diff --git a/corporal/fablib/corporal.py b/corporal/fablib/corporal.py
index 5d171c6..9cffdf8 100644
--- a/corporal/fablib/corporal.py
+++ b/corporal/fablib/corporal.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from corporal.fablib import deploy_common
 
 
 def bootstrap_corporal_app(c, env, envname='corporal', user='rattail',
-                           port=7900, sitename=None, stage=False,
+                           port=7900, asgi=False, sitename=None, stage=False,
                            coredir=None, lanes=None,
                            core_office_url=None):
     """
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ def bootstrap_corporal_app(c, env, envname='corporal', user='rattail',
     c.sudo('chmod 0600 {}/pip.conf'.format(envdir))
     mkdir(c, srcdir, owner=user, use_sudo=True)
 
+    # uvicorn
+    if asgi:
+        # (latest as of writing is 0.20.0)
+        c.sudo("bash -lc 'workon {} && pip install uvicorn[standard]'".format(envname),
+               user=user)
+
     if stage:
 
         # pycorepos
@@ -116,6 +122,10 @@ def bootstrap_corporal_app(c, env, envname='corporal', user='rattail',
                   use_sudo=True, owner=user, mode='0600', 
                   context={'env': env, 'envname': envname, 'envdir': envdir,
                            'port': port})
+    if asgi:
+        deploy_common(c, 'corporal/webasgi.conf.mako', '{}/webasgi.conf'.format(appdir),
+                      use_sudo=True, owner=user, mode='0600',
+                      context={'env': env, 'envname': envname, 'envdir': envdir})
     deploy_common(c, 'corporal/upgrade.sh.mako', '{}/upgrade.sh'.format(appdir),
                   use_sudo=True, owner=user, 
                   context={'envdir': envdir, 'production': production})
@@ -139,7 +149,8 @@ def bootstrap_corporal_app(c, env, envname='corporal', user='rattail',
 
     # supervisor
     deploy_common(c, 'corporal/supervisor.conf.mako', '/etc/supervisor/conf.d/{}.conf'.format(safename),
-                  use_sudo=True, context={'envdir': envdir, 'safename': safename})
+                  use_sudo=True, context={'envdir': envdir, 'safename': safename,
+                                          'port': port, 'asgi': asgi})
     c.sudo('supervisorctl update')
     c.sudo('supervisorctl start {}:'.format(safename))
 
@@ -152,7 +163,8 @@ def bootstrap_corporal_app(c, env, envname='corporal', user='rattail',
     # apache
     deploy_common.apache_site(c, 'apache/site-corporal.mako', sitename,
                               enable=True,
-                              context={'sitename': sitename, 'port': port})
+                              context={'sitename': sitename, 'port': port,
+                                       'asgi': asgi})
     apache.restart(c)
 
 
diff --git a/corporal/fablib/deploy/apache/site-corporal.mako b/corporal/fablib/deploy/apache/site-corporal.mako
index 145ecfd..381064f 100644
--- a/corporal/fablib/deploy/apache/site-corporal.mako
+++ b/corporal/fablib/deploy/apache/site-corporal.mako
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
         ProxyPass "http://127.0.0.1:${port}/"
         ProxyPassReverse "http://127.0.0.1:${port}/"
     </Location>
+    % if asgi:
+    <Location "/ws/">
+        ProxyPreserveHost On
+        ProxyPass "ws://127.0.0.1:${port}/ws/"
+        ProxyPassReverse "ws://127.0.0.1:${port}/ws/"
+    </Location>
+    % endif
 
     ErrorLog ${'$'}{APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
     LogLevel warn
diff --git a/corporal/fablib/deploy/corporal/supervisor.conf.mako b/corporal/fablib/deploy/corporal/supervisor.conf.mako
index 1a7a5ee..b6113c4 100644
--- a/corporal/fablib/deploy/corporal/supervisor.conf.mako
+++ b/corporal/fablib/deploy/corporal/supervisor.conf.mako
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 programs=${safename}_webmain
 
 [program:${safename}_webmain]
+% if asgi:
+environment=TAILBONE_ASGI_CONFIG="${envdir}/app/webasgi.conf"
+command=${envdir}/bin/uvicorn --port ${port} --factory corporal.web.app:asgi_main
+% else:
 command=${envdir}/bin/pserve pastedeploy+ini:${envdir}/app/web.conf
 directory=${envdir}/app/work
+% endif
 user=rattail
diff --git a/corporal/fablib/deploy/corporal/webasgi.conf.mako b/corporal/fablib/deploy/corporal/webasgi.conf.mako
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20107e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/corporal/fablib/deploy/corporal/webasgi.conf.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+## -*- mode: conf; -*-
+
+<%text>############################################################</%text>
+#
+# config for Corporal web app
+#
+<%text>############################################################</%text>
+
+
+<%text>##############################</%text>
+# rattail
+<%text>##############################</%text>
+
+[rattail.config]
+include = %(here)s/rattail.conf
+
+[tailbone]
+expose_websockets = true
+
+
+<%text>##############################</%text>
+# pyramid
+<%text>##############################</%text>
+
+[app:main]
+use = egg:Corporal
+
+pyramid.reload_templates = false
+pyramid.debug_all = false
+pyramid.default_locale_name = en
+pyramid.includes = pyramid_exclog
+
+beaker.session.type = file
+beaker.session.data_dir = %(here)s/sessions/data
+beaker.session.lock_dir = %(here)s/sessions/lock
+beaker.session.secret = ${env.tailbone_beaker_secret}
+beaker.session.key = ${envname}
+
+pyramid_deform.tempdir = %(here)s/data/uploads
+
+exclog.extra_info = true
+
+# required for tailbone
+rattail.config = %(__file__)s
+
+
+<%text>##############################</%text>
+# logging
+<%text>##############################</%text>
+
+[handler_file]
+args = ('${envdir}/app/log/webasgi.log', 'a', 'utf_8')