diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a1c2a238..1bc94f32 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@
 
 # virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
 hs_err_pid*
+/.idea/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4bdb80c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?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 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.6.1</version>
+		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+	</parent>
+	<groupId>ru.yandex.practicum</groupId>
+	<artifactId>catsgram</artifactId>
+	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<name>catsgram</name>
+	<description>Мини-версия популярной соцсети с фотографиями котов.</description>
+	<properties>
+		<java.version>11</java.version>
+	</properties>
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</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/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/CatsgramApplication.java b/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/CatsgramApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63f822d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/CatsgramApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package ru.yandex.practicum.catsgram;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class CatsgramApplication {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		SpringApplication.run(CatsgramApplication.class, args);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/controller/PostController.java b/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/controller/PostController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b19e51d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/controller/PostController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package ru.yandex.practicum.catsgram.controller;
+
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import ru.yandex.practicum.catsgram.model.Post;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@RestController
+public class PostController {
+
+    private final List<Post> posts = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    @GetMapping("/posts")
+    public List<Post> findAll() {
+        return posts;
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping(value = "/post")
+    public void create(@RequestBody Post post) {
+        posts.add(post);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/controller/SimpleController.java b/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/controller/SimpleController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be3380f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/controller/SimpleController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package ru.yandex.practicum.catsgram.controller;
+
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+public class SimpleController {
+
+    @GetMapping("/home")
+    public String homePage() {
+        return "Котограм";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/model/Post.java b/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/model/Post.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a4b8868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/model/Post.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package ru.yandex.practicum.catsgram.model;
+
+import java.time.Instant;
+
+public class Post {
+
+    private final String author; // автор
+    private final Instant creationDate = Instant.now(); // дата создания
+    private String description; // описание
+    private String photoUrl; // url-адрес фотографии
+
+    public Post(String author, String description, String photoUrl) {
+        this.author = author;
+        this.description = description;
+        this.photoUrl = photoUrl;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuthor() {
+        return author;
+    }
+
+    public Instant getCreationDate() {
+        return creationDate;
+    }
+
+    public String getDescription() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    public void setDescription(String description) {
+        this.description = description;
+    }
+
+    public String getPhotoUrl() {
+        return photoUrl;
+    }
+
+    public void setPhotoUrl(String photoUrl) {
+        this.photoUrl = photoUrl;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b137891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/src/test/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/CatsgramApplicationTests.java b/src/test/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/CatsgramApplicationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32936573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/ru/yandex/practicum/catsgram/CatsgramApplicationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package test.java.ru.yandex.practicum.catsgram;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+
+@SpringBootTest
+class CatsgramApplicationTests {
+
+	@Test
+	void contextLoads() {
+	}
+
+}