diff --git a/server/auth/index.ts b/server/auth/index.ts
index 2674933..d7019e4 100644
--- a/server/auth/index.ts
+++ b/server/auth/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { IUser, IUserAuth } from "../schemas";
 import { User } from "../models/user";
-import { Collection } from "../models/collection";
 import createError from "http-errors";
 import bcrypt from "bcrypt";
 import now from "../util/now";
 
 const UserInstance = new User();
-const CollectionInstance = new Collection();
+
 export default class AuthService {
     // methods for local strategies
     async register(data: IUser) {
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ export default class AuthService {
         data.isadmin = false;
 
         try {
-            let receivedUser: IUser | undefined;
-
             // not allowed to use email address that already exists
             const user = await UserInstance.getOneByEmail(email);
             if (user) throw createError('409', 'Email already in use');
diff --git a/server/jest/helpers/randomEmail.ts b/server/jest/helpers/randomEmail.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6384946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/jest/helpers/randomEmail.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import alphanumeric from "../../util/alphanumeric";
+
+export default function randomEmail() {
+    let randomName = ''
+    for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+        const char = Math.floor(Math.random() * alphanumeric.length);
+        randomName += alphanumeric[char];
+    }
+
+    return randomName + '@testemail.com';
+}
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diff --git a/server/jest/helpers/randomHandle.ts b/server/jest/helpers/randomHandle.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6fe9b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/jest/helpers/randomHandle.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import alphanumeric from "../../util/alphanumeric";
+
+export default function randomHandle() {
+    let randomHandle = '';
+    for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+        const char = Math.floor(Math.random() * alphanumeric.length);
+        randomHandle += alphanumeric[char];
+    }
+
+    return randomHandle;
+}
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diff --git a/server/jest/tests/auth/index.test.ts b/server/jest/tests/auth/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0703fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/jest/tests/auth/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import AuthService from "../../../auth";
+import request from 'supertest';
+import randomEmail from "../../helpers/randomEmail";
+import randomHandle from "../../helpers/randomHandle";
+import { IUser, IUserAuth } from "../../../schemas";
+
+const server = request.agent('localhost:8080');
+const myAccount = {
+}
+
+describe('class AuthService', () => {
+    let mockUser: IUser;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        mockUser = {
+            firstname: "mock",
+            lastname: "user",
+            email: randomEmail(),
+            password: 'testpassword',
+            handle: randomHandle(),
+            isadmin: false
+        }
+    })
+
+    // save user data from successful registration attempt
+    let extantUser: IUser | undefined;
+
+    describe('register', () => {
+        test('register', () => {
+            extantUser = mockUser;
+
+            server
+                .post('/auth/register')
+                .send(mockUser)
+                .set('accept', 'application/json')
+                .end((err, res) => {
+                    if (err) throw err;
+                    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
+                    expect(res.body.ok).toBe(true);
+                })
+        })
+    })
+
+    describe('login', () => {
+        test('extant user can log in', () => {
+            server.post('/auth/login')
+                .send(extantUser)
+                .end((err, res) => {
+                    if (err) throw err;
+                    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
+                    expect(res.body.ok).toEqual(true);
+                    expect(res.body.user.email).toEqual(extantUser!.email);
+                })
+        })
+
+        test('cannot login with incorrect credientials', () => {
+            server.post('/auth/login')
+                .send(mockUser)
+                .end((err, res) => {
+                    expect(res.status).toEqual(401);
+                })
+        })
+
+        test('cannot login if no matching account exists', () => {
+
+        })
+    })
+
+
+
+    /*
+    test('google register', () => {
+
+    })
+
+    test('google login', () => {
+        
+    })
+    */
+})
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diff --git a/server/jest/tests/auth/middlewares.test.ts b/server/jest/tests/auth/middlewares.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/server/jest/tests/now.test.ts b/server/jest/tests/util/now.test.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from server/jest/tests/now.test.ts
rename to server/jest/tests/util/now.test.ts
index bc3a678..68c7f7b 100644
--- a/server/jest/tests/now.test.ts
+++ b/server/jest/tests/util/now.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import now from "../../util/now";
+import now from "../../../util/now";
 
 describe('now utility', () => {
     it('returns a string', () => {
diff --git a/server/jest/tests/util/randomEmail.test.ts b/server/jest/tests/util/randomEmail.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df4bc22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/jest/tests/util/randomEmail.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import randomEmail from "../../helpers/randomEmail"
+
+describe('randomEmail', () => {
+    test('returns a string', () => {
+        expect(typeof randomEmail() == 'string').toBeTruthy();
+    })
+
+    test('returns unique outputs', () => {
+        const first = randomEmail();
+        const second = randomEmail();
+
+        expect(first).not.toEqual(second);
+    })
+})
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diff --git a/server/jest/tests/util/randomHandle.test.ts b/server/jest/tests/util/randomHandle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da0caf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/jest/tests/util/randomHandle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import randomHandle from "../../helpers/randomHandle"
+
+describe('randomHandle', () => {
+    test('returns a string', () => {
+        expect(typeof randomHandle() == 'string').toBeTruthy();
+    })
+
+    test('returns unique outputs', () => {
+        const first = randomHandle();
+        const second = randomHandle();
+
+        expect(first).not.toEqual(second);
+    })
+})
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diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 0eecc3c..e0820bd 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "dev": "rm -rf dist && ./node_modules/.bin/tsc --project ./tsconfig.json --watch & ts-node-dev index.ts",
     "prod": "npm run build && node dist/index.js",
     "test": "jest --coverage",
-    "test:watch": "jest --watch"
+    "test:watch": "jest --watch",
+    "test:o": "jest -o"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
diff --git a/server/util/alphanumeric.ts b/server/util/alphanumeric.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28b02ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/util/alphanumeric.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const alphanumeric = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890'
+export default alphanumeric;
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