diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e972362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sqli-play
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5fc872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+.PHONY: default
+default: help
+
+DOCKER_DBIMAGE=mysql:8.0.28
+DOCKER_DBCNT=mysqlinjection
+DOCKER_DBNAME=sqli
+DOCKER_DBUSER=root
+DOCKER_DBPASS=123456
+DOCKER_DBHOST=0.0.0.0
+DOCKER_DBPORT=3306
+DOCKER_DBADDR=$(DOCKER_DBHOST):$(DOCKER_DBPORT)
+
+ASROOT=sudo
+ifeq (, $(shell which $(ASROOT) 2>/dev/null))
+ASROOT=doas
+endif
+
+
+.PHONY: db
+db: ## Start db
+	-$(ASROOT) docker rm -vf $(DOCKER_DBCNT)
+	$(ASROOT) docker run --rm --name $(DOCKER_DBCNT)                           \
+		--net host                                                             \
+		-e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=$(DOCKER_DBPASS)                                \
+		-e MYSQL_DATABASE=$(DOCKER_DBNAME)                                     \
+        -d $(DOCKER_DBIMAGE)
+	# check if database is ready
+	@while !(make dbtest 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null); do echo -n "."; sleep 1; done
+
+	$(ASROOT) docker run -i --net host --rm $(DOCKER_DBIMAGE) mysql            \
+		-h $(DOCKER_DBHOST) -u$(DOCKER_DBUSER) -p$(DOCKER_DBPASS)              \
+		-D $(DOCKER_DBNAME) < populate.sql
+
+
+.PHONY:dbcli
+dbcli: ## connects and retrieves a database a shell.
+	@docker run -it --net host --rm mysql mysql -h $(DOCKER_DBHOST)            \
+		-u$(DOCKER_DBUSER) -p$(DOCKER_DBPASS) -D $(DOCKER_DBNAME)
+
+
+.PHONY: dbtest
+dbtest: ## test db connectivity
+	@docker run -it --net host --rm mysql mysql -h $(DOCKER_DBHOST)            \
+		-u$(DOCKER_DBUSER) -p$(DOCKER_DBPASS) -D $(DOCKER_DBNAME)              \
+		-e "show status;" >/dev/null
+
+
+.PHONY: build
+build: ## build sqli
+	go build -o ./sqli-play
+
+
+.PHONY: up
+up: db run ## build, setup db and start sqli service.
+
+
+.PHONY: run
+run: build ## run
+	@DBNAME=$(DOCKER_DBNAME)                                                   \
+	DBUSER=$(DOCKER_DBUSER)                                                    \
+	DBPASS=$(DOCKER_DBPASS)                                                    \
+	DBADDR=$(DOCKER_DBADDR)                                                    \
+	./sqli-play
+
+
+.PHONY: help
+help: ## Show this help message.
+	@echo "usage: make [target] ..."
+	@echo
+	@echo -e "targets:"
+	@egrep '.*?:.*?## [^$$]*?$$' ${MAKEFILE_LIST} |                            \
+		sed -r 's/(.*?):\ .*?\#\# (.+?)/\1:\t\2/g'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2935fdd..5d58bf3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,20 @@
 # sqli-playground
 
+A SQL Injection vulnerable service for teaching how to identify and explore the
+issue.
+
+# help
+
+```
+$ make help
+usage: make [target] ...
+
+targets:
+db:	Start db
+dbcli:	connects and retrieves a database a shell.
+dbtest:	test db connectivity
+build:	build sqli
+up:	build, setup db and start sqli service.
+run:	run
+help:	Show this help message.
+```
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca081e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module github.com/madlambda/sqli-playground
+
+go 1.17
+
+require github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20c16d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0 h1:BCTh4TKNUYmOmMUcQ3IipzF5prigylS7XXjEkfCHuOE=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bbb43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+
+	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
+)
+
+var (
+	dbuser, dbpass, dbaddr, dbname string
+)
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("sqli example")
+
+	dbuser = getenv("DBUSER")
+	dbpass = getenv("DBPASS")
+	dbaddr = getenv("DBADDR")
+	dbname = getenv("DBNAME")
+
+	checkdb()
+
+	http.HandleFunc("/news", newsHandler)
+
+	err := http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)
+	abortif(err != nil, "failed to start http server: %v", err)
+}
+
+type newsDetail struct {
+	title string
+	body  string
+}
+
+func newsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", dbconn())
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, "failed to connect to database")
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	var news []newsDetail
+	var query = "SELECT title,body from news"
+
+	filters, ok := r.URL.Query()["filter"]
+	if ok && len(filters) > 0 && len(filters[0]) > 1 {
+		query += " WHERE title LIKE '%" + filters[0] + "%'"
+	}
+
+	rows, err := db.Query(query)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, "failed to execute query: %s (error: %v)", query, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var entry newsDetail
+		err = rows.Scan(&entry.title, &entry.body)
+		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+			break
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			// We return the error message in the HTTP response to easily
+			// exploit it. Later we can have an option to hide them, so we can
+			// also teach how to blindly recognize the errors.
+			httpError(w, "failed to scan resultset: %s (error: %v)", query, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		news = append(news, entry)
+	}
+
+	renderNews(w, news)
+}
+
+func renderNews(w http.ResponseWriter, news []newsDetail) {
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
+
+	writeBanner(w)
+	for _, entry := range news {
+		writeNews(w, entry.title, entry.body)
+	}
+	writeFooter(w)
+}
+
+func writeNews(w http.ResponseWriter, title, body string) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "-> %s\n", title)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "   %s\n\n", body)
+}
+
+func writeBanner(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w,
+		`+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| madlambda news network                                                       |
++------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+`)
+}
+
+func writeFooter(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w,
+		`+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Copyright (c) madlambda                                                      |
++------------------------------------------------------------------------------+`)
+}
+
+func httpError(w http.ResponseWriter, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, format, args...)
+
+	log.Printf("error: "+format, args...)
+}
+
+func getenv(name string) string {
+	val := os.Getenv(name)
+	abortif(val == "", "env %s does not exists or is empty", name)
+	return val
+}
+
+func abortif(cond bool, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	if cond {
+		abort(format, args...)
+	}
+}
+
+func abort(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format+"\n", args...)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
+
+func dbconn() string {
+	return sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s)/%s?charset=utf8", dbuser, dbpass, dbaddr, dbname)
+}
+
+func checkdb() {
+	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", dbconn())
+	abortif(err != nil, "failed to open db connection: %v", err)
+
+	db.Close()
+}
+
+var sprintf = fmt.Sprintf
diff --git a/populate.sql b/populate.sql
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index 0000000..5d82ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/populate.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+    id INT(6) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    user VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    pass VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS news (
+    id INT(6) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    title VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    body VARCHAR(1024) NOT NULL
+);
+
+INSERT INTO users (user,pass) VALUES
+    ("admin", "very-secret-pass"),
+    ("i4k", "****************"),
+    ("katz", "i love alan kay");
+
+INSERT INTO news (title,body) VALUES
+    (
+        "BITCOIN FALLS BELOW $38,000 AS EVERGROW SET TO BREAK NEW CRYPTO RECORDS",
+        "Bitcoin price has fallen to below $38,000 for the second time in 2022. Cryptocurrency largest token has struggled since starting the year at $47,000 and despite a rally in early February Bitcoin price is back where it was a month ago. A combination of factors means that investors are increasingly avoiding risk, and in the current climate risk means Bitcoin."
+    ),
+    (
+        "Russia retreats from crypto ban as it pushes rules for industry",
+        "Russias Ministry of Finance is planning to regulate cryptocurrencies in the country, despite earlier calls by the central bank for a ban on crypto."
+    );
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