diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 86a2b41..0000000
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"env": {
-		"es2021": true,
-		"node": true
-	},
-	"extends": "standard",
-	"parserOptions": {
-		"ecmaVersion": "latest",
-		"sourceType": "module"
-	},
-	"rules": {
-		"no-tabs": [
-			"error",
-			{
-				"allowIndentationTabs": true
-			}
-		],
-		"indent": [
-			"error",
-			"tab"
-		],
-		"linebreak-style": [
-			"error",
-			"unix"
-		],
-		"quotes": [
-			"error",
-			"double"
-		],
-		"semi": [
-			"error",
-			"always"
-		],
-		"brace-style": [
-			"error",
-			"stroustrup",
-			{
-				"allowSingleLine": false
-			}
-		]
-	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97b35b8..4290158 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-**/package-lock.json
-**/node_modules
-**/config.json
\ No newline at end of file
+**/go.sum
+**/config.json
+dist/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7deb629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"encoding/gob"
+	"flag"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/gin-contrib/sessions"
+	"github.com/gin-contrib/sessions/cookie"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3"
+	uuid "github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
+)
+
+var LDAPSessions map[string]*LDAPClient
+
+func Run() {
+	gob.Register(LDAPClient{})
+
+	configPath := flag.String("config", "config.json", "path to config.json file")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	config := GetConfig(*configPath)
+	log.Println("Initialized config from " + *configPath)
+
+	gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
+	router := gin.Default()
+	store := cookie.NewStore([]byte(config.SessionSecretKey))
+	store.Options(sessions.Options{
+		Path:     config.SessionCookie.Path,
+		HttpOnly: config.SessionCookie.HttpOnly,
+		Secure:   config.SessionCookie.Secure,
+		MaxAge:   config.SessionCookie.MaxAge,
+	})
+	router.Use(sessions.Sessions(config.SessionCookieName, store))
+
+	LDAPSessions = make(map[string]*LDAPClient)
+
+	router.POST("/ticket", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		var body Login
+		if err := c.ShouldBind(&body); err != nil { // bad request from binding
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"auth": false, "error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+
+		newLDAPClient, err := NewLDAPClient(config)
+		if err != nil { // failed to dial ldap server, considered a server error
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"auth": false, "error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+		err = newLDAPClient.BindUser(body.Username, body.Password)
+		if err != nil { // failed to authenticate, return error
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"auth": false, "error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+
+		// successful binding at this point
+		// create new session
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		// create (hopefully) safe uuid to map to ldap session
+		uuid, _ := uuid.NewV4()
+		// set uuid mapping in session
+		session.Set("SessionUUID", uuid.String())
+		// set uuid mapping in LDAPSessions
+		LDAPSessions[uuid.String()] = newLDAPClient
+		// save the session
+		session.Save()
+		// return successful auth
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"auth": true})
+	})
+
+	router.DELETE("/ticket", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		delete(LDAPSessions, uuid)
+		session.Options(sessions.Options{MaxAge: -1}) // set max age to -1 so it is deleted
+		_ = session.Save()
+		c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+	})
+
+	router.GET("/users", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		LDAPSession := LDAPSessions[uuid]
+		if LDAPSession == nil { // does not have registered ldap session associated with cookie session
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+
+		status, res := LDAPSession.GetAllUsers()
+		c.JSON(status, res)
+	})
+
+	router.POST("/users/:userid", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		LDAPSession := LDAPSessions[uuid]
+		if LDAPSession == nil { // does not have registered ldap session associated with cookie session
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+
+		var body User
+		if err := c.ShouldBind(&body); err != nil { // bad request from binding
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"auth": false, "error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+
+		// check if user already exists
+		status, res := LDAPSession.GetUser(c.Param("userid"))
+		if status != 200 && ldap.IsErrorWithCode(res["error"].(error), ldap.LDAPResultNoSuchObject) { // user does not already exist, create new user
+			status, res = LDAPSession.AddUser(c.Param("userid"), body)
+			c.JSON(status, res)
+		} else { // user already exists, attempt to modify user
+			status, res = LDAPSession.ModUser(c.Param("userid"), body)
+			c.JSON(status, res)
+		}
+	})
+
+	router.GET("/users/:userid", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		LDAPSession := LDAPSessions[uuid]
+		if LDAPSession == nil { // does not have registered ldap session associated with cookie session
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+
+		status, res := LDAPSession.GetUser(c.Param("userid"))
+		c.JSON(status, res)
+	})
+
+	router.DELETE("/users/:userid", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		LDAPSession := LDAPSessions[uuid]
+		if LDAPSession == nil { // does not have registered ldap session associated with cookie session
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+
+		status, res := LDAPSession.DelUser(c.Param("userid"))
+		c.JSON(status, res)
+	})
+
+	router.GET("/groups", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		LDAPSession := LDAPSessions[uuid]
+		if LDAPSession == nil { // does not have registered ldap session associated with cookie session
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+
+		status, res := LDAPSession.GetAllGroups()
+		c.JSON(status, res)
+	})
+
+	router.GET("/groups/:groupid", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		LDAPSession := LDAPSessions[uuid]
+		if LDAPSession == nil { // does not have registered ldap session associated with cookie session
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+
+		status, res := LDAPSession.GetGroup(c.Param("groupid"))
+		c.JSON(status, res)
+	})
+
+	router.POST("/groups/:groupid", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		LDAPSession := LDAPSessions[uuid]
+		if LDAPSession == nil { // does not have registered ldap session associated with cookie session
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+
+		var body Group
+		if err := c.ShouldBind(&body); err != nil { // bad request from binding
+			c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"auth": false, "error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+
+		// check if user already exists
+		status, res := LDAPSession.GetGroup(c.Param("groupid"))
+		if status != 200 && ldap.IsErrorWithCode(res["error"].(error), ldap.LDAPResultNoSuchObject) { // user does not already exist, create new user
+			status, res = LDAPSession.AddGroup(c.Param("groupid"), body)
+			c.JSON(status, res)
+		} else { // user already exists, attempt to modify user
+			status, res = LDAPSession.ModGroup(c.Param("groupid"), body)
+			c.JSON(status, res)
+		}
+	})
+
+	router.DELETE("/groups/:groupid", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		LDAPSession := LDAPSessions[uuid]
+		if LDAPSession == nil { // does not have registered ldap session associated with cookie session
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+
+		status, res := LDAPSession.DelGroup(c.Param("groupid"))
+		c.JSON(status, res)
+	})
+
+	router.POST("/groups/:groupid/members/:userid", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		LDAPSession := LDAPSessions[uuid]
+		if LDAPSession == nil { // does not have registered ldap session associated with cookie session
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+
+		status, res := LDAPSession.AddUserToGroup(c.Param("userid"), c.Param("groupid"))
+		c.JSON(status, res)
+	})
+
+	router.DELETE("/groups/:groupid/members/:userid", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		session := sessions.Default(c)
+		SessionUUID := session.Get("SessionUUID")
+		if SessionUUID == nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+		uuid := SessionUUID.(string)
+		LDAPSession := LDAPSessions[uuid]
+		if LDAPSession == nil { // does not have registered ldap session associated with cookie session
+			c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, gin.H{"auth": false})
+			return
+		}
+
+		status, res := LDAPSession.DelUserFromGroup(c.Param("userid"), c.Param("groupid"))
+		c.JSON(status, res)
+	})
+
+	router.Run("0.0.0.0:" + strconv.Itoa(config.ListenPort))
+}
diff --git a/app/ldap.go b/app/ldap.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29e17dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ldap.go
@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3"
+)
+
+type LDAPClient struct {
+	client   *ldap.Conn
+	basedn   string
+	peopledn string
+	groupsdn string
+}
+
+func NewLDAPClient(config Config) (*LDAPClient, error) {
+	LDAPConn, err := ldap.DialURL(config.LdapURL)
+	return &LDAPClient{
+		client:   LDAPConn,
+		basedn:   config.BaseDN,
+		peopledn: "ou=people," + config.BaseDN,
+		groupsdn: "ou=groups," + config.BaseDN,
+	}, err
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) BindUser(username string, password string) error {
+	userdn := fmt.Sprintf("uid=%s,%s", username, l.peopledn)
+	return l.client.Bind(userdn, password)
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) GetAllUsers() (int, gin.H) {
+	searchRequest := ldap.NewSearchRequest(
+		l.peopledn, // The base dn to search
+		ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree, ldap.NeverDerefAliases, 0, 0, false,
+		"(&(objectClass=inetOrgPerson))",          // The filter to apply
+		[]string{"dn", "cn", "sn", "mail", "uid"}, // A list attributes to retrieve
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	searchResponse, err := l.client.Search(searchRequest) // perform search
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	var results = []gin.H{} // create list of results
+
+	for _, entry := range searchResponse.Entries { // for each result,
+		results = append(results, gin.H{
+			"dn": entry.DN,
+			"attributes": gin.H{
+				"cn":   entry.GetAttributeValue("cn"),
+				"sn":   entry.GetAttributeValue("sn"),
+				"mail": entry.GetAttributeValue("mail"),
+				"uid":  entry.GetAttributeValue("uid"),
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+		"users": results,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) AddUser(uid string, user User) (int, gin.H) {
+	if user.CN == "" || user.SN == "" || user.UserPassword == "" {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": "Missing one of required fields: cn, sn, userpassword",
+		}
+	}
+
+	addRequest := ldap.NewAddRequest(
+		fmt.Sprintf("uid=%s,%s", uid, l.peopledn), // DN
+		nil, // controls
+	)
+	addRequest.Attribute("sn", []string{user.SN})
+	addRequest.Attribute("cn", []string{user.CN})
+	addRequest.Attribute("userPassword", []string{user.CN})
+	addRequest.Attribute("objectClass", []string{"inetOrgPerson"})
+
+	err := l.client.Add(addRequest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) GetUser(uid string) (int, gin.H) {
+	searchRequest := ldap.NewSearchRequest( //  setup search for user by uid
+		fmt.Sprintf("uid=%s,%s", uid, l.peopledn), // The base dn to search
+		ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree, ldap.NeverDerefAliases, 0, 0, false,
+		"(&(objectClass=inetOrgPerson))",          // The filter to apply
+		[]string{"dn", "cn", "sn", "mail", "uid"}, // A list attributes to retrieve
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	searchResponse, err := l.client.Search(searchRequest) // perform search
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	entry := searchResponse.Entries[0]
+	result := gin.H{
+		"dn": entry.DN,
+		"attributes": gin.H{
+			"cn":   entry.GetAttributeValue("cn"),
+			"sn":   entry.GetAttributeValue("sn"),
+			"mail": entry.GetAttributeValue("mail"),
+			"uid":  entry.GetAttributeValue("uid"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+		"user":  result,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) ModUser(uid string, user User) (int, gin.H) {
+	if user.CN == "" && user.SN == "" && user.UserPassword == "" {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": "Requires one of fields: cn, sn, userpassword",
+		}
+	}
+
+	modifyRequest := ldap.NewModifyRequest(
+		fmt.Sprintf("uid=%s,%s", uid, l.peopledn),
+		nil,
+	)
+	if user.CN != "" {
+		modifyRequest.Replace("cn", []string{user.CN})
+	}
+	if user.SN != "" {
+		modifyRequest.Replace("sn", []string{user.SN})
+	}
+	if user.UserPassword != "" {
+		modifyRequest.Replace("userPassword", []string{user.UserPassword})
+	}
+
+	err := l.client.Modify(modifyRequest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) DelUser(uid string) (int, gin.H) {
+	userDN := fmt.Sprintf("uid=%s,%s", uid, l.peopledn)
+
+	// assumes that olcMemberOfRefint=true updates member attributes of referenced groups
+
+	deleteUserRequest := ldap.NewDelRequest( // setup delete request
+		userDN,
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	err := l.client.Del(deleteUserRequest) // delete user
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) GetAllGroups() (int, gin.H) {
+	searchRequest := ldap.NewSearchRequest(
+		l.groupsdn, // The base dn to search
+		ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree, ldap.NeverDerefAliases, 0, 0, false,
+		"(&(objectClass=groupOfNames))", // The filter to apply
+		[]string{"cn", "member"},        // A list attributes to retrieve
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	searchResponse, err := l.client.Search(searchRequest) // perform search
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	var results = []gin.H{} // create list of results
+
+	for _, entry := range searchResponse.Entries { // for each result,
+		results = append(results, gin.H{
+			"dn": entry.DN,
+			"attributes": gin.H{
+				"cn":     entry.GetAttributeValue("cn"),
+				"member": entry.GetAttributeValues("member"),
+			},
+		})
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":     true,
+		"error":  nil,
+		"groups": results,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) GetGroup(gid string) (int, gin.H) {
+	searchRequest := ldap.NewSearchRequest( //  setup search for user by uid
+		fmt.Sprintf("cn=%s,%s", gid, l.groupsdn), // The base dn to search
+		ldap.ScopeWholeSubtree, ldap.NeverDerefAliases, 0, 0, false,
+		"(&(objectClass=groupOfNames))", // The filter to apply
+		[]string{"cn", "member"},        // A list attributes to retrieve
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	searchResponse, err := l.client.Search(searchRequest) // perform search
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	entry := searchResponse.Entries[0]
+	result := gin.H{
+		"dn": entry.DN,
+		"attributes": gin.H{
+			"cn":     entry.GetAttributeValue("cn"),
+			"member": entry.GetAttributeValues("member"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+		"group": result,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) AddGroup(gid string, group Group) (int, gin.H) {
+	addRequest := ldap.NewAddRequest(
+		fmt.Sprintf("cn=%s,%s", gid, l.groupsdn), // DN
+		nil,                                      // controls
+	)
+	addRequest.Attribute("cn", []string{gid})
+	addRequest.Attribute("member", []string{""})
+	addRequest.Attribute("objectClass", []string{"groupOfNames"})
+
+	err := l.client.Add(addRequest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) ModGroup(gid string, group Group) (int, gin.H) {
+	return 200, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) DelGroup(gid string) (int, gin.H) {
+	groupDN := fmt.Sprintf("cn=%s,%s", gid, l.groupsdn)
+
+	// assumes that memberOf overlay will automatically update referenced memberOf attributes
+
+	deleteGroupRequest := ldap.NewDelRequest( // setup delete request
+		groupDN,
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	err := l.client.Del(deleteGroupRequest) // delete group
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) AddUserToGroup(uid string, gid string) (int, gin.H) {
+	userDN := fmt.Sprintf("uid=%s,%s", uid, l.peopledn)
+	groupDN := fmt.Sprintf("cn=%s,%s", gid, l.groupsdn)
+
+	modifyRequest := ldap.NewModifyRequest( // modify group member value
+		groupDN,
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	modifyRequest.Add("member", []string{userDN}) // add user to group member attribute
+
+	err := l.client.Modify(modifyRequest) // modify group
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+	}
+}
+
+func (l LDAPClient) DelUserFromGroup(uid string, gid string) (int, gin.H) {
+	userDN := fmt.Sprintf("uid=%s,%s", uid, l.peopledn)
+	groupDN := fmt.Sprintf("cn=%s,%s", gid, l.groupsdn)
+
+	modifyRequest := ldap.NewModifyRequest( // modify group member value
+		groupDN,
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	modifyRequest.Delete("member", []string{userDN}) // remove user from group member attribute
+
+	err := l.client.Modify(modifyRequest) // modify group
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{
+			"ok":    false,
+			"error": err,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"ok":    true,
+		"error": nil,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/app/utils.go b/app/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1898a9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	ListenPort        int    `json:"listenPort"`
+	LdapURL           string `json:"ldapURL"`
+	BaseDN            string `json:"baseDN"`
+	SessionSecretKey  string `json:"sessionSecretKey"`
+	SessionCookieName string `json:"sessionCookieName"`
+	SessionCookie     struct {
+		Path     string `json:"path"`
+		HttpOnly bool   `json:"httpOnly"`
+		Secure   bool   `json:"secure"`
+		MaxAge   int    `json:"maxAge"`
+	}
+}
+
+func GetConfig(configPath string) Config {
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error when opening config file: ", err)
+	}
+	var config Config
+	err = json.Unmarshal(content, &config)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error during parsing config file: ", err)
+	}
+	return config
+}
+
+type Login struct { // login body struct
+	Username string `form:"username" binding:"required"`
+	Password string `form:"password" binding:"required"`
+}
+
+type User struct { // add or modify user body struct
+	CN           string `form:"cn"`
+	SN           string `form:"sn"`
+	UserPassword string `form:"userpassword"`
+}
+
+type Group struct { // add or modify group body struct
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3baf90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+module proxmoxaas-ldap
+
+go 1.22.4
+
+require (
+	github.com/gin-contrib/sessions v1.0.1
+	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.10.0
+	github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3 v3.4.8
+	github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid v0.0.0-20131221200532-179d4d0c4d8d
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/Azure/go-ntlmssp v0.0.0-20221128193559-754e69321358 // indirect
+	github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.11.8 // indirect
+	github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.4 // indirect
+	github.com/cloudwego/iasm v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.4 // indirect
+	github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-asn1-ber/asn1-ber v1.5.7 // indirect
+	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.22.0 // indirect
+	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.3 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/gorilla/context v1.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.8 // indirect
+	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.2 // indirect
+	github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1 // indirect
+	github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.12 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/arch v0.8.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.24.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.26.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1aaf305..0000000
--- a/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"name": "proxmoxaas-ldap",
-	"version": "0.0.1",
-	"description": "LDAP intermediate API for ProxmoxAAS",
-	"main": "src/main.js",
-	"type": "module",
-	"dependencies": {
-		"axios": "^1.5.1",
-		"body-parser": "^1.20.1",
-		"cookie": "^0.5.0",
-		"cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
-		"cors": "^2.8.5",
-		"express": "^4.18.2",
-		"express-session": "^1.17.3",
-		"ldapjs": "^3.0.5",
-		"minimist": "^1.2.8",
-		"morgan": "^1.10.0"
-	},
-	"devDependencies": {
-		"eslint": "^8.43.0",
-		"eslint-config-standard": "^17.1.0",
-		"eslint-plugin-import": "^2.27.5",
-		"eslint-plugin-n": "^16.0.1",
-		"eslint-plugin-promise": "^6.1.1"
-	},
-	"scripts": {
-		"lint": "DEBUG=eslint:cli-engine eslint --fix ."
-	}
-}
diff --git a/proxmoxaas-ldap.go b/proxmoxaas-ldap.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f3a8e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxmoxaas-ldap.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	app "proxmoxaas-ldap/app"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	app.Run()
+}
diff --git a/src/ldap.js b/src/ldap.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f093cd..0000000
--- a/src/ldap.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,275 +0,0 @@
-import ldap from "ldapjs";
-
-export default class LDAP {
-	#client = null;
-	#basedn = null;
-	#peopledn = null;
-	#groupsdn = null;
-
-	constructor (url, basedn) {
-		const opts = {
-			url
-		};
-		this.#client = new LDAPJS_CLIENT_ASYNC_WRAPPER(opts);
-		this.#basedn = basedn;
-		this.#peopledn = `ou=people,${basedn}`;
-		this.#groupsdn = `ou=groups,${basedn}`;
-	}
-
-	async bindUser (uid, password) {
-		return await this.#client.bind(`uid=${uid},${this.#peopledn}`, password);
-	}
-
-	async getAllUsers () {
-		const result = await this.#client.search(this.#peopledn, {
-			scope: "one"
-		});
-		result.users = result.entries;
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	async addUser (uid, attrs) {
-		const userDN = `uid=${uid},${this.#peopledn}`;
-		if (!attrs.cn || !attrs.sn || !attrs.userPassword) {
-			return {
-				ok: false,
-				error: {
-					code: 100,
-					name: "UndefinedAttributeValueError",
-					message: "Undefined Attribute Value"
-				}
-			};
-		}
-		const entry = {
-			objectClass: "inetOrgPerson",
-			cn: attrs.cn,
-			sn: attrs.sn,
-			uid,
-			userPassword: attrs.userPassword
-		};
-		return await this.#client.add(userDN, entry);
-	}
-
-	async getUser (uid) {
-		const result = await this.#client.search(`uid=${uid},${this.#peopledn}`, {});
-		result.user = result.entries[0]; // assume there should only be 1 entry
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	async modUser (uid, newAttrs) {
-		const logger = new LDAP_MULTIOP_LOGGER(`modify ${uid}`);
-		for (const attr of ["cn", "sn", "userPassword"]) {
-			if (attr in newAttrs && newAttrs[attr]) { // attr should exist and not be undefined or null
-				const change = new ldap.Change({
-					operation: "replace",
-					modification: {
-						type: attr,
-						values: [newAttrs[attr]]
-					}
-				});
-				await this.#client.modify(`uid=${uid},${this.#peopledn}`, change, logger);
-			}
-		}
-		return logger;
-	}
-
-	async delUser (uid) {
-		const logger = new LDAP_MULTIOP_LOGGER(`del ${uid}`);
-		const userDN = `uid=${uid},${this.#peopledn}`;
-		await this.#client.del(userDN, logger);
-		const groups = await this.#client.search(this.#groupsdn, {
-			scope: "one",
-			filter: `(member=uid=${uid},${this.#peopledn})`
-		}, logger);
-		if (!logger.ok) {
-			return logger;
-		}
-		for (const element of groups.entries) {
-			const change = {
-				operation: "delete",
-				modification: {
-					type: "member",
-					values: [`uid=${uid},${this.#peopledn}`]
-				}
-			};
-			await this.#client.modify(element.dn, change, logger);
-		}
-		return logger;
-	}
-
-	async getAllGroups () {
-		const result = await this.#client.search(this.#groupsdn, {
-			scope: "one"
-		});
-		result.groups = result.entries;
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	async addGroup (gid) {
-		const groupDN = `cn=${gid},${this.#groupsdn}`;
-		const entry = {
-			objectClass: "groupOfNames",
-			member: "",
-			cn: gid
-		};
-		return await this.#client.add(groupDN, entry);
-	}
-
-	async getGroup (gid) {
-		const result = await this.#client.search(`cn=${gid},${this.#groupsdn}`, {});
-		result.group = result.entries[0]; // assume there should only be 1 entry
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	async delGroup (gid) {
-		const groupDN = `cn=${gid},${this.#groupsdn}`;
-		return await this.#client.del(groupDN);
-	}
-
-	async addUserToGroup (uid, gid) {
-		// add the user
-		const change = new ldap.Change({
-			operation: "add",
-			modification: {
-				type: "member",
-				values: [`uid=${uid},${this.#peopledn}`]
-			}
-		});
-		return await this.#client.modify(`cn=${gid},${this.#groupsdn}`, change);
-	}
-
-	async delUserFromGroup (uid, gid) {
-		const change = new ldap.Change({
-			operation: "delete",
-			modification: {
-				type: "member",
-				values: [`uid=${uid},${this.#peopledn}`]
-			}
-		});
-		return await this.#client.modify(`cn=${gid},${this.#groupsdn}`, change);
-	}
-}
-
-class LDAP_MULTIOP_LOGGER {
-	op = null;
-	ok = true;
-	error = [];
-	subops = [];
-	constructor (op) {
-		this.op = op;
-	}
-
-	push (op) {
-		if (!op.ok) {
-			this.ok = false;
-			this.error.push(op.error);
-		}
-		this.subops.push(op);
-	}
-}
-
-class LDAPJS_CLIENT_ASYNC_WRAPPER {
-	#client = null;
-	constructor (opts) {
-		this.#client = ldap.createClient(opts);
-		this.#client.on("error", (err) => {
-			console.error(`An error occured:\n${err}`);
-		});
-		this.#client.on("connectError", (err) => {
-			console.error(`Unable to connect to ${opts.url}:\n${err}`);
-		});
-	}
-
-	#parseError (err) {
-		if (err) {
-			return { code: err.code, name: err.name, message: err.message };
-		}
-		else {
-			return null;
-		}
-	}
-
-	bind (dn, password, logger = null) {
-		return new Promise((resolve) => {
-			this.#client.bind(dn, password, (err) => {
-				const result = { op: `bind ${dn}`, ok: err === null, error: this.#parseError(err) };
-				if (logger) {
-					logger.push(result);
-				}
-				resolve(result);
-			});
-		});
-	}
-
-	add (dn, entry, logger = null) {
-		return new Promise((resolve) => {
-			this.#client.add(dn, entry, (err) => {
-				const result = { op: `add ${dn}`, ok: err === null, error: this.#parseError(err) };
-				if (logger) {
-					logger.push(result);
-				}
-				resolve(result);
-			});
-		});
-	}
-
-	search (base, options, logger = null) {
-		return new Promise((resolve) => {
-			this.#client.search(base, options, (err, res) => {
-				if (err) {
-					return resolve({ op: `search ${base}`, ok: false, error: err });
-				}
-				const result = { op: `search ${base}`, ok: false, error: null, entries: [] };
-				res.on("searchRequest", (searchRequest) => { });
-				res.on("searchEntry", (entry) => {
-					const attributes = {};
-					for (const element of entry.pojo.attributes) {
-						attributes[element.type] = element.values;
-					}
-					result.entries.push({ dn: entry.pojo.objectName, attributes });
-				});
-				res.on("searchReference", (referral) => { });
-				res.on("error", (err) => {
-					result.ok = false;
-					result.error = this.#parseError(err);
-					if (logger) {
-						logger.push(result);
-					}
-					resolve(result);
-				});
-				res.on("end", (res) => {
-					result.ok = true;
-					result.error = null;
-					if (logger) {
-						logger.push(result);
-					}
-					resolve(result);
-				});
-			});
-		});
-	}
-
-	modify (name, changes, logger = null) {
-		return new Promise((resolve) => {
-			this.#client.modify(name, changes, (err) => {
-				const result = { op: `modify ${name} ${changes.operation} ${changes.modification.type}`, ok: err === null, error: this.#parseError(err) };
-				if (logger) {
-					logger.push(result);
-				}
-				resolve(result);
-			});
-		});
-	}
-
-	del (dn, logger = null) {
-		return new Promise((resolve) => {
-			this.#client.del(dn, (err) => {
-				const result = { op: `del ${dn}`, ok: err === null, error: this.#parseError(err) };
-				if (logger) {
-					logger.push(result);
-				}
-				resolve(result);
-			});
-		});
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3baf794..0000000
--- a/src/main.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,347 +0,0 @@
-import express from "express";
-import bodyParser from "body-parser";
-import cookieParser from "cookie-parser";
-import morgan from "morgan";
-import session from "express-session";
-import parseArgs from "minimist";
-
-import * as utils from "./utils.js";
-import LDAP from "./ldap.js";
-
-global.argv = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2), {
-	default: {
-		package: "package.json",
-		config: "config/config.json"
-	}
-});
-
-global.utils = utils;
-global.package = global.utils.readJSONFile(global.argv.package);
-global.config = global.utils.readJSONFile(global.argv.config);
-
-const LDAPSessions = {};
-
-const app = express();
-app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
-app.use(cookieParser());
-app.use(morgan("combined"));
-app.use(session({
-	secret: global.config.sessionSecretKey,
-	name: global.config.sessionCookieName,
-	cookie: global.config.sessionCookie,
-	resave: false,
-	saveUninitialized: true
-}));
-
-app.listen(global.config.listenPort, () => {
-	console.log(`proxmoxaas-ldap v${global.package.version} listening on port ${global.config.listenPort}`);
-});
-
-/**
- * GET - get API version
- * responses:
- * - 200: {version: string}
- */
-app.get("/version", (req, res) => {
-	res.status(200).send({ version: global.package.version });
-});
-
-/**
- * GET - echo request
- * responses:
- * - 200: {body: request.body, cookies: request.cookies}
- */
-app.get("/echo", (req, res) => {
-	res.status(200).send({ body: req.body, cookies: req.cookies });
-});
-
-/**
- * POST - get session ticket by authenticating using user id and password
- */
-app.post("/ticket", async (req, res) => {
-	const params = {
-		uid: req.body.uid,
-		password: req.body.password
-	};
-	const newLDAPSession = new LDAP(global.config.ldapURL, global.config.basedn);
-	const bindResult = await newLDAPSession.bindUser(params.uid, params.password);
-	if (bindResult.ok) {
-		LDAPSessions[req.session.id] = newLDAPSession;
-		res.status(200).send({ auth: true });
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({
-			ok: bindResult.ok,
-			error: bindResult.error
-		});
-	}
-});
-
-/**
- * DELETE - invalidate and remove session ticket
- */
-app.delete("/ticket", async (req, res) => {
-	req.session.ldap = null;
-	req.session.destroy();
-	const expire = new Date(0);
-	res.cookie(global.config.sessionCookieName, "", { expires: expire });
-	res.send({ auth: false });
-});
-
-/**
- * GET - get user attributes for all users
- */
-app.get("/users", async (req, res) => {
-	if (req.session.id in LDAPSessions) {
-		const ldap = LDAPSessions[req.session.id];
-		const result = await ldap.getAllUsers();
-		res.send({
-			ok: result.ok,
-			error: result.error,
-			users: result.users
-		});
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({ auth: false });
-	}
-});
-
-/**
- * POST - create a new user or modify existing user attributes
- * request:
- * - userid: user id
- * - cn: common name
- * - sn: surname
- * - userpassword: user password
- */
-app.post("/users/:userid", async (req, res) => {
-	const params = {
-		userid: req.params.userid,
-		userattrs: {
-			cn: req.body.usercn,
-			sn: req.body.usersn,
-			userPassword: req.body.userpassword
-		}
-	};
-	if (req.session.id in LDAPSessions) {
-		const ldap = LDAPSessions[req.session.id];
-		const checkUser = await ldap.getUser(params.userid);
-		if (!checkUser.ok && checkUser.error.code === 32) { // the user does not exist, create new user
-			const result = await ldap.addUser(params.userid, params.userattrs);
-			res.send({
-				ok: result.ok,
-				error: result.error
-			});
-		}
-		else if (checkUser.ok) { // the user does exist, modify the user entries
-			const result = await ldap.modUser(params.userid, params.userattrs);
-			res.send({
-				ok: result.ok,
-				error: result.error
-			});
-		}
-		else { // some other error happened
-			res.send({
-				ok: checkUser.ok,
-				error: checkUser.error
-			});
-		}
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({ auth: false });
-	}
-});
-
-/**
- * GET - get user attributes
- * request:
- * - userid: user id
- */
-app.get("/users/:userid", async (req, res) => {
-	const params = {
-		userid: req.params.userid
-	};
-	if (req.session.id in LDAPSessions) {
-		const ldap = LDAPSessions[req.session.id];
-		const result = await ldap.getUser(params.userid);
-		if (result.ok) {
-			res.send({
-				ok: result.ok,
-				error: result.error,
-				user: result.user
-			});
-		}
-		else {
-			res.send({
-				ok: result.ok,
-				error: result.error
-			});
-		}
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({ auth: false });
-	}
-});
-
-/**
- * DELETE - delete user
- * request:
- * - userid: user id
- */
-app.delete("/users/:userid", async (req, res) => {
-	const params = {
-		userid: req.params.userid
-	};
-	if (req.session.id in LDAPSessions) {
-		const ldap = LDAPSessions[req.session.id];
-		const result = await ldap.delUser(params.userid);
-		res.send({
-			ok: result.ok,
-			error: result.error
-		});
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({ auth: false });
-	}
-});
-
-/**
- * GET - get group attributes including members for all groups
- * request:
- */
-app.get("/groups", async (req, res) => {
-	if (req.session.id in LDAPSessions) {
-		const ldap = LDAPSessions[req.session.id];
-		const result = await ldap.getAllGroups();
-		res.send({
-			ok: result.ok,
-			error: result.error,
-			groups: result.groups
-		});
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({ auth: false });
-	}
-});
-
-/**
- * POST - create a new group
- * request:
- * - groupid: group id
- */
-app.post("/groups/:groupid", async (req, res) => {
-	const params = {
-		groupid: req.params.groupid
-	};
-	if (req.session.id in LDAPSessions) {
-		const ldap = LDAPSessions[req.session.id];
-		const result = await ldap.addGroup(params.groupid);
-		res.send({
-			ok: result.ok,
-			error: result.error
-		});
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({ auth: false });
-	}
-});
-
-/**
- * GET - get group attributes including members
- * request:
- * - groupid: group id
- */
-app.get("/groups/:groupid", async (req, res) => {
-	const params = {
-		groupid: req.params.groupid
-	};
-	if (req.session.id in LDAPSessions) {
-		const ldap = LDAPSessions[req.session.id];
-		const result = await ldap.getGroup(params.groupid);
-		if (result.ok) {
-			res.send({
-				ok: result.ok,
-				error: result.error,
-				group: result.group
-			});
-		}
-		else {
-			res.send({
-				ok: result.ok,
-				error: result.error
-			});
-		}
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({ auth: false });
-	}
-});
-
-/**
- * DELETE - delete group
- * request:
- * - groupid: group id
- */
-app.delete("/groups/:groupid", async (req, res) => {
-	const params = {
-		groupid: req.params.groupid
-	};
-	if (req.session.id in LDAPSessions) {
-		const ldap = LDAPSessions[req.session.id];
-		const result = await ldap.delGroup(params.groupid);
-		res.send({
-			ok: result.ok,
-			error: result.error
-		});
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({ auth: false });
-	}
-});
-
-/**
- * POST - add a member to the group
- * request:
- * - groupid: group id
- * - userid: user id
- */
-app.post("/groups/:groupid/members/:userid", async (req, res) => {
-	const params = {
-		groupid: req.params.groupid,
-		userid: req.params.userid
-	};
-	if (req.session.id in LDAPSessions) {
-		const ldap = LDAPSessions[req.session.id];
-		const result = await ldap.addUserToGroup(params.userid, params.groupid);
-		res.send({
-			ok: result.ok,
-			error: result.error
-		});
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({ auth: false });
-	}
-});
-
-/**
- * DELETE - remove a member from the group
- * - groupid: group id
- * - userid: user id
- */
-app.delete("/groups/:groupid/members/:userid", async (req, res) => {
-	const params = {
-		groupid: req.params.groupid,
-		userid: req.params.userid
-	};
-	if (req.session.id in LDAPSessions) {
-		const ldap = LDAPSessions[req.session.id];
-		const result = await ldap.delUserFromGroup(params.userid, params.groupid);
-		res.send({
-			ok: result.ok,
-			error: result.error
-		});
-	}
-	else {
-		res.status(403).send({ auth: false });
-	}
-});
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
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index 208589c..0000000
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { readFileSync } from "fs";
-import { exit } from "process";
-
-export function readJSONFile (path) {
-	try {
-		return JSON.parse(readFileSync(path));
-	}
-	catch (e) {
-		console.log(`error: ${path} was not found.`);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-};
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
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index c224329..0000000
--- a/start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-node .
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