diff --git a/rust/.gitignore b/rust/.gitignore
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index 0000000000..ea8c4bf7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/target
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
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index 0000000000..56030c6532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ente-rs"
+version = "0.0.1"
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
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index 0000000000..e03a44efdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "ente-rs"
+version = "0.0.1"
+edition = "2024"
+description = "Rust bindings and CLI for ente.io"
+homepage = "https://ente.io"
+repository = "https://github.com/ente-io/ente"
+license = "AGPL-3.0-only"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/rust/src/main.rs b/rust/src/main.rs
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index 0000000000..f5bf62c1ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Ente!");
+}