diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36100ab..278d220 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,22 @@
-#
-# Root Makefile to make the building and testing of this project easier
-# regardless of *nix based platform
 
-PATH:=./node_modules/.bin:./tools:$(PATH)
+all: check build
 
-all: build check
+depends:
+	$(MAKE) -C frontend $@
+	$(MAKE) -C backend $@
 
-depends: package.json package-lock.json
-	if [ ! -d node_modules ]; then \
-		npm install; \
-	fi;
+build:
+	$(MAKE) -C frontend $@
+	$(MAKE) -C backend $@
 
-build: depends
-	webpack-cli
-
-check: depends
-	jest
-
-run: depends
-	webpack-dev-server --mode=development
+check:
+	$(MAKE) -C frontend $@
+	$(MAKE) -C backend $@
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf dist
-	rm -f src/*.js
+	$(MAKE) -C frontend $@
+	$(MAKE) -C backend $@
+
 
 .PHONY: all depends build clean check
 
diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b711c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#
+# Root Makefile to make the building and testing of this project easier
+# regardless of *nix based platform
+
+PATH:=./node_modules/.bin:../tools:$(PATH)
+
+all: build check
+
+depends: package.json package-lock.json
+	if [ ! -d node_modules ]; then \
+		npm install; \
+	fi;
+
+build: depends
+	tsc
+
+check: depends
+	jest
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf node_modules
+
+.PHONY: all depends build clean check
+
+# vim: set et
diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bec7aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+{
+  "name": "hychu-backend",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
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+  "requires": true,
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+      "dev": true
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+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/events": "1.2.0",
+        "@types/node": "10.5.8"
+      }
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0e5aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "name": "hychu-backend",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "How You Can Help Us backend services",
+  "main": "src/app.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "jest"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/rtyler/howyoucanhelp.us.git"
+  },
+  "author": "R Tyler Croy",
+  "license": "AGPL-3.0",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/rtyler/howyoucanhelp.us/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/rtyler/howyoucanhelp.us#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/feathersjs__feathers": "^3.0.4",
+    "typescript": "^3.0.1",
+    "winston": "^3.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/tsconfig.json b/backend/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2bfcf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module" : "none",
+    "outDir": "./dist/",
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "noImplicitAny": true,
+    "module": "es6",
+    "target": "es6",
+    "allowJs": true,
+    "sourceMap": true
+  },
+  "include": [
+      "./src/**/*"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/frontend/Makefile b/frontend/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d078a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+PATH:=./node_modules/.bin:../tools:$(PATH)
+
+all: build check
+
+depends: package.json package-lock.json
+	if [ ! -d node_modules ]; then \
+		npm install; \
+	fi;
+
+build: depends
+	webpack-cli
+
+check: depends
+	jest
+
+run: depends
+	webpack-dev-server --mode=development
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf dist
+	rm -f src/*.js
+	rm -rf node_modules
+
+.PHONY: all depends build clean check
+
+# vim: set et
diff --git a/index.html b/frontend/index.html
similarity index 100%
rename from index.html
rename to frontend/index.html
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
similarity index 100%
rename from package-lock.json
rename to frontend/package-lock.json
diff --git a/package.json b/frontend/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from package.json
rename to frontend/package.json
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/frontend/src/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/index.ts
rename to frontend/src/index.ts
diff --git a/src/service-worker.ts b/frontend/src/service-worker.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/service-worker.ts
rename to frontend/src/service-worker.ts
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/frontend/tsconfig.json
similarity index 100%
rename from tsconfig.json
rename to frontend/tsconfig.json
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/frontend/webpack.config.js
similarity index 100%
rename from webpack.config.js
rename to frontend/webpack.config.js