diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..aa27db743850c050bffc22e4738e93de3c18854d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "ExpressAPI/.idea/jetbrainsConfiguration"]
+	path = ExpressAPI/.idea/jetbrainsConfiguration
+	url = ssh://git@ssh.hesge.ch:10572/isc/projects/dojo/projects/shared/jetbrains_configuration.git
diff --git a/ExpressAPI/.idea/.gitignore b/ExpressAPI/.idea/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..13566b81b018ad684f3a35fee301741b2734c8f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExpressAPI/.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/ExpressAPI/.idea/.name b/ExpressAPI/.idea/.name
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ff8c70fb9697dac8c54a7217159bcdbaf045f856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExpressAPI/.idea/.name
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DojoBackendAPI
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diff --git a/ExpressAPI/.idea/DojoBackendAPI.iml b/ExpressAPI/.idea/DojoBackendAPI.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..24643cc37449b4bde54411a80b8ed61258225e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExpressAPI/.idea/DojoBackendAPI.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="WEB_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.tmp" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/temp" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/tmp" />
+    </content>
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
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diff --git a/ExpressAPI/.idea/codeStyles b/ExpressAPI/.idea/codeStyles
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ba0a7c5c1ea11f7b2e060344972db12cc574d74a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExpressAPI/.idea/codeStyles
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+jetbrainsConfiguration/codeStyles/
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diff --git a/ExpressAPI/.idea/inspectionProfiles b/ExpressAPI/.idea/inspectionProfiles
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7b646ad58742b81d2ae27d4dceb75cc067c8e207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExpressAPI/.idea/inspectionProfiles
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+jetbrainsConfiguration/inspectionProfiles/
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diff --git a/ExpressAPI/.idea/jetbrainsConfiguration b/ExpressAPI/.idea/jetbrainsConfiguration
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b736d6bf3853140e2f4a8950155b1ce7b3173250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExpressAPI/.idea/jetbrainsConfiguration
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit b736d6bf3853140e2f4a8950155b1ce7b3173250
diff --git a/ExpressAPI/.idea/modules.xml b/ExpressAPI/.idea/modules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7668f07fef789bce87435a55c9c66b5b3f353e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExpressAPI/.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/DojoBackendAPI.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/DojoBackendAPI.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
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diff --git a/ExpressAPI/.idea/sqldialects.xml b/ExpressAPI/.idea/sqldialects.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f661c8cbb976c1b5e654423e2206fb6386530db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExpressAPI/.idea/sqldialects.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+jetbrainsConfiguration/rootFiles/sqldialects.xml
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diff --git a/ExpressAPI/.idea/vcs.xml b/ExpressAPI/.idea/vcs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6c0b8635858dc7ad44b93df54b762707ce49eefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ExpressAPI/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
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