diff --git a/db/Pool.js b/db/Pool.js
index 2e96ffa..6707147 100644
--- a/db/Pool.js
+++ b/db/Pool.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const pool = new Pool({ connectionString: process.env.CONNECTION });
 
 module.exports = {
     // text = SQL query; params = array of values to inject
+    pool,
     connect: async () => await pool.connect().then(console.log("Connection successful.")),
     query: (text, params) => pool.query(text, params),
     end: async () => await pool.end()
diff --git a/loaders/express.js b/loaders/express.js
index d21ba71..5d5183f 100644
--- a/loaders/express.js
+++ b/loaders/express.js
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
 require('dotenv').config();
 const cors = require('cors');
+const { pool } = require('../db/Pool');
 const session = require('express-session');
 const { json, urlencoded } = require('express');
 
 module.exports = (app) => {
     app.use(cors());
-
     app.use(json());
-
     app.use(urlencoded({
         extended: true
     }));
 
     app.use(require('../routes/API'));
 
+    app.use(session({
+        secret: process.env.EXPRESS_SECRET,
+        cookie: { maxAge: 8 * 60 * 60 * 1000, secure: false },
+        resave: false,
+        saveUninitialized: true,
+        store: new (require('connect-pg-simple')(session))({
+            pool: pool,
+            createTableIfMissing: true,
+            pruneSessionInterval: 60 * 30
+        })
+    }));
+
     // app.use(session({
     //     secret: process.env.EXPRESS_SECRET,
     //     cookie: { maxAge: 8*60*60*1000, secure: false },
diff --git a/loaders/index.js b/loaders/index.js
index e7449ac..931a1ac 100644
--- a/loaders/index.js
+++ b/loaders/index.js
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ const expressLoader = require('./express');
 module.exports = async (app) => {
     // const passport = await passportLoader(app);
     const express = await expressLoader(app);
+    const passport = await passportLoader(express);
+    
 }
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diff --git a/loaders/passport.js b/loaders/passport.js
index aa274b7..31cc829 100644
--- a/loaders/passport.js
+++ b/loaders/passport.js
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 const passport = require('passport');
 const LocalStrategy = require('passport-local');
+const { connect } = require('../db/Pool');
 
 module.exports = (app) => {
     app.use(passport.initialize());
     app.use(passport.session());
 
-    // passport.serializeUser((user, done) => {
-    //     done(null, user.id);
-    // });
+    passport.serializeUser((user, done) => {
+        done(null, user.id);
+    });
 
-    // passport.deserializeUser((id, done) => {
-    //     done(null, { id });
-    // });
+    passport.deserializeUser((id, done) => {
+        done(null, { id });
+    });
 
     /***
     ** TO DO: FINISH CONFIGURING LOCAL STRATEGY
+    ***/
 
     app.use(new LocalStrategy(async (email, password, done) => {
-        const newClient = client();
-        const account = await newClient.query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ($1)", [email])
+        const client = await connect();
+        const account = await client.query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ($1)", [email])
     }));
-
-    ***/
 }
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diff --git a/routes/login.js b/routes/login.js
index fb80be5..dc5f931 100644
--- a/routes/login.js
+++ b/routes/login.js
@@ -1,35 +1,15 @@
 const loginRouter = require('express').Router();
 const { connect } = require('../db/Pool');
+const { LoginService } = require('../services/Auth');
 const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
 
-loginRouter.route('/').post(async (req, res) => {
-    const { email, password } = req.body;
-    const client = await connect();
-    
+loginRouter.post('/', passport.authenticate('local'), async (req, res, next) => {
     try {
-        let hash = await client.query("SELECT password FROM users WHERE email = ($1)", [email]);
-        hash = hash.rows[0].password;
-
-        const match = bcrypt.compare(password, hash);
-
-        if (!match) res.status(403).json({ msg: "Login unsuccessful. Please try again" });
-        if (match) {
-            req.session.authenticated = true;
-            req.session.user = { email: email, password: password }
-
-            let fullUserProfile = await client.query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ($1)", [email]);
-
-            res.send({
-                session: req.session,
-                userProfile: fullUserProfile.rows[0]
-            });
-        }
+        const data = req.body;
+        const response = await LoginService(data);
+        if (response) res.status(200).send(response);
     } catch(e) {
-        await client.query("ROLLBACK");
-        throw new Error(e);
-    } finally {
-        client.release()
-        console.log("Client disconnected.");
+        next(e);
     }
 });
 
diff --git a/services/Auth.js b/services/Auth.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4775975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/Auth.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+const { connect } = require('../db/Pool');
+
+async function LoginService(data) {
+    const { email, password } = data;
+    const client = await connect();
+
+    try {
+        let hash = await client.query("SELECT password FROM users WHERE email = ($1)", [email]);
+        hash = hash.rows[0].password;
+
+        const match = bcrypt.compare(password, hash);
+
+        if (!match) res.status(403).json({ msg: "Login unsuccessful. Please try again" });
+        if (match) {
+            req.session.authenticated = true;
+            req.session.user = { email: email, password: password }
+
+            let fullUserProfile = await client.query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ($1)", [email]);
+
+            res.send({
+                session: req.session,
+                userProfile: fullUserProfile.rows[0]
+            });
+        }
+    } catch(e) {
+        await client.query("ROLLBACK");
+        throw new Error(e);
+    } finally {
+        client.release()
+        console.log("Client disconnected.");
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = { LoginService }
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