diff --git a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/.env b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/.env
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bc83e83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+MSSQL_HOST=mssql_server_local # must be mssql_server_local service defined in mssql/docker-compose.yml
+MSSQL_PORT=1433
+MSSQL_DB=app_pizza
+MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD=example_123
+MSSQL_SA_USER=sa
+ACCEPT_EULA=Y
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diff --git a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/.gitignore b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9710047
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mssql_server_local
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diff --git a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/docker-compose.yml b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d55647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+volumes:
+  # the name of a volume to be used to store the database folder
+  # the same is used at "- ./app_x_mssql_data:/var/lib/mssql"
+  app_pizza_mssql_data:
+    driver: local
+services:
+  initialize-database:
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql-tools:latest
+    container_name: initialize-database
+    restart: no
+    command: "/opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -C -S ${MSSQL_HOST} -U ${MSSQL_SA_USER} -P ${MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD} -i /tmp/mssql-init.sql"
+    depends_on:
+      mssql_server_local:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    volumes:
+      - ./mssql/mssql-init.sql:/tmp/mssql-init.sql
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+
+  mssql_server_local:
+    image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server
+    container_name: mssql_server_local
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - ${MSSQL_PORT}:1433
+    expose:
+      # Opens port 3306 on the container
+      - ${MSSQL_PORT}
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    volumes:
+      # the location of the database folder
+      - ./mssql_server_local:/var/opt/mssql
+    healthcheck:
+      test:
+        [
+          "CMD-SHELL",
+          "/opt/mssql-tools18/bin/sqlcmd -C -S localhost -U ${MSSQL_SA_USER} -P ${MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD} -Q 'SELECT 1' || exit 1",
+        ]
+      interval: 10s
+      retries: 10
+      start_period: 10s
+      timeout: 3s
+
+  app_pizza:
+    container_name: app_pizza
+    build:
+      context: ./pizza_shop/
+      dockerfile: ./Dockerfile.dev
+    depends_on:
+     mssql_server_local:
+      condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/mssql/mssql-init.sql b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/mssql/mssql-init.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81bcb68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/mssql/mssql-init.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS app_pizza_shop
+
+CREATE DATABASE app_pizza_shop
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diff --git a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/mssql/start_system.sh b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/mssql/start_system.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c0bf239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/mssql/start_system.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+echo "Starting up the sytem. Please wait until the script confirms the system is running."
+docker compose up -d
+echo "The System is now ready."
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diff --git a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/mssql/stop_system.sh b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/mssql/stop_system.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2927f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/mssql/stop_system.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+echo "Stopping the sytem. Please wait until the script confirms the system is switch off."
+docker compose down
+echo "The System has shutdown. Come again soon! :)"
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diff --git a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/Dockerfile.dev b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/pizza_shop/Dockerfile.dev
similarity index 50%
rename from ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/Dockerfile.dev
rename to ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/pizza_shop/Dockerfile.dev
index dbf2d47..8f9047b 100644
--- a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/pizza_shop/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/dotnet:8.0
 
+WORKDIR /pizza_shop
+
+COPY . .
+
 RUN dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef --version 8.0.0
 
-ENV PATH="$PATH:/root/.dotnet/tools"
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+ENV PATH="$PATH:/root/.dotnet/tools"
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "./entry_point.dev.sh" ]
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diff --git a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/pizza_shop/entry_point.dev.sh b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/pizza_shop/entry_point.dev.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a3509d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/pizza_shop/entry_point.dev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+dotnet ef database update
+
+dotnet run
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diff --git a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/pizza_shop/src/Data/PizzaShopContext.cs b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/pizza_shop/src/Data/PizzaShopContext.cs
index e92ef2e..88e86ae 100644
--- a/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/pizza_shop/src/Data/PizzaShopContext.cs
+++ b/ecosystem/database/4_experiments/4_applications/entity_framework_core/pizza_shop/pizza_shop/src/Data/PizzaShopContext.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ public class PizzaShopContext : DbContext
     protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
     {
         // Never hard code in PROD of-course
-        optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer("Server=localhost,1433; Database=PizzaShop; User Id=sa; Password=example_123; Encrypt=false; TrustServerCertificate=true; MultipleActiveResultSets=true;");
+        optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer("Server=mssql_server_local,1433; Database=app_pizza_shop; User Id=sa; Password=example_123; Encrypt=false; TrustServerCertificate=true; MultipleActiveResultSets=true;");
     }
 }
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diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 75b25b0..b026480 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 
     - .NET:
         - readings:
+            - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/fundamentals/
             - ecosystem/0_dotnet.txt
         - course schedule:
             -