diff --git a/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/.classpath b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/.classpath
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b862a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/.classpath
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
+</classpath>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/.project b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/.project
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4489da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>org.eclipse.blockchain.application</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.pde.ManifestBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.pde.SchemaBuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.pde.PluginNature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..295926d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17c660f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
+Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
+Bundle-Name: Application
+Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.blockchain.application;singleton:=true
+Bundle-Version: 1.0.0.qualifier
+Fragment-Host: org.eclipse.ui.ide.application;bundle-version="1.2.100"
+Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.blockchain.application
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/bin/.gitignore b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/bin/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf1db2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/bin/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/org/
diff --git a/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/build.properties b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/build.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f78ea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+source.. = src/
+output.. = bin/
+bin.includes = META-INF/,\
+               .,\
+               fragment.xml
diff --git a/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/fragment.xml b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/fragment.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..879b986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/fragment.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?eclipse version="3.4"?>
+<fragment>
+   <extension
+         id="blockchain.application"
+         point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications">
+      <application>
+         <run
+               class="org.eclipse.blockchain.application.BlockchainApplication">
+         </run>
+      </application>
+   </extension>
+
+</fragment>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/src/org/eclipse/blockchain/application/BlockchainApplication.java b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/src/org/eclipse/blockchain/application/BlockchainApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08b30a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org.eclipse.blockchain.application/src/org/eclipse/blockchain/application/BlockchainApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Robert Bosch GmbH. All rights reserved.
+ */
+package org.eclipse.blockchain.application;
+
+import org.eclipse.equinox.app.IApplicationContext;
+import org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication;
+
+/**
+ * @author ADG5COB
+ */
+public class BlockchainApplication extends IDEApplication {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  @Override
+  public Object start(final IApplicationContext appContext) throws Exception {
+    Object start = super.start(appContext);
+    return start;
+  }
+}