diff --git a/backend/database.db b/backend/database.db
index 15be797..321244b 100644
Binary files a/backend/database.db and b/backend/database.db differ
diff --git a/backend/index.js b/backend/index.js
index 78eaf5f..e3161bd 100644
--- a/backend/index.js
+++ b/backend/index.js
@@ -36,9 +36,20 @@ app.get('/getRooms', (req, res) => {
     // res has success or faliure
 });
 
-app.get('/createUser', (req, res) => {
+app.post('/createUser', async (req, res) => {
     // req has email pass(hashed) and name
     // res has success or fail
+    const body = req.body;
+    let stmt = db.prepare(`SELECT * FROM Users WHERE Email='${body.email}';`);
+    let storedRecord = stmt.get();
+    if (storedRecord) {
+        res.status(400).send("account with that email already exists");
+        return;
+    }
+    const generatedHash = await bcrypt.hash(body.pass, 10);
+    stmt = db.prepare(`INSERT INTO Users (Email, Pass, Username, Submissions) VALUES ('${body.email}', '${generatedHash}', '${body.name}', 0)`);
+    stmt.run();
+    res.status(200).send("account created");
 });
 
 app.post('/login', async (req, res) => {
@@ -60,13 +71,4 @@ app.post('/login', async (req, res) => {
 
 app.listen(port, () => {
     console.log(`Listening on ${port}`);
-    // db = openDb();
-    // console.log("db opened");
 });
-
-// async function openDb () {
-//   return open({
-//     filename: '/tmp/database.db',
-//     driver: sqlite3.Database
-//   })
-// }
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Login.vue b/frontend/src/components/Login.vue
index c40141f..8ce391f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Login.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Login.vue
@@ -6,14 +6,22 @@ const pass = ref<string>("");
 
 function login(e: SubmitEvent) {
     e.preventDefault();
-    console.log(`${email.value} ${pass.value}`);
     fetch("http://localhost:3000/login", {
         method: "POST",
-        body: JSON.stringify({ email: email.value, pass: pass.value}),
+        body: JSON.stringify({ email: email.value, pass: pass.value }),
         headers: new Headers({'content-type': 'application/json'})
     });
 }
 
+function signup(e: Event) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    fetch("http://localhost:3000/createUser", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ email: email.value, pass: pass.value, name: email.value.split("@")[0] }),
+        headers: new Headers({'content-type': 'application/json'})
+    });
+} 
+
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -23,6 +31,6 @@ function login(e: SubmitEvent) {
         <label for="pass">Password</label> <br>
         <input type="password" id="pass" v-model="pass"/> <br>
         <button type="submit">Sign in</button> <br>
-        <button type="button">Sign up</button>
+        <button type="button" @click="signup">Sign up</button>
     </form>
 </template>
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