diff --git a/apps/api/src/main.rs b/apps/api/src/main.rs
index b563267..9529a15 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/api/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod config;
+mod routes;
 mod tasks;
 
 use axum::Router;
@@ -59,7 +60,11 @@ async fn main() {
 
     // build the axum app and run the server...
     info!("Starting application...");
-    let app: Router = Router::new();
+    let app: Router = routes::get_root_router(routes::AppState {
+        database_connection: db_connection,
+        service: std::sync::Arc::new(routes::AppService {}),
+    });
+
     let address = format!("{}:{}", settings.server.address, settings.server.port);
     info!("Starting server at http://{}", address);
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes.rs b/apps/api/src/routes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3a3a32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use axum::Router;
+use migration::sea_orm::DatabaseConnection;
+
+pub struct AppState {
+    pub database_connection: DatabaseConnection,
+    pub service: Arc<AppService>,
+}
+
+pub struct AppService {
+    //
+}
+
+pub fn get_root_router(state: impl Into<Arc<AppState>>) -> Router {
+    let router = Router::new()
+        // TODO: Add routes
+        .with_state(state.into());
+
+    #[allow(clippy::let_and_return)]
+    router
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ensure_state_send_sync() {
+        fn assert_send_sync<T: Send + Sync>() {}
+        assert_send_sync::<AppState>();
+    }
+}