diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index 14a1898..f5ce228 100755
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diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 0db6f00..ac397ca 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "@effect/schema": "^0.68.12",
     "@thilawyn/thilalib": "^0.1.4",
     "@todo-tests/common": "workspace:*",
+    "@trpc/server": "^10.45.2",
     "effect": "^3.4.5",
     "express": "^4.19.2"
   },
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/trpc/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/trpc/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/server/src/express.ts b/packages/server/src/express.ts
index 583dcf2..4ac33ab 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/express.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/express.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Context, Effect, Layer } from "effect"
+import { Config, Context, Effect, Layer } from "effect"
 import express from "express"
 
 
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ export const ExpressLive = Layer.sync(Express, () => express())
 
 
 export const ServerLive = Layer.scopedDiscard(Effect.gen(function*() {
-    const port = 8080
-    const app = yield* Express
+    const app  = yield* Express
+    const port = yield* Config.number("PORT").pipe(Config.withDefault(8080))
 
     yield* Effect.acquireRelease(
         Effect.sync(() =>
-            app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Example app listening on port ${ port }`))
+            app.listen(port, () => console.log(`HTTP server listening on ${ port }.`))
+        ),
+
+        server => Effect.sync(() =>
+            server.close()
         ),
-        server => Effect.sync(() => server.close()),
     )
 }))
diff --git a/packages/server/src/trpc.ts b/packages/server/src/trpc.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29