diff --git a/lib/phoenix_api_template_web/controllers/default_controller.ex b/lib/phoenix_api_template_web/controllers/default_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff2304b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/phoenix_api_template_web/controllers/default_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+defmodule PhoenixApiTemplateWeb.DefaultController do
+  use PhoenixApiTemplateWeb, :controller
+
+  def index(conn, _params) do
+    text(conn, "It's ALIVE! - #{Mix.env()}")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/phoenix_api_template_web/router.ex b/lib/phoenix_api_template_web/router.ex
index 18c9dc6..152cb53 100644
--- a/lib/phoenix_api_template_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/phoenix_api_template_web/router.ex
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ defmodule PhoenixApiTemplateWeb.Router do
   use PhoenixApiTemplateWeb, :router
 
   pipeline :api do
-    plug :accepts, ["json"]
+    plug(:accepts, ["json"])
   end
 
   scope "/api", PhoenixApiTemplateWeb do
-    pipe_through :api
+    pipe_through(:api)
+
+    get("/", DefaultController, :index)
   end
 end