diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 51573ed..10ec390 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ tokio = { version = "1.47.1", features = ["full", "rt-multi-thread", "signal"] }
 tower-http = { version = "0.6.6", features = ["trace"] }
 tracing = "0.1.41"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.19", features = ["env-filter"] }
+
+[features]
+no-auth = []
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e69de29..c2a758e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+# PureNotify Backend
+
+This is the backend service for the PureNotify application, written in Rust. It's built to be a high-performance, reliable, and scalable foundation for sending notifications.
+
+## 🚀 Features
+
+- **Asynchronous:** Built with `tokio` and `axum` for non-blocking I/O and high concurrency.
+- **Configurable:** Easily configure the application using environment variables.
+- **Logging:** Integrated structured logging with `tracing` for better observability.
+- **Graceful Shutdown:** Ensures the server shuts down cleanly without dropping active connections.
+- **Health Check:** A dedicated endpoint to monitor the service's health.
+
+## 🛠️ Technologies Used
+
+- **[Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/)**: The core programming language.
+- **[Axum](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum)**: A web application framework that focuses on ergonomics and modularity.
+- **[Tokio](https://tokio.rs/)**: An asynchronous runtime for the Rust programming language.
+- **[Serde](https://serde.rs/)**: A framework for serializing and deserializing Rust data structures efficiently.
+- **[Dotenvy](https://github.com/dotenv-rs/dotenv)**: For loading environment variables from a `.env` file.
+- **[Tracing](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing)**: A framework for instrumenting Rust programs to collect structured, event-based diagnostic information.
+
+## ⚙️ Getting Started
+
+Follow these instructions to get a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+You need to have the Rust toolchain installed on your system. If you don't have it, you can install it from [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs/).
+
+```sh
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+```
+
+### Installation & Running
+
+1.  **Clone the repository:**
+
+    ```sh
+    git clone https://github.com/your-username/purenotify_backend.git
+    cd purenotify_backend
+    ```
+
+2.  **Create a `.env` file:**
+    Copy the example environment file to create your own local configuration.
+
+    ```sh
+    cp .env.example .env
+    ```
+
+    You can modify the `.env` file to change the server's configuration.
+
+3.  **Build the project:**
+
+    ```sh
+    cargo build
+    ```
+
+4.  **Run the application:**
+    For development, you can run the project directly with `cargo run`:
+    ```sh
+    cargo run
+    ```
+    For a release build, run:
+    ```sh
+    cargo run --release
+    ```
+
+The server will start, and you should see log output in your terminal indicating that it's running.
+
+## 🔧 Configuration
+
+The application is configured using environment variables. These can be set in a `.env` file in the project root or directly in your shell.
+
+- `BIND_ADDRESS`: The IP address and port the server should listen on.
+  - **Default:** `127.0.0.1:3000`
+- `RUST_LOG`: Controls the log level for the application.
+  - **Example:** `RUST_LOG=info,purenotify_backend=debug` will set the default log level to `info` and the log level for this crate to `debug`.
+  - **Default:** Reads from the environment; if not set, logging may be minimal.
+
+## API Endpoints
+
+Here are the available API endpoints for the service.
+
+### Health Check
+
+- **Endpoint:** `/health`
+- **Method:** `GET`
+- **Description:** Used to verify that the service is running and healthy.
+- **Success Response:**
+  - **Code:** `200 OK`
+  - **Content:** `{"status": "ok"}`
+
+#### Example Usage
+
+You can use `curl` to check the health of the service:
+
+```sh
+curl http://127.0.0.1:3000/health
+```
+
+**Expected Output:**
+
+```json
+{
+  "status": "ok"
+}
+```
+
+## 📂 Project Structure
+
+The project follows a standard Rust project layout. The main application logic is located in the `src/` directory.
+
+```
+src/
+├── main.rs          # Application entry point, server setup
+├── config.rs        # Configuration management
+├── handlers/        # Business logic for handling requests
+│   └── health/
+│       └── health.rs
+├── routes/          # API route definitions
+│   └── health/
+│       └── health.rs
+└── utils/           # Utility functions and shared modules
+```
+
+- `main.rs`: Initializes the server, logging, configuration, and wires up the routes.
+- `config.rs`: Defines the `Config` struct and handles loading configuration from the environment.
+- `handlers/`: Contains the core logic for each API endpoint. Each handler is responsible for processing a request and returning a response.
+- `routes/`: Defines the Axum `Router` for different parts of the application. These modules map URL paths to their corresponding handlers.
+- `utils/`: A place for helper functions or modules that are used across different parts of the application.
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository and use a feature branch. Pull requests are warmly welcome.
+
+1.  Fork the repository.
+2.  Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/fooBar`).
+3.  Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some fooBar'`).
+4.  Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/fooBar`).
+5.  Create a new Pull Request.
+
+## 📄 License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) file for details.
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 38f207e..b3727de 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Config {
     pub bind_address: SocketAddr,
-    pub database_url: Option<String>,
+    // pub database_url: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ impl Config {
             return Err("In no-auth mode, BIND_ADDRESS must be 127.0.0.1".to_string());
         }
 
-        let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").ok();
+        // let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").ok();
 
         Ok(Self {
             bind_address,
-            database_url,
+            // database_url,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/health.rs b/src/handlers/health/health.rs
similarity index 86%
rename from src/health.rs
rename to src/handlers/health/health.rs
index d0136bd..dc8f051 100644
--- a/src/health.rs
+++ b/src/handlers/health/health.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// src/health.rs
+// src/handlers/health/health.rs
 
 use axum::Json;
 use axum::http::StatusCode;
diff --git a/src/handlers/health/mod.rs b/src/handlers/health/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca22caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handlers/health/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// src/handlers/health/mod.rs
+
+pub mod health;
diff --git a/src/handlers/mod.rs b/src/handlers/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..953b839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// src/handlers/mod.rs
+
+pub mod health;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1cfae13..f0ce410 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use std::process::exit;
 
-use axum::{Router, routing::get};
+use axum::Router;
 use dotenvy::dotenv;
 use tokio::signal;
 use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use tracing::{error, info};
 use tracing_subscriber::{EnvFilter, fmt, prelude::*};
 
 mod config;
-mod health;
+mod handlers;
+mod routes;
 
 use config::Config;
 
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ async fn main() {
 
     // Build the Axum router
     let app = Router::new()
-        .route("/health", get(health::health))
+        // .nest("/health", routes::health::health::health_routes())
+        .nest("/health", routes::health::health::health_routes())
         .layer(TraceLayer::new_for_http());
 
     // Run the server
diff --git a/src/routes/health/health.rs b/src/routes/health/health.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a13a476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/health/health.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// src/routes/health/health.rs
+
+use axum::{Router, routing::get};
+
+use crate::handlers::health::health::health;
+
+pub fn health_routes() -> Router {
+    Router::new().route("/", get(health))
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/health/mod.rs b/src/routes/health/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33c3aa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/health/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// src/routes/health/mod.rs
+
+pub mod health;
+
diff --git a/src/routes/mod.rs b/src/routes/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e81b416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// src/routes/mod.rs
+
+pub mod health;