diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc99473..e494d71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ Tutorials are available to explain the steps on [Medium](https://medium.com/@cel
 
 ##### Getting Started with Spring Boot, Hibernate, Jersey, and MySQL
 * [Part 1 - Getting Spring Initializr project to run](https://medium.com/@cellularcinema/getting-started-with-spring-boot-hibernate-jersey-and-mysql-part-1-9aea23a9a32d)
+* [Part 2 - POST a User](https://medium.com/@adamzink/getting-started-with-spring-boot-hibernate-jersey-and-mysql-part-2-b9f98a1bbbae)
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/JerseyConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/JerseyConfiguration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04e3303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/JerseyConfiguration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo;
+
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.resource.UserResource;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ResourceConfig;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class JerseyConfiguration extends ResourceConfig {
+
+    public JerseyConfiguration() {
+        register(UserResource.class);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/converter/UserConverter.java b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/converter/UserConverter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4274b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/converter/UserConverter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.converter;
+
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.converter.common.ModelConverter;
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.client.User;
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.db.UserModel;
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.client.UserRequest;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+
+@Component
+public class UserConverter implements ModelConverter<UserRequest, UserModel, User> {
+
+    @Override
+    public UserModel requestToModel(UserRequest request) {
+        UserModel model = new UserModel();
+        model.setFirstName(request.getFirstName());
+        model.setLastName(request.getLastName());
+        return model;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public User modelToResponse(UserModel model) {
+        User response = new User();
+        response.setId(model.getId());
+        response.setFirstName(model.getFirstName());
+        response.setLastName(model.getLastName());
+        response.setAddDate(new SimpleDateFormat("MMM d, yyyy").format(model.getAddTs()));
+        return response;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/converter/common/ModelConverter.java b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/converter/common/ModelConverter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb25657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/converter/common/ModelConverter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.converter.common;
+
+public interface ModelConverter<Q, M, S> {
+
+    M requestToModel(Q request);
+
+    S modelToResponse (M model);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/facade/UserFacade.java b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/facade/UserFacade.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..359fad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/facade/UserFacade.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.facade;
+
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.converter.UserConverter;
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.client.User;
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.client.UserRequest;
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.service.UserService;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+
+@Service
+@Transactional
+public class UserFacade {
+
+    @Autowired
+    UserConverter userConverter;
+
+    @Autowired
+    UserService userService;
+
+    public User save(UserRequest userRequest) {
+        return userConverter.modelToResponse(
+                userService.save(userConverter.requestToModel(userRequest))
+        );
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/model/client/User.java b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/model/client/User.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..674be0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/model/client/User.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.client;
+
+public class User {
+
+    private Long id;
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+    private String addDate;
+
+    public User() {
+    }
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return firstName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+    }
+
+    public String getLastName() {
+        return lastName;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    public String getAddDate() {
+        return addDate;
+    }
+
+    public void setAddDate(String addDate) {
+        this.addDate = addDate;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+
+        User user = (User) o;
+
+        if (id != null ? !id.equals(user.id) : user.id != null) return false;
+        if (firstName != null ? !firstName.equals(user.firstName) : user.firstName != null) return false;
+        if (lastName != null ? !lastName.equals(user.lastName) : user.lastName != null) return false;
+        return addDate != null ? addDate.equals(user.addDate) : user.addDate == null;
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        int result = id != null ? id.hashCode() : 0;
+        result = 31 * result + (firstName != null ? firstName.hashCode() : 0);
+        result = 31 * result + (lastName != null ? lastName.hashCode() : 0);
+        result = 31 * result + (addDate != null ? addDate.hashCode() : 0);
+        return result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/model/client/UserRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/model/client/UserRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0940fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/model/client/UserRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.client;
+
+public class UserRequest {
+
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
+
+    public UserRequest() {
+    }
+
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return firstName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+    }
+
+    public String getLastName() {
+        return lastName;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+
+        UserRequest that = (UserRequest) o;
+
+        if (firstName != null ? !firstName.equals(that.firstName) : that.firstName != null) return false;
+        return lastName != null ? lastName.equals(that.lastName) : that.lastName == null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        int result = firstName != null ? firstName.hashCode() : 0;
+        result = 31 * result + (lastName != null ? lastName.hashCode() : 0);
+        return result;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/model/db/UserModel.java b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/model/db/UserModel.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55786d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/model/db/UserModel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.db;
+
+import javax.persistence.*;
+import java.util.Date;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name="USER")
+public class UserModel {
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy=GenerationType.IDENTITY)
+    @Column
+    private Long id;
+
+    @Column
+    private String firstName;
+
+    @Column
+    private String lastName;
+
+    @Column
+    private Date addTs;
+
+    public UserModel() {
+    }
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return firstName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+    }
+
+    public String getLastName() {
+        return lastName;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    public Date getAddTs() {
+        return addTs;
+    }
+
+    public void setAddTs(Date addTs) {
+        this.addTs = addTs;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) return true;
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
+
+        UserModel userModel = (UserModel) o;
+
+        if (id != null ? !id.equals(userModel.id) : userModel.id != null) return false;
+        if (firstName != null ? !firstName.equals(userModel.firstName) : userModel.firstName != null) return false;
+        if (lastName != null ? !lastName.equals(userModel.lastName) : userModel.lastName != null) return false;
+        return addTs != null ? addTs.equals(userModel.addTs) : userModel.addTs == null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        int result = id != null ? id.hashCode() : 0;
+        result = 31 * result + (firstName != null ? firstName.hashCode() : 0);
+        result = 31 * result + (lastName != null ? lastName.hashCode() : 0);
+        result = 31 * result + (addTs != null ? addTs.hashCode() : 0);
+        return result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/repository/UserRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/repository/UserRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f40b7b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/repository/UserRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.repository;
+
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.db.UserModel;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+@Repository
+public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<UserModel, Long> {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/resource/UserResource.java b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/resource/UserResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da59501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/resource/UserResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.resource;
+
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.facade.UserFacade;
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.client.User;
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.client.UserRequest;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.*;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+
+@Path("/users")
+@Component
+public class UserResource {
+
+    @Autowired
+    UserFacade userFacade;
+
+    @POST
+    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    public User save(final UserRequest userRequest) {
+        return userFacade.save(userRequest);
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/service/UserService.java b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/service/UserService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74bfcc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/adamzink/springbootmysqldemo/service/UserService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.service;
+
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.model.db.UserModel;
+import com.github.adamzink.springbootmysqldemo.repository.UserRepository;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+@Service
+public class UserService {
+
+    @Autowired
+    UserRepository userRepository;
+
+    public UserModel save(final UserModel userModel) {
+        userModel.setAddTs(new Date());
+
+        return userRepository.save(userModel);
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 069f43c..ced950f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
 
 # Flyway properties
 spring.flyway.locations=classpath:db/mysql/migration
+
+# Path properties
+server.servlet.contextPath=/api