diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d59ac8e8f..5a3400213 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import java.awt.Desktop
 
+ext {
+    checkstyleVersion = '10.14.2'
+}
+
 plugins {
   id 'java'
   id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.2.0'
@@ -11,6 +15,8 @@ plugins {
   id 'pl.allegro.tech.build.axion-release' version '1.15.1'
   // maven publish plugin
   id 'maven-publish'
+  // gradle checkstyle plugin
+  id 'checkstyle'
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
@@ -18,6 +24,7 @@ apply plugin: 'checkstyle'
 apply plugin: 'io.spring.javaformat'
 apply plugin: 'pl.allegro.tech.build.axion-release'
 apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
+apply plugin: 'checkstyle'
 
 gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += [ "checkFormatAot", "checkFormatAotTest" ]
 
@@ -33,8 +40,12 @@ java {
   sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 }
 
+checkstyle {
+    toolVersion = checkstyleVersion
+}
+
 repositories {
-//  mavenCentral()
+  mavenCentral()
   maven {
     url 'http://localhost:9081/repository/maven-central-proxy/'
     allowInsecureProtocol = true
diff --git a/config/checksyle/rulex.xml b/config/checksyle/rulex.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8a8f11e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/checksyle/rulex.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC
+          "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Check Configuration 1.3//EN"
+          "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
+
+<!-- Sample checkstyle -->
+<!-- Checkstyle configuration that checks the LeanStacks coding conventions from 
+  the Java Style that can be found at https://google.github.io/styleguide/javaguide.html. 
+  Checkstyle is very configurable. Be sure to read the documentation at http://checkstyle.sf.net 
+  (or in your downloaded distribution). To completely disable a check, just comment 
+  it out or delete it from the file. -->
+
+<module name="Checker">
+  <property name="charset" value="UTF-8" />
+
+  <property name="severity" value="warning" />
+
+  <property name="fileExtensions" value="java, properties, xml" />
+  <!-- Checks for whitespace -->
+  <!-- See http://checkstyle.sf.net/config_whitespace.html -->
+  <module name="FileTabCharacter">
+    <property name="eachLine" value="true" />
+  </module>
+
+  <module name="TreeWalker">
+    <module name="OuterTypeFilename" />
+    <module name="IllegalTokenText">
+      <property name="tokens" value="STRING_LITERAL, CHAR_LITERAL" />
+      <property name="format"
+        value="\\u00(08|09|0(a|A)|0(c|C)|0(d|D)|22|27|5(C|c))|\\(0(10|11|12|14|15|42|47)|134)" />
+      <property name="message"
+        value="Avoid using corresponding octal or Unicode escape." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="AvoidEscapedUnicodeCharacters">
+      <property name="allowEscapesForControlCharacters" value="true" />
+      <property name="allowByTailComment" value="true" />
+      <property name="allowNonPrintableEscapes" value="true" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="LineLength">
+      <property name="max" value="120" />
+      <property name="ignorePattern"
+        value="^package.*|^import.*|a href|href|http://|https://|ftp://" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="AvoidStarImport" />
+    <module name="OneTopLevelClass" />
+    <module name="NoLineWrap" />
+    <module name="EmptyBlock">
+      <property name="option" value="TEXT" />
+      <property name="tokens"
+        value="LITERAL_TRY, LITERAL_FINALLY, LITERAL_IF, LITERAL_ELSE, LITERAL_SWITCH" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="NeedBraces" />
+    <module name="LeftCurly">
+      <property name="maxLineLength" value="120" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="RightCurly" />
+    <module name="RightCurly">
+      <property name="option" value="alone" />
+      <property name="tokens"
+        value="CLASS_DEF, METHOD_DEF, CTOR_DEF, LITERAL_FOR, LITERAL_WHILE, LITERAL_DO, STATIC_INIT, INSTANCE_INIT" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="WhitespaceAround">
+      <property name="allowEmptyConstructors" value="true" />
+      <property name="allowEmptyMethods" value="true" />
+      <property name="allowEmptyTypes" value="true" />
+      <property name="allowEmptyLoops" value="true" />
+      <message key="ws.notFollowed"
+        value="WhitespaceAround: ''{0}'' is not followed by whitespace. Empty blocks may only be represented as '{}' when not part of a multi-block statement (4.1.3)" />
+      <message key="ws.notPreceded"
+        value="WhitespaceAround: ''{0}'' is not preceded with whitespace." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="OneStatementPerLine" />
+    <module name="MultipleVariableDeclarations" />
+    <module name="ArrayTypeStyle" />
+    <module name="MissingSwitchDefault" />
+    <module name="FallThrough" />
+    <module name="UpperEll" />
+    <module name="ModifierOrder" />
+    <module name="EmptyLineSeparator">
+      <property name="allowNoEmptyLineBetweenFields" value="true" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="SeparatorWrap">
+      <property name="tokens" value="DOT" />
+      <property name="option" value="nl" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="SeparatorWrap">
+      <property name="tokens" value="COMMA" />
+      <property name="option" value="EOL" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="PackageName">
+      <property name="format" value="^[a-z]+(\.[a-z][a-z0-9]*)*$" />
+      <message key="name.invalidPattern" value="Package name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="TypeName">
+      <message key="name.invalidPattern" value="Type name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="MemberName">
+      <property name="format" value="^[a-z][a-z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9]*$" />
+      <message key="name.invalidPattern" value="Member name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="ParameterName">
+      <property name="format" value="^[a-z][a-z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9]*$" />
+      <message key="name.invalidPattern" value="Parameter name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="CatchParameterName">
+      <property name="format" value="^[a-z][a-z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9]*$" />
+      <message key="name.invalidPattern"
+        value="Catch parameter name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="LocalVariableName">
+      <property name="tokens" value="VARIABLE_DEF" />
+      <property name="format" value="^[a-z][a-z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9]*$" />
+      <property name="allowOneCharVarInForLoop" value="true" />
+      <message key="name.invalidPattern"
+        value="Local variable name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="ClassTypeParameterName">
+      <property name="format" value="(^[A-Z][0-9]?)$|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*[T]$)" />
+      <message key="name.invalidPattern" value="Class type name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="MethodTypeParameterName">
+      <property name="format" value="(^[A-Z][0-9]?)$|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*[T]$)" />
+      <message key="name.invalidPattern"
+        value="Method type name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="InterfaceTypeParameterName">
+      <property name="format" value="(^[A-Z][0-9]?)$|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*[T]$)" />
+      <message key="name.invalidPattern"
+        value="Interface type name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="NoFinalizer" />
+    <module name="GenericWhitespace">
+      <message key="ws.followed"
+        value="GenericWhitespace ''{0}'' is followed by whitespace." />
+      <message key="ws.preceded"
+        value="GenericWhitespace ''{0}'' is preceded with whitespace." />
+      <message key="ws.illegalFollow"
+        value="GenericWhitespace ''{0}'' should followed by whitespace." />
+      <message key="ws.notPreceded"
+        value="GenericWhitespace ''{0}'' is not preceded with whitespace." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="Indentation">
+      <property name="basicOffset" value="4" />
+      <property name="braceAdjustment" value="0" />
+      <property name="caseIndent" value="4" />
+      <property name="throwsIndent" value="4" />
+      <property name="lineWrappingIndentation" value="2" />
+      <property name="arrayInitIndent" value="2" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="AbbreviationAsWordInName">
+      <property name="ignoreFinal" value="false" />
+      <property name="allowedAbbreviationLength" value="1" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="OverloadMethodsDeclarationOrder" />
+    <module name="VariableDeclarationUsageDistance" />
+    <module name="CustomImportOrder">
+      <property name="specialImportsRegExp" value="org" />
+      <property name="thirdPartyPackageRegExp" value="com" />
+      <property name="sortImportsInGroupAlphabetically" value="true" />
+      <property name="customImportOrderRules"
+        value="STATIC###STANDARD_JAVA_PACKAGE###SPECIAL_IMPORTS###THIRD_PARTY_PACKAGE" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="MethodParamPad" />
+    <module name="OperatorWrap">
+      <property name="option" value="NL" />
+      <property name="tokens"
+        value="BAND, BOR, BSR, BXOR, DIV, EQUAL, GE, GT, LAND, LE, LITERAL_INSTANCEOF, LOR, LT, MINUS, MOD, NOT_EQUAL, PLUS, QUESTION, SL, SR, STAR " />
+    </module>
+    <module name="AnnotationLocation">
+      <property name="tokens"
+        value="CLASS_DEF, INTERFACE_DEF, ENUM_DEF, METHOD_DEF, CTOR_DEF" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="AnnotationLocation">
+      <property name="tokens" value="VARIABLE_DEF" />
+      <property name="allowSamelineMultipleAnnotations" value="true" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="NonEmptyAtclauseDescription" />
+    <module name="JavadocTagContinuationIndentation" />
+    <module name="SummaryJavadoc">
+      <property name="forbiddenSummaryFragments"
+        value="^@return the *|^This method returns |^A [{]@code [a-zA-Z0-9]+[}]( is a )" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="JavadocParagraph" />
+    <module name="AtclauseOrder">
+      <property name="tagOrder" value="@param, @return, @throws, @deprecated" />
+      <property name="target"
+        value="CLASS_DEF, INTERFACE_DEF, ENUM_DEF, METHOD_DEF, CTOR_DEF, VARIABLE_DEF" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="JavadocMethod">
+      <property name="scope" value="public" />
+      <property name="allowMissingParamTags" value="true" />
+      <property name="allowMissingThrowsTags" value="true" />
+      <property name="allowMissingReturnTag" value="true" />
+      <property name="minLineCount" value="2" />
+      <property name="allowedAnnotations" value="Override, Test" />
+      <property name="allowThrowsTagsForSubclasses" value="true" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="MethodName">
+      <property name="format" value="^[a-z][a-z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$" />
+      <message key="name.invalidPattern" value="Method name ''{0}'' must match pattern ''{1}''." />
+    </module>
+    <module name="SingleLineJavadoc">
+      <property name="ignoreInlineTags" value="false" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="EmptyCatchBlock">
+      <property name="exceptionVariableName" value="expected" />
+    </module>
+    <module name="CommentsIndentation" />
+  </module>
+</module>
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