diff --git a/api/build.gradle.kts b/api/build.gradle.kts
index f261a97..f51dd4f 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 val kotlinVersion: String by rootProject.extra
+val ktorVersion = "1.6.1"
 
 dependencies {
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:$kotlinVersion")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:$kotlinVersion")
+    implementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-core:$ktorVersion")
+    implementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-cio:$ktorVersion")
+    implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.3")
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa")
     implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-security")
     implementation("org.springframework.session:spring-session-jdbc")
diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/wbrawner/twigs/server/Application.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/wbrawner/twigs/server/Application.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ee73ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/wbrawner/twigs/server/Application.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.wbrawner.twigs.server
+
+import io.ktor.application.*
+import io.ktor.routing.*
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>): Unit = io.ktor.server.cio.EngineMain.main(args)
+
+fun Application.module(testing: Boolean = false) {
+    routing {
+        get("/") {
+            call.respondText("Hello, world!")
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/main/resources/application.conf b/api/src/main/resources/application.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..908b401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ktor {
+    deployment {
+        port = 8080
+    }
+    application {
+        modules = [ com.wbrawner.twigs.server.ApplicationKt.module ]
+    }
+}