diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b0ec7af..2628fad 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,10 +4,18 @@ go 1.24.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.13.3 // indirect
+	github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.24 // indirect
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0 // indirect
+	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.2 // indirect
+	github.com/ziflex/lecho/v3 v3.7.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.23.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/time v0.8.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f6a0b8d..c5ad46c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,21 +2,39 @@ github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSV
 github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.0.4/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5xrFpKfA=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.13.3 h1:pwhpCPrTl5qry5HRdM5FwdXnhXSLSY+WE+YQSeCaafY=
+github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.13.3/go.mod h1:o90YNEeQWjDozo584l7AwhJMHN0bOC4tAfg+Xox9q5g=
+github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 h1:F8qTUNXgG1+6WQmqoUWnz8WiEU60mXVVw0P4ht1WRA0=
+github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2/go.mod h1:QlUFxVM+SNXhDL/Z7YhocGIBYOiwB0mXm1+1bAPHPyU=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 h1:JITubQf0MOLdlGRuRq+jtsDlekdYPia9ZFsB8h/APPA=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.24 h1:tpSp2G2KyMnnQu99ngJ47EIkWVmliIizyZBfPrBWDRM=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.24/go.mod h1:Uh1q+B4BYcTPb+yiD3kU8Ct7aC0hY9fxUwlHK0RXw+Y=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.5.0/go.mod h1:trrq9SKmegXys3aeAKXMUTdJsYXVwGY3RLcfgqegfbg=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0 h1:1cU2KZkvPxNyfgEmhHAz/1A9Bz+llsdYzklWFzgp0r8=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0/go.mod h1:/7mN4D5sKwJLZQ2b/znpjC3/GQWY/xaDXUM0kKWRHss=
+github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 h1:GqA5TC/0021Y/b9FG4Oi9Mr3q7XYx6KllzawFIhcdPw=
+github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:6bBcMArwyJ5K/AmCkWv1jt77kVWyCJ6HpOuEn7z0Csc=
+github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.2 h1:lxLXG0uE3Qnshl9QyaK6XJxMXlQZELvChBOCmQD0Loo=
+github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.2/go.mod h1:KHLXt3tVN2HBp8eijSv/kGJopbvo7S+qRAEEKiv+SiQ=
+github.com/ziflex/lecho/v3 v3.7.0 h1:MSzYINEHtAaCx2XpbdF1A85aSyXitNJxF4T9dG6jzRQ=
+github.com/ziflex/lecho/v3 v3.7.0/go.mod h1:LBlLsyIwa0MFxtJ2WU5WzHfuMR/jnq26TXddWfJ+s/0=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0 h1:AnAEvhDddvBdpY+uR+MyHmuZzzNqXSe/GvuDeob5L34=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0/go.mod h1:Y4J0ReaxCR1IMaabaSMugxJES1EpwhBHhv2bDHklZvc=
+golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 h1:74SYHlV8BIgHIFC/LrYkOGIwL19eTYXQ5wc6TBuO36I=
+golang.org/x/net v0.33.0/go.mod h1:HXLR5J+9DxmrqMwG9qjGCxZ+zKXxBru04zlTvWlWuN4=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 h1:ioabZlmFYtWhL+TRYpcnNlLwhyxaM9kWTDEmfnprqik=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/text v0.23.0 h1:D71I7dUrlY+VX0gQShAThNGHFxZ13dGLBHQLVl1mJlY=
+golang.org/x/text v0.23.0/go.mod h1:/BLNzu4aZCJ1+kcD0DNRotWKage4q2rGVAg4o22unh4=
+golang.org/x/time v0.8.0 h1:9i3RxcPv3PZnitoVGMPDKZSq1xW1gK1Xy3ArNOGZfEg=
+golang.org/x/time v0.8.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
diff --git a/main/main.go b/main/main.go
index 263ced6..215f617 100644
--- a/main/main.go
+++ b/main/main.go
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"playback-device-server/server"
 	"playback-device-server/users"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 const USER_DATABASE_DIR = "."
+const WEB_SERVER_PORT = "8080"
 
 func main() {
 	initializeLogger()
@@ -28,6 +31,24 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to initialize user manager")
 	}
+
+	webServer := server.WebServer{}
+	webServer.SetWebAppDirectoryPath("www")
+	webServer.SetPort(WEB_SERVER_PORT)
+	webServer.Initialize()
+	defer webServer.Close()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		log.Info().Msg("starting web server")
+		err := webServer.Start()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to start web server")
+		}
+	}()
+	wg.Wait()
 }
 
 func initializeLogger() {
diff --git a/server/web_server.go b/server/web_server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3c7bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/web_server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/ziflex/lecho/v3"
+)
+
+type WebServer struct {
+	router              *echo.Echo
+	webAppDirectoryPath string
+	port                string
+}
+
+func (r *WebServer) Initialize() {
+	r.router = echo.New()
+	r.router.HideBanner = true
+	//r.router.HidePort = true
+	r.router.Logger = lecho.From(log.Logger)
+	r.router.Static("/", "www/dist")
+	r.router.Use(SetContentType)
+	r.router.Use(middleware.LoggerWithConfig(middleware.LoggerConfig{
+		Format: "${time_rfc3339} ${method} ${uri} status ${status}\n",
+	}))
+	r.router.Use(middleware.CORSWithConfig(middleware.CORSConfig{
+		AllowOrigins: []string{"http://localhost:*", "https://localhost:*"},
+		AllowMethods: []string{echo.GET, echo.PUT, echo.POST, echo.DELETE},
+	}))
+}
+
+func SetContentType(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(context echo.Context) error {
+		request := context.Request()
+		path := request.URL.Path
+		extension := filepath.Ext(path)
+		if extension == ".jsx" {
+			context.Response().Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/javascript")
+		}
+		return next(context)
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *WebServer) Start() error {
+	err := r.router.Start(fmt.Sprintf(":%s", r.port))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Info().Msgf("web server started on port %s", r.port)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *WebServer) Close() {
+	r.router.Close()
+}
+
+func (r *WebServer) SetWebAppDirectoryPath(DirectoryPath string) {
+	r.webAppDirectoryPath = DirectoryPath
+}
+
+func (r *WebServer) SetPort(Port string) {
+	r.port = Port
+}
+
+func (r WebServer) Router() *echo.Echo {
+	return r.router
+}
+
+func sendError(statusCode int, context echo.Context, message string) {
+	log.Info().Msg(message)
+	responseData := struct {
+		Error string `json:"error"`
+	}{
+		Error: message,
+	}
+	context.JSON(statusCode, responseData)
+}