diff --git a/apps/api/src/index.ts b/apps/api/src/index.ts
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+import "dotenv/config"
+import Fastify from "fastify"
+import cors from "@fastify/cors"
+import cookie from "@fastify/cookie"
+import jwt from "@fastify/jwt"
+import { setupRoutes } from "./routes/index"
+
+const server = Fastify({
+  logger: true
+})
+
+const PORT = Number(process.env.PORT) || 4001
+const HOST = "0.0.0.0"
+
+async function start() {
+  await server.register(cors, {
+    origin: "http://localhost:5174",
+    credentials: true
+  })
+
+  await server.register(cookie)
+
+  await server.register(jwt, {
+    secret: process.env.JWT_SECRET || "dev-secret-change-me"
+  })
+
+  server.get("/health", async () => {
+    return { status: "ok" }
+  })
+
+  await setupRoutes(server)
+
+  try {
+    await server.listen({ port: PORT, host: HOST })
+  } catch (err) {
+    server.log.error(err)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+}
+
+start()
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