diff --git a/api/src/app.ts b/api/src/app.ts
index 6879eff..5225e56 100644
--- a/api/src/app.ts
+++ b/api/src/app.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import webRouter from './routes/web'
 import apiRouter from './routes/api'
 import { connectDB, getWebBuildFolderPath } from './utils'
 
+import { FolderController } from './controllers'
+
 dotenv.config()
 
 const app = express()
@@ -30,4 +32,8 @@ app.use(express.json({ limit: '50mb' }))
 
 app.use(express.static(getWebBuildFolderPath()))
 
+const folderController = new FolderController()
+
+folderController.addRootFolder()
+
 export default connectDB().then(() => app)
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/folder.ts b/api/src/controllers/folder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fb637d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/controllers/folder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import Folder, { MemberType } from '../model/Folder'
+
+export class FolderController {
+  public async addRootFolder() {
+    await addRootFolder()
+  }
+}
+
+const addRootFolder = async () => {
+  let folder = await Folder.findOne({ name: '/' })
+
+  if (folder) return
+
+  folder = new Folder({
+    name: '/',
+    parentFolderUri: '/',
+    type: MemberType.Folder
+  })
+
+  return await folder.save()
+}
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/index.ts b/api/src/controllers/index.ts
index 805cc3c..51f486c 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/index.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ export * from './group'
 export * from './stp'
 export * from './user'
 export * from './session'
+export * from './folder'
diff --git a/api/src/model/Folder.ts b/api/src/model/Folder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..550571c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/model/Folder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export enum MemberType {
+  Folder = 'Folder',
+  File = 'File'
+}