diff --git a/api/http_handler.go b/api/http_handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c348bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/http_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+)
+
+func ping(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "pong")
+}
+
+func BuildRouter(listenAddress string) {
+	mainRouter := mux.NewRouter()
+
+	mainRouter.HandleFunc("/ping", ping)
+
+	// api_router := base_router.PathPrefix("/api").Subrouter()
+
+	err := http.ListenAndServe(listenAddress, mainRouter)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error running the web server %s", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a251ea0..2113e65 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module echo
 
 go 1.22.2
+
+require github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7128337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 h1:TuBL49tXwgrFYWhqrNgrUNEY92u81SPhu7sTdzQEiWY=
+github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1/go.mod h1:AKf9I4AEqPTmMytcMc0KkNouC66V3BtZ4qD5fmWSiMQ=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 300c7c2..ad14952 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 package main
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"echo/api"
+	"fmt"
+)
 
 func main() {
 	fmt.Println("Hello from echo-echo-cho-o")
+
+	api.BuildRouter(":8080")
 }