diff --git a/backend/configuration.yml b/backend/configuration.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9302209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/configuration.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+database:
+  driverClass: org.h2.Driver
+  url: jdbc:h2:mem:myDb;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1
+
+server:
+  rootPath: /api/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index aca56ce..5f1d79d 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
             <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
             <version>1.18.2</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.dropwizard</groupId>
@@ -41,6 +40,17 @@
             <artifactId>dropwizard-assets</artifactId>
             <version>${dropwizard.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.dropwizard</groupId>
+            <artifactId>dropwizard-testing</artifactId>
+            <version>${dropwizard.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
+            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
+            <version>1.4.197</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -150,6 +160,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <arguments>
                         <argument>server</argument>
+                        <argument>configuration.yml</argument>
                     </arguments>
                     <mainClass>uk.co.neviyn.Observations.ObservationsApplication</mainClass>
                 </configuration>
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/ObservationsApplication.java b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/ObservationsApplication.java
index bbb9376..735613e 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/ObservationsApplication.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/ObservationsApplication.java
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ package uk.co.neviyn.Observations;
 
 import io.dropwizard.Application;
 import io.dropwizard.assets.AssetsBundle;
+import io.dropwizard.jdbi3.JdbiFactory;
+import io.dropwizard.jersey.setup.JerseyEnvironment;
 import io.dropwizard.setup.Bootstrap;
 import io.dropwizard.setup.Environment;
+import org.jdbi.v3.core.Jdbi;
+import uk.co.neviyn.Observations.dao.SiteDao;
+import uk.co.neviyn.Observations.dao.TutorDao;
+import uk.co.neviyn.Observations.resources.TutorResource;
 
 public class ObservationsApplication extends Application<ObservationsConfiguration> {
 
@@ -19,6 +25,16 @@ public class ObservationsApplication extends Application<ObservationsConfigurati
 
   @Override
   public void run(ObservationsConfiguration observationsConfiguration, Environment environment) throws Exception {
-    environment.jersey().setUrlPattern("/api/*");
+    final JerseyEnvironment jersey = environment.jersey();
+    final JdbiFactory factory = new JdbiFactory();
+    final Jdbi jdbi = factory.build(environment, observationsConfiguration.getDataSourceFactory(), "database");
+    TutorDao tutorDao = jdbi.onDemand(TutorDao.class);
+    SiteDao siteDao = jdbi.onDemand(SiteDao.class);
+    jersey.register(tutorDao);
+    jersey.register(siteDao);
+    siteDao.createSiteTable();
+    tutorDao.createTutorTable();
+    final TutorResource tutorResource = new TutorResource(tutorDao);
+    jersey.register(tutorResource);
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/ObservationsConfiguration.java b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/ObservationsConfiguration.java
index 2e4d5a6..28783bf 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/ObservationsConfiguration.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/ObservationsConfiguration.java
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 package uk.co.neviyn.Observations;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import io.dropwizard.Configuration;
+import io.dropwizard.db.DataSourceFactory;
+import javax.validation.Valid;
+import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 
 public class ObservationsConfiguration extends Configuration {
+  @Valid
+  @NotNull
+  private DataSourceFactory database = new DataSourceFactory();
 
+  @JsonProperty("database")
+  public void setDataSourceFactory(DataSourceFactory factory) {
+    this.database = factory;
+  }
+
+  @JsonProperty("database")
+  public DataSourceFactory getDataSourceFactory() {
+    return database;
+  }
 
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/core/Observation.java b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/core/Observation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..323e76f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/core/Observation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package uk.co.neviyn.Observations.core;
+
+public class Observation {
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/core/Site.java b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/core/Site.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc7297f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/core/Site.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package uk.co.neviyn.Observations.core;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import lombok.AccessLevel;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.NonNull;
+import org.jdbi.v3.core.mapper.RowMapper;
+import org.jdbi.v3.core.statement.StatementContext;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PROTECTED)
+public class Site {
+
+  @NonNull
+  @JsonProperty
+  private int id;
+
+  @NonNull
+  @JsonProperty
+  private String name;
+
+  public static class Mapper implements RowMapper<Site> {
+    public Site map(ResultSet rs, StatementContext ctx) throws SQLException {
+      return new Site(rs.getInt("id"), rs.getString("name"));
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/core/Tutor.java b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/core/Tutor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..894794b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/core/Tutor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package uk.co.neviyn.Observations.core;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import lombok.AccessLevel;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.NonNull;
+import org.jdbi.v3.core.mapper.RowMapper;
+import org.jdbi.v3.core.statement.StatementContext;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor(access = AccessLevel.PROTECTED)
+public class Tutor {
+
+  @NonNull
+  @JsonProperty
+  private int id;
+
+  @NonNull
+  @JsonProperty
+  private String name;
+
+  @NonNull
+  @JsonProperty
+  private int site;
+
+  public static class Mapper implements RowMapper<Tutor>{
+
+    public Tutor map(ResultSet rs, StatementContext ctx) throws SQLException {
+      return new Tutor(rs.getInt("id"), rs.getString("name"), rs.getInt("site"));
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/dao/SiteDao.java b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/dao/SiteDao.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b2843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/dao/SiteDao.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package uk.co.neviyn.Observations.dao;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.config.RegisterRowMapper;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.customizer.Bind;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.statement.SqlQuery;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.statement.SqlUpdate;
+import uk.co.neviyn.Observations.core.Site;
+
+@RegisterRowMapper(Site.Mapper.class)
+public interface SiteDao {
+
+  @SqlUpdate("CREATE TABLE site (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, name VARCHAR(100))")
+  void createSiteTable();
+
+  @SqlQuery("SELECT * FROM site")
+  List<Site> allSites();
+
+  @SqlQuery("SELECT * FROM site WHERE id = :id")
+  Site getSiteById(@Bind("id") int id);
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/dao/TutorDao.java b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/dao/TutorDao.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f5fc9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/dao/TutorDao.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package uk.co.neviyn.Observations.dao;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.config.RegisterRowMapper;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.customizer.Bind;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.customizer.BindBean;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.statement.SqlQuery;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.statement.SqlUpdate;
+import uk.co.neviyn.Observations.core.Tutor;
+
+@RegisterRowMapper(Tutor.Mapper.class)
+public interface TutorDao {
+
+  @SqlUpdate("CREATE TABLE tutor (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, " +
+      "name VARCHAR(100), site INT, FOREIGN KEY (site) REFERENCES site(id))")
+  void createTutorTable();
+
+  @SqlUpdate("INSERT INTO tutor(name, site) VALUES (:name, :site)")
+  void add(@BindBean Tutor tutor);
+
+  @SqlQuery("SELECT * FROM tutor WHERE site = :siteId")
+  List<Tutor> tutorsForSite(@Bind("siteId")int siteId);
+
+  @SqlQuery("SELECT * FROM tutor")
+  List<Tutor> allTutors();
+
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/resources/TutorResource.java b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/resources/TutorResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32c5774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/uk/co/neviyn/Observations/resources/TutorResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package uk.co.neviyn.Observations.resources;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.WebApplicationException;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import uk.co.neviyn.Observations.core.Tutor;
+import uk.co.neviyn.Observations.dao.TutorDao;
+
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+@Path("/tutor")
+@Slf4j
+public class TutorResource {
+
+  private final TutorDao dao;
+
+  @Path("/all")
+  @GET
+  public List<Tutor> allTutors(){
+    List<Tutor> tutors = dao.allTutors();
+    if(tutors != null && !tutors.isEmpty())
+      return tutors;
+    throw new WebApplicationException("No tutors found!", Response.Status.NOT_FOUND);
+  }
+}