diff --git a/request/main.go b/request/main.go
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+++ b/request/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"path/filepath"
+	//email "git.tilde.town/tildetown/town/email"
+	townUser "git.tilde.town/tildetown/town/user"
+)
+
+const requestPath = "/town/requests"
+
+func _main(args []string) error {
+	currentUser, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ok, err := townUser.IsAdmin(currentUser)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.New("must be a town admin")
+	}
+
+	errs := []error{}
+	errs = append(errs, processGitea(requestPath))
+	errs = append(errs, processGemini(requestPath))
+
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		errMsg := "errors encountered during request processing: "
+		for _, e := range errs {
+			errMsg += e.Error() + " "
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("errors encountered during request processing: %s", errMsg)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	retcode := 0
+
+	err := _main(os.Args)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
+		retcode = 1
+	}
+
+	os.Exit(retcode)
+}
+
+func processGitea(rp string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processGemini(requestRootPath string) error {
+	rp := filepath.Join(requestRootPath, "gemini")
+
+	files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(rp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list directory %s: %w", rp, err)
+	}
+
+	usernames := []string{}
+
+	for _, file := range files {
+		usernames = append(usernames, file.Name())
+	}
+
+	if len(usernames) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, username := range usernames {
+		// TODO check for public_gemini already in their home dir
+		// TODO create publiC_gemini
+		// TODO check for existing symlink
+		// TODO create symlink
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}