diff --git a/api/cache.go b/api/cache.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1e427b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/cache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+)
+
+func GetItem(c echo.Context) error {
+	return c.String(http.StatusOK, "")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a35e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package main
+
+import "git.dev-null.rocks/alexohneander/distributed-cache/internal/server"
+
+func main() {
+	server.Start()
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc048f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module git.dev-null.rocks/alexohneander/distributed-cache
+
+go 1.24.3
+
+require github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.13.4
+
+require (
+	github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.2 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.38.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.40.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.25.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b92f49c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.13.4 h1:oTZZW+T3s9gAu5L8vmzihV7/lkXGZuITzTQkTEhcXEA=
+github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.13.4/go.mod h1:g63b33BZ5vZzcIUF8AtRH40DrTlXnx4UMC8rBdndmjQ=
+github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 h1:F8qTUNXgG1+6WQmqoUWnz8WiEU60mXVVw0P4ht1WRA0=
+github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2/go.mod h1:QlUFxVM+SNXhDL/Z7YhocGIBYOiwB0mXm1+1bAPHPyU=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 h1:9A9LHSqF/7dyVVX6g0U9cwm9pG3kP9gSzcuIPHPsaIE=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14/go.mod h1:6LmQG8QLFO4G5z1gPvYEzlUgJ2wF+stgPZH1UqBm1s8=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
+github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 h1:GqA5TC/0021Y/b9FG4Oi9Mr3q7XYx6KllzawFIhcdPw=
+github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:6bBcMArwyJ5K/AmCkWv1jt77kVWyCJ6HpOuEn7z0Csc=
+github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.2 h1:lxLXG0uE3Qnshl9QyaK6XJxMXlQZELvChBOCmQD0Loo=
+github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.2/go.mod h1:KHLXt3tVN2HBp8eijSv/kGJopbvo7S+qRAEEKiv+SiQ=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.38.0 h1:jt+WWG8IZlBnVbomuhg2Mdq0+BBQaHbtqHEFEigjUV8=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.38.0/go.mod h1:MvrbAqul58NNYPKnOra203SB9vpuZW0e+RRZV+Ggqjw=
+golang.org/x/net v0.40.0 h1:79Xs7wF06Gbdcg4kdCCIQArK11Z1hr5POQ6+fIYHNuY=
+golang.org/x/net v0.40.0/go.mod h1:y0hY0exeL2Pku80/zKK7tpntoX23cqL3Oa6njdgRtds=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0 h1:q3i8TbbEz+JRD9ywIRlyRAQbM0qF7hu24q3teo2hbuw=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.33.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/text v0.25.0 h1:qVyWApTSYLk/drJRO5mDlNYskwQznZmkpV2c8q9zls4=
+golang.org/x/text v0.25.0/go.mod h1:WEdwpYrmk1qmdHvhkSTNPm3app7v4rsT8F2UD6+VHIA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5393f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"git.dev-null.rocks/alexohneander/distributed-cache/api"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+)
+
+func Start() {
+	e := echo.New()
+
+	// Routes
+	e.GET("/", func(c echo.Context) error {
+		return c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!")
+	})
+	e.GET("/api/v1/cache/:id", api.GetItem)
+
+	e.Logger.Fatal(e.Start(":8080"))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cache/cache.go b/pkg/cache/cache.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c69391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cache/cache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package cache
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// Cache represents an in-memory key-value store.
+type Cache struct {
+	data map[string]any
+	mu   sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// NewCache creates and initializes a new Cache instance.
+func NewCache() *Cache {
+	return &Cache{
+		data: make(map[string]any),
+	}
+}
+
+// Set adds or updates a key-value pair in the cache.
+func (c *Cache) Set(key string, value any) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	c.data[key] = value
+}
+
+// Get retrieves the value associated with the given key from the cache.
+func (c *Cache) Get(key string) (any, bool) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+	value, ok := c.data[key]
+	return value, ok
+}
+
+// Delete removes a key-value pair from the cache.
+func (c *Cache) Delete(key string) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	delete(c.data, key)
+}
+
+// Clear removes all key-value pairs from the cache.
+func (c *Cache) Clear() {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	c.data = make(map[string]any)
+}