diff --git a/09_goals/README.md b/09_goals/README.md
index ae012b2..b7938bb 100644
--- a/09_goals/README.md
+++ b/09_goals/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ You will be able to **C**reate, **R**ead, **U**pdate & **D**elete Goals.
 Here's what's covered:
 
 - Ambiorix + MongoDB
-- Working with middleware: 
+- Working with middleware:
   - Auth middleware: You will learn how you can use Jason Web Tokens ([JWT](https://jwt.io/)) to protect routes
   - Error handling middleware
 
@@ -15,3 +15,24 @@ Here's what's covered:
 
 - An installation of the community edition of [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/installation/)
 - The [mongolite](https://github.com/jeroen/mongolite) R pkg
+
+## Run API
+
+1. `cd` into the `backend/` dir:
+
+    ```bash
+    cd backend
+    ```
+
+1. Fire up R and restore package dependencies:
+
+    ```r
+    renv::restore()
+    ```
+
+1. `server.R` is the entry point. Run this command in the terminal to start the
+   API:
+
+    ```bash
+    Rscript server.R
+    ```
diff --git a/09_goals/backend/.Rprofile b/09_goals/backend/.Rprofile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81b960f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/09_goals/backend/.Rprofile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+source("renv/activate.R")
diff --git a/09_goals/renv.lock b/09_goals/backend/renv.lock
similarity index 97%
rename from 09_goals/renv.lock
rename to 09_goals/backend/renv.lock
index f187b5c..71c2491 100644
--- a/09_goals/renv.lock
+++ b/09_goals/backend/renv.lock
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       "Package": "R6",
       "Version": "2.5.1",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Requirements": [
         "R"
       ],
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       "Package": "cli",
       "Version": "3.6.2",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Requirements": [
         "R",
         "utils"
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
       "Package": "cpp11",
       "Version": "0.4.7",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Requirements": [
         "R"
       ],
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
       "Package": "crayon",
       "Version": "1.5.2",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Requirements": [
         "grDevices",
         "methods",
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
       "Package": "glue",
       "Version": "1.7.0",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Requirements": [
         "R",
         "methods"
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
       "Package": "jsonlite",
       "Version": "1.8.8",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Requirements": [
         "methods"
       ],
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
       "Package": "lifecycle",
       "Version": "1.0.4",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Requirements": [
         "R",
         "cli",
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
       "Package": "magrittr",
       "Version": "2.0.3",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Requirements": [
         "R"
       ],
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
       "Package": "sodium",
       "Version": "1.3.1",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Hash": "dd86d6fd2a01d4eb3777dfdee7076d56"
     },
     "sourcetools": {
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
       "Package": "withr",
       "Version": "3.0.0",
       "Source": "Repository",
-      "Repository": "CRAN",
+      "Repository": "RSPM",
       "Requirements": [
         "R",
         "grDevices",
diff --git a/09_goals/renv/.gitignore b/09_goals/backend/renv/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from 09_goals/renv/.gitignore
rename to 09_goals/backend/renv/.gitignore
diff --git a/09_goals/renv/activate.R b/09_goals/backend/renv/activate.R
similarity index 100%
rename from 09_goals/renv/activate.R
rename to 09_goals/backend/renv/activate.R
diff --git a/09_goals/renv/settings.json b/09_goals/backend/renv/settings.json
similarity index 100%
rename from 09_goals/renv/settings.json
rename to 09_goals/backend/renv/settings.json