diff --git a/.fleet/run.json b/.fleet/run.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f631a49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.fleet/run.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "OpenID-Federation [:server:build]",
+            "type": "gradle",
+            "workingDir": "$PROJECT_DIR$",
+            "tasks": [
+                ":server:build"
+            ],
+            "args": [
+                ""
+            ],
+            "initScripts": {
+                "flmapper": "ext.mapPath = { path -> null }"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "OpenID-Federation [build]",
+            "type": "gradle",
+            "workingDir": "$PROJECT_DIR$",
+            "tasks": [
+                "build"
+            ],
+            "args": [
+                ""
+            ],
+            "initScripts": {
+                "flmapper": "ext.mapPath = { path -> null }"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.fleet/settings.json b/.fleet/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c37f817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.fleet/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+    "plugins": [
+        {
+            "type": "add",
+            "pluginName": "fleet.spring.boot"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "add",
+            "pluginName": "fleet.mercury"
+        }
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin-server/build.gradle.kts b/admin-server/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55d5a430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin-server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+plugins {
+    alias(libs.plugins.springboot)
+    alias(libs.plugins.springDependencyManagement)
+    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinJvm)
+    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinPluginSpring)
+    application
+}
+
+group = "com.sphereon.oid.fed"
+version = "1.0.0"
+
+java {
+    toolchain {
+        languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(21)
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation(libs.springboot.actuator)
+    implementation(libs.springboot.web)
+    implementation(libs.kotlin.reflect)
+
+    runtimeOnly(libs.springboot.devtools)
+}
+
+kotlin {
+    compilerOptions {
+        freeCompilerArgs.addAll("-Xjsr305=strict")
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.withType<Test> {
+    useJUnitPlatform()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin-server/src/main/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/Application.kt b/admin-server/src/main/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/Application.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d2fe659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin-server/src/main/kotlin/com/sphereon/oid/fed/Application.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package com.sphereon.oid.fed
+
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication
+import org.springframework.boot.runApplication
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+class Application
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+	runApplication<Application>(*args)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin-server/src/main/resources/application.properties b/admin-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79c568ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+spring.application.name=OpenID Federation
+
+# Mapping /actuator/health to /status
+management.endpoints.web.base-path=/
+management.endpoints.web.path-mapping.health=status
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index ec93b697..239576aa 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.compose.compiler) apply false
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinJvm) apply false
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinMultiplatform) apply false
+    alias(libs.plugins.springboot) apply false
+    alias(libs.plugins.springDependencyManagement) apply false
+    alias(libs.plugins.kotlinPluginSpring) apply false
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 4559b0da..76006ce9 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ compose-plugin = "1.6.10"
 junit = "4.13.2"
 kotlin = "2.0.0"
 kotlinxSerializationJson = "1.7.0-RC"
-ktor = "2.3.11"
-logback = "1.5.6"
+springboot = "3.3.1"
+springDependencyManagement = "1.1.5"
 
 [libraries]
 kotlin-test = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test", version.ref = "kotlin" }
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ androidx-material = { group = "com.google.android.material", name = "material",
 androidx-constraintlayout = { group = "androidx.constraintlayout", name = "constraintlayout", version.ref = "androidx-constraintlayout" }
 androidx-activity-compose = { module = "androidx.activity:activity-compose", version.ref = "androidx-activityCompose" }
 kotlinx-serialization-json = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json", version.ref = "kotlinxSerializationJson" }
-logback = { module = "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic", version.ref = "logback" }
-ktor-server-core = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-server-core-jvm", version.ref = "ktor" }
-ktor-server-netty = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-server-netty-jvm", version.ref = "ktor" }
-ktor-server-tests = { module = "io.ktor:ktor-server-tests-jvm", version.ref = "ktor" }
+
+kotlin-reflect = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect" }
+springboot-actuator = { group = "org.springframework.boot", name = "spring-boot-starter-actuator" }
+springboot-web = { group = "org.springframework.boot", name = "spring-boot-starter-web" }
+springboot-devtools = { group = "org.springframework.boot", name = "spring-boot-devtools" }
 
 [plugins]
 androidApplication = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "agp" }
@@ -40,5 +41,7 @@ androidLibrary = { id = "com.android.library", version.ref = "agp" }
 jetbrainsCompose = { id = "org.jetbrains.compose", version.ref = "compose-plugin" }
 compose-compiler = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.compose", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 kotlinJvm = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm", version.ref = "kotlin" }
-ktor = { id = "io.ktor.plugin", version.ref = "ktor" }
 kotlinMultiplatform = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.multiplatform", version.ref = "kotlin" }
+springboot = { id = "org.springframework.boot", version.ref = "springboot" }
+springDependencyManagement = { id = "io.spring.dependency-management", version.ref = "springDependencyManagement" }
+kotlinPluginSpring = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.spring", version.ref = "kotlin" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index fbf00ad3..a7cd08e0 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
 }
 
 include(":modules:openid-federation-common")
+include(":admin-server")