diff --git a/backend/src/main.py b/backend/src/main.py
index e69de29..4795646 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.py
+++ b/backend/src/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Adaptify")
+
+
+@app.get("/")
+async def root() -> str:
+    return "Hello, world!"