diff --git a/src/handlers.rs b/src/handlers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f757cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handlers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+use std::{error::Error, fmt::Debug, ops::Range};
+
+use axum::{
+    extract::{Form, Path},
+    http::StatusCode,
+    response::{IntoResponse, Redirect, Response},
+};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use tower_sessions::Session;
+use unicode_segmentation::UnicodeSegmentation;
+
+use crate::{templates::*, User};
+
+const SIGNUP_KEY: &str = "meow";
+
+#[Error(desc = "Could not create user.")]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub struct CreateUserError(#[from] CreateUserErrorKind);
+
+impl IntoResponse for CreateUserError {
+    fn into_response(self) -> Response {
+        (StatusCode::FORBIDDEN, format!("{:?}", self.0)).into_response()
+    }
+}
+
+#[Error]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum CreateUserErrorKind {
+    AlreadyExists,
+    #[error(desc = "Usernames must be between 1 and 20 characters long")]
+    BadUsername,
+    PasswordMismatch,
+    #[error(desc = "Password must have at least 4 and at most 50 characters")]
+    BadPassword,
+    #[error(desc = "Display name must be less than 100 characters long")]
+    BadDisplayname,
+    BadEmail,
+    BadPayment,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SignupForm {
+    pub username: String,
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "empty_string_as_none")]
+    pub displayname: Option<String>,
+    pub email: String,
+    pub password: String,
+    pub pw_verify: String,
+}
+
+/// Displays the signup form.
+pub async fn get_signup() -> impl IntoResponse {
+    SignupPage {
+        ..Default::default()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Receives the form with the user signup fields filled out.
+pub async fn post_signup(
+    session: Session,
+    Form(form): Form<SignupForm>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, CreateUserError> {
+    let user = verify_user(&form).await?;
+    session.insert(SIGNUP_KEY, user).await.unwrap();
+
+    Ok(Redirect::to(
+        "https://buy.stripe.com/test_eVa6rrb7ygjNbwk000",
+    ))
+}
+
+pub async fn get_edit_signup(
+    session: Session,
+    receipt: Option<Path<String>>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, CreateUserError> {
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn post_edit_signup(
+    session: Session,
+    Form(form): Form<SignupForm>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, CreateUserError> {
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Called from Stripe with the receipt of payment.
+pub async fn signup_success(session: Session, receipt: Option<Path<String>>) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let user: User = session.get(SIGNUP_KEY).await.unwrap().unwrap_or_default();
+    if user == User::default() {
+        return SignupErrorPage("who you?".to_string()).into_response();
+    }
+
+    // TODO: check Stripe for the receipt, verify it's legit
+    SignupSuccessPage(user).into_response()
+}
+
+//-************************************************************************
+// helpers
+//-************************************************************************
+async fn verify_user(form: &SignupForm) -> Result<User, CreateUserError> {
+    let username = form.username.trim();
+    let password = form.password.trim();
+    let verify = form.pw_verify.trim();
+
+    let name_len = username.graphemes(true).size_hint().1.unwrap();
+    // we are not ascii exclusivists around here
+    if !(1..=20).contains(&name_len) {
+        return Err(CreateUserErrorKind::BadUsername.into());
+    }
+
+    if password != verify {
+        return Err(CreateUserErrorKind::PasswordMismatch.into());
+    }
+    let pwlen = password.graphemes(true).size_hint().1.unwrap_or(0);
+    if !(4..=50).contains(&pwlen) {
+        return Err(CreateUserErrorKind::BadPassword.into());
+    }
+
+    // clean up the optionals
+    let displayname = validate_optional_length(
+        &form.displayname,
+        0..100,
+        CreateUserErrorKind::BadDisplayname,
+    )?;
+
+    let email = validate_length(&form.email, 5..30, CreateUserErrorKind::BadEmail)?;
+
+    let user = User {
+        username: username.to_string(),
+        displayname,
+        email,
+        password: password.to_string(),
+        pw_verify: verify.to_string(),
+    };
+
+    Ok(user)
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn empty_string_as_none<'de, D, T>(de: D) -> Result<Option<T>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+    T: std::str::FromStr,
+    T::Err: std::fmt::Display,
+{
+    let opt = <Option<String> as serde::Deserialize>::deserialize(de)?;
+    match opt.as_deref() {
+        None | Some("") => Ok(None),
+        Some(s) => std::str::FromStr::from_str(s)
+            .map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+            .map(Some),
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn validate_optional_length<E: Error>(
+    opt: &Option<String>,
+    len_range: Range<usize>,
+    err: E,
+) -> Result<Option<String>, E> {
+    if let Some(opt) = opt {
+        let opt = opt.trim();
+        let len = opt.graphemes(true).size_hint().1.unwrap();
+        if !len_range.contains(&len) {
+            Err(err)
+        } else {
+            Ok(Some(opt.to_string()))
+        }
+    } else {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn validate_length<E: Error>(
+    thing: &str,
+    len_range: Range<usize>,
+    err: E,
+) -> Result<String, E> {
+    let thing = thing.trim();
+    let len = thing.graphemes(true).size_hint().1.unwrap();
+    if !len_range.contains(&len) {
+        Err(err)
+    } else {
+        Ok(thing.to_string())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b78866b..bfabdab 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,74 +1,19 @@
 use std::{
-    error::Error,
     fmt::{Debug, Display},
     net::SocketAddr,
-    ops::Range,
 };
 
-use askama::Template;
-use axum::{
-    extract::{Form, Path},
-    http::StatusCode,
-    response::{IntoResponse, Redirect, Response},
-    routing::get,
-    Router,
-};
+use axum::{routing::get, Router};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use tower_sessions::{MemoryStore, Session, SessionManagerLayer};
-use unicode_segmentation::UnicodeSegmentation;
+use tower_sessions::{MemoryStore, SessionManagerLayer};
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate justerror;
 
-const SIGNUP_KEY: &str = "meow";
+mod handlers;
+use handlers::*;
 
-#[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct Counter(usize);
-
-/// Displays the signup form.
-async fn get_signup() -> impl IntoResponse {
-    SignupPage {
-        ..Default::default()
-    }
-}
-
-/// Receives the form with the user signup fields filled out.
-async fn post_signup(
-    session: Session,
-    Form(form): Form<SignupForm>,
-) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, CreateUserError> {
-    let user = verify_user(&form).await?;
-    session.insert(SIGNUP_KEY, user).await.unwrap();
-
-    Ok(Redirect::to(
-        "https://buy.stripe.com/test_eVa6rrb7ygjNbwk000",
-    ))
-}
-
-async fn get_edit_signup(
-    session: Session,
-    receipt: Option<Path<String>>,
-) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, CreateUserError> {
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-async fn post_edit_signup(
-    session: Session,
-    Form(form): Form<SignupForm>,
-) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, CreateUserError> {
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Called from Stripe with the receipt of payment.
-async fn signup_success(session: Session, receipt: Option<Path<String>>) -> impl IntoResponse {
-    let user: User = session.get(SIGNUP_KEY).await.unwrap().unwrap_or_default();
-    if user == User::default() {
-        return SignupErrorPage("who you?".to_string()).into_response();
-    }
-
-    // TODO: check Stripe for the receipt, verify it's legit
-    SignupSuccessPage(user).into_response()
-}
+mod templates;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
@@ -88,60 +33,6 @@ async fn main() {
         .unwrap();
 }
 
-#[Error(desc = "Could not create user.")]
-#[non_exhaustive]
-pub struct CreateUserError(#[from] CreateUserErrorKind);
-
-impl IntoResponse for CreateUserError {
-    fn into_response(self) -> Response {
-        (StatusCode::FORBIDDEN, format!("{:?}", self.0)).into_response()
-    }
-}
-
-#[Error]
-#[non_exhaustive]
-pub enum CreateUserErrorKind {
-    AlreadyExists,
-    #[error(desc = "Usernames must be between 1 and 20 characters long")]
-    BadUsername,
-    PasswordMismatch,
-    #[error(desc = "Password must have at least 4 and at most 50 characters")]
-    BadPassword,
-    #[error(desc = "Display name must be less than 100 characters long")]
-    BadDisplayname,
-    BadEmail,
-    BadPayment,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
-pub struct SignupForm {
-    pub username: String,
-    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "empty_string_as_none")]
-    pub displayname: Option<String>,
-    pub email: String,
-    pub password: String,
-    pub pw_verify: String,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Template, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
-#[template(path = "signup.html")]
-pub struct SignupPage {
-    pub username: String,
-    pub displayname: Option<String>,
-    pub email: Option<String>,
-    pub password: String,
-    pub pw_verify: String,
-    pub receipt: String,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Template, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
-#[template(path = "signup_success.html")]
-pub struct SignupSuccessPage(pub User);
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Template, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
-#[template(path = "signup_error.html")]
-pub struct SignupErrorPage(pub String);
-
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
 pub struct User {
     pub username: String,
@@ -179,89 +70,3 @@ impl Display for User {
         write!(f, "Username: {uname}\nDisplayname: {dname}\nEmail: {email}")
     }
 }
-
-async fn verify_user(form: &SignupForm) -> Result<User, CreateUserError> {
-    let username = form.username.trim();
-    let password = form.password.trim();
-    let verify = form.pw_verify.trim();
-
-    let name_len = username.graphemes(true).size_hint().1.unwrap();
-    // we are not ascii exclusivists around here
-    if !(1..=20).contains(&name_len) {
-        return Err(CreateUserErrorKind::BadUsername.into());
-    }
-
-    if password != verify {
-        return Err(CreateUserErrorKind::PasswordMismatch.into());
-    }
-    let pwlen = password.graphemes(true).size_hint().1.unwrap_or(0);
-    if !(4..=50).contains(&pwlen) {
-        return Err(CreateUserErrorKind::BadPassword.into());
-    }
-
-    // clean up the optionals
-    let displayname = validate_optional_length(
-        &form.displayname,
-        0..100,
-        CreateUserErrorKind::BadDisplayname,
-    )?;
-
-    let email = validate_length(&form.email, 5..30, CreateUserErrorKind::BadEmail)?;
-
-    let user = User {
-        username: username.to_string(),
-        displayname,
-        email,
-        password: password.to_string(),
-        pw_verify: verify.to_string(),
-    };
-
-    Ok(user)
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn empty_string_as_none<'de, D, T>(de: D) -> Result<Option<T>, D::Error>
-where
-    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
-    T: std::str::FromStr,
-    T::Err: std::fmt::Display,
-{
-    let opt = <Option<String> as serde::Deserialize>::deserialize(de)?;
-    match opt.as_deref() {
-        None | Some("") => Ok(None),
-        Some(s) => std::str::FromStr::from_str(s)
-            .map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
-            .map(Some),
-    }
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn validate_optional_length<E: Error>(
-    opt: &Option<String>,
-    len_range: Range<usize>,
-    err: E,
-) -> Result<Option<String>, E> {
-    if let Some(opt) = opt {
-        let opt = opt.trim();
-        let len = opt.graphemes(true).size_hint().1.unwrap();
-        if !len_range.contains(&len) {
-            Err(err)
-        } else {
-            Ok(Some(opt.to_string()))
-        }
-    } else {
-        Ok(None)
-    }
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn validate_length<E: Error>(
-    thing: &str,
-    len_range: Range<usize>,
-    err: E,
-) -> Result<String, E> {
-    let thing = thing.trim();
-    let len = thing.graphemes(true).size_hint().1.unwrap();
-    if !len_range.contains(&len) {
-        Err(err)
-    } else {
-        Ok(thing.to_string())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/templates.rs b/src/templates.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f77dad0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/templates.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use askama::Template;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::User;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Template, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[template(path = "signup.html")]
+pub struct SignupPage {
+    pub username: String,
+    pub displayname: Option<String>,
+    pub email: Option<String>,
+    pub password: String,
+    pub pw_verify: String,
+    pub receipt: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Template, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[template(path = "signup_success.html")]
+pub struct SignupSuccessPage(pub User);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Template, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[template(path = "signup_error.html")]
+pub struct SignupErrorPage(pub String);