diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 66a261c..226c0f7 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,3 @@
-import { getApiClient, getAuthProvider, } from "./src/backend/helpers/twitch";
+import { bootstrap } from "./src/backend";
 
-import { connect } from "./src/backend/chatClient";
-import { listen, } from "./src/backend/webServer";
-import { registerUserListener } from "./src/backend/pubSubClient";
-
-const channel = "alexbcberio";
-
-async function init() {
-
-  const apiClient = await getApiClient();
-  await registerUserListener(apiClient, channel);
-
-  const authProvider = await getAuthProvider();
-  await connect(authProvider, [channel]);
-
-  listen();
-}
-
-init();
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+bootstrap();
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diff --git a/src/backend/index.ts b/src/backend/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94e4f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { getApiClient, getAuthProvider } from "./helpers/twitch";
+
+import { connect } from "./chatClient";
+import { listen } from "./webServer";
+import { registerUserListener } from "./pubSubClient";
+
+const channel = "alexbcberio";
+
+export async function bootstrap() {
+
+  const apiClient = await getApiClient();
+  await registerUserListener(apiClient, channel);
+
+  const authProvider = await getAuthProvider();
+  await connect(authProvider, [channel]);
+
+  listen();
+}
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