diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+var Canvas = require('canvas');
+var express = require('express');
+var Image = Canvas.Image;
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+var PORT = 19999;
+var app = express();
+
+
+app.get('/tiles/:z/:x/:y', function (req, res) {
+  var x = req.params.x,
+      y = req.params.y,
+      z = req.params.z;
+  console.log('make tile: ', x, y, z);
+  res.type('image/png').send(generateTile(x,y,z));
+});
+
+app.listen(PORT, function () {
+  console.log('Tile server is listening on port ' + PORT);
+});
+
+function generateTile(x,y,z) {
+
+  var canvas = new Canvas(256, 256);
+  var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+  var coords = '(' + [x, y].join(', ') + ')';
+  ctx.rect(0, 0, 256, 256);
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#F0F0F0';
+  ctx.fill();
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#777';
+  ctx.font = '16px Arial';
+  ctx.fillText(coords, 24, 64);
+  ctx.strokeStyle = 'white';
+  ctx.strokeRect(0, 0, 256, 256);
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#DDD';
+  ctx.font = '64px Arial';
+  ctx.fillText(z + 'x', 64, 192);
+  var bytes = canvas.toBuffer(undefined, 3, canvas.PNG_FILTER_NONE);
+  return bytes;
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "Dummy-map-tiles",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "private": true,
+  "Dependencies": {
+    "canvas": "^1.6.1",
+    "express": "^4.14.0"
+  }
+}