diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index c0f3d87d8a..e51cc75ce2 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,14 +1,65 @@
-from flask import Flask
-import os
+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+import mysql.connector
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-@app.route('/')
-def hello():
-    return "Hello World!"
+def get_db():
+    return mysql.connector.connect(
+        host="mysql",
+        user="f832139",
+        password="password",
+        database="sampledb"
+    )
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    port = os.environ.get('FLASK_PORT') or 8080
-    port = int(port)
+# INSERT
+@app.route("/insert", methods=["POST"])
+def insert_row():
+    data = request.json
+    name = data.get("name")
+    role = data.get("role")
 
-    app.run(port=port,host='0.0.0.0')
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+    conn = get_db()
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    cursor.execute("INSERT INTO employees (name, role) VALUES (%s, %s)", (name, role))
+    conn.commit()
+
+    return jsonify({"message": "Row inserted", "id": cursor.lastrowid})
+
+# UPDATE
+@app.route("/update/<int:emp_id>", methods=["PUT"])
+def update_row(emp_id):
+    data = request.json
+    name = data.get("name")
+    role = data.get("role")
+
+    conn = get_db()
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    cursor.execute(
+        "UPDATE employees SET name=%s, role=%s WHERE id=%s",
+        (name, role, emp_id)
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+
+    return jsonify({"message": "Row updated"})
+
+# DELETE
+@app.route("/delete/<int:emp_id>", methods=["DELETE"])
+def delete_row(emp_id):
+    conn = get_db()
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    cursor.execute("DELETE FROM employees WHERE id=%s", (emp_id,))
+    conn.commit()
+
+    return jsonify({"message": "Row deleted"})
+
+# OPTIONAL: fetch all rows
+@app.route("/employees", methods=["GET"])
+def get_all():
+    conn = get_db()
+    cursor = conn.cursor(dictionary=True)
+    cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM employees")
+    rows = cursor.fetchall()
+    return jsonify(rows)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port=8081, debug=True)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 51c32f3429..f11d3ae29a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-Flask==3.1.2
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+Flask==3.1.2
+mysql-connector-python