diff --git a/spring-boot-admin/README.md b/spring-boot-admin/README.md
index 4cea3f0611..622533a6ad 100644
--- a/spring-boot-admin/README.md
+++ b/spring-boot-admin/README.md
@@ -1 +1,17 @@
-Spring Boot Admin
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+## 1. Spring Boot Admin Server
+
+* mvn clean install
+* mvn spring-boot:run
+* starts on port 8080
+* login with admin/admin
+* to activate mail notifications uncomment the starter mail dependency
+and the mail configuration from application.properties
+* add some real credentials if you want the app to send emails
+* to activate Hipchat notifications proceed same as for email
+
+## 2. Spring Boot App Client
+
+* mvn clean install
+* mvn spring-boot:run
+* starts on port 8081
+* basic auth client/client
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diff --git a/spring-boot-admin/spring-boot-admin-client/pom.xml b/spring-boot-admin/spring-boot-admin-client/pom.xml
index ecb6c3f8b6..accedca5cb 100644
--- a/spring-boot-admin/spring-boot-admin-client/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-admin/spring-boot-admin-client/pom.xml
@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-    <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-admin-client</artifactId>
     <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>spring-boot-admin-client</name>
-    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
+    <description>Spring Boot Admin Client</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.8.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-5</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-5</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/spring-boot-admin/spring-boot-admin-server/pom.xml b/spring-boot-admin/spring-boot-admin-server/pom.xml
index b199e63b31..4922d56878 100644
--- a/spring-boot-admin/spring-boot-admin-server/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-admin/spring-boot-admin-server/pom.xml
@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-    <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-admin-server</artifactId>
     <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>spring-boot-admin-server</name>
-    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
+    <description>Spring Boot Admin Server</description>
 
     <parent>
-        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.8.RELEASE</version>
-        <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+        <artifactId>parent-boot-5</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>../../parent-boot-5</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>