diff --git a/backend/.gitignore b/backend/.gitignore
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+++ b/backend/.gitignore
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+.venv/
+__pycache__/
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diff --git a/backend/.pylintrc b/backend/.pylintrc
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+++ b/backend/.pylintrc
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+[MAIN]
+
+disable=
+    too-many-instance-attributes,
+    too-few-public-methods,
+    too-many-arguments,
+    missing-module-docstring,
+    missing-function-docstring,
+    missing-class-docstring,
+    too-few-public-methods,
+    line-too-long,
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
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+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
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+flask~=2.3.3
+flask-smorest~=0.42.1
+marshmallow~=3.20.1
+gevent~=23.9.1
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diff --git a/backend/src/app.py b/backend/src/app.py
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+++ b/backend/src/app.py
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+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+
+from flask import Flask
+from flask_smorest import Api
+from config.api_settings import DefaultSettings
+
+class IsSingletonException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+class Application:
+    """
+    This is a singleton that can be accessed using get_instance()
+
+    It has 2 properties
+
+    - app: Used for WSGI servers and such
+    - api: Used for Blueprints
+    """
+    __instance = None
+    app = Flask(__name__)
+    app.config.from_object(DefaultSettings)
+    api = None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_instance():
+        if Application.__instance is None:
+            Application()
+        return Application.__instance
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        if Application.__instance is not None:
+            raise IsSingletonException("This class is a singleton")
+        Application.__instance = self
+        self.api = Api(self.app)
diff --git a/backend/src/config/api_settings.py b/backend/src/config/api_settings.py
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+++ b/backend/src/config/api_settings.py
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+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+import os
+class DefaultSettings:
+    API_TITLE = "Support Organizer"
+    API_VERSION = 0.1
+    OPENAPI_VERSION = "3.1.0"
+
+    # openapi.json settings
+    OPENAPI_URL_PREFIX = "/"
+    OPENAPI_JSON_PATH = "openapi.json"
+
+    # swagger settings
+    OPENAPI_SWAGGER_UI_PATH = "/swagger"
+    OPENAPI_SWAGGER_UI_URL = "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/swagger-ui-dist/"
+    SWAGGER_UI_DOC_EXPANSION = "list"
+
+    # redoc settings
+    OPENAPI_REDOC_PATH = "/redoc"
+    OPENAPI_REDOC_URL = "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/redoc@next/bundles/redoc.standalone.js"
+
+    # Info settings
+    API_SPEC_OPTIONS = {
+        'info': {
+            'description': 'Support Organizer for FGO'
+        }
+    }
+
+    FILE_SAVE_DIRECTORY = f"{os.getcwd()}/temp"
diff --git a/backend/src/config/config.ini b/backend/src/config/config.ini
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+++ b/backend/src/config/config.ini
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+[server]
+port=5000
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diff --git a/backend/src/routes/__init__.py b/backend/src/routes/__init__.py
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+++ b/backend/src/routes/__init__.py
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+# pylint: disable=wrong-import-position,cyclic-import
+from flask_smorest import Blueprint
+
+routes = Blueprint("support-organizer", "support-organizer", url_prefix="/", description="")
+
+from . import apiversion # avoids circular imports problem
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/apiversion.py b/backend/src/routes/apiversion.py
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+++ b/backend/src/routes/apiversion.py
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+from flask.views import MethodView
+import marshmallow as ma
+
+from config.api_settings import DefaultSettings
+from . import routes as blp
+
+class ApiVersionGet(ma.Schema):
+    version = ma.fields.String(example="0.1")
+
+@blp.route("/version")
+class ApiVersion(MethodView):
+    @blp.doc(summary="Get the REST interface version identification.")
+    @blp.response(200, ApiVersionGet, description="Successful operation")
+    def get(self):
+        return { "version": DefaultSettings.API_VERSION }
diff --git a/backend/src/server.py b/backend/src/server.py
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+++ b/backend/src/server.py
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+# pylint: disable=multiple-statements,wrong-import-position,wrong-import-order
+from gevent.monkey import patch_all; patch_all()
+from gevent.pywsgi import WSGIServer
+import configparser
+
+from app import Application
+from routes import routes
+
+instance = Application.get_instance()
+app = instance.app
+api = instance.api
+api.register_blueprint(routes)
+
+config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+config.read('config/config.ini')
+
+port = int(config['server']['port']) or 5000
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    http_Server = WSGIServer(("127.0.0.1", port), app)
+    try:
+        print(f"Server available on http://127.0.0.1:{port}/")
+        print(f"View docs on http://127.0.0.1:{port}/swagger")
+        http_Server.serve_forever()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("Keyboard interrupt received, stopping...")