diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index adf8f72..d1ce888 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 *.dll
 *.so
 *.dylib
+go-cook
 
 # Test binary, built with `go test -c`
 *.test
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c6a01b..f273be5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 Golang project to create a self hosted cookbook.
 
-We would like to templ for the frontend with htmx.
\ No newline at end of file
+We would like to use templ for the frontend with htmx.
diff --git a/api/handlers/v1/demo.go b/api/handlers/v1/demo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab0b1a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/handlers/v1/demo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package v1
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+)
+
+func (h *Handler) DemoHello(c echo.Context) error {
+	return c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello, World!")
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) HelloWho(c echo.Context) error {
+	who := c.Param("who")
+	return c.String(http.StatusOK, fmt.Sprintf("Hello, %s!", who))
+}
diff --git a/api/handlers/v1/handler.go b/api/handlers/v1/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbaf6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/handlers/v1/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package v1
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"go-cook/api/repositories"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+)
+
+type Handler struct {
+	userRepo repositories.UserRepository
+}
+
+func NewHandler(conn *sql.DB) *Handler {
+	return &Handler{
+		userRepo: repositories.NewUserRepository(conn),
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) Register(v1 *echo.Group) {
+	demo := v1.Group("/demo")
+	demo.GET("/hello", h.DemoHello)	
+	demo.GET("/hello/:who", h.HelloWho)
+
+	users := v1.Group("/users")
+	users.POST("/new", h.NewUser)
+}
diff --git a/api/handlers/v1/users.go b/api/handlers/v1/users.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f3ed84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/handlers/v1/users.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package v1
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+)
+
+func (h *Handler) NewUser(c echo.Context) error {
+	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, "not implemented yet")
+}
diff --git a/api/models/users.go b/api/models/users.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..730153c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/models/users.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package models
+
+type UserModel struct {
+	Name string
+	Hash string
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/repositories/users.go b/api/repositories/users.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c629fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/repositories/users.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package repositories
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"go-cook/api/models"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+)
+
+// Creates a new instance of UserRepository with the bound sql
+func NewUserRepository(conn *sql.DB) UserRepository {
+	return UserRepository{
+		connection: conn,
+	}
+}
+
+type UserRepository struct {
+	connection *sql.DB
+}
+
+func (ur UserRepository) GetByName(name string) (models.UserModel, error) {
+	builder := sqlbuilder.NewSelectBuilder()
+	builder.Select("*").From("users").Where(
+		builder.E("Name", name),
+	);
+
+
+	return models.UserModel{}, errors.New("user was not found")
+}
+
+func (ur UserRepository) NewUser(name string, password string) (int, error) {
+	passwordBytes := []byte(password)
+	hash, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword(passwordBytes, bcrypt.DefaultCost)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	fmt.Println(hash)
+
+	query := sqlbuilder.NewInsertBuilder()
+	query.InsertInto("users")
+	query.Cols("name", "hash")
+	query.Values(name, string(hash))
+	ur.connection.Query(query.Build())
+
+	return 1, nil
+}
diff --git a/api/repositories/users_test.go b/api/repositories/users_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f72d491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/repositories/users_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package repositories_test
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestNewUser(t *testing.T) {
+	
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61eaf10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module go-cook
+
+go 1.22.1
+
+require github.com/labstack/echo v3.3.10+incompatible
+
+require (
+	github.com/dgrijalva/jwt-go v3.2.0+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite v1.22.0 // indirect
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder v1.25.0 // indirect
+	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/labstack/echo/v4 v4.11.4 // indirect
+	github.com/labstack/gommon v0.4.2 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec // indirect
+	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.2 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 // indirect
+	modernc.org/libc v1.37.6 // indirect
+	modernc.org/mathutil v1.6.0 // indirect
+	modernc.org/memory v1.7.2 // indirect
+	modernc.org/sqlite v1.28.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0728599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
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diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55c9a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	v1 "go-cook/api/handlers/v1"
+	"log"
+
+	_ "github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite", "gocook.db")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	e := echo.New()
+	e.Pre(middleware.RemoveTrailingSlash())
+	e.Pre(middleware.Logger())
+
+	v1Group := e.Group("/api/v1")
+	v1Api := v1.NewHandler(db)
+	v1Api.Register(v1Group)
+
+	e.Logger.Fatal(e.Start(":1323"))
+}
diff --git a/portal/.gitkeep b/portal/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29