diff --git a/src/api/s3_website.rs b/src/api/s3_website.rs
index 1b5c62a5..6587015b 100644
--- a/src/api/s3_website.rs
+++ b/src/api/s3_website.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+use quick_xml::de::from_reader;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use hyper::{Body, Request, Response, StatusCode};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::error::*;
+use crate::s3_xml::{xmlns_tag, IntValue, Value};
 use crate::signature::verify_signed_content;
 use garage_model::bucket_table::BucketState;
 use garage_model::garage::Garage;
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ pub async fn handle_put_website(
 		.await?
 		.ok_or(Error::NotFound)?;
 
-	// TODO: parse xml
+	let _conf: WebsiteConfiguration = from_reader(&body as &[u8])?;
 
 	if let BucketState::Present(state) = bucket.state.get_mut() {
 		state.website.update(true);
@@ -57,3 +60,115 @@ pub async fn handle_put_website(
 		.body(Body::from(vec![]))
 		.unwrap())
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct WebsiteConfiguration {
+	#[serde(serialize_with = "xmlns_tag", skip_deserializing)]
+	pub xmlns: (),
+	#[serde(rename = "ErrorDocument")]
+	pub error_document: Option<Key>,
+	#[serde(rename = "IndexDocument")]
+	pub index_document: Option<Suffix>,
+	#[serde(rename = "RedirectAllRequestsTo")]
+	pub redirect_all_requests_to: Option<Target>,
+	#[serde(rename = "RoutingRules")]
+	pub routing_rules: Option<Vec<RoutingRule>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct RoutingRule {
+	#[serde(rename = "RoutingRule")]
+	pub routing_rule: RoutingRuleInner,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct RoutingRuleInner {
+	#[serde(rename = "Condition")]
+	pub condition: Option<Condition>,
+	#[serde(rename = "Redirect")]
+	pub redirect: Redirect,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct Key {
+	#[serde(rename = "Key")]
+	pub key: Value,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct Suffix {
+	#[serde(rename = "Suffix")]
+	pub suffix: Value,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct Target {
+	#[serde(rename = "HostName")]
+	pub hostname: Option<Value>,
+	#[serde(rename = "Protocol")]
+	pub protocol: Option<Value>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct Condition {
+	#[serde(rename = "HttpErrorCodeReturnedEquals")]
+	pub http_error_code: Option<IntValue>,
+	#[serde(rename = "KeyPrefixEquals")]
+	pub prefix: Option<Value>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+pub struct Redirect {
+	#[serde(rename = "HostName")]
+	pub hostname: Option<Value>,
+	#[serde(rename = "Protocol")]
+	pub protocol: Option<Value>,
+	#[serde(rename = "HttpRedirectCode")]
+	pub http_redirect_code: Option<IntValue>,
+	#[serde(rename = "ReplaceKeyPrefixWith")]
+	pub replace_prefix: Option<Value>,
+	#[serde(rename = "ReplaceKeyWith")]
+	pub replace_full: Option<Value>,
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use super::*;
+
+	use quick_xml::de::from_str;
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_deserialize() {
+		let message = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<WebsiteConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
+   <ErrorDocument>
+         <Key>string</Key>
+   </ErrorDocument>
+   <IndexDocument>
+      <Suffix>string</Suffix>
+   </IndexDocument>
+   <RedirectAllRequestsTo>
+      <HostName>string</HostName>
+      <Protocol>string</Protocol>
+   </RedirectAllRequestsTo>
+   <RoutingRules>
+      <RoutingRule>
+         <Condition>
+            <HttpErrorCodeReturnedEquals>404</HttpErrorCodeReturnedEquals>
+            <KeyPrefixEquals>string</KeyPrefixEquals>
+         </Condition>
+         <Redirect>
+            <HostName>string</HostName>
+            <Protocol>string</Protocol>
+            <HttpRedirectCode>303</HttpRedirectCode>
+            <ReplaceKeyPrefixWith>string</ReplaceKeyPrefixWith>
+            <ReplaceKeyWith>string</ReplaceKeyWith>
+         </Redirect>
+      </RoutingRule>
+   </RoutingRules>
+</WebsiteConfiguration>"#;
+		let _conf: WebsiteConfiguration = from_str(message).unwrap();
+		// TODO verify result is ok
+		// TODO cycle back and verify if ok
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/api/s3_xml.rs b/src/api/s3_xml.rs
index f0547961..9b5a0202 100644
--- a/src/api/s3_xml.rs
+++ b/src/api/s3_xml.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use quick_xml::se::to_string;
-use serde::{Serialize, Serializer};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize, Serializer};
 
 use crate::Error as ApiError;
 
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ pub fn to_xml_with_header<T: Serialize>(x: &T) -> Result<String, ApiError> {
 	Ok(xml)
 }
 
-fn xmlns_tag<S: Serializer>(_v: &(), s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+pub fn xmlns_tag<S: Serializer>(_v: &(), s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
 	s.serialize_str("http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/")
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub struct Value(#[serde(rename = "$value")] pub String);
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub struct IntValue(#[serde(rename = "$value")] pub i64);
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, PartialEq)]