diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dce44572f55..87a80ef8408 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 target
 atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
 logs
+*.iml
+*.ipr
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/README.md b/dropwizard-example/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0449d033ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dropwizard-example/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Introduction
+
+The drop wizard example application was developed to, as its name implies, provide examples of some of the features
+present in drop wizard.
+
+# Overview
+
+Included with this application is an example of the optional db API module. The examples provided illustrate a few of
+the features available in (JDBI)[http://jdbi.org], along with demonstrating how these are used from within dropwizard.
+
+This database example is comprised of the following classes.
+
+* The `PersonDAO` illustrates using the [SQL Object Queries](http://jdbi.org/sql_object_api_queries/) and string template
+features in JDBI.
+
+* The `PeopleDAO.sql.stg` stores all the SQL statements for use in the `PersonDAO`, note this is located in the
+src/resources under the same path as the `PersonDAO` class file.
+
+* The `SetupDatabaseCommand` illustrates building a "setup" command which can create your database prior to running
+dropwizard your application for the first time.
+
+* The `PersonResource` and `PeopleResource` are the REST resource which use the PersonDAO to retrieve data from the database, note the injection
+of the PersonDAO in their constructors.
+
+As with all the modules the db example is wired up in the `initialize` function of the `HelloWorldService`.
+
+# Running The Application
+
+To test the example application run the following commands.
+
+* To package the example run.
+
+        mvn package
+
+* To setup the h2 database run.
+
+        java -jar target/dropwizard-example-0.3.0-SNAPSHOT.jar setup example.yml
+
+* To run the server run.
+
+        java -jar target/dropwizard-example-0.3.0-SNAPSHOT.jar server example.yml
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/example.yml b/dropwizard-example/example.yml
index 868cb1de5cc..4c20852601f 100644
--- a/dropwizard-example/example.yml
+++ b/dropwizard-example/example.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@ template: Hello, %s!
 
 defaultName: Stranger
 
+# Database settings.
+database:
+
+  # the name of your JDBC driver
+  driverClass: org.h2.Driver
+
+  # the username
+  user: sa
+
+  # the password
+  password: sa
+
+  # the JDBC URL
+  url: jdbc:h2:target/example
+
 # HTTP-specific options.
 http:
 
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/pom.xml b/dropwizard-example/pom.xml
index 8ff22098522..9d9c51a0460 100644
--- a/dropwizard-example/pom.xml
+++ b/dropwizard-example/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@
             <artifactId>dropwizard-core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.yammer.dropwizard</groupId>
+            <artifactId>dropwizard-db</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- Required to support string templates in JDBI -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.antlr</groupId>
+            <artifactId>stringtemplate</artifactId>
+            <version>3.2.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- Small self contained database to illustrate the features of JDBI -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
+            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3.158</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.yammer.dropwizard</groupId>
             <artifactId>dropwizard-auth</artifactId>
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/HelloWorldConfiguration.java b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/HelloWorldConfiguration.java
index c985f3ef850..8e97a3a4e7e 100644
--- a/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/HelloWorldConfiguration.java
+++ b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/HelloWorldConfiguration.java
@@ -2,16 +2,27 @@
 
 import com.example.helloworld.core.Template;
 import com.yammer.dropwizard.config.Configuration;
+import com.yammer.dropwizard.db.DatabaseConfiguration;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
 import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotEmpty;
 
+import javax.validation.Valid;
+import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+
 @SuppressWarnings("FieldMayBeFinal")
 public class HelloWorldConfiguration extends Configuration {
+
     @NotEmpty
     private String template;
     
     @NotEmpty
     private String defaultName = "Stranger";
 
+    @Valid
+    @NotNull
+    @JsonProperty
+    private DatabaseConfiguration database = new DatabaseConfiguration();
+
     public String getTemplate() {
         return template;
     }
@@ -23,4 +34,8 @@ public String getDefaultName() {
     public Template buildTemplate() {
         return new Template(template, defaultName);
     }
+
+    public DatabaseConfiguration getDatabaseConfiguration() {
+        return database;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/HelloWorldService.java b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/HelloWorldService.java
index 1b617ee06dc..b75dc01f336 100644
--- a/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/HelloWorldService.java
+++ b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/HelloWorldService.java
@@ -2,15 +2,21 @@
 
 import com.example.helloworld.auth.ExampleAuthenticator;
 import com.example.helloworld.cli.RenderCommand;
+import com.example.helloworld.cli.SetupDatabaseCommand;
 import com.example.helloworld.core.Template;
 import com.example.helloworld.core.User;
+import com.example.helloworld.db.PeopleDAO;
 import com.example.helloworld.health.TemplateHealthCheck;
 import com.example.helloworld.resources.HelloWorldResource;
+import com.example.helloworld.resources.PeopleResource;
+import com.example.helloworld.resources.PersonResource;
 import com.example.helloworld.resources.ProtectedResource;
 import com.yammer.dropwizard.Service;
 import com.yammer.dropwizard.auth.basic.BasicAuthBundle;
 import com.yammer.dropwizard.bundles.AssetsBundle;
 import com.yammer.dropwizard.config.Environment;
+import com.yammer.dropwizard.db.Database;
+import com.yammer.dropwizard.db.DatabaseFactory;
 
 public class HelloWorldService extends Service<HelloWorldConfiguration> {
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
@@ -20,18 +26,27 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
     private HelloWorldService() {
         super("hello-world");
         addCommand(new RenderCommand());
+        addCommand(new SetupDatabaseCommand());
         addBundle(new AssetsBundle());
         addBundle(new BasicAuthBundle<User>(new ExampleAuthenticator(), "SUPER SECRET STUFF"));
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void initialize(HelloWorldConfiguration configuration,
-                              Environment environment) {
+                              Environment environment) throws ClassNotFoundException{
         final Template template = configuration.buildTemplate();
 
+        final DatabaseFactory factory = new DatabaseFactory(environment);
+        final Database db = factory.build(configuration.getDatabaseConfiguration(), "h2");
+        final PeopleDAO peopleDAO = db.onDemand(PeopleDAO.class);
+
+
         environment.addHealthCheck(new TemplateHealthCheck(template));
         environment.addResource(new HelloWorldResource(template));
         environment.addResource(new ProtectedResource());
+
+        environment.addResource(new PeopleResource(peopleDAO));
+        environment.addResource(new PersonResource(peopleDAO));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/cli/SetupDatabaseCommand.java b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/cli/SetupDatabaseCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c9a00c186f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/cli/SetupDatabaseCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package com.example.helloworld.cli;
+
+import com.example.helloworld.HelloWorldConfiguration;
+import com.example.helloworld.db.PeopleDAO;
+import com.yammer.dropwizard.AbstractService;
+import com.yammer.dropwizard.cli.ConfiguredCommand;
+import com.yammer.dropwizard.config.Environment;
+import com.yammer.dropwizard.db.Database;
+import com.yammer.dropwizard.db.DatabaseFactory;
+import com.yammer.dropwizard.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLine;
+
+public class SetupDatabaseCommand extends ConfiguredCommand<HelloWorldConfiguration> {
+
+    public SetupDatabaseCommand() {
+        super("setup", "Setup the database.");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void run(AbstractService<HelloWorldConfiguration> service, HelloWorldConfiguration configuration, CommandLine params) throws Exception {
+
+        final Log log = Log.forClass(SetupDatabaseCommand.class);
+        final Environment environment = new Environment(configuration, service);
+        //service.initializeWithBundles(configuration, environment);
+        final DatabaseFactory factory = new DatabaseFactory(environment);
+        final Database db = factory.build(configuration.getDatabaseConfiguration(), "h2");
+        final PeopleDAO peopleDAO = db.onDemand(PeopleDAO.class);
+
+        log.info("creating tables.");
+        peopleDAO.createPeopleTable();
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/core/Person.java b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/core/Person.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fcd627dbaa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/core/Person.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package com.example.helloworld.core;
+
+public class Person {
+
+    private long id;
+    private String fullName;
+    private String jobTitle;
+
+    public long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getFullName() {
+        return fullName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFullName(String fullName) {
+        this.fullName = fullName;
+    }
+
+    public String getJobTitle() {
+        return jobTitle;
+    }
+
+    public void setJobTitle(String jobTitle) {
+        this.jobTitle = jobTitle;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/db/PeopleDAO.java b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/db/PeopleDAO.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ed09727485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/db/PeopleDAO.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package com.example.helloworld.db;
+
+import com.example.helloworld.core.Person;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import org.skife.jdbi.v2.sqlobject.Bind;
+import org.skife.jdbi.v2.sqlobject.BindBean;
+import org.skife.jdbi.v2.sqlobject.GetGeneratedKeys;
+import org.skife.jdbi.v2.sqlobject.SqlQuery;
+import org.skife.jdbi.v2.sqlobject.SqlUpdate;
+import org.skife.jdbi.v2.sqlobject.customizers.RegisterMapperFactory;
+import org.skife.jdbi.v2.sqlobject.stringtemplate.ExternalizedSqlViaStringTemplate3;
+import org.skife.jdbi.v2.tweak.BeanMapperFactory;
+
+@ExternalizedSqlViaStringTemplate3
+@RegisterMapperFactory(BeanMapperFactory.class)
+public interface PeopleDAO {
+
+    @SqlUpdate
+    void createPeopleTable();
+
+    @SqlQuery
+    Person findById(@Bind("id") Long id);
+
+    @SqlUpdate
+    @GetGeneratedKeys
+    long create(@BindBean Person person);
+
+    @SqlQuery
+    ImmutableList<Person> findAll();
+
+}
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/resources/PeopleResource.java b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/resources/PeopleResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d996996289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/resources/PeopleResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package com.example.helloworld.resources;
+
+import com.example.helloworld.core.Person;
+import com.example.helloworld.db.PeopleDAO;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.POST;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Path("/people")
+@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+public class PeopleResource {
+
+    private final PeopleDAO peopleDAO;
+
+    public PeopleResource(PeopleDAO peopleDAO) {
+        this.peopleDAO = peopleDAO;
+    }
+
+    @POST
+    public Person createPerson(Person person) {
+        final long personId = peopleDAO.create(person);
+        return peopleDAO.findById(personId);
+    }
+
+    @GET
+    public List<Person> listPeople() {
+        return peopleDAO.findAll();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/resources/PersonResource.java b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/resources/PersonResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..748470c022a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dropwizard-example/src/main/java/com/example/helloworld/resources/PersonResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.example.helloworld.resources;
+
+import com.example.helloworld.core.Person;
+import com.example.helloworld.db.PeopleDAO;
+import com.yammer.dropwizard.jersey.params.LongParam;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+
+@Path("/person/{personId}")
+@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+public class PersonResource {
+
+    private final PeopleDAO peopleDAO;
+
+    public PersonResource(PeopleDAO peopleDAO) {
+        this.peopleDAO = peopleDAO;
+    }
+
+    @GET
+    public Person getPerson(@PathParam("personId") LongParam personId) {
+        return peopleDAO.findById(personId.get());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/dropwizard-example/src/main/resources/com/example/helloworld/db/PeopleDAO.sql.stg b/dropwizard-example/src/main/resources/com/example/helloworld/db/PeopleDAO.sql.stg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f65570a6f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dropwizard-example/src/main/resources/com/example/helloworld/db/PeopleDAO.sql.stg
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+group PeopleDAO;
+
+createPeopleTable() ::= <<
+  create table people (id Serial primary key, fullName varchar(255), jobTitle varchar(100))
+>>
+
+findById(id) ::= <<
+  select id, fullName, jobTitle from people where id = :id
+>>
+
+create() ::= <<
+  insert into people (fullName, jobTitle) values (:fullName, :jobTitle)
+>>
+
+findAll() ::= <<
+  select id, fullName, jobTitle from people
+>>
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