diff --git a/kotlin-libraries/pom.xml b/kotlin-libraries/pom.xml
index ae77a9aa2d..507e5820d4 100644
--- a/kotlin-libraries/pom.xml
+++ b/kotlin-libraries/pom.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,23 @@
             <version>0.7.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>uy.kohesive.kovert</groupId>
+            <artifactId>kovert-vertx</artifactId>
+            <version>[1.5.0,1.6.0)</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>nl.komponents.kovenant</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>kovenant</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>nl.komponents.kovenant</groupId>
+            <artifactId>kovenant</artifactId>
+            <version>3.3.0</version>
+            <type>pom</type>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
@@ -110,4 +127,4 @@
         <exposed.version>0.10.4</exposed.version>
     </properties>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/AnnotatedServer.kt b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/AnnotatedServer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da2bbe4208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/AnnotatedServer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package com.baeldung.kovert
+
+import io.vertx.ext.web.Router
+import io.vertx.ext.web.RoutingContext
+import nl.komponents.kovenant.functional.bind
+import org.kodein.di.Kodein
+import org.kodein.di.conf.global
+import org.slf4j.Logger
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ClassResourceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ReferenceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.kodein.importConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.loadConfig
+import uy.klutter.vertx.kodein.KodeinVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.core.HttpVerb
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.core.Location
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.core.Verb
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.core.VerbAlias
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.bindController
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KodeinKovertVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticle
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticleModule
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVertx
+
+
+class AnnotatedServer {
+    companion object {
+        private val LOG: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AnnotatedServer::class.java)
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            AnnotatedServer().start()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @VerbAlias("show", HttpVerb.GET)
+    class AnnotatedController {
+        fun RoutingContext.showStringById(id: String) = id
+
+        @Verb(HttpVerb.GET)
+        @Location("/ping/:id")
+        fun RoutingContext.ping(id: String) = id
+    }
+
+    fun start() {
+        Kodein.global.addImport(Kodein.Module {
+            importConfig(loadConfig(ClassResourceConfig("/kovert.conf", AnnotatedServer::class.java), ReferenceConfig())) {
+                import("kovert.vertx", KodeinKovertVertx.configModule)
+                import("kovert.server", KovertVerticleModule.configModule)
+            }
+
+            // includes jackson ObjectMapper to match compatibility with Vertx, app logging via Vertx facade to Slf4j
+            import(KodeinVertx.moduleWithLoggingToSlf4j)
+            // Kovert boot
+            import(KodeinKovertVertx.module)
+            import(KovertVerticleModule.module)
+        })
+
+        val initControllers = fun Router.() {
+            bindController(AnnotatedController(), "api")
+        }
+
+        // startup asynchronously...
+        KovertVertx.start() bind { vertx ->
+            KovertVerticle.deploy(vertx, routerInit = initControllers)
+        } success { deploymentId ->
+            LOG.warn("Deployment complete.")
+        } fail { error ->
+            LOG.error("Deployment failed!", error)
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/ErrorServer.kt b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/ErrorServer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a596391ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/ErrorServer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package com.baeldung.kovert
+
+import io.vertx.ext.web.Router
+import io.vertx.ext.web.RoutingContext
+import nl.komponents.kovenant.functional.bind
+import org.kodein.di.Kodein
+import org.kodein.di.conf.global
+import org.slf4j.Logger
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ClassResourceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ReferenceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.kodein.importConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.loadConfig
+import uy.klutter.vertx.kodein.KodeinVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.core.HttpErrorCode
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.core.HttpErrorCodeWithBody
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.core.HttpErrorForbidden
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.bindController
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KodeinKovertVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticle
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticleModule
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVertx
+
+
+class ErrorServer {
+    companion object {
+        private val LOG: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ErrorServer::class.java)
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            ErrorServer().start()
+        }
+    }
+
+    class ErrorController {
+        fun RoutingContext.getForbidden() {
+            throw HttpErrorForbidden()
+        }
+        fun RoutingContext.getError() {
+            throw HttpErrorCode("Something went wrong", 590)
+        }
+        fun RoutingContext.getErrorbody() {
+            throw HttpErrorCodeWithBody("Something went wrong", 591, "Body here")
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun start() {
+        Kodein.global.addImport(Kodein.Module {
+            importConfig(loadConfig(ClassResourceConfig("/kovert.conf", ErrorServer::class.java), ReferenceConfig())) {
+                import("kovert.vertx", KodeinKovertVertx.configModule)
+                import("kovert.server", KovertVerticleModule.configModule)
+            }
+
+            // includes jackson ObjectMapper to match compatibility with Vertx, app logging via Vertx facade to Slf4j
+            import(KodeinVertx.moduleWithLoggingToSlf4j)
+            // Kovert boot
+            import(KodeinKovertVertx.module)
+            import(KovertVerticleModule.module)
+        })
+
+        val initControllers = fun Router.() {
+            bindController(ErrorController(), "api")
+        }
+
+        // startup asynchronously...
+        KovertVertx.start() bind { vertx ->
+            KovertVerticle.deploy(vertx, routerInit = initControllers)
+        } success { deploymentId ->
+            LOG.warn("Deployment complete.")
+        } fail { error ->
+            LOG.error("Deployment failed!", error)
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/JsonServer.kt b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/JsonServer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..310fe2a7a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/JsonServer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package com.baeldung.kovert
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
+import io.vertx.ext.web.Router
+import io.vertx.ext.web.RoutingContext
+import nl.komponents.kovenant.functional.bind
+import org.kodein.di.Kodein
+import org.kodein.di.conf.global
+import org.slf4j.Logger
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ClassResourceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ReferenceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.kodein.importConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.loadConfig
+import uy.klutter.vertx.kodein.KodeinVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.bindController
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KodeinKovertVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticle
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticleModule
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVertx
+
+class JsonServer {
+    companion object {
+        private val LOG: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(JsonServer::class.java)
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            JsonServer().start()
+        }
+    }
+
+    data class Person(
+            @JsonProperty("_id")
+            val id: String,
+            val name: String,
+            val job: String
+    )
+
+    class JsonController {
+        fun RoutingContext.getPersonById(id: String) = Person(
+                id = id,
+                name = "Tony Stark",
+                job = "Iron Man"
+        )
+        fun RoutingContext.putPersonById(id: String, person: Person) = person
+    }
+
+    fun start() {
+        Kodein.global.addImport(Kodein.Module {
+            importConfig(loadConfig(ClassResourceConfig("/kovert.conf", JsonServer::class.java), ReferenceConfig())) {
+                import("kovert.vertx", KodeinKovertVertx.configModule)
+                import("kovert.server", KovertVerticleModule.configModule)
+            }
+
+            // includes jackson ObjectMapper to match compatibility with Vertx, app logging via Vertx facade to Slf4j
+            import(KodeinVertx.moduleWithLoggingToSlf4j)
+            // Kovert boot
+            import(KodeinKovertVertx.module)
+            import(KovertVerticleModule.module)
+        })
+
+        val initControllers = fun Router.() {
+            bindController(JsonController(), "api")
+        }
+
+        // startup asynchronously...
+        KovertVertx.start() bind { vertx ->
+            KovertVerticle.deploy(vertx, routerInit = initControllers)
+        } success { deploymentId ->
+            LOG.warn("Deployment complete.")
+        } fail { error ->
+            LOG.error("Deployment failed!", error)
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/NoopServer.kt b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/NoopServer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98ce775e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/NoopServer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package com.baeldung.kovert
+
+import io.vertx.ext.web.Router
+import nl.komponents.kovenant.functional.bind
+import org.kodein.di.Kodein
+import org.kodein.di.conf.global
+import org.slf4j.Logger
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ClassResourceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ReferenceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.kodein.importConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.loadConfig
+import uy.klutter.vertx.kodein.KodeinVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KodeinKovertVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticle
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticleModule
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVertx
+
+class NoopServer {
+    companion object {
+        private val LOG: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NoopServer::class.java)
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            NoopServer().start()
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    fun start() {
+        Kodein.global.addImport(Kodein.Module {
+            importConfig(loadConfig(ClassResourceConfig("/kovert.conf", NoopServer::class.java), ReferenceConfig())) {
+                import("kovert.vertx", KodeinKovertVertx.configModule)
+                import("kovert.server", KovertVerticleModule.configModule)
+            }
+
+            // includes jackson ObjectMapper to match compatibility with Vertx, app logging via Vertx facade to Slf4j
+            import(KodeinVertx.moduleWithLoggingToSlf4j)
+            // Kovert boot
+            import(KodeinKovertVertx.module)
+            import(KovertVerticleModule.module)
+        })
+
+        val initControllers = fun Router.() {
+        }
+
+        // startup asynchronously...
+        KovertVertx.start() bind { vertx ->
+            KovertVerticle.deploy(vertx, routerInit = initControllers)
+        } success { deploymentId ->
+            LOG.warn("Deployment complete.")
+        } fail { error ->
+            LOG.error("Deployment failed!", error)
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/SecuredServer.kt b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/SecuredServer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86ca482808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/SecuredServer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package com.baeldung.kovert
+
+import io.vertx.ext.web.Router
+import io.vertx.ext.web.RoutingContext
+import nl.komponents.kovenant.functional.bind
+import org.kodein.di.Kodein
+import org.kodein.di.conf.global
+import org.slf4j.Logger
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ClassResourceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ReferenceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.kodein.importConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.loadConfig
+import uy.klutter.vertx.kodein.KodeinVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.bindController
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KodeinKovertVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticle
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticleModule
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVertx
+
+
+class SecuredServer {
+    companion object {
+        private val LOG: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SecuredServer::class.java)
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            SecuredServer().start()
+        }
+    }
+
+    class SecuredContext(private val routingContext: RoutingContext) {
+        val authenticated = routingContext.request().getHeader("Authorization") == "Secure"
+    }
+
+    class SecuredController {
+        fun SecuredContext.getSecured() = this.authenticated
+    }
+
+    fun start() {
+        Kodein.global.addImport(Kodein.Module {
+            importConfig(loadConfig(ClassResourceConfig("/kovert.conf", SecuredServer::class.java), ReferenceConfig())) {
+                import("kovert.vertx", KodeinKovertVertx.configModule)
+                import("kovert.server", KovertVerticleModule.configModule)
+            }
+
+            // includes jackson ObjectMapper to match compatibility with Vertx, app logging via Vertx facade to Slf4j
+            import(KodeinVertx.moduleWithLoggingToSlf4j)
+            // Kovert boot
+            import(KodeinKovertVertx.module)
+            import(KovertVerticleModule.module)
+        })
+
+        val initControllers = fun Router.() {
+            bindController(SecuredController(), "api")
+        }
+
+        // startup asynchronously...
+        KovertVertx.start() bind { vertx ->
+            KovertVerticle.deploy(vertx, routerInit = initControllers)
+        } success { deploymentId ->
+            LOG.warn("Deployment complete.")
+        } fail { error ->
+            LOG.error("Deployment failed!", error)
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/SimpleServer.kt b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/SimpleServer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..172469ab46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/kotlin/com/baeldung/kovert/SimpleServer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package com.baeldung.kovert
+
+import io.vertx.ext.web.Router
+import io.vertx.ext.web.RoutingContext
+import nl.komponents.kovenant.functional.bind
+import org.kodein.di.Kodein
+import org.kodein.di.conf.global
+import org.slf4j.Logger
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ClassResourceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.ReferenceConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.kodein.importConfig
+import uy.klutter.config.typesafe.loadConfig
+import uy.klutter.vertx.kodein.KodeinVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.bindController
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KodeinKovertVertx
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticle
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVerticleModule
+import uy.kohesive.kovert.vertx.boot.KovertVertx
+
+
+class SimpleServer {
+    companion object {
+        private val LOG: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SimpleServer::class.java)
+
+        @JvmStatic
+        fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+            SimpleServer().start()
+        }
+    }
+
+    class SimpleController {
+        fun RoutingContext.getStringById(id: String) = id
+        fun RoutingContext.get_truncatedString_by_id(id: String, length: Int = 1) = id.subSequence(0, length)
+    }
+
+    fun start() {
+        Kodein.global.addImport(Kodein.Module {
+            importConfig(loadConfig(ClassResourceConfig("/kovert.conf", SimpleServer::class.java), ReferenceConfig())) {
+                import("kovert.vertx", KodeinKovertVertx.configModule)
+                import("kovert.server", KovertVerticleModule.configModule)
+            }
+
+            // includes jackson ObjectMapper to match compatibility with Vertx, app logging via Vertx facade to Slf4j
+            import(KodeinVertx.moduleWithLoggingToSlf4j)
+            // Kovert boot
+            import(KodeinKovertVertx.module)
+            import(KovertVerticleModule.module)
+        })
+
+        val initControllers = fun Router.() {
+            bindController(SimpleController(), "api")
+        }
+
+        // startup asynchronously...
+        KovertVertx.start() bind { vertx ->
+            KovertVerticle.deploy(vertx, routerInit = initControllers)
+        } success { deploymentId ->
+            LOG.warn("Deployment complete.")
+        } fail { error ->
+            LOG.error("Deployment failed!", error)
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-libraries/src/main/resources/kovert.conf b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/resources/kovert.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b08641693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-libraries/src/main/resources/kovert.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+   kovert: {
+       vertx: {
+            clustered: false
+       }
+       server: {
+           listeners: [
+                 {
+                       host: "0.0.0.0"
+                       port: "8000"
+                 }
+           ]
+       }
+   }
+}