diff --git a/portainer-automation/build.gradle b/portainer-automation/build.gradle
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+apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation project(':common')
+
+    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
+    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation'
+
+    compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+    annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+    annotationProcessor 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-configuration-processor'
+
+    testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'
+}
diff --git a/portainer-automation/src/main/java/com/hithomelabs/portainer/PortainerAutomationApplication.java b/portainer-automation/src/main/java/com/hithomelabs/portainer/PortainerAutomationApplication.java
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+++ b/portainer-automation/src/main/java/com/hithomelabs/portainer/PortainerAutomationApplication.java
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+package com.hithomelabs.portainer;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class PortainerAutomationApplication {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SpringApplication.run(PortainerAutomationApplication.class, args);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/portainer-automation/src/main/resources/application.properties b/portainer-automation/src/main/resources/application.properties
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+server.port=8081