diff --git a/cmd/server/api/api.go b/cmd/server/api/api.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9919507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/server/api/api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/99designs/basicauth-go"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
+)
+
+func New(htaccess map[string][]string) *chi.Mux {
+	r := chi.NewRouter()
+	r.Use(middleware.Logger)
+	r.Use(basicauth.New("basic", htaccess))
+	r.Get("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte("Hello World!"))
+	})
+
+	return r
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 84a98c9..5d94aff 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,10 @@ module cloudsave
 
 go 1.24
 
-require github.com/google/subcommands v1.2.0
+require (
+	github.com/99designs/basicauth-go v0.0.0-20230316000542-bf6f9cbbf0f8
+	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.1
+	github.com/google/subcommands v1.2.0
+)
+
+require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e3fd536..65c4c26 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,2 +1,14 @@
+github.com/99designs/basicauth-go v0.0.0-20230316000542-bf6f9cbbf0f8 h1:nMpu1t4amK3vJWBibQ5X/Nv0aXL+b69TQf2uK5PH7Go=
+github.com/99designs/basicauth-go v0.0.0-20230316000542-bf6f9cbbf0f8/go.mod h1:3cARGAK9CfW3HoxCy1a0G4TKrdiKke8ftOMEOHyySYs=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.1 h1:KOIHODQj58PmL80G2Eak4WdvUzjSJSm0vG72crDCqb8=
+github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.2.1/go.mod h1:L2yAIGWB3H+phAw1NxKwWM+7eUH/lU8pOMm5hHcoops=
 github.com/google/subcommands v1.2.0 h1:vWQspBTo2nEqTUFita5/KeEWlUL8kQObDFbub/EN9oE=
 github.com/google/subcommands v1.2.0/go.mod h1:ZjhPrFU+Olkh9WazFPsl27BQ4UPiG37m3yTrtFlrHVk=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=