diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8c2b884..4ba8af7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # ---> VisualStudioCode
+.vscode/
 .vscode/*
 !.vscode/settings.json
 !.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -12,3 +13,6 @@
 # Built Visual Studio Code Extensions
 *.vsix
 
+# Bin and obj folders
+bin/
+obj/
diff --git a/MinimalCloudlessAPI.csproj b/MinimalCloudlessAPI.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50af912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MinimalCloudlessAPI.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="8.0.10" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.6.2" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/MinimalCloudlessAPI.http b/MinimalCloudlessAPI.http
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ed274a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MinimalCloudlessAPI.http
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@MinimalCloudlessAPI_HostAddress = http://localhost:5156
+
+GET {{MinimalCloudlessAPI_HostAddress}}/
+Accept: application/json
+
+###
diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0027d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+
+var app = builder.Build();
+
+app.MapGet("/", () => "Hello World!");
+
+app.Run();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Properties/launchSettings.json b/Properties/launchSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fe657f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
+  "iisSettings": {
+    "windowsAuthentication": false,
+    "anonymousAuthentication": true,
+    "iisExpress": {
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:12485",
+      "sslPort": 44336
+    }
+  },
+  "profiles": {
+    "http": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "launchUrl": "swagger",
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5156",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    },
+    "https": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "launchUrl": "swagger",
+      "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:7221;http://localhost:5156",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    },
+    "IIS Express": {
+      "commandName": "IISExpress",
+      "launchBrowser": true,
+      "launchUrl": "swagger",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/appsettings.Development.json b/appsettings.Development.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff66ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/appsettings.json b/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d56694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "Logging": {
+    "LogLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
+    }
+  },
+  "AllowedHosts": "*"
+}