diff --git a/src/core/router.py b/src/core/router.py
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+"""
+Core router for health and root endpoints.
+"""
+import logging
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+from src.core.config import config
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+router = APIRouter(tags=["core"])
+
+
+@router.get("/health")
+async def health_check() -> dict[str, str]:
+    """
+    Health check endpoint.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Health status
+    """
+    return {"status": "healthy", "version": config.APP_VERSION}
+
+
+@router.get("/")
+async def root() -> dict[str, str]:
+    """
+    Root endpoint.
+    
+    Returns:
+        API information
+    """
+    return {
+        "name": config.APP_NAME,
+        "version": config.APP_VERSION,
+        "docs": "/docs",
+    }
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
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+"""
+FastAPI application entry point.
+Following best practices from github.com/zhanymkanov/fastapi-best-practices
+
+Main responsibilities:
+- Application configuration
+- Middleware setup
+- Exception handlers
+- Router registration
+- Lifecycle management
+"""
+import logging
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from typing import AsyncGenerator
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, status
+from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+from src.chat.router import router as chat_router
+from src.core.config import config
+from src.core.exceptions import AppException
+from src.core.router import router as core_router
+from src.models.router import router as models_router
+
+# Configure logging
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=config.LOG_LEVEL,
+    format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def lifespan(app: FastAPI) -> AsyncGenerator[None, None]:
+    """
+    Application lifespan manager.
+    
+    Handles startup and shutdown logic.
+    """
+    # Startup
+    logger.info(f"Starting {config.APP_NAME} v{config.APP_VERSION}")
+    logger.info(f"Environment: {config.ENVIRONMENT.value}")
+    logger.info(f"Ollama host: {config.OLLAMA_HOST}")
+    logger.info(f"Default model: {config.OLLAMA_DEFAULT_MODEL}")
+    
+    yield
+    
+    # Shutdown
+    logger.info("Shutting down application")
+
+
+def create_application() -> FastAPI:
+    """
+    Application factory.
+    
+    Creates and configures the FastAPI application.
+    Following best practice of using factory pattern.
+    """
+    # Create app
+    application = FastAPI(
+        title=config.APP_NAME,
+        version=config.APP_VERSION,
+        lifespan=lifespan,
+        debug=config.DEBUG,
+    )
+    
+    # Add middleware
+    application.add_middleware(
+        CORSMiddleware,
+        allow_origins=config.CORS_ORIGINS,
+        allow_credentials=config.CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS,
+        allow_methods=config.CORS_ALLOW_METHODS,
+        allow_headers=config.CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS,
+    )
+    
+    # Register exception handlers
+    register_exception_handlers(application)
+    
+    # Include routers
+    application.include_router(core_router)  # Health and root endpoints
+    application.include_router(chat_router, prefix=config.API_PREFIX)
+    application.include_router(models_router, prefix=config.API_PREFIX)
+    
+    return application
+
+
+def register_exception_handlers(application: FastAPI) -> None:
+    """
+    Register global exception handlers.
+    
+    Provides consistent error responses compatible with OpenAI API.
+    """
+    
+    @application.exception_handler(AppException)
+    async def app_exception_handler(
+        request: Request,
+        exc: AppException,
+    ) -> JSONResponse:
+        """Handle custom application exceptions."""
+        logger.error(
+            f"Application error: {exc.message}",
+            extra={"details": exc.details}
+        )
+        
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=exc.status_code,
+            content={
+                "error": {
+                    "message": exc.message,
+                    "type": exc.__class__.__name__,
+                    "details": exc.details,
+                }
+            },
+        )
+    
+    @application.exception_handler(RequestValidationError)
+    async def validation_exception_handler(
+        request: Request,
+        exc: RequestValidationError,
+    ) -> JSONResponse:
+        """Handle Pydantic validation errors."""
+        logger.error(f"Validation error: {exc.errors()}")
+        
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+            content={
+                "error": {
+                    "message": "Invalid request",
+                    "type": "invalid_request_error",
+                    "details": exc.errors(),
+                }
+            },
+        )
+    
+    @application.exception_handler(Exception)
+    async def general_exception_handler(
+        request: Request,
+        exc: Exception,
+    ) -> JSONResponse:
+        """Handle unexpected exceptions."""
+        logger.exception("Unexpected error")
+        
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            content={
+                "error": {
+                    "message": "An internal error occurred",
+                    "type": "internal_server_error",
+                }
+            },
+        )
+
+
+# Create application instance
+app = create_application()