diff --git a/crates/server/src/lib.rs b/crates/server/src/lib.rs
index 30138bc..7d37361 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,35 @@
 mod config;
 
 pub use config::Config;
+
+use anyhow::Context;
+use api::{AppState, build_app};
+use db::Db;
+use tokio::net::TcpListener;
+
+/// Connect dependencies from `config` and serve until shutdown.
+pub async fn run(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let db = Db::connect(&config.database_url)
+        .await
+        .context("connecting to the database")?;
+    let state = AppState {
+        db,
+        app_name: config.app_name.clone(),
+    };
+
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind(&config.bind_addr)
+        .await
+        .with_context(|| format!("binding to {}", config.bind_addr))?;
+    tracing::info!(addr = %config.bind_addr, "server listening");
+
+    serve(listener, state).await
+}
+
+/// Serve the API on an already-bound listener (used by `run` and tests).
+pub async fn serve(listener: TcpListener, state: AppState) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let app = build_app(state);
+    axum::serve(listener, app)
+        .await
+        .context("running the HTTP server")?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/server/src/main.rs b/crates/server/src/main.rs
index 895e714..8c94771 100644
--- a/crates/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/server/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
-fn main() {
-    println!("placeholder");
+use clap::Parser;
+use server::{Config, run};
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+        .with_env_filter(tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::from_default_env())
+        .init();
+
+    let config = Config::parse();
+    run(config).await
 }
diff --git a/crates/server/tests/serve.rs b/crates/server/tests/serve.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdad388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/server/tests/serve.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+
+use api::AppState;
+use db::Db;
+use server::serve;
+use tokio::net::TcpListener;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn serves_health_live_over_tcp() {
+    let database_url =
+        std::env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("DATABASE_URL must be set for this test");
+    let db = Db::connect(&database_url)
+        .await
+        .expect("connect to database");
+    let state = AppState {
+        db,
+        app_name: "Test".to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
+    let addr: SocketAddr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
+
+    let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        serve(listener, state).await.unwrap();
+    });
+
+    let url = format!("http://{addr}/health/live");
+    let body: serde_json::Value = reqwest::get(&url)
+        .await
+        .expect("request succeeds")
+        .json()
+        .await
+        .expect("json body");
+    assert_eq!(body["status"], "ok");
+
+    handle.abort();
+}