diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 326d390f7..d2f6ebf77 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,4 @@
 *.gz
 .vscode
 .DS_Store
-src/react/node_modules
-src/react/build
-/.idea
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+target/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a173b61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "vestacp"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..291e0d456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "vestacp"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "vestacp"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9dc0f77e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("The actual code will be added here once licensing and the foundation is sorted out.");
+}
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