diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ cpan Mojolicious
 perl server.pl
 ```
 
+### Groovy
+```sh
+groovy server.groovy
+```
+
 And visit <http://localhost:3000/>. Try opening multiple tabs!
 
 ## Changing the port
diff --git a/server.groovy b/server.groovy
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index 00000000..01dc3278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Groovy/Jetty Server Script for React Tutorial
+// Implementation analogous to the Ruby version provided
+//
+// Copyright: 2016, Jochen Eddelbüttel
+// MIT License applies
+//
+@Grab('javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0')
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse
+
+@Grab('org.eclipse.jetty.aggregate:jetty-servlet:8.1.22.v20160922')
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.DefaultHandler
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerList
+import org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ResourceHandler
+import org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler
+
+import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
+import groovy.json.JsonOutput
+
+def port = ( System.getenv("PORT") ?: '3000' ) as Integer
+def server = new Server(port)
+
+def servletHandler = new ServletHandler()
+servletHandler.addServletWithMapping(CommentsServlet.class, "/api/comments")
+
+def handlerList = new HandlerList()
+handlerList.addHandler(servletHandler)
+handlerList.addHandler(new ResourceHandler([
+    directoriesListed:  false,
+    welcomeFiles:       [ "index.html" ] as String[],
+    resourceBase:       "./public"
+]))
+handlerList.addHandler(new DefaultHandler())
+
+server.handler = handlerList
+server.start()
+server.join()
+
+class CommentsServlet extends HttpServlet {
+
+    @Override
+    protected void service(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) {
+
+        def commentsFile = new File("comments.json")
+        def comments = new JsonSlurper().parse(commentsFile, "UTF-8")
+
+        if (req.method == "POST") {
+            def comment = [ id: new Date().time.toString() ]
+            req.parameterMap.each { key, values ->
+                if (key != "id" && values) comment[key] = values[0]
+            }
+            comments << comment
+            commentsFile.setText(JsonOutput.prettyPrint(JsonOutput.toJson(comments)), "UTF-8")
+        }
+        resp.contentType = "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
+        resp.addHeader('Cache-Control','no-cache')
+        resp.addHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
+        resp.outputStream.withWriter("UTF-8") { it.write(JsonOutput.toJson(comments)) }
+    }
+
+}