diff --git a/api/config/bootstrap.php b/api/config/bootstrap.php
index e69de29..b3d9bbc 100644
--- a/api/config/bootstrap.php
+++ b/api/config/bootstrap.php
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?php
diff --git a/api/config/main.php b/api/config/main.php
index 16ddc61..edb3e78 100644
--- a/api/config/main.php
+++ b/api/config/main.php
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ $params = array_merge(
 );
 
 return [
-    'id' => 'app-backend',
+    'id' => 'calorie-api',
     'basePath' => dirname(__DIR__),
-    'controllerNamespace' => 'backend\controllers',
+    'controllerNamespace' => 'api\controllers',
     'bootstrap' => ['log'],
     'modules' => [],
     'components' => [
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ return [
         ],
         'session' => [
             // this is the name of the session cookie used for login on the backend
-            'name' => 'advanced-backend',
+            'name' => 'calorie-api',
         ],
         'log' => [
             'traceLevel' => YII_DEBUG ? 3 : 0,
diff --git a/api/config/params.php b/api/config/params.php
index e69de29..b625128 100644
--- a/api/config/params.php
+++ b/api/config/params.php
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+];
diff --git a/api/config/test.php b/api/config/test.php
index e69de29..b625128 100644
--- a/api/config/test.php
+++ b/api/config/test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+];
diff --git a/api/controllers/SiteController.php b/api/controllers/SiteController.php
index 4d9a06b..a50515d 100644
--- a/api/controllers/SiteController.php
+++ b/api/controllers/SiteController.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace backend\controllers;
+namespace api\controllers;
 
 use common\models\LoginForm;
 use Yii;
diff --git a/environments/index.php b/environments/index.php
index 607c3ea..fe3b847 100644
--- a/environments/index.php
+++ b/environments/index.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ return [
     'Development' => [
         'path' => 'dev',
         'setWritable' => [
+            'api/runtime',
             'console/runtime',
             'frontend/runtime',
             'frontend/web/assets',
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ return [
             'yii_test',
         ],
         'setCookieValidationKey' => [
+            'api/config/main-local.php',
             'common/config/codeception-local.php',
             'frontend/config/main-local.php',
         ],