diff --git a/models/user.js b/models/user.js
index e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391..e7e80795cd87ae046d5d1057b76d8ffdb4134620 100644
--- a/models/user.js
+++ b/models/user.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const { Schema } = mongoose;
+
+const userSchema = new Schema({
+  username: { type: String, required: true, unique: true },
+  password: { type: String, required: true }
+});
+
+const User = mongoose.model('User', userSchema);
+
+module.exports = User;