diff --git a/lkeep/core/__init__.py b/lkeep/core/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/lkeep/core/settings.py b/lkeep/core/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6124d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lkeep/core/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from pydantic import SecretStr
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
+
+
+class DBSettings(BaseSettings):
+    db_name: str
+    db_user: str
+    db_password: SecretStr
+    db_host: str
+    db_port: int
+    db_echo: bool
+
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(env_file=".env", env_file_encoding="utf8", extra="ignore")
+
+    @property
+    def db_url(self):
+        return f"postgresql+asyncpg://{self.db_user}:{self.db_password.get_secret_value()}@{self.db_host}:{self.db_port}/{self.db_name}"
+
+
+class Settings(BaseSettings):
+    db_settings: DBSettings = DBSettings()
+
+
+settings = Settings()
diff --git a/lkeep/main.py b/lkeep/main.py
index 1907c22..3cf304b 100644
--- a/lkeep/main.py
+++ b/lkeep/main.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import uvicorn
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 
 app = FastAPI()
 
 
-@app.get("/")
-async def index():
-    return {"status": "It's ALIVE!"}
+def start():
+    uvicorn.run(app="lkeep.main:app", reload=True)