diff --git a/internal/dis/component/auth/auth.go b/internal/dis/component/auth/auth.go
index 5325bb9..1ef2388 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/auth/auth.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/auth/auth.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ var (
 
 func (auth *Auth) Routes() component.Routes {
 	return component.Routes{
-		Paths: []string{"/auth/"},
-		CSRF:  true,
+		Prefix: "/auth/",
+		CSRF:   true,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/auth/next/next.go b/internal/dis/component/auth/next/next.go
index 515a877..9b00040 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/auth/next/next.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/auth/next/next.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var (
 
 func (next *Next) Routes() component.Routes {
 	return component.Routes{
-		Paths:     []string{"/next/"},
+		Prefix:    "/next/",
 		Decorator: next.Dependencies.Auth.Require(auth.User),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/auth/panel/panel.go b/internal/dis/component/auth/panel/panel.go
index 5411795..e98cd1c 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/auth/panel/panel.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/auth/panel/panel.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var (
 
 func (panel *UserPanel) Routes() component.Routes {
 	return component.Routes{
-		Paths:     []string{"/user/"},
+		Prefix:    "/user/",
 		CSRF:      true,
 		Decorator: panel.Dependencies.Auth.Require(nil),
 	}
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/control/admin/admin.go b/internal/dis/component/control/admin/admin.go
index 2b81977..f10a8f4 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/control/admin/admin.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/control/admin/admin.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var (
 
 func (admin *Admin) Routes() component.Routes {
 	return component.Routes{
-		Paths:     []string{"/admin/"},
+		Prefix:    "/admin/",
 		CSRF:      true,
 		Decorator: admin.Dependencies.Auth.Require(auth.Admin),
 	}
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/control/home/home.go b/internal/dis/component/control/home/home.go
index 02d7044..6713d89 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/control/home/home.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/control/home/home.go
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ var (
 
 func (*Home) Routes() component.Routes {
 	return component.Routes{
-		Paths: []string{"/"},
-		CSRF:  false,
+		Prefix:          "/",
+		MatchAllDomains: true,
+		CSRF:            false,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/control/legal/legal.go b/internal/dis/component/control/legal/legal.go
index 4dfb4c2..0235e47 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/control/legal/legal.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/control/legal/legal.go
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ var legalTemplate = static.AssetsLegal.MustParseShared("legal.html", legalTempla
 
 func (legal *Legal) Routes() component.Routes {
 	return component.Routes{
-		Paths: []string{"/legal/"},
-		CSRF:  false,
+		Prefix: "/legal/",
+		Exact:  true,
+
+		CSRF: false,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/control/news/news.go b/internal/dis/component/control/news/news.go
index cf4d23f..755604d 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/control/news/news.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/control/news/news.go
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ var (
 
 func (*News) Routes() component.Routes {
 	return component.Routes{
-		Paths: []string{"/news/"},
-		CSRF:  false,
+		Prefix: "/news/",
+		Exact:  true,
+		CSRF:   false,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -126,10 +127,6 @@ func (news *News) HandleRoute(ctx context.Context, path string) (http.Handler, e
 
 	return httpx.HTMLHandler[newsContext]{
 		Handler: func(r *http.Request) (nc newsContext, err error) {
-			if strings.TrimSuffix(r.URL.Path, "/") != strings.TrimSuffix(path, "/") {
-				return nc, httpx.ErrNotFound
-			}
-
 			news.Dependencies.Custom.Update(&nc, r)
 			nc.Items, err = items, itemsErr
 
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/control/server.go b/internal/dis/component/control/server.go
index 05eeb56..37e2d93 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/control/server.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/control/server.go
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ package control
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/internal/dis/component"
 	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/pkg/cancel"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/pkg/httpx"
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/pkg/mux"
 	"github.com/gorilla/csrf"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
@@ -15,8 +19,25 @@ import (
 //
 // Logging messages are directed to progress
 func (control *Control) Server(ctx context.Context, progress io.Writer) (http.Handler, error) {
-	// create a new mux
-	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	logger := zerolog.Ctx(ctx)
+
+	var mux mux.Mux[component.RouteContext]
+	mux.Context = func(r *http.Request) component.RouteContext {
+		slug, ok := control.Still.Config.SlugFromHost(r.Host)
+		return component.RouteContext{
+			DefaultDomain: slug == "" && ok,
+		}
+	}
+	mux.Panic = func(panic any, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// log the panic
+		logger.Error().
+			Str("panic", fmt.Sprint(panic)).
+			Str("path", r.URL.Path).
+			Msg("panic serving handler")
+
+		// and send an internal server error
+		httpx.TextInterceptor.Fallback.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
 
 	// create a csrf protector
 	csrfProtector := control.CSRF()
@@ -24,14 +45,35 @@ func (control *Control) Server(ctx context.Context, progress io.Writer) (http.Ha
 	// iterate over all the handler
 	for _, s := range control.Dependencies.Routeables {
 		routes := s.Routes()
-		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Info().Str("component", s.Name()).Strs("paths", routes.Paths).Bool("csrf", routes.CSRF).Bool("decorator", routes.Decorator != nil).Msg("mounting route")
+		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Info().
+			Str("Name", s.Name()).
+			Str("Prefix", routes.Prefix).
+			Strs("Aliases", routes.Aliases).
+			Bool("Exact", routes.Exact).
+			Bool("CSRF", routes.CSRF).
+			Bool("Decorator", routes.Decorator != nil).
+			Bool("MatchAllDomains", routes.MatchAllDomains).
+			Msg("mounting route")
 
-		for _, path := range routes.Paths {
-			handler, err := s.HandleRoute(ctx, path)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			mux.Handle(path, routes.Decorate(handler, csrfProtector))
+		// call the handler for the route
+		handler, err := s.HandleRoute(ctx, routes.Prefix)
+		if err != nil {
+			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).
+				Str("Component", s.Name()).
+				Str("Prefix", routes.Prefix).
+				Msg("error mounting route")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// decorate the handler
+		handler = routes.Decorate(handler, csrfProtector)
+
+		// determine the predicate
+		predicate := routes.Predicate(mux.ContextOf)
+
+		// and add all the prefixes
+		for _, prefix := range append([]string{routes.Prefix}, routes.Aliases...) {
+			mux.Add(prefix, predicate, routes.Exact, handler)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/control/static/static.go b/internal/dis/component/control/static/static.go
index d6479ed..10f9014 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/control/static/static.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/control/static/static.go
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ var (
 
 func (*Static) Routes() component.Routes {
 	return component.Routes{
-		Paths: []string{"/static/"},
-		CSRF:  false,
+		Prefix: "/static/",
+
+		CSRF: false,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/resolver/resolver.go b/internal/dis/component/resolver/resolver.go
index e4cccc7..f07f572 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/resolver/resolver.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/resolver/resolver.go
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ type Resolver struct {
 
 	prefixes        lazy.Lazy[map[string]string] // cached prefixes (from the server)
 	RefreshInterval time.Duration
-
-	handler lazy.Lazy[wdresolve.ResolveHandler] // handler
 }
 
 var (
@@ -40,8 +38,9 @@ var (
 
 func (resolver *Resolver) Routes() component.Routes {
 	return component.Routes{
-		Paths: []string{"/go/", "/wisski/get/"},
-		CSRF:  false,
+		Prefix:  "/wisski/get/",
+		Aliases: []string{"/go/"},
+		CSRF:    false,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -59,42 +58,42 @@ func (resolver *Resolver) HandleRoute(ctx context.Context, route string) (http.H
 
 	logger := zerolog.Ctx(ctx)
 
+	var p wdresolve.ResolveHandler
 	var err error
-	return resolver.handler.Get(func() (p wdresolve.ResolveHandler) {
-		p.HandleIndex = func(context wdresolve.IndexContext, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			ctx := resolverContext{
-				IndexContext: context,
-			}
-			resolver.Dependencies.Custom.Update(&ctx, r)
 
-			httpx.WriteHTML(ctx, nil, resolverTemplate, "", w, r)
+	p.HandleIndex = func(context wdresolve.IndexContext, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		ctx := resolverContext{
+			IndexContext: context,
 		}
-		p.TrustXForwardedProto = true
+		resolver.Dependencies.Custom.Update(&ctx, r)
 
-		fallback := &resolvers.Regexp{
-			Data: map[string]string{},
-		}
+		httpx.WriteHTML(ctx, nil, resolverTemplate, "", w, r)
+	}
+	p.TrustXForwardedProto = true
 
-		// handle the default domain name!
-		domainName := resolver.Config.DefaultDomain
-		if domainName != "" {
-			fallback.Data[fmt.Sprintf("^https?://(.*)\\.%s", regexp.QuoteMeta(domainName))] = fmt.Sprintf("https://$1.%s", domainName)
-			logger.Info().Str("name", domainName).Msg("registering default domain")
-		}
+	fallback := &resolvers.Regexp{
+		Data: map[string]string{},
+	}
 
-		// handle the extra domains!
-		for _, domain := range resolver.Config.SelfExtraDomains {
-			fallback.Data[fmt.Sprintf("^https?://(.*)\\.%s", regexp.QuoteMeta(domain))] = fmt.Sprintf("https://$1.%s", domainName)
-			logger.Info().Str("name", domainName).Msg("registering legacy domain")
-		}
+	// handle the default domain name!
+	domainName := resolver.Config.DefaultDomain
+	if domainName != "" {
+		fallback.Data[fmt.Sprintf("^https?://(.*)\\.%s", regexp.QuoteMeta(domainName))] = fmt.Sprintf("https://$1.%s", domainName)
+		logger.Info().Str("name", domainName).Msg("registering default domain")
+	}
 
-		// resolve the prefixes
-		p.Resolver = resolvers.InOrder{
-			resolver,
-			fallback,
-		}
-		return p
-	}), err
+	// handle the extra domains!
+	for _, domain := range resolver.Config.SelfExtraDomains {
+		fallback.Data[fmt.Sprintf("^https?://(.*)\\.%s", regexp.QuoteMeta(domain))] = fmt.Sprintf("https://$1.%s", domainName)
+		logger.Info().Str("name", domainName).Msg("registering legacy domain")
+	}
+
+	// resolve the prefixes
+	p.Resolver = resolvers.InOrder{
+		resolver,
+		fallback,
+	}
+	return p, err
 }
 
 func (resolver *Resolver) Target(uri string) string {
diff --git a/internal/dis/component/server.go b/internal/dis/component/server.go
index 7726afb..5d0dab7 100644
--- a/internal/dis/component/server.go
+++ b/internal/dis/component/server.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package component
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/FAU-CDI/wisski-distillery/pkg/mux"
 )
 
 // Routeable is a component that is servable
@@ -18,9 +20,18 @@ type Routeable interface {
 
 // Routes represents information about a single Routeable
 type Routes struct {
-	// Paths are the paths handled by this routeable.
-	// Each path is passed to HandleRoute() individually.
-	Paths []string
+	// Prefix is the prefix this pattern handles
+	Prefix string
+
+	// MatchAllDomains indicates that all domains, even the non-default domain, should be matched
+	MatchAllDomains bool
+
+	// Exact indicates that only the exact prefix, as opposed to any sub-paths, are matched.
+	// Trailing '/'s are automatically trimmed, even with an exact match.
+	Exact bool
+
+	// Aliases are the additional prefixes this route handles.
+	Aliases []string
 
 	// CSRF indicates if this route should be protected by CSRF.
 	// CSRF protection is applied prior to any custom decorator being called.
@@ -31,6 +42,22 @@ type Routes struct {
 	Decorator func(http.Handler) http.Handler
 }
 
+type RouteContext struct {
+	DefaultDomain bool
+}
+
+// Predicate returns the predicate corresponding to the given route
+func (routes Routes) Predicate(context func(*http.Request) RouteContext) mux.Predicate {
+	if routes.MatchAllDomains {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// match only the default domain
+	return func(r *http.Request) bool {
+		return context(r).DefaultDomain
+	}
+}
+
 // Decorate decorates the provided handler with the options specified in this handler.
 func (routes Routes) Decorate(handler http.Handler, csrf func(http.Handler) http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	if routes.CSRF && csrf != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/mux/mux.go b/pkg/mux/mux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12f9b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/mux/mux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+// Package mux provides mux
+package mux
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// Mux represents a mux that can handle different requests
+type Mux[C any] struct {
+	prefixes map[string][]handler
+	exacts   map[string][]handler
+
+	Context func(r *http.Request) C // called to set context on the given request
+
+	Panic    func(panic any, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) // called on panic
+	NotFound http.Handler                                            // optional handler to be called in case of a not found
+}
+
+type contextKey struct{}
+
+var theContextKey = contextKey{}
+
+type handler struct {
+	Predicate Predicate
+	http.Handler
+}
+
+func (mux *Mux[T]) Prepare(r *http.Request) *http.Request {
+	if mux == nil || mux.Context == nil {
+		return r
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), theContextKey, mux.Context(r))
+	return r.WithContext(ctx)
+}
+
+func (mux *Mux[T]) ContextOf(r *http.Request) (t T) {
+	value, ok := r.Context().Value(theContextKey).(T)
+	if !ok {
+		return t
+	}
+	return value
+}
+
+// Add adds a handler for the given path
+func (mux *Mux[T]) Add(path string, predicate Predicate, exact bool, h http.Handler) {
+	if mux.exacts == nil {
+		mux.exacts = make(map[string][]handler)
+	}
+	if mux.prefixes == nil {
+		mux.prefixes = make(map[string][]handler)
+	}
+
+	mPath := normalizePath(path)
+	mHandler := handler{Predicate: predicate, Handler: h}
+	if exact {
+		mux.exacts[mPath] = append(mux.exacts[mPath], mHandler)
+	} else {
+		mux.prefixes[mPath] = append(mux.prefixes[mPath], mHandler)
+	}
+}
+
+// Match returns the handler to be applied for the given request.
+func (mux *Mux[T]) Match(r *http.Request, prepare bool) (http.Handler, bool) {
+	if mux == nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	if prepare {
+		r = mux.Prepare(r)
+	}
+
+	candidate := normalizePath(r.URL.Path)
+
+	// match the exact path first
+	for _, h := range mux.exacts[candidate] {
+		if h.Predicate.Call(r) {
+			return h.Handler, true
+		}
+	}
+
+	// iterate over path segment candidates
+	for {
+		// check the current candidate
+		for _, h := range mux.prefixes[candidate] {
+			if h.Predicate.Call(r) {
+				return h.Handler, true
+			}
+		}
+
+		// if the candidate is the root url, we can bail out now
+		if len(candidate) == 0 || candidate == "/" {
+			return nil, false
+		}
+
+		// move to the parent segment
+		candidate = parentSegment(candidate)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (mux *Mux[T]) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// handle panics with the panic handler
+	defer func() {
+		caught := recover()
+		if caught == nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if mux == nil || mux.Panic == nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Internal Server Error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// silently ignore any panic()s in the panic handler
+		defer func() {
+			recover()
+		}()
+
+		// call the panic handler
+		mux.Panic(caught, w, r)
+	}()
+
+	// prepare the request
+	r = mux.Prepare(r)
+
+	// find the right handler
+	// or go into 404 mode
+	handler, ok := mux.Match(r, false)
+	if !ok {
+		if mux == nil || mux.NotFound == nil {
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		mux.NotFound.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// call the actual handling
+	handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+}
+
+// Predicate represents a matching predicate for a given request.
+// The nil predicate always matches
+type Predicate func(r *http.Request) bool
+
+// Call checks if this predicate matches the given request.
+func (p Predicate) Call(r *http.Request) bool {
+	if p == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return p(r)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/mux/path.go b/pkg/mux/path.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..942e8e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/mux/path.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package mux
+
+import (
+	"path"
+)
+
+// normalizePath normalizes the provided path.
+// It ensures that there is both a leading and trailing slash.
+func normalizePath(value string) string {
+	value = path.Clean(value)
+	if value != "/" {
+		value = value + "/"
+	}
+	return value
+}
+
+// parentSegment returns the parent segment of the provided path
+// it assumes that normalizePath has been called on value.
+func parentSegment(value string) string {
+	if value == "" || value == "/" {
+		return "/"
+	}
+	parent := path.Dir(value[:len(value)-1])
+	if parent != "/" {
+		parent = parent + "/"
+	}
+	return parent
+}