diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d9713e..0000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-PORT=8088
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diff --git a/config.env b/config.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f7597a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+PORT=8088
+CONNECTION=postgres://mikayladobson@localhost/ecommerce_041822
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diff --git a/db/Client.js b/db/Client.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6341abe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/Client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const { Client } = require('pg');
+require('dotenv').config({ path: '../config.env' });
+
+const connectionString = 'postgres://mikayladobson@localhost/ecommerce_041822';
+const client = () => {
+    return new Client(connectionString);
+}
+
+module.exports = client;
diff --git a/routes/user.js b/routes/user.js
index 79c9574..106506b 100644
--- a/routes/user.js
+++ b/routes/user.js
@@ -1,8 +1,41 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const userRouter = express.Router();
 
-userRouter.route('/users').get((req, res) => {
-    res.send('users router');
+const client = require('../db/Client');
+
+userRouter.route('/users').get(async (req, res) => {
+    const newClient = client();
+
+    try {
+        await newClient.connect();
+        console.log('Connection successful.');
+
+        const results = await newClient.query("SELECT * FROM users");
+        res.send(results.rows);
+    } catch(e) {
+        console.log(e);
+    } finally {
+        await newClient.end();
+        console.log("Client disconnected.");
+    }
+});
+
+userRouter.route('/users').post(async (req, res) => {
+    const body = ['Mikayla'];
+    const newClient = client();
+
+    try {
+        await newClient.connect()
+        .then(console.log("Connection successful."));
+
+        await newClient.query(("INSERT INTO users (name) VALUES ('mikayla')"))
+        .then(res.sendStatus(204));
+    } catch(e) {
+        console.log(e);
+    } finally {
+        await newClient.end()
+        .then(console.log("Client disconnected."));
+    }
 });
 
 module.exports = userRouter;
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diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index e399698..7871940 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const app = express();
 
+const client = require('./db/Client');
+
 require('dotenv').config({ path: './config.env' });
 
-const PORT = process.env.PORT || 8088;
+const PORT = process.env.PORT;
 
 const cors = require('cors');