diff --git a/apps/api/src/cmd/start_server.rs b/apps/api/src/cmd/start_server.rs
index c33cadf..9e9400c 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/cmd/start_server.rs
+++ b/apps/api/src/cmd/start_server.rs
@@ -11,15 +11,8 @@ use crate::{
     cmd::CliCommand,
     configs::{ProgramSettings, get_program_settings, logging::LoggingSettings},
     log,
-    routes::{self, AppService, AppState},
-    services::{
-        auth::{
-            authentication::{AuthenticationServiceImpl, strategies::password::PasswordStrategy},
-            user::UserServiceImpl,
-        },
-        server_state::ServerStateService,
-        settings::SettingsService,
-    },
+    routes::{self, AppState},
+    services::get_app_service,
     tasks,
 };
 
@@ -148,19 +141,7 @@ fn get_app_state(
     AppState {
         database_connection: db_connection.clone(),
         config: Arc::new(settings.clone()),
-        service: Arc::new(AppService {
-            server_state: Arc::new(ServerStateService::new(db_connection.clone())),
-            settings: Arc::new(SettingsService::new(db_connection.clone())),
-            auth_state: routes::AuthState {
-                strategy: routes::AuthStrategy {
-                    password: Arc::new(PasswordStrategy::new(db_connection.clone())),
-                },
-                authentication: Arc::new(AuthenticationServiceImpl::new(
-                    settings.auth.jwt_secret.clone(),
-                )),
-            },
-            user: Arc::new(UserServiceImpl::new(db_connection.clone())),
-        }),
+        service: Arc::new(get_app_service(db_connection, settings)),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes.rs b/apps/api/src/routes.rs
index cffc71b..d51591f 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes.rs
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@ use crate::{
     configs::{ProgramSettings, server::CORSSettings},
     middlewares,
     services::{
-        auth::{
-            authentication::{AuthenticationService, strategies::password::PasswordStrategy},
-            user::UserService,
-        },
-        server_state::ServerStateStore,
-        settings::SettingsStore,
+        AppService, ServiceState,
+        auth::authentication::{AuthenticationService, strategies::password::PasswordStrategy},
     },
 };
 
@@ -28,8 +24,6 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub config: Arc<ProgramSettings>,
 }
 
-pub type ServiceState<T> = Arc<T>;
-
 pub struct AuthStrategy {
     pub password: ServiceState<PasswordStrategy>,
 }
@@ -39,13 +33,6 @@ pub struct AuthState {
     pub authentication: ServiceState<dyn AuthenticationService>,
 }
 
-pub struct AppService {
-    pub settings: ServiceState<dyn SettingsStore>,
-    pub auth_state: AuthState,
-    pub user: ServiceState<dyn UserService>,
-    pub server_state: ServiceState<dyn ServerStateStore>,
-}
-
 pub fn get_root_router(
     state: impl Into<Arc<AppState>>,
     cors_settings: Arc<CORSSettings>,
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services.rs b/apps/api/src/services.rs
index 6f68779..2b36eaf 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services.rs
+++ b/apps/api/src/services.rs
@@ -2,3 +2,46 @@ pub mod agent_client;
 pub mod auth;
 pub mod server_state;
 pub mod settings;
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use crate::{
+    configs::ProgramSettings,
+    routes::{self, AuthState},
+    services::{
+        auth::{
+            authentication::{AuthenticationServiceImpl, strategies::password::PasswordStrategy},
+            user::{UserService, UserServiceImpl},
+        },
+        server_state::{ServerStateService, ServerStateStore},
+        settings::{SettingsService, SettingsStore},
+    },
+};
+
+pub type ServiceState<T> = Arc<T>;
+
+pub struct AppService {
+    pub settings: ServiceState<dyn SettingsStore>,
+    pub auth_state: AuthState,
+    pub user: ServiceState<dyn UserService>,
+    pub server_state: ServiceState<dyn ServerStateStore>,
+}
+
+pub fn get_app_service(
+    db_connection: &Arc<sea_orm::DatabaseConnection>,
+    settings: &ProgramSettings,
+) -> AppService {
+    AppService {
+        server_state: Arc::new(ServerStateService::new(db_connection.clone())),
+        settings: Arc::new(SettingsService::new(db_connection.clone())),
+        auth_state: routes::AuthState {
+            strategy: routes::AuthStrategy {
+                password: Arc::new(PasswordStrategy::new(db_connection.clone())),
+            },
+            authentication: Arc::new(AuthenticationServiceImpl::new(
+                settings.auth.jwt_secret.clone(),
+            )),
+        },
+        user: Arc::new(UserServiceImpl::new(db_connection.clone())),
+    }
+}