diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/uoaadmintools/controllers/AdminToolsCheckDeployController.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/uoaadmintools/controllers/AdminToolsCheckDeployController.java
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+package eu.dnetlib.uoaadmintools.controllers;
+
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CrossOrigin;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+@CrossOrigin(origins = "*")
+public class AdminToolsCheckDeployController {
+    private final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(this.getClass());
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "", method = RequestMethod.GET)
+    public String hello() {
+        log.debug("Hello from uoa-admin-tools!");
+        return "Hello from uoa-admin-tools!";
+    }
+}