diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ac27c3e..01a445a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2307,7 +2307,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "color-eyre",
  "glob",
- "hyper",
  "lazy_static",
  "opentelemetry",
  "prometheus",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fae2cb1..4633d3d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-axum = { version = "0.6.12", features = ["http2"] }
+axum = { version = "0.6.12", features = ["http2", "original-uri"] }
 cached = "0.44.0"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.24", features = ["serde"] }
 color-eyre = "0.6.1"
 glob = "0.3.0"
-hyper = { version = "0.14.19", features = ["full"] }
+# hyper = { version = "0.14.19", features = ["full"] }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 opentelemetry = { version = "0.19.0", features = ["metrics"] }
 prometheus = { version = "0.13.3", features = ["process"] }
diff --git a/src/feed.rs b/src/feed.rs
index a4f7bbb..46d50a0 100644
--- a/src/feed.rs
+++ b/src/feed.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ pub fn render_atom_feed(state: &AppState) -> Result<String> {
 
     let updated = posts.iter().map(|p| p.updated.or(p.date)).max().flatten();
     let feed = FeedContext {
-        feed_url: &format!("{}/atom.xml", state.base_url),
-        base_url: &state.base_url,
+        feed_url: &format!("{}atom.xml", state.base_url),
+        base_url: &state.base_url.to_string(),
         last_updated: &updated.map_or_else(String::default, |d| d.to_rfc3339()),
         tag: None,
         posts: &posts,
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ pub fn render_atom_tag_feed(tag: &Tag, state: &AppState) -> Result<String> {
     let updated = posts.iter().map(|p| p.updated.or(p.date)).max().flatten();
     let slug = &tag.slug;
     let feed = FeedContext {
-        feed_url: &format!("{}/tags/{}/atom.xml", state.base_url, slug),
-        base_url: &state.base_url,
+        feed_url: &format!("{}tags/{}/atom.xml", state.base_url, slug),
+        base_url: &state.base_url.to_string(),
         last_updated: &updated.map_or_else(String::default, |d| d.to_rfc3339()),
         tag: Some(tag),
         posts: &posts,
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ pub fn render_atom_tag_feed(tag: &Tag, state: &AppState) -> Result<String> {
     Ok(state.tera.render("atom.xml", &ctx)?)
 }
 
-struct JsonFeed<'a> {
+struct _JsonFeed<'a> {
     version: &'a str,
     title: &'a str,
     home_page_url: &'a str,
     feed_url: &'a str,
-    items: Vec<JsonFeedItem<'a>>,
+    items: Vec<_JsonFeedItem<'a>>,
 }
 
-struct JsonFeedItem<'a> {
+struct _JsonFeedItem<'a> {
     id: &'a str,
 }
diff --git a/src/handlers/mod.rs b/src/handlers/mod.rs
index 15496b7..2f9769f 100644
--- a/src/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 use axum::{
     body,
     extract::State,
+    http::{header, HeaderMap, Request, StatusCode},
     middleware::Next,
     response::{Html, IntoResponse, Response},
     routing::get,
     Router,
 };
 use chrono::{DateTime, FixedOffset};
-use hyper::{
-    header::{self, CONTENT_TYPE},
-    HeaderMap, Request, StatusCode,
-};
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use prometheus::{opts, Encoder, IntCounterVec, TextEncoder};
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -59,7 +56,11 @@ pub fn routes(state: &Arc<AppState>) -> Router<Arc<AppState>> {
 #[instrument(skip(state))]
 pub async fn index(
     State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
+    headers: HeaderMap,
 ) -> std::result::Result<Response, WebsiteError> {
+    if should_return_304(&headers, Some(state.startup_time.into())) {
+        return Ok(StatusCode::NOT_MODIFIED.into_response());
+    }
     let ctx = tera::Context::new();
     let res = state.tera.render("index.html", &ctx).map_err(|e| {
         error!("Failed rendering index: {}", e);
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ async fn metrics() -> impl IntoResponse {
 
     Response::builder()
         .status(200)
-        .header(CONTENT_TYPE, encoder.format_type())
+        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, encoder.format_type())
         .body(body::boxed(body::Full::from(buffer)))
         .unwrap()
 }
@@ -165,16 +166,18 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn setup_routes() {
+        let mut state = AppState {
+            startup_time: chrono::offset::Utc::now(),
+            base_url: "http://localhost:8180".parse().unwrap(),
+            tera: tera::Tera::new("templates/**/*").unwrap(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
         // Load the actual posts, just to make this test fail if
         // aliases overlap with themselves or other routes
-        let posts = crate::post::load_all().await.unwrap();
-        let state = Arc::new(AppState {
-            startup_time: chrono::offset::Utc::now(),
-            base_url: "http://localhost:8180".into(),
-            tera: tera::Tera::new("templates/**/*").unwrap(),
-            tags: crate::tag::get_tags(posts.values()),
-            posts,
-        });
+        let posts = crate::post::load_all(&state).await.unwrap();
+        state.tags = crate::tag::get_tags(posts.values());
+        state.posts = posts;
+        let state = Arc::new(state);
 
         super::routes(&state).with_state(state).into_make_service();
     }
diff --git a/src/handlers/posts.rs b/src/handlers/posts.rs
index cbe81cf..254c35a 100644
--- a/src/handlers/posts.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/posts.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use axum::{
     extract::{Path, State},
+    http::{header, HeaderMap, StatusCode},
     response::{Html, IntoResponse, Redirect, Response},
     routing::get,
     Router,
 };
-use hyper::{
-    header::{self, CONTENT_TYPE},
-    HeaderMap, StatusCode,
-};
+
 use serde_derive::Serialize;
 use tracing::{instrument, log::warn};
 
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ pub async fn index(
     let mut c = tera::Context::new();
     c.insert("page", &ctx);
     c.insert("posts", &posts);
-    c.insert("base_url", &state.base_url);
+    c.insert("base_url", &state.base_url.to_string());
 
     let res = state.tera.render("posts_index.html", &c)?;
 
@@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ pub async fn feed(
     Ok((
         StatusCode::OK,
         [
-            (CONTENT_TYPE, "application/atom+xml"),
+            (header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/atom+xml"),
             (
                 header::LAST_MODIFIED,
                 &last_changed.map_or_else(
diff --git a/src/handlers/tags.rs b/src/handlers/tags.rs
index eb181f5..c20d15e 100644
--- a/src/handlers/tags.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/tags.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use axum::{
     extract::{Path, State},
+    http::{header, HeaderMap, StatusCode},
     response::{Html, IntoResponse, Redirect, Response},
     routing::get,
     Router,
 };
-use hyper::{
-    header::{self, CONTENT_TYPE},
-    HeaderMap, StatusCode,
-};
+
 use serde_derive::Serialize;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ pub async fn feed(
     Ok((
         StatusCode::OK,
         [
-            (CONTENT_TYPE, "application/atom+xml"),
+            (header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/atom+xml"),
             (
                 header::LAST_MODIFIED,
                 &last_changed.map_or_else(
diff --git a/src/helpers.rs b/src/helpers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdee416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use axum::http::{uri, Uri};
+
+pub fn uri_with_path(uri: &Uri, path: &str) -> Uri {
+    if path.starts_with('/') {
+        // 'path' is an root path, so let's just override the uri's path
+        return uri::Builder::new()
+            .scheme(uri.scheme_str().unwrap())
+            .authority(uri.authority().unwrap().as_str())
+            .path_and_query(path)
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    // 'path' is a relative/local path, so let's combine it with the uri's path
+    let base_path = uri.path_and_query().map_or("/", |p| p.path());
+
+    if base_path.ends_with('/') {
+        return uri::Builder::new()
+            .scheme(uri.scheme_str().unwrap())
+            .authority(uri.authority().unwrap().as_str())
+            .path_and_query(format!("{base_path}{path}"))
+            .build()
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    let (base, _) = base_path.rsplit_once('/').unwrap();
+    return uri::Builder::new()
+        .scheme(uri.scheme_str().unwrap())
+        .authority(uri.authority().unwrap().as_str())
+        .path_and_query(format!("{base}/{path}"))
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2e88b61..8513a84 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 #![allow(clippy::unused_async)] // axum handlers needs async, even if no awaiting happens
 use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Display, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
-use axum::extract::MatchedPath;
+use axum::{
+    body::Body,
+    extract::{MatchedPath, OriginalUri},
+    http::{uri::PathAndQuery, Request, Uri},
+    response::Response,
+};
 use chrono::DateTime;
 use color_eyre::eyre::{Error, Result};
 
-use hyper::{Body, Request, Response};
 use post::Post;
 
 use tag::Tag;
@@ -18,6 +22,7 @@ use tracing_subscriber::{prelude::*, EnvFilter};
 
 mod feed;
 mod handlers;
+mod helpers;
 mod hilighting;
 mod markdown;
 mod post;
@@ -26,7 +31,7 @@ mod tag;
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct AppState {
     startup_time: DateTime<chrono::offset::Utc>,
-    base_url: String,
+    base_url: Uri,
     posts: HashMap<String, Post>,
     tags: HashMap<String, Tag>,
     tera: Tera,
@@ -39,19 +44,22 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     info!("Starting server...");
 
-    let base_url = option_env!("SITE_BASE_URL")
+    let base_url: Uri = option_env!("SITE_BASE_URL")
         .unwrap_or("http://localhost:8080")
-        .to_string();
+        .parse()
+        .unwrap();
     let tera = Tera::new("templates/**/*")?;
-    let posts = post::load_all().await?;
-    let tags = tag::get_tags(posts.values());
-    let state = Arc::new(AppState {
+    let mut state = AppState {
         startup_time: chrono::offset::Utc::now(),
         base_url,
         tera,
-        posts,
-        tags,
-    });
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+    let posts = post::load_all(&state).await?;
+    let tags = tag::get_tags(posts.values());
+    state.posts = posts;
+    state.tags = tags;
+    let state = Arc::new(state);
 
     let app = handlers::routes(&state)
         .layer(CorsLayer::permissive())
@@ -84,18 +92,19 @@ fn init_tracing() {
 }
 
 fn make_span(request: &Request<Body>) -> Span {
-    let uri = request.uri();
+    let uri = if let Some(OriginalUri(uri)) = request.extensions().get::<OriginalUri>() {
+        uri
+    } else {
+        request.uri()
+    };
     let route = request
         .extensions()
         .get::<MatchedPath>()
-        .map(axum::extract::MatchedPath::as_str)
-        .unwrap_or_default();
+        .map_or(uri.path(), axum::extract::MatchedPath::as_str);
     let method = request.method().as_str();
     let target = uri
         .path_and_query()
-        .map(axum::http::uri::PathAndQuery::as_str)
-        .unwrap_or_default();
-
+        .map_or(uri.path(), PathAndQuery::as_str);
     let name = format!("{method} {route}");
 
     info_span!(
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ fn make_span(request: &Request<Body>) -> Span {
     )
 }
 
-fn on_response<B>(response: &Response<B>, _latency: Duration, span: &Span) {
+fn on_response(response: &Response, _latency: Duration, span: &Span) {
     span.record("http.status_code", response.status().as_str());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/markdown.rs b/src/markdown.rs
index 5bbec22..c93400d 100644
--- a/src/markdown.rs
+++ b/src/markdown.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+use crate::helpers;
+use crate::hilighting;
+use axum::http::Uri;
 use pulldown_cmark::Event;
 use pulldown_cmark::Tag;
 use pulldown_cmark::{Options, Parser};
 
-use crate::hilighting;
-
-pub fn render_markdown_to_html(markdown: &str) -> String {
+pub fn render_markdown_to_html(base_uri: Option<&Uri>, markdown: &str) -> String {
     let options = Options::all();
     let mut content_html = String::new();
     let parser = Parser::new_ext(markdown, options);
@@ -22,6 +23,24 @@ pub fn render_markdown_to_html(markdown: &str) -> String {
                     events.push(Event::Text(text));
                 }
             }
+            Event::Start(Tag::Link(t, mut link, title)) => {
+                if let Some(uri) = base_uri {
+                    if !link.contains("://") && !link.contains('@') {
+                        // convert relative URIs to absolute URIs
+                        link = helpers::uri_with_path(uri, &link).to_string().into();
+                    }
+                }
+                events.push(Event::Start(Tag::Link(t, link, title)));
+            }
+            Event::Start(Tag::Image(t, mut link, title)) => {
+                if let Some(uri) = base_uri {
+                    if !link.contains("://") && !link.contains('@') {
+                        // convert relative URIs to absolute URIs
+                        link = helpers::uri_with_path(uri, &link).to_string().into();
+                    }
+                }
+                events.push(Event::Start(Tag::Image(t, link, title)));
+            }
             Event::Start(Tag::CodeBlock(kind)) => {
                 code_block = true;
                 if let pulldown_cmark::CodeBlockKind::Fenced(lang) = kind {
diff --git a/src/post.rs b/src/post.rs
index 984f70b..02da51b 100644
--- a/src/post.rs
+++ b/src/post.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use tracing::{
     log::{debug, warn},
 };
 
-use crate::{markdown, AppState, WebsiteError};
+use crate::{helpers, markdown, AppState, WebsiteError};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct TomlFrontMatter {
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ impl Post {
     }
 }
 
-#[instrument]
-pub async fn load_all() -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<HashMap<String, Post>> {
+#[instrument(skip(state))]
+pub async fn load_all(state: &AppState) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<HashMap<String, Post>> {
     let mut res = HashMap::<String, Post>::new();
     for path in glob("posts/**/*.md")? {
         let path = path.unwrap();
@@ -87,15 +87,15 @@ pub async fn load_all() -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<HashMap<String, Post>> {
             .trim_end_matches('\\')
             .trim_end_matches('/');
 
-        let post = load_post(slug).await?;
+        let post = load_post(state, slug).await?;
 
         res.insert(slug.to_string(), post);
     }
     Ok(res)
 }
 
-#[instrument]
-pub async fn load_post(slug: &str) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<Post> {
+#[instrument(skip(state))]
+pub async fn load_post(state: &AppState, slug: &str) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<Post> {
     debug!("loading post: {slug}");
 
     let file_path = Path::new("posts").join(slug);
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ pub async fn load_post(slug: &str) -> color_eyre::eyre::Result<Post> {
     let (tomlfm, content) = parse_frontmatter(content)?;
     let tomlfm = tomlfm.expect("Missing frontmatter");
 
-    let content = content.map(|c| markdown::render_markdown_to_html(&c));
+    let base_uri = helpers::uri_with_path(&state.base_url, &format!("/posts/{slug}/"));
+
+    let content = content.map(|c| markdown::render_markdown_to_html(Some(&base_uri), &c));
 
     Ok(Post::new(
         slug.to_string(),
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ fn parse_frontmatter(
 pub async fn render_post(state: &AppState, post: &Post) -> Result<String, WebsiteError> {
     let mut ctx = tera::Context::new();
     ctx.insert("page", &post);
-    ctx.insert("base_url", &state.base_url);
+    ctx.insert("base_url", &state.base_url.to_string());
 
     state
         .tera
@@ -159,12 +161,12 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn render_all_posts() {
-        let state = AppState {
-            base_url: "localhost:8180".into(),
-            posts: super::load_all().await.unwrap(),
+        let mut state = AppState {
+            base_url: "localhost:8180".parse().unwrap(),
             tera: Tera::new("templates/**/*").unwrap(),
             ..Default::default()
         };
+        state.posts = super::load_all(&state).await.unwrap();
         for post in state.posts.values() {
             super::render_post(&state, post).await.unwrap();
         }
diff --git a/templates/atom.xml b/templates/atom.xml
index 0cd0708..d1fd6ad 100644
--- a/templates/atom.xml
+++ b/templates/atom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <subtitle>tollyx's corner of the web</subtitle>
     <link href="{{ feed_url | safe }}" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml"/>
     {% if tag -%}
-    <link href="{{ base_url | safe }}/tags/{{ tag.slug }}/"/>
+    <link href="{{ base_url | safe }}tags/{{ tag.slug }}/"/>
     {%- else -%}
     <link href="{{ base_url | safe }}"/>
     {%- endif %}
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
         <author>
           <name>tollyx</name>
         </author>
-        <link rel="alternate" href="{{ base_url | safe }}{{ post.absolute_path | safe }}" type="text/html"/>
-        <id>{{ post.slug | safe }}</id>
-        <content type="html">{{ post.content }}</content>
+        <link rel="alternate" href="{{ base_url | trim_end_matches(pat='/') | safe }}{{ post.absolute_path | safe }}" type="text/html"/>
+        <id>{{ base_url | trim_end_matches(pat='/') | safe }}{{ post.absolute_path | safe }}</id>
+        <content type="html">
+        {{ post.content }}
+        </content>
     </entry>
     {%- endfor %}
 </feed>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/partials/head.html b/templates/partials/head.html
index 387f686..9685aa9 100644
--- a/templates/partials/head.html
+++ b/templates/partials/head.html
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-    <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="/atom.xml" title="tollyx.net">
+    <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="{{base_url | safe}}atom.xml" title="tollyx.net">
     {% if tag_slug -%}
-        <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="/tags/{{ tag_slug }}/atom.xml" title="tollyx.net: Posts tagged #{{ tag_slug }}">
+        <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="{{base_url | safe}}tags/{{ tag_slug }}/atom.xml" title="tollyx.net: Posts tagged #{{ tag_slug }}">
     {%- endif %}
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/site.css">
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/static/avatar.png" />
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{base_url | safe}}static/site.css">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="{{base_url | safe}}static/avatar.png" />
     <meta property="og:type" content="website">
     <meta property="og:site_name" content="tollyx.net" />
     {% if page -%}
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     {%- else -%}
         <meta property="og:title" content="tollyx.net" />
     {%- endif %}
-    <meta property="og:image" content="/avatar.png" />
+    <meta property="og:image" content="{{base_url | safe}}avatar.png" />
     <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" />
     <meta name="twitter:site" content="@tollyx" />
     <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@tollyx" />
diff --git a/templates/partials/header.html b/templates/partials/header.html
index bc22bed..328de26 100644
--- a/templates/partials/header.html
+++ b/templates/partials/header.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <nav>
-    <img src="/static/avatar.png" class="avatar"/> <a href="/">tollyx</a> - <a href="/posts/">posts</a>
+    <img src="{{base_url | safe}}static/avatar.png" class="avatar"/> <a href="{{base_url | safe}}">tollyx</a> - <a href="{{base_url | safe}}posts/">posts</a>
 </nav>
diff --git a/templates/post.html b/templates/post.html
index 9c2a23e..ce9f752 100644
--- a/templates/post.html
+++ b/templates/post.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         {% if page.tags -%}
         <small>
             <ul class="tags">
-                {% for tag in page.tags %}<li><a href="/tags/{{tag}}/">#{{ tag }}</a></li>{% endfor %}
+                {% for tag in page.tags %}<li><a href="{{base_url | safe}}tags/{{tag}}/">#{{ tag }}</a></li>{% endfor %}
             </ul>
         </small>
         {%- endif %}
diff --git a/templates/posts_index.html b/templates/posts_index.html
index 4645358..30acb5a 100644
--- a/templates/posts_index.html
+++ b/templates/posts_index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <p>I occasionally write some stuff, it's quite rare but it does happen believe it or not.</p>
     <ul>
     {% for post in posts -%}
-        <li><a href="{{post.absolute_path | safe}}">{% if post.date -%}
+        <li><a href="{{base_url | trim_end_matches(pat='/') | safe}}{{post.absolute_path | safe}}">{% if post.date -%}
             <time datetime="{{ post.date }}">{{ post.date | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}</time> - {{ post.title -}}
             {% else -%}
             {{ post.title -}}
diff --git a/templates/tag.html b/templates/tag.html
index e957e83..367e097 100644
--- a/templates/tag.html
+++ b/templates/tag.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         {% endif -%}
         <ul>
             {% for post in posts -%}
-                <li><a href="{{post.absolute_path | safe}}">{% if post.date -%}
+                <li><a href="{{base_url | trim_end_matches(pat='/') | safe}}{{post.absolute_path | safe}}">{% if post.date -%}
                     <time datetime="{{ post.date }}">{{ post.date | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}</time> - {{ post.title -}}
                     {% else -%}
                     {{ post.title -}}
diff --git a/templates/tags_index.html b/templates/tags_index.html
index 5e59ac3..23798f5 100644
--- a/templates/tags_index.html
+++ b/templates/tags_index.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <h1>Tags</h1>
     <ul>
     {% for tag in tags -%}
-        <li><a href="{{tag.absolute_path | safe}}">#{{ tag.slug }}</a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{base_url | trim_end_matches(pat='/') | safe}}{{tag.absolute_path | safe}}">#{{ tag.slug }}</a></li>
     {% endfor -%}
     </ul>
 {% endblock main -%}