diff --git a/backend/api/__init__.py b/backend/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/api/admin.py b/backend/api/admin.py
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index 0000000..8c38f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/api/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/backend/api/apps.py b/backend/api/apps.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/api/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class ApiConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'api'
diff --git a/backend/api/migrations/__init__.py b/backend/api/migrations/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/api/models.py b/backend/api/models.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/api/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/backend/api/tests.py b/backend/api/tests.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/api/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/backend/api/views.py b/backend/api/views.py
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+++ b/backend/api/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.shortcuts import render
+
+# Create your views here.
diff --git a/backend/cfehome/settings.py b/backend/cfehome/settings.py
index 3b8e849..9f6c5f4 100644
--- a/backend/cfehome/settings.py
+++ b/backend/cfehome/settings.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'api',
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [