diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index ccb092d..8f927dc 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
         "tests"
     ],
     "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
-    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true
+    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
+    "python.languageServer": "Pylance",
+    "python.analysis.typeCheckingMode": "basic"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/graphql/__init__.py b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/__init__.py b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/api.py b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..741a21e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""API access status"""
+import datetime
+import string
+import typing
+import strawberry
+
+@strawberry.type
+class ApiDevice:
+    name: str
+    creation_date: datetime.datetime
+    is_caller: bool
+
+@strawberry.type
+class ApiRecoveryKeyStatus:
+    exists: bool
+    valid: bool
+    creation_date: datetime.datetime
+    expiration_date: typing.Optional[datetime.datetime]
+    uses_left: typing.Optional[int]
+
+@strawberry.type
+class Api:
+    version: str
+    devices: typing.List[ApiDevice]
+    recovery_key: ApiRecoveryKeyStatus
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/common.py b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/common.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c9c1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/common.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""Common types and enums used by different types of queries."""
+from enum import Enum
+import datetime
+import typing
+import strawberry
+
+@strawberry.enum
+class Severity(Enum):
+    """
+    Severity of an alert.
+    """
+    INFO = "INFO"
+    WARNING = "WARNING"
+    ERROR = "ERROR"
+    CRITICAL = "CRITICAL"
+    SUCCESS = "SUCCESS"
+
+@strawberry.type
+class Alert:
+    """
+    Alert type.
+    """
+    severity: Severity
+    title: str
+    message: str
+    timestamp: typing.Optional[datetime.datetime]
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/providers.py b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/providers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d61bac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/providers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""Enums representing different service providers."""
+from enum import Enum
+import datetime
+import typing
+import strawberry
+
+@strawberry.enum
+class DnsProvider(Enum):
+    CLOUDFLARE = "CLOUDFLARE"
+
+@strawberry.enum
+class ServerProvider(Enum):
+    HETZNER = "HETZNER"
diff --git a/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/system.py b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/system.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ab3a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfprivacy_api/graphql/queries/system.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import typing
+import strawberry
+
+from selfprivacy_api.graphql.queries.common import Alert
+from selfprivacy_api.graphql.queries.providers import DnsProvider, ServerProvider
+
+@strawberry.type
+class DnsRecord:
+    recordType: str
+    name: str
+    content: str
+    ttl: int
+    priority: typing.Optional[int]
+
+@strawberry.type
+class SystemDomainInfo:
+    domain: str
+    hostname: str
+    provider: DnsProvider
+    required_dns_records: typing.List[DnsRecord]
+
+@strawberry.type
+class AutoUpgradeOptions:
+    enable: bool
+    allow_reboot: bool
+
+@strawberry.type
+class SshSettings:
+    enable: bool
+    password_authentication: bool
+    root_ssh_keys: typing.List[str]
+
+@strawberry.type
+class SystemSettings:
+    auto_upgrade: AutoUpgradeOptions
+    ssh: SshSettings
+    timezone: str
+
+@strawberry.type
+class SystemInfo:
+    system_version: str
+    python_version: str
+
+@strawberry.type
+class SystemProviderInfo:
+    provider: ServerProvider
+    id: str
+
+@strawberry.type
+class System:
+    """
+    Base system type which represents common system status
+    """
+    status: Alert
+    domain: SystemDomainInfo
+    settings: SystemSettings
+    info: SystemInfo
+    provider: SystemProviderInfo
+    busy: bool   
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 79f3623..947af0b 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,30 @@ let
     mnemonic
     coverage
     pylint
+    pydantic
+    typing-extensions
+    (buildPythonPackage rec {
+      pname = "strawberry-graphql";
+      version = "0.114.5";
+      format = "pyproject";
+      patches = [
+        ./strawberry-graphql.patch
+      ];
+      propagatedBuildInputs = [
+        typing-extensions
+        graphql-core
+        python-multipart
+        python-dateutil
+        flask
+        pydantic
+        pygments
+        poetry
+      ];
+      src = fetchPypi {
+        inherit pname version;
+        sha256 = "b6e007281cf29a66eeba66a512744853d8aa53b4ca2525befb6f350bb7b24df6";
+      };
+    })
   ]);
 in
 pkgs.mkShell {
diff --git a/strawberry-graphql.patch b/strawberry-graphql.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48a04d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/strawberry-graphql.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
+index 3283fce..89d3e8c 100644
+--- a/pyproject.toml
++++ b/pyproject.toml
+@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ python-multipart = "^0.0.5"
+ sanic = {version = ">=20.12.2,<22.0.0", optional = true}
+ aiohttp = {version = "^3.7.4.post0", optional = true}
+ fastapi = {version = ">=0.65.2", optional = true}
+-"backports.cached-property" = "^1.0.1"
+ 
+ [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
+ pytest = "^7.1"