diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 558c7a1..3ce048c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.5.2.RELEASE</version>
+		<version>2.5.3</version>
 		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
 	</parent>
 
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
-	</properties>
 
+		<property name="hibernate.dialect" value="org.hibernate.dialect.Oracle10gDialect" />
+		<property name="hibernate.hbm2ddl.auto" value="validate" />
+	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -50,7 +52,15 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
 			<!--<version>1.3.5.RELEASE</version>-->
 		</dependency>
-    </dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>junit</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+
+
+	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/Person.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/Person.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c444b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/Person.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+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 Integer id;
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+
+    public Person() {
+    }
+
+    public Person(Integer id, String firstName, String lastName) {
+        this.id = id;
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Integer 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/PersonController.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a07ddbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+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.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping(value = "/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 = "/getPerson/{id}")
+    public ResponseEntity<Person> getPerson(@PathVariable Integer id){
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(service.read(id),HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+    @GetMapping(value = "/findAll")
+    public ResponseEntity<List<Person>> getPersonList(){
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(service.readAll(),HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+    @PutMapping(value = "/update/{id}")
+    public ResponseEntity<Person> updatePerson(@PathVariable Integer id, @RequestBody Person newPersonData){
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(service.update(id,newPersonData),HttpStatus.OK);
+    }
+
+    @DeleteMapping(value = "/delete/{id}")
+    public ResponseEntity<Person> DeletePerson(@PathVariable Integer 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37f0cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package io.zipcoder.crudapp;
+
+import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+@Repository
+public interface PersonRepository extends CrudRepository<Person, Integer> {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonService.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..528ba96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/crudapp/PersonService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+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(Integer id) {
+        return repository.findById(id).get();
+    }
+
+    public List<Person> readAll() {
+        Iterable<Person> personIterable = repository.findAll();
+        List<Person> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        personIterable.forEach(result::add);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public Person update(Integer 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(Integer id) {
+        return delete(read(id));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-h2.properties b/src/main/resources/application-h2.properties
index 74765cc..62026d7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-h2.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-h2.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:h2:mem:testdb;Mode=Oracle
 spring.datasource.platform=h2
 spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=none
-spring.datasource.continue-on-error=true
\ No newline at end of file
+spring.datasource.continue-on-error=true
+spring.h2.console.enabled=true
+spring.h2.console.view=/h2-console
\ No newline at end of file