diff --git a/src/main/webui/package-lock.json b/src/main/webui/package-lock.json
index 655dbb9..9aca4dc 100644
--- a/src/main/webui/package-lock.json
+++ b/src/main/webui/package-lock.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.1.4",
         "@testing-library/react": "^14.0.0",
         "babel-loader": "^9.1.3",
+        "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
         "css-loader": "^6.8.1",
         "eslint": "^8.51.0",
         "eslint-plugin-jest": "^27.6.0",
@@ -4840,13 +4841,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/body-parser": {
-      "version": "1.20.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-jWi7abTbYwajOytWCQc37VulmWiRae5RyTpaCyDcS5/lMdtwSz5lOpDE67srw/HYe35f1z3fDQw+3txg7gNtWw==",
+      "version": "1.20.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ml9pReCu3M61kGlqoTm2umSXTlRTuGTx0bfYj+uIUKKYycG5NtSbeetV3faSU6R7ajOPw0g/J1PvK4qNy7s5bA==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "bytes": "3.1.2",
-        "content-type": "~1.0.4",
+        "content-type": "~1.0.5",
         "debug": "2.6.9",
         "depd": "2.0.0",
         "destroy": "1.2.0",
@@ -4854,7 +4855,7 @@
         "iconv-lite": "0.4.24",
         "on-finished": "2.4.1",
         "qs": "6.11.0",
-        "raw-body": "2.5.1",
+        "raw-body": "2.5.2",
         "type-is": "~1.6.18",
         "unpipe": "1.0.0"
       },
@@ -6821,6 +6822,54 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-PCVAQswWemu6UdxsDFFX/+gVeYqKAod3D3UVm91jHwynguOwAvYPhx8nNlM++NqRcK6CxxpUafjmhIdKiHibqg==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/express/node_modules/body-parser": {
+      "version": "1.20.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jWi7abTbYwajOytWCQc37VulmWiRae5RyTpaCyDcS5/lMdtwSz5lOpDE67srw/HYe35f1z3fDQw+3txg7gNtWw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "bytes": "3.1.2",
+        "content-type": "~1.0.4",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
+        "depd": "2.0.0",
+        "destroy": "1.2.0",
+        "http-errors": "2.0.0",
+        "iconv-lite": "0.4.24",
+        "on-finished": "2.4.1",
+        "qs": "6.11.0",
+        "raw-body": "2.5.1",
+        "type-is": "~1.6.18",
+        "unpipe": "1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8",
+        "npm": "1.2.8000 || >= 1.4.16"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express/node_modules/bytes": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/Nf7TyzTx6S3yRJObOAV7956r8cr2+Oj8AC5dt8wSP3BQAoeX58NoHyCU8P8zGkNXStjTSi6fzO6F0pBdcYbEg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express/node_modules/raw-body": {
+      "version": "2.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/raw-body/-/raw-body-2.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qqJBtEyVgS0ZmPGdCFPWJ3FreoqvG4MVQln/kCgF7Olq95IbOp0/BWyMwbdtn4VTvkM8Y7khCQ2Xgk/tcrCXig==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "bytes": "3.1.2",
+        "http-errors": "2.0.0",
+        "iconv-lite": "0.4.24",
+        "unpipe": "1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/express/node_modules/safe-buffer": {
       "version": "5.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.1.tgz",
@@ -11711,9 +11760,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/raw-body": {
-      "version": "2.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/raw-body/-/raw-body-2.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qqJBtEyVgS0ZmPGdCFPWJ3FreoqvG4MVQln/kCgF7Olq95IbOp0/BWyMwbdtn4VTvkM8Y7khCQ2Xgk/tcrCXig==",
+      "version": "2.5.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/raw-body/-/raw-body-2.5.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8zGqypfENjCIqGhgXToC8aB2r7YrBX+AQAfIPs/Mlk+BtPTztOvTS01NRW/3Eh60J+a48lt8qsCzirQ6loCVfA==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "bytes": "3.1.2",
diff --git a/src/main/webui/package.json b/src/main/webui/package.json
index 6673d90..9fc7c23 100644
--- a/src/main/webui/package.json
+++ b/src/main/webui/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.1.4",
     "@testing-library/react": "^14.0.0",
     "babel-loader": "^9.1.3",
+    "body-parser": "^1.20.2",
     "css-loader": "^6.8.1",
     "eslint": "^8.51.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jest": "^27.6.0",
diff --git a/src/main/webui/src/server/app.js b/src/main/webui/src/server/app.js
index ec19bad..23f4300 100644
--- a/src/main/webui/src/server/app.js
+++ b/src/main/webui/src/server/app.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import compression from 'compression';
 import express from 'express';
+import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
 import path from 'path';
 import {Config} from './config/AppConfig';
 
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ const indexHtml=path.join(projectRoot+'/index.html');
 
 const app = express();
 app.use(compression());
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));
+app.use(bodyParser.json({extended: true}));
 const server = app.listen(Config.SERVER_PORT, () => {
   const host = server.address().address;
   const port = server.address().port;
@@ -98,3 +101,38 @@ app.get('/api/admin/stores/maven/group/:name', (req, res) => {
     res.status(400).json({error: "Missing store name"});
   }
 });
+
+const newFakeRepo = (packageType, type, name)=>{
+  const storeKey = `${packageType}:${type}:${name}`;
+  const repo = {
+    "packageType": `${packageType}`,
+    "type": `${type}`,
+    "name": `${name}`,
+    "key": `${storeKey}`,
+    "description": `This is a fake repo for ${storeKey}`,
+    "disabled": false,
+    "disable_timeout": 0,
+    "path_style": "plain",
+    "authoritative_index": false,
+    "prepend_constituent": false
+  };
+  return repo;
+};
+
+app.post('/api/admin/stores/:packageType/:type/:name', (req, res) => {
+  const [packageType, type, name]=[req.params.packageType, req.params.type, req.params.name];
+  console.log(packageType, type, name);
+  const repoBody = req.body;
+  console.log(repoBody);
+  const responseRepo = newFakeRepo(packageType, type, name);
+  if (responseRepo){
+    res.status(204).json(responseRepo);
+  }else{
+    res.status(400).json({error: "Bad repo request"});
+  }
+});
+
+app.put('/api/admin/stores/:packageType/:type/:name', (req, res) => {
+  // TODO: need to implement
+});
+