diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0c9d47c18..4fa332f5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ build
 .gradle
 .idea
 *.iml
+ci/variables.yml
diff --git a/pal-tracker-codebase.txt b/pal-tracker-codebase.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 0943c3cd3..000000000
--- a/pal-tracker-codebase.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-pal-tracker codebase
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/pivotal/pal/tracker/PalTrackerApplication.java b/src/main/java/io/pivotal/pal/tracker/PalTrackerApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..464fe92b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/pivotal/pal/tracker/PalTrackerApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package io.pivotal.pal.tracker;
+
+public class PalTrackerApplication {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/pivotal/pal/tracker/WelcomeController.java b/src/main/java/io/pivotal/pal/tracker/WelcomeController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f74ea230b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/pivotal/pal/tracker/WelcomeController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package io.pivotal.pal.tracker;
+
+public class WelcomeController {
+}