diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 94dcffa..c97dd78 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import express from "express";
 import bodyParser from "body-parser";
 import cookieParser from "cookie-parser";
+import cors from "cors";
 import morgan from "morgan";
 
 import LDAP from "./ldap.js";
@@ -22,3 +23,22 @@ global.package = _package(global.argv.package);
 global.config = _config(global.argv.configPath);
 
 const ldap = new LDAP(global.argv.ldapURL, global.config.basedn);
+
+const app = express();
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
+app.use(cookieParser());
+app.use(cors({ origin: global.db.hostname }));
+app.use(morgan("combined"));
+
+// endpoint handles both adding a new user and updating an existing user including password and groups
+app.post("/users/:userid", (req, res) => {});
+
+app.get("/users/:userid", (req, res) => {});
+
+app.delete("/users/:userid", (req, res) => {});
+
+app.post("/groups/:groupid", (req, res) => {});
+
+app.get("/groups/:groupid", (req, res) => {});
+
+app.delete("/groups/:groupid", (req, res) => {});
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