diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 11ce75c..3519256 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import asyncio
 import signal
 import dotenv
 import os
+from flask import Flask, jsonify
+import threading
 
 dotenv.load_dotenv()
 
@@ -69,7 +71,6 @@ def saveTransaction(txData,blockHeight):
         cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM transactions WHERE hash = %s", (txData["hash"],))
         txExists = cursor.fetchone()
         if txExists:
-            print(f"\nTransaction {txData['hash']} already exists in database.")
             return
         
         cursor.execute("INSERT INTO transactions (hash, witnessHash, fee, rate, mtime, block, `index`, version, inputs, outputs, locktime, hex) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)", (txData["hash"], txData["witnessHash"], txData["fee"], txData["rate"], txData["mtime"], blockHeight, txData["index"], txData["version"], json.dumps(txData["inputs"]), json.dumps(txData["outputs"]), txData["locktime"], txData["hex"]))
@@ -87,7 +88,6 @@ def saveBlock(blockData):
         cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM blocks WHERE height = %s", (blockData["height"],))
         blockExists = cursor.fetchone()
         if blockExists:
-            print(f"Block {blockData['height']} already exists in database.")
             return
 
         cursor.execute("INSERT INTO blocks (hash, height, depth, version, prevBlock, merkleRoot, witnessRoot, treeRoot, reservedRoot, time, bits, nonce, extraNonce, mask, txs) VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s)", (blockData["hash"], blockData["height"], blockData["depth"], blockData["version"], blockData["prevBlock"], blockData["merkleRoot"], blockData["witnessRoot"], blockData["treeRoot"], blockData["reservedRoot"], blockData["time"], blockData["bits"], blockData["nonce"], blockData["extraNonce"], blockData["mask"], json.dumps(hashes)))
@@ -255,12 +255,14 @@ class CatchUp:
         self.targetHeight = targetHeight
         self.running = True
         self.closing = False
+        self.interupted = False
 
     async def catchUp(self):
         print(f"Catching up from {self.currentHeight} to {self.targetHeight}")
         def signal_handler(sig, frame):
+            self.interupted = True
             self.stop()
-            print("Caught Ctrl+C")
+            print("\n\nCaught Ctrl+C\n")
             
         signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
         asyncio.create_task(self.loop())
@@ -294,7 +296,26 @@ class CatchUp:
 
 
 
+# region Server
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+@app.route("/")
+def ping():
+    return jsonify({"status": "OK"})
+    
+def run_server():
+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=3000)
+
+def start_flask_in_thread():
+    """Starts the Flask server in a background thread."""
+    flask_thread = threading.Thread(target=run_server)
+    flask_thread.daemon = True  # Ensures that the Flask thread will exit when the main program exits
+    flask_thread.start()
+# endregion
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Webserver in background
+    start_flask_in_thread()
     setupDB()
     # Check if DB needs to catch up
     newestBlock = getFirstMissingBlock()
@@ -311,6 +332,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         print(f"Database is out of sync. Catching up from {newestBlock} to {NodeHeight}")
         catchUpper = CatchUp(newestBlock, NodeHeight)
         asyncio.run(catchUpper.catchUp())
+        if catchUpper.interupted:
+            sys.exit(1)
         
 
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b97e75b..e48e790 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 mysql-connector-python
 requests
-python-dotenv
\ No newline at end of file
+python-dotenv
+flask
\ No newline at end of file