diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index bffacdf..c1256a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 from wilfred.api.servers import Servers
 from wilfred.docker_conn import docker_client
 from wilfred.api.server_config import ServerConfig
-from wilfred.database import Server, EnvironmentVariable, session
 from wilfred.api.config_parser import Config
 
 config = Config()
@@ -33,36 +32,24 @@
 
 def test_create_server():
     # create
-    server = Server(
+    server = servers.create(
         id="test",
         name="test",
         image_uid="minecraft-paper",
         memory="1024",
         port="25565",
-        custom_startup=None,
-        status="installing",
+        environment_variables=[
+            {"variable": "MINECRAFT_VERSION", "value": "latest"},
+            {"variable": "EULA_ACCEPTANCE", "value": "true"},
+        ],
     )
-    session.add(server)
-    session.commit()
-
-    minecraft_version = EnvironmentVariable(
-        server_id=server.id, variable="MINECRAFT_VERSION", value="latest"
-    )
-
-    eula_acceptance = EnvironmentVariable(
-        server_id=server.id, variable="EULA_ACCEPTANCE", value="true"
-    )
-
-    session.add(minecraft_version)
-    session.add(eula_acceptance)
-    session.commit()
 
     servers.install(server, skip_wait=False)
     servers.sync()
 
 
 def test_start_server():
-    server = session.query(Server).filter_by(id="test").first()
+    server = servers.query(name="test")
 
     if server.status == "installing":
         raise Exception("server is installing")
@@ -72,7 +59,7 @@ def test_start_server():
 
 
 def test_pseudo_config_write():
-    server = session.query(Server).filter_by(id="test").first()
+    server = servers.query(name="test")
 
     image = images.get_image(server.image_uid)
 
@@ -87,5 +74,5 @@ def test_pseudo_config_write():
 
 
 def test_delete_server():
-    server = session.query(Server).filter_by(id="test").first()
+    server = servers.query(name="test")
     servers.remove(server)
diff --git a/wilfred/api/config_parser.py b/wilfred/api/config_parser.py
index 3ea438e..1240b83 100644
--- a/wilfred/api/config_parser.py
+++ b/wilfred/api/config_parser.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from os.path import isfile, isdir
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from wilfred.errors import WilfredException, ParseError, WriteError
+from wilfred.api.errors import WilfredException, ParseError, WriteError
 
 API_VERSION = 1
 
diff --git a/wilfred/database.py b/wilfred/api/database.py
similarity index 100%
rename from wilfred/database.py
rename to wilfred/api/database.py
diff --git a/wilfred/errors.py b/wilfred/api/errors.py
similarity index 100%
rename from wilfred/errors.py
rename to wilfred/api/errors.py
diff --git a/wilfred/api/images.py b/wilfred/api/images.py
index 0e31717..c1610a4 100644
--- a/wilfred/api/images.py
+++ b/wilfred/api/images.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from copy import deepcopy
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
-from wilfred.errors import WilfredException, ReadError, ParseError
+from wilfred.api.errors import WilfredException, ReadError, ParseError
 from wilfred.version import version
 
 API_VERSION = 2
diff --git a/wilfred/api/server_config.py b/wilfred/api/server_config.py
index 8d2b8e6..122ac54 100644
--- a/wilfred/api/server_config.py
+++ b/wilfred/api/server_config.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from tabulate import tabulate
 
 from wilfred.container_variables import ContainerVariables
-from wilfred.errors import WilfredException, ParseError, WriteError
+from wilfred.api.errors import WilfredException, ParseError, WriteError
 
 from wilfred.api.parser.properties import properties_read, properties_write
 from wilfred.api.parser.yaml import yaml_read, yaml_write
diff --git a/wilfred/api/servers.py b/wilfred/api/servers.py
index d7b1eeb..52f9039 100644
--- a/wilfred/api/servers.py
+++ b/wilfred/api/servers.py
@@ -20,17 +20,22 @@
 from subprocess import call
 from sqlalchemy import inspect
 
-from wilfred.database import session, Server, EnvironmentVariable, Port
+from wilfred.api.database import session, Server, EnvironmentVariable, Port
 from wilfred.keyboard import KeyboardThread
 from wilfred.container_variables import ContainerVariables
 from wilfred.api.images import Images
-from wilfred.errors import WilfredException, WriteError
+from wilfred.api.errors import WilfredException, WriteError
+from wilfred.core import random_string
 
 
 class ServerNotRunning(WilfredException):
     """Server is not running"""
 
 
+class ServerNotFound(WilfredException):
+    """Specified server was not found"""
+
+
 class Servers(object):
     def __init__(
         self, docker_client: docker.DockerClient, configuration: dict, images: Images
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ def remove(self, server: Server):
         Removes specified server
 
         Args:
-            server (wilfred.database.Server): Server database object
+            server (wilfred.api.database.Server): Server database object
         """
 
         path = f"{self._configuration['data_path']}/{server.name}_{server.id}"
@@ -192,7 +197,7 @@ def console(self, server: Server, disable_user_input=False):
         Enters server console
 
         Args:
-            server (wilfred.database.Server): Server database object
+            server (wilfred.api.database.Server): Server database object
             disable_user_input (bool): Blocks user input if `True`. By default this is `False`.
 
         Raises:
@@ -218,12 +223,82 @@ def console(self, server: Server, disable_user_input=False):
             except docker.errors.NotFound:
                 raise ServerNotRunning(f"server {server.id} is not running")
 
+    def create(
+        self,
+        name,
+        image_uid,
+        memory,
+        port,
+        custom_startup=None,
+        environment_variables=[],
+        id=None,
+    ):
+        """
+        Creates a new server
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): Name of new server
+            image_uid (str): UID of server image to use
+            memory (int): Memory to configure server with (in megabytes, i.e. 1024)
+            port (int): Port server should listen to
+            custom_startup (str, optional): Optional custom startup command (by default uses image command)
+            environment_variables (:obj:`list` of :obj:`dict`, optional): Optional list of environment variables
+            id (str, optional): Override generating random string as id by specifying it here
+
+        Returns:
+            wilfred.api.database.Server: Server database object of newly created server
+        """
+
+        server = Server(id=random_string() if not id else id)
+
+        server.name = name
+        server.image_uid = image_uid
+        server.memory = memory
+        server.port = port
+        server.custom_startup = custom_startup
+        server.status = "installing"
+
+        # commit changes to database
+        session.add(server)
+        session.commit()
+
+        for environment_variable in environment_variables:
+            session.add(
+                EnvironmentVariable(
+                    server_id=server.id,
+                    variable=environment_variable["variable"],
+                    value=environment_variable["value"],
+                )
+            )
+
+        session.commit()
+
+        return server
+
+    def query(self, name):
+        """
+        Returns :class:`wilfred.api.database.Server` object of specified server
+
+        Args:
+            name (str): Name of server to query for
+
+        Returns:
+            wilfred.api.database.Server: Server database object of specified server
+        """
+
+        server = session.query(Server).filter_by(name=name.lower()).first()
+
+        if not server:
+            raise ServerNotFound(f"Could not find server by name {name}")
+
+        return server
+
     def install(self, server: Server, skip_wait=False, spinner=None):
         """
         Performs installation
 
         Args:
-            server (wilfred.database.Server): Server database object
+            server (wilfred.api.database.Server): Server database object
             skip_wait (bool): Doesn't stall while waiting for server installation to complete if `True`.
             spinner (Halo): If `Halo` spinner object is defined, will then write and perform actions to it.
 
@@ -288,7 +363,7 @@ def kill(self, server):
         Kills server container
 
         Args:
-            server (wilfred.database.Server): Server database object
+            server (wilfred.api.database.Server): Server database object
 
         Raises:
             :py:class:`ServerNotRunning`
@@ -307,7 +382,7 @@ def rename(self, server, name):
         Renames server and moves server folder
 
         Args:
-            server (wilfred.database.Server): Server database object
+            server (wilfred.api.database.Server): Server database object
             name (str): New name of the server
 
         Raises:
@@ -339,7 +414,7 @@ def command(self, server, command):
         Sends command to server console
 
         Args:
-            server (wilfred.database.Server): Server database object
+            server (wilfred.api.database.Server): Server database object
             command (str): The command to send to the stdin of the server
 
         Raises:
diff --git a/wilfred/container_variables.py b/wilfred/container_variables.py
index f60a28b..acb74b7 100644
--- a/wilfred/container_variables.py
+++ b/wilfred/container_variables.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #                                                               #
 #################################################################
 
-from wilfred.database import session, EnvironmentVariable
+from wilfred.api.database import session, EnvironmentVariable
 
 
 class ContainerVariables(object):
diff --git a/wilfred/migrate.py b/wilfred/migrate.py
index ee40199..40d8e91 100644
--- a/wilfred/migrate.py
+++ b/wilfred/migrate.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from os import remove
 
 from wilfred.message_handler import error
-from wilfred.database import session, Server, EnvironmentVariable
+from wilfred.api.database import session, Server, EnvironmentVariable
 
 
 class Migrate:
diff --git a/wilfred/wilfred.py b/wilfred/wilfred.py
index c4d39ce..05b0528 100755
--- a/wilfred/wilfred.py
+++ b/wilfred/wilfred.py
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@
 from wilfred.docker_conn import docker_client
 from wilfred.version import version, commit_hash, commit_date
 from wilfred.api.config_parser import Config, NoConfiguration
-from wilfred.database import session, database_path, Server, EnvironmentVariable, Port
+from wilfred.api.database import (
+    session,
+    database_path,
+    Server,
+    EnvironmentVariable,
+    Port,
+)
 from wilfred.api.servers import Servers
 from wilfred.api.images import Images, ImageAPIMismatch, ImagesOutdated
 from wilfred.message_handler import warning, error, ui_exception