diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a1037f..f68cb52 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -125,3 +125,7 @@ dist
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
+/venv
+/__pycache__
+venv
+__pycache__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/Mafia.iml b/.idea/Mafia.iml
index d0876a7..8b8c395 100644
--- a/.idea/Mafia.iml
+++ b/.idea/Mafia.iml
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
   </component>
+  <component name="PyDocumentationSettings">
+    <option name="format" value="PLAIN" />
+    <option name="myDocStringFormat" value="Plain" />
+  </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index a2e120d..ba24381 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.7" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+  <component name="PyCharmProfessionalAdvertiser">
+    <option name="shown" value="true" />
+  </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/lib/api.py b/backend/lib/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5eea58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/lib/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from flask import Flask
+from lib.routes import api
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+app.register_blueprint(api)
diff --git a/backend/lib/models/__init__.py b/backend/lib/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/lib/routes.py b/backend/lib/routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9331628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/lib/routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import time
+from random import randrange
+
+from flask import request, jsonify, Blueprint
+
+api = Blueprint('api', 'api', url_prefix='/api')
+
+
+@api.route('/room/create', methods=['POST'])
+def createRoom():
+    creator_id = request.get_json().get('creatorID')
+    room_id = randrange(999999999)
+    creation_date = time.time()
+    room_socket_port = randrange(30000, 50000)
+
+    return jsonify({'roomID': room_id, 'creationDate': creation_date, 'roomSocketPort': room_socket_port})
diff --git a/backend/lib/server.py b/backend/lib/server.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a7941a9..0000000
--- a/backend/lib/server.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-from flask import Flask
-app = Flask(__name__)
-
-
-@app.route('/')
-def hello_world():
-    return 'Hello, World!'
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 3dc0855..045fcc0 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-scripts start",
+    "start-api": "cd ../backend/lib && venv/bin/flask run --no-debugger",
     "build": "react-scripts build",
     "test": "react-scripts test",
     "eject": "react-scripts eject"
@@ -34,5 +35,6 @@
       "last 1 firefox version",
       "last 1 safari version"
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "proxy": "http://localhost:5000"
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/APIUtils.js b/frontend/src/APIUtils.js
index 2b9e6c3..0967684 100644
--- a/frontend/src/APIUtils.js
+++ b/frontend/src/APIUtils.js
@@ -3,23 +3,21 @@ import {
   SERVER_PORT,
   ROOM_ROUTES,
   ROOM_ACTIONS,
-} from './shared_code/consts';
-import axios from 'axios';
+  API_ROUTES,
+} from "./shared_code/consts";
+import axios from "axios";
 
 export const createRoom = async (roomDispatch, creatorID) => {
   const req = { creatorID };
   try {
-    const res = await axios.post(
-      `${SERVER_ADDRESS}:${SERVER_PORT}/${ROOM_ROUTES}/create`,
-      req,
-    );
+    const res = await axios.post(`/${API_ROUTES}/${ROOM_ROUTES}/create`, req);
     roomDispatch(
       ROOM_ACTIONS.initRoom(
         res.data.roomID,
         res.data.creationDate,
         res.data.roomSocketPort,
-        [],
-      ),
+        []
+      )
     );
   } catch (err) {
     window.alert(`Server giving us something wrong! ${err}`);
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ export const registerToRoom = async (
   playerID,
   playerName,
   roomID,
-  roomDispatch,
+  roomDispatch
 ) => {
   try {
     const res = await axios.get(
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ export const registerToRoom = async (
           playerName,
           roomID,
         },
-      },
+      }
     );
     const { error, errorMessage } = res.data;
     if (error) {
@@ -52,8 +50,8 @@ export const registerToRoom = async (
           roomID,
           res.data.creationDate,
           res.data.roomSocketPort,
-          res.data.roomPlayersList,
-        ),
+          res.data.roomPlayersList
+        )
       );
     }
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared_code/consts.js b/frontend/src/shared_code/consts.js
index 9118a61..b69b5a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared_code/consts.js
+++ b/frontend/src/shared_code/consts.js
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-export const SERVER_ADDRESS = 'http://localhost';
-export const SERVER_PORT = '8080';
-export const ROOM_ROUTES = 'room';
+export const SERVER_ADDRESS = "http://localhost";
+export const SERVER_PORT = "3000";
+export const API_ROUTES = "api";
+export const ROOM_ROUTES = "room";
 
 export const PLAYER_ACTIONS = {
-  generateUniqueID: { type: 'generateUniqueID' },
+  generateUniqueID: { type: "generateUniqueID" },
 };
 
 export const ROOM_ACTIONS = {
   initRoom: (id, creationDate, socketPort, playersList) => {
     return {
-      type: 'initRoom',
+      type: "initRoom",
       data: {
         id,
         creationDate,
@@ -18,17 +19,17 @@ export const ROOM_ACTIONS = {
       },
     };
   },
-  updatePlayerList: (playersList) => {
+  updatePlayerList: playersList => {
     return {
-      type: 'updatePlayerList',
+      type: "updatePlayerList",
       data: {
         playersList,
       },
     };
   },
-  setRoomID: (id) => {
+  setRoomID: id => {
     return {
-      type: 'setRoomId',
+      type: "setRoomId",
       data: { id },
     };
   },