diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 32858aa..c949122 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-*.class
+# Eclipse Directories and Files
+.project
+.classpath
+/.settings
 
-# Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
-.mtj.tmp/
-
-# Package Files #
-*.jar
-*.war
-*.ear
+# Generated Directories and Files
+/target
 
 # virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
 hs_err_pid*
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ce72dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>com.leanstacks</groupId>
+  <artifactId>skeleton-ws-spring-boot</artifactId>
+  <version>0.1.0</version>
+
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>1.2.1.RELEASE</version>
+  </parent>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/leanstacks/ws/Application.java b/src/main/java/com/leanstacks/ws/Application.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0869428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/leanstacks/ws/Application.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.leanstacks.ws;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+/**
+ * Spring Boot Main Application Class.  Entry point for the application.
+ */
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class Application
+{
+    public static void main( String[] args ) throws Exception
+    {
+        SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
+    }
+}