diff --git a/src/admin.rs b/src/admin.rs
index 23ef87b..1c24d33 100644
--- a/src/admin.rs
+++ b/src/admin.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ use hyper::{body::Incoming, Request};
 use ipld_core::ipld::Ipld;
 use serde_ipld_dagcbor::DecodeError;
 
-use crate::{http::ServerResponse, wire_proto::StreamEventHeader, RelayServer};
+use crate::{http::ServerResponse, wire_proto::StreamEventHeader, AppState};
 
-pub fn purge_did(server: &RelayServer, did: &str) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn purge_did(app: &AppState, did: &str) -> Result<()> {
     // drop commits
 
-    for event in server.db_history.iter() {
+    for event in app.db_history.iter() {
         let (seq, event) = event?;
         let mut cursor = Cursor::new(&event);
         let (header_buf, payload_buf) =
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn purge_did(server: &RelayServer, did: &str) -> Result<()> {
 
         if let Some(event_did) = event_did {
             if event_did.as_str() == did {
-                let _ = server.db_history.remove(seq);
+                let _ = app.db_history.remove(seq);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn purge_did(server: &RelayServer, did: &str) -> Result<()> {
 // TODO: ban host
 
 pub async fn handle_purge_did(
-    _server: Arc<RelayServer>,
+    _app: Arc<AppState>,
     _req: Request<Incoming>,
 ) -> Result<ServerResponse> {
     // TODO:
diff --git a/src/app_state.rs b/src/app_state.rs
index 1ed0597..b687b07 100644
--- a/src/app_state.rs
+++ b/src/app_state.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use tokio::sync::{broadcast, mpsc, Mutex};
 
 use crate::wire_proto::StreamEvent;
 
-pub struct RelayServer {
+pub struct AppState {
     pub db: sled::Db,
     pub db_history: sled::Tree,
     pub db_users: sled::Tree,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub struct RelayServer {
     pub raw_block_tx: broadcast::Sender<Bytes>,
 }
 
-impl RelayServer {
+impl AppState {
     pub fn new(db: sled::Db, event_tx: mpsc::Sender<StreamEvent>) -> Self {
         let (raw_block_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(128);
 
diff --git a/src/http.rs b/src/http.rs
index b577199..df07c20 100644
--- a/src/http.rs
+++ b/src/http.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use crate::{
     admin::handle_purge_did,
     relay::{request_crawl::handle_request_crawl, subscribe::handle_subscription},
-    RelayServer,
+    AppState,
 };
 
 pub type HttpBody = BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn body_full<T: Into<Bytes>>(chunk: T) -> HttpBody {
 
 pub type ServerResponse = Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>;
 
-async fn serve(server: Arc<RelayServer>, req: Request<Incoming>) -> Result<ServerResponse> {
+async fn serve(app: Arc<AppState>, req: Request<Incoming>) -> Result<ServerResponse> {
     let path = req.uri().path();
 
     tracing::debug!("{}", path);
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ async fn serve(server: Arc<RelayServer>, req: Request<Incoming>) -> Result<Serve
             .body(body_full("cerulea relay running..."))?),
 
         (&Method::GET, "/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.subscribeRepos") => {
-            handle_subscription(server, req).await
+            handle_subscription(app, req).await
         }
         (&Method::POST, "/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.requestCrawl") => {
-            handle_request_crawl(server, req).await
+            handle_request_crawl(app, req).await
         }
 
-        (&Method::POST, "/api/admin/purge-did") => handle_purge_did(server, req).await,
+        (&Method::POST, "/api/admin/purge-did") => handle_purge_did(app, req).await,
 
         _ => Ok(Response::builder()
             .status(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async fn serve(server: Arc<RelayServer>, req: Request<Incoming>) -> Result<Serve
     }
 }
 
-pub async fn listen(server: Arc<RelayServer>, addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<()> {
+pub async fn listen(app: Arc<AppState>, addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<()> {
     tracing::info!("Listening on: http://{addr}/ ...");
 
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(addr).await?;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub async fn listen(server: Arc<RelayServer>, addr: SocketAddr) -> Result<()> {
     loop {
         let (stream, _client_addr) = listener.accept().await?;
         let io = TokioIo::new(stream);
-        let server = Arc::clone(&server);
+        let server = Arc::clone(&app);
         tokio::task::spawn(async move {
             if let Err(err) = hyper::server::conn::http1::Builder::new()
                 .serve_connection(io, service_fn(move |req| serve(Arc::clone(&server), req)))
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2dae133..1ec0996 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use cerulea_relay::{
     http::{self},
     relay::index::index_servers,
     sequencer::start_sequencer,
-    RelayServer,
+    AppState,
 };
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     let (event_tx, event_rx) = mpsc::channel(128);
 
-    let mut server = RelayServer::new(db, event_tx);
+    let mut server = AppState::new(db, event_tx);
     if let Some(plc_directory) = args.plc_resolver {
         server.plc_resolver = Cow::Owned(plc_directory);
     }
diff --git a/src/relay/index.rs b/src/relay/index.rs
index 7a4ba5d..d8e3d70 100644
--- a/src/relay/index.rs
+++ b/src/relay/index.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::{
     tls::open_tls_stream,
     user::{fetch_user, lookup_user},
     wire_proto::{StreamEvent, StreamEventHeader, StreamEventPayload},
-    RelayServer,
+    AppState,
 };
 
 async fn create_ws_client(
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ async fn create_ws_client(
 }
 
 struct DataServerSubscription {
-    server: Arc<RelayServer>,
+    app: Arc<AppState>,
     host: String,
     event_tx: mpsc::Sender<StreamEvent>,
     last_seq: Option<i64>,
 }
 
 impl DataServerSubscription {
-    fn new(server: Arc<RelayServer>, host: String) -> Self {
+    fn new(app: Arc<AppState>, host: String) -> Self {
         Self {
             host,
-            event_tx: server.event_tx.clone(),
+            event_tx: app.event_tx.clone(),
             last_seq: None,
-            server,
+            app,
         }
     }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl DataServerSubscription {
         }
         self.last_seq = Some(event.seq);
 
-        let mut user = lookup_user(&self.server, &event.repo).await?;
+        let mut user = lookup_user(&self.app, &event.repo).await?;
 
         let pds = user.pds.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
         if pds != self.host {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl DataServerSubscription {
             );
 
             // re-fetch user (without cache)
-            user = fetch_user(&self.server, &event.repo).await?;
+            user = fetch_user(&self.app, &event.repo).await?;
             let fresh_pds = user.pds.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
             if fresh_pds != self.host {
                 bail!(
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl DataServerSubscription {
         }
         self.last_seq = Some(event.seq);
 
-        let user = fetch_user(&self.server, &event.did).await?;
+        let user = fetch_user(&self.app, &event.did).await?;
         if user.handle.as_deref() != Some(event.handle.as_str()) {
             tracing::warn!(
                 seq = %event.seq,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl DataServerSubscription {
         self.last_seq = Some(event.seq);
 
         if let Some(handle) = event.handle.as_ref() {
-            let user = fetch_user(&self.server, &event.did).await?;
+            let user = fetch_user(&self.app, &event.did).await?;
             if user.handle.as_deref() != Some(handle.as_str()) {
                 tracing::warn!(
                     seq = %event.seq,
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ impl DataServerSubscription {
         }
         self.last_seq = Some(event.seq);
 
-        let user = fetch_user(&self.server, &event.did).await?;
+        let user = fetch_user(&self.app, &event.did).await?;
         let pds = user.pds.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
         if pds != self.host {
             bail!(
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ impl DataServerSubscription {
         }
         self.last_seq = Some(event.seq);
 
-        let user = lookup_user(&self.server, &event.did).await?;
+        let user = lookup_user(&self.app, &event.did).await?;
         let pds = user.pds.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
         if pds != self.host {
             bail!(
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ impl DataServerSubscription {
     }
 
     fn load_cursor(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
-        if let Some(saved_cursor) = self.server.db_index_cursors.get(&self.host)? {
+        if let Some(saved_cursor) = self.app.db_index_cursors.get(&self.host)? {
             let mut cur_buf = [0u8; 8];
             let len = 8.min(saved_cursor.len());
             cur_buf[..len].copy_from_slice(&saved_cursor[..len]);
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ impl DataServerSubscription {
 
     fn save_cursor(&self) -> Result<()> {
         if let Some(cur) = self.last_seq {
-            self.server
+            self.app
                 .db_index_cursors
                 .insert(&self.host, &i64::to_be_bytes(cur))?;
         }
@@ -387,15 +387,15 @@ async fn get_repo_count(host: &str) -> Result<usize> {
 }
 
 #[tracing::instrument(skip_all, fields(host = %host))]
-async fn host_subscription(server: Arc<RelayServer>, host: String) -> Result<()> {
+async fn host_subscription(app: Arc<AppState>, host: String) -> Result<()> {
     tracing::debug!("establishing connection");
 
     if get_repo_count(&host).await? >= 1000 {
         bail!("too many repos! ditching from cerulea relay")
     }
 
-    let _ = server.add_good_host(host.clone()).await;
-    let mut subscription = DataServerSubscription::new(server, host);
+    let _ = app.add_good_host(host.clone()).await;
+    let mut subscription = DataServerSubscription::new(app, host);
 
     subscription.load_cursor()?;
     tracing::debug!(seq = ?subscription.last_seq, "starting subscription");
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ async fn host_subscription(server: Arc<RelayServer>, host: String) -> Result<()>
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub async fn index_server(server: Arc<RelayServer>, host: String) -> Result<()> {
-    if server.is_banned_host(&host)? {
+pub async fn index_server(app: Arc<AppState>, host: String) -> Result<()> {
+    if app.is_banned_host(&host)? {
         bail!("refusing to start indexer for banned host '{}'", &host);
     }
 
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ pub async fn index_server(server: Arc<RelayServer>, host: String) -> Result<()>
     // instead of just having a BTreeSet<String> :)
 
     {
-        let mut active_indexers = server.active_indexers.lock().await;
+        let mut active_indexers = app.active_indexers.lock().await;
         if active_indexers.contains(&host) {
             bail!("Indexer already running for host");
         }
@@ -473,30 +473,30 @@ pub async fn index_server(server: Arc<RelayServer>, host: String) -> Result<()>
         active_indexers.insert(host.clone());
     }
 
-    let r = host_subscription(Arc::clone(&server), host.clone()).await;
+    let r = host_subscription(Arc::clone(&app), host.clone()).await;
 
     {
-        let mut active_indexers = server.active_indexers.lock().await;
+        let mut active_indexers = app.active_indexers.lock().await;
         active_indexers.remove(&host);
     }
 
     r
 }
 
-pub fn start_indexing_server(server: Arc<RelayServer>, host: String) {
+pub fn start_indexing_server(app: Arc<AppState>, host: String) {
     tokio::task::spawn(async move {
-        if let Err(e) = index_server(server, host.clone()).await {
+        if let Err(e) = index_server(app, host.clone()).await {
             tracing::warn!(%host, "encountered error subscribing to PDS: {e:?}");
         }
     });
 }
 
-pub fn index_servers(server: Arc<RelayServer>, hosts: &[String]) {
+pub fn index_servers(app: Arc<AppState>, hosts: &[String]) {
     // in future we will spider out but right now i just want da stuff from my PDS
 
     for host in hosts.iter() {
         let host = host.to_string();
-        let server = Arc::clone(&server);
+        let server = Arc::clone(&app);
         start_indexing_server(server, host);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/relay/request_crawl.rs b/src/relay/request_crawl.rs
index be894a4..1c4d44b 100644
--- a/src/relay/request_crawl.rs
+++ b/src/relay/request_crawl.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ use hyper::{body::Incoming, Request, Response};
 use crate::{
     http::{body_full, ServerResponse},
     relay::index::start_indexing_server,
-    RelayServer,
+    AppState,
 };
 
 pub async fn handle_request_crawl(
-    server: Arc<RelayServer>,
+    app: Arc<AppState>,
     req: Request<Incoming>,
 ) -> Result<ServerResponse> {
     let body = req.collect().await?.aggregate();
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub async fn handle_request_crawl(
     };
 
     let hostname = input.data.hostname;
-    start_indexing_server(server, hostname);
+    start_indexing_server(app, hostname);
 
     Ok(Response::builder()
         .status(200)
diff --git a/src/relay/subscribe.rs b/src/relay/subscribe.rs
index d9f0aef..0c60a08 100644
--- a/src/relay/subscribe.rs
+++ b/src/relay/subscribe.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::RelayServer;
+use crate::AppState;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async fn rebroadcast_block<'f>(block_rx: &mut Receiver<Bytes>) -> Operation<'f>
 }
 
 async fn run_subscription(
-    server: Arc<RelayServer>,
+    app: Arc<AppState>,
     req: Request<Incoming>,
     ws: WebSocket<TokioIo<Upgraded>>,
 ) {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async fn run_subscription(
 
         let cursor_bytes = cursor.to_be_bytes();
         let mut count = 0;
-        for event in server.db_history.range(cursor_bytes..) {
+        for event in app.db_history.range(cursor_bytes..) {
             let (_seq, event) = match event {
                 Ok(ev) => ev,
                 Err(e) => {
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ async fn run_subscription(
     }
 
     // live tailing:
-    let mut raw_block_rx = server.raw_block_tx.subscribe();
+    let mut raw_block_rx = app.raw_block_tx.subscribe();
     while sub.running {
         let op = tokio::select! {
             biased;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ async fn run_subscription(
 }
 
 pub async fn handle_subscription(
-    server: Arc<RelayServer>,
+    app: Arc<AppState>,
     mut req: Request<Incoming>,
 ) -> Result<ServerResponse> {
     if !is_upgrade_request(&req) {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ pub async fn handle_subscription(
             }
         };
 
-        run_subscription(server, req, ws).await;
+        run_subscription(app, req, ws).await;
     });
 
     let (head, _) = res.into_parts();
diff --git a/src/sequencer.rs b/src/sequencer.rs
index cdf3d7b..8f00892 100644
--- a/src/sequencer.rs
+++ b/src/sequencer.rs
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
 use crate::{
     wire_proto::{StreamEvent, StreamEventPayload},
-    RelayServer,
+    AppState,
 };
 
 async fn run_sequencer(
-    server: Arc<RelayServer>,
+    app: Arc<AppState>,
     mut event_rx: mpsc::Receiver<StreamEvent>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut curr_seq = server
+    let mut curr_seq = app
         .db
         .get(b"history_last_seq")?
         .map(|v| {
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ async fn run_sequencer(
 
     while let Some((header, payload)) = event_rx.recv().await {
         curr_seq += 1;
-        server
-            .db
+        app.db
             .insert(b"history_last_seq", &u128::to_le_bytes(curr_seq))?;
 
         /* if matches!(
@@ -69,18 +68,16 @@ async fn run_sequencer(
         }
 
         let data = Bytes::from(cursor.into_inner());
-        let _ = server.raw_block_tx.send(data.clone());
-        server
-            .db_history
-            .insert(u128::to_be_bytes(curr_seq), &*data)?;
+        let _ = app.raw_block_tx.send(data.clone());
+        app.db_history.insert(u128::to_be_bytes(curr_seq), &*data)?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn start_sequencer(server: Arc<RelayServer>, event_rx: mpsc::Receiver<StreamEvent>) {
+pub fn start_sequencer(app: Arc<AppState>, event_rx: mpsc::Receiver<StreamEvent>) {
     tokio::task::spawn(async move {
-        if let Err(e) = run_sequencer(server, event_rx).await {
+        if let Err(e) = run_sequencer(app, event_rx).await {
             tracing::error!("sequencer error: {e:?}");
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/user.rs b/src/user.rs
index d877d98..17c17a0 100644
--- a/src/user.rs
+++ b/src/user.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use crate::{
     http::{body_empty, HttpBody},
     tls::open_tls_stream,
-    RelayServer,
+    AppState,
 };
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ fn create_user_from_did_doc(did_doc: DidDocument) -> Result<User> {
     Ok(user)
 }
 
-pub async fn fetch_did_doc(server: &RelayServer, did: &str) -> Result<DidDocument> {
+pub async fn fetch_did_doc(app: &AppState, did: &str) -> Result<DidDocument> {
     if did.starts_with("did:plc:") {
-        let domain: &str = &server.plc_resolver;
+        let domain: &str = &app.plc_resolver;
 
         let tcp_stream = TcpStream::connect((domain, 443)).await?;
         let domain_tls: ServerName<'_> = ServerName::try_from(domain.to_string())?;
@@ -148,26 +148,26 @@ pub async fn fetch_did_doc(server: &RelayServer, did: &str) -> Result<DidDocumen
     }
 }
 
-pub async fn fetch_user(server: &RelayServer, did: &str) -> Result<User> {
+pub async fn fetch_user(app: &AppState, did: &str) -> Result<User> {
     tracing::debug!(%did, "fetching user");
-    let did_doc = fetch_did_doc(server, did).await?;
+    let did_doc = fetch_did_doc(app, did).await?;
     let user = create_user_from_did_doc(did_doc)?;
-    store_user(server, &user)?;
+    store_user(app, &user)?;
 
     Ok(user)
 }
 
-pub async fn lookup_user(server: &RelayServer, did: &str) -> Result<User> {
-    if let Some(cached_user) = server.db_users.get(did)? {
+pub async fn lookup_user(app: &AppState, did: &str) -> Result<User> {
+    if let Some(cached_user) = app.db_users.get(did)? {
         let cached_user = serde_ipld_dagcbor::from_slice::<User>(&cached_user)?;
         return Ok(cached_user);
     }
 
-    fetch_user(server, did).await
+    fetch_user(app, did).await
 }
 
-pub fn store_user(server: &RelayServer, user: &User) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn store_user(app: &AppState, user: &User) -> Result<()> {
     let data = serde_ipld_dagcbor::to_vec(&user)?;
-    server.db_users.insert(&user.did, data)?;
+    app.db_users.insert(&user.did, data)?;
     Ok(())
 }