diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..ea8c4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
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index 0000000..3b3d789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "backend"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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index 0000000..23e0b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[workspace]
+resolver = "2"
+members = ["crates/backend"]
diff --git a/crates/backend/Cargo.toml b/crates/backend/Cargo.toml
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index 0000000..96aa7cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[package]
+name = "backend"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
diff --git a/crates/backend/src/main.rs b/crates/backend/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f328e4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fn main() {}