// temporary configuration file
	auto config = "../conf/gravitate-server.conf";

	try {

		// initialize server context
		serverContext = new ServerContext(config);

	} catch (IOException e) {

		// configuration file doesn't exist or isn't readable
		Stdout.format("Configuration file {} does not exist or is not readable",
		              FileSystem.toAbsolute(new FilePath(config))).newline;

		return;

	}