diff --git a/models/NetflixTitle.js b/models/NetflixTitle.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19a530637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/NetflixTitle.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import mongoose from "mongoose";
+
+const NetflixTitleSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+  title: String,
+  director: String,
+  cast: [String],
+  country: String,
+  date_added: String,
+  release_year: Number,
+  rating: String,
+  duration: String,
+  genres: [String],
+  description: String,
+});
+
+export const NetflixTitle = mongoose.model("NetflixTitle", NetflixTitleSchema);
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6830a48aa..04cbb9d1e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "@babel/node": "^7.16.8",
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.16.11",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "express": "^4.17.3",
     "mongoose": "^8.0.0",
     "nodemon": "^3.0.1"
diff --git a/routes/netflixRoutes.js b/routes/netflixRoutes.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0595fbaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/netflixRoutes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import express from "express";
+import { NetflixTitle } from "../models/NetflixTitle.js";
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+/**Fetch all Netflix titles with optional filters, pagination & sorting*/
+router.get("/", async (req, res) => {
+  const { country, genre, year, page = 1, limit = 10, sort } = req.query;
+  let query = {};
+
+  // Filtering options
+  if (country) query.country = new RegExp(country, "i"); // Case-insensitive country search
+  if (genre) query.genres = { $in: [new RegExp(genre, "i")] }; // Match genre inside array
+  if (year) query.release_year = Number(year); // Convert year to number
+
+  const options = {
+    skip: (page - 1) * limit, // Pagination logic
+    limit: Number(limit),
+  };
+
+  // Sorting options
+  if (sort === "asc") options.sort = { title: 1 }; // Sort A-Z
+  if (sort === "desc") options.sort = { title: -1 }; // Sort Z-A
+
+  try {
+    const titles = await NetflixTitle.find(query, null, options);
+    const totalCount = await NetflixTitle.countDocuments(query);
+
+    res.json({
+      totalResults: totalCount,
+      currentPage: Number(page),
+      totalPages: Math.ceil(totalCount / limit),
+      results: titles,
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Could not fetch data" });
+  }
+});
+
+/* Fetch a single Netflix title by ID*/
+router.get("/:id", async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const title = await NetflixTitle.findById(req.params.id);
+    if (!title) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: "Title not found" });
+    }
+    res.json(title);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Invalid ID format" });
+  }
+});
+
+/** Get Netflix genre statistics (count of titles per genre)*/
+router.get("/stats/genres", async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const stats = await NetflixTitle.aggregate([
+      { $unwind: "$genres" }, // Splits multiple genres into separate entries
+      { $group: { _id: "$genres", count: { $sum: 1 } } }, // Count occurrences per genre
+      { $sort: { count: -1 } } // Sort by most common genres
+    ]);
+    res.json(stats);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ error: "Could not fetch genre statistics" });
+  }
+});
+
+export default router;
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diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 647e7b144..8b4c655d8 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,35 +1,77 @@
 import express from "express";
 import cors from "cors";
 import mongoose from "mongoose";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import netflixData from "./data/netflix-titles.json";
+import { NetflixTitle } from "./models/NetflixTitle.js";
+import netflixRoutes from "./routes/netflixRoutes.js";
 
-// If you're using one of our datasets, uncomment the appropriate import below
-// to get started!
-// import avocadoSalesData from "./data/avocado-sales.json";
-// import booksData from "./data/books.json";
-// import goldenGlobesData from "./data/golden-globes.json";
-// import netflixData from "./data/netflix-titles.json";
-// import topMusicData from "./data/top-music.json";
+dotenv.config();
 
 const mongoUrl = process.env.MONGO_URL || "mongodb://localhost/project-mongo";
-mongoose.connect(mongoUrl);
+mongoose.connect(mongoUrl, { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true });
 mongoose.Promise = Promise;
 
-// Defines the port the app will run on. Defaults to 8080, but can be overridden
-// when starting the server. Example command to overwrite PORT env variable value:
-// PORT=9000 npm start
 const port = process.env.PORT || 8080;
 const app = express();
 
-// Add middlewares to enable cors and json body parsing
+// Database Seeding
+if (process.env.RESET_DB) {
+  const seedDatabase = async () => {
+    console.log("⏳ Resetting database...");
+
+    try {
+      await NetflixTitle.deleteMany({}); // Clear existing data
+
+      // Transform "listed_in" into "genres" (array instead of string)
+      const formattedData = netflixData.map((item) => ({
+        show_id: item.show_id,
+        title: item.title,
+        director: item.director,
+        cast: item.cast ? item.cast.split(", ") : [], // Convert string to array
+        country: item.country,
+        date_added: item.date_added,
+        release_year: item.release_year,
+        rating: item.rating,
+        duration: item.duration,
+        genres: item.listed_in ? item.listed_in.split(", ") : [], // Convert string to array
+        description: item.description,
+        type: item.type
+      }));
+
+      // Insert the formatted data
+      const insertedMovies = await NetflixTitle.insertMany(formattedData);
+      console.log(` Database seeded successfully! ${insertedMovies.length} movies added.`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(" Error seeding database:", error);
+    }
+  };
+
+  seedDatabase();
+}
+
+//  Middleware
 app.use(cors());
 app.use(express.json());
 
-// Start defining your routes here
+// API Documentation
 app.get("/", (req, res) => {
-  res.send("Hello Technigo!");
+  res.json({
+    message: "Welcome to the Netflix API!",
+    endpoints: {
+      allTitles: "/netflix",
+      singleTitle: "/netflix/:id",
+      filterByCountry: "/netflix?country=Sweden",
+      filterByGenre: "/netflix?genre=Comedy",
+      filterByYear: "/netflix?year=2020",
+    },
+  });
 });
 
-// Start the server
+// Use Routes
+app.use("/netflix", netflixRoutes);
+
+// Start the Server
 app.listen(port, () => {
-  console.log(`Server running on http://localhost:${port}`);
-});
+  console.log(`🚀 Server running on http://localhost:${port}`);
+});
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