diff --git a/server/src/api/mod.rs b/server/src/api/mod.rs
index e1db23f..a0b86d0 100644
--- a/server/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod announce;
 pub mod files;
 pub mod health;
+pub mod search;
 
 use axum::{routing::{get, post}, Router};
 use tower_http::cors::CorsLayer;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::state::SharedState;
 pub fn router(state: SharedState) -> Router {
     let api = Router::new()
         .route("/health", get(health::health))
+        .route("/search", get(search::search))
         .route("/files/{file_id}", get(files::get_file))
         .route("/announce", post(announce::announce))
         .with_state(state);
diff --git a/server/src/api/search.rs b/server/src/api/search.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..551717f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/api/search.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use axum::extract::{Query, State};
+use axum::Json;
+use crate::error::AppResult;
+use crate::models::{FileRecord, SearchQuery};
+use crate::state::SharedState;
+
+pub async fn search(
+    State(state): State<SharedState>,
+    Query(q): Query<SearchQuery>,
+) -> AppResult<Json<Vec<FileRecord>>> {
+    let db = state.db.lock().unwrap();
+    let limit = q.limit.unwrap_or(state.config.max_results).clamp(1, 100);
+    let offset = q.offset.unwrap_or(0).max(0);
+    let rows = crate::store::search_files(
+        &db,
+        q.q.as_deref().unwrap_or(""),
+        q.ftype.as_deref(),
+        limit,
+        offset,
+    )?;
+    Ok(Json(rows))
+}
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diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 8b90735..67c8ae0 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pub mod api;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod models;
+pub mod search;
 pub mod state;
 pub mod store;
 pub mod validate;
diff --git a/server/src/search.rs b/server/src/search.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93f3915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/search.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+pub fn fts_query(q: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let terms: Vec<String> = q
+        .split_whitespace()
+        .map(|t| t.trim_matches(['"', '\'', '*', '(', ')', ':', '[', ']']))
+        .filter(|t| !t.is_empty())
+        .map(|t| format!("\"{}\"", t))
+        .collect();
+    if terms.is_empty() {
+        None
+    } else {
+        Some(terms.join(" AND "))
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/server/src/store.rs b/server/src/store.rs
index 4324767..772d1cf 100644
--- a/server/src/store.rs
+++ b/server/src/store.rs
@@ -72,4 +72,47 @@ pub fn get_file(db: &Connection, file_id: &str) -> rusqlite::Result<FileRecord>
         [file_id],
         FileRecord::from_row,
     )
+}
+
+pub fn search_files(
+    db: &Connection,
+    q: &str,
+    ftype: Option<&str>,
+    limit: i64,
+    offset: i64,
+) -> rusqlite::Result<Vec<FileRecord>> {
+    let mut sql = String::from(
+        "SELECT f.id, f.peer_id, f.name, f.description, f.ftype, f.extension,
+                f.size_bytes, f.hash, f.license, f.tags, f.created_at
+         FROM files f",
+    );
+    let mut params: Vec<Box<dyn rusqlite::ToSql>> = Vec::new();
+    let mut where_added = false;
+
+    if let Some(query) = crate::search::fts_query(q) {
+        sql.push_str(" JOIN files_fts ON files_fts.rowid = f.rowid WHERE files_fts MATCH ?1");
+        params.push(Box::new(query));
+        where_added = true;
+    }
+    if let Some(ft) = ftype {
+        if !where_added {
+            sql.push_str(" WHERE");
+            where_added = true;
+        } else {
+            sql.push_str(" AND");
+        }
+        params.push(Box::new(ft.to_string()));
+        sql.push_str(&format!(" f.ftype = ?{}", params.len()));
+    }
+    params.push(Box::new(limit));
+    sql.push_str(&format!(" ORDER BY f.created_at DESC LIMIT ?{}", params.len()));
+    params.push(Box::new(offset));
+    sql.push_str(&format!(" OFFSET ?{}", params.len()));
+
+    let mut stmt = db.prepare(&sql)?;
+    let rows = stmt.query_map(
+        rusqlite::params_from_iter(params.iter().map(|p| p.as_ref())),
+        FileRecord::from_row,
+    )?;
+    rows.collect()
 }
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diff --git a/server/tests/search.rs b/server/tests/search.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3240595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/search.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+mod common;
+
+use common::{announce_test_file, test_server};
+use serde_json::json;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn search_by_name_filters() {
+    let server = test_server();
+    for (name, ty, hash) in [
+        ("musica-bossa.ogg", "audio", "a1".repeat(32)),
+        ("musica-rock.mp3", "audio", "a2".repeat(32)),
+        ("ebook-p2p.pdf", "document", "a3".repeat(32)),
+    ] {
+        announce_test_file(&server, name, ty, &hash).await;
+    }
+    let res = server.get("/api/v1/search?q=musica").await;
+    assert_eq!(res.status_code(), 200);
+    let items = res.json::<Vec<serde_json::Value>>();
+    assert_eq!(items.len(), 2);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn search_filter_by_type() {
+    let server = test_server();
+    for (name, ty, hash) in [
+        ("musica-bossa.ogg", "audio", "a1".repeat(32)),
+        ("musica-rock.mp3", "audio", "a2".repeat(32)),
+        ("ebook-p2p.pdf", "document", "a3".repeat(32)),
+    ] {
+        announce_test_file(&server, name, ty, &hash).await;
+    }
+    let res = server.get("/api/v1/search?q=musica&ftype=audio").await;
+    let items = res.json::<Vec<serde_json::Value>>();
+    assert_eq!(items.len(), 2);
+    assert_eq!(items[0]["ftype"], "audio");
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn search_pagination() {
+    let server = test_server();
+    for (name, ty, hash) in [
+        ("musica-bossa.ogg", "audio", "a1".repeat(32)),
+        ("musica-rock.mp3", "audio", "a2".repeat(32)),
+        ("ebook-p2p.pdf", "document", "a3".repeat(32)),
+    ] {
+        announce_test_file(&server, name, ty, &hash).await;
+    }
+    let res = server.get("/api/v1/search?q=&limit=1&offset=0").await;
+    let items = res.json::<Vec<serde_json::Value>>();
+    assert_eq!(items.len(), 1);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn search_empty_results() {
+    let server = test_server();
+    let res = server.get("/api/v1/search?q=inexistente").await;
+    assert_eq!(res.status_code(), 200);
+    let items = res.json::<Vec<serde_json::Value>>();
+    assert_eq!(items.len(), 0);
+}
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diff --git a/server/tests/search_fts.rs b/server/tests/search_fts.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5515d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/search_fts.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use ares_server::search::fts_query;
+
+#[test]
+fn empty_query_returns_none() {
+    assert_eq!(fts_query(""), None);
+    assert_eq!(fts_query("   "), None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn single_term_wrapped_in_quotes() {
+    assert_eq!(fts_query("musica").unwrap(), "\"musica\"");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn multiple_terms_are_and() {
+    assert_eq!(fts_query("bossa nova").unwrap(), "\"bossa\" AND \"nova\"");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn non_whitespace_tokens_split_kept() {
+    // tokens are split by whitespace; edge chars (like *) are stripped
+    assert_eq!(fts_query("*ideal* fluido*").unwrap(), "\"ideal\" AND \"fluido\"");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fts_special_single_char_stripped_at_edges() {
+    assert_eq!(fts_query("album' rock").unwrap(), "\"album\" AND \"rock\"");
+}
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