diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e50b901..3cc558b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,39 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: build-artifacts
           path: packages/app/dist
+  build-api:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Build API
+    needs: setup
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        id: node-setup
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+      - name: Yarn cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        id: yarn-cache-restore
+        with:
+          path: |
+            .yarn
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}-${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+      - name: Parcel cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        id: parcel-cache-restore
+        with:
+          path: |
+            .parcel-cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}-${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}-parcel
+      - run: |
+          . script/bootstrap
+          yarn build:api
+      - name: Build Artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: build-artifacts-api
+          path: packages/api/dist
+
   preview:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Deploy preview
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0e3ac97..60651f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "start:app": "yarn workspace app start",
-    "lint": "eslint packages",
-    "lint:fix": "eslint packages netlify --fix",
+    "start:api": "yarn workspace api start",
+    "lint": "eslint packages/**/*.ts",
+    "lint:fix": "eslint packages/**/*.ts netlify --fix",
     "types": "tsc --noEmit",
     "clean": "rm -rf dist/*",
     "build:app": "yarn workspace app build",
     "build:app:watch": "yarn workspace app watch",
-    "build:app:bundlesize": "yarn workspace app build:bundlesize"
+    "build:app:bundlesize": "yarn workspace app build:bundlesize",
+    "build:api": "yarn workspace api build"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@parcel/reporter-bundle-analyzer": "^2.9.3",
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d3c22e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+  "name": "api",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "license": "GPL-3.0",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "test -f dist/index.js && yarn node dist/index.js",
+    "build": "yarn tsc"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "^4.18.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.17",
+    "@types/node": "^20.3.2",
+    "typescript": "*"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/index.js b/packages/api/src/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/api/src/index.ts b/packages/api/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..909092a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {
+    type Express,
+    type Request,
+    type Response,
+    default as express,
+} from 'express'
+
+const app: Express = express()
+
+app.get('/', (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    res.send('ok')
+})
+
+app.listen(8081, () => {})
diff --git a/packages/api/tsconfig.json b/packages/api/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0105f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "target": "es2022",
+        "moduleResolution": "node",
+        "esModuleInterop": true,
+        "outDir": "dist"
+    },
+    "include": ["src/**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 04bcd35..6e1301a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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+  resolution: "@types/express@npm:4.17.17"
+  dependencies:
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   resolution: "@types/normalize-package-data@npm:2.4.1"
@@ -3746,6 +3817,20 @@ __metadata:
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+"@types/range-parser@npm:*":
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+  resolution: "@types/send@npm:0.17.1"
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@@ -4494,6 +4600,17 @@ __metadata:
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+  resolution: "api@workspace:packages/api"
+  dependencies:
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+    "@types/node": ^20.3.2
+    express: ^4.18.2
+    typescript: "*"
+  languageName: unknown
+  linkType: soft
+
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   resolution: "app@workspace:packages/app"
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