diff --git a/backend/src/main.cpp b/backend/src/main.cpp
index 474a71a..a927c23 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.cpp
+++ b/backend/src/main.cpp
@@ -5,5 +5,14 @@
 #include "crow.h"
 
 int main(void) {
-    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    // delcare crow application
+    crow::SimpleApp app; 
+
+    // define endpoint at the root directory
+    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/")([](){
+        return "Hello world";
+    });
+
+    // set the port, set the app to run on multiple threads, and run the app
+    app.port(18080).multithreaded().run();
 }
\ No newline at end of file