diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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+<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 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<groupId>de.rtuni.ms.apig</groupId>
+	<artifactId>api-gateway</artifactId>
+	<version>1.0.0</version>
+	<packaging>war</packaging>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.0.0.RELEASE</version>
+	</parent>
+
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-netflix-eureka-client</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-netflix-zuul</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-devtools</artifactId>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
+                <version>Finchley.RELEASE</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<mainClass>de.rtuni.ms.apig.Application</mainClass>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
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+# Spring properties
+spring:
+  application:
+    name: api-gateway # Identify this application
+    main:
+      allow-bean-definition-overriding: true
+
+# HTTP Server
+server:
+  port: 2222   # HTTP (Tomcat) port
+
+# Discovery Server Access
+#  1. DEV ONLY: Reduce the lease renewal interval to speed up registration
+#  2. Define URL of registration server (defaultZone)
+eureka:
+  client:
+    serviceUrl:
+      defaultZone: http://localhost:8761/eureka/
+      
+zuul:
+  ignored-services: "*"
+  routes:
+    dummy-service:
+      path: /** # The part that has to be appended if a specific call is made
+      service-id: dummy-service
+    auth-service:
+      path: /auth/**
+      service-id: AUTH-SERVICE # can we write this lowercase?
+