diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eea525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eeff3d0..b849bb9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-# SpiderMILK-Backend
\ No newline at end of file
+# SpiderMILK-Backend v0.1.0
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdd453d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package main
+
+func commandHandler(command string) string {
+	switch(command) {
+		case "help":
+		case "clear":
+		case "exit":
+			return "Don't do that"
+	}
+	return "Command not found"
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62ec806
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module SpiderMILKBackend
+
+go 1.20
+
+require github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d61b19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 h1:7eLL/+HRGLY0ldzfGMeQkb7vMd0as4CfYvUVzLqw0N0=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
diff --git a/json/help.json b/json/help.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..489bb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json/help.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"helpMsg": "\"clear\" to clear the screen<br>\"exit\" to exit the game<br>\"help\" to print help message",
+	"clear": "\"clear\" to clear the screen",
+	"exit": "\"exit\" to exit the game",
+	"help": "\"help\" to print help message"
+}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3747695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	godotenv.Load()
+	serverPort := os.Getenv("PORT")
+
+	http.HandleFunc("/", requestHandler)
+	http.HandleFunc("/help", helpHandler)
+	http.ListenAndServe(":"+serverPort, nil)
+}
+
+func requestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	w.Header().Add("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type")
+	w.Header().Add("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "POST")
+	w.Header().Add("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	var reqBody map[string]interface{}
+	json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&reqBody)
+	result, err := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"responseText": commandHandler(reqBody["action"].(string))})
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error marshalling response JSON in requestHandler(): ", err)
+		return
+	}
+	w.Write(result)
+}
+
+func helpHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	w.Header().Add("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Content-Type")
+	w.Header().Add("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "POST")
+	w.Header().Add("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	content, err := ioutil.ReadFile("json/help.json")
+	if(err != nil) {
+		fmt.Println("Error reading help.json in helpHandler(): ", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.Write(content)
+}