diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "backend"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+actix = "0.13"
+tokio = { version = "1.44", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+++ b/src/main.rs
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+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+    Ok(())
+}