diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d381cc..d353d60 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -160,3 +160,5 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
 
+config.ini
+.idea
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e20ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import os
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Annotated
+from argon2 import PasswordHasher
+from argon2.exceptions import VerifyMismatchError
+import configparser
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi.security import HTTPBasic, HTTPBasicCredentials
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+security = HTTPBasic()
+
+PATH = '/etc/'
+# PATH = './'
+USB_DHCPD_FILENAME = 'dhcpcd-usb.conf'
+ON_FILENAME = 'dhcpcd-usb-on.conf'
+OFF_FILENAME = 'dhcpcd-usb-off.conf'
+
+
+def get_username(credentials: Annotated[HTTPBasicCredentials, Depends(security)]):
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read('./config.ini')
+
+    if credentials.username != config['credentials']['username']:
+        raise_unauthorized()
+
+    try:
+        PasswordHasher().verify(config['credentials']['password_hash'], credentials.password)
+    except VerifyMismatchError:
+        raise_unauthorized()
+
+    return credentials.username
+
+
+def raise_unauthorized():
+    raise HTTPException(
+        status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+        detail="Incorrect username or password",
+        headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Basic"},
+    )
+
+
+@app.get('/status')
+async def get_status(username: Annotated[str, Depends(get_username)]):
+    return {"status": "usb" if is_usb_on() else "eth"}
+
+
+@app.post('/status/{status}')
+async def set_status(username: Annotated[str, Depends(get_username)], status):
+    if status == 'usb' and not is_usb_on():
+        switch_status(True)
+    elif status == 'eth' and is_usb_on():
+        switch_status(False)
+
+    return {'status': 'usb' if is_usb_on() else 'eth'}
+
+
+def is_usb_on():
+    real_filename = os.path.basename(os.path.realpath(PATH + USB_DHCPD_FILENAME))
+    return real_filename == ON_FILENAME
+
+
+def switch_status(turn_on):
+    if turn_on:
+        # call usb modem api to turn it on
+        update_usb_modem(turn_on)
+
+    update_dhcp_conf(turn_on)
+
+    if not turn_on:
+        # call usb modem api to turn it off
+        update_usb_modem(turn_on)
+
+
+def update_dhcp_conf(turn_on):
+    os.remove(PATH + USB_DHCPD_FILENAME)
+    source_file = ON_FILENAME if turn_on else OFF_FILENAME
+    os.symlink(PATH + source_file, PATH + USB_DHCPD_FILENAME)
+
+
+def update_usb_modem(turn_on):
+    pass
+
+
+def initialize_app():
+    script_dir = Path(__file__).parent.absolute()
+    credentials_file_path = str(script_dir) + '/config.ini'
+    if not os.path.isfile(credentials_file_path):
+        username = input("Enter a username")
+        password = input("Enter a password")
+
+        config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+        config['credentials'] = {
+            'username': username,
+            'password_hash': PasswordHasher().hash(password)
+        }
+        with open(credentials_file_path, 'w') as configfile:
+            config.write(configfile)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    initialize_app()
+
+    import uvicorn
+    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..561ed6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fastapi
+uvicorn
+argon2-cffi