diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/maven
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=maven
+
+### Maven ###
+target/
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+pom.xml.next
+release.properties
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+buildNumber.properties
+.mvn/timing.properties
+# https://github.com/takari/maven-wrapper#usage-without-binary-jar
+.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+
+# Eclipse m2e generated files
+# Eclipse Core
+.project
+# JDT-specific (Eclipse Java Development Tools)
+.classpath
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/maven
+
+# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/react
+# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=react
+
+### react ###
+.DS_*
+*.log
+logs
+**/*.backup.*
+**/*.back.*
+
+node_modules
+bower_components
+
+*.sublime*
+
+psd
+thumb
+sketch
+
+# End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/react
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diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
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+<?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>mx.uv</groupId>
+  <artifactId>backend</artifactId>
+  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+  <name>backend</name>
+  <!-- FIXME change it to the project's website -->
+  <url>http://www.example.com</url>
+
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>4.11</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <pluginManagement><!-- lock down plugins versions to avoid using Maven defaults (may be moved to parent pom) -->
+      <plugins>
+        <!-- clean lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#clean_Lifecycle -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.1.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- default lifecycle, jar packaging: see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/default-bindings.html#Plugin_bindings_for_jar_packaging -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.8.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.22.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.5.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.8.2</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <!-- site lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#site_Lifecycle -->
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.7.1</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.0.0</version>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/mx/uv/App.java b/backend/src/main/java/mx/uv/App.java
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+package mx.uv;
+
+/**
+ * Hello world!
+ *
+ */
+public class App 
+{
+    public static void main( String[] args )
+    {
+        System.out.println( "Hello World!" );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/mx/uv/AppTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/mx/uv/AppTest.java
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+++ b/backend/src/test/java/mx/uv/AppTest.java
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+package mx.uv;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Unit test for simple App.
+ */
+public class AppTest 
+{
+    /**
+     * Rigorous Test :-)
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void shouldAnswerWithTrue()
+    {
+        assertTrue( true );
+    }
+}