info("gopher: %s", r.Selector)
+		}()
+
+		err := f(h.app.App(), w, r)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("failed: %s", err)
+			w.WriteError("the page failed for some reason (see logs)")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func sendRedirect(w http.ResponseWriter, code int, location string) int {
 	w.Header().Set("Location", location)
 	w.WriteHeader(code)