diff --git a/api/server.js b/api/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d44db72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const cors = require('cors');
+const helmet = require('helmet');
+require('dotenv').config();
+
+const accountsRoute = require('../api/routes/accountRoute');
+
+const server = express();
+
+server.use(express.json());
+server.use(cors());
+server.use(helmet());
+
+server.use('/api/accounts', accountsRoute);
+
+server.get('/', (req, res) =>
+	res
+		.status(200)
+		.send('<h2>Welcome to Meeting Planner Backend API service.</h2>'),
+);
+
+module.exports = server;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1065256..c2f8195 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,23 +1,4 @@
-const express = require('express');
-const cors = require('cors');
-const helmet = require('helmet');
-require('dotenv').config();
-
-const accountsRoute = require('./api/routes/accountRoute');
-
-const server = express();
-
-server.use(express.json());
-server.use(cors());
-server.use(helmet());
-
-server.use('/api/accounts', accountsRoute);
-
-server.get('/', (req, res) =>
-	res
-		.status(200)
-		.send('<h2>Welcome to Meeting Planner Backend API service.</h2>'),
-);
+const server = require('./api/server.js');
 
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3001;