diff --git a/client/src/app/api/settingsApi.js b/client/src/app/api/settingsApi.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa0c9d2e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/api/settingsApi.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import axios from 'axios';
+import { serverURL } from './apiConstants';
+export const settingsNamespace = 'settings';
+export const settingsURL = serverURL + settingsNamespace;
+
+export const fetchSettings = async () => {
+  const res = await axios.get(settingsURL);
+  return res.data;
+};
+
+export const postSettings = async (data) => {
+  console.log('debug sending', data)
+  console.log('debug await', await axios.post(settingsURL, data))
+  const res = await axios.post(settingsURL, data);
+  return res;
+};
diff --git a/client/src/features/control/MessageControl.jsx b/client/src/features/control/MessageControl.jsx
index bb9c8eb9e..602e57ae6 100644
--- a/client/src/features/control/MessageControl.jsx
+++ b/client/src/features/control/MessageControl.jsx
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export default function MessageControl() {
 
     // Handle presenter messages
     socket.on('messages-presenter', (data) => {
-      console.log('debug: stting data', data);
       setPres({ ...data });
     });
 
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ export default function MessageControl() {
     };
   }, [socket]);
 
-  console.log('debug', pres);
-
   const messageControl = async (action, payload) => {
     switch (action) {
       case 'pres-text':
diff --git a/server/app.js b/server/app.js
index 7f0155601..db26ab48a 100644
--- a/server/app.js
+++ b/server/app.js
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ const low = require('lowdb');
 const FileSync = require('lowdb/adapters/FileSync');
 const adapter = new FileSync(config.database.filename);
 const db = low(adapter);
-db.defaults({ events: [] }).write();
+// TODO: move defaults to config file
+db.defaults({
+  events: [],
+  event: { title: '', url: '', publicInfo: '', backstageInfo: '' },
+  settings: {},
+}).write();
 
 // export db
 module.exports.db = db;
@@ -18,7 +23,7 @@ const cors = require('cors');
 
 // Import Routes
 const eventsRouter = require('./routes/eventsRouter.js');
-const playbackRouter = require('./routes/playbackRouter.js');
+const settingsRouter = require('./routes/settingsRouter.js');
 
 // Setup default port
 const port = process.env.PORT || config.server.port;
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ app.use(express.json());
 
 // Implement route endpoints
 app.use('/events', eventsRouter);
-app.use('/playback', playbackRouter);
+app.use('/settings', settingsRouter);
 
 // implement general router
 app.get('/', function (req, res) {
diff --git a/server/routes/settingsRouter.js b/server/routes/settingsRouter.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32d2566cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/settingsRouter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const router = express.Router();
+
+// import event controller
+const settingsController = require('../controllers/settingsController');
+
+// create route between controller and '/settings' endpoint
+router.get('/', settingsController.getAll);
+
+// create route between controller and '/settings' endpoint
+router.post('/', settingsController.post);
+
+// create route between controller and '/event/title' endpoint
+router.get('/title', settingsController.titleGet);
+
+// create route between controller and '/event/title' endpoint
+router.post('/title', settingsController.titlePost);
+
+// create route between controller and '/event/info' endpoint
+router.get('/publicInfo', settingsController.publicInfoGet);
+
+// create route between controller and '/event/info' endpoint
+router.post('/publicInfo', settingsController.publicInfoPost);
+
+// create route between controller and '/event/info' endpoint
+router.get('/backstageInfo', settingsController.backstageInfoGet);
+
+// create route between controller and '/event/info' endpoint
+router.post('/backstageInfo', settingsController.backstageInfoPost);
+
+// create route between controller and '/event/url' endpoint
+router.get('/url', settingsController.urlGet);
+
+// create route between controller and '/event/url' endpoint
+router.post('/url', settingsController.urlPost);
+
+module.exports = router;