diff --git a/kotlin-ktor/.gitignore b/kotlin-ktor/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c017e8f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-ktor/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/bin/
+
+#ignore gradle
+.gradle/
+
+
+#ignore build and generated files
+build/
+node/
+out/
+
+#ignore installed node modules and package lock file
+node_modules/
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/kotlin-ktor/build.gradle b/kotlin-ktor/build.gradle
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..11aef74857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-ktor/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+
+
+group 'com.baeldung.ktor'
+version '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
+
+
+buildscript {
+    ext.kotlin_version = '1.2.40'
+    ext.ktor_version = '0.9.2'
+
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
+    }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'java'
+apply plugin: 'kotlin'
+apply plugin: 'application'
+
+mainClassName = 'APIServer.kt'
+
+sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+compileKotlin { kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "1.8" }
+compileTestKotlin { kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "1.8" }
+
+kotlin { experimental { coroutines "enable" } }
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    jcenter()
+    maven { url "https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/ktor" }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    compile "io.ktor:ktor-server-netty:$ktor_version"
+    compile "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.1"
+    compile "io.ktor:ktor-gson:$ktor_version"
+    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
+
+}
+task runServer(type: JavaExec) {
+    main = 'APIServer'
+    classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
+}
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diff --git a/kotlin-ktor/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/kotlin-ktor/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..01b8bf6b1f
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diff --git a/kotlin-ktor/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/kotlin-ktor/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0b83b5a3e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-ktor/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
+zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4-bin.zip
diff --git a/kotlin-ktor/gradlew b/kotlin-ktor/gradlew
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..cccdd3d517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-ktor/gradlew
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+##############################################################################
+##
+##  Gradle start up script for UN*X
+##
+##############################################################################
+
+# Attempt to set APP_HOME
+# Resolve links: $0 may be a link
+PRG="$0"
+# Need this for relative symlinks.
+while [ -h "$PRG" ] ; do
+    ls=`ls -ld "$PRG"`
+    link=`expr "$ls" : '.*-> \(.*\)$'`
+    if expr "$link" : '/.*' > /dev/null; then
+        PRG="$link"
+    else
+        PRG=`dirname "$PRG"`"/$link"
+    fi
+done
+SAVED="`pwd`"
+cd "`dirname \"$PRG\"`/" >/dev/null
+APP_HOME="`pwd -P`"
+cd "$SAVED" >/dev/null
+
+APP_NAME="Gradle"
+APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=""
+
+# Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
+MAX_FD="maximum"
+
+warn () {
+    echo "$*"
+}
+
+die () {
+    echo
+    echo "$*"
+    echo
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# OS specific support (must be 'true' or 'false').
+cygwin=false
+msys=false
+darwin=false
+nonstop=false
+case "`uname`" in
+  CYGWIN* )
+    cygwin=true
+    ;;
+  Darwin* )
+    darwin=true
+    ;;
+  MINGW* )
+    msys=true
+    ;;
+  NONSTOP* )
+    nonstop=true
+    ;;
+esac
+
+CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+# Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
+if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
+    if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
+        # IBM's JDK on AIX uses strange locations for the executables
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java"
+    else
+        JAVACMD="$JAVA_HOME/bin/java"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x "$JAVACMD" ] ; then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: $JAVA_HOME
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+    fi
+else
+    JAVACMD="java"
+    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+
+Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+location of your Java installation."
+fi
+
+# Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.
+if [ "$cygwin" = "false" -a "$darwin" = "false" -a "$nonstop" = "false" ] ; then
+    MAX_FD_LIMIT=`ulimit -H -n`
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
+        if [ "$MAX_FD" = "maximum" -o "$MAX_FD" = "max" ] ; then
+            MAX_FD="$MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+        fi
+        ulimit -n $MAX_FD
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+            warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD"
+        fi
+    else
+        warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit: $MAX_FD_LIMIT"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# For Darwin, add options to specify how the application appears in the dock
+if $darwin; then
+    GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS \"-Xdock:name=$APP_NAME\" \"-Xdock:icon=$APP_HOME/media/gradle.icns\""
+fi
+
+# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if $cygwin ; then
+    APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
+    CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
+    JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
+
+    # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
+    ROOTDIRSRAW=`find -L / -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d 2>/dev/null`
+    SEP=""
+    for dir in $ROOTDIRSRAW ; do
+        ROOTDIRS="$ROOTDIRS$SEP$dir"
+        SEP="|"
+    done
+    OURCYGPATTERN="(^($ROOTDIRS))"
+    # Add a user-defined pattern to the cygpath arguments
+    if [ "$GRADLE_CYGPATTERN" != "" ] ; then
+        OURCYGPATTERN="$OURCYGPATTERN|($GRADLE_CYGPATTERN)"
+    fi
+    # Now convert the arguments - kludge to limit ourselves to /bin/sh
+    i=0
+    for arg in "$@" ; do
+        CHECK=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "$OURCYGPATTERN" -`
+        CHECK2=`echo "$arg"|egrep -c "^-"`                                 ### Determine if an option
+
+        if [ $CHECK -ne 0 ] && [ $CHECK2 -eq 0 ] ; then                    ### Added a condition
+            eval `echo args$i`=`cygpath --path --ignore --mixed "$arg"`
+        else
+            eval `echo args$i`="\"$arg\""
+        fi
+        i=$((i+1))
+    done
+    case $i in
+        (0) set -- ;;
+        (1) set -- "$args0" ;;
+        (2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
+        (3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
+        (4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
+        (5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
+        (6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
+        (7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
+        (8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
+        (9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+# Escape application args
+save () {
+    for i do printf %s\\n "$i" | sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g;1s/^/'/;\$s/\$/' \\\\/" ; done
+    echo " "
+}
+APP_ARGS=$(save "$@")
+
+# Collect all arguments for the java command, following the shell quoting and substitution rules
+eval set -- $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS "\"-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME\"" -classpath "\"$CLASSPATH\"" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain "$APP_ARGS"
+
+# by default we should be in the correct project dir, but when run from Finder on Mac, the cwd is wrong
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "$HOME" = "$PWD" ]; then
+  cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+fi
+
+exec "$JAVACMD" "$@"
diff --git a/kotlin-ktor/gradlew.bat b/kotlin-ktor/gradlew.bat
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e95643d6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-ktor/gradlew.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@rem ##########################################################################
+@rem
+@rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
+@rem
+@rem ##########################################################################
+
+@rem Set local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
+
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
+set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
+
+@rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS=
+
+@rem Find java.exe
+if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
+
+set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
+%JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:findJavaFromJavaHome
+set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
+set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
+
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+
+echo.
+echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
+echo.
+echo Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
+echo location of your Java installation.
+
+goto fail
+
+:init
+@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windows variants
+
+if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
+
+:win9xME_args
+@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
+set _SKIP=2
+
+:win9xME_args_slurp
+if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
+
+set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
+
+:execute
+@rem Setup the command line
+
+set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+
+@rem Execute Gradle
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+
+:end
+@rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+
+:fail
+rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
+rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
+if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
+exit /b 1
+
+:mainEnd
+if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal
+
+:omega
diff --git a/kotlin-ktor/resources/logback.xml b/kotlin-ktor/resources/logback.xml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..274cdcdb02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-ktor/resources/logback.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<configuration>
+  <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+    <encoder>
+      <pattern>%d{YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n</pattern>
+    </encoder>
+  </appender>
+
+  <root level="INFO">
+    <appender-ref ref="STDOUT"/>
+  </root>
+</configuration>
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diff --git a/kotlin-ktor/settings.gradle b/kotlin-ktor/settings.gradle
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..13bbce9583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-ktor/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+rootProject.name = 'KtorWithKotlin'
+
diff --git a/kotlin-ktor/src/main/kotlin/APIServer.kt b/kotlin-ktor/src/main/kotlin/APIServer.kt
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e67609e8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-ktor/src/main/kotlin/APIServer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+@file:JvmName("APIServer")
+
+
+
+import io.ktor.application.call
+import io.ktor.application.install
+import io.ktor.features.CallLogging
+import io.ktor.features.ContentNegotiation
+import io.ktor.features.DefaultHeaders
+import io.ktor.gson.gson
+import io.ktor.http.ContentType
+import io.ktor.request.path
+import io.ktor.response.respond
+import io.ktor.response.respondText
+import io.ktor.routing.get
+import io.ktor.routing.routing
+import io.ktor.server.engine.embeddedServer
+import io.ktor.server.netty.Netty
+import org.slf4j.event.Level
+
+data class Author(val name: String, val website: String)
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+
+    val jsonResponse = """{
+            "id": 1,
+            "task": "Pay waterbill",
+            "description": "Pay water bill today",
+        }"""
+
+
+    embeddedServer(Netty, 8080) {
+        install(DefaultHeaders) {
+            header("X-Developer", "Baeldung")
+        }
+        install(CallLogging) {
+            level = Level.INFO
+            filter { call -> call.request.path().startsWith("/todo") }
+            filter { call -> call.request.path().startsWith("/author") }
+        }
+        install(ContentNegotiation) {
+            gson {
+                setPrettyPrinting()
+            }
+        }
+        routing {
+            get("/todo") {
+                call.respondText(jsonResponse, ContentType.Application.Json)
+            }
+            get("/author") {
+                val author = Author("baeldung", "baeldung.com")
+                call.respond(author)
+
+            }
+
+        }
+    }.start(wait = true)
+}
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diff --git a/kotlin-ktor/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/kotlin-ktor/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..513a80cb27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-ktor/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
+
+<web-app xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee"
+  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_3_0.xsd"
+  version="3.0">
+  <!-- path to application.conf file, required -->
+  <!-- note that this file is always loaded as an absolute path from the classpath -->
+  <context-param>
+    <param-name>io.ktor.ktor.config</param-name>
+    <param-value>application.conf</param-value>
+  </context-param>
+
+  <servlet>
+    <display-name>KtorServlet</display-name>
+    <servlet-name>KtorServlet</servlet-name>
+    <servlet-class>io.ktor.server.servlet.ServletApplicationEngine</servlet-class>
+
+    <!-- required! -->
+    <async-supported>true</async-supported>
+
+    <!-- 100mb max file upload, optional -->
+    <multipart-config>
+      <max-file-size>304857600</max-file-size>
+      <max-request-size>304857600</max-request-size>
+      <file-size-threshold>0</file-size-threshold>
+    </multipart-config>
+  </servlet>
+
+  <servlet-mapping>
+    <servlet-name>KtorServlet</servlet-name>
+    <url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
+  </servlet-mapping>
+
+</web-app>
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