diff --git a/backend/src/main.rs b/backend/src/main.rs
index f627dc9..9db9406 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+#![allow(unused_imports)]
 mod handlers;
 mod models;
 mod router;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use axum::{Router, routing};
 use dotenv::dotenv;
 use models::*;
@@ -26,12 +29,7 @@ async fn main() {
             std::process::exit(1);
         }
     };
-    let app = Router::new().route("/", routing::get(root_handler));
-
+    let app = create_router(Arc::new(AppState { db: pool.clone() }));
     let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:8001").await.unwrap();
     axum::serve(listener, app).await;
 }
-
-async fn root_handler() -> &'static str {
-    "Hello, World"
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/models.rs b/backend/src/models.rs
index d7f91e2..4039236 100644
--- a/backend/src/models.rs
+++ b/backend/src/models.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sqlx::{Decode, prelude::Type};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize, Decode, Type)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize, Type)]
 pub enum Category {
     WhiteboardBeamer,
     Internet,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl Display for Category {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize, Decode, Type)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize, Type)]
 pub enum Status {
     ToDo,
     InProgress,
diff --git a/backend/src/router.rs b/backend/src/router.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bc1a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/router.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use axum::{
+    Router,
+    routing::{get, post},
+};
+
+use crate::{
+    AppState,
+    handlers::ticket::{create_ticket, delete_ticket, get_ticket_by_id, get_tickets},
+};
+
+pub fn create_router(state: Arc<AppState>) -> Router {
+    Router::new()
+        .route("/api/tickets", get(get_tickets))
+        .route("/api/tickets/create", post(create_ticket))
+        .route(
+            "/api/tickets/{id}",
+            get(get_ticket_by_id).delete(delete_ticket),
+        )
+        .with_state(state)
+}