diff --git a/daemon/Cargo.toml b/daemon/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "ubuntu-fidod"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "ubuntu-fidod"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+ubuntu-fido-common = { path = "../common" }
+zbus = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/daemon/src/main.rs b/daemon/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4bd4c4
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+++ b/daemon/src/main.rs
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+use anyhow::Result;
+use tracing::info;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+        .with_env_filter(tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::from_default_env())
+        .init();
+    info!("ubuntu-fidod {} starting", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+    // D-Bus service registration in Phase 1.
+    Ok(())
+}