diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index bc04e52..a8de0cb 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -1,108 +1,12 @@
-from typing import Annotated
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends, HTTPException, Path
-from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-from starlette import status
+from fastapi import FastAPI
 
-from database import engine, SessionLocal
-from models import Base, Post, Thread
+import models
+from database import engine
+from routers import auth, forum
 
 app = FastAPI()
 
-Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
-
-
-def get_db():
-    db = SessionLocal()
-    try:
-        yield db
-    finally:
-        db.close()
-
-
-db_dependency = Annotated[Session, Depends(get_db)]
-
-
-class PostCreate(BaseModel):
-    author: str = Field('anon')
-    title: str = Field('')
-    content: str = Field('')
-
-
-@app.get('/', status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-async def get_posts(db: db_dependency):
-    return db.query(Post).all()
-
-
-@app.post('/', status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
-async def create_thread(db: db_dependency, data: PostCreate):
-    try:
-        # Create the post
-        post = Post(
-            author=data.author,
-            title=data.title,
-            content=data.content
-        )
-        db.add(post)
-        db.flush()
-
-        # Create the thread
-        thread = Thread(
-            author=post.author,
-            title=post.title,
-            content=post.content
-        )
-        db.add(thread)
-        db.flush()
-
-        # Update the Post with thread_id
-        post.thread_id = thread.id
-        db.commit()
-
-        return {
-            'id': post.id,
-            'author': post.author,
-            'title': post.title,
-            'content': post.content
-        }
-    except Exception as e:
-        db.rollback()
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(e))
-
-
-@app.get('/{thread_id}', status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-async def get_thread_by_id(db: db_dependency, thread_id: int = Path(gt=0)):
-    posts = db.query(Post).filter(Post.thread_id == thread_id).all()
-    if posts:
-        return posts
-
-    raise HTTPException(404, f'Could not find thread')
-
-
-@app.post('/{thread_id}', status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
-async def create_reply(db: db_dependency, data: PostCreate, thread_id: int = Path(gt=0)):
-    thread = db.query(Thread).filter(Thread.id == thread_id).first()
-    if thread:
-        post = Post(
-            thread_id=thread_id,
-            author=data.author,
-            title=data.title,
-            content=data.content
-        )
-        db.add(post)
-        db.commit()
-
-        return {
-            'id': post.id,
-            'author': post.author,
-            'title': post.title,
-            'content': post.content
-        }
-
-    raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail='Could not find thread')
-
-
-@app.get('/catalog', status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
-async def get_catalog(db: db_dependency):
-    return db.query(Thread).all()
+models.Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
 
+app.include_router(auth.router)
+app.include_router(forum.router)
diff --git a/backend/routers/__init__.py b/backend/routers/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/routers/auth.py b/backend/routers/auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7980643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/routers/auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get('/auth/')
+async def get_user():
+    return {'user': 'authenticated'}
diff --git a/backend/routers/forum.py b/backend/routers/forum.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7fda60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/routers/forum.py
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+from typing import Annotated
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Path
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from starlette import status
+
+from database import SessionLocal
+from models import Post, Thread
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+def get_db():
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        yield db
+    finally:
+        db.close()
+
+
+db_dependency = Annotated[Session, Depends(get_db)]
+
+
+class PostCreate(BaseModel):
+    author: str = Field('anon')
+    title: str = Field('')
+    content: str = Field('')
+
+
+@router.get('/', status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+async def get_posts(db: db_dependency):
+    return db.query(Post).all()
+
+
+@router.post('/', status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+async def create_thread(db: db_dependency, data: PostCreate):
+    try:
+        # Create the post
+        post = Post(
+            author=data.author,
+            title=data.title,
+            content=data.content
+        )
+        db.add(post)
+        db.flush()
+
+        # Create the thread
+        thread = Thread(
+            author=post.author,
+            title=post.title,
+            content=post.content
+        )
+        db.add(thread)
+        db.flush()
+
+        # Update the Post with thread_id
+        post.thread_id = thread.id
+        db.commit()
+
+        return {
+            'id': post.id,
+            'author': post.author,
+            'title': post.title,
+            'content': post.content
+        }
+    except Exception as e:
+        db.rollback()
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(e))
+
+
+@router.get('/{thread_id}', status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+async def get_thread_by_id(db: db_dependency, thread_id: int = Path(gt=0)):
+    posts = db.query(Post).filter(Post.thread_id == thread_id).all()
+    if posts:
+        return posts
+
+    raise HTTPException(404, f'Could not find thread')
+
+
+@router.post('/{thread_id}', status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+async def create_reply(db: db_dependency, data: PostCreate, thread_id: int = Path(gt=0)):
+    thread = db.query(Thread).filter(Thread.id == thread_id).first()
+    if thread:
+        post = Post(
+            thread_id=thread_id,
+            author=data.author,
+            title=data.title,
+            content=data.content
+        )
+        db.add(post)
+        db.commit()
+
+        return {
+            'id': post.id,
+            'author': post.author,
+            'title': post.title,
+            'content': post.content
+        }
+
+    raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail='Could not find thread')
+
+
+@router.get('/catalog', status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+async def get_catalog(db: db_dependency):
+    return db.query(Thread).all()
+