diff --git a/backend/cmd/api/main.go b/backend/cmd/api/main.go
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+++ b/backend/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/Wikid82/CaddyProxyManagerPlus/backend/internal/api/handlers"
+	"github.com/Wikid82/CaddyProxyManagerPlus/backend/internal/api/routes"
+	"github.com/Wikid82/CaddyProxyManagerPlus/backend/internal/config"
+	"github.com/Wikid82/CaddyProxyManagerPlus/backend/internal/database"
+	"github.com/Wikid82/CaddyProxyManagerPlus/backend/internal/server"
+	"github.com/Wikid82/CaddyProxyManagerPlus/backend/internal/version"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	log.Printf("starting %s backend on version %s", version.Name, version.Full())
+
+	cfg, err := config.Load()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("load config: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	db, err := database.Connect(cfg.DatabasePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("connect database: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	router := server.NewRouter(cfg.FrontendDir)
+
+	// Pass config to routes for auth service and certificate service
+	if err := routes.Register(router, db, cfg); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("register routes: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Register import handler with config dependencies
+	routes.RegisterImportHandler(router, db, cfg.CaddyBinary, cfg.ImportDir)
+
+	// Check for mounted Caddyfile on startup
+	if err := handlers.CheckMountedImport(db, cfg.ImportCaddyfile, cfg.CaddyBinary, cfg.ImportDir); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("WARNING: failed to process mounted Caddyfile: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	addr := fmt.Sprintf(":%s", cfg.HTTPPort)
+	log.Printf("starting %s backend on %s", version.Name, addr)
+
+	if err := router.Run(addr); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("server error: %v", err)
+	}
+}