diff --git a/server/src/routes/auth.ts b/server/src/routes/auth.ts
index e69de29b..34465bf9 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/auth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { hashPassword, comparePassword } from '../utils/auth';
+import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
+import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
+// Todo: DB 
+
+const register = async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+        const { email, password } = req.body
+
+        if (!email) return res.status(400).send('Email is required')
+        if (!password || password.length < 6) return res.status(400).send('Password is required and must be at least 6 characters')
+
+        let userExist = await User.findOne({ email }).exec()
+        if (userExist) return res.status(400).send('User already exists')
+
+        const hashedPassword = await hashPassword(password)
+
+        // register user
+        const user = new User({
+            email,
+            password: hashedPassword
+        })
+        await user.save()
+        const token = jwt.sign({
+            _id: user._id
+        }, process.env.JWT_SECRET as string, {
+            expiresIn: '3d'
+        })
+        user.password = undefined
+        res.cookie('token', token, {
+            httpOnly: true
+        })
+        res.json(user)
+    } catch (error) {
+        res.status(500).send(`Could not register user - ${error.message}`)
+    }
+}
+