diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a8b7bc..ebb6d95 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@ config/__pycache__
 
 # Template generated files:
 src/docker-compose.yml
-src/clean-data.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+src/clean-data.sh
+
+# NGINX API Binary
+bin
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index a25172a..27a22f8 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ db-stop:
 # Setup API
 api: api-start
 
+api-init:
+	cd src/api; go build -o ../../bin/engine_x_mgmt
 api-start:
-
+	./bin/engine_x_mgmt &
 api-stop:
-
+	
 # Setup UI
 ui: ui-start