diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index e683b8f..c8ee81b 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 - [ ] Schema generator: https://gitlab.com/Screwtapello/sqlite-schema-diagram/-/blob/main/sqlite-schema-diagram.sql?ref_type=heads
 - [ ] Add a way to register additional routes dynamically during init
 - [ ] Organize docs according to https://diataxis.fr/
+- [ ] Research alternative template loading strategies:
+  - https://github.com/claceio/clace/blob/898932c1766d3e063c67caf1b9a744777fa437c3/internal/app/app.go#L261
+  - https://github.com/unrolled/render
 
 # DONE
 
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index b95b51d..1a909f4 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ func (config *Config) Defaults() *Config {
 	return config
 }
 
+func (c *Config) Options(options ...Option) (*Config, error) {
+	for _, o := range options {
+		if err := o(c); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to apply xtemplate config option: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return c, nil
+}
+
 type Option func(*Config) error
 
 func WithTemplateFS(fs fs.FS) Option {
diff --git a/instance.go b/instance.go
index 71960b7..0a55704 100644
--- a/instance.go
+++ b/instance.go
@@ -54,11 +54,8 @@ type Instance struct {
 func (config Config) Instance(cfgs ...Option) (*Instance, *InstanceStats, []InstanceRoute, error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 
-	config.Defaults()
-	for _, c := range cfgs {
-		if err := c(&config); err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to configure instance: %w", err)
-		}
+	if _, err := config.Defaults().Options(cfgs...); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
 
 	build := &builder{
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index cda3993..1274e09 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package xtemplate
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
@@ -30,11 +29,8 @@ type Server struct {
 
 // Build creates a new Server from an xtemplate.Config.
 func (config Config) Server(cfgs ...Option) (*Server, error) {
-	config.Defaults()
-	for _, c := range cfgs {
-		if err := c(&config); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to configure server: %w", err)
-		}
+	if _, err := config.Defaults().Options(cfgs...); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	config.Logger = config.Logger.WithGroup("xtemplate")
@@ -107,3 +103,14 @@ func (x *Server) Reload(cfgs ...Option) error {
 	log.Info("rebuild succeeded", slog.Int64("new_id", new_.id), slog.Duration("rebuild_time", time.Since(start)))
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (x *Server) Stop() {
+	x.mutex.Lock()
+	defer x.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if x.cancel != nil {
+		x.cancel()
+	}
+	x.cancel = nil
+	x.instance.Store(nil)
+}