diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 60aafba..f552b12 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # Tell Linguist to exclude HTML files to help Replit language detection.
-*.html linguist-vendored 
\ No newline at end of file
+*.html linguist-vendored 
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f7e45be..3048242 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-require('dotenv').config();
-const express = require('express');
-const cors = require('cors');
+require("dotenv").config();
+const express = require("express");
+const cors = require("cors");
 const app = express();
 
 // Basic Configuration
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
 
 app.use(cors());
 
-app.use('/public', express.static(`${process.cwd()}/public`));
+app.use("/public", express.static(`${process.cwd()}/public`));
 
-app.get('/', function(req, res) {
-  res.sendFile(process.cwd() + '/views/index.html');
+app.get("/", function (req, res) {
+  res.sendFile(process.cwd() + "/views/index.html");
 });
 
 // Your first API endpoint
-app.get('/api/hello', function(req, res) {
-  res.json({ greeting: 'hello API' });
+app.get("/api/hello", function (req, res) {
+  res.json({ greeting: "hello API" });
 });
 
-app.listen(port, function() {
+app.listen(port, function () {
   console.log(`Listening on port ${port}`);
 });
diff --git a/nodemon.json b/nodemon.json
index 691652e..8ac96b7 100644
--- a/nodemon.json
+++ b/nodemon.json
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 {
   "restartable": "rs",
-  "ignore": [
-      ".git",
-      "node_modules/**/node_modules"
-  ],
+  "ignore": [".git", "node_modules/**/node_modules"],
   "verbose": true,
   "env": {
-      "NODE_ENV": "development"
+    "NODE_ENV": "development"
   },
   "ext": "js,json,html,css",
   "delay": "2500"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0d833d2..5bbd761 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,23 +1,43 @@
 {
-  "name": "shorturl",
+  "name": "@radii-fcc-backend/shorturl",
   "version": "0.0.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "name": "shorturl",
+      "name": "@radii-fcc-backend/shorturl",
       "version": "0.0.3",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
         "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
-        "express": "^4.17.1"
+        "express": "^4.17.1",
+        "mongoose": "^7.0.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "nodemon": "^2.0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/node": {
+      "version": "18.15.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-18.15.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9avDaQJczATcXgfmMAW3MIWArOO7A+m90vuCFLr8AotWf8igO/mRoYukrk2cqZVtv38tHs33retzHEilM7FpeQ=="
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/webidl-conversions": {
+      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-7.0.0.tgz",
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+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/whatwg-url": {
+      "version": "8.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-8.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FtQu10RWgn3D9U4aazdwIE2yzphmTJREDqNdODHrbrZmmMqI0vMheC/6NE/J1Yveaj8H+ela+YwWTjq5PGmuhA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*",
+        "@types/webidl-conversions": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/abbrev": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -114,6 +134,14 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
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+    "node_modules/bson": {
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bson/-/bson-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FEecNHkhYRBe7X9KDkdG12xNuz5VHGeH6mCE0B5sBmYtiR/Ux/9vUH/v4NUoBCDr6NuEhvahjoLiiRogptVW0A==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14.20.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/bytes": {
       "version": "3.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-3.1.2.tgz",
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     },
+    "node_modules/ip": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip/-/ip-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WKa+XuLG1A1R0UWhl2+1XQSi+fZWMsYKffMZTTYsiZaUD8k2yDAj5atimTUD2TZkyCkNEeYE5NhFZmupOGtjYQ=="
+    },
     "node_modules/ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz",
@@ -518,6 +551,14 @@
         "node": ">=0.12.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/kareem": {
+      "version": "2.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kareem/-/kareem-2.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7jFxRVm+jD+rkq3kY0iZDJfsO2/t4BBPeEb2qKn2lR/9KhuksYk5hxzfRYWMPV8P/x2d0kHD306YyWLzjjH+uA==",
+      "engines": {
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+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/media-typer": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/media-typer/-/media-typer-0.3.0.tgz",
@@ -526,6 +567,12 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/memory-pager": {
+      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/memory-pager/-/memory-pager-1.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZS4Bp4r/Zoeq6+NLJpP+0Zzm0pR8whtGPf1XExKLJBAczGMnSi3It14OiNCStjQjM6NU1okjQGSxgEZN8eBYKg==",
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "node_modules/merge-descriptors": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/merge-descriptors/-/merge-descriptors-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -581,6 +628,113 @@
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+    "node_modules/mongodb": {
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb/-/mongodb-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qgKb7y+EI90y4weY3z5+lIgm8wmexbonz0GalHkSElQXVKtRuwqXuhXKccyvIjXCJVy9qPV82zsinY0W1FBnJw==",
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+        "bson": "^5.0.1",
+        "mongodb-connection-string-url": "^2.6.0",
+        "socks": "^2.7.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14.20.1"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "saslprep": "^1.0.3"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@aws-sdk/credential-providers": "^3.201.0",
+        "mongodb-client-encryption": "^2.3.0",
+        "snappy": "^7.2.2"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@aws-sdk/credential-providers": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "mongodb-client-encryption": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "snappy": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/mongodb-connection-string-url": {
+      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongodb-connection-string-url/-/mongodb-connection-string-url-2.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WvTZlI9ab0QYtTYnuMLgobULWhokRjtC7db9LtcVfJ+Hsnyr5eo6ZtNAt3Ly24XZScGMelOcGtm7lSn0332tPQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/whatwg-url": "^8.2.1",
+        "whatwg-url": "^11.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/mongoose": {
+      "version": "7.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-7.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3n8vc1/mssuxKa6vfghSocp3MeiCFYzhX36Ok+PsDNNYzHC9tw3rNkAMLemIwZ2jgXqkZ7CfKOxkzjp/d/SWfg==",
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+        "kareem": "2.5.1",
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+        "mpath": "0.9.0",
+        "mquery": "5.0.0",
+        "ms": "2.1.3",
+        "sift": "16.0.1"
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+      "engines": {
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+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/mongoose"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
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+      "version": "0.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mpath/-/mpath-0.9.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mquery/-/mquery-5.0.0.tgz",
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+        "debug": "4.x"
+      },
+      "engines": {
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+    "node_modules/mquery/node_modules/debug": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
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+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
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       "dev": true
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+    "node_modules/punycode": {
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode/-/punycode-2.3.0.tgz",
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+        "node": ">=6"
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     "node_modules/qs": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.10.3.tgz",
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+    "node_modules/saslprep": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/saslprep/-/saslprep-1.0.3.tgz",
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+      "dependencies": {
+        "sparse-bitfield": "^3.0.3"
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     "node_modules/semver": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz",
@@ -873,6 +1047,11 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
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+      "version": "16.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sift/-/sift-16.0.1.tgz",
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     "node_modules/simple-update-notifier": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-update-notifier/-/simple-update-notifier-1.0.7.tgz",
@@ -894,6 +1073,37 @@
         "semver": "bin/semver.js"
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+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/smart-buffer/-/smart-buffer-4.2.0.tgz",
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+        "node": ">= 6.0.0",
+        "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
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+        "smart-buffer": "^4.2.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10.13.0",
+        "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+      }
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+    },
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@@ -946,6 +1156,17 @@
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+      "dependencies": {
+        "punycode": "^2.1.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/type-is": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-is/-/type-is-1.6.18.tgz",
@@ -987,9 +1208,48 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-7.0.0.tgz",
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+      "engines": {
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+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/whatwg-url": {
+      "version": "11.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-11.0.0.tgz",
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+        "tr46": "^3.0.0",
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+        "node": ">=12"
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