diff --git a/services/explorer/rest.go b/services/explorer/rest.go
index 133a4af6c..c0254081a 100644
--- a/services/explorer/rest.go
+++ b/services/explorer/rest.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const (
 // Service is the struct for explorer service.
 type Service struct {
 	people []Person
+	router *mux.Router
 }
 
 // Init is to do init for ExplorerService.
@@ -27,13 +28,17 @@ func (s *Service) Init() {
 
 // Run is to run serving explorer.
 func (s *Service) Run() {
+	// Init address.
 	addr := net.JoinHostPort("", ExplorerServicePort)
-	router := mux.NewRouter()
-	router.HandleFunc("/people", s.GetPeopleEndpoint).Methods("GET")
-	router.HandleFunc("/people/{id}", s.GetPersonEndpoint).Methods("GET")
-	router.HandleFunc("/people/{id}", s.CreatePersonEndpoint).Methods("POST")
-	router.HandleFunc("/people/{id}", s.DeletePersonEndpoint).Methods("DELETE")
-	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(addr, router))
+
+	// Set up router
+	s.router = mux.NewRouter()
+	s.router.HandleFunc("/people", s.GetPeopleEndpoint).Methods("GET")
+	s.router.HandleFunc("/people/{id}", s.GetPersonEndpoint).Methods("GET")
+	s.router.HandleFunc("/people/{id}", s.CreatePersonEndpoint).Methods("POST")
+	s.router.HandleFunc("/people/{id}", s.DeletePersonEndpoint).Methods("DELETE")
+	// Do serving now.
+	go log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(addr, s.router))
 }
 
 // Person is fake struct for testing.
diff --git a/services/explorer/rest_test.go b/services/explorer/rest_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad0cc70bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/explorer/rest_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+package explorer_test
+
+// http://www.golangprograms.com/golang-restful-api-using-grom-and-gorilla-mux.html
+// https://dev.to/codehakase/building-a-restful-api-with-go
+// https://thenewstack.io/make-a-restful-json-api-go/
+// https://medium.com/@kelvin_sp/building-and-testing-a-rest-api-in-golang-using-gorilla-mux-and-mysql-1f0518818ff6
+// var a App
+
+// func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+// 	a = App{}
+// 	a.Initialize("root", "", "rest_api_example")
+
+// 	ensureTableExists()
+
+// 	code := m.Run()
+
+// 	clearTable()
+
+// 	os.Exit(code)
+// }
+
+// func ensureTableExists() {
+// 	if _, err := a.DB.Exec(tableCreationQuery); err != nil {
+// 		log.Fatal(err)
+// 	}
+// }
+
+// func clearTable() {
+// 	a.DB.Exec("DELETE FROM users")
+// 	a.DB.Exec("ALTER TABLE users AUTO_INCREMENT = 1")
+// }
+
+// func executeRequest(req *http.Request) *httptest.ResponseRecorder {
+// 	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+// 	a.Router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
+// 	return rr
+// }
+
+// func checkResponseCode(t *testing.T, expected, actual int) {
+// 	if expected != actual {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expected response code %d. Got %d\n", expected, actual)
+// 	}
+// }
+
+// func TestGetNonExistentUser(t *testing.T) {
+// 	clearTable()
+
+// 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/user/45", nil)
+// 	response := executeRequest(req)
+
+// 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusNotFound, response.Code)
+
+// 	var m map[string]string
+// 	json.Unmarshal(response.Body.Bytes(), &m)
+// 	if m["error"] != "User not found" {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expected the 'error' key of the response to be set to 'User not found'. Got '%s'", m["error"])
+// 	}
+// }
+
+// func TestCreateUser(t *testing.T) {
+// 	clearTable()
+
+// 	payload := []byte(`{"name":"test user","age":30}`)
+
+// 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "/user", bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
+// 	response := executeRequest(req)
+
+// 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusCreated, response.Code)
+
+// 	var m map[string]interface{}
+// 	json.Unmarshal(response.Body.Bytes(), &m)
+
+// 	if m["name"] != "test user" {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expected user name to be 'test user'. Got '%v'", m["name"])
+// 	}
+
+// 	if m["age"] != 30.0 {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expected user age to be '30'. Got '%v'", m["age"])
+// 	}
+
+// 	// the id is compared to 1.0 because JSON unmarshaling converts numbers to
+// 	// floats, when the target is a map[string]interface{}
+// 	if m["id"] != 1.0 {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expected product ID to be '1'. Got '%v'", m["id"])
+// 	}
+// }
+
+// func addUsers(count int) {
+// 	if count < 1 {
+// 		count = 1
+// 	}
+
+// 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+// 		statement := fmt.Sprintf("INSERT INTO users(name, age) VALUES('%s', %d)", ("User " + strconv.Itoa(i+1)), ((i + 1) * 10))
+// 		a.DB.Exec(statement)
+// 	}
+// }
+
+// func TestGetUser(t *testing.T) {
+// 	clearTable()
+// 	addUsers(1)
+
+// 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/user/1", nil)
+// 	response := executeRequest(req)
+
+// 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusOK, response.Code)
+// }
+
+// func TestUpdateUser(t *testing.T) {
+// 	clearTable()
+// 	addUsers(1)
+
+// 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/user/1", nil)
+// 	response := executeRequest(req)
+// 	var originalUser map[string]interface{}
+// 	json.Unmarshal(response.Body.Bytes(), &originalUser)
+
+// 	payload := []byte(`{"name":"test user - updated name","age":21}`)
+
+// 	req, _ = http.NewRequest("PUT", "/user/1", bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
+// 	response = executeRequest(req)
+
+// 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusOK, response.Code)
+
+// 	var m map[string]interface{}
+// 	json.Unmarshal(response.Body.Bytes(), &m)
+
+// 	if m["id"] != originalUser["id"] {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expected the id to remain the same (%v). Got %v", originalUser["id"], m["id"])
+// 	}
+
+// 	if m["name"] == originalUser["name"] {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expected the name to change from '%v' to '%v'. Got '%v'", originalUser["name"], m["name"], m["name"])
+// 	}
+
+// 	if m["age"] == originalUser["age"] {
+// 		t.Errorf("Expected the age to change from '%v' to '%v'. Got '%v'", originalUser["age"], m["age"], m["age"])
+// 	}
+// }
+
+// func TestDeleteUser(t *testing.T) {
+// 	clearTable()
+// 	addUsers(1)
+
+// 	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/user/1", nil)
+// 	response := executeRequest(req)
+// 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusOK, response.Code)
+
+// 	req, _ = http.NewRequest("DELETE", "/user/1", nil)
+// 	response = executeRequest(req)
+
+// 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusOK, response.Code)
+
+// 	req, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "/user/1", nil)
+// 	response = executeRequest(req)
+// 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusNotFound, response.Code)
+// }