diff --git a/apps/api/.env.example b/apps/api/.env.example
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+NODE_ENV=development
+PORT=4000
+HOST=127.0.0.1
+LOG_LEVEL=info
+
+# CORS — origini consentite (separate da virgola)
+CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000
+
+# Database (configurato in step successivo con Prisma)
+# DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/ketopath
diff --git a/apps/api/.eslintrc.cjs b/apps/api/.eslintrc.cjs
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+/** @type {import('eslint').Linter.Config} */
+module.exports = {
+  root: true,
+  extends: ['@ketopath/eslint-config/node.cjs'],
+};
diff --git a/apps/api/.gitignore b/apps/api/.gitignore
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+++ b/apps/api/.gitignore
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+dist/
+*.tsbuildinfo
diff --git a/apps/api/.gitkeep b/apps/api/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@ketopath/api",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "tsx watch src/server.ts",
+    "build": "tsc",
+    "start": "node dist/server.js",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "lint": "eslint src --max-warnings=0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@fastify/cors": "^9.0.1",
+    "@fastify/helmet": "^11.1.1",
+    "@fastify/rate-limit": "^9.1.0",
+    "@fastify/sensible": "^5.6.0",
+    "@ketopath/shared": "workspace:*",
+    "fastify": "^4.28.1",
+    "zod": "^3.23.8"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@ketopath/eslint-config": "workspace:*",
+    "@ketopath/tsconfig": "workspace:*",
+    "@types/node": "^20.12.7",
+    "pino-pretty": "^11.2.1",
+    "tsx": "^4.16.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app.ts b/apps/api/src/app.ts
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+++ b/apps/api/src/app.ts
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+import cors from '@fastify/cors';
+import helmet from '@fastify/helmet';
+import rateLimit from '@fastify/rate-limit';
+import sensible from '@fastify/sensible';
+import Fastify, { type FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
+
+import { env } from './config/env.js';
+import { healthRoutes } from './modules/health/health.routes.js';
+
+export async function buildApp(): Promise<FastifyInstance> {
+  const app = Fastify({
+    logger: {
+      level: env.LOG_LEVEL,
+      ...(env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
+        ? {
+            transport: {
+              target: 'pino-pretty',
+              options: { translateTime: 'HH:MM:ss', ignore: 'pid,hostname' },
+            },
+          }
+        : {}),
+    },
+    disableRequestLogging: env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
+  });
+
+  await app.register(helmet, { global: true });
+  await app.register(cors, {
+    origin: env.CORS_ORIGINS,
+    credentials: true,
+  });
+  await app.register(rateLimit, {
+    max: 100,
+    timeWindow: '1 minute',
+  });
+  await app.register(sensible);
+
+  await app.register(healthRoutes);
+
+  return app;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/config/env.ts b/apps/api/src/config/env.ts
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+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+const envSchema = z.object({
+  NODE_ENV: z.enum(['development', 'test', 'production']).default('development'),
+  PORT: z.coerce.number().int().positive().default(4000),
+  HOST: z.string().min(1).default('127.0.0.1'),
+  LOG_LEVEL: z.enum(['fatal', 'error', 'warn', 'info', 'debug', 'trace', 'silent']).default('info'),
+  CORS_ORIGINS: z
+    .string()
+    .default('http://localhost:3000')
+    .transform((value) =>
+      value
+        .split(',')
+        .map((origin) => origin.trim())
+        .filter(Boolean),
+    ),
+});
+
+export type Env = z.infer<typeof envSchema>;
+
+export const env: Env = envSchema.parse(process.env);
diff --git a/apps/api/src/modules/health/health.routes.ts b/apps/api/src/modules/health/health.routes.ts
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+import type { FastifyPluginAsync } from 'fastify';
+
+export const healthRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync = async (fastify) => {
+  fastify.get('/health', async () => ({
+    status: 'ok',
+    uptime: process.uptime(),
+    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+  }));
+};
diff --git a/apps/api/src/server.ts b/apps/api/src/server.ts
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+import { buildApp } from './app.js';
+import { env } from './config/env.js';
+
+async function start(): Promise<void> {
+  const app = await buildApp();
+
+  try {
+    await app.listen({ port: env.PORT, host: env.HOST });
+  } catch (err) {
+    app.log.error(err);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+void start();
diff --git a/apps/api/tsconfig.json b/apps/api/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "extends": "@ketopath/tsconfig/node.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "baseUrl": ".",
+    "paths": {
+      "@/*": ["./src/*"]
+    },
+    "types": ["node"]
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}
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