diff --git a/apps/opx-orderbook/package.json b/apps/opx-orderbook/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1508245d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opx-orderbook/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "name": "opx-orderbook",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node dist/index.js",
+    "build": "npx esbuild ./src/index.ts --bundle --platform=node --outfile=dist/index.js",
+    "dev": "npm run build && npm run start"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "description": "",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@repo/db": "*",
+    "@repo/order-queue": "*",
+    "@types/cors": "^2.8.17",
+    "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
+    "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "express": "^4.21.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "esbuild": "0.24.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/opx-orderbook/src/index.ts b/apps/opx-orderbook/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f3d1027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opx-orderbook/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import prisma from "@repo/db/client";
+import { redisClient } from "@repo/order-queue";
+import express from "express";
+import cors from "cors";
+import bodyParser from "body-parser";
+import orderRouter from "./routes/placeorders"
+
+const app = express();
+
+app.use(cors());
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+app.use("/v1/order", orderRouter);
+
+app.get("/", (req, res) => {
+  redisClient.connect().then(() => {
+    console.log("Connected to Redis");
+  });
+  res.send("Helo helo");
+});
+
+app.listen(3002, () => {
+  console.log(`Server is running at http://localhost:3002`);
+});
diff --git a/apps/opx-orderbook/src/routes/placeorders.ts b/apps/opx-orderbook/src/routes/placeorders.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea15e701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opx-orderbook/src/routes/placeorders.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { Router } from "express";
+const router = Router();
+
+router.post("/placeorder", async (req, res)=>{
+    res.json({message: "working"});
+})
+
+export default router;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opx-orderbook/tsconfig.json b/apps/opx-orderbook/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ef4a4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opx-orderbook/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@repo/typescript-config/base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "dist"
+  },
+  "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 252b18b8..1bfc584c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -327,6 +327,23 @@
         "typescript": "^5"
       }
     },
+    "apps/opx-orderbook": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@repo/db": "*",
+        "@repo/order-queue": "*",
+        "@types/cors": "^2.8.17",
+        "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
+        "body-parser": "^1.20.3",
+        "cors": "^2.8.5",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "express": "^4.21.0"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "esbuild": "0.24.0"
+      }
+    },
     "apps/server": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
@@ -9959,6 +9976,10 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/opx-orderbook": {
+      "resolved": "apps/opx-orderbook",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/ora": {
       "version": "4.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ora/-/ora-4.1.1.tgz",