diff --git a/examples/hello-world.rs b/examples/hello-world.rs
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+#[macro_use]
+extern crate log;
+extern crate env_logger;
+
+extern crate actix_http;
+extern crate actix_net;
+extern crate futures;
+extern crate http;
+
+use actix_http::{h1, Response};
+use actix_net::server::Server;
+use actix_net::service::NewServiceExt;
+use futures::future;
+use http::header::{HeaderValue};
+use std::env;
+
+fn main() {
+    env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "hello_world=info");
+    env_logger::init();
+
+    Server::new().bind("hello-world", "127.0.0.1:8080", || {
+        h1::H1Service::build()
+            .client_timeout(1000)
+            .client_disconnect(1000)
+            .server_hostname("localhost")
+            .finish(|_req| {
+                info!("{:?}", _req);
+                let mut res = Response::Ok();
+                res.header("x-head", HeaderValue::from_static("dummy value!"));
+                future::ok::<_, ()>(res.body("Hello world!"))
+            })
+            .map(|_| ())
+    }).unwrap().run();
+}
+