diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38bece4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+**/.dockerignore
+**/.env
+**/.git
+**/.gitignore
+**/.project
+**/.settings
+**/.toolstarget
+**/.vs
+**/.vscode
+**/.idea
+**/*.*proj.user
+**/*.dbmdl
+**/*.jfm
+**/azds.yaml
+**/bin
+**/charts
+**/docker-compose*
+**/Dockerfile*
+**/node_modules
+**/npm-debug.log
+**/obj
+**/secrets.dev.yaml
+**/values.dev.yaml
+LICENSE
+README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0714dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
+insert_final_newline = false
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+tab_width = 4
+
+# Microsoft .NET properties
+csharp_new_line_before_members_in_object_initializers = false
+csharp_preferred_modifier_order = public, private, protected, internal, new, static, abstract, virtual, sealed, readonly, override, extern, unsafe, volatile, async:suggestion
+# Above is the C#10 version, below is the C#11 version
+# csharp_preferred_modifier_order = public, private, protected, internal, file, new, static, abstract, virtual, sealed, readonly, override, extern, unsafe, volatile, async, required:suggestion
+# csharp_style_prefer_utf8_string_literals = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_var_elsewhere = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_var_for_built_in_types = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_var_when_type_is_apparent = true:suggestion
+dotnet_style_parentheses_in_arithmetic_binary_operators = never_if_unnecessary:none
+dotnet_style_parentheses_in_other_binary_operators = always_for_clarity:none
+dotnet_style_parentheses_in_relational_binary_operators = never_if_unnecessary:none
+dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_locals_parameters_members = true:suggestion
+dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_member_access = true:suggestion
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_event = false:suggestion
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_field = false:suggestion
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_method = false:suggestion
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_property = false:suggestion
+dotnet_style_require_accessibility_modifiers = for_non_interface_members:suggestion
+
+# Resharper config are for those using Visual Studio community, professional and enterprise with Jetbrains R#
+# Those rules are not applied on Jetbrains Rider, as they come by default there, nor do they apply in Visual Studio Code
+
+# ReSharper properties
+resharper_autodetect_indent_settings = true
+resharper_formatter_off_tag = @formatter:off
+resharper_formatter_on_tag = @formatter:on
+resharper_formatter_tags_enabled = true
+resharper_use_indent_from_vs = false
+
+# ReSharper inspection severities
+resharper_arrange_redundant_parentheses_highlighting = hint
+resharper_arrange_this_qualifier_highlighting = hint
+resharper_arrange_type_member_modifiers_highlighting = hint
+resharper_arrange_type_modifiers_highlighting = hint
+resharper_built_in_type_reference_style_for_member_access_highlighting = hint
+resharper_built_in_type_reference_style_highlighting = hint
+resharper_redundant_base_qualifier_highlighting = warning
+resharper_suggest_var_or_type_built_in_types_highlighting = hint
+resharper_suggest_var_or_type_elsewhere_highlighting = hint
+resharper_suggest_var_or_type_simple_types_highlighting = hint
+resharper_web_config_module_not_resolved_highlighting = warning
+resharper_web_config_type_not_resolved_highlighting = warning
+resharper_web_config_wrong_module_highlighting = warning
+
+[*.cs]
+# Newline settings
+csharp_new_line_before_open_brace = all
+csharp_new_line_before_else = true
+csharp_new_line_before_catch = true
+csharp_new_line_before_finally = true
+csharp_new_line_before_members_in_object_initializers = true
+csharp_new_line_before_members_in_anonymous_types = true
+
+# name all constant fields using PascalCase
+dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_should_be_pascal_case.severity = suggestion
+dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_should_be_pascal_case.symbols  = constant_fields
+dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_should_be_pascal_case.style    = pascal_case_style
+dotnet_naming_symbols.constant_fields.applicable_kinds   = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.constant_fields.required_modifiers = const
+dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case_style.capitalization = pascal_case
+
+# static fields should have s_ prefix
+dotnet_naming_rule.static_fields_should_have_prefix.severity = suggestion
+dotnet_naming_rule.static_fields_should_have_prefix.symbols  = static_fields
+dotnet_naming_rule.static_fields_should_have_prefix.style    = static_prefix_style
+dotnet_naming_symbols.static_fields.applicable_kinds   = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.static_fields.required_modifiers = static
+dotnet_naming_symbols.static_fields.applicable_accessibilities = private, internal, private_protected
+dotnet_naming_style.static_prefix_style.required_prefix = s_
+dotnet_naming_style.static_prefix_style.capitalization = camel_case
+
+# internal and private fields should be _camelCase
+dotnet_naming_rule.camel_case_for_private_internal_fields.severity = suggestion
+dotnet_naming_rule.camel_case_for_private_internal_fields.symbols  = private_internal_fields
+dotnet_naming_rule.camel_case_for_private_internal_fields.style    = camel_case_underscore_style
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_internal_fields.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_internal_fields.applicable_accessibilities = private, internal
+dotnet_naming_style.camel_case_underscore_style.required_prefix = _
+dotnet_naming_style.camel_case_underscore_style.capitalization = camel_case
+
+[*.{xml,config,*proj,nuspec,props,resx,targets,yml,tasks}]
+indent_size = 2
+
+# Xml config files
+[*.{props,targets,ruleset,config,nuspec,resx,vsixmanifest,vsct}]
+indent_size = 2
+
+[*.json]
+indent_size = 2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/example.dependabot.yml b/.github/example.dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff1be69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/example.dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+version: 2
+
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: nuget
+    directory: /
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
+    # Schedule run every Monday, local time
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      time: '10:30'
+      timezone: 'Europe/London'
+
+    versioning-strategy: increase
+
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: direct
+
+  # Update GitHub Actions
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+
+    # Schedule run every Monday, local time
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+      time: '10:30'
+      timezone: 'Europe/London'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/template/apply.sh b/.github/template/apply.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..974b2f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/template/apply.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+repository=$1
+
+REPO_NAME=$(echo "${repository}" | awk -F '/' '{print $2}')
+REPO_NAME_PASCAL_CASE=$(echo "$REPO_NAME" | sed -r 's/(^|-)([a-z])/\U\2/g')
+
+echo "applying template..."
+
+echo "renaming cdp-dotnet-backend-template -> ${REPO_NAME}"
+find . -name .git -prune -o -name .github -prune -o -type f -exec sed -i "s/cdp-dotnet-backend-template/${REPO_NAME}/g" {} \;
+
+echo "Backend.Api -> ${REPO_NAME_PASCAL_CASE}"
+find . -name .git -prune -o -name .github -prune -o -type f -exec sed -i "s/Backend\.Api/${REPO_NAME_PASCAL_CASE}/g" {} \;
+
+echo "CDP C# ASP\.NET Backend Template -> ${REPO_NAME}"
+find . -name .git -prune -o -name .github -prune -o -type f -exec sed -i "s/CDP C# ASP\.NET Backend Template/${REPO_NAME}/g" {} \;
+
+echo "Moving Backend\.Api* -> ${REPO_NAME_PASCAL_CASE}"
+mv './Backend.Api/Backend.Api.csproj' "./Backend.Api/${REPO_NAME_PASCAL_CASE}.csproj"
+mv './Backend.Api.Test/Backend.Api.Test.csproj' "./Backend.Api.Test/${REPO_NAME_PASCAL_CASE}.Test.csproj"
+mv './Backend.Api' "${REPO_NAME_PASCAL_CASE}"
+mv './Backend.Api.Test' "${REPO_NAME_PASCAL_CASE}.Test"
+
+echo "Renaming CdpDotnetBackendTemplate.sln -> ${REPO_NAME_PASCAL_CASE}.sln"   
+mv CdpDotnetBackendTemplate.sln "${REPO_NAME_PASCAL_CASE}".sln  
+
+tree
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/template/cleanup.sh b/.github/template/cleanup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0a0b421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/template/cleanup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+rm .github/workflows/template.yml
+rm .github/workflows/validate-template.yml
+rm -rf .github/template/
diff --git a/.github/template/template-compose.yml b/.github/template/template-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ab8147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/template/template-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+services:
+  mongodb:
+    container_name: mongodb
+    networks:
+      - cdp-network
+    image: mongo:6.0.13
+    volumes:
+      - ./ssl:/etc/ssl:ro
+    command: [
+      "--tlsMode", "requireTLS",
+      "--tlsCertificateKeyFile", "etc/ssl/mongodb.pem"
+    ]
+  service:
+    build:
+      context: ../..
+    container_name: cdp-dotnet-backend-template
+    image: cdp-dotnet-backend-template
+    networks:
+      - cdp-network
+    ports:
+      - "8085:8085"
+    depends_on:
+      - mongodb
+    environment:
+      ASPNETCORE_URLS: "http://+:8085"
+      Mongo__DatabaseUri: "mongodb://mongodb:27017/?tls=true"
+      TRUSTSTORE_MONGO: ${MONGODB_TEST_CA_PEM}
+
+networks:
+  cdp-network:
+    driver: bridge
+
diff --git a/.github/template/validate.sh b/.github/template/validate.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..936db84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/template/validate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+compose_file='.github/template/template-compose.yml'
+
+checkUrl() {
+    URL=$1
+
+    set +e
+    # Call the URL and get the HTTP status code
+    HTTP_STATUS=$(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}\n" "$URL")
+    set -e
+
+    # Check if the HTTP status code is 200
+    if [ "$HTTP_STATUS" -eq 200 ]; then
+        echo " ✔ $URL returned a 200 OK status."
+        return 0
+    else
+        echo " ❌ $URL returned a status of $HTTP_STATUS. Exiting with code 1."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+checkLogSchema() {
+    set +e
+    local log
+    log=$(docker compose -f "$compose_file" logs service -n 1 --no-color --no-log-prefix 2>/dev/null)
+
+    # Check if jq validation was successful
+    if echo "$log" | jq empty > /dev/null; then
+      echo " ✔ Log entry is valid JSON."
+      set -e
+      return 0
+    else
+      echo " ❌ Log entry is not valid JSON."
+      set -e
+      return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+setup() {
+  set -e
+  # Generate Self Signed Certs
+  mkdir -p .github/template/ssl
+  openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -out .github/template/ssl/mongodb-cert.crt -keyout .github/template/ssl/mongodb-cert.key \
+  -subj "/C=UK/ST=STATE/L=CITY/O=ORG_NAME/OU=OU_NAME/CN=mongodb" \
+  -addext "subjectAltName = DNS:localhost, DNS:mongodb"
+  cat .github/template/ssl/mongodb-cert.key .github/template/ssl/mongodb-cert.crt > .github/template/ssl/mongodb.pem
+  mongodbTestCaPem="$(cat .github/template/ssl/mongodb.pem | base64)"
+  export MONGODB_TEST_CA_PEM=$mongodbTestCaPem
+
+  # Start mongodb + templated service
+  docker compose -f "$compose_file" up --wait --wait-timeout 60 -d --quiet-pull
+  sleep 3
+}
+
+# Stop docker on exist and cleanup tmp files
+cleanup() {
+    rv=$?
+    echo "cleaning up $rv"
+    rm -f .github/template/ssl/*
+    docker compose -f "$compose_file" down
+    exit $rv
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+run_tests() {
+  # Run the tests
+  echo "-- Running template tests ---"
+
+  # Check endpoints respond
+  checkUrl "http://localhost:8085/health"
+  checkUrl "http://localhost:8085/example"
+
+  # Check its using ECS
+  checkLogSchema
+}
+
+# Start Docker
+setup
+run_tests
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/check-pull-request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c01cfaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-pull-request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Check Pull Request
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - edited
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+      - ready_for_review
+
+jobs:
+  pr-validator:
+    name: Run Pull Request Checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Test
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: |
+            8.0
+      - run: dotnet test
+    ## SonarCloud
+    ## Uncomment to unable SonarCloud scan
+    ## Requires project to be set up in SonarCloud
+    ## and the SonarCloud token to be set in the repository secrets
+#   sonarcloud-scan:
+#     name: CDP SonarCloud Scan
+#     uses: ./.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
+#     needs: pr-validator
+#     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-hotfix.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-hotfix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5784f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-hotfix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Publish Hot Fix
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+env:
+  AWS_REGION: eu-west-2
+  AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: "094954420758"
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    if: github.run_number != 1
+    name: CDP-build-hotfix-workflow
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Depth 0 required for branch-based versioning
+      - name: Publish Hot Fix
+        uses: DEFRA/cdp-build-action/build-hotfix@main
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    ## SonarCloud
+    ## Uncomment to unable SonarCloud scan
+    ## Requires project to be set up in SonarCloud
+    ## and the SonarCloud token to be set in the repository secrets
+#   sonarcloud-scan:
+#     name: CDP SonarCloud Scan
+#     uses: ./.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
+#     needs: build
+#     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9809a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Publish
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+env:
+  AWS_REGION: eu-west-2
+  AWS_ACCOUNT_ID: "094954420758"
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    if: github.run_number != 1
+    name: CDP-build-workflow
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Build and Publish
+        uses: DEFRA/cdp-build-action/build@main
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  ## SonarCloud
+  ## Uncomment to unable SonarCloud scan
+  ## Requires project to be set up in SonarCloud
+  ## and the SonarCloud token to be set in the repository secrets
+#   sonarcloud-scan:
+#     name: CDP SonarCloud Scan
+#     uses: ./.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
+#     needs: build
+#     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml b/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eb400c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+name: Publish Hot Fix
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    if: github.run_number != 1
+    name: CDP SonarCloud coverage scan
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: "zulu"
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up .NET 8.0
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: |
+            8.0
+      - name: Cache SonarCloud packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/sonar/cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
+      - name: Cache SonarCloud scanner
+        id: cache-sonar-scanner
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ./.sonar/scanner
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar-scanner
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar-scanner
+      - name: Cache dotNet code coverage
+        id: cache-sonar-coverage
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ./.sonar/coverage
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar-coverage
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar-coverage
+      - name: Install SonarCloud scanner
+        if: steps.cache-sonar-scanner.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ./.sonar/scanner
+          dotnet tool update dotnet-sonarscanner --tool-path ./.sonar/scanner
+      - name: Install dotNet code coverage
+        if: steps.cache-sonar-coverage.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ./.sonar/coverage
+          dotnet tool update dotnet-coverage --tool-path ./.sonar/coverage
+      - name: Build and analyze
+        if: github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # Needed to get PR information, if any
+          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          ./.sonar/scanner/dotnet-sonarscanner begin /k:"DEFRA_cdp-dotnet-backend-template" /o:"defra" /d:sonar.token="${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}" /d:sonar.host.url="https://sonarcloud.io" /d:sonar.cs.vscoveragexml.reportsPaths=coverage.xml
+          dotnet build --no-incremental
+          ./.sonar/coverage/dotnet-coverage collect "dotnet test" -f xml -o "coverage.xml"
+          ./.sonar/scanner/dotnet-sonarscanner end /d:sonar.token="${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template.yml b/.github/workflows/template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22d4091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Templating
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  templating:
+    if: github.run_number == 1 && github.repository != 'cdp-dotnet-backend-template'
+    name: CDP-templating-workflow
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Apply template
+        run: |
+          .github/template/apply.sh ${{ github.repository }}
+      - name: Cleanup
+        run: |
+          .github/template/cleanup.sh
+      - name: Commit and push changes
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name 'GitHub Actions'
+          git config --global user.email 'github-actions@github.com'
+          git add -A
+          git commit -m "Applying template changes"
+          git push origin main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-template.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3b211a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Validate Template
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - edited
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+      - ready_for_review
+
+jobs:
+  pr-validator:
+    name: Run Pull Request Checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Apply template
+        run: .github/template/apply.sh DEFRA/service-backend
+      - name: Check container starts in production-like mode
+        run: .github/template/validate.sh
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cf3b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+
+## Ignore Visual Studio temporary files, build results, and
+## files generated by popular Visual Studio add-ons.
+
+# User-specific files
+*.suo
+*.user
+*.userosscache
+*.sln.docstates
+
+# User-specific files (MonoDevelop/Xamarin Studio)
+*.userprefs
+
+# Build results
+[Dd]ebug/
+[Dd]ebugPublic/
+[Rr]elease/
+[Rr]eleases/
+x64/
+x86/
+bld/
+[Bb]in/
+[Oo]bj/
+[Ll]og/
+
+# Visual Studio 2015 cache/options directory
+.vs/
+# Visual Studio Code
+.vscode/
+# Uncomment if you have tasks that create the project's static files in wwwroot
+#wwwroot/
+
+# MSTest test Results
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
+
+# NUNIT
+*.VisualState.xml
+TestResult.xml
+
+# Build Results of an ATL Project
+[Dd]ebugPS/
+[Rr]eleasePS/
+dlldata.c
+
+# DNX
+project.lock.json
+project.fragment.lock.json
+artifacts/
+
+*_i.c
+*_p.c
+*_i.h
+*.ilk
+*.meta
+*.obj
+*.pch
+*.pdb
+*.pgc
+*.pgd
+*.rsp
+*.sbr
+*.tlb
+*.tli
+*.tlh
+*.tmp
+*.tmp_proj
+*.log
+*.vspscc
+*.vssscc
+.builds
+*.pidb
+*.svclog
+*.scc
+
+# Chutzpah Test files
+_Chutzpah*
+
+# Visual C++ cache files
+ipch/
+*.aps
+*.ncb
+*.opendb
+*.opensdf
+*.sdf
+*.cachefile
+*.VC.db
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+
+# Visual Studio profiler
+*.psess
+*.vsp
+*.vspx
+*.sap
+
+# TFS 2012 Local Workspace
+$tf/
+
+# Guidance Automation Toolkit
+*.gpState
+
+# ReSharper is a .NET coding add-in
+_ReSharper*/
+*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
+*.DotSettings.user
+
+# JustCode is a .NET coding add-in
+.JustCode
+
+# TeamCity is a build add-in
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+# DotCover is a Code Coverage Tool
+*.dotCover
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+nCrunchTemp_*
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+.sass-cache/
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+
+# Click-Once directory
+publish/
+
+# Publish Web Output
+*.[Pp]ublish.xml
+*.azurePubxml
+# TODO: Comment the next line if you want to checkin your web deploy settings
+# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
+#*.pubxml
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+
+# Microsoft Azure Web App publish settings. Comment the next line if you want to
+# checkin your Azure Web App publish settings, but sensitive information contained
+# in these scripts will be unencrypted
+PublishScripts/
+
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+*.nupkg
+# The packages folder can be ignored because of Package Restore
+**/packages/*
+# except build/, which is used as an MSBuild target.
+!**/packages/build/
+# Uncomment if necessary however generally it will be regenerated when needed
+#!**/packages/repositories.config
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+.paket/paket.exe
+paket-files/
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+.fake/
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+.idea/
+*.sln.iml
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diff --git a/Backend.Api.Test/Backend.Api.Test.csproj b/Backend.Api.Test/Backend.Api.Test.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb5bd83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api.Test/Backend.Api.Test.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Using Include="Xunit"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.0"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing" Version="8.0.8"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.0"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.0"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="NSubstitute" Version="5.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.8.2">
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.2">
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Backend.Api\Backend.Api.csproj"/>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/Backend.Api.Test/Config/EnvironmentTest.cs b/Backend.Api.Test/Config/EnvironmentTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dddc229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api.Test/Config/EnvironmentTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Test.Config;
+
+public class EnvironmentTest
+{
+
+   [Fact]
+   public void IsNotDevModeByDefault()
+   {
+      var _builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder();
+
+      var isDev = Backend.Api.Config.Environment.IsDevMode(_builder);
+
+      Assert.False(isDev);
+   }
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api.Test/Example/Services/ExamplePersistenceTests.cs b/Backend.Api.Test/Example/Services/ExamplePersistenceTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b91b2c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api.Test/Example/Services/ExamplePersistenceTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+using MongoDB.Driver;
+using Backend.Api.Utils.Mongo;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using NSubstitute;
+using Backend.Api.Example.Models;
+using Backend.Api.Example.Services;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using MongoDB.Bson;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Test.Example.Services;
+
+public class ExamplePersistenceTests
+{
+
+   private readonly IMongoDbClientFactory _conFactoryMock = Substitute.For<IMongoDbClientFactory>();
+   private readonly IMongoCollection<ExampleModel> _collectionMock = Substitute.For<IMongoCollection<ExampleModel>>();
+   private readonly IMongoDatabase _databaseMock = Substitute.For<IMongoDatabase>();
+   private readonly CollectionNamespace _collectionNamespace = new("test", "example");
+
+   private readonly ExamplePersistence _persistence;
+
+   public ExamplePersistenceTests()
+   {
+      _collectionMock
+            .CollectionNamespace
+            .Returns(_collectionNamespace);
+      _collectionMock
+            .Database
+            .Returns(_databaseMock);
+      _databaseMock
+         .DatabaseNamespace
+         .Returns(new DatabaseNamespace("test"));
+      _conFactoryMock
+         .GetClient()
+         .Returns(Substitute.For<IMongoClient>());
+      _conFactoryMock
+         .GetCollection<ExampleModel>("example")
+         .Returns(_collectionMock);
+
+      _persistence = new ExamplePersistence(_conFactoryMock, NullLoggerFactory.Instance);
+   }
+
+   [Fact]
+   public async Task CreateAsyncOk()
+   {
+      _collectionMock
+          .InsertOneAsync(Arg.Any<ExampleModel>())
+          .Returns(Task.CompletedTask);
+
+      var example = new ExampleModel()
+      {
+         Id = new ObjectId(),
+         Value = "some value",
+         Name = "Test",
+         Counter = 0
+      };
+      var result = await _persistence.CreateAsync(example);
+      result.Should().BeTrue();
+   }
+
+   [Fact]
+   public async Task CreateAsyncLogError()
+   {
+
+      var loggerFactoryMock = Substitute.For<ILoggerFactory>();
+      var logMock = Substitute.For<ILogger<ExamplePersistence>>();
+      loggerFactoryMock.CreateLogger<ExamplePersistence>().Returns(logMock);
+
+      _collectionMock
+          .InsertOneAsync(Arg.Any<ExampleModel>())
+          .Returns(Task.FromException<ExampleModel>(new Exception()));
+
+      var persistence = new ExamplePersistence(_conFactoryMock, loggerFactoryMock);
+
+      var example = new ExampleModel()
+      {
+         Id = new ObjectId(),
+         Value = "some value",
+         Name = "Test",
+         Counter = 0
+      };
+
+      var result = await persistence.CreateAsync(example);
+
+      result.Should().BeFalse();
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api.Test/Example/Validators/ExampleValidatorTests.cs b/Backend.Api.Test/Example/Validators/ExampleValidatorTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25a2589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api.Test/Example/Validators/ExampleValidatorTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+using Backend.Api.Example.Models;
+using Backend.Api.Example.Validators;
+using FluentValidation.TestHelper;
+using MongoDB.Bson;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Test.Example.Validators;
+
+public class ExampleValidatorTests
+{
+    private readonly ExampleValidator _validator = new();
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ValidModel()
+    {
+        var model = new ExampleModel()
+        {
+            Id = new ObjectId(),
+            Value = "some value",
+            Name = "Test",
+            Counter = 0
+        };
+        var result = _validator.TestValidate(model);
+        result.ShouldNotHaveAnyValidationErrors();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void InvalidName()
+    {
+        var model = new ExampleModel()
+        {
+            Id = new ObjectId(),
+            Value = "Some value",
+            Name = "Test $FOO someName" // letters/numbers/spaces only
+        };
+        var result = _validator.TestValidate(model);
+        result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(b => b.Name);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void InvalidCounter()
+    {
+        var model = new ExampleModel()
+        {
+            Id = new ObjectId(),
+            Value = "Some value",
+            Name = "Test",
+            Counter = -1
+
+        };
+        var result = _validator.TestValidate(model);
+        result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(b => b.Counter);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmptyValue()
+    {
+        var model = new ExampleModel()
+        {
+            Id = new ObjectId(),
+            Value = "",
+            Name = "Test",
+            Counter = 0
+
+        };
+        var result = _validator.TestValidate(model);
+        result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(b => b.Value);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api.Test/Utils/Http/ProxyTest.cs b/Backend.Api.Test/Utils/Http/ProxyTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7121fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api.Test/Utils/Http/ProxyTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+using Backend.Api.Utils.Http;
+using NSubstitute;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Serilog.Core;
+using Elastic.CommonSchema;
+using Serilog;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Test.Utils.Http;
+
+public class ProxyTest
+{
+
+   private readonly Logger logger = new LoggerConfiguration().CreateLogger();
+
+   private readonly string proxyUri = "http://user:password@localhost:8080";
+   private readonly string localProxy = "http://localhost:8080/";
+   private readonly string localhost = "http://localhost/";
+
+   public ProxyTest()
+   {
+   }
+
+   [Fact]
+   public void ExtractProxyCredentials()
+   {
+
+      var proxy = new System.Net.WebProxy
+      {
+         BypassProxyOnLocal = true
+      };
+
+      Proxy.ConfigureProxy(proxy, proxyUri, logger);
+
+      var credentials = proxy.Credentials?.GetCredential(new System.Uri(proxyUri), "Basic");
+
+      credentials?.UserName.Should().Be("user");
+      credentials?.Password.Should().Be("password");
+   }
+
+   [Fact]
+   public void ExtractProxyEmptyCredentials()
+   {
+      var noPasswordUri = "http://user@localhost:8080";
+
+      var proxy = new System.Net.WebProxy
+      {
+         BypassProxyOnLocal = true
+      };
+
+      Proxy.ConfigureProxy(proxy, noPasswordUri, logger);
+
+      proxy.Credentials.Should().BeNull();
+   }
+
+   [Fact]
+   public void ExtractProxyUri()
+   {
+
+      var proxy = new System.Net.WebProxy
+      {
+         BypassProxyOnLocal = true
+      };
+
+      Proxy.ConfigureProxy(proxy, proxyUri, logger);
+      proxy.Address.Should().NotBeNull();
+      proxy.Address?.AbsoluteUri.Should().Be(localProxy);
+   }
+
+   [Fact]
+   public void CreateProxyFromUri()
+   {
+
+      var proxy = Proxy.CreateProxy(proxyUri, logger);
+
+      proxy.Address.Should().NotBeNull();
+      proxy.Address?.AbsoluteUri.Should().Be(localProxy);
+   }
+
+   [Fact]
+   public void CreateNoProxyFromEmptyUri()
+   {
+      var proxy = Proxy.CreateProxy(null, logger);
+
+      proxy.Address.Should().BeNull();
+   }
+
+   [Fact]
+   public void ProxyShouldBypassLocal()
+   {
+
+      var proxy = Proxy.CreateProxy(proxyUri, logger);
+
+      proxy.BypassProxyOnLocal.Should().BeTrue();
+      proxy.IsBypassed(new Uri(localhost)).Should().BeTrue();
+      proxy.IsBypassed(new Uri("https://defra.gov.uk")).Should().BeFalse();
+   }
+
+   [Fact]
+   public void HandlerShouldHaveProxy()
+   {
+      var handler = Proxy.CreateHttpClientHandler(proxyUri, logger);
+
+      handler.Proxy.Should().NotBeNull();
+      handler.UseProxy.Should().BeTrue();
+      handler.Proxy?.Credentials.Should().NotBeNull();
+      handler.Proxy?.GetProxy(new Uri(localhost)).Should().NotBeNull();
+      handler.Proxy?.GetProxy(new Uri("http://google.com")).Should().NotBeNull();
+      handler.Proxy?.GetProxy(new Uri(localhost))?.AbsoluteUri.Should().Be(localhost);
+      handler.Proxy?.GetProxy(new Uri("http://google.com"))?.AbsoluteUri.Should().Be(localProxy);
+   }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api.Test/Utils/Mongo/MongoServiceTest.cs b/Backend.Api.Test/Utils/Mongo/MongoServiceTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ce21ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api.Test/Utils/Mongo/MongoServiceTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using MongoDB.Driver;
+using NSubstitute;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Backend.Api.Utils.Mongo;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Tests.Utils.Mongo
+{
+   public class MongoServiceTests
+   {
+      private readonly IMongoDbClientFactory _connectionFactoryMock;
+      private readonly ILoggerFactory _loggerFactoryMock;
+      private readonly IMongoClient _clientMock;
+      private readonly IMongoCollection<TestModel> _collectionMock;
+
+      private readonly TestMongoService _service;
+
+      public MongoServiceTests()
+      {
+         _connectionFactoryMock = Substitute.For<IMongoDbClientFactory>();
+         _loggerFactoryMock = Substitute.For<ILoggerFactory>();
+         _clientMock = Substitute.For<IMongoClient>();
+         _collectionMock = Substitute.For<IMongoCollection<TestModel>>();
+
+         _connectionFactoryMock
+            .GetClient()
+            .Returns(Substitute.For<IMongoClient>());
+
+         _connectionFactoryMock
+            .GetCollection<TestModel>(Arg.Any<string>())
+            .Returns(_collectionMock);
+
+         _collectionMock.CollectionNamespace.Returns(new CollectionNamespace("test", "example"));
+         _collectionMock.Database.DatabaseNamespace.Returns(new DatabaseNamespace("test"));
+
+
+         _service = new TestMongoService(_connectionFactoryMock, "testCollection", NullLoggerFactory.Instance);
+
+         _collectionMock.DidNotReceive().Indexes.CreateMany(Arg.Any<IEnumerable<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>>>());
+      }
+
+      [Fact]
+      public void EnsureIndexes_CreatesIndexes_WhenIndexesAreDefined()
+      {
+         var _indexes = new List<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>>()
+            {
+                new CreateIndexModel<TestModel>(Builders<TestModel>.IndexKeys.Ascending(x => x.Name))
+            };
+         _service.setIndexes(_indexes);
+         _service.RunEnsureIndexes();
+
+         _collectionMock.Received(1).Indexes.CreateMany(_indexes);
+      }
+
+      [Fact]
+      public void EnsureIndexes_DoesNotCreateIndexes_WhenIndexesAreNotDefined()
+      {
+         _service.setIndexes(new List<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>>());
+         _service.RunEnsureIndexes();
+
+         _collectionMock.DidNotReceive().Indexes.CreateMany(Arg.Any<IEnumerable<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>>>());
+
+      }
+
+      public class TestModel
+      {
+         public string? Name { get; set; }
+      }
+
+      public interface ITestMongoService
+      {
+         public List<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>> getIndexes();
+         public void setIndexes(List<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>> indexes);
+      }
+      private class TestMongoService : MongoService<TestModel>, ITestMongoService
+      {
+         protected List<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>> _indexes = new List<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>>();
+
+         public TestMongoService(IMongoDbClientFactory connectionFactory, string collectionName, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+             : base(connectionFactory, collectionName, loggerFactory)
+         {
+         }
+
+         public List<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>> getIndexes()
+         {
+            return _indexes;
+         }
+
+         public void setIndexes(List<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>> indexes)
+         {
+            this._indexes = indexes;
+         }
+
+         protected override List<CreateIndexModel<TestModel>> DefineIndexes(IndexKeysDefinitionBuilder<TestModel> builder)
+         {
+            if (getIndexes() == null)
+            {
+               throw new System.Exception("Indexes not defined");
+            }
+            return getIndexes();
+         }
+
+         public void RunEnsureIndexes()
+         {
+            base.EnsureIndexes();
+         }
+
+
+      }
+
+   }
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Backend.Api.csproj b/Backend.Api/Backend.Api.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b10d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Backend.Api.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Include="..\.dockerignore">
+      <Link>.dockerignore</Link>
+    </Content>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Elastic.CommonSchema.Serilog" Version="8.11.1"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation.DependencyInjectionExtensions" Version="11.9.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="MongoDB.Driver" Version="2.28.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="8.0.2"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Environment" Version="3.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Thread" Version="4.0.0"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Settings.Configuration" Version="8.0.2" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Config/Environment.cs b/Backend.Api/Config/Environment.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a23d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Config/Environment.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace Backend.Api.Config;
+
+public static class Environment
+{
+    public static bool IsDevMode(this WebApplicationBuilder builder)
+    {
+        return !builder.Environment.IsProduction();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Example/Endpoints/ExampleEndpoints.cs b/Backend.Api/Example/Endpoints/ExampleEndpoints.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66e246c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Example/Endpoints/ExampleEndpoints.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+using Backend.Api.Example.Models;
+using Backend.Api.Example.Services;
+using FluentValidation;
+using FluentValidation.Results;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Example.Endpoints;
+
+ [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+public static class ExampleEndpoints
+{
+    public static void UseExampleEndpoints(this IEndpointRouteBuilder app)
+    {
+        app.MapPost("example", Create);
+
+        app.MapGet("example", GetAll);
+
+        app.MapGet("example/{name}", GetByName);
+
+        app.MapPut("example/{name}", Update);
+
+        app.MapDelete("example/{name}", Delete);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IResult> Create(
+        ExampleModel example, IExamplePersistence examplePersistence, IValidator<ExampleModel> validator)
+    {
+        var validationResult = await validator.ValidateAsync(example);
+        if (!validationResult.IsValid) return Results.BadRequest(validationResult.Errors);
+
+        var created = await examplePersistence.CreateAsync(example);
+        if (!created)
+            return Results.BadRequest(new List<ValidationFailure>
+            {
+                new("Example", "An example record with this name already exists")
+            });
+
+        return Results.Created($"/example/{example.Name}", example);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IResult> GetAll(
+        IExamplePersistence examplePersistence, string? searchTerm)
+    {
+        if (searchTerm is not null && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(searchTerm))
+        {
+            var matched = await examplePersistence.SearchByValueAsync(searchTerm);
+            return Results.Ok(matched);
+        }
+
+        var matches = await examplePersistence.GetAllAsync();
+        return Results.Ok(matches);
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IResult> GetByName(
+        string name, IExamplePersistence examplePersistence)
+    {
+        var example = await examplePersistence.GetByExampleName(name);
+        return example is not null ? Results.Ok(example) : Results.NotFound();
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IResult> Update(
+        string name, ExampleModel example, IExamplePersistence examplePersistence,
+        IValidator<ExampleModel> validator)
+    {
+        example.Name = name;
+        var validationResult = await validator.ValidateAsync(example);
+        if (!validationResult.IsValid) return Results.BadRequest(validationResult.Errors);
+
+        var updated = await examplePersistence.UpdateAsync(example);
+        return updated ? Results.Ok(example) : Results.NotFound();
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<IResult> Delete(
+        string name, IExamplePersistence examplePersistence)
+    {
+        var deleted = await examplePersistence.DeleteAsync(name);
+        return deleted ? Results.Ok() : Results.NotFound();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Example/Models/ExampleModel.cs b/Backend.Api/Example/Models/ExampleModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d14a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Example/Models/ExampleModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using MongoDB.Bson;
+using MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.Attributes;
+using MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.IdGenerators;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Example.Models;
+
+public class ExampleModel
+{
+    [BsonId(IdGenerator = typeof(ObjectIdGenerator))]
+    [property: JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.Always)]
+    public ObjectId Id { get; init; } = default!;
+
+    public string Name { get; set; } = default!;
+
+    public string Value { get; set; } = default!;
+
+    public int? Counter { get; set; } = 0;
+
+   public DateTime? Created { get; set; } = DateTime.UtcNow;
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Example/Services/ExamplePersistence.cs b/Backend.Api/Example/Services/ExamplePersistence.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfce81f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Example/Services/ExamplePersistence.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+using Backend.Api.Example.Models;
+using Backend.Api.Utils.Mongo;
+using MongoDB.Driver;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Example.Services;
+
+public interface IExamplePersistence
+{
+   public Task<bool> CreateAsync(ExampleModel example);
+
+   public Task<ExampleModel?> GetByExampleName(string name);
+
+   public Task<IEnumerable<ExampleModel>> GetAllAsync();
+
+   public Task<IEnumerable<ExampleModel>> SearchByValueAsync(string searchTerm);
+
+   public Task<bool> UpdateAsync(ExampleModel example);
+
+   public Task<bool> DeleteAsync(string name);
+}
+
+/**
+ * An example of how to persist data in MongoDB.
+ * The base class `MongoService` provides access to the db collection as well as providing helpers to
+ * ensure the indexes for this collection are created on startup.
+ */
+
+public class ExamplePersistence(IMongoDbClientFactory connectionFactory, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+    : MongoService<ExampleModel>(connectionFactory, "example", loggerFactory), IExamplePersistence
+{
+   public async Task<bool> CreateAsync(ExampleModel example)
+   {
+      try
+      {
+         await Collection.InsertOneAsync(example);
+         return true;
+      }
+      catch (Exception e)
+      {
+         _logger.LogError(e, "Failed to insert {example}", example);
+         return false;
+      }
+   }
+
+   [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+   public async Task<ExampleModel?> GetByExampleName(string name)
+   {
+      var result = await Collection.Find(b => b.Name == name).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+      _logger.LogInformation("Searching for {Name}, found {Result}", name, result);
+      return result;
+   }
+
+   [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+   public async Task<IEnumerable<ExampleModel>> GetAllAsync()
+   {
+      return await Collection.Find(_ => true).ToListAsync();
+   }
+
+
+   [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+   public async Task<IEnumerable<ExampleModel>> SearchByValueAsync(string searchTerm)
+   {
+      var searchOptions = new TextSearchOptions { CaseSensitive = false, DiacriticSensitive = false };
+      var filter = Builders<ExampleModel>.Filter.Text(searchTerm, searchOptions);
+      var result = await Collection.Find(filter).ToListAsync();
+      return result;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Updates the value field for a given name and increments the counter.
+    * Rather than replacing the whole record we selectively $set and $inc fields while leaving others
+    * unchanged.
+    */
+   [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+   public async Task<bool> UpdateAsync(ExampleModel example)
+   {
+      var filter = Builders<ExampleModel>.Filter.Eq(e => e.Name, example.Name);
+      var update = Builders<ExampleModel>.Update
+          .Inc(e => e.Counter, 1)
+          .Set(e => e.Value, example.Value);
+
+      var result = await Collection.UpdateOneAsync(filter, update);
+      return result.ModifiedCount > 0;
+   }
+
+   [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+   public async Task<bool> DeleteAsync(string name)
+   {
+      var result = await Collection.DeleteOneAsync(e => e.Name == name);
+      return result.DeletedCount > 0;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Ensure indexes are created for this collection.
+    * In this example it creates a single index on the `name` field. The Unique flag is set preventing duplicate names
+    * being inserted.
+    */
+   [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+   protected override List<CreateIndexModel<ExampleModel>> DefineIndexes(IndexKeysDefinitionBuilder<ExampleModel> builder)
+   {
+      var options = new CreateIndexOptions { Unique = true };
+      var nameIndex = new CreateIndexModel<ExampleModel>(builder.Ascending(e => e.Name), options);
+      return [nameIndex];
+   }
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Example/Validators/ExampleValidator.cs b/Backend.Api/Example/Validators/ExampleValidator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7240889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Example/Validators/ExampleValidator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using Backend.Api.Example.Models;
+using FluentValidation;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Example.Validators;
+
+public class ExampleValidator : AbstractValidator<ExampleModel>
+{
+    /**
+     * Example model validator.
+     */
+    public ExampleValidator()
+    {
+        RuleFor(model => model.Name)
+            .Matches(@"^[\w\s]+$")
+            .Length(3, 20)
+            .WithMessage("Name was not valid. Must be between 3 and 20 characters and contain only letters, numbers and whitespace.");
+
+        RuleFor(model => model.Counter).GreaterThanOrEqualTo(0);
+        RuleFor(model => model.Value).NotEmpty();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Program.cs b/Backend.Api/Program.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..485105c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Program.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+using Backend.Api.Example.Endpoints;
+using Backend.Api.Example.Services;
+using Backend.Api.Utils;
+using Backend.Api.Utils.Http;
+using Backend.Api.Utils.Logging;
+using Backend.Api.Utils.Mongo;
+using FluentValidation;
+using Serilog;
+using Serilog.Core;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+//-------- Configure the WebApplication builder------------------//
+
+var app = CreateWebApplication(args);
+await app.RunAsync();
+
+
+[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+static WebApplication CreateWebApplication(string[] args)
+{
+   var _builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+
+   ConfigureWebApplication(_builder);
+
+   var _app = BuildWebApplication(_builder);
+
+   return _app;
+}
+
+[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+static void ConfigureWebApplication(WebApplicationBuilder _builder)
+{
+   _builder.Configuration.AddEnvironmentVariables();
+
+   var logger = ConfigureLogging(_builder);
+
+   // Load certificates into Trust Store - Note must happen before Mongo and Http client connections
+   _builder.Services.AddCustomTrustStore(logger);
+
+   ConfigureMongoDb(_builder);
+
+   ConfigureEndpoints(_builder);
+
+   _builder.Services.AddHttpClient();
+
+   // calls outside the platform should be done using the named 'proxy' http client.
+   _builder.Services.AddHttpProxyClient(logger);
+
+   _builder.Services.AddValidatorsFromAssemblyContaining<Program>();
+}
+
+[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+static Logger ConfigureLogging(WebApplicationBuilder _builder)
+{
+   _builder.Logging.ClearProviders();
+   var logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
+       .ReadFrom.Configuration(_builder.Configuration)
+       .Enrich.With<LogLevelMapper>()
+       .Enrich.WithProperty("service.version", Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SERVICE_VERSION"))
+       .CreateLogger();
+   _builder.Logging.AddSerilog(logger);
+   logger.Information("Starting application");
+   return logger;
+}
+
+[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+static void ConfigureMongoDb(WebApplicationBuilder _builder)
+{
+   _builder.Services.AddSingleton<IMongoDbClientFactory>(_ =>
+       new MongoDbClientFactory(_builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("Mongo:DatabaseUri")!,
+           _builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("Mongo:DatabaseName")!));
+}
+
+[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+static void ConfigureEndpoints(WebApplicationBuilder _builder)
+{
+   // our Example service, remove before deploying!
+   _builder.Services.AddSingleton<IExamplePersistence, ExamplePersistence>();
+
+   _builder.Services.AddHealthChecks();
+}
+
+[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+static WebApplication BuildWebApplication(WebApplicationBuilder _builder)
+{
+   var app = _builder.Build();
+
+   app.UseRouting();
+   app.MapHealthChecks("/health");
+
+   // Example module, remove before deploying!
+   app.UseExampleEndpoints();
+
+   return app;
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json b/Backend.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9531c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "profiles": {
+    "Backend.Api": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "launchBrowser": false,
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5000",
+      "environmentVariables": {
+        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Utils/Http/Proxy.cs b/Backend.Api/Utils/Http/Proxy.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74b08ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Utils/Http/Proxy.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+using System.Net;
+using Serilog.Core;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Utils.Http;
+
+public static class Proxy
+{
+   public const string ProxyClient = "proxy";
+
+   /**
+    * A preconfigured HTTP Client that uses the Platform's outbound proxy.
+    *
+    * Usage:
+    *  1. inject an `IHttpClientFactory` into your class.
+    *  2. Use the IHttpClientFactory to create a named instance of HttpClient:
+    *     `clientFactory.CreateClient(Proxy.ProxyClient);`
+    */
+   [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+   public static void AddHttpProxyClient(this IServiceCollection services, Logger logger)
+   {
+      services.AddHttpClient(ProxyClient).ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(() =>
+      {
+         return ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(logger);
+      });
+   }
+
+   [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+   public static HttpClientHandler ConfigurePrimaryHttpMessageHandler(Logger logger)
+   {
+      var proxyUri = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CDP_HTTPS_PROXY");
+      return CreateHttpClientHandler(proxyUri, logger);
+   }
+
+   public static HttpClientHandler CreateHttpClientHandler(string? proxyUri, Logger logger)
+   {
+      var proxy = CreateProxy(proxyUri, logger);
+      return new HttpClientHandler { Proxy = proxy, UseProxy = proxyUri != null };
+   }
+
+   public static WebProxy CreateProxy(string? proxyUri, Logger logger)
+   {
+      var proxy = new WebProxy
+      {
+         BypassProxyOnLocal = true
+      };
+      if (proxyUri != null)
+      {
+         ConfigureProxy(proxy, proxyUri, logger);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         logger.Warning("CDP_HTTP_PROXY is NOT set, proxy client will be disabled");
+      }
+      return proxy;
+   }
+
+   public static void ConfigureProxy(WebProxy proxy, string proxyUri, Logger logger)
+   {
+      logger.Debug("Creating proxy http client");
+      var uri = new UriBuilder(proxyUri);
+
+      var credentials = GetCredentialsFromUri(uri);
+      if (credentials != null)
+      {
+         logger.Debug("Setting proxy credentials");
+         proxy.Credentials = credentials;
+      }
+
+      // Remove credentials from URI to so they don't get logged.
+      uri.UserName = "";
+      uri.Password = "";
+      proxy.Address = uri.Uri;
+   }
+
+   private static NetworkCredential? GetCredentialsFromUri(UriBuilder uri)
+   {
+      var username = uri.UserName;
+      var password = uri.Password;
+      if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(username) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(password)) return null;
+      return new NetworkCredential(username, password);
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Utils/Logging/LogLevelMapper.cs b/Backend.Api/Utils/Logging/LogLevelMapper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6b1c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Utils/Logging/LogLevelMapper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using Serilog.Core;
+using Serilog.Events;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Utils.Logging;
+
+[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+/**
+ * Maps log levels from the C# default 'Information' etc to the node style 'info'.
+ */
+public class LogLevelMapper : ILogEventEnricher
+{
+    public void Enrich(LogEvent logEvent, ILogEventPropertyFactory propertyFactory)
+    {
+        var logLevel = logEvent.Level switch
+        {
+            LogEventLevel.Information => "info",
+            LogEventLevel.Debug       => "debug",
+            LogEventLevel.Error       => "error",
+            LogEventLevel.Fatal       => "fatal",
+            LogEventLevel.Warning     => "warn",
+            _                         => "all"
+        };
+
+        logEvent.AddOrUpdateProperty(propertyFactory.CreateProperty("log.level", logLevel));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Utils/Mongo/IMongoDbClientFactory.cs b/Backend.Api/Utils/Mongo/IMongoDbClientFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e85064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Utils/Mongo/IMongoDbClientFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using MongoDB.Driver;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Utils.Mongo;
+
+public interface IMongoDbClientFactory
+{
+    IMongoClient GetClient();
+
+    IMongoCollection<T> GetCollection<T>(string collection);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Utils/Mongo/MongoDbClientFactory.cs b/Backend.Api/Utils/Mongo/MongoDbClientFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f315f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Utils/Mongo/MongoDbClientFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.Conventions;
+using MongoDB.Driver;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Utils.Mongo;
+
+[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+
+public class MongoDbClientFactory : IMongoDbClientFactory
+{
+    private readonly IMongoDatabase _mongoDatabase;
+   private readonly MongoClient _client;
+
+    public MongoDbClientFactory(string? connectionString, string databaseName)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(connectionString))
+            throw new ArgumentException("MongoDB connection string cannot be empty");
+
+        var settings = MongoClientSettings.FromConnectionString(connectionString);
+        _client = new MongoClient(settings);
+
+        var camelCaseConvention = new ConventionPack { new CamelCaseElementNameConvention() };
+        // convention must be registered before initialising collection
+        ConventionRegistry.Register("CamelCase", camelCaseConvention, _ => true);
+
+        _mongoDatabase = _client.GetDatabase(databaseName);
+    }
+
+    public IMongoClient CreateClient()
+    {
+
+        return _client;
+    }
+
+    public IMongoCollection<T> GetCollection<T>(string collection)
+    {
+        return _mongoDatabase.GetCollection<T>(collection);
+    }
+
+    public IMongoClient GetClient()
+    {
+        return _client;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Utils/Mongo/MongoService.cs b/Backend.Api/Utils/Mongo/MongoService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11cd952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Utils/Mongo/MongoService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+using MongoDB.Driver;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Utils.Mongo;
+
+[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+public abstract class MongoService<T>
+{
+    protected readonly IMongoClient Client;
+    protected readonly IMongoCollection<T> Collection;
+
+    protected readonly ILogger _logger;
+
+    protected MongoService(IMongoDbClientFactory connectionFactory, string collectionName, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+    {
+        Client = connectionFactory.GetClient();
+        Collection = connectionFactory.GetCollection<T>(collectionName);
+        var loggerName = GetType().FullName ?? GetType().Name;
+        _logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger(loggerName);
+        EnsureIndexes();
+    }
+
+    protected abstract List<CreateIndexModel<T>> DefineIndexes(IndexKeysDefinitionBuilder<T> builder);
+
+   protected void EnsureIndexes()
+    {
+        var builder = Builders<T>.IndexKeys;
+        var indexes = DefineIndexes(builder);
+        if (indexes.Count == 0) return;
+
+        _logger.LogInformation(
+            "Ensuring index is created if it does not exist for collection {CollectionNamespaceCollectionName} in DB {DatabaseDatabaseNamespace}",
+            Collection.CollectionNamespace.CollectionName,
+            Collection.Database.DatabaseNamespace);
+        Collection.Indexes.CreateMany(indexes);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/Utils/TrustStore.cs b/Backend.Api/Utils/TrustStore.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..239de65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/Utils/TrustStore.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
+using System.Text;
+using Serilog.Core;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+
+namespace Backend.Api.Utils;
+
+[ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+public static class TrustStore
+{
+   public static void AddCustomTrustStore(this IServiceCollection _, Logger logger)
+    {
+        logger.Information("Loading Certificates into Trust store");
+        var certificates = GetCertificates(logger);
+        AddCertificates(certificates);
+    }
+
+    private static List<string> GetCertificates(Logger logger)
+    {
+        return Environment.GetEnvironmentVariables().Cast<DictionaryEntry>()
+            .Where(entry => entry.Key.ToString()!.StartsWith("TRUSTSTORE") && IsBase64String(entry.Value!.ToString() ?? ""))
+            .Select(entry =>
+            {
+                var data = Convert.FromBase64String(entry.Value!.ToString() ?? "");
+                logger.Information($"{entry.Key} certificate decoded");
+                return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(data);
+            }).ToList();
+    }
+
+    private static void AddCertificates(IReadOnlyCollection<string> certificates)
+    {
+        if (certificates.Count == 0) return; // to stop trust store access denied issues on Macs
+        var x509Certificate2S = certificates.Select(
+            cert => new X509Certificate2(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(cert)));
+        var certificateCollection = new X509Certificate2Collection();
+
+        foreach (var certificate2 in x509Certificate2S)
+        {
+            certificateCollection.Add(certificate2);
+        }
+
+        var store = new X509Store(StoreName.Root, StoreLocation.CurrentUser);
+        try
+        {
+            store.Open(OpenFlags.ReadWrite);
+            store.AddRange(certificateCollection);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            throw new FileLoadException("Root certificate import failed: " + ex.Message, ex);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            store.Close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsBase64String(string str)
+    {
+        var buffer = new Span<byte>(new byte[str.Length]);
+        return Convert.TryFromBase64String(str, buffer, out _);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/appsettings.Development.json b/Backend.Api/appsettings.Development.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baee8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "Mongo": {
+    "DatabaseUri": "mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017",
+    "DatabaseName": "cdp-dotnet-backend-template"
+  },
+  "DetailedErrors": true,
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "Serilog": {
+    "MinimumLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Override": {
+        "Microsoft": "Information",
+        "System": "Information"
+      }
+    },
+    "Enrich": [
+      "FromLogContext",
+      "WithMachineName",
+      "WithThreadId"
+    ],
+    "WriteTo": [
+      {
+        "Name": "Console",
+        "Args": {
+          "outputTemplate": "{Timestamp:o} [{Level:u4}] ({Application}/{MachineName}/{ThreadId}/{SourceContext}.{Method}) {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Backend.Api/appsettings.json b/Backend.Api/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa16f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Backend.Api/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "Mongo": {
+    "DatabaseUri": "mongodb://set-automatically-when-deployed/admin?authSource=$external&authMechanism=MONGODB-AWS",
+    "DatabaseName": "cdp-dotnet-backend-template"
+  },
+  "AllowedHosts": "*",
+  "Serilog": {
+    "MinimumLevel": {
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Override": {
+        "Microsoft": "Information",
+        "System": "Information"
+      }
+    },
+    "Enrich": [
+      "FromLogContext",
+      "WithMachineName",
+      "WithThreadId"
+    ],
+    "WriteTo": [
+      {
+        "Name": "Console",
+        "Args": {
+          "formatter": "Elastic.CommonSchema.Serilog.EcsTextFormatter, Elastic.CommonSchema.Serilog"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/CdpDotnetBackendTemplate.sln b/CdpDotnetBackendTemplate.sln
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cb2d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CdpDotnetBackendTemplate.sln
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio Version 17
+VisualStudioVersion = 17.0.31903.59
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Backend.Api", "Backend.Api\Backend.Api.csproj", "{7D935959-D3BE-4EDC-BAEC-541C72741633}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Backend.Api.Test", "Backend.Api.Test\Backend.Api.Test.csproj", "{5CB86A4A-162D-4A20-9403-5BB89D671BF6}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{7D935959-D3BE-4EDC-BAEC-541C72741633}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{7D935959-D3BE-4EDC-BAEC-541C72741633}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{7D935959-D3BE-4EDC-BAEC-541C72741633}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{7D935959-D3BE-4EDC-BAEC-541C72741633}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5CB86A4A-162D-4A20-9403-5BB89D671BF6}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{5CB86A4A-162D-4A20-9403-5BB89D671BF6}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{5CB86A4A-162D-4A20-9403-5BB89D671BF6}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5CB86A4A-162D-4A20-9403-5BB89D671BF6}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3934eb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Base dotnet image
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0 AS base
+WORKDIR /app
+EXPOSE 80
+EXPOSE 443
+
+# Add curl to template.
+# CDP PLATFORM HEALTHCHECK REQUIREMENT
+RUN apt update && \
+    apt install curl -y && \
+    apt-get clean && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Build stage image
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build
+WORKDIR /src
+
+COPY . .
+WORKDIR "/src"
+
+# unit test and code coverage
+RUN dotnet test Backend.Api.Test
+
+FROM build AS publish
+RUN dotnet publish Backend.Api -c Release -o /app/publish /p:UseAppHost=false
+
+
+ENV ASPNETCORE_FORWARDEDHEADERS_ENABLED=true
+
+# Final production image
+FROM base AS final
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=publish /app/publish .
+EXPOSE 8085
+ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "Backend.Api.dll"]
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+The Open Government Licence (OGL) Version 3
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 Defra
+
+This source code is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. To view this
+licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3
+or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, Richmond,
+Surrey, TW9 4DU.
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+# CDP C# ASP.NET Backend Template
+
+Core delivery C# ASP.NET backend template.
+
+* [Install MongoDB](#install-mongodb)
+* [Inspect MongoDB](#inspect-mongodb)
+* [Testing](#testing)
+* [Running](#running)
+* [Dependabot](#dependabot)
+
+### Install MongoDB
+- Install [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/#installation) on your local machine
+- Start MongoDB:
+```bash
+sudo mongod --dbpath ~/mongodb-cdp
+```
+
+### Inspect MongoDB
+
+To inspect the Database and Collections locally:
+```bash
+mongosh
+```
+
+### Testing
+
+Run the tests with:
+
+Tests run by running a full `WebApplication` backed by [Ephemeral MongoDB](https://github.com/asimmon/ephemeral-mongo).
+Tests do not use mocking of any sort and read and write from the in-memory database.
+
+```bash
+dotnet test
+````
+
+### Running
+
+Run CDP-Deployments application:
+```bash
+dotnet run --project Backend.Api --launch-profile Development
+```
+
+### SonarCloud
+
+Example SonarCloud configuration are available in the GitHub Action workflows.
+
+### Dependabot
+
+We have added an example dependabot configuration file to the repository. You can enable it by renaming
+the [.github/example.dependabot.yml](.github/example.dependabot.yml) to `.github/dependabot.yml`