diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 53b0131..d0e5b37 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 version: "3.9"
 
 services:
-  mailing:
+  api:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
-    container_name: python_mailing
+    container_name: python_mailing_api
     volumes:
       - .:/app
-    command: tail -f /dev/null
+    command: bash -lc "uvicorn rest.api:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 6245"
     environment:
       - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
-    tty: true
+    ports:
+      - "6245:6245"
     depends_on:
       - rabbitmq
 
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index ff120a9..09af423 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ pytest==8.4.2
 pytest-mock==3.15.1
 sendgrid==6.12.5
 resend==2.16.0
-celery==5.5.3
\ No newline at end of file
+celery==5.5.3
+fastapi==0.119.0
+httpx==0.28.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements/prod.txt b/requirements/prod.txt
index 9c9dec9..706c480 100644
--- a/requirements/prod.txt
+++ b/requirements/prod.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
--r base.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+-r base.txt
+
+uvicorn[standard]==0.30.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rest/__init__.py b/rest/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/rest/api.py b/rest/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af8aee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+
+app = FastAPI(title="Python Mailing REST API")
+
+
+@app.get("/health")
+def health():
+    return {"status": "ok"}
diff --git a/rest/tests/__init__.py b/rest/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/rest/tests/test_health.py b/rest/tests/test_health.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bfa2e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest/tests/test_health.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from fastapi import status
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from rest.api import app
+
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+
+class TestHealth:
+    def test_health_status_code_ok(self):
+        response = client.get("/health")
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+
+    def test_health_response_body_ok(self):
+        response = client.get("/health")
+        assert response.json() == {"status": "ok"}