diff --git a/backend/demo/src/main/java/com/example/demo/DemoApplication.java b/backend/demo/src/main/java/com/example/demo/DemoApplication.java
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+package com.example.demo;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class DemoApplication {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		SpringApplication.run(DemoApplication.class, args);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/backend/demo/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/demo/src/main/resources/application.properties
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+# H2 Configuration (Ensure these are uncommented)
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:h2:mem:testdb
+spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.h2.Driver
+spring.datasource.username=sa
+spring.datasource.password=
+spring.h2.console.enabled=true
+
+# Required for JPA/Hibernate
+spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect
+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
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diff --git a/backend/demo/src/test/java/com/example/demo/DemoApplicationTests.java b/backend/demo/src/test/java/com/example/demo/DemoApplicationTests.java
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+package com.example.demo;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+
+@SpringBootTest
+class DemoApplicationTests {
+
+	@Test
+	void contextLoads() {
+	}
+
+}