diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b6b402ed9..b6ef8fce3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ npm-debug.log
 package-lock.json
 yarn-error.log
 *.bkp
+.idea
 
 week3/prep-exercise/server-demo/
diff --git a/assignments/hackyourtemperature/package.json b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d3730d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "name": "hackyourtemperature",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "dev": "nodemon server.js",
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "type": "module",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "^5.1.0",
+    "express-handlebars": "^8.0.3"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.10"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/assignments/hackyourtemperature/server.js b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfd80ced9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import express from 'express';
+import { engine } from 'express-handlebars';
+
+const app = express();
+const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+app.engine('handlebars', engine());
+app.set('view engine', 'handlebars');
+app.set('views', './views');
+
+app.use(express.json());
+app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+    res.render('index');
+    res.send('hello from backend to frontend!');
+})
+app.post('/weather', (req, res) => {
+    const cityName = req.body.cityName;
+    res.send(`Your city is ${cityName}`);
+})
+app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Listening on port ${port}`));
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