diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
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+++ b/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import express from 'express'
+import path from 'path'
+import {fileURLToPath} from 'node:url'
+
+//import of routes
+import getCustomObjects from "./routes/getCustomObjects.js"
+import updateCustomObjects from "./routes/updateCustomObjects.js"
+
+//instantiation of the express application
+const app = express()
+
+//setup of __dirname because its not natively available ES6
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename)
+
+//serving of static files such as the style.css file
+app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')))
+
+//setup of the view engine
+
+app.set("views", path.join(__dirname, 'views'))
+app.set("view engine", "pug")
+// Parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded form data
+app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
+
+// Enable json parsing
+app.use(express.json());
+//registration of routes
+app.use("/", getCustomObjects)
+app.use("/", updateCustomObjects)
+
+export default app
diff --git a/bin/www.js b/bin/www.js
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+++ b/bin/www.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//import of the express application instance
+import app from "../app.js"
+
+//id of the port to listen on
+const port = process.env.PORT || 3000
+
+//local host to listen on
+app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Listening on port ${port}`))
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diff --git a/controllers/getCustomObjects.js b/controllers/getCustomObjects.js
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+++ b/controllers/getCustomObjects.js
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+import axios from "axios";
+
+/**
+ * Controller function to get existing records of a custom object from the HubSpot API and render
+ * to data via a Pug template to the user
+ * @param req
+ * @param res
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+export const getCustomObjects = async (req, res) => {
+
+    // Setup of axios request
+    const objectTypeId = 'p145883771_plants';
+    const properties = 'plant_name,species,plant_size';
+    const getCustomObjectEndpoint = `https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/${objectTypeId}?properties=${properties}`;
+    const axiosConfig = {
+        method: 'get',
+        url: getCustomObjectEndpoint,
+        headers: {
+            Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.PRIVATE_APP_TOKEN}`,
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        }
+    }
+    // Axios get request to the specified API to get and render the information in a Pug template.
+    // Use of a try/catch block in case the axios call fails
+    try {
+
+        const response = await axios(axiosConfig);
+        const data = response.data.results;
+        res.render('customObjects', { title: 'Custom Object | Plants', data });
+
+    } catch (error) {
+
+        console.error(error);
+
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/controllers/updateCustomObjects.js b/controllers/updateCustomObjects.js
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+++ b/controllers/updateCustomObjects.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+
+/**
+ * Controller function to render a custom form when a get call is made to route '/update-cobj'
+ * @param req
+ * @param res
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+export const getFormData = async (req, res) => {
+    res.render('updates', {title: 'Update Custom Object Form | Integrating With HubSpot I Practicum'});
+}
+
+    /**
+     * Controller to make a post request to the HubSpot API to add new records to a custom object
+     * @param req
+     * @param res
+     * @returns {Promise<void>}
+     */
+    export const updateCustomObject = async (req, res) => {
+
+        // The submitted details from the custom form in the updates.pug file received via the req.body as a POST method form
+        const {plant_name, plant_size, species} = req.body
+
+// Setup of the axios request
+        const objectTypeId = 'p145883771_plants'
+        const updateCustomObjectsEndpoint = `https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/${objectTypeId}`;
+        const newData = {
+            properties: {
+                "plant_name": plant_name,
+                "plant_size": plant_size,
+                "species": species,
+            }
+        }
+        const axiosConfig = {
+            method: 'post',
+            data: newData,
+            url: updateCustomObjectsEndpoint,
+            headers: {
+                Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.PRIVATE_APP_TOKEN}`,
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            }
+        }
+        // The try/catch block for the axios request in case it fails and a redirect back to the home page if successful
+        try {
+
+            await axios(axiosConfig);
+            res.redirect('/');
+
+        } catch (error) {
+
+            console.error(error);
+
+        }
+
+
+}
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diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f337a32d..d6270c48 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -22,49 +22,49 @@ const PRIVATE_APP_ACCESS = '';
 
 // * Code for Route 3 goes here
 
-/** 
-* * This is sample code to give you a reference for how you should structure your calls. 
-
-* * App.get sample
-app.get('/contacts', async (req, res) => {
-    const contacts = 'https://api.hubspot.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts';
-    const headers = {
-        Authorization: `Bearer ${PRIVATE_APP_ACCESS}`,
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-    }
-    try {
-        const resp = await axios.get(contacts, { headers });
-        const data = resp.data.results;
-        res.render('contacts', { title: 'Contacts | HubSpot APIs', data });      
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.error(error);
-    }
-});
-
-* * App.post sample
-app.post('/update', async (req, res) => {
-    const update = {
-        properties: {
-            "favorite_book": req.body.newVal
-        }
-    }
-
-    const email = req.query.email;
-    const updateContact = `https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts/${email}?idProperty=email`;
-    const headers = {
-        Authorization: `Bearer ${PRIVATE_APP_ACCESS}`,
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-    };
-
-    try { 
-        await axios.patch(updateContact, update, { headers } );
-        res.redirect('back');
-    } catch(err) {
-        console.error(err);
-    }
-
-});
-*/
+/**
+ * * This is sample code to give you a reference for how you should structure your calls.
+
+ * * App.get sample
+ app.get('/contacts', async (req, res) => {
+ const contacts = 'https://api.hubspot.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts';
+ const headers = {
+ Authorization: `Bearer ${PRIVATE_APP_ACCESS}`,
+ 'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+ }
+ try {
+ const resp = await axios.get(contacts, { headers });
+ const data = resp.data.results;
+ res.render('contacts', { title: 'Contacts | HubSpot APIs', data });
+ } catch (error) {
+ console.error(error);
+ }
+ });
+
+ * * App.post sample
+ app.post('/update', async (req, res) => {
+ const update = {
+ properties: {
+ "favorite_book": req.body.newVal
+ }
+ }
+
+ const email = req.query.email;
+ const updateContact = `https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts/${email}?idProperty=email`;
+ const headers = {
+ Authorization: `Bearer ${PRIVATE_APP_ACCESS}`,
+ 'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+ };
+
+ try {
+ await axios.patch(updateContact, update, { headers } );
+ res.redirect('back');
+ } catch(err) {
+ console.error(err);
+ }
+
+ });
+ */
 
 
 // * Localhost
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 62db37aa..51ab5fdf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
     "description": "",
     "main": "index.js",
     "scripts": {
-        "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+        "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+        "start": "nodemon -r dotenv/config bin/www.js"
     },
     "author": "HubSpot Academy learner",
     "license": "ISC",
     "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.3.5",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
+        "nodemon": "^3.1.9",
         "pug": "^3.0.2"
     }
 }
diff --git a/public/css/style.css b/public/css/style.css
index 85587bb4..44873bca 100644
--- a/public/css/style.css
+++ b/public/css/style.css
@@ -55,4 +55,18 @@ input[type="submit"] {
     border: none;
     padding: .375rem 1rem;
     margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.custom-plants{
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    height: 100vh;
+    background-color: green;
+}
+
+.custom-plants__table__heading,
+.custom-plants__table__cell{
+    padding: 10px 40px;
 }
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diff --git a/routes/getCustomObjects.js b/routes/getCustomObjects.js
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+++ b/routes/getCustomObjects.js
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+import express from 'express'
+
+//import of the controller function for this route
+import {getCustomObjects} from "../controllers/getCustomObjects.js"
+
+//instantiation of the router object
+const router = express.Router()
+
+//get route to obtain custom object data from the HubSpot account
+router.get('/', getCustomObjects)
+
+export default router
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diff --git a/routes/updateCustomObjects.js b/routes/updateCustomObjects.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/updateCustomObjects.js
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+import express from 'express'
+
+//import of controller functions for the two routes
+import {getFormData, updateCustomObject} from "../controllers/updateCustomObjects.js"
+
+//instantiation of the router object
+const router = express.Router()
+
+//the get route to get and display the custom form to add records to the custom object
+router.get("/update-cobj", getFormData)
+
+//the post route to make use of the information submitted through the form and add a record to the custom object via the appropriate hubspot api endpoint
+router.post("/update-cobj", updateCustomObject)
+
+export default router
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diff --git a/views/contacts.pug b/views/contacts.pug
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--- a/views/contacts.pug
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-//- ** This is a sample of a pug template and how it uses the data passed to it from index.js.
-
-//- doctype html
-//- html 
-//-     head 
-//-         title= `${title}`
-//-         meta(name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1")
-//-         link(rel="stylesheet", href="/css/style.css")
-//-     body    
-//-         h1 Contacts
-//-         .cards 
-//-             each contact in data
-//-                 .card 
-//-                     h2.card__name #{contact.properties.firstname}  #{contact.properties.lastname}
-//-                     p.card__email #{contact.properties.email}
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diff --git a/views/customObjects.pug b/views/customObjects.pug
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+++ b/views/customObjects.pug
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+doctype html
+html
+    head
+        // Interpolation of title
+        title= `${title}`
+        meta(name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1")
+        link(rel="stylesheet", href="/css/style.css")
+    body
+        .custom-plants
+            h1.custom-plants__heading Custom Object
+            h2.custom-plants__subheading Plants
+            // Link to the /object-cobj get route
+            a.custom-plants__update-link(href='./update-cobj') Add to this table
+            // Setup of the table needed to render the data
+            table.custom-plants__table
+                tr.custom-plants__table__header-row
+                    th.custom-plants__table__heading Name
+                    th.custom-plants__table__heading Species
+                    th.custom-plants__table__heading Size
+                    // Loop through the data received from the get route that contains individual records of the
+                                    // custom object
+                each customPlants in data
+                    tr.custom-plants__table__row
+                        // Interpolation of the specific data points into a table
+                        td.custom-plants__table__cell #{customPlants.properties.plant_name}
+                        td.custom-plants__table__cell #{customPlants.properties.species}
+                        td.custom-plants__table__cell #{customPlants.properties.plant_size}
diff --git a/views/updates.pug b/views/updates.pug
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+++ b/views/updates.pug
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+doctype html
+html
+    head
+        // Interpolation of the title received from the get route associated with this template
+        title= `${title}`
+        meta(name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1")
+        link(rel="stylesheet", href="/css/style.css")
+    body
+        .form-wrapper
+            // Interpolation of the title
+            h1.updates__heading #{title}
+            // Link back to the homepage
+            a.updates__homepage-link(href="/") Homepage
+            // Setup of the form with a POST method for submitting data to the HubSpot API for addition to the
+            // custom object
+            form.updates__form(action="/update-cobj" method="POST")
+                .updates__form-control
+                    label(for="plant-name") Plant Name
+                    input(type="text" name="plant_name" id="plant-name")
+                .updates__form-control
+                    label(for="plant-size") Plant Size
+                    input(type="text" name="plant_size" id="plant-size")
+                .updates__form-control
+                    label(for="plant-species") Plant Species
+                    input(type="text" name="species" id="plant-species")
+                // Submit button to trigger submission of data to the /update-cobj post route
+                .updates__form-control-btn
+                    input(type="submit" value="Submit")
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