diff --git a/MainProject/Controllers/BaseController.cs b/MainProject/Controllers/BaseController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2127fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MainProject/Controllers/BaseController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System.Net;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using BasicDotnetTemplate.MainProject.Models.Settings;
+
+[Controller]
+public abstract class BaseController : ControllerBase
+{
+    protected readonly IConfiguration _configuration;
+    protected readonly AppSettings _appSettings;
+
+    public BaseController(
+        IConfiguration configuration
+    )
+    {
+        _configuration = configuration;
+        _appSettings = new AppSettings();
+        _configuration.GetSection("AppSettings").Bind(_appSettings);
+    }
+
+
+
+
+}
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diff --git a/MainProject/Controllers/VersionController.cs b/MainProject/Controllers/VersionController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6866cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MainProject/Controllers/VersionController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using BasicDotnetTemplate.MainProject.Models.Settings;
+
+namespace BasicDotnetTemplate.MainProject.Controllers
+{
+    public class VersionController : BaseController
+    {
+        public VersionController(
+            IConfiguration configuration
+        ) : base(configuration)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Route("version")]
+        public IActionResult GetVersion()
+        {
+            return Ok(new { version = _appSettings.Settings.Version });
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/MainProject/Program.cs b/MainProject/Program.cs
index 5016994..7c738e8 100644
--- a/MainProject/Program.cs
+++ b/MainProject/Program.cs
@@ -89,18 +89,14 @@ internal static class Program
         var app = builder.Build();
 
         // REGISTER MIDDLEWARE HERE
+        app.UseRouting();
         app.UseAuthentication();
         app.UseAuthorization();
 
         app.UseHttpsRedirection();
         app.UseStaticFiles();
 
-        app.UseRouting();
-
-        app.MapControllerRoute(
-            name: "default",
-            pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}"
-        );
+        app.MapControllers(); // This maps all controllers
 
         if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
         {