diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index d12ae40..194ebb2 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -19,6 +19,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "actix-cors"
+version = "0.6.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0346d8c1f762b41b458ed3145eea914966bb9ad20b9be0d6d463b20d45586370"
+dependencies = [
+ "actix-utils",
+ "actix-web",
+ "derive_more",
+ "futures-util",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "smallvec",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "actix-files"
 version = "0.6.6"
@@ -464,6 +479,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "env_logger"
+version = "0.10.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4cd405aab171cb85d6735e5c8d9db038c17d3ca007a4d2c25f337935c3d90580"
+dependencies = [
+ "humantime",
+ "is-terminal",
+ "log",
+ "regex",
+ "termcolor",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -511,8 +539,11 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "formies_be"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "actix-cors",
  "actix-files",
  "actix-web",
+ "env_logger",
+ "log",
  "rusqlite",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -547,6 +578,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-task",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "pin-utils",
+ "slab",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -620,6 +652,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.14.5",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hermit-abi"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fbf6a919d6cf397374f7dfeeea91d974c7c0a7221d0d0f4f20d859d329e53fcc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "http"
 version = "0.2.12"
@@ -649,6 +687,12 @@ version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "df3b46402a9d5adb4c86a0cf463f42e19994e3ee891101b1841f30a545cb49a9"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "humantime"
+version = "2.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a3a5bfb195931eeb336b2a7b4d761daec841b97f947d34394601737a7bba5e4"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_collections"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -804,6 +848,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown 0.15.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "is-terminal"
+version = "0.4.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "261f68e344040fbd0edea105bef17c66edf46f984ddb1115b775ce31be948f4b"
+dependencies = [
+ "hermit-abi",
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.14"
@@ -837,6 +892,7 @@ version = "0.26.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "afc22eff61b133b115c6e8c74e818c628d6d5e7a502afea6f64dee076dd94326"
 dependencies = [
+ "cc",
  "pkg-config",
  "vcpkg",
 ]
@@ -1274,6 +1330,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "termcolor"
+version = "1.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "06794f8f6c5c898b3275aebefa6b8a1cb24cd2c6c79397ab15774837a0bc5755"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "time"
 version = "0.3.37"
@@ -1439,6 +1504,15 @@ version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-util"
+version = "0.1.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cf221c93e13a30d793f7645a0e7762c55d169dbb0a49671918a2319d289b10bb"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.52.0"
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index 46bbf1b..900be72 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 actix-web = "4.0"
-rusqlite = "0.29"
+rusqlite = { version = "0.29", features = ["bundled"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 uuid = { version = "1.0", features = ["v4"] }
-actix-files = "0.6"
\ No newline at end of file
+actix-files = "0.6"
+actix-cors = "0.6"
+env_logger = "0.10" # Check for the latest version
+log = "0.4"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/src/form_data.db b/backend/form_data.db
similarity index 90%
rename from backend/src/form_data.db
rename to backend/form_data.db
index 8e70a8c..663f658 100644
Binary files a/backend/src/form_data.db and b/backend/form_data.db differ
diff --git a/backend/src/handlers.rs b/backend/src/handlers.rs
index 6ade7d2..805c99d 100644
--- a/backend/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/backend/src/handlers.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub async fn create_form(
     db: web::Data<Arc<Mutex<Connection>>>,
     form: web::Json<Form>,
 ) -> impl Responder {
+    println!("Received form: {:?}", form);
     let conn = db.lock().unwrap(); // Lock the Mutex to access the database
     let form_id = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
     let form_json = serde_json::to_string(&form.fields).unwrap();
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ pub async fn get_forms(db: web::Data<Arc<Mutex<Connection>>>) -> impl Responder
 
     let forms_iter = stmt
         .query_map([], |row| {
-            let id: String = row.get(0)?;
+            let id: Option<String> = row.get(0)?;
             let name: String = row.get(1)?;
             let fields: String = row.get(2)?;
             let fields = serde_json::from_str(&fields).unwrap();
diff --git a/backend/src/main.rs b/backend/src/main.rs
index 720366e..341c4cc 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use actix_files as fs;
+use actix_cors::Cors;
+// use actix_files as fs;
 use actix_web::{web, App, HttpServer};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ mod models;
 #[actix_web::main]
 async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     // Initialize the database connection
+    env_logger::init();
+
     let db = Arc::new(Mutex::new(
         db::init_db().expect("Failed to initialize the database"),
     ));
@@ -16,8 +19,14 @@ async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     // Start the Actix-Web server
     HttpServer::new(move || {
         App::new()
+            .wrap(
+                Cors::default()
+                    .allow_any_origin()
+                    .allow_any_header()
+                    .allow_any_method(),
+            )
             .app_data(web::Data::new(db.clone()))
-            .service(fs::Files::new("/", "./frontend/public").index_file("index.html"))
+            // .service(fs::Files::new("/", "./frontend/public").index_file("index.html"))
             .route("/forms", web::post().to(handlers::create_form))
             .route("/forms", web::get().to(handlers::get_forms))
             .route(
diff --git a/backend/src/models.rs b/backend/src/models.rs
index 9a63d43..6678636 100644
--- a/backend/src/models.rs
+++ b/backend/src/models.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct Form {
-    pub id: String,
+    pub id: Option<String>,
     pub name: String,
     pub fields: serde_json::Value, // JSON array of form fields
 }