diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e093429..2e7c3f6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,40 +28,8 @@ hs_err_pid*
 # Reference: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544839
 
 # User-specific stuff
-.idea/**/workspace.xml
-.idea/**/tasks.xml
-.idea/**/usage.statistics.xml
-.idea/**/dictionaries
-.idea/**/shelf
-
-# Generated files
-.idea/**/contentModel.xml
-
-# Sensitive or high-churn files
-.idea/**/dataSources/
-.idea/**/dataSources.ids
-.idea/**/dataSources.local.xml
-.idea/**/sqlDataSources.xml
-.idea/**/dynamic.xml
-.idea/**/uiDesigner.xml
-.idea/**/dbnavigator.xml
-
-# Gradle
-.idea/**/gradle.xml
-.idea/**/libraries
-
-# Gradle and Maven with auto-import
-# When using Gradle or Maven with auto-import, you should exclude module files,
-# since they will be recreated, and may cause churn.  Uncomment if using
-# auto-import.
-# .idea/artifacts
-# .idea/compiler.xml
-# .idea/jarRepositories.xml
-# .idea/modules.xml
-# .idea/*.iml
-# .idea/modules
-# *.iml
-# *.ipr
+.idea/
+target/
 
 # CMake
 cmake-build-*/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d778bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.5.2</version>
+		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+	</parent>
+	<groupId>eu.dnetlib</groupId>
+	<artifactId>dnet-role-management</artifactId>
+	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<packaging>war</packaging>
+	<name>dnet-role-management</name>
+	<description>DNET Role Management API. Integrated with AAI Registry Service</description>
+	<properties>
+		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
+	</properties>
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dnetrolemanagement/DnetRoleManagementApplication.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dnetrolemanagement/DnetRoleManagementApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b93f970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dnetrolemanagement/DnetRoleManagementApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.dnetrolemanagement;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class DnetRoleManagementApplication {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		SpringApplication.run(DnetRoleManagementApplication.class, args);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dnetrolemanagement/ServletInitializer.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dnetrolemanagement/ServletInitializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f8aae6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dnetrolemanagement/ServletInitializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.dnetrolemanagement;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
+import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.SpringBootServletInitializer;
+
+public class ServletInitializer extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
+
+	@Override
+	protected SpringApplicationBuilder configure(SpringApplicationBuilder application) {
+		return application.sources(DnetRoleManagementApplication.class);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70d7c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+server.port = 8090
diff --git a/src/test/java/eu/dnetlib/dnetrolemanagement/DnetRoleManagementApplicationTests.java b/src/test/java/eu/dnetlib/dnetrolemanagement/DnetRoleManagementApplicationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c5ecf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/eu/dnetlib/dnetrolemanagement/DnetRoleManagementApplicationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.dnetrolemanagement;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+
+@SpringBootTest
+class DnetRoleManagementApplicationTests {
+
+	@Test
+	void contextLoads() {
+	}
+
+}