diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeaa135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+jobs:
+  build-backend:
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: backend
+    name: Build the application
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    concurrency:
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout the code
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # ratchet:actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@0ab4596768b603586c0de567f2430c30f5b0d2b0 # ratchet:actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 17
+          cache: gradle
+      - name: Run gradle build
+        run: ./gradlew build --no-daemon
diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13566b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
+# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
+/httpRequests/
+# Datasource local storage ignored files
+/dataSources/
+/dataSources.local.xml
diff --git a/.idea/gradle.xml b/.idea/gradle.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89af8ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/gradle.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="GradleSettings">
+    <option name="linkedExternalProjectsSettings">
+      <GradleProjectSettings>
+        <option name="externalProjectPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/backend" />
+        <option name="gradleJvm" value="17" />
+        <option name="modules">
+          <set>
+            <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/backend" />
+            <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/backend/app" />
+          </set>
+        </option>
+      </GradleProjectSettings>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/jarRepositories.xml b/.idea/jarRepositories.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdc392f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/jarRepositories.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="RemoteRepositoriesConfiguration">
+    <remote-repository>
+      <option name="id" value="central" />
+      <option name="name" value="Maven Central repository" />
+      <option name="url" value="https://repo1.maven.org/maven2" />
+    </remote-repository>
+    <remote-repository>
+      <option name="id" value="jboss.community" />
+      <option name="name" value="JBoss Community repository" />
+      <option name="url" value="https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/public/" />
+    </remote-repository>
+    <remote-repository>
+      <option name="id" value="MavenRepo" />
+      <option name="name" value="MavenRepo" />
+      <option name="url" value="https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/" />
+    </remote-repository>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/kotlinc.xml b/.idea/kotlinc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdf8d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/kotlinc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="KotlinJpsPluginSettings">
+    <option name="version" value="1.9.0" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5d7fc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ExternalStorageConfigurationManager" enabled="true" />
+  <component name="FrameworkDetectionExcludesConfiguration">
+    <file type="web" url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/backend" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager">
+    <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/out" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b2273d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workshop-wizard.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workshop-wizard.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35eb1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/.idea/workshop-wizard.iml b/.idea/workshop-wizard.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6ebd48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/workshop-wizard.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" inherit-compiler-output="true">
+    <exclude-output />
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$" />
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f4b41e..d8b55b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
 # workshop-wizard
+The application for managing workshops of JavaZone. Includes registration, cancellation and all of the good stuff :):)
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+### Backend
+JDK 17
+Docker (or other container runtime)
+
+To start the application: Go to the backend folder and `gradle app:run` or run it through your favorite editor
+
+### Frontend
+TBD
diff --git a/backend/app/build.gradle.kts b/backend/app/build.gradle.kts
index dce3720..dfd0301 100644
--- a/backend/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/backend/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ dependencies {
     val logback_version = "1.4.11"
     val slf4j_version = "2.0.9"
     val kotlin_version = "1.9.0"
+    val logstash_version = "7.4"
 
     // Use the Kotlin JUnit 5 integration.
     testImplementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-test-junit5")
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-content-negotiation:$ktor_version")
     testImplementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-test-host:$ktor_version")
 
-    implementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:$logback_version")
-    implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:$slf4j_version")
+    runtimeOnly("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:$logback_version")
+    runtimeOnly("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:$slf4j_version")
+    runtimeOnly("net.logstash.logback:logstash-logback-encoder:$logstash_version")
 
     // Serialization
     implementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-content-negotiation:$ktor_version")
diff --git a/backend/app/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/backend/app/src/main/resources/logback.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ad1cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<configuration>
+    <appender name="stdout_json" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder class="net.logstash.logback.encoder.LogstashEncoder"/>
+    </appender>
+
+    <logger name="io.ktor.auth" level="TRACE" />
+
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="stdout_json"/>
+    </root>
+</configuration>
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