diff --git a/server/api/api.go b/server/api/api.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d55fb1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+)
+
+func Start() {
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+
+	r.Get("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte("hello world"))
+	})
+
+	http.ListenAndServe(":3000", r)
+}
diff --git a/server/go.mod b/server/go.mod
index 07f5e7a..4d6731f 100644
--- a/server/go.mod
+++ b/server/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module git.dubyatp.xyz/dubyatp/scannerbot/server
 
 go 1.26.3
+
+require github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5 // indirect
diff --git a/server/go.sum b/server/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4ac04e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5 h1:Eg4myHZBjyvJmAFjFvWgrqDTXFyOzjj7YIm3L3mu6Ug=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.5/go.mod h1:X7Gx4mteadT3eDOMTsXzmI4/rwUpOwBHLpAfupzFJP0=
diff --git a/server/main.go b/server/main.go
index 002a5c7..557e6f4 100644
--- a/server/main.go
+++ b/server/main.go
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
+import (
+	"log/slog"
+
+	"git.dubyatp.xyz/dubyatp/scannerbot/server/api"
+)
+
 func main() {
-	println("hello world")
+	//println("hello world")
+
+	slog.Info("Starting the API server...")
+	api.Start()
 }