diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14b734f..a792708 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # spring-react-typescript-boilerplate
 A boilerplate for spring boot web application with a frontend developed in react & typescript
+
+Combining [kantega's approach](https://github.com/kantega/react-and-spring) with this [react-typescript0-starter](https://github.com/deepwaterL/react-typescript-boilerplate). 
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/App.tsx b/frontend/src/components/App.tsx
index 3b7498b..98a8ac9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,30 @@ import '../styles/index.css';
 
 export interface IAppProps {}
 
-export interface IAppState {}
+export interface IAppState {
+	response: string
+}
 
 class App extends React.PureComponent<IAppProps, IAppState> {
+
+	constructor(props: IAppProps) {
+		super(props);
+		this.state = {response: 'Loading'};
+	}
+
+	componentDidMount(): void {
+		fetch('api/hello')
+			.then(response => response.text())
+			.then(text => {
+				this.setState({response: text});
+			});
+	}
+
 	render() {
 		return (
 			<div>
 				<h1>Hello World!</h1>
+				<p>{this.state.response}</p>
 			</div>
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a9757b..a403c7b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,65 @@
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 			</plugin>
+			<!--	Install node, npm and build frontend	-->
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>com.github.eirslett</groupId>
+				<artifactId>frontend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.6</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<workingDirectory>frontend</workingDirectory>
+					<installDirectory>target</installDirectory>
+				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>install node and npm</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>install-node-and-npm</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<nodeVersion>v12.3.1</nodeVersion>
+							<npmVersion>6.14.2</npmVersion>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>npm install</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>npm</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<arguments>install</arguments>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+					<execution>
+						<id>npm run build</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>npm</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<arguments>run build</arguments>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<!--	Copy the production build into target		-->
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<phase>generate-resources</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<target>
+								<copy todir="${project.build.directory}/classes/public">
+									<fileset dir="${project.basedir}/frontend/dist"/>
+								</copy>
+							</target>
+						</configuration>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>run</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>