diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..869df07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+/target
+Cargo.lock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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index 0000000..1b74762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "banii-cafe"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+axum = "0.8.1"
+serde = { version = "1.0.217", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
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+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}