diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e10cf51c2..63308f034 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Server Side Routing Module Project
+ # Server Side Routing Module Project
 
 ## Introduction
 
diff --git a/api/server.js b/api/server.js
index debefd72b..6dac4e2da 100755
--- a/api/server.js
+++ b/api/server.js
@@ -1,2 +1,17 @@
 // implement your server here
 // require your posts router and connect it here
+const express = require('express')
+
+const server = express()
+
+// MIDDLEWARE
+server.use(express.json())
+
+server.use('*', (req,res)=>{
+    res.status(404).json({
+        message: 'not found'
+    })
+})
+
+// EXPORTS
+module.exports = server
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e8db406a9..33709b57d 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
 // require your server and launch it here
+// console.log("Whats up buttercup!")
+const server = require("./api/server")
+
+const PORT = 5000
+
+server.listen(PORT, ()=>{
+    console.log('listening on ', PORT)
+})
+
+
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 989cdac2b..880d50128 100755
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "name": "node-api2-project",
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "knex": "^0.95.14",
@@ -1808,6 +1807,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "anymatch": "~3.1.2",
         "braces": "~3.0.2",
+        "fsevents": "~2.3.2",
         "glob-parent": "~5.1.2",
         "is-binary-path": "~2.1.0",
         "is-glob": "~4.0.1",
@@ -2373,7 +2373,8 @@
         "esprima": "^4.0.1",
         "estraverse": "^5.2.0",
         "esutils": "^2.0.2",
-        "optionator": "^0.8.1"
+        "optionator": "^0.8.1",
+        "source-map": "~0.6.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "escodegen": "bin/escodegen.js",
@@ -3848,6 +3849,7 @@
         "@types/node": "*",
         "anymatch": "^3.0.3",
         "fb-watchman": "^2.0.0",
+        "fsevents": "^2.3.2",
         "graceful-fs": "^4.2.4",
         "jest-regex-util": "^27.4.0",
         "jest-serializer": "^27.4.0",
@@ -5850,6 +5852,7 @@
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "node-addon-api": "^3.0.0",
+        "node-gyp": "3.x",
         "node-pre-gyp": "^0.11.0"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b5fbdf2a7..b2180efb3 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
+    "start": "node index.js",
     "server": "nodemon index.js",
     "test": "cross-env NODE_ENV=testing jest --verbose --runInBand --silent",
     "resetdb": "knex migrate:rollback && knex migrate:latest && knex seed:run"