diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 575d031..c74c760 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
   "tasks": [
     {
       "type": "npm",
-      "script": "lint:fix",
+      "script": "lint",
       "path": "client",
       "group": "none",
       "problemMatcher": ["$eslint-stylish"],
-      "label": "npm run lint:fix - client",
+      "label": "npm run lint - client",
       "detail": "eslint --fix"
     },
     {
diff --git a/client/.env.example b/client/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc09060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+APP_ENV=DEVELOPMENT
+VITE_BACKEND_URL="http://localhost:8000/api"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index e26b3c0..02401ce 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       "name": "client",
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "dependencies": {
+        "axios": "^1.7.7",
         "pinia": "^2.2.6",
         "vue": "^3.5.12",
         "vue-router": "^4.4.5"
@@ -1076,9 +1077,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@eslint/plugin-kit": {
-      "version": "0.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@eslint/plugin-kit/-/plugin-kit-0.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-CXtq5nR4Su+2I47WPOlWud98Y5Lv8Kyxp2ukhgFx/eW6Blm18VXJO5WuQylPugRo8nbluoi6GvvxBLqHcvqUUw==",
+      "version": "0.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@eslint/plugin-kit/-/plugin-kit-0.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2b/g5hRmpbb1o4GnTZax9N9m0FXzz9OV42ZzI4rDDMDuHUqigAiQCEWChBWCY4ztAGVRjoWT19v0yMmc5/L5kA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -2171,6 +2172,23 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Python-2.0"
     },
+    "node_modules/asynckit": {
+      "version": "0.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/asynckit/-/asynckit-0.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Oei9OH4tRh0YqU3GxhX79dM/mwVgvbZJaSNaRk+bshkj0S5cfHcgYakreBjrHwatXKbz+IoIdYLxrKim2MjW0Q==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/axios": {
+      "version": "1.7.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.7.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-S4kL7XrjgBmvdGut0sN3yJxqYzrDOnivkBiN0OFs6hLiUam3UPvswUo0kqGyhqUZGEOytHyumEdXsAkgCOUf3Q==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.6",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/balanced-match": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -2335,6 +2353,18 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/combined-stream": {
+      "version": "1.0.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/combined-stream/-/combined-stream-1.0.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FQN4MRfuJeHf7cBbBMJFXhKSDq+2kAArBlmRBvcvFE5BB1HZKXtSFASDhdlz9zOYwxh8lDdnvmMOe/+5cdoEdg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "delayed-stream": "~1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2474,6 +2504,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/delayed-stream": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/delayed-stream/-/delayed-stream-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZySD7Nf91aLB0RxL4KGrKHBXl7Eds1DAmEdcoVawXnLD7SDhpNgtuII2aAkg7a7QS41jxPSZ17p4VdGnMHk3MQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.4.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/electron-to-chromium": {
       "version": "1.5.57",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.5.57.tgz",
@@ -3015,6 +3054,40 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
+    "node_modules/follow-redirects": {
+      "version": "1.15.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gew4GsXizNgdoRyqmyfMHyAmXsZDk6mHkSxZFCzW9gwlbtOW44CDtYavM+y+72qD/Vq2l550kMF52DT8fOLJqQ==",
+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "individual",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/RubenVerborgh"
+        }
+      ],
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "debug": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/form-data": {
+      "version": "4.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tzN8e4TX8+kkxGPK8D5u0FNmjPUjw3lwC9lSLxxoB/+GtsJG91CO8bSWy73APlgAZzZbXEYZJuxjkHH2w+Ezhw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "asynckit": "^0.4.0",
+        "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
+        "mime-types": "^2.1.12"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/fs-extra": {
       "version": "11.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-11.2.0.tgz",
@@ -3522,6 +3595,27 @@
         "node": ">=8.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/mime-db": {
+      "version": "1.52.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.52.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sPU4uV7dYlvtWJxwwxHD0PuihVNiE7TyAbQ5SWxDCB9mUYvOgroQOwYQQOKPJ8CIbE+1ETVlOoK1UC2nU3gYvg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/mime-types": {
+      "version": "2.1.35",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.35.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZDY+bPm5zTTF+YpCrAU9nK0UgICYPT0QtT1NZWFv4s++TNkcgVaT0g6+4R2uI4MjQjzysHB1zxuWL50hzaeXiw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "mime-db": "1.52.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/mimic-fn": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mimic-fn/-/mimic-fn-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -4036,6 +4130,12 @@
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/proxy-from-env": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/punycode": {
       "version": "2.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode/-/punycode-2.3.1.tgz",
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index aeebe5e..d2da4f7 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite --port 3000",
-    "build": "run-p type-check \"build-only {@}\" --",
+    "build": "run-p typecheck \"build-only {@}\" --",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "build-only": "vite build",
     "typecheck": "vue-tsc --build --force",
-    "lint:fix": "eslint --fix",
+    "lint": "eslint --fix",
     "lint:strict": "eslint",
     "format": "prettier --write src/",
     "format:check": "prettier --check src/"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^1.7.7",
     "pinia": "^2.2.6",
     "vue": "^3.5.12",
     "vue-router": "^4.4.5"
diff --git a/client/src/App.vue b/client/src/App.vue
index 7905b05..f144e8a 100644
--- a/client/src/App.vue
+++ b/client/src/App.vue
@@ -1,85 +1,9 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { RouterLink, RouterView } from 'vue-router'
-import HelloWorld from './components/HelloWorld.vue'
+import { RouterView } from 'vue-router'
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <header>
-    <img alt="Vue logo" class="logo" src="@/assets/logo.svg" width="125" height="125" />
-
-    <div class="wrapper">
-      <HelloWorld msg="You did it!" />
-
-      <nav>
-        <RouterLink to="/">Home</RouterLink>
-        <RouterLink to="/about">About</RouterLink>
-      </nav>
-    </div>
-  </header>
-
   <RouterView />
 </template>
 
-<style scoped>
-header {
-  line-height: 1.5;
-  max-height: 100vh;
-}
-
-.logo {
-  display: block;
-  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
-}
-
-nav {
-  width: 100%;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  text-align: center;
-  margin-top: 2rem;
-}
-
-nav a.router-link-exact-active {
-  color: var(--color-text);
-}
-
-nav a.router-link-exact-active:hover {
-  background-color: transparent;
-}
-
-nav a {
-  display: inline-block;
-  padding: 0 1rem;
-  border-left: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-}
-
-nav a:first-of-type {
-  border: 0;
-}
-
-@media (min-width: 1024px) {
-  header {
-    display: flex;
-    place-items: center;
-    padding-right: calc(var(--section-gap) / 2);
-  }
-
-  .logo {
-    margin: 0 2rem 0 0;
-  }
-
-  header .wrapper {
-    display: flex;
-    place-items: flex-start;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
-  }
-
-  nav {
-    text-align: left;
-    margin-left: -1rem;
-    font-size: 1rem;
-
-    padding: 1rem 0;
-    margin-top: 1rem;
-  }
-}
-</style>
+<style></style>
diff --git a/client/src/assets/main.css b/client/src/assets/main.css
index 36fb845..7fa51ce 100644
--- a/client/src/assets/main.css
+++ b/client/src/assets/main.css
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ a,
 
   #app {
     display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+    /* grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; */
     padding: 0 2rem;
   }
 }
diff --git a/client/src/router/index.ts b/client/src/router/index.ts
index 3e49915..29788a1 100644
--- a/client/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/router/index.ts
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ const router = createRouter({
       name: 'home',
       component: HomeView,
     },
-    {
-      path: '/about',
-      name: 'about',
-      // route level code-splitting
-      // this generates a separate chunk (About.[hash].js) for this route
-      // which is lazy-loaded when the route is visited.
-      component: () => import('../views/AboutView.vue'),
-    },
   ],
 })
 
diff --git a/client/src/utils/server.ts b/client/src/utils/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a55788e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/utils/server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import axios from 'axios'
+
+const server = axios.create({ baseURL: import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL, timeout: 8000 })
+export default server
diff --git a/client/src/views/AboutView.vue b/client/src/views/AboutView.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 756ad2a..0000000
--- a/client/src/views/AboutView.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div class="about">
-    <h1>This is an about page</h1>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<style>
-@media (min-width: 1024px) {
-  .about {
-    min-height: 100vh;
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-  }
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/client/src/views/HomeView.vue b/client/src/views/HomeView.vue
index d5c0217..e93d8d1 100644
--- a/client/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/client/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,55 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import TheWelcome from '../components/TheWelcome.vue'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+import server from '@/utils/server'
+
+const isLoading = ref(false)
+const healthcheckMessage = ref('')
+
+const handlePing = async () => {
+  isLoading.value = true
+  healthcheckMessage.value = '' // Clear previous messages
+
+  try {
+    const response = await server.get('/healthcheck/ping/')
+    healthcheckMessage.value = response.data
+  } catch {
+    healthcheckMessage.value = 'Failed to ping server'
+  } finally {
+    isLoading.value = false
+  }
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <main>
-    <TheWelcome />
-  </main>
+  <div id="healthcheck">
+    <h1>Healthcheck</h1>
+    <button id="ping" @click="handlePing" :disabled="isLoading">
+      {{ isLoading ? 'Loading' : 'Ping' }}
+    </button>
+    <p>
+      Response from server: <span>{{ healthcheckMessage }}</span>
+    </p>
+  </div>
 </template>
+
+<style scoped>
+#healthcheck {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  place-items: center;
+  height: 80vh;
+}
+
+#ping {
+  background-color: var(--color-text);
+  color: var(--color-background);
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  padding: 8px 16px;
+  margin: 8px;
+}
+
+#ping:hover {
+  filter: brightness(80%);
+}
+</style>