diff --git a/admin-api/docker.js b/admin-api/docker.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1417503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin-api/docker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+const Docker = require('dockerode');
+const docker = new Docker();
+
+module.exports = docker;
diff --git a/admin-api/routes/containerRoutes.js b/admin-api/routes/containerRoutes.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c76eba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin-api/routes/containerRoutes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const docker = require('../docker');
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+router.get('/', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const containers = await docker.listContainers();
+    res.json(containers);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).send({ error: error.message });
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = router;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin-api/server.js b/admin-api/server.js
index f94bdce..7212395 100644
--- a/admin-api/server.js
+++ b/admin-api/server.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const express = require('express');
 const session = require('express-session');
 const passport = require('passport');
 const authRoutes = require('./routes/authRoutes');
+const containerRoutes = require('./routes/containerRoutes');
 
 const app = express();
 app.use(express.json());
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ app.use(passport.initialize());
 app.use(passport.session());
 
 app.use('/api/auth', authRoutes);
+app.use('/api/containers', containerRoutes);
 
 app.listen(3001, () => {
   console.log('Backend server running on port 3001');