diff --git a/http/node.http b/http/node.http
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+++ b/http/node.http
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+### register node for a client and device with name
+POST {{hostname}}/node
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{
+  "client": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+  "device": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
+  "name": "my test device"
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/ltd/hlaeja/controller/NodeController.kt b/src/main/kotlin/ltd/hlaeja/controller/NodeController.kt
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+++ b/src/main/kotlin/ltd/hlaeja/controller/NodeController.kt
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+package ltd.hlaeja.controller
+
+import ltd.hlaeja.library.deviceRegistry.Node
+import ltd.hlaeja.service.NodeService
+import ltd.hlaeja.util.toEntity
+import ltd.hlaeja.util.toNodeResponse
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController
+
+@RestController
+class NodeController(
+    private val nodeService: NodeService,
+) {
+
+    @PostMapping("/node")
+    suspend fun addNode(
+        @RequestBody request: Node.Request,
+    ): Node.Response = nodeService.addNode(request.toEntity()).toNodeResponse()
+}
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/ltd/hlaeja/controller/NodeControllerTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/ltd/hlaeja/controller/NodeControllerTest.kt
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+++ b/src/test/kotlin/ltd/hlaeja/controller/NodeControllerTest.kt
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+package ltd.hlaeja.controller
+
+import io.mockk.coEvery
+import io.mockk.coVerify
+import io.mockk.mockk
+import java.util.UUID
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import ltd.hlaeja.assertj.assertThat
+import ltd.hlaeja.entity.NodeEntity
+import ltd.hlaeja.library.deviceRegistry.Node
+import ltd.hlaeja.service.NodeService
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+
+class NodeControllerTest {
+
+    val service: NodeService = mockk()
+
+    lateinit var controller: NodeController
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    fun setUp() {
+        controller = NodeController(service)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `add device - success`() = runTest {
+        // given
+        val request: Node.Request = Node.Request(
+            UUID.fromString("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001"),
+            UUID.fromString("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002"),
+            "test",
+        )
+        coEvery { service.addNode(any()) } answers { call ->
+            (call.invocation.args[0] as NodeEntity).copy(id = UUID.fromString("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003"))
+        }
+
+        // when
+        val response = controller.addNode(request)
+
+        // then
+        coVerify(exactly = 1) { service.addNode(any()) }
+
+        assertThat(response.id).isUUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003")
+        assertThat(response.client).isUUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001")
+        assertThat(response.device).isUUID("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002")
+        assertThat(response.name).isEqualTo("test")
+    }
+}