diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9102568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+    "bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss",
+    "Prisma.prisma",
+    "GraphQL.vscode-graphql",
+    "ms-playwright.playwright",
+    "vitest.explorer"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/client/src/lib/apolloClient.ts b/client/src/lib/apolloClient.ts
index f4dbc89..860cdd4 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/apolloClient.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/apolloClient.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ApolloClient, HttpLink, InMemoryCache } from '@apollo/client';
 
+
 // adressen til graphql backend
 const httpLink = new HttpLink({
   uri: import.meta.env.VITE_GRAPHQL_URL,
diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
index e69de29..6a0f1a1 100644
--- a/server/.env.example
+++ b/server/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DATABASE_URL=
+PORT=
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diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 4206cb3..3085a63 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "type": "commonjs",
-  "prisma": { "seed": "tsx prisma/seed.ts" },
+  "prisma": {
+    "seed": "tsx prisma/seed.ts"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.10",
     "@types/cors": "^2.8.19",
@@ -29,6 +31,11 @@
     "vitest": "^5.0.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@prisma/client": "^6.19.3"
+    "@apollo/server": "^5.5.1",
+    "@as-integrations/express5": "^1.1.2",
+    "@prisma/client": "^6.19.3",
+    "cors": "^2.8.6",
+    "express": "^5.2.1",
+    "graphql": "^16.14.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/prisma/seed.ts b/server/prisma/seed.ts
index ff856cb..f967355 100644
--- a/server/prisma/seed.ts
+++ b/server/prisma/seed.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ async function main() {
     const tagPasta = await prisma.tag.upsert({ where: { name: 'vegetar' }, update: {}, create: { name: 'vegetar'}});
 
     const user = await prisma.user.create({
-        data: { name: 'Test Testesen', email: 'testesen@eksempel.no' },
+        where: { id: 'dev-user' },
+        update: {},
+        create: { id: 'dev-user', name: 'Test Bruker', email: 'test@example.com'}
     });
 
     await prisma.recipe.create({
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ async function main() {
             servings: 1,
             category: 'middag',
             status: 'PUBLISHED',
-            authorId: user.id,
+            authorId: 'dev-user',
             tags: { connect: [{ id: tagPasta.id}]},
             ingredients: {
                 create: [
diff --git a/server/src/db/client.ts b/server/src/db/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46938c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/db/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+export const prisma = new PrismaClient();
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diff --git a/server/src/index.js b/server/src/index.js
index aa219d8..5963be6 100644
--- a/server/src/index.js
+++ b/server/src/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
-"use strict";
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-//# sourceMappingURL=index.js.map
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+import express from 'express';
+import cors from 'cors';
+import { ApolloServer } from '@apollo/server';
+import { expressMiddleware } from '@apollo/server/express4';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { join } from 'path';
+import { recipeResolvers } from './schema/resolvers/recipe';
+
+const typeDefs = readFileSync(join(__dirname, 'schema/typeDefs/recipe.graphql'), 'utf-8');
+
+async function start() {
+  const app = express();
+  const server = new ApolloServer({ typeDefs, resolvers: recipeResolvers });
+  await server.start();
+
+  app.use('/graphql', cors(), express.json(), expressMiddleware(server));
+
+  app.listen(3001, () => console.log('Server kjører på http://localhost:3001/graphql'));
+}
+
+start();
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diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index e69de29..ba68147 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import express from 'express';
+import cors from 'cors';
+import { ApolloServer } from '@apollo/server';
+import { expressMiddleware } from '@as-integrations/express5';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { join } from 'path';
+import { recipeResolvers } from './schema/resolvers/recipe';
+
+const typeDefs = readFileSync(join(__dirname, 'schema/typeDefs/recipe.graphql'), 'utf-8');
+
+async function start() {
+  const app = express();
+  const server = new ApolloServer({ typeDefs, resolvers: recipeResolvers });
+  await server.start();
+
+  app.use('/graphql', cors(), express.json(), expressMiddleware(server));
+
+  app.listen(3001, () => console.log('Server kjører på http://localhost:3001/graphql'));
+}
+
+start();
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diff --git a/server/src/schema/resolvers/recipe.ts b/server/src/schema/resolvers/recipe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e602933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/schema/resolvers/recipe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { prisma } from '../../db/client';
+
+export const recipeResolvers = {
+  Query: {
+    recipes: async (_: unknown, args: { search?: string; category?: string; page?: number; pageSize?: number }) => {
+      const { search, category, page = 1, pageSize = 20 } = args;
+      return prisma.recipe.findMany({
+        where: {
+          status: 'PUBLISHED',
+          ...(search && { title: { contains: search, mode: 'insensitive' } }),
+          ...(category && { category }),
+        },
+        include: { ingredients: true, steps: true, tags: true },
+        skip: (page - 1) * pageSize,
+        take: pageSize,
+        orderBy: { createdAt: 'desc' },
+      });
+    },
+    recipe: async (_: unknown, args: { id: string }) => {
+      return prisma.recipe.findUnique({
+        where: { id: args.id },
+        include: { ingredients: true, steps: true, tags: true },
+      });
+    },
+  },
+  Mutation: {
+    createRecipe: async (_: unknown, args: { input: any }) => {
+      const { ingredients, steps, tagNames, ...rest } = args.input;
+      return prisma.recipe.create({
+        data: {
+          ...rest,
+          status: 'PUBLISHED',
+          authorId: 'MIDLERTIDIG-ID', // bytt ut når Person 2 har auth klart
+          ingredients: { create: ingredients },
+          steps: { create: steps },
+          tags: tagNames
+            ? {
+                connectOrCreate: tagNames.map((name: string) => ({
+                  where: { name },
+                  create: { name },
+                })),
+              }
+            : undefined,
+        },
+        include: { ingredients: true, steps: true, tags: true },
+      });
+    },
+  },
+};
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diff --git a/server/src/schema/typeDefs/recipe.graphql b/server/src/schema/typeDefs/recipe.graphql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0478e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/schema/typeDefs/recipe.graphql
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+type RecipeIngredient {
+  id: ID!
+  name: String!
+  amount: Float!
+  unit: String!
+  order: Int!
+}
+
+type Step {
+  id: ID!
+  order: Int!
+  instruction: String!
+}
+
+type Tag {
+  id: ID!
+  name: String!
+}
+
+type Recipe {
+  id: ID!
+  title: String!
+  description: String!
+  prepTimeMinutes: Int!
+  servings: Int!
+  category: String!
+  imageUrl: String
+  status: String!
+  createdAt: String!
+  ingredients: [RecipeIngredient!]!
+  steps: [Step!]!
+  tags: [Tag!]!
+}
+
+input RecipeIngredientInput {
+  name: String!
+  amount: Float!
+  unit: String!
+  order: Int!
+}
+
+input StepInput {
+  order: Int!
+  instruction: String!
+}
+
+input CreateRecipeInput {
+  title: String!
+  description: String!
+  prepTimeMinutes: Int!
+  servings: Int!
+  category: String!
+  imageUrl: String
+  ingredients: [RecipeIngredientInput!]!
+  steps: [StepInput!]!
+  tagNames: [String!]
+}
+
+type Query {
+  recipes(search: String, category: String, page: Int, pageSize: Int): [Recipe!]!
+  recipe(id: ID!): Recipe
+}
+
+type Mutation {
+  createRecipe(input: CreateRecipeInput!): Recipe!
+}
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