diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/Person.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/Person.java
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+package io.zipcoder.crudapp;
+
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+
+@Entity
+public class Person {
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
+    private Long id;
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+
+    public Person() {
+    }
+
+    public Person(Long id, String firstName, String lastName) {
+        this.id = id;
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return firstName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+    }
+
+    public String getLastName() {
+        return lastName;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonConfiguration.java
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+package io.zipcoder.crudapp;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
+
+@Configuration
+public class PersonConfiguration {
+    @Autowired
+    private PersonService service;
+
+    @PostConstruct
+    public void setup() {
+        service.create(new Person());
+        service.create(new Person());
+        service.create(new Person());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonController.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonController.java
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+package io.zipcoder.crudapp;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping(value = "/person-controller") // serves up on localhost:8080/person-controller
+public class PersonController {
+    @Autowired
+    private PersonService service;
+
+    @PostMapping(value = "/create")
+    // exposed at localhost:8080/person-controller/create
+    public ResponseEntity<Person> create(@RequestBody Person person) { // `@RequestBody` allows us to inject JSON objects (representative of POJO instances) into our Spring server from our front-end client (mocked by Postman)
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(service.create(person), HttpStatus.CREATED);
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping(value = "/read/{id}")
+    public ResponseEntity<Person> read(@PathVariable Long id) {
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(service.read(id), HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping(value = "/read")
+    public ResponseEntity<List<Person>> readAll() {
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(service.readAll(), HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+    @PutMapping(value = "/update/{id}")
+    public ResponseEntity<Person> update(@PathVariable Long id, @RequestBody Person newPersonData) {
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(service.update(id, newPersonData), HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+    @DeleteMapping(value = "/delete/{id}")
+    public ResponseEntity<Person> delete(@PathVariable Long id) {
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(service.delete(id), HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonRepository.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonRepository.java
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+package io.zipcoder.crudapp;
+
+import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+
+public interface PersonRepository extends CrudRepository<Person, Long> {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonService.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonService.java
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+package io.zipcoder.crudapp;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Service
+public class PersonService {
+    @Autowired
+    private PersonRepository repository;
+
+    public Person create(Person person) { return repository.save(person); }
+
+    public Person read(Long id) { return repository.findOne(id); }
+
+    public List<Person> readAll() {
+        Iterable<Person> personIterable = repository.findAll();
+        List<Person> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        personIterable.forEach(result::add);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public Person update(Long id, Person newPersonData){
+        Person personInDatabase = read(id);
+        personInDatabase.setFirstName(newPersonData.getFirstName());
+        personInDatabase.setLastName(newPersonData.getLastName());
+        return repository.save(personInDatabase);
+    }
+
+    public Person delete(Person person){
+        repository.delete(person);
+        return person;
+    }
+
+    public Person delete(Long id){
+        return delete(read(id));
+    }
+}