diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4383e03fa3..94b50f0ac9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2059,6 +2059,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "http_server_common"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
+ "actix-cors 0.5.4",
  "actix-cors 0.6.0-beta.3",
  "actix-http 2.2.0",
  "actix-http 3.0.0-beta.11",
@@ -4048,7 +4049,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "hmac 0.10.1",
  "hostname",
- "http_server_common",
  "hyper 0.13.10",
  "infer",
  "jwt",
diff --git a/app/http_server_common/Cargo.toml b/app/http_server_common/Cargo.toml
index 8ac3c31bc8..545e3e3aa3 100644
--- a/app/http_server_common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/app/http_server_common/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ dotenv = "0.15.0"
 log = "0.4.14"
 
 # Web
-actix-cors = "0.6.0-beta.3"
 # NB: One microservice requires old Tokio (thus old actix), and another new Tokio (new actix).
 #  Thus I'm being extremely extra here and supporting both.
+actix-cors-old = { package = "actix-cors", version = "0.5.4", optional = true }
 actix-http-old = { package = "actix-http", version = "2.2.0", optional = true }
 actix-web-old = { package = "actix-web", version = "3.3.2", optional = true }
+
+actix-cors-new = { package = "actix-cors", version = "0.6.0-beta.3", optional = true }
 actix-http-new = { package = "actix-http", version = "3.0.0-beta.11", optional = true }
 actix-web-new = { package = "actix-web", version = "4.0.0-beta.10", optional = true }
 
@@ -37,5 +39,6 @@ serde_json = "1.0.64"
 toml = "0.5.8"
 
 [features]
-actix-new = ["actix-http-new", "actix-web-new"]
-actix-old = ["actix-http-old", "actix-web-old"]
+# default = ["actix-cors-new", "actix-web-new", "actix-http-new"]
+actix-new = ["actix-cors-new", "actix-http-new", "actix-web-new"]
+actix-old = ["actix-cors-old", "actix-http-old", "actix-web-old"]
diff --git a/app/http_server_common/src/endpoints/root_index.rs b/app/http_server_common/src/endpoints/root_index.rs
index 415b514186..fe50b3a901 100644
--- a/app/http_server_common/src/endpoints/root_index.rs
+++ b/app/http_server_common/src/endpoints/root_index.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 use actix_http::http::StatusCode;
-use actix_web::{HttpResponse, HttpRequest, Responder, get};
+use actix_web::{HttpResponse, HttpRequest, get};
+use actix_web::Responder;
+use actix_web::Result;
+use actix_web::Error;
 use log::debug;
 
-
-/*
-error[E0277]: the trait bound `fn() -> impl futures::Future {get_root_index}: HttpServiceFactory` is not satisfied
-   --> app/storyteller_web/src/main.rs:627:16
-    |
-627 |       .service(get_root_index)
-    |                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the trait `HttpServiceFactory` is not implemented for `fn() -> impl futures::Future {get_root_index}`
- */
-
-
-pub async fn get_root_index() -> impl Responder {
+pub async fn get_root_index() -> HttpResponse {
   debug!("GET /"); // NB: Google load balancer hits this a lot, and it spams.
   HttpResponse::build(StatusCode::OK)
     .content_type("text/html; charset=utf-8")
diff --git a/app/http_server_common/src/lib.rs b/app/http_server_common/src/lib.rs
index 3285e4237f..a7e0cb7a41 100644
--- a/app/http_server_common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/app/http_server_common/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,16 +10,44 @@
 // I don't think this will be too hard to maintain. AFAICT, the only major differences are which
 // package "HttpResponseBuilder" is located in.
 
-#[cfg(feature = "actix-new")]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "actix-new", not(feature = "actix-old")))]
+//#[cfg(feature = "actix-cors-new")]
+extern crate actix_cors_new as actix_cors;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "actix-new", not(feature = "actix-old")))]
+//#[cfg(feature = "actix-http-new")]
 extern crate actix_http_new as actix_http;
-#[cfg(feature = "actix-new")]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "actix-new", not(feature = "actix-old")))]
+//#[cfg(feature = "actix-web-new")]
 extern crate actix_web_new as actix_web;
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "actix-new"))]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "actix-old", not(feature = "actix-new")))]
+//#[cfg(feature = "actix-cors-old")]
+extern crate actix_cors_old as actix_cors;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "actix-old", not(feature = "actix-new")))]
+//#[cfg(feature = "actix-http-old")]
 extern crate actix_http_old as actix_http;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "actix-new"))]
+#[cfg(all(feature = "actix-old", not(feature = "actix-new")))]
+//#[cfg(feature = "actix-web-old")]
 extern crate actix_web_old as actix_web;
 
+//#[cfg(any(
+//  all(feature = "actix-cors-new", not(feature = "actix-cors-old")),
+//  all(feature = "actix-cors-old", not(feature = "actix-cors-new")),
+//))]
+#[cfg(any(
+  feature = "actix-new",
+  feature = "actix-old",
+))]
 pub mod cors;
+
+#[cfg(any(
+  feature = "actix-new",
+  feature = "actix-old",
+))]
 pub mod endpoints;
+
+#[cfg(any(
+  feature = "actix-new",
+  feature = "actix-old",
+))]
 pub mod response;
diff --git a/app/obs_gateway/src/main.rs b/app/obs_gateway/src/main.rs
index a2485b7a3c..e69ece9f53 100644
--- a/app/obs_gateway/src/main.rs
+++ b/app/obs_gateway/src/main.rs
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ pub async fn serve(server_state: ObsGatewayServerState) -> AnyhowResult<()>
         .wrap(DefaultHeaders::new()
             .header("X-Backend-Hostname", &hostname)
             .header("X-Build-Sha", ""))
+        .service(web::resource("/")
+            .route(web::get().to(get_root_index))
+        )
         // Twitch
         .service(
           web::resource("/twitch")
diff --git a/app/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml b/app/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml
index cd9417bd22..a1e229c316 100644
--- a/app/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml
+++ b/app/storyteller_web/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ path = "src/w2l_inference_job.rs"
 
 # Internal
 config = { path = "../config" }
-http_server_common = { path = "../http_server_common", features = ["actix-old"] }
+#http_server_common = { path = "../http_server_common", features = ["actix-old"] }
 
 # External
 anyhow = "1.0.40"
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ tempdir = "0.3.7"
 
 # Web
 actix = "0.10"
-#actix-web = "3"
-actix-web-actors = "3"
-
 actix-cors = "0.5.4"
 actix-files= "0.5"
 actix-http = "2.2.0"
@@ -112,6 +109,7 @@ actix-rt = "2.2.0"
 actix-service = "1.0.6"
 actix-utils = "3.0.0"
 actix-web = "3.3.2"
+actix-web-actors = "3"
 jwt = "0.13.0"
 
 # NB: Hyper is just for HTTP client use in jobs. I'd use Actix client, but I need tokio runtime
diff --git a/app/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/default_route_404.rs b/app/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/default_route_404.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bc7403c15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/default_route_404.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+use actix_http::http::StatusCode;
+use actix_web::{HttpResponse, HttpRequest, Responder, get};
+use log::warn;
+
+pub async fn default_route_404() -> impl Responder {
+  warn!("404 not found");
+  HttpResponse::NotFound()
+    .content_type("text/html; charset=utf-8")
+    .body("<h1>not found</h1>")
+}
diff --git a/app/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/mod.rs b/app/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/mod.rs
index d5d7a2545d..c4da5e82d0 100644
--- a/app/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/mod.rs
+++ b/app/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 pub mod alpha_cookie;
+pub mod default_route_404;
+pub mod enable_alpha_easy_handler;
 pub mod enable_alpha_handler;
-pub mod enable_alpha_easy_handler;
\ No newline at end of file
+pub mod root_index;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/root_index.rs b/app/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/root_index.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe50b3a901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/misc/root_index.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use actix_http::http::StatusCode;
+use actix_web::{HttpResponse, HttpRequest, get};
+use actix_web::Responder;
+use actix_web::Result;
+use actix_web::Error;
+use log::debug;
+
+pub async fn get_root_index() -> HttpResponse {
+  debug!("GET /"); // NB: Google load balancer hits this a lot, and it spams.
+  HttpResponse::build(StatusCode::OK)
+    .content_type("text/html; charset=utf-8")
+    .body("<h1>hello!</h1><p>Are you looking for an API? Join our Discord!</p><p>Maybe you want to work with us? We can pay! Get in touch!</p>")
+}
diff --git a/app/storyteller_web/src/main.rs b/app/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
index 23ede7aabf..d6ee668191 100644
--- a/app/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
+++ b/app/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ use crate::util::encrypted_sort_id::SortKeyCrypto;
 use futures::Future;
 use futures::executor::ThreadPool;
 //use http_server_common::cors::build_common_cors_config;
-use http_server_common::endpoints::default_route_404::default_route_404;
-use http_server_common::endpoints::root_index::get_root_index;
 use limitation::Limiter;
 use log::{info};
 use r2d2_redis::RedisConnectionManager;
@@ -114,6 +112,8 @@ use sqlx::MySqlPool;
 use sqlx::mysql::MySqlPoolOptions;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
+use crate::http_server::endpoints::misc::root_index::get_root_index;
+use crate::http_server::endpoints::misc::default_route_404::default_route_404;
 
 // TODO TODO TODO TODO
 // TODO TODO TODO TODO
@@ -624,10 +624,13 @@ pub async fn serve(server_state: ServerState) -> AnyhowResult<()>
             .route(web::get().to(leaderboard_handler))
             .route(web::head().to(|| HttpResponse::Ok()))
       )
-      //.service(get_root_index)
+      .service(web::resource("/")
+          .route(web::get().to(get_root_index))
+          .route(web::head().to(|| HttpResponse::Ok()))
+      )
       .service(enable_alpha_handler)
       .service(enable_alpha_easy_handler)
-      //.default_service( web::route().to(default_route_404))
+      .default_service( web::route().to(default_route_404))
   })
   .bind(bind_address)?
   .workers(num_workers)