diff --git a/spring-boot-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootconfiguration/Application.java b/spring-boot-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootconfiguration/Application.java
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+++ b/spring-boot-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootconfiguration/Application.java
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+package com.baeldung.springbootconfiguration;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringBootConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
+
+@ComponentScan(basePackages = {"com.baeldung.springbootconfiguration.*"})
+@SpringBootConfiguration
+public class Application {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public PersonService personService() {
+        return new PersonServiceImpl();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootconfiguration/PersonService.java b/spring-boot-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootconfiguration/PersonService.java
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+++ b/spring-boot-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootconfiguration/PersonService.java
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+package com.baeldung.springbootconfiguration;
+
+public interface PersonService {
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootconfiguration/PersonServiceImpl.java b/spring-boot-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootconfiguration/PersonServiceImpl.java
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+++ b/spring-boot-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootconfiguration/PersonServiceImpl.java
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+package com.baeldung.springbootconfiguration;
+
+public class PersonServiceImpl implements PersonService {
+}