diff --git a/controllers/middleware.js b/controllers/middleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fa1b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controllers/middleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const favicon = require('serve-favicon');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const app = express();
+
+// Serve the favicon from the 'public' folder
+app.use(favicon(path.join(__dirname, 'public', 'favicon.ico'))); 
+
+// Other routes and middleware...
+
+app.listen(3000);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5c302ee..fa2ee22 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "mongoose": "^7.6.3",
         "passport": "^0.6.0",
-        "passport-local-mongoose": "^8.0.0"
+        "passport-local-mongoose": "^8.0.0",
+        "serve-favicon": "^2.5.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "nodemon": "^3.0.1",
@@ -1314,6 +1315,28 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/serve-favicon": {
+      "version": "2.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-favicon/-/serve-favicon-2.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FMW2RvqNr03x+C0WxTyu6sOv21oOjkq5j8tjquWccwa6ScNyGFOGJVpuS1NmTVGBAHS07xnSKotgf2ehQmf9iA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "etag": "~1.8.1",
+        "fresh": "0.5.2",
+        "ms": "2.1.1",
+        "parseurl": "~1.3.2",
+        "safe-buffer": "5.1.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/serve-favicon/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tgp+dl5cGk28utYktBsrFqA7HKgrhgPsg6Z/EfhWI4gl1Hwq8B/GmY/0oXZ6nF8hDVesS/FpnYaD/kOWhYQvyg==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/serve-static": {
       "version": "1.13.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-static/-/serve-static-1.13.2.tgz",
@@ -2464,6 +2487,25 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "serve-favicon": {
+      "version": "2.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-favicon/-/serve-favicon-2.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FMW2RvqNr03x+C0WxTyu6sOv21oOjkq5j8tjquWccwa6ScNyGFOGJVpuS1NmTVGBAHS07xnSKotgf2ehQmf9iA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "etag": "~1.8.1",
+        "fresh": "0.5.2",
+        "ms": "2.1.1",
+        "parseurl": "~1.3.2",
+        "safe-buffer": "5.1.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": {
+          "version": "2.1.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-tgp+dl5cGk28utYktBsrFqA7HKgrhgPsg6Z/EfhWI4gl1Hwq8B/GmY/0oXZ6nF8hDVesS/FpnYaD/kOWhYQvyg=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "serve-static": {
       "version": "1.13.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-static/-/serve-static-1.13.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 483fa9a..b404c46 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "mongoose": "^7.6.3",
     "passport": "^0.6.0",
-    "passport-local-mongoose": "^8.0.0"
+    "passport-local-mongoose": "^8.0.0",
+    "serve-favicon": "^2.5.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nodemon": "^3.0.1",