diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml b/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml
index d70233ac6e..56ccb554d3 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml
@@ -37,16 +37,17 @@
         </javac>
     </target>
     <target name="jar" depends="builddep, compile">
-        <jar destfile="./build/i2psnark.jar" basedir="./build/obj" includes="**/*.class" excludes="**/*Servlet.class">
+        <jar destfile="./build/i2psnark.jar" basedir="./build/obj" includes="**/*.class" excludes="**/I2PSnarkServlet*.class">
             <manifest>
                 <attribute name="Main-Class" value="org.klomp.snark.Snark" />
                 <attribute name="Class-Path" value="i2p.jar mstreaming.jar streaming.jar" />
             </manifest>
         </jar>
     </target>    
+    <!-- only include the servlet, everything else is in the jar -->
     <target name="war" depends="jar"> 
         <war destfile="../i2psnark.war" webxml="../web.xml">
-          <classes dir="./build/obj" includes="**/*" />
+          <classes dir="./build/obj" includes="**/I2PSnarkServlet*.class" />
         </war>
     </target>
     
@@ -56,31 +57,13 @@
         </zip>
     </target>
     <target name="standalone_prep" depends="war">
-        <javac debug="true" deprecation="on" source="1.5" target="1.5" 
-               destdir="./build" srcdir="src/" includes="org/klomp/snark/web/RunStandalone.java" >
-            <compilerarg line="${javac.compilerargs}" />
-            <classpath>
-                <pathelement location="../../jetty/jettylib/commons-logging.jar" />
-                <pathelement location="../../jetty/jettylib/commons-el.jar" />
-                <pathelement location="../../jetty/jettylib/org.mortbay.jetty.jar" />
-                <pathelement location="../../jetty/jettylib/javax.servlet.jar" />
-                <pathelement location="../../../core/java/build/i2p.jar" />
-            </classpath>
-        </javac>
-    
-        <jar destfile="./build/launch-i2psnark.jar" basedir="./build/" includes="org/klomp/snark/web/RunStandalone.class">
-            <manifest>
-                <attribute name="Main-Class" value="org.klomp.snark.web.RunStandalone" />
-                <attribute name="Class-Path" value="lib/i2p.jar lib/mstreaming.jar lib/streaming.jar lib/commons-el.jar lib/commons-logging.jar lib/jasper-compiler.jar lib/jasper-runtime.jar lib/javax.servlet.jar lib/org.mortbay.jetty.jar" />
-            </manifest>
-        </jar>
-
         <delete dir="./dist" />
         <mkdir dir="./dist" />
-        <copy file="./build/launch-i2psnark.jar" tofile="./dist/launch-i2psnark.jar" />
+        <copy file="../launch-i2psnark" todir="./dist/" />
         <mkdir dir="./dist/webapps" />
         <copy file="../i2psnark.war" tofile="./dist/webapps/i2psnark.war" />
         <mkdir dir="./dist/lib" />
+        <copy file="./build/i2psnark.jar" tofile="./dist/lib/i2psnark.jar" />
         <copy file="../../../core/java/build/i2p.jar" tofile="./dist/lib/i2p.jar" />
         <copy file="../../jetty/jettylib/commons-el.jar" tofile="./dist/lib/commons-el.jar" />
         <copy file="../../jetty/jettylib/commons-logging.jar" tofile="./dist/lib/commons-logging.jar" />
@@ -92,7 +75,6 @@
         <copy file="../../streaming/java/build/streaming.jar" tofile="./dist/lib/streaming.jar" />
         <copy file="../jetty-i2psnark.xml" tofile="./dist/jetty-i2psnark.xml" />
         <copy file="../readme-standalone.txt" tofile="./dist/readme.txt" />
-        <mkdir dir="./dist/work" />
         <mkdir dir="./dist/logs" />
 
         <zip destfile="i2psnark-standalone.zip">
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
index 410e804d98..3929fbe119 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
@@ -876,10 +876,9 @@ public class I2PSnarkServlet extends HttpServlet {
     private static final String TABLE_FOOTER = "</table>\n";
     
     private static final String FOOTER = "</body></html>";
-}
 
-
-class FetchAndAdd implements Runnable {
+/** inner class, don't bother reindenting */
+private static class FetchAndAdd implements Runnable {
     private SnarkManager _manager;
     private String _url;
     public FetchAndAdd(SnarkManager mgr, String url) {
@@ -931,3 +930,5 @@ class FetchAndAdd implements Runnable {
         }
     }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/RunStandalone.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/RunStandalone.java
index 05795b8611..2880676a25 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/RunStandalone.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/RunStandalone.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.klomp.snark.web;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
+import net.i2p.I2PAppContext;
 import net.i2p.util.FileUtil;
 
 import org.mortbay.jetty.Server;
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ public class RunStandalone {
     }
     
     public void start() {
-        File workDir = new File("work");
+        File workDir = new File(I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext().getTempDir(), "jetty-work");
         boolean workDirRemoved = FileUtil.rmdir(workDir, false);
         if (!workDirRemoved)
             System.err.println("ERROR: Unable to remove Jetty temporary work directory");
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ public class RunStandalone {
         
         try {
             _server = new Server("jetty-i2psnark.xml");
+            // just blow up NPE if we don't have a context
+            (_server.getContexts()[0]).setTempDirectory(workDir);
             _server.start();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/jetty-i2psnark.xml b/apps/i2psnark/jetty-i2psnark.xml
index 125db8b6d5..0d4c561129 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/jetty-i2psnark.xml
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/jetty-i2psnark.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> 
 <!DOCTYPE Configure PUBLIC "-//Mort Bay Consulting//DTD Configure 1.2//EN" "http://jetty.mortbay.org/configure_1_2.dtd">
 
+<!-- =============================================================== -->
+<!-- This is the configuration for a standalone i2psnark and         -->
+<!-- jetty instance connecting to a router in another jvm.           -->
+<!-- Run it with the launch-i2psnark script.                         -->
+<!-- i2psnark will be accessed at http://127.0.0.1:8002/             -->
+<!-- =============================================================== -->
 
 <!-- =============================================================== -->
 <!-- Configure the Jetty Server                                      -->
@@ -12,7 +18,7 @@
   <!-- =============================================================== -->
 
   <!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-  <!-- Add and configure a HTTP listener to port 8080                  -->
+  <!-- Add and configure a HTTP listener to port 8002                  -->
   <!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
   <Call name="addListener">
     <Arg>
@@ -23,7 +29,7 @@
             <Set name="port">8002</Set>
           </New>
         </Arg>
-        <Set name="MinThreads">3</Set>
+        <Set name="MinThreads">1</Set>
         <Set name="MaxThreads">10</Set>
         <Set name="MaxIdleTimeMs">30000</Set>
         <Set name="LowResourcePersistTimeMs">1000</Set>
@@ -34,45 +40,6 @@
     </Arg>
   </Call>
 
-
-  <!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-  <!-- Add a HTTPS SSL listener on port 8443                           -->
-  <!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-  <!-- UNCOMMENT TO ACTIVATE
-  <Call name="addListener">
-    <Arg>
-      <New class="org.mortbay.http.SunJsseListener">
-        <Set name="Port">8443</Set>
-        <Set name="PoolName">main</Set>
-        <Set name="Keystore"><SystemProperty name="jetty.home" default="."/>/etc/demokeystore</Set>
-	<Set name="Password">OBF:1vny1zlo1x8e1vnw1vn61x8g1zlu1vn4</Set>
-	<Set name="KeyPassword">OBF:1u2u1wml1z7s1z7a1wnl1u2g</Set>
-        <Set name="NonPersistentUserAgent">MSIE 5</Set>
-      </New>
-    </Arg>
-  </Call>
-  -->
-
-  <!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-  <!-- Add a AJP13 listener on port 8009                               -->
-  <!-- This protocol can be used with mod_jk in apache, IIS etc.       -->
-  <!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
-  <!--
-  <Call name="addListener">
-    <Arg>
-      <New class="org.mortbay.http.ajp.AJP13Listener">
-        <Set name="PoolName">ajp</Set>
-        <Set name="Port">8009</Set>
-        <Set name="MinThreads">3</Set>
-        <Set name="MaxThreads">20</Set>
-        <Set name="MaxIdleTimeMs">0</Set>
-        <Set name="confidentialPort">443</Set>
-      </New>
-    </Arg>
-  </Call>
-  -->
-
-
   <!-- =============================================================== -->
   <!-- Configure the Contexts                                          -->
   <!-- =============================================================== -->
@@ -91,20 +58,6 @@
     <Arg>webapps/i2psnark.war</Arg>
   </Call>
 
-  <!-- =============================================================== -->
-  <!-- Configure the Request Log                                       -->
-  <!-- =============================================================== -->
-  <Set name="RequestLog">
-    <New class="org.mortbay.http.NCSARequestLog">
-      <Arg>./logs/yyyy_mm_dd.i2psnark-request.log</Arg>
-      <Set name="retainDays">90</Set>
-      <Set name="append">true</Set>
-      <Set name="extended">false</Set>
-      <Set name="buffered">false</Set>
-      <Set name="LogTimeZone">GMT</Set>
-    </New>
-  </Set>
-
   <!-- =============================================================== -->
   <!-- Configure the Other Server Options                              -->
   <!-- =============================================================== -->
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/launch-i2psnark b/apps/i2psnark/launch-i2psnark
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..023b5a21a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/launch-i2psnark
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# This launches i2psnark and jetty in a separate jvm.
+# The file jetty-i2psnark.xml must be present in the current directory.
+# i2psnark will be accessed at http://127.0.0.1:8002/
+#
+I2P="."
+java -cp "$I2P/lib/i2psnark.jar:$I2P/lib/i2p.jar:$I2P/lib/mstreaming.jar:$I2P/lib/streaming.jar:$I2P/lib/commons-el.jar:$I2P/lib/commons-logging.jar:$I2P/lib/jasper-compiler.jar:$I2P/lib/jasper-runtime.jar:$I2P/lib/javax.servlet.jar:$I2P/lib/org.mortbay.jetty.jar" org.klomp.snark.web.RunStandalone "$@"
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/readme-standalone.txt b/apps/i2psnark/readme-standalone.txt
index 2f641db89d..9bc1ddf66e 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/readme-standalone.txt
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/readme-standalone.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 To run I2PSnark from the command line, run "java -jar lib/i2psnark.jar", but
-to run it with the web UI, run "java -jar launch-i2psnark.jar".  I2PSnark is
+to run it with the web UI, run "launch-i2psnark".  I2PSnark is
 GPL'ed software, based on Snark (http://www.klomp.org/) to run on top of I2P
-(http://www.i2p.net/) within a webserver (such as the bundled Jetty from
+(http://www.i2p2.de/) within a webserver (such as the bundled Jetty from
 http://jetty.mortbay.org/).  For more information about I2PSnark, get in touch
-with the folks at http://forum.i2p.net/
\ No newline at end of file
+with the folks at http://forum.i2p2.de/
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 78d549b33f..376171dbb2 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@
     </target>
     <target name="build" depends="build2">
         <!-- so we don't build standalone for the updater -->
+        <!-- This builds apps/i2psnark/java/i2psnark-standalone.zip,
+          -   which we don't distribute anywhere...
         <ant dir="apps/i2psnark/java/" target="standalone" />
+        -->
     </target>
     <target name="build2" depends="builddep, jar, buildWEB" />
     <target name="buildSmall" depends="builddepSmall, jarSmall, buildWEB" />
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@
         <copy file="build/susidns.war" todir="pkg-temp/webapps/" />
         <!-- <copy file="build/syndie.war" todir="pkg-temp/webapps/" /> -->
         <copy file="build/i2psnark.war" todir="pkg-temp/webapps/" />
-        <copy file="apps/i2psnark/java/build/launch-i2psnark.jar" todir="pkg-temp/" />
+        <copy file="apps/i2psnark/launch-i2psnark" todir="pkg-temp/" />
         <copy file="apps/i2psnark/jetty-i2psnark.xml" todir="pkg-temp/" />
         <copy file="apps/i2psnark/i2psnark.config" todir="pkg-temp/" />
         <copy file="installer/resources/blocklist.txt" todir="pkg-temp/" />