diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9154f4c..2ff1fa2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
-# ---> Java
-# Compiled class file
+### Java
+apiPdfUploader/target/
+
+# files
 *.class
-
-# Log file
 *.log
-
-# BlueJ files
-*.ctxt
-
-# Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
-.mtj.tmp/
-
-# Package Files #
 *.jar
 *.war
 *.nar
@@ -20,7 +12,35 @@
 *.tar.gz
 *.rar
 
-# virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
-hs_err_pid*
-replay_pid*
+#Eclipse Specific
+.metadata/
+bin/
+tmp/
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.swp
+local.properties
+.settings/
+.loadpath
+.recommenders
+.project
+.classpath
+.factorypath
 
+
+### NodeJS
+webPdfUploader/node_modules/
+webPdfUploader/build/
+webPdfUploader/package-lock.json
+
+# VSCode
+.vscode/
+
+
+### OS Specific
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+
+### Other
+fullstackPdfUploader/apiPdfUploader/storage
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/pom.xml b/apiPdfUploader/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbfdab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>3.3.4</version>
+        <relativePath/>
+    </parent>
+
+    <groupId>com.example</groupId>
+    <artifactId>apiPdfUploader</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+    <name>apiPdfFileManager</name>
+    <description>Sample Spring Boot REST API for storing/serving PDF files with MSSQL metadata</description>
+
+    <properties>
+        <java.version>21</java.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- MS SQL Server JDBC driver -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <excludes>
+                        <exclude>
+                            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+                        </exclude>
+                    </excludes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/schema-mssql.sql b/apiPdfUploader/schema-mssql.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ff8824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/schema-mssql.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+-- Reference schema for MS SQL Server.
+-- Not required to run manually if spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update is left enabled,
+-- but useful for real deployments where DDL is managed separately.
+
+IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.databases WHERE name = 'pdf_file_db')
+BEGIN
+    CREATE DATABASE pdf_file_db;
+END
+GO
+
+USE pdf_file_db;
+GO
+
+IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.tables WHERE name = 'file_document')
+BEGIN
+    CREATE TABLE file_document (
+        id                BIGINT IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY,
+        original_file_name NVARCHAR(255)  NOT NULL,
+        stored_file_name   NVARCHAR(255)  NOT NULL,
+        file_path          NVARCHAR(1000) NOT NULL,
+        content_type       NVARCHAR(100)  NULL,
+        file_size          BIGINT         NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+        upload_date        DATETIME2      NOT NULL DEFAULT SYSUTCDATETIME()
+    );
+END
+GO
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/PdfServiceApplication.java b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/PdfServiceApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..772909e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/PdfServiceApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.example.pdfservice;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationPropertiesScan;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+@ConfigurationPropertiesScan
+public class PdfServiceApplication {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SpringApplication.run(PdfServiceApplication.class, args);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/config/FileStorageProperties.java b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/config/FileStorageProperties.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..668a1af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/config/FileStorageProperties.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package com.example.pdfservice.config;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
+
+/**
+ * Reads "app.file.storage-dir" from application.properties.
+ * This is the ROOT directory on disk where uploaded PDFs are physically kept.
+ * The full path of each individual file is what gets persisted in the DB.
+ */
+@ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "app.file")
+public class FileStorageProperties {
+
+    private String storageDir;
+
+    public String getStorageDir() {
+        return storageDir;
+    }
+
+    public void setStorageDir(String storageDir) {
+        this.storageDir = storageDir;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/config/WebConfig.java b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/config/WebConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7af319c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/config/WebConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.example.pdfservice.config;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.CorsRegistry;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurer;
+
+/**
+ * Allows the React dev server (http://localhost:3000) to call this API
+ * during local development. Tighten this for production deployments.
+ */
+@Configuration
+public class WebConfig implements WebMvcConfigurer {
+
+    @Override
+    public void addCorsMappings(CorsRegistry registry) {
+        registry.addMapping("/api/**")
+                .allowedOrigins("http://localhost:3000")
+                .allowedMethods("GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "OPTIONS")
+                .allowedHeaders("*");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/controller/FileController.java b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/controller/FileController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b06562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/controller/FileController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package com.example.pdfservice.controller;
+
+import com.example.pdfservice.dto.FileResponse;
+import com.example.pdfservice.entity.FileDocument;
+import com.example.pdfservice.service.FileStorageService;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/files")
+public class FileController {
+
+    private final FileStorageService fileStorageService;
+
+    public FileController(FileStorageService fileStorageService) {
+        this.fileStorageService = fileStorageService;
+    }
+
+    /** 6. List all files */
+    @GetMapping
+    public ResponseEntity<List<FileResponse>> listFiles() {
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(fileStorageService.listAll());
+    }
+
+    /** 7. Upload a new PDF file (multipart/form-data, field name "file") */
+    @PostMapping(consumes = MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE)
+    public ResponseEntity<FileResponse> uploadFile(@RequestParam("file") MultipartFile file) {
+        FileResponse response = fileStorageService.store(file);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(response);
+    }
+
+    /** 7. Download a file as an attachment */
+    @GetMapping("/{id}/download")
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> downloadFile(@PathVariable Long id) {
+        FileDocument metadata = fileStorageService.getMetadata(id);
+        Resource resource = fileStorageService.loadAsResource(id);
+
+        String encodedName = URLEncoder.encode(metadata.getOriginalFileName(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+
+        return ResponseEntity.ok()
+                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF)
+                .header(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_DISPOSITION,
+                        "attachment; filename=\"" + metadata.getOriginalFileName() + "\"; filename*=UTF-8''" + encodedName)
+                .body(resource);
+    }
+
+    /** 8. Preview a file inline in the browser (e.g. inside an <iframe> or <embed>) */
+    @GetMapping("/{id}/preview")
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> previewFile(@PathVariable Long id) {
+        FileDocument metadata = fileStorageService.getMetadata(id);
+        Resource resource = fileStorageService.loadAsResource(id);
+
+        String encodedName = URLEncoder.encode(metadata.getOriginalFileName(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+
+        return ResponseEntity.ok()
+                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF)
+                .header(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_DISPOSITION,
+                        "inline; filename=\"" + metadata.getOriginalFileName() + "\"; filename*=UTF-8''" + encodedName)
+                .body(resource);
+    }
+
+    /** Optional: delete a file */
+    @DeleteMapping("/{id}")
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> deleteFile(@PathVariable Long id) {
+        fileStorageService.delete(id);
+        return ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/dto/FileResponse.java b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/dto/FileResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2aca340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/dto/FileResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package com.example.pdfservice.dto;
+
+import com.example.pdfservice.entity.FileDocument;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+
+/**
+ * What we expose to the React app. Note we never expose the raw disk path
+ * to the client — only an id it can use to call the download/preview endpoints.
+ */
+public class FileResponse {
+
+    private Long id;
+    private String fileName;
+    private String contentType;
+    private long fileSize;
+    private LocalDateTime uploadDate;
+    private String downloadUrl;
+    private String previewUrl;
+
+    public static FileResponse fromEntity(FileDocument doc) {
+        FileResponse dto = new FileResponse();
+        dto.id = doc.getId();
+        dto.fileName = doc.getOriginalFileName();
+        dto.contentType = doc.getContentType();
+        dto.fileSize = doc.getFileSize();
+        dto.uploadDate = doc.getUploadDate();
+        dto.downloadUrl = "/api/files/" + doc.getId() + "/download";
+        dto.previewUrl = "/api/files/" + doc.getId() + "/preview";
+        return dto;
+    }
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public String getFileName() {
+        return fileName;
+    }
+
+    public String getContentType() {
+        return contentType;
+    }
+
+    public long getFileSize() {
+        return fileSize;
+    }
+
+    public LocalDateTime getUploadDate() {
+        return uploadDate;
+    }
+
+    public String getDownloadUrl() {
+        return downloadUrl;
+    }
+
+    public String getPreviewUrl() {
+        return previewUrl;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/entity/FileDocument.java b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/entity/FileDocument.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2ef154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/entity/FileDocument.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package com.example.pdfservice.entity;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.*;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+
+/**
+ * Metadata row for a single stored PDF.
+ * The actual bytes live on disk at "filePath" — only the path is kept in SQL Server.
+ */
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "file_document")
+public class FileDocument {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
+    private Long id;
+
+    /** Original name of the file as uploaded by the user, e.g. "invoice.pdf" */
+    @Column(name = "original_file_name", nullable = false, length = 255)
+    private String originalFileName;
+
+    /** Randomized name used on disk to avoid collisions, e.g. "3f2a...-invoice.pdf" */
+    @Column(name = "stored_file_name", nullable = false, length = 255)
+    private String storedFileName;
+
+    /** Full absolute path on disk where the file is stored */
+    @Column(name = "file_path", nullable = false, length = 1000)
+    private String filePath;
+
+    @Column(name = "content_type", length = 100)
+    private String contentType;
+
+    @Column(name = "file_size")
+    private long fileSize;
+
+    @Column(name = "upload_date", nullable = false)
+    private LocalDateTime uploadDate;
+
+    public FileDocument() {
+    }
+
+    public FileDocument(String originalFileName, String storedFileName, String filePath,
+                         String contentType, long fileSize, LocalDateTime uploadDate) {
+        this.originalFileName = originalFileName;
+        this.storedFileName = storedFileName;
+        this.filePath = filePath;
+        this.contentType = contentType;
+        this.fileSize = fileSize;
+        this.uploadDate = uploadDate;
+    }
+
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    public void setId(Long id) {
+        this.id = id;
+    }
+
+    public String getOriginalFileName() {
+        return originalFileName;
+    }
+
+    public void setOriginalFileName(String originalFileName) {
+        this.originalFileName = originalFileName;
+    }
+
+    public String getStoredFileName() {
+        return storedFileName;
+    }
+
+    public void setStoredFileName(String storedFileName) {
+        this.storedFileName = storedFileName;
+    }
+
+    public String getFilePath() {
+        return filePath;
+    }
+
+    public void setFilePath(String filePath) {
+        this.filePath = filePath;
+    }
+
+    public String getContentType() {
+        return contentType;
+    }
+
+    public void setContentType(String contentType) {
+        this.contentType = contentType;
+    }
+
+    public long getFileSize() {
+        return fileSize;
+    }
+
+    public void setFileSize(long fileSize) {
+        this.fileSize = fileSize;
+    }
+
+    public LocalDateTime getUploadDate() {
+        return uploadDate;
+    }
+
+    public void setUploadDate(LocalDateTime uploadDate) {
+        this.uploadDate = uploadDate;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/exception/FileNotFoundException.java b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/exception/FileNotFoundException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7963e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/exception/FileNotFoundException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.example.pdfservice.exception;
+
+public class FileNotFoundException extends RuntimeException {
+
+    public FileNotFoundException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public FileNotFoundException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/exception/GlobalExceptionHandler.java b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/exception/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a79c80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/exception/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package com.example.pdfservice.exception;
+
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestControllerAdvice;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MaxUploadSizeExceededException;
+
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@RestControllerAdvice
+public class GlobalExceptionHandler {
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(FileNotFoundException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<Map<String, Object>> handleNotFound(FileNotFoundException ex) {
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND).body(body(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND, ex.getMessage()));
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(MaxUploadSizeExceededException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<Map<String, Object>> handleTooLarge(MaxUploadSizeExceededException ex) {
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE)
+                .body(body(HttpStatus.PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE, "Uploaded file is too large"));
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<Map<String, Object>> handleBadRequest(IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST).body(body(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, ex.getMessage()));
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(Exception.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<Map<String, Object>> handleGeneric(Exception ex) {
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
+                .body(body(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "Unexpected error: " + ex.getMessage()));
+    }
+
+    private Map<String, Object> body(HttpStatus status, String message) {
+        Map<String, Object> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        map.put("timestamp", LocalDateTime.now());
+        map.put("status", status.value());
+        map.put("error", status.getReasonPhrase());
+        map.put("message", message);
+        return map;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/repository/FileDocumentRepository.java b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/repository/FileDocumentRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdcfb7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/repository/FileDocumentRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.example.pdfservice.repository;
+
+import com.example.pdfservice.entity.FileDocument;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+
+public interface FileDocumentRepository extends JpaRepository<FileDocument, Long> {
+}
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/service/FileStorageService.java b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/service/FileStorageService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..684dcc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/java/com/example/pdfservice/service/FileStorageService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package com.example.pdfservice.service;
+
+import com.example.pdfservice.config.FileStorageProperties;
+import com.example.pdfservice.dto.FileResponse;
+import com.example.pdfservice.entity.FileDocument;
+import com.example.pdfservice.exception.FileNotFoundException;
+import com.example.pdfservice.repository.FileDocumentRepository;
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.UrlResource;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+@Service
+public class FileStorageService {
+
+    private final FileDocumentRepository repository;
+    private final FileStorageProperties properties;
+    private Path rootLocation;
+
+    public FileStorageService(FileDocumentRepository repository, FileStorageProperties properties) {
+        this.repository = repository;
+        this.properties = properties;
+    }
+
+    @PostConstruct
+    public void init() {
+        try {
+            this.rootLocation = Paths.get(properties.getStorageDir()).toAbsolutePath().normalize();
+            Files.createDirectories(this.rootLocation);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Could not initialize storage directory: " + properties.getStorageDir(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public FileResponse store(MultipartFile file) {
+        if (file == null || file.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot upload an empty file");
+        }
+
+        String originalFileName = Path.of(file.getOriginalFilename()).getFileName().toString();
+
+        if (!originalFileName.toLowerCase().endsWith(".pdf")) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Only PDF files are allowed");
+        }
+
+        String storedFileName = UUID.randomUUID() + "-" + originalFileName;
+
+        try {
+            Path destination = rootLocation.resolve(storedFileName).normalize();
+
+            // Guard against path traversal
+            if (!destination.getParent().equals(rootLocation)) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid file path");
+            }
+
+            Files.copy(file.getInputStream(), destination, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+
+            FileDocument doc = new FileDocument(
+                    originalFileName,
+                    storedFileName,
+                    destination.toString(),
+                    file.getContentType() != null ? file.getContentType() : "application/pdf",
+                    file.getSize(),
+                    LocalDateTime.now()
+            );
+
+            FileDocument saved = repository.save(doc);
+            return FileResponse.fromEntity(saved);
+
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to store file " + originalFileName, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public List<FileResponse> listAll() {
+        return repository.findAll().stream()
+                .map(FileResponse::fromEntity)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
+    public FileDocument getMetadata(Long id) {
+        return repository.findById(id)
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new FileNotFoundException("No file found with id " + id));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the actual PDF bytes from disk using the path stored in the DB.
+     */
+    public Resource loadAsResource(Long id) {
+        FileDocument doc = getMetadata(id);
+        try {
+            Path filePath = Paths.get(doc.getFilePath()).normalize();
+            Resource resource = new UrlResource(filePath.toUri());
+
+            if (!resource.exists() || !resource.isReadable()) {
+                throw new FileNotFoundException("File not readable on disk: " + doc.getFilePath());
+            }
+            return resource;
+        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Could not read file with id " + id, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void delete(Long id) {
+        FileDocument doc = getMetadata(id);
+        try {
+            Files.deleteIfExists(Paths.get(doc.getFilePath()));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Failed to delete file from disk", e);
+        }
+        repository.delete(doc);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apiPdfUploader/src/main/resources/application.properties b/apiPdfUploader/src/main/resources/application.properties
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+# ===== Server =====
+server.port=8080
+
+# ===== MS SQL Server datasource =====
+# Update host, port, databaseName, username, password for your environment.
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:sqlserver://10.60.5.120:1433;databaseName=test_pdf;encrypt=true;trustServerCertificate=true
+spring.datasource.username=app
+spring.datasource.password=gast!Mam!25
+spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
+
+# ===== JPA / Hibernate =====
+spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.SQLServerDialect
+# "update" auto-creates/updates the table for this sample. Use "validate" or migrations (Flyway/Liquibase) in real projects.
+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
+spring.jpa.show-sql=false
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.format_sql=true
+
+# ===== File upload limits =====
+spring.servlet.multipart.max-file-size=30MB
+spring.servlet.multipart.max-request-size=30MB
+
+# ===== Where PDF files are physically stored on disk =====
+# The FULL PATH of each uploaded file (this directory + generated file name) is what gets saved in the DB.
+app.file.storage-dir=./storage/pdf-files
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diff --git a/webPdfUploader/package.json b/webPdfUploader/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "pdf-file-client",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^1.19.0",
+    "react": "16.8.0",
+    "react-dom": "16.8.0",
+    "react-scripts": "^5.0.1",
+    "ajv": "^6.12.6",
+    "ajv-keywords": "^3.5.2"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "react-scripts start",
+    "build": "react-scripts build",
+    "test": "react-scripts test",
+    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
+  },
+  "eslintConfig": {
+    "extends": "react-app"
+  },
+  "browserslist": {
+    "production": [
+      ">0.2%",
+      "not dead",
+      "not op_mini all"
+    ],
+    "development": [
+      "last 1 chrome version",
+      "last 1 firefox version",
+      "last 1 safari version"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/webPdfUploader/public/index.html b/webPdfUploader/public/index.html
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+++ b/webPdfUploader/public/index.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+    <title>PDF File Manager</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <noscript>You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.</noscript>
+    <div id="root"></div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/webPdfUploader/src/App.css b/webPdfUploader/src/App.css
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+++ b/webPdfUploader/src/App.css
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+body {
+  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
+  background: #f4f6f8;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.app-container {
+  max-width: 900px;
+  margin: 40px auto;
+  padding: 24px;
+  background: #fff;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+}
+
+h1 {
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+.upload-box {
+  border: 1px dashed #c0c7d0;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 16px;
+  margin-bottom: 24px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+
+.upload-box h3 {
+  width: 100%;
+  margin: 0 0 4px 0;
+}
+
+button {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  padding: 6px 12px;
+  background: #2f6fed;
+  color: #fff;
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+button:disabled {
+  background: #9db3e8;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+button.danger {
+  background: #d64545;
+}
+
+.file-table {
+  width: 100%;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+
+.file-table th,
+.file-table td {
+  text-align: left;
+  padding: 10px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeef2;
+}
+
+.actions-cell {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.empty-state {
+  color: #6b7280;
+}
+
+.error-text {
+  color: #d64545;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+
+.preview-overlay {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  z-index: 1000;
+}
+
+.preview-modal {
+  background: #fff;
+  width: 80vw;
+  height: 85vh;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.preview-header {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 12px 16px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeef2;
+}
+
+.preview-object {
+  flex: 1;
+  width: 100%;
+  border: none;
+}
diff --git a/webPdfUploader/src/App.js b/webPdfUploader/src/App.js
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+++ b/webPdfUploader/src/App.js
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+import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+import FileList from './components/FileList';
+import FileUpload from './components/FileUpload';
+import FilePreview from './components/FilePreview';
+import { fetchFiles, deleteFile } from './api/fileApi';
+import './App.css';
+
+function App() {
+  const [files, setFiles] = useState([]);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null);
+  const [previewFile, setPreviewFile] = useState(null);
+
+  const loadFiles = useCallback(() => {
+    setLoading(true);
+    fetchFiles()
+      .then(data => {
+        setFiles(data);
+        setError(null);
+      })
+      .catch(() => setError('Could not load files. Is the backend running?'))
+      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadFiles();
+  }, [loadFiles]);
+
+  const handleDelete = id => {
+    if (!window.confirm('Delete this file?')) return;
+    deleteFile(id).then(loadFiles);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="app-container">
+      <h1>PDF File Manager</h1>
+
+      <FileUpload onUploadSuccess={loadFiles} />
+
+      <h3>Stored files</h3>
+      {loading && <p>Loading...</p>}
+      {error && <p className="error-text">{error}</p>}
+      {!loading && !error && (
+        <FileList files={files} onPreview={setPreviewFile} onDelete={handleDelete} />
+      )}
+
+      <FilePreview file={previewFile} onClose={() => setPreviewFile(null)} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default App;
diff --git a/webPdfUploader/src/api/fileApi.js b/webPdfUploader/src/api/fileApi.js
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+import axios from 'axios';
+
+// Point this at your Spring Boot backend
+const API_BASE_URL = 'http://localhost:8080/api/files';
+
+export function fetchFiles() {
+  return axios.get(API_BASE_URL).then(res => res.data);
+}
+
+export function uploadFile(file, onUploadProgress) {
+  const formData = new FormData();
+  formData.append('file', file);
+
+  return axios
+    .post(API_BASE_URL, formData, {
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data' },
+      onUploadProgress,
+    })
+    .then(res => res.data);
+}
+
+export function getDownloadUrl(id) {
+  return `${API_BASE_URL}/${id}/download`;
+}
+
+export function getPreviewUrl(id) {
+  return `${API_BASE_URL}/${id}/preview`;
+}
+
+export function deleteFile(id) {
+  return axios.delete(`${API_BASE_URL}/${id}`);
+}
diff --git a/webPdfUploader/src/components/FileList.js b/webPdfUploader/src/components/FileList.js
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+++ b/webPdfUploader/src/components/FileList.js
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+import React from 'react';
+import { getDownloadUrl } from '../api/fileApi';
+
+function formatBytes(bytes) {
+  if (!bytes) return '0 B';
+  const units = ['B', 'KB', 'MB', 'GB'];
+  const i = Math.floor(Math.log(bytes) / Math.log(1024));
+  return `${(bytes / Math.pow(1024, i)).toFixed(1)} ${units[i]}`;
+}
+
+function formatDate(isoString) {
+  if (!isoString) return '';
+  const d = new Date(isoString);
+  return d.toLocaleString();
+}
+
+function FileList({ files, onPreview, onDelete }) {
+  if (!files || files.length === 0) {
+    return <p className="empty-state">No files uploaded yet.</p>;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <table className="file-table">
+      <thead>
+        <tr>
+          <th>File name</th>
+          <th>Size</th>
+          <th>Uploaded</th>
+          <th>Actions</th>
+        </tr>
+      </thead>
+      <tbody>
+        {files.map(file => (
+          <tr key={file.id}>
+            <td>{file.fileName}</td>
+            <td>{formatBytes(file.fileSize)}</td>
+            <td>{formatDate(file.uploadDate)}</td>
+            <td className="actions-cell">
+              <button onClick={() => onPreview(file)}>Preview</button>
+              <a href={getDownloadUrl(file.id)}>
+                <button>Download</button>
+              </a>
+              <button className="danger" onClick={() => onDelete(file.id)}>
+                Delete
+              </button>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
+        ))}
+      </tbody>
+    </table>
+  );
+}
+
+export default FileList;
diff --git a/webPdfUploader/src/components/FilePreview.js b/webPdfUploader/src/components/FilePreview.js
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+++ b/webPdfUploader/src/components/FilePreview.js
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+import React from 'react';
+import { getPreviewUrl } from '../api/fileApi';
+
+function FilePreview({ file, onClose }) {
+  if (!file) return null;
+
+  const previewUrl = getPreviewUrl(file.id);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="preview-overlay" onClick={onClose}>
+      <div className="preview-modal" onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
+        <div className="preview-header">
+          <span>{file.fileName}</span>
+          <button onClick={onClose}>Close</button>
+        </div>
+        {/* Browsers with a built-in PDF viewer will render this inline */}
+        <object data={previewUrl} type="application/pdf" className="preview-object">
+          <p>
+            Your browser can't display PDFs inline.{' '}
+            <a href={previewUrl} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+              Open the PDF in a new tab
+            </a>
+            .
+          </p>
+        </object>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default FilePreview;
diff --git a/webPdfUploader/src/components/FileUpload.js b/webPdfUploader/src/components/FileUpload.js
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+++ b/webPdfUploader/src/components/FileUpload.js
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+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { uploadFile } from '../api/fileApi';
+
+function FileUpload({ onUploadSuccess }) {
+  const [selectedFile, setSelectedFile] = useState(null);
+  const [progress, setProgress] = useState(0);
+  const [uploading, setUploading] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null);
+
+  const handleFileChange = event => {
+    const file = event.target.files[0];
+    setError(null);
+    if (file && file.type !== 'application/pdf') {
+      setError('Only PDF files are allowed.');
+      setSelectedFile(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    setSelectedFile(file);
+  };
+
+  const handleUpload = () => {
+    if (!selectedFile) {
+      setError('Please choose a PDF file first.');
+      return;
+    }
+    setUploading(true);
+    setError(null);
+
+    uploadFile(selectedFile, progressEvent => {
+      const percent = Math.round((progressEvent.loaded * 100) / progressEvent.total);
+      setProgress(percent);
+    })
+      .then(() => {
+        setSelectedFile(null);
+        setProgress(0);
+        setUploading(false);
+        onUploadSuccess();
+      })
+      .catch(err => {
+        setUploading(false);
+        setError(
+          (err.response && err.response.data && err.response.data.message) ||
+            'Upload failed. Please try again.'
+        );
+      });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="upload-box">
+      <h3>Upload a PDF</h3>
+      <input type="file" accept="application/pdf" onChange={handleFileChange} disabled={uploading} />
+      <button onClick={handleUpload} disabled={uploading || !selectedFile}>
+        {uploading ? `Uploading... ${progress}%` : 'Upload'}
+      </button>
+      {error && <div className="error-text">{error}</div>}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default FileUpload;
diff --git a/webPdfUploader/src/index.js b/webPdfUploader/src/index.js
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+++ b/webPdfUploader/src/index.js
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+import React from 'react';
+import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import './App.css';
+import App from './App';
+
+ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('root'));