diff --git a/examples/http-external-ws.js b/examples/http-external-ws.js
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index c0d909d2..00000000
--- a/examples/http-external-ws.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-var port = process.env.OPENSHIFT_NODEJS_PORT || process.env.VCAP_APP_PORT || process.env.PORT || process.argv[2] || 8765;
-
-var Gun = require('../');
-
-// have to do this before instancing gun(?)
-Gun.on('out', function(msg){
-	this.to.next( msg );
-	msg = JSON.stringify(msg);
-	gunPeers.forEach( function(peer){ peer.send( msg ) })
-})
-
-var gun = Gun({ 
-	file: 'data.json'
-});
-
-var server = require('http').createServer(function(req, res){
-	var insert = "";
-	if( req.url.endsWith( "gun.js" ) )
-		insert = "../";
-
-	require('fs').createReadStream(require('path').join(__dirname, insert, req.url)).on('error',function(){ // static files!
-		res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
-		res.end(require('fs').readFileSync(require('path').join(__dirname, 'index.html'))); // or default to index
-	}).pipe(res); // stream
-});
-
-// do not do this to attach server... instead pull websocket provider and use that.
-// gun.wsp(server);
-
-var ws = require( 'ws' ); // default websocket provider gun used...
-var WebSocketServer = ws.Server;
-
-var wss = new WebSocketServer( {
-        server: server, // 'ws' npm
-        autoAcceptConnections : false // want to handle the request (websocket npm?)
-    });
-
-wss.on('connection',acceptConnection )
-
-var gunPeers = [];  // used as a list of connected clients.
-
-function acceptConnection( connection ) {
-    // connection.upgradeReq.headers['sec-websocket-protocol'] === (if present) protocol requested by client
-    // connection.upgradeReq.url  === url request
-    console.log( "connect?", connection.upgradeReq.headers, connection.upgradeReq.url )
-    gunPeers.push( connection );
-    connection.on( 'error',function(error){console.log( "WebSocket Error:", error) } );
-    
-    connection.on('message', function (msg) {
-        msg = JSON.parse(msg)
-        if ("forEach" in msg) msg.forEach(m => gun.on('in', JSON.parse(m)));
-        else gun.on('in', msg)
-    })
-
-    connection.on( 'close', function(reason,desc){
-        // gunpeers gone.
-        var i = gunPeers.findIndex( function(p){return p===connection} );
-        if( i >= 0 )
-            gunPeers.splice( i, 1 );
-
-    })
-}
-
-server.listen(port);
-
-console.log('Server started on port ' + port + ' with ');