diff --git a/README b/README
index 6022887899..f83873ca84 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1492,6 +1492,15 @@ disabled: whether to enable this command. If enabled, users who send
 	  should enable it only after you've convinced yourself that
 	  it is safe. Default is 'false'.
 
+singleuser
+----------
+
+If an installation has only one user, this can simplify a lot of the
+interface. It also makes the user's profile the root URL.
+
+enabled: Whether to run in "single user mode". Default false.
+nickname: nickname of the single user.
+
 Plugins
 =======
 
diff --git a/lib/action.php b/lib/action.php
index e242775585..3ffc452dec 100644
--- a/lib/action.php
+++ b/lib/action.php
@@ -392,8 +392,14 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
         $this->elementStart('address', array('id' => 'site_contact',
                                              'class' => 'vcard'));
         if (Event::handle('StartAddressData', array($this))) {
+            if (common_config('singleuser', 'enabled')) {
+                $url = common_local_url('showstream',
+                                        array('nickname' => common_config('singleuser', 'nickname')));
+            } else {
+                $url = common_local_url('public');
+            }
             $this->elementStart('a', array('class' => 'url home bookmark',
-                                           'href' => common_local_url('public')));
+                                           'href' => $url));
             if (common_config('site', 'logo') || file_exists(Theme::file('logo.png'))) {
                 $this->element('img', array('class' => 'logo photo',
                                             'src' => (common_config('site', 'logo')) ? common_config('site', 'logo') : Theme::path('logo.png'),
diff --git a/lib/default.php b/lib/default.php
index b6ee72279d..35115542f2 100644
--- a/lib/default.php
+++ b/lib/default.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ $default =
               'dupelimit' => 60, # default for same person saying the same thing
               'textlimit' => 140,
               'indent' => true,
-              'use_x_sendfile' => false,
+              'use_x_sendfile' => false
               ),
         'db' =>
         array('database' => 'YOU HAVE TO SET THIS IN config.php',
@@ -260,4 +260,7 @@ $default =
               ),
         'admin' =>
         array('panels' => array('design', 'site', 'user', 'paths')),
+        'singleuser' =>
+        array('enabled' => false,
+              'nickname' => null),
         );
diff --git a/lib/personalgroupnav.php b/lib/personalgroupnav.php
index cdde1feca0..25db5baa92 100644
--- a/lib/personalgroupnav.php
+++ b/lib/personalgroupnav.php
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ class PersonalGroupNav extends Widget
     function show()
     {
         $user = null;
-	
+
 	// FIXME: we should probably pass this in
-	
+
         $action = $this->action->trimmed('action');
         $nickname = $this->action->trimmed('nickname');
 
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ class PersonalGroupNav extends Widget
 
             $cur = common_current_user();
 
-            if ($cur && $cur->id == $user->id) {
+            if ($cur && $cur->id == $user->id &&
+                !common_config('singleuser', 'enabled')) {
 
                 $this->out->menuItem(common_local_url('inbox', array('nickname' =>
                                                                          $nickname)),
diff --git a/lib/router.php b/lib/router.php
index 42bff27788..c0ddc8db38 100644
--- a/lib/router.php
+++ b/lib/router.php
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ class Router
 
         if (Event::handle('StartInitializeRouter', array(&$m))) {
 
-            // In the "root"
-
-            $m->connect('', array('action' => 'public'));
-            $m->connect('rss', array('action' => 'publicrss'));
-            $m->connect('featuredrss', array('action' => 'featuredrss'));
-            $m->connect('favoritedrss', array('action' => 'favoritedrss'));
             $m->connect('opensearch/people', array('action' => 'opensearch',
                                                    'type' => 'people'));
             $m->connect('opensearch/notice', array('action' => 'opensearch',
@@ -145,6 +139,18 @@ class Router
                 $m->connect('settings/'.$s, array('action' => $s.'settings'));
             }
 
+            $m->connect('settings/oauthapps/show/:id',
+                array('action' => 'showapplication'),
+                array('id' => '[0-9]+')
+            );
+            $m->connect('settings/oauthapps/new',
+                array('action' => 'newapplication')
+            );
+            $m->connect('settings/oauthapps/edit/:id',
+                array('action' => 'editapplication'),
+                array('id' => '[0-9]+')
+            );
+
             // search
 
             foreach (array('group', 'people', 'notice') as $s) {
@@ -227,11 +233,6 @@ class Router
                         array('action' => 'peopletag'),
                         array('tag' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+'));
 
-            $m->connect('featured/', array('action' => 'featured'));
-            $m->connect('featured', array('action' => 'featured'));
-            $m->connect('favorited/', array('action' => 'favorited'));
-            $m->connect('favorited', array('action' => 'favorited'));
-
             // groups
 
             $m->connect('group/new', array('action' => 'newgroup'));
@@ -622,37 +623,6 @@ class Router
             $m->connect('api/search.json', array('action' => 'twitapisearchjson'));
             $m->connect('api/trends.json', array('action' => 'twitapitrends'));
 
-            $m->connect('admin/site', array('action' => 'siteadminpanel'));
-            $m->connect('admin/design', array('action' => 'designadminpanel'));
-            $m->connect('admin/user', array('action' => 'useradminpanel'));
-            $m->connect('admin/paths', array('action' => 'pathsadminpanel'));
-
-            $m->connect('getfile/:filename',
-                        array('action' => 'getfile'),
-                        array('filename' => '[A-Za-z0-9._-]+'));
-
-            // user stuff
-
-            foreach (array('subscriptions', 'subscribers',
-                           'nudge', 'all', 'foaf', 'xrds',
-                           'replies', 'inbox', 'outbox', 'microsummary') as $a) {
-                $m->connect(':nickname/'.$a,
-                            array('action' => $a),
-                            array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
-            }
-
-            $m->connect('settings/oauthapps/show/:id',
-                array('action' => 'showapplication'),
-                array('id' => '[0-9]+')
-            );
-            $m->connect('settings/oauthapps/new',
-                array('action' => 'newapplication')
-            );
-            $m->connect('settings/oauthapps/edit/:id',
-                array('action' => 'editapplication'),
-                array('id' => '[0-9]+')
-            );
-
             $m->connect('api/oauth/request_token',
                         array('action' => 'apioauthrequesttoken'));
 
@@ -662,47 +632,136 @@ class Router
             $m->connect('api/oauth/authorize',
                         array('action' => 'apioauthauthorize'));
 
-            foreach (array('subscriptions', 'subscribers') as $a) {
-                $m->connect(':nickname/'.$a.'/:tag',
-                            array('action' => $a),
-                            array('tag' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+',
+            // Admin
+
+            $m->connect('admin/site', array('action' => 'siteadminpanel'));
+            $m->connect('admin/design', array('action' => 'designadminpanel'));
+            $m->connect('admin/user', array('action' => 'useradminpanel'));
+            $m->connect('admin/paths', array('action' => 'pathsadminpanel'));
+
+            $m->connect('getfile/:filename',
+                        array('action' => 'getfile'),
+                        array('filename' => '[A-Za-z0-9._-]+'));
+
+            // In the "root"
+
+            if (common_config('singleuser', 'enabled')) {
+
+                $nickname = common_config('singleuser', 'nickname');
+
+                foreach (array('subscriptions', 'subscribers',
+                               'all', 'foaf', 'xrds',
+                               'replies', 'microsummary') as $a) {
+                    $m->connect($a,
+                                array('action' => $a,
+                                      'nickname' => $nickname));
+                }
+
+                foreach (array('subscriptions', 'subscribers') as $a) {
+                    $m->connect($a.'/:tag',
+                                array('action' => $a,
+                                      'nickname' => $nickname),
+                                array('tag' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+'));
+                }
+
+                foreach (array('rss', 'groups') as $a) {
+                    $m->connect($a,
+                                array('action' => 'user'.$a,
+                                      'nickname' => $nickname));
+                }
+
+                foreach (array('all', 'replies', 'favorites') as $a) {
+                    $m->connect($a.'/rss',
+                                array('action' => $a.'rss',
+                                      'nickname' => $nickname));
+                }
+
+                $m->connect('favorites',
+                            array('action' => 'showfavorites',
+                                  'nickname' => $nickname));
+
+                $m->connect('avatar/:size',
+                            array('action' => 'avatarbynickname',
+                                  'nickname' => $nickname),
+                            array('size' => '(original|96|48|24)'));
+
+                $m->connect('tag/:tag/rss',
+                            array('action' => 'userrss',
+                                  'nickname' => $nickname),
+                            array('tag' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+'));
+
+                $m->connect('tag/:tag',
+                            array('action' => 'showstream',
+                                  'nickname' => $nickname),
+                            array('tag' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+'));
+
+                $m->connect('',
+                            array('action' => 'showstream',
+                                  'nickname' => $nickname));
+
+            } else {
+
+                $m->connect('', array('action' => 'public'));
+                $m->connect('rss', array('action' => 'publicrss'));
+                $m->connect('featuredrss', array('action' => 'featuredrss'));
+                $m->connect('favoritedrss', array('action' => 'favoritedrss'));
+                $m->connect('featured/', array('action' => 'featured'));
+                $m->connect('featured', array('action' => 'featured'));
+                $m->connect('favorited/', array('action' => 'favorited'));
+                $m->connect('favorited', array('action' => 'favorited'));
+
+                foreach (array('subscriptions', 'subscribers',
+                               'nudge', 'all', 'foaf', 'xrds',
+                               'replies', 'inbox', 'outbox', 'microsummary') as $a) {
+                    $m->connect(':nickname/'.$a,
+                                array('action' => $a),
+                                array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
+                }
+
+                foreach (array('subscriptions', 'subscribers') as $a) {
+                    $m->connect(':nickname/'.$a.'/:tag',
+                                array('action' => $a),
+                                array('tag' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+',
+                                      'nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
+                }
+
+                foreach (array('rss', 'groups') as $a) {
+                    $m->connect(':nickname/'.$a,
+                                array('action' => 'user'.$a),
+                                array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
+                }
+
+                foreach (array('all', 'replies', 'favorites') as $a) {
+                    $m->connect(':nickname/'.$a.'/rss',
+                                array('action' => $a.'rss'),
+                                array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
+                }
+
+                $m->connect(':nickname/favorites',
+                            array('action' => 'showfavorites'),
+                            array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
+
+                $m->connect(':nickname/avatar/:size',
+                            array('action' => 'avatarbynickname'),
+                            array('size' => '(original|96|48|24)',
                                   'nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
-            }
 
-            foreach (array('rss', 'groups') as $a) {
-                $m->connect(':nickname/'.$a,
-                            array('action' => 'user'.$a),
+                $m->connect(':nickname/tag/:tag/rss',
+                            array('action' => 'userrss'),
+                            array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'),
+                            array('tag' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+'));
+
+                $m->connect(':nickname/tag/:tag',
+                            array('action' => 'showstream'),
+                            array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'),
+                            array('tag' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+'));
+
+                $m->connect(':nickname',
+                            array('action' => 'showstream'),
                             array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
             }
 
-            foreach (array('all', 'replies', 'favorites') as $a) {
-                $m->connect(':nickname/'.$a.'/rss',
-                            array('action' => $a.'rss'),
-                            array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
-            }
-
-            $m->connect(':nickname/favorites',
-                        array('action' => 'showfavorites'),
-                        array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
-
-            $m->connect(':nickname/avatar/:size',
-                        array('action' => 'avatarbynickname'),
-                        array('size' => '(original|96|48|24)',
-                              'nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
-
-            $m->connect(':nickname/tag/:tag/rss',
-                        array('action' => 'userrss'),
-                        array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'),
-                        array('tag' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+'));
-
-            $m->connect(':nickname/tag/:tag',
-                        array('action' => 'showstream'),
-                        array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'),
-                        array('tag' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+'));
-
-            $m->connect(':nickname',
-                        array('action' => 'showstream'),
-                        array('nickname' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]{1,64}'));
+            // user stuff
 
             Event::handle('RouterInitialized', array($m));
         }