diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.swp
+*pycache*
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
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+++ b/app/main.py
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+# vim:fileencoding=utf-8:ft=python:foldmethod=marker
+# statuspage/app/main.py
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+
+@app.get("/api/v1/ping")
+def pong():
+	return {"ping": "pong!"}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+fastapi
+uvicorn