diff --git a/api/http_handler.go b/api/http_handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34ea7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/http_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
+)
+
+func ping(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "pong")
+}
+
+func serveStaticFile(fileName string) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// TODO: check out why does this even need the request? does it take the file path from it,
+		// is is possible to manipulate the path like using .. to get around?!
+		http.ServeFile(w, r, "front_files/"+fileName)
+	}
+}
+
+func createSession(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	fmt.Fprint(w, `
+	{
+	"sessionId":"XyZ123"
+	}
+	`)
+}
+
+var upgrader = websocket.Upgrader{}
+
+func signalWS(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	party := vars["party"]
+	session := vars["session"]
+
+	fmt.Printf("Initiating a websocket, party=%s session=%s\n", party, session)
+
+	conn, err := upgrader.Upgrade(w, r, nil)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error initiating websocket, r.URL=%s e=%s", r.URL.String(), err)
+	}
+
+	websocketSignaler(conn)
+
+}
+
+func BuildRouter(listenAddress string) {
+	mainRouter := mux.NewRouter()
+
+	mainRouter.HandleFunc("/ping", ping)
+	mainRouter.HandleFunc("/", serveStaticFile("index.html"))
+	mainRouter.HandleFunc("/index.js", serveStaticFile("index.js"))
+	mainRouter.HandleFunc("/index.css", serveStaticFile("index.css"))
+
+	api_router := mainRouter.PathPrefix("/api").Subrouter()
+	api_router.HandleFunc("/session", createSession).Methods("POST")
+	api_router.HandleFunc("/signal/session/{session}/party/{party}", signalWS)
+
+	err := http.ListenAndServe(listenAddress, mainRouter)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error running the web server %s", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/api/ws_handler.go b/api/ws_handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e81645d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/ws_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package api
+
+import "github.com/gorilla/websocket"
+
+func websocketSignaler(conn *websocket.Conn) {
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	for {
+		msgType, msg, err := conn.ReadMessage()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Let's just echo for now as a placeholder
+
+		err = conn.WriteMessage(msgType, msg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/front_files/index.css b/front_files/index.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/front_files/index.html b/front_files/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc67b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front_files/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+
+<title>Echo: True Peer-to-Peer file and text transfers</title>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/front_files/index.js b/front_files/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a251ea0..a117d9a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 module echo
 
 go 1.22.2
+
+require github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
+
+require github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ed87b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 h1:TuBL49tXwgrFYWhqrNgrUNEY92u81SPhu7sTdzQEiWY=
+github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1/go.mod h1:AKf9I4AEqPTmMytcMc0KkNouC66V3BtZ4qD5fmWSiMQ=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 h1:saDtZ6Pbx/0u+bgYQ3q96pZgCzfhKXGPqt7kZ72aNNg=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
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")
 }