diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 58ee6d20a2..f974204b86 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -67,6 +67,39 @@ module.exports = {
     'react/display-name': ['off'],
     'no-unused-vars': ['error', { varsIgnorePattern: '^_' }],
     quotes: ['error', 'single'],
+    'import/order': [
+      'warn',
+      {
+        groups: [
+          ['builtin'], // Node.js standard libraries, react
+          ['external'], // npm packages
+          ['type'], // Type imports (TypeScript)
+          [
+            'internal', // Internal alias imports eg.(~/Component)
+            'parent', // Parent directory imports eg.(../ParentComponent)
+            'sibling', // Sibling imports eg.(./components/MyComponent)
+            'index',
+            'object',
+          ],
+        ],
+        // 'newlines-between': 'always', // Enforce new lines between groups
+        pathGroups: [
+          {
+            pattern: '{react,react-dom/**}',
+            group: 'builtin',
+            position: 'before',
+          },
+          {
+            pattern: '~/**',
+            group: 'internal',
+            position: 'before',
+          },
+        ],
+        pathGroupsExcludedImportTypes: ['builtin'], // Exclude these types from the path group rule
+        warnOnUnassignedImports: true, // Warn for unassigned imports
+        // alphabetize: { order: 'asc', caseInsensitive: true }, // Alphabetize imports within each group
+      },
+    ],
   },
   overrides: [
     {
diff --git a/api/server/index.js b/api/server/index.js
index 6a6e135245..7fa2f6f461 100644
--- a/api/server/index.js
+++ b/api/server/index.js
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ const axios = require('axios');
 const express = require('express');
 const passport = require('passport');
 const mongoSanitize = require('express-mongo-sanitize');
+const { jwtLogin, passportLogin } = require('~/strategies');
+const { connectDb, indexSync } = require('~/lib/db');
+const { isEnabled } = require('~/server/utils');
+const { ldapLogin } = require('~/strategies');
+const { logger } = require('~/config');
 const validateImageRequest = require('./middleware/validateImageRequest');
 const errorController = require('./controllers/ErrorController');
-const { jwtLogin, passportLogin } = require('~/strategies');
 const configureSocialLogins = require('./socialLogins');
-const { connectDb, indexSync } = require('~/lib/db');
 const AppService = require('./services/AppService');
 const noIndex = require('./middleware/noIndex');
-const { isEnabled } = require('~/server/utils');
-const { logger } = require('~/config');
-const { ldapLogin } = require('~/strategies');
 const routes = require('./routes');
 
 const { PORT, HOST, ALLOW_SOCIAL_LOGIN } = process.env ?? {};