diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 7dc2f2f..c9441eb 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require('./models.js')
+
 const express = require('express')
 const app = express()
 const port = 3000
@@ -9,7 +11,12 @@ app.post('/api/v1/user/new', (req, res) => {
     res.send('Posting')
     console.log(req.body)
 
+    // const usr = new User()
+
     let username = req.body['username']
+
+    // usr.username = username
+
     console.log(`Username: ${username}`)
 })
 
diff --git a/models.js b/models.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53d57f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
+const ObjectId = Schema.ObjectId;
+
+const User = new Schema({
+    userID: { type: String },
+    firstName: { type: String },
+    lastName: { type: String },
+    phoneNumber: { type: String },
+    username: { type: String },
+    password: { type: String },
+    dateCreated: { type: Date, default: Date.now }
+});