diff --git a/Website/Controllers/BlogController.cs b/Website/Controllers/BlogController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95d9464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Website/Controllers/BlogController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Website.Data;
+using Website.ViewModels;
+
+namespace Website.Controllers
+{
+	public class BlogController : Controller
+	{
+		private readonly BlogRepository _repo;
+
+		public BlogController(BlogRepository repo)
+		{
+			_repo = repo;
+		}
+
+		public IActionResult Index()
+		{
+			return View();
+		}
+
+		public async Task<IActionResult> View(int id)
+		{
+			var post = await _repo.GetPost(id);
+			return View(post);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Website/Controllers/HomeController.cs b/Website/Controllers/HomeController.cs
index 75bcf01..4b7c9cc 100644
--- a/Website/Controllers/HomeController.cs
+++ b/Website/Controllers/HomeController.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using Website.Models;
+using Website.ViewModels;
 
 namespace Website.Controllers
 {
diff --git a/Website/Data/BlogRepository.cs b/Website/Data/BlogRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..814a12e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Website/Data/BlogRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Website.Models;
+
+namespace Website.Data
+{
+	public class BlogRepository
+	{
+		private readonly DatabaseProvider _dbProvider;
+
+		public BlogRepository(DatabaseProvider dbProvider) => _dbProvider = dbProvider;
+
+		public Task<BlogPost> GetPost(int id) => Task.Run(() => new BlogPost{Id=id});
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/Website/Data/DatabaseProvider.cs b/Website/Data/DatabaseProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a56a495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Website/Data/DatabaseProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System.Data;
+using System.Data.SqlClient;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+
+namespace Website.Data
+{
+	public class DatabaseProvider
+	{
+		private readonly string _connectionString;
+
+		public DatabaseProvider(IConfiguration config) => _connectionString = config["connectionString"];
+
+		public DatabaseProvider(string connectionString) => _connectionString = connectionString;
+
+		public IDbConnection NewConnection() => new SqlConnection(_connectionString);
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/Website/Models/BlogPost.cs b/Website/Models/BlogPost.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12d3ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Website/Models/BlogPost.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Website.Models
+{
+	public class BlogPost
+	{
+		public int Id { get; internal set; }
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/Website/Startup.cs b/Website/Startup.cs
index e76f12d..ca2dba7 100644
--- a/Website/Startup.cs
+++ b/Website/Startup.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpsPolicy;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Website.Data;
 
 namespace Website
 {
@@ -31,10 +32,16 @@ namespace Website
 				options.MinimumSameSitePolicy = SameSiteMode.None;
 			});
 
+			services.AddSingleton<IConfiguration>(Configuration);
+			RegisterRepositories(services);
 
 			services.AddMvc().SetCompatibilityVersion(CompatibilityVersion.Version_2_2);
 		}
 
+		private void RegisterRepositories(IServiceCollection services) =>
+			services.AddSingleton<DatabaseProvider, DatabaseProvider>()
+			.AddSingleton<BlogRepository, BlogRepository>();
+
 		// This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
 		public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env)
 		{
diff --git a/Website/Models/ErrorViewModel.cs b/Website/ViewModels/ErrorViewModel.cs
similarity index 80%
rename from Website/Models/ErrorViewModel.cs
rename to Website/ViewModels/ErrorViewModel.cs
index 49d05db..14c7257 100644
--- a/Website/Models/ErrorViewModel.cs
+++ b/Website/ViewModels/ErrorViewModel.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 
-namespace Website.Models
+namespace Website.ViewModels
 {
 	public class ErrorViewModel
 	{
diff --git a/Website/Views/Blog/View.cshtml b/Website/Views/Blog/View.cshtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a75b596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Website/Views/Blog/View.cshtml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+@using Website.Models;
+@model BlogPost;
+
+@{
+	ViewData["Title"] = "Blog";
+}
+
+@Model.Id
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diff --git a/Website/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml b/Website/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
index 108f1ce..f7aa6d5 100644
--- a/Website/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
+++ b/Website/Views/_ViewImports.cshtml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 @using Website
-@using Website.Models
+@using Website.ViewModels
 @addTagHelper *, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
diff --git a/Website/Website.csproj b/Website/Website.csproj
index 908d072..3f3202f 100644
--- a/Website/Website.csproj
+++ b/Website/Website.csproj
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
 
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="dapper" Version="1.60.9" />
+    <PackageReference Include="dapper.contrib" Version="1.60.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Design" Version="2.2.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="mysqlconnector" Version="0.52.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>