diff --git a/.env b/.env
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+++ b/.env
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+DATABASE_URL=postgres://admin:secret+123@localhost/rss
diff --git a/diesel.toml b/diesel.toml
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+++ b/diesel.toml
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+# For documentation on how to configure this file,
+# see https://diesel.rs/guides/configuring-diesel-cli
+
+[print_schema]
+file = "src/schema.rs"
+
+[migrations_directory]
+dir = "migrations"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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+++ b/docker-compose.yml
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+version: "3.7"
+services:
+  postgres:
+    container_name: 'to-do-postgres'
+    image: 'postgres:latest'
+    restart: always
+    ports:
+      - '5432:5432'
+    environment:
+      - 'POSTGRES_USER=admin'
+      - 'POSTGRES_DB=to_do'
+      - 'POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret+123'
diff --git a/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/down.sql b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/down.sql
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+++ b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- This file was automatically created by Diesel to setup helper functions
+-- and other internal bookkeeping. This file is safe to edit, any future
+-- changes will be added to existing projects as new migrations.
+
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS diesel_manage_updated_at(_tbl regclass);
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS diesel_set_updated_at();
diff --git a/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/up.sql b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/up.sql
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+++ b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/up.sql
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+-- This file was automatically created by Diesel to setup helper functions
+-- and other internal bookkeeping. This file is safe to edit, any future
+-- changes will be added to existing projects as new migrations.
+
+
+
+
+-- Sets up a trigger for the given table to automatically set a column called
+-- `updated_at` whenever the row is modified (unless `updated_at` was included
+-- in the modified columns)
+--
+-- # Example
+--
+-- ```sql
+-- CREATE TABLE users (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW());
+--
+-- SELECT diesel_manage_updated_at('users');
+-- ```
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION diesel_manage_updated_at(_tbl regclass) RETURNS VOID AS $$
+BEGIN
+    EXECUTE format('CREATE TRIGGER set_updated_at BEFORE UPDATE ON %s
+                    FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE diesel_set_updated_at()', _tbl);
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION diesel_set_updated_at() RETURNS trigger AS $$
+BEGIN
+    IF (
+        NEW IS DISTINCT FROM OLD AND
+        NEW.updated_at IS NOT DISTINCT FROM OLD.updated_at
+    ) THEN
+        NEW.updated_at := current_timestamp;
+    END IF;
+    RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
diff --git a/migrations/2022-11-21-174138_create_users/down.sql b/migrations/2022-11-21-174138_create_users/down.sql
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+++ b/migrations/2022-11-21-174138_create_users/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- This file should undo anything in `up.sql`
+DROP TABLE users;
diff --git a/migrations/2022-11-21-174138_create_users/up.sql b/migrations/2022-11-21-174138_create_users/up.sql
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+++ b/migrations/2022-11-21-174138_create_users/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-- Your SQL goes here
+CREATE TABLE users (
+    id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    username VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+    email VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+    password VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+    unique_id VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (email),
+    UNIQUE (username)
+)
diff --git a/src/models/mod.rs b/src/models/mod.rs
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+++ b/src/models/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod user;
diff --git a/src/models/user/mod.rs b/src/models/user/mod.rs
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+++ b/src/models/user/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub mod new_user;
+pub mod user;
+
diff --git a/src/models/user/new_user.rs b/src/models/user/new_user.rs
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+++ b/src/models/user/new_user.rs
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+extern crate bcrypt;
+
+use bcrypt::{hash, DEFAULT_COST};
+use diesel::Insertable;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::schema::users;
+
+#[derive(Insertable, Clone)]
+#[diesel(table_name=users)]
+pub struct NewUser {
+    pub username: String,
+    pub email: String,
+    pub password: String,
+    pub unique_id: String,
+}
+
+impl NewUser {
+    pub fn new(username: String, email: String, password: String) -> NewUser {
+        let hashed_password: String = hash(password.as_str(), DEFAULT_COST).unwrap();
+        let uuid = Uuid::new_v4();
+        NewUser {
+            username,
+            email,
+            password: hashed_password,
+            unique_id: uuid.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/models/user/user.rs b/src/models/user/user.rs
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+++ b/src/models/user/user.rs
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+extern crate bcrypt;
+
+use bcrypt::verify;
+use diesel::{Identifiable, Queryable};
+
+use crate::schema::users;
+
+#[derive(Queryable, Identifiable)]
+#[diesel(table_name=users)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct User {
+    pub id: i32,
+    pub username: String,
+    pub email: String,
+    pub password: String,
+    pub unique_id: String,
+}
+
+impl User {
+    pub fn verify(self, password: String) -> bool {
+        return verify(password.as_str(), &self.password).unwrap();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/reader/feeds.rs b/src/reader/feeds.rs
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+++ b/src/reader/feeds.rs
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+use std::error::Error;
+
+use rss::Channel;
+
+pub async fn get_feed(feed: &String) -> Result<Channel, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let content = reqwest::get(feed).await?.bytes().await?;
+    let channel = Channel::read_from(&content[..])?;
+    Ok(channel)
+}
diff --git a/src/reader/mod.rs b/src/reader/mod.rs
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+++ b/src/reader/mod.rs
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+pub mod feeds;
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
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+++ b/src/schema.rs
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+// @generated automatically by Diesel CLI.
+
+diesel::table! {
+    users (id) {
+        id -> Int4,
+        username -> Varchar,
+        email -> Varchar,
+        password -> Varchar,
+        unique_id -> Varchar,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/views/mod.rs b/src/views/mod.rs
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+++ b/src/views/mod.rs
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+use actix_web::web;
+
+pub fn views_factory(app: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
+    // auth::auth_factory(app);
+    // to_do::item_factory(app);
+    // app::app_factory(app);
+    // users::user_factory(app);
+}
diff --git a/src/views/path.rs b/src/views/path.rs
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+++ b/src/views/path.rs
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+pub struct Path {
+    pub prefix: String,
+    pub backend: bool,
+}
+
+impl Path {
+    pub fn define(&self, following_path: String) -> String {
+        match self.backend {
+            true => {
+                let path: String = self.prefix.to_owned() + &following_path;
+                return String::from("/api/v1") + &path;
+            }
+            false => self.prefix.to_owned() + &following_path,
+        }
+    }
+}