diff --git a/internal/cli/cache.go b/internal/cli/cache.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33bd1d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cli/cache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package cli
+
+import "log"
+
+func Cache() error {
+	log.Println("running cache")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/cli/cli.go b/internal/cli/cli.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..965bb39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cli/cli.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type ProgramFunction func() error
+type Program struct {
+	Name        string
+	Function    ProgramFunction
+	Description string
+}
+
+var HelpHeader = `Meow
+Ze
+Dong`
+var Programs = []Program{
+	{
+		Name:        "help",
+		Function:    Help,
+		Description: "get more information on how the cli or a program works",
+	},
+	{
+		Name:        "start",
+		Function:    Start,
+		Description: "start the webserver",
+	},
+	{
+		Name:        "cache",
+		Function:    Cache,
+		Description: "do something with the cache",
+	},
+}
+
+func Cli() {
+	fmt.Println("running transfem startpage")
+
+	programName := "help"
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
+		programName = os.Args[1]
+	}
+
+	log.Println("running program", programName)
+
+	var selectedProgram *Program = nil
+	for i, p := range Programs {
+		if p.Name == programName {
+			selectedProgram = &Programs[i]
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if selectedProgram == nil {
+		log.Panicln("couldn't find program", programName, ". EXITING")
+	}
+
+	selectedProgram.Function()
+}
diff --git a/internal/cli/help.go b/internal/cli/help.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2504940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cli/help.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package cli
+
+import "log"
+
+func Help() error {
+	log.Println("running help")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/cli/start.go b/internal/cli/start.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08866cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cli/start.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package cli
+
+import "log"
+
+func Start() error {
+	log.Println("starting server")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 96f3d47..c4bc20c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"gitea.elara.ws/Hazel/transfem-startpage/internal/cli"
 	"gitea.elara.ws/Hazel/transfem-startpage/internal/diyhrt"
 	"gitea.elara.ws/Hazel/transfem-startpage/internal/rendering"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func getFileSystem() http.FileSystem {
 	return http.FS(fsys)
 }
 
-func main() {
+func backMain() {
 	profile := "default"
 	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
 		profile = os.Args[1]
@@ -100,3 +101,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	e.Logger.Fatal(e.Start(":" + strconv.Itoa(CurrentConfig.Server.Port)))
 }
+
+func main() {
+	cli.Cli()
+}