diff --git a/caddyhugo.go b/caddyhugo.go
index f667fcc..fd8f52e 100644
--- a/caddyhugo.go
+++ b/caddyhugo.go
@@ -100,34 +100,51 @@ func (ch *CaddyHugo) Setup(c *caddy.Controller) error {
 	// (it's more common for a directive to call this rather than a standalone plugin)
 	ch.Site.AddMiddleware(ch.Middleware(c))
 
-	return nil
+	return ch.Publish()
 }
 
-func (ch CaddyHugo) Middleware(c *caddy.Controller) httpserver.Middleware {
-	return func(h httpserver.Handler) httpserver.Handler {
-		return httpserver.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (int, error) {
-			if !ch.Match(r) {
-				return h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-			}
+func (ch *CaddyHugo) ServeHTTPWithNext(next httpserver.Handler, c *caddy.Controller, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (int, error) {
+	if !ch.Match(r) {
+		p := path.Join(ch.Site.Root, "public", r.URL.Path)
+		http.ServeFile(w, r, p)
+		return 200, nil
+	}
 
-			if !ch.Auth(r) {
-				return http.StatusUnauthorized, errors.New("not authorized")
-			}
+	if !ch.Auth(r) {
+		return http.StatusUnauthorized, errors.New("not authorized")
+	}
 
-			if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/hugo/admin") {
-				return ch.Admin().ServeHTTP(w, r)
-			}
-			if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/hugo/author") {
-				return ch.AuthorHome().ServeHTTP(w, r)
-			}
-			if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/hugo/edit/") {
-				return ch.Edit(c).ServeHTTP(w, r)
-			}
-			if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/hugo/draft/") {
-				return ch.serveDraft(w, r)
-			}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/hugo/publish") {
+		err := ch.Publish()
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			return http.StatusInternalServerError, nil
+		}
+
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/", http.StatusFound)
+		return http.StatusFound, nil
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/hugo/admin") {
+		return ch.Admin().ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/hugo/author") {
+		return ch.AuthorHome().ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/hugo/edit/") {
+		return ch.Edit(c).ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/hugo/draft/") {
+		return ch.serveDraft(w, r)
+	}
 
-			return http.StatusNotFound, errors.New("not found")
+	http.NotFound(w, r)
+	return 404, nil
+}
+
+func (ch CaddyHugo) Middleware(c *caddy.Controller) httpserver.Middleware {
+	return func(next httpserver.Handler) httpserver.Handler {
+		return httpserver.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (int, error) {
+			return ch.ServeHTTPWithNext(next, c, w, r)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -289,7 +306,12 @@ func (ch *CaddyHugo) doc(r *http.Request) (*docref, error) {
 					idleTicks++
 					idleTime := time.Duration(idleTicks) * WebsocketFileTicker
 					if idleTime >= IdleWebsocketTimeout {
-						fmt.Printf("idle for %v, quitting\n", idleTime)
+						err := ch.Publish()
+						fmt.Printf("idle for %v, quitting", idleTime)
+						if err != nil {
+							fmt.Printf(", error publishing: %v\n", err)
+						}
+
 						os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 						delete(ch.docs, name)
 						ch.mtx.Unlock()
@@ -306,6 +328,14 @@ func (ch *CaddyHugo) doc(r *http.Request) (*docref, error) {
 	return ch.docs[name], nil
 }
 
+func (ch *CaddyHugo) Publish() error {
+	cmd := exec.Command("hugo")
+	cmd.Dir = ch.Site.Root
+	_, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+
+	return err
+}
+
 func (ch *CaddyHugo) DeltaWebsocket(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (int, error) {
 	var upgrader = websocket.Upgrader{
 		ReadBufferSize:  1024,
@@ -387,5 +417,9 @@ func (ch CaddyHugo) NewContent(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (int, err
 }
 
 func (ch CaddyHugo) TmplData(r *http.Request, docref *docref) interface{} {
-	return tmplData{ch.Site, r, ch, docref.doc, docref}
+	var doc *acedoc.Document
+	if docref != nil {
+		doc = docref.doc
+	}
+	return tmplData{ch.Site, r, ch, doc, docref}
 }