diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8d3fa2e..ddb3e1b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -190,12 +190,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "typenum",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "deranged"
-version = "0.3.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7684a49fb1af197853ef7b2ee694bc1f5b4179556f1e5710e1760c5db6f5e929"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "diesel"
 version = "2.1.3"
@@ -206,10 +200,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "diesel_derives",
  "itoa",
- "libsqlite3-sys",
  "pq-sys",
  "serde_json",
- "time",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -471,16 +463,6 @@ version = "0.2.148"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9cdc71e17332e86d2e1d38c1f99edcb6288ee11b815fb1a4b049eaa2114d369b"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "libsqlite3-sys"
-version = "0.26.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "afc22eff61b133b115c6e8c74e818c628d6d5e7a502afea6f64dee076dd94326"
-dependencies = [
- "pkg-config",
- "vcpkg",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.10"
@@ -694,12 +676,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pkg-config"
-version = "0.3.27"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26072860ba924cbfa98ea39c8c19b4dd6a4a25423dbdf219c1eca91aa0cf6964"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pq-sys"
 version = "0.4.8"
@@ -969,34 +945,6 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2047c6ded9c721764247e62cd3b03c09ffc529b2ba5b10ec482ae507a4a70160"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "time"
-version = "0.3.25"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b0fdd63d58b18d663fbdf70e049f00a22c8e42be082203be7f26589213cd75ea"
-dependencies = [
- "deranged",
- "itoa",
- "serde",
- "time-core",
- "time-macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "time-core"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7300fbefb4dadc1af235a9cef3737cea692a9d97e1b9cbcd4ebdae6f8868e6fb"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "time-macros"
-version = "0.2.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "eb71511c991639bb078fd5bf97757e03914361c48100d52878b8e52b46fb92cd"
-dependencies = [
- "time-core",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
 version = "1.32.0"
diff --git a/diesel.toml b/diesel.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c028f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diesel.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# For documentation on how to configure this file,
+# see https://diesel.rs/guides/configuring-diesel-cli
+
+[print_schema]
+file = "src/schema.rs"
+custom_type_derives = ["diesel::query_builder::QueryId"]
+
+[migrations_directory]
+dir = "migrations"
diff --git a/migrations/.keep b/migrations/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/down.sql b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9f5260
--- /dev/null
+++ 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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d68895b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+-- 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/2023-10-08-191013_create-users/down.sql b/migrations/2023-10-08-191013_create-users/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ef4d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2023-10-08-191013_create-users/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- This file should undo anything in `up.sql`
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "users";
diff --git a/migrations/2023-10-08-191013_create-users/up.sql b/migrations/2023-10-08-191013_create-users/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..544d9de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2023-10-08-191013_create-users/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+-- Your SQL goes here
+CREATE TABLE "users"(
+	"id" SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+	"username" VARCHAR NOT NULL
+);
+
diff --git a/src/bin/create_user.rs b/src/bin/create_user.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3765bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/create_user.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+use dotenvy::dotenv;
+use miniweb::users::models::{NewUser, User};
+use std::env;
+use std::io::stdin;
+
+pub fn establish_connection() -> PgConnection {
+    dotenv().ok();
+
+    let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("DATABASE_URL must be set");
+    PgConnection::establish(&database_url)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Error connecting to {}", database_url))
+}
+
+pub fn create_user(conn: &mut PgConnection, username: &str) -> User {
+    use miniweb::schema::users;
+
+    let new_user = NewUser { username };
+
+    diesel::insert_into(users::table)
+        .values(&new_user)
+        .returning(User::as_returning())
+        .get_result(conn)
+        .expect("Error saving new user")
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let connection = &mut establish_connection();
+
+    let mut username = String::new();
+
+    println!("Enter username for new user:");
+    stdin().read_line(&mut username).unwrap();
+    let username = username.trim_end(); // Remove the trailing newline
+
+    let user = create_user(connection, username);
+    println!("\nSaved user {} with id {}", username, user.id);
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/list_users.rs b/src/bin/list_users.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e3f5fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/list_users.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+use dotenvy::dotenv;
+use miniweb::schema::users::dsl::*;
+use miniweb::users::models::User;
+use std::env;
+
+pub fn establish_connection() -> PgConnection {
+    dotenv().ok();
+
+    let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("DATABASE_URL must be set");
+    PgConnection::establish(&database_url)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Error connecting to {}", database_url))
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let connection = &mut establish_connection();
+
+    let results = users
+        .select(User::as_select())
+        .load(connection)
+        .expect("Error loading posts");
+
+    println!("Displaying {} users", results.len());
+    for user in results {
+        println!("{}", user.username);
+    }
+    println!("-----------\n");
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ed3adcf..60473e7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+pub mod schema;
 pub mod service;
 pub mod state;
+pub mod users;
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2ed484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// @generated automatically by Diesel CLI.
+
+diesel::table! {
+    users (id) {
+        id -> Int4,
+        username -> Varchar,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/users/mod.rs b/src/users/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e072fd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/users/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod models;
diff --git a/src/users/models.rs b/src/users/models.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a04b7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/users/models.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+
+#[derive(Queryable, Selectable)]
+#[diesel(table_name = crate::schema::users)]
+#[diesel(check_for_backend(diesel::pg::Pg))]
+pub struct User {
+    pub id: i32,
+    pub username: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Insertable)]
+#[diesel(table_name = crate::schema::users)]
+pub struct NewUser<'a> {
+    pub username: &'a str,
+}