diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b7802d3..066e489 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 /.idea/
 /finlog.iml
+
+backend/**/target
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diff --git a/backend/.mvn/maven.config b/backend/.mvn/maven.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..600c5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/.mvn/maven.config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-Drevision=22.25.27
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diff --git a/backend/common/pom.xml b/backend/common/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15e106a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/common/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?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 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>dev.rheinsw.finlog.backend</groupId>
+        <artifactId>backend</artifactId>
+        <version>${revision}</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>common</artifactId>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0f671d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>dev.rheinsw.finlog.backend</groupId>
+    <artifactId>backend</artifactId>
+    <version>${revision}</version>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+    <modules>
+        <module>common</module>
+        <module>server</module>
+    </modules>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.plugin.version>3.14.0</maven.compiler.plugin.version>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+
+        <!-- Spring-related stuff -->
+        <spring-boot.version>3.5.6</spring-boot.version>
+        <spring-cloud.version>2025.1.0-M2</spring-cloud.version>
+
+        <!-- all the others -->
+        <maven-sunfire-plugin.version>3.5.4</maven-sunfire-plugin.version>
+        <lombok.version>1.18.38</lombok.version>
+        <mockito.version>5.17.0</mockito.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <!-- Spring Boot BOM -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
+                <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+
+            <!-- Spring Cloud BOM -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
+                <version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+
+            <!-- Other BOMs or shared deps -->
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+                <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
+                <version>${mockito.version}</version>
+                <scope>test</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
+    <build>
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${maven-sunfire-plugin.version}</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <argLine>-Djdk.attach.allowAttachSelf=true</argLine>
+                    </configuration>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/backend/server/pom.xml b/backend/server/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fffd62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/server/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>dev.rheinsw.finlog.backend</groupId>
+        <artifactId>backend</artifactId>
+        <version>${revision}</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>server</artifactId>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <!--    common    -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>dev.rheinsw.finlog.backend</groupId>
+            <artifactId>common</artifactId>
+            <version>${revision}</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+</project>
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