diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index eacfc71..a4db24d 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
       day: "saturday"
       time: "09:00"
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/example"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+      day: "saturday"
+      time: "09:00"
   - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
     directory: "/.github/workflows/"
     schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f351ef6..b0f661c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v4"
         with:
           name: "frontend"
-          path: "./dist"
+          path: "dist"
           retention-days: 5
 
   build-backend:
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
-      - uses: "actions/setup-node@v4"
-        with:
-          cache: "yarn"
       - run: "pipx install poetry"
       - uses: "actions/setup-python@v5"
         with:
@@ -45,9 +42,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
-      - uses: "actions/setup-node@v4"
-        with:
-          cache: "yarn"
       - run: "pipx install poetry"
       - uses: "actions/setup-python@v5"
         with:
@@ -59,5 +53,23 @@ jobs:
       - uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v4"
         with:
           name: "logo"
-          path: "./assets/logo_build"
+          path: "assets/logo_build"
+          retention-days: 5
+
+  build-example:
+    name: "Build example"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    steps:
+      - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+      - uses: "actions/setup-python@v5"
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+          cache: "pip"
+      - run: "pip install -r example/requirements.txt"
+      - run: "cd example && python object.py"
+      - run: "mv example/export/object.glb example/export/example.glb"
+      - uses: "actions/upload-artifact@v4"
+        with:
+          name: "example"
+          path: "example/export"
           retention-days: 5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 9c272b6..3b545c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
 jobs:
+  # TODO: Update versions automatically
+
   deploy-frontend:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     environment:
@@ -35,6 +37,12 @@ jobs:
           name: "logo"
           path: "./public"
           allow_forks: false
+      - uses: "dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v3"
+        with:
+          workflow: "build.yml"
+          name: "example"
+          path: "./public"
+          allow_forks: false
       - uses: "actions/configure-pages@v4"
       - uses: "actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3"
         with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5662c6..d4dd270 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ in a web browser.
 - View and interact with topological entities: faces, edges, vertices and locations.
 - Control clipping planes and transparency of each model.
 - Select any entity and measure bounding box size and distances.
-- Fully-featured [static deployment](#static-deployment): just upload the viewer and models to your server.
-- [Live lazy updates](#live-updates) while editing the CAD model (using the `yacv-server` package).
+- Fully-featured static deployment: just upload the viewer and models to your server.
+- Hot reloading while editing the CAD model (using the `yacv-server` package).
 
-## Usage & demo
+## Usage
 
-The [logo](yacv_server/logo.py) also works as an example of how to use the viewer.
+The [example](example) is a fully working project that demonstrates how to use the viewer.
 
-### Live updates
+### Hot reloading
 
 To see the live updates you will need to run the [yacv_server](yacv_server) and
 open [the viewer](https://yeicor-3d.github.io/yet-another-cad-viewer/) with
diff --git a/example/.gitignore b/example/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c42a1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/venv/
+/export/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/README.md b/example/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0cec5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Quickstart of Yet Another CAD Viewer
+
+## Installation
+
+1. Download the contents of this folder.
+2. Assuming you have a recent version of Python installed, install the required packages:
+
+```bash
+python -m venv venv
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+# Do this every time you change the terminal:
+. venv/bin/activate
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+### Development with hot-reloading
+
+To start the viewer, open the [GitHub Pages link](https://yeicor-3d.github.io/yet-another-cad-viewer/) of the frontend.
+It will try to connect to the server at `127.0.0.1:32323` by default (this can be changed with the `preload` query
+parameter).
+
+Running `python object.py` is enough to push the model to the viewer. However, the recommended way for developing with
+minimal latency is to run in cell mode (#%%). This way, the slow imports are only done once, and the server keeps
+running. After editing the file you can just re-run the cell with the `show_object` call to push the changes to
+the viewer.
+
+### Static final deployment
+
+Once your model is complete, you may want to share it with others using the same viewer.
+
+You can do so by exporting the model as a .glb file as a last step of your script.
+This is already done in `object.py` if the environment variable `CI` is set.
+
+Once you have the `object.glb` file, you can host it on any static file server and share the following link with others:
+`https://yeicor-3d.github.io/yet-another-cad-viewer/?preload=<link-to-object.glb>`
+
+For the example model, the build process is set up in [build.yml](../.github/workflows/build.yml), the upload process
+is set up in [deploy.yml](../.github/workflows/deploy.yml), and the final link is:
+https://yeicor-3d.github.io/yet-another-cad-viewer/?preload=example.glb
+
diff --git a/example/object.py b/example/object.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..361c7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/object.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import os
+
+from build123d import *  # Also works with cadquery objects!
+
+# Optional: enable logging to see what's happening
+import logging
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+from yacv_server import show_object, export_all  # Check out all show_* methods for more features!
+
+# %%
+
+# Create a simple object
+with BuildPart() as obj:
+    Box(10, 10, 5)
+    Cylinder(4, 5, mode=Mode.SUBTRACT)
+
+# Show it in the frontend
+show_object(obj, 'object')
+
+# %%
+
+# If running on CI, export the object to a .glb file compatible with the frontend
+if 'CI' in os.environ:
+    export_all('export')
diff --git a/example/requirements.txt b/example/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91ac386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+build123d==0.4.0
+yacv-server==0.1.0
+asyncio==3.4.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/misc/Loading.vue b/frontend/misc/Loading.vue
index 0f3c2fa..5460495 100644
--- a/frontend/misc/Loading.vue
+++ b/frontend/misc/Loading.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import {VContainer, VRow, VCol, VProgressCircular} from "vuetify/lib/components/
   <v-container>
     <v-row justify="center" style="height: 100%">
       <v-col align-self="center">
-        <v-progress-circular indeterminate style="display: block; margin: 0 auto;"/>
+        <v-progress-circular indeterminate style="display: block; margin: 0 auto;"></v-progress-circular>
+        <slot/>
       </v-col>
     </v-row>
   </v-container>
diff --git a/frontend/misc/network.ts b/frontend/misc/network.ts
index 584d020..e0ae241 100644
--- a/frontend/misc/network.ts
+++ b/frontend/misc/network.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ export class NetworkManager extends EventTarget {
      * Updates will be emitted as "update" events, including the download URL and the model name.
      */
     async load(url: string) {
-        if (url.startsWith("ws://") || url.startsWith("wss://")) {
-            this.monitorWebSocket(url);
+        if (url.startsWith("dev+")) {
+            let baseUrl = new URL(url.slice(4));
+            baseUrl.searchParams.set("api_updates", "true");
+            this.monitorDevServer(baseUrl);
         } else {
             // Get the last part of the URL as the "name" of the model
             let name = url.split("/").pop();
@@ -38,21 +40,20 @@ export class NetworkManager extends EventTarget {
         }
     }
 
-    private monitorWebSocket(url: string) {
+    private monitorDevServer(url: string) {
         // WARNING: This will spam the console logs with failed requests when the server is down
-        let ws = new WebSocket(url);
-        ws.onmessage = (event) => {
+        let eventSource = new EventSource(url);
+        eventSource.onmessage = (event) => {
             let data = JSON.parse(event.data);
             console.debug("WebSocket message", data);
             let urlObj = new URL(url);
-            urlObj.protocol = urlObj.protocol === "ws:" ? "http:" : "https:";
+            urlObj.searchParams.delete("api_updates");
             urlObj.searchParams.set("api_object", data.name);
             this.foundModel(data.name, data.hash, urlObj.toString());
         };
-        ws.onerror = () => ws.close();
-        ws.onclose = () => setTimeout(() => this.monitorWebSocket(url), settings.monitorEveryMs);
-        let timeoutFaster = setTimeout(() => ws.close(), settings.monitorOpenTimeoutMs);
-        ws.onopen = () => clearTimeout(timeoutFaster);
+        eventSource.onerror = () => { // Retry after a very short delay
+            setTimeout(() => this.monitorDevServer(url), settings.monitorEveryMs);
+        }
     }
 
     private foundModel(name: string, hash: string | null, url: string) {
diff --git a/frontend/misc/settings.ts b/frontend/misc/settings.ts
index e8e012c..4d67543 100644
--- a/frontend/misc/settings.ts
+++ b/frontend/misc/settings.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ export const settings = {
         // @ts-ignore
         // new URL('../../assets/logo_build/img.jpg.glb', import.meta.url).href,
         // Websocket URLs automatically listen for new models from the python backend
-        "ws://127.0.0.1:32323/"
+        "dev+http://127.0.0.1:32323/"
     ],
     displayLoadingEveryMs: 1000, /* How often to display partially loaded models */
     monitorEveryMs: 100,
-    monitorOpenTimeoutMs: 100,
+    monitorOpenTimeoutMs: 1000,
     // ModelViewer settings
     autoplay: true,
     arModes: 'webxr scene-viewer quick-look',
diff --git a/frontend/viewer/ModelViewerWrapper.vue b/frontend/viewer/ModelViewerWrapper.vue
index 96e1edc..e59164b 100644
--- a/frontend/viewer/ModelViewerWrapper.vue
+++ b/frontend/viewer/ModelViewerWrapper.vue
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-</script>
-
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import {settings} from "../misc/settings";
-import {onMounted, inject, type Ref} from "vue";
-import {$scene, $renderer} from "@google/model-viewer/lib/model-viewer-base";
+import {inject, onMounted, type Ref, ref, watch} from "vue";
+import {VList, VListItem} from "vuetify/lib/components/index.mjs";
+import {$renderer, $scene} from "@google/model-viewer/lib/model-viewer-base";
 import Loading from "../misc/Loading.vue";
-import {ref, watch} from "vue";
 import {ModelViewerElement} from '@google/model-viewer';
 import type {ModelScene} from "@google/model-viewer/lib/three-components/ModelScene";
 import {Hotspot} from "@google/model-viewer/lib/three-components/Hotspot";
@@ -152,7 +149,13 @@ watch(disableTap, (value) => {
                 :ar="settings.arModes.length > 0" :ar-modes="settings.arModes" :skybox-image="settings.background"
                 :environment-image="settings.background">
     <slot></slot> <!-- Controls, annotations, etc. -->
-    <loading class="annotation initial-load-banner"></loading>
+    <div class="annotation initial-load-banner">
+      Trying to load models from...
+      <v-list v-for="src in settings.preload" :key="src">
+        <v-list-item>{{ src }}</v-list-item>
+      </v-list>
+      <loading></loading>
+    </div>
   </model-viewer>
 
   <!-- The SVG overlay for fake 3D lines attached to the model -->
@@ -202,4 +205,15 @@ watch(disableTap, (value) => {
   height: 100dvh;
   pointer-events: none;
 }
+
+.initial-load-banner {
+  width: 300px;
+  margin: auto;
+  margin-top: 3em;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.initial-load-banner .v-list-item {
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 3d96427..fa5d4eb 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ devtools = ">=0.6"
 Pygments = ">=2.2.0"
 watchfiles = ">=0.10"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "aiohttp-sse"
+version = "2.2.0"
+description = "Server-sent events  support for aiohttp."
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+files = [
+    {file = "aiohttp-sse-2.2.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:a48dd5774031d3f41a29e159ebdbb93e89c8f37c1e9e83e196296be51885a5c2"},
+    {file = "aiohttp_sse-2.2.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:339f9803bcf4682a2060e75548760d86abe4424a0d92ba66ff4985de3bd743dc"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+aiohttp = ">=3.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aiosignal"
 version = "1.3.1"
@@ -1685,4 +1699,4 @@ multidict = ">=4.0"
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "b319fd1a01b16c61a1e5a3050a22e4898d8faea9ab85de6ae4bc82849b1a4025"
+content-hash = "734e26c5b174a1b5d0942e9b67d6fff679e1e7e06c5f2fd9978911befc9aec3c"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d0c3f37..acc2dcd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ ocp-tessellate = "^2.0.6"
 
 # Web
 aiohttp = "^3.9.3"
+aiohttp-sse = "^2.2.0"
 aiohttp-cors = "^0.7.0"
 aiohttp-devtools = "^1.1.2"
 
diff --git a/yacv_server/__init__.py b/yacv_server/__init__.py
index c687eb7..328b408 100644
--- a/yacv_server/__init__.py
+++ b/yacv_server/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import os
 import time
 
 from aiohttp import web
-from build123d import Vector
 
 from server import Server
 
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ show = server.show
 show_object = show
 show_image = server.show_image
 show_all = server.show_cad_all
+export_all = server.export_all
 
 
 def _get_app() -> web.Application:
diff --git a/yacv_server/pubsub.py b/yacv_server/pubsub.py
index bf478ea..b33cc2d 100644
--- a/yacv_server/pubsub.py
+++ b/yacv_server/pubsub.py
@@ -61,4 +61,8 @@ class BufferedPubSub(Generic[T]):
 
     def buffer(self) -> List[T]:
         """Returns a shallow copy of the list of buffered events"""
-        return self._buffer[:]
\ No newline at end of file
+        return self._buffer[:]
+
+    def delete(self, event: T):
+        """Deletes an event from the buffer"""
+        self._buffer.remove(event)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yacv_server/server.py b/yacv_server/server.py
index 870a774..ac83738 100644
--- a/yacv_server/server.py
+++ b/yacv_server/server.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import aiohttp_cors
 from OCP.TopLoc import TopLoc_Location
 from OCP.TopoDS import TopoDS_Shape
 from aiohttp import web
+from aiohttp_sse import sse_response
 from build123d import Shape, Axis, Location, Vector
 from dataclasses_json import dataclass_json
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class UpdatesApiFullData(UpdatesApiData):
         self.kwargs = kwargs
 
     def to_json(self) -> str:
+        # noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
         return super().to_json()
 
 
@@ -71,10 +73,13 @@ class Server:
     app = web.Application()
     runner: web.AppRunner
     thread: Optional[Thread] = None
+    startup_complete = asyncio.Event()
     do_shutdown = asyncio.Event()
+    at_least_one_client = asyncio.Event()
     show_events = BufferedPubSub[UpdatesApiFullData]()
     object_events: Dict[str, BufferedPubSub[bytes]] = {}
     object_events_lock = asyncio.Lock()
+    frontend_lock = asyncio.Lock()  # To avoid exiting too early while frontend makes requests
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # --- Routes ---
@@ -108,6 +113,11 @@ class Server:
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT | signal.SIGTERM, self.stop)
         atexit.register(self.stop)
         self.thread.start()
+        logger.info('Server started (requested)...')
+        # Wait for the server to be ready before returning
+        while not self.startup_complete.is_set():
+            time.sleep(0.01)
+        logger.info('Server started (received)...')
 
     # noinspection PyUnusedLocal
     def stop(self, *args):
@@ -115,10 +125,30 @@ class Server:
         if self.thread is None:
             print('Cannot stop server because it is not running')
             return
-        # FIXME: Wait for at least one client to confirm ready before stopping in case we are too fast?
+
+        # Make sure we can hold the lock for more than 100ms (to avoid exiting too early)
+        logger.info('Stopping server (waiting for at least one frontend request first, cancel with CTRL+C)...')
+        try:
+            while not self.at_least_one_client.is_set():
+                time.sleep(0.01)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            pass
+
+        logger.info('Stopping server (waiting for no more frontend requests)...')
+        acquired = time.time()
+        while time.time() - acquired < 1.0:
+            if self.frontend_lock.locked():
+                acquired = time.time()
+            time.sleep(0.01)
+
+        # Stop the server in the background
         self.loop.call_soon_threadsafe(lambda *a: self.do_shutdown.set())
-        self.thread.join(timeout=12)
+        logger.info('Stopping server (sent)...')
+
+        # Wait for the server to stop gracefully
+        self.thread.join(timeout=30)
         self.thread = None
+        logger.info('Stopping server (confirmed)...')
         if len(args) >= 1 and args[0] in (signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGTERM):
             sys.exit(0)  # Exit with success
 
@@ -135,15 +165,18 @@ class Server:
         await runner.setup()
         site = web.TCPSite(runner, os.getenv('YACV_HOST', 'localhost'), int(os.getenv('YACV_PORT', 32323)))
         await site.start()
-        # print(f'Server started at {site.name}')
+        logger.info('Server started (sent)...')
+        self.startup_complete.set()
         # Wait for a signal to stop the server while running
         await self.do_shutdown.wait()
-        # print('Shutting down server...')
-        await runner.cleanup()
+        logger.info('Stopping server (received)...')
+        await runner.shutdown()
+        # await runner.cleanup()  # Gets stuck?
+        logger.info('Stopping server (done)...')
 
     async def _entrypoint(self, request: web.Request) -> web.StreamResponse:
         """Main entrypoint to the server, which automatically serves the frontend/updates/objects"""
-        if request.headers.get('Upgrade', '').lower() == 'websocket':  # WebSocket -> updates API
+        if request.query.get('api_updates', '') != '':  # ?api_updates -> updates API
             return await self._api_updates(request)
         elif request.query.get('api_object', '') != '':  # ?api_object={name} -> object API
             request.match_info['name'] = request.query['api_object']
@@ -151,36 +184,32 @@ class Server:
         else:  # Anything else -> frontend index.html
             return await _index_handler(request)
 
-    async def _api_updates(self, request: web.Request) -> web.WebSocketResponse:
+    async def _api_updates(self, request: web.Request) -> web.StreamResponse:
         """Handles a publish-only websocket connection that send show_object events along with their hashes and URLs"""
-        ws = web.WebSocketResponse()
-        await ws.prepare(request)
+        self.at_least_one_client.set()
+        async with sse_response(request) as resp:
+            logger.debug('Client connected: %s', request.remote)
+            resp.ping_interval = 0.1  # HACK: forces flushing of the buffer
 
-        async def _send_api_updates():
-            subscription = self.show_events.subscribe()
+            # Send buffered events first, while keeping a lock
+            async with self.frontend_lock:
+                for data in self.show_events.buffer():
+                    logger.debug('Sending info about %s to %s: %s', data.name, request.remote, data)
+                    # noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
+                    await resp.send(data.to_json())
+
+            # Send future events over the same connection
+            subscription = self.show_events.subscribe(include_buffered=False)
             try:
                 async for data in subscription:
                     logger.debug('Sending info about %s to %s: %s', data.name, request.remote, data)
                     # noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
-                    await ws.send_str(data.to_json())
+                    await resp.send(data.to_json())
             finally:
                 await subscription.aclose()
+                logger.debug('Client disconnected: %s', request.remote)
 
-        # Start sending updates to the client automatically
-        send_task = asyncio.create_task(_send_api_updates())
-        receive_task = asyncio.create_task(ws.receive())
-        try:
-            logger.debug('Client connected: %s', request.remote)
-            # Wait for the client to close the connection (or send a message)
-            done, pending = await asyncio.wait([send_task, receive_task], return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED)
-            # Make sure to stop sending updates to the client and close the connection
-            for task in pending:
-                task.cancel()
-        finally:
-            await ws.close()
-            logger.debug('Client disconnected: %s', request.remote)
-
-        return ws
+        return resp
 
     obj_counter = 0
 
@@ -188,6 +217,13 @@ class Server:
                      kwargs=None):
         name = name or f'object_{self.obj_counter}'
         self.obj_counter += 1
+        # Remove a previous object with the same name
+        for old_event in self.show_events.buffer():
+            if old_event.name == name:
+                self.show_events.delete(old_event)
+                if name in self.object_events:
+                    del self.object_events[name]
+                break
         precomputed_info = UpdatesApiFullData(name=name, hash=hash, obj=obj, kwargs=kwargs or {})
         self.show_events.publish_nowait(precomputed_info)
         logger.info('show_object(%s, %s) took %.3f seconds', name, hash, time.time() - start)
@@ -245,35 +281,34 @@ class Server:
 
     async def _api_object(self, request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
         """Returns the object file with the matching name, building it if necessary."""
-        # Export the object (or fail if not found)
-        exported_glb = await self.export(request.match_info['name'])
+        async with self.frontend_lock:
+            # Export the object (or fail if not found)
+            exported_glb = await self.export(request.match_info['name'])
 
-        # Wrap the GLB in a response and return it
-        response = web.Response(body=exported_glb)
-        response.content_type = 'model/gltf-binary'
-        response.headers['Content-Disposition'] = f'attachment; filename="{request.match_info["name"]}.glb"'
-        return response
+            # Wrap the GLB in a response and return it
+            response = web.Response(body=exported_glb)
+            response.content_type = 'model/gltf-binary'
+            response.headers['Content-Disposition'] = f'attachment; filename="{request.match_info["name"]}.glb"'
+            return response
 
     def shown_object_names(self) -> list[str]:
         """Returns the names of all objects that have been shown"""
         return list([obj.name for obj in self.show_events.buffer()])
 
+    def _shown_object(self, name: str) -> Optional[UpdatesApiFullData]:
+        """Returns the object with the given name, if it exists"""
+        for obj in self.show_events.buffer():
+            if obj.name == name:
+                return obj
+        return None
+
     async def export(self, name: str) -> bytes:
         """Export the given previously-shown object to a single GLB file, building it if necessary."""
         start = time.time()
 
         # Check that the object to build exists and grab it if it does
-        found = False
-        obj: Optional[TopoDS_Shape] = None
-        kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, any]] = None
-        subscription = self.show_events.buffer()
-        for data in subscription:
-            if data.name == name:
-                obj = data.obj
-                kwargs = data.kwargs
-                found = True  # Required because obj could be None
-                break
-        if not found:
+        event = self._shown_object(name)
+        if not event:
             raise web.HTTPNotFound(text=f'No object named {name} was previously shown')
 
         # Use the lock to ensure that we don't build the object twice
@@ -286,19 +321,21 @@ class Server:
 
                 def _build_object():
                     # Build and publish the object (once)
-                    gltf = tessellate(obj, tolerance=kwargs.get('tolerance', 0.1),
-                                      angular_tolerance=kwargs.get('angular_tolerance', 0.1),
-                                      faces=kwargs.get('faces', True),
-                                      edges=kwargs.get('edges', True),
-                                      vertices=kwargs.get('vertices', True))
+                    gltf = tessellate(event.obj, tolerance=event.kwargs.get('tolerance', 0.1),
+                                      angular_tolerance=event.kwargs.get('angular_tolerance', 0.1),
+                                      faces=event.kwargs.get('faces', True),
+                                      edges=event.kwargs.get('edges', True),
+                                      vertices=event.kwargs.get('vertices', True))
                     glb_list_of_bytes = gltf.save_to_bytes()
                     publish_to.publish_nowait(b''.join(glb_list_of_bytes))
                     logger.info('export(%s) took %.3f seconds, %d parts', name, time.time() - start,
                                 len(gltf.meshes[0].primitives))
 
-                # We should build it fully even if we are cancelled, so we use a separate task
-                # Furthermore, building is CPU-bound, so we use the default executor
-                await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(None, _build_object)
+                # await asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(None, _build_object)
+                # The previous line has problems with auto-closed loop on script exit
+                # and is cancellable, so instead run blocking code in async context :(
+                logger.debug('Building object %s... %s', name, event.obj)
+                _build_object()
 
         # In either case return the elements of a subscription to the async generator
         subscription = self.object_events[name].subscribe()
@@ -306,3 +343,15 @@ class Server:
             return await anext(subscription)
         finally:
             await subscription.aclose()
+
+    def export_all(self, folder: str) -> None:
+        """Export all previously-shown objects to GLB files in the given folder"""
+        import asyncio
+
+        async def _export_all():
+            os.makedirs(folder, exist_ok=True)
+            for name in self.shown_object_names():
+                with open(os.path.join(folder, f'{name}.glb'), 'wb') as f:
+                    f.write(await self.export(name))
+
+        asyncio.run(_export_all())