diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 521143b..ec2c1c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,3 +48,8 @@ docker-compose up
 `docker-compose exec web python manage.py createsuperuser`.
 
 Админ панель доступна тут: [http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/](http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/)
+
+Новые миграции добавляются и актуализируются командой
+```bash
+docker-compose exec web python manage.py makemigrations backend
+```
diff --git a/backend/backend/admin.py b/backend/backend/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30e3873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/backend/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+from .models import ToDoList
+
+
+class ToDoListAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    model = ToDoList
+    list_display = ["user", "title", "created_at"]
+    list_editable = ["title"]
+
+
+admin.site.register(ToDoList, ToDoListAdmin)
diff --git a/backend/backend/api.py b/backend/backend/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3239ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/backend/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from rest_framework import viewsets, serializers, permissions
+from rest_framework import routers
+
+from .models import ToDoList
+
+
+class ToDoListSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = ToDoList
+        fields = ["title", "created_at"]
+
+
+class ToDoListViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    queryset = ToDoList.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = ToDoListSerializer
+    permission_classes = [permissions.IsAuthenticated]
+
+
+router = routers.DefaultRouter()
+router.register(r"lists", ToDoListViewSet)
diff --git a/backend/backend/apps.py b/backend/backend/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..791a1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/backend/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class AppNameConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = "backend"
+    verbose_name = "ToDo List"
diff --git a/backend/backend/migrations/0001_initial.py b/backend/backend/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3cd286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/backend/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2 on 2021-04-09 19:22
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="ToDoList",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.BigAutoField(
+                        auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name="ID"
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("title", models.CharField(max_length=250)),
+                ("created_at", models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                (
+                    "user",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        default=None,
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                        to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+        ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="ToDoItem",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.BigAutoField(
+                        auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name="ID"
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("text", models.TextField()),
+                ("created_at", models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                (
+                    "parent",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        default=None,
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                        to="backend.todolist",
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/backend/migrations/__init__.py b/backend/backend/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/backend/models.py b/backend/backend/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1213ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/backend/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from django.db import models
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+
+
+class ToDoList(models.Model):
+    user = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=False, default=None)
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=250)
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+
+
+class ToDoItem(models.Model):
+    parent = models.ForeignKey(ToDoList, on_delete=models.CASCADE, null=False, default=None)
+    text = models.TextField()
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
diff --git a/backend/backend/settings.py b/backend/backend/settings.py
index 042c7a7..31df526 100644
--- a/backend/backend/settings.py
+++ b/backend/backend/settings.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/
 """
 
+from datetime import timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
@@ -31,12 +32,14 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 # Application definition
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    "backend.apps.AppNameConfig",
     "django.contrib.admin",
     "django.contrib.auth",
     "django.contrib.contenttypes",
     "django.contrib.sessions",
     "django.contrib.messages",
     "django.contrib.staticfiles",
+    "rest_framework",
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -94,9 +97,6 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 
 
-# Password validation
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
-
 AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     {
         "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator",
@@ -112,6 +112,15 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     },
 ]
 
+SIMPLE_JWT = {
+    "ACCESS_TOKEN_LIFETIME": timedelta(days=1),  # не совсем подходит для JWT, но удобно
+    "REFRESH_TOKEN_LIFETIME": timedelta(days=7),
+}
+
+REST_FRAMEWORK = {
+    "DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES": ("rest_framework_simplejwt.authentication.JWTAuthentication",)
+}
+
 
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/topics/i18n/
diff --git a/backend/backend/urls.py b/backend/backend/urls.py
index 0de746f..2527f6e 100644
--- a/backend/backend/urls.py
+++ b/backend/backend/urls.py
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
-from django.urls import path
+from django.urls import path, include
 
 from rest_framework_simplejwt.views import (
     TokenObtainPairView,
     TokenRefreshView,
 )
 
+from .api import router
+
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("admin/", admin.site.urls),
     path("api/token/", TokenObtainPairView.as_view(), name="token_obtain_pair"),
     path("api/token/refresh/", TokenRefreshView.as_view(), name="token_refresh"),
+    path("api/", include(router.urls)),
+    path("api-auth/", include("rest_framework.urls", namespace="rest_framework")),
 ]
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yml b/backend/docker-compose.yml
index 31b65e5..4574b70 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ services:
   db:
     image: postgres
     volumes:
-      - ./data/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_DB=postgres
       - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ services:
       - "8000:8000"
     depends_on:
       - db
+
+volumes:
+  postgres_data:
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index fd602e6..2232e5a 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+djangorestframework==3.12.4
+markdown==3.3.4
 appdirs==1.4.4
 asgiref==3.3.4
 certifi==2020.12.5