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.euka</groupId>
+    <artifactId>eureka-server</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+    <packaging>war</packaging>
+
+    <name>eureka-server</name>
+    <description>Eureka server to register services</description>
+    
+    <properties>
+        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+    </properties>
+    
+    <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-web</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-netflix-eureka-server</artifactId>
+        </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.euka.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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+# Give a name to the eureka server
+spring:
+  application:
+    name: eureka-server
+
+# HTTP Server (Tomcat) port
+server:
+  port: 8761 # default port for eureka server
+
+# Configure this Discovery Server
+eureka:
+  client:  # Not a client, don't register with yourself
+    registerWithEureka: false
+    fetchRegistry: false
+    serviceUrl:
+      defaultZone: http://localhost:8761/eureka/