diff --git a/bin/running_on_dart.dart b/bin/running_on_dart.dart
index 2b6206f..575e311 100644
--- a/bin/running_on_dart.dart
+++ b/bin/running_on_dart.dart
@@ -47,4 +47,6 @@ void main() async {
       ));
 
   await setupContainer(client);
+
+  WebServer().startServer();
 }
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e831fe4..8db9f0a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ services:
     container_name: running_on_dart
     env_file:
      - .env
-    links:
-      - db
+    ports:
+      - "8088:8088"
     depends_on:
       - db
 
diff --git a/lib/running_on_dart.dart b/lib/running_on_dart.dart
index 2dc8d04..080f796 100644
--- a/lib/running_on_dart.dart
+++ b/lib/running_on_dart.dart
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ export 'src/settings.dart';
 export 'src/converter.dart';
 export 'src/error_handler.dart';
 export 'src/init.dart';
+
+export 'src/api/api_server.dart' show WebServer;
diff --git a/lib/src/api/api_server.dart b/lib/src/api/api_server.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dfc1e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/api/api_server.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import 'dart:convert';
+
+import 'package:injector/injector.dart';
+import 'package:running_on_dart/src/api/jwt_middleware.dart';
+import 'package:running_on_dart/src/modules/bot_start_duration.dart';
+
+import 'package:shelf_router/shelf_router.dart' as shelf_router;
+import 'package:shelf/shelf.dart' as shelf;
+import 'package:shelf/shelf_io.dart' as shelf_io;
+
+class WebServer {
+  Future<shelf.Response> _handleBotInfo(shelf.Request request) async {
+    final botStartDuration = Injector.appInstance.get<BotStartDuration>();
+
+    return shelf.Response.ok(jsonEncode({"ok": true, 'uptime': botStartDuration.startDate.toIso8601String()}), headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'});
+  }
+
+  Future<shelf_router.Router> _setupRouter() async {
+    return shelf_router.Router()
+      ..get("/api/info", _handleBotInfo)
+      ..get("/api/test", _authorized(_handleBotInfo));
+  }
+
+  shelf.Handler _authorized(shelf.Handler inner) => const shelf.Pipeline().addMiddleware(jwtMiddleware()).addHandler(inner);
+
+  Future<void> startServer() async {
+    final router = await _setupRouter();
+
+    final app = const shelf.Pipeline()
+        .addMiddleware(shelf.logRequests())
+        .addHandler(router.call);
+
+    await shelf_io.serve(app, "0.0.0.0", 8088);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/api/jwt_middleware.dart b/lib/src/api/jwt_middleware.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bc366b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/api/jwt_middleware.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import 'package:shelf/shelf.dart' as shelf;
+
+shelf.Middleware jwtMiddleware() => (shelf.Handler handler) {
+  return (shelf.Request request) {
+    final authHeader = request.headers['Authorization'];
+
+    if (authHeader == null) {
+      return shelf.Response.unauthorized(null);
+    }
+
+    return handler(request);
+  };
+};
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index a14364b..5f977dc 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: clock
-      sha256: fddb70d9b5277016c77a80201021d40a2247104d9f4aa7bab7157b7e3f05b84b
+      sha256: cb6d7f03e1de671e34607e909a7213e31d7752be4fb66a86d29fe1eb14bfb5cf
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.2"
+    version: "1.1.1"
   collection:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -105,14 +105,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "3.1.2"
-  coverage:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: coverage
-      sha256: "4b03e11f6d5b8f6e5bb5e9f7889a56fe6c5cbe942da5378ea4d4d7f73ef9dfe5"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.11.0"
   crypto:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -169,14 +161,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.1.1"
-  frontend_server_client:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: frontend_server_client
-      sha256: f64a0333a82f30b0cca061bc3d143813a486dc086b574bfb233b7c1372427694
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "4.0.0"
   fuzzy:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -209,14 +193,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.2.2"
-  http_multi_server:
+  http_methods:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
-      name: http_multi_server
-      sha256: "97486f20f9c2f7be8f514851703d0119c3596d14ea63227af6f7a481ef2b2f8b"
+      name: http_methods
+      sha256: "6bccce8f1ec7b5d701e7921dca35e202d425b57e317ba1a37f2638590e29e566"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.2.1"
+    version: "1.1.1"
   http_parser:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -245,26 +229,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: intl
-      sha256: "99f282cb0e02edcbbf8c6b3bbc7c90b65635156c412e58f3975a7e55284ce685"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.20.0"
-  io:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: io
-      sha256: "2ec25704aba361659e10e3e5f5d672068d332fc8ac516421d483a11e5cbd061e"
+      sha256: d6f56758b7d3014a48af9701c085700aac781a92a87a62b1333b46d8879661cf
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.4"
-  js:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: js
-      sha256: c1b2e9b5ea78c45e1a0788d29606ba27dc5f71f019f32ca5140f61ef071838cf
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.7.1"
+    version: "0.19.0"
   lints:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
@@ -285,10 +253,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: matcher
-      sha256: d2323aa2060500f906aa31a895b4030b6da3ebdcc5619d14ce1aada65cd161cb
+      sha256: dc58c723c3c24bf8d3e2d3ad3f2f9d7bd9cf43ec6feaa64181775e60190153f2
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.12.16+1"
+    version: "0.12.17"
   meta:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -302,34 +270,18 @@ packages:
     description:
       path: "."
       ref: HEAD
-      resolved-ref: "82104b2934f7fa13a88e2cd596d4b4df932e6cd6"
+      resolved-ref: a31aaa35c975e8a6d17554d0241c11c297b7afb6
       url: "https://github.com/nyxx-discord/migent.git"
     source: git
-    version: "1.2.0"
-  mime:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: mime
-      sha256: "41a20518f0cb1256669420fdba0cd90d21561e560ac240f26ef8322e45bb7ed6"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.0"
-  node_preamble:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: node_preamble
-      sha256: "6e7eac89047ab8a8d26cf16127b5ed26de65209847630400f9aefd7cd5c730db"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.2"
+    version: "1.1.0"
   nyxx:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: nyxx
-      sha256: "3ee891f4098c0dd7b992dafc2b4e961b82bd076b3149a15408efda1e11c7c5aa"
+      sha256: "073c4f3a49269b4580c54aef32a472b3eae0e6f0e125eb1be2eeb5976210e886"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "6.5.2"
+    version: "6.5.0"
   nyxx_commands:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -342,10 +294,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: nyxx_extensions
-      sha256: f0b6dfc5ed2350c10f3018c7fc5fbaa7c01fbce6fee8b8fb14724f57cc0d67fe
+      sha256: "8016605fc131320bfb58362e5124a0fb1c23e51c26f1638098611fa8f93760aa"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "4.2.1"
+    version: "4.2.0"
   oauth2:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -398,10 +350,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: postgres
-      sha256: e9802d4c9d78e432c4d4e57be9a91d99cf1552d45f17b17792f8e595060376a2
+      sha256: bc3a36f9960d822af1ac4c2e0a32c4e7a3e426d2ce4500c11afca40f53c34612
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.4.3"
+    version: "3.4.0"
   pub_semver:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -451,53 +403,21 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "1.0.3"
   shelf:
-    dependency: transitive
+    dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: shelf
       sha256: e7dd780a7ffb623c57850b33f43309312fc863fb6aa3d276a754bb299839ef12
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.4.2"
-  shelf_packages_handler:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: shelf_packages_handler
-      sha256: "89f967eca29607c933ba9571d838be31d67f53f6e4ee15147d5dc2934fee1b1e"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.2"
-  shelf_static:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: shelf_static
-      sha256: c87c3875f91262785dade62d135760c2c69cb217ac759485334c5857ad89f6e3
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.3"
-  shelf_web_socket:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: shelf_web_socket
-      sha256: "073c147238594ecd0d193f3456a5fe91c4b0abbcc68bf5cd95b36c4e194ac611"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.0"
-  source_map_stack_trace:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: source_map_stack_trace
-      sha256: c0713a43e323c3302c2abe2a1cc89aa057a387101ebd280371d6a6c9fa68516b
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.2"
-  source_maps:
-    dependency: transitive
+  shelf_router:
+    dependency: "direct main"
     description:
-      name: source_maps
-      sha256: "708b3f6b97248e5781f493b765c3337db11c5d2c81c3094f10904bfa8004c703"
+      name: shelf_router
+      sha256: f5e5d492440a7fb165fe1e2e1a623f31f734d3370900070b2b1e0d0428d59864
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.10.12"
+    version: "1.1.4"
   source_span:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -555,14 +475,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.2.1"
-  test:
-    dependency: "direct dev"
-    description:
-      name: test
-      sha256: "713a8789d62f3233c46b4a90b174737b2c04cb6ae4500f2aa8b1be8f03f5e67f"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.25.8"
   test_api:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -571,14 +483,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.7.3"
-  test_core:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: test_core
-      sha256: "12391302411737c176b0b5d6491f466b0dd56d4763e347b6714efbaa74d7953d"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.6.5"
   typed_data:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -595,14 +499,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.3.0"
-  vm_service:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: vm_service
-      sha256: "0968250880a6c5fe7edc067ed0a13d4bae1577fe2771dcf3010d52c4a9d3ca14"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "14.3.1"
   watcher:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -615,34 +511,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: web
-      sha256: "97da13628db363c635202ad97068d47c5b8aa555808e7a9411963c533b449b27"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.5.1"
-  web_socket:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: web_socket
-      sha256: "3c12d96c0c9a4eec095246debcea7b86c0324f22df69893d538fcc6f1b8cce83"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.1.6"
-  web_socket_channel:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: web_socket_channel
-      sha256: "9f187088ed104edd8662ca07af4b124465893caf063ba29758f97af57e61da8f"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.1"
-  webkit_inspection_protocol:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: webkit_inspection_protocol
-      sha256: "87d3f2333bb240704cd3f1c6b5b7acd8a10e7f0bc28c28dcf14e782014f4a572"
+      sha256: cd3543bd5798f6ad290ea73d210f423502e71900302dde696f8bff84bf89a1cb
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.2.1"
+    version: "1.1.0"
   yaml:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 973d3bf..b7bc43e 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -27,9 +27,15 @@ dependencies:
     git: https://github.com/TentacleOrg/Tentacle.git
   injector: ^4.0.0
 
+  # directly used transitive dependencies
   dio: any
   built_collection: any
 
+  # api server
+  shelf: ^1.4.2
+  shelf_router: ^1.1.4
+  jaguar_jwt: ^3.0.0
+
 dev_dependencies:
   lints: ^5.0.0
   test: ^1.25.8